Bloomburrow Commander · 2024 Commander precon
Animated Army upgrade guide
Budget upgrades, cuts and the full decklist for Bello, Bard of the Brambles.
Animated Army is a Gruul (red-green) Commander precon from Bloomburrow Commander (2024), led by Bello, Bard of the Brambles. Out of the box it runs 38 lands, 26 ramp pieces, 12 card-draw effects, 8 removal spells and 2 board wipes, with an average mana value of 4.03.
Measured against a typical Commander build, it's lightest on board wipes, and 11 of its lands enter tapped. Its game plan leans on enchantments, so the plan below favors cards that push that. The $50 plan below makes 10 swaps for $32.50.
Deck health
$50 budget plan
Best upgrades for Animated Army
10 swaps for $32.50, built around enchantments. Prices as of November 6, 2026.
Add 10
Protection: deck has 0 of ~2 · #12 on EDHREC$1.89
Protection: deck has 0 of ~2 · #13 on EDHREC$3.88
Board wipes: deck has 2 of ~3 · #100 on EDHREC$2.20
Fits your Enchantments plan · #681 on EDHREC$3.55
Fits your Enchantments plan · #948 on EDHREC$1.80
Fits your Enchantments plan · #1,026 on EDHREC$1.00
Proven staple in your colors · #26 on EDHREC$2.50
Untapped land for all your colors · #70 on EDHREC$3.93
Untapped land for all your colors · #221 on EDHREC$0.26
Untapped land for all your colors · #94 on EDHREC$11.49
Cut 10
Enters tapped — slows your early turns
Enters tapped — slows your early turns
Enters tapped — slows your early turns
Trims you to 37 lands — the deck runs 38
Costs 6 mana · Extra ramp: deck already has 26 (~10 is plenty)
Extra card draw: deck already has 12 (~10 is plenty)
Rarely played (#9,459 on EDHREC) · Doesn't support the deck's plan
Costs 6 mana · Doesn't support the deck's plan
Doesn't support the deck's plan
Extra card draw: deck already has 12 (~10 is plenty)
Animated Army decklist
Commander (1)
Creatures (21)
- 1Brightcap Badger // Fungus Frolic$2.22
- 1Burnished Hart$0.36
- 1Etali, Primal Storm$0.67
- 1Evercoat Ursine$0.45
- 1Garruk's Packleader$0.28
- 1Ghalta, Primal Hunger$1.36
- 1Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma$2.75
- 1Grothama, All-Devouring$0.39
- 1Grumgully, the Generous$0.30
- 1Kodama of the East Tree$4.40
- 1Llanowar Loamspeaker$0.32
- 1Lotus Cobra$6.88
- 1Prosperous Bandit$0.34
- 1Pyreswipe Hawk$0.22
- 1Rampaging Baloths$0.36
- 1Sakura-Tribe Elder$0.39
- 1Teapot Slinger$0.23
- 1Tendershoot Dryad$1.72
- 1Trailtracker Scout$0.37
- 1Wandertale Mentor$0.21
- 1Wildsear, Scouring Maw$0.53
Planeswalkers (1)
- 1Domri, Anarch of Bolas$0.57
Instants (5)
- 1Abrade$0.25
- 1Beast Within$1.07
- 1Big Score$1.27
- 1Chaos Warp$0.69
- 1Starstorm$0.33
Sorceries (7)
- 1Blasphemous Act$1.17
- 1Cultivate$0.76
- 1Decimate$0.28
- 1Explore$0.66
- 1Farseek$1.31
- 1Harmonize$0.36
- 1Rampant Growth$0.59
Artifacts (14)
- 1Arcane Signet$0.81
- 1Bootleggers' Stash$0.37
- 1Esika's Chariot$0.49
- 1Fellwar Stone$1.49
- 1Gilded Lotus$1.29
- 1Gruul Signet$0.56
- 1Hedron Archive$0.37
- 1Mind Stone$0.33
- 1Rolling Hamsphere$0.32
- 1Sol Ring$2.23
- 1Spine of Ish Sah$0.37
- 1Talisman of Impulse$0.50
- 1Thought Vessel$2.90
- 1Thran Dynamo$4.32
Enchantments (13)
- 1Alchemist's Talent$15.22
- 1Berserkers' Onslaught$0.44
- 1Garruk's Uprising$0.58
- 1Gratuitous Violence$0.88
- 1Greater Good$3.74
- 1Outpost Siege$0.35
- 1Path of Discovery$0.23
- 1Primeval Bounty$0.39
- 1Rain of Riches$6.61
- 1Sunbird's Invocation$0.36
- 1Thickest in the Thicket$0.54
- 1Unnatural Growth$3.83
- 1Warstorm Surge$1.00
Lands (38)
- 1Cinder Glade$0.58
- 1Command Tower$0.32
- 1Copperline Gorge$0.79
- 1Evolving Wilds$0.35
- 1Exotic Orchard$0.33
- 5Forest$0.21
- 5Forest$0.17
- 1Forgotten Cave$0.33
- 1Game Trail$0.24
- 1Gruul Turf$0.67
- 1Karplusan Forest$1.37
- 1Mossfire Valley$0.25
- 1Mosswort Bridge$0.36
- 4Mountain$0.20
- 4Mountain$0.21
- 1Path of Ancestry$0.35
- 1Raging Ravine$0.15
- 1Reliquary Tower$5.17
- 1Rootbound Crag$0.33
- 1Sheltered Thicket$0.15
- 1Temple of Abandon$0.59
- 1Terramorphic Expanse$0.24
- 1Tranquil Thicket$0.28
- 1Wooded Ridgeline$0.28
FAQ
How much is the Animated Army precon worth?
At current prices the 100 cards in Animated Army are worth about $104.17 as singles (cheapest printings, TCGplayer market price as of November 6, 2026).
What are the best budget upgrades for Animated Army?
For about $32.50, our top picks are Swiftfoot Boots, Lightning Greaves, Vandalblast, Sanctum Weaver, Eidolon of Blossoms. The full 10-card plan with cuts is above, and the upgrade tool can rebuild it for any budget.
What should I cut from Animated Army?
Start with Raging Ravine, Wooded Ridgeline, Tranquil Thicket, Forgotten Cave. These are the least-played or slowest cards that don't support the deck's plan.
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