Animar deck for a bud

[Fenster]

Check out cltrn8s "dont wake smaug" in casual. It revolves around {Slumbering dragon} and is filled with counter adding.
Its {G}{R} so within your colors

[Desolatus]

I play Animar as my general.

I don't go all creatures. I have a lot of them, but not all. I play a few counterspells for some control and then have creatures with ETB effects and colorless creatures that get good discounts. There are obvious perks, like having R for {Kiki-Jik}i, U for {Pestermite}, and G for {Tooth and Nail} or {Defense of the Heart} to dig them out with. There are the free (or almost free} {Kozilek}s, {Ulamog}s, and {Blightsteel Collosus}'s. Animar's protection from white and black prevent an astounding amount of removal.

Then there's {Tidespout Tyrant}. This card makes Animar go crazy. Say I have an Animar with three counters on him, an {Iron Myr}, and a {Solumn Simulacrum} on the field. I draw into {Tidespout Tyrant}, cast it, then play ANY spell, so in this case.. A {Kird Ape}. Animar gets a counter, and that spell bounces the Solumn Simulacrum, I play it for free, fetch a land, give Animar a counter, then return the Iron Myr and play it. Long story short, my Animar has infinite counters. Play anything that can give him trample and it's good game. I usually fetch the Tyrant with a {Brutalizer Exarch}.

I hope this helped. You can look into Morph Cards (yes, you play them for free if Animar has at least three counters on them, and no, Animar doesn't effect the cost for flipping them), and try to find a good balance of counterspells to prevent boardwipes.

If you have any other questions feel free to ask!

[AgrusKos]

Just need 13 more cards. Oh, also, he's registered now, he's Niv-mix zit. Supposed to be Niv-Mizzet. Auto correct