Haldan, Avid Arcanist // Pako, Arcane Retriever (Commander) - Budget Core

Haldan, Avid Arcanist // Pako, Arcane Retriever
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Lessons from Life
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Saved by the Shell
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Temur Battle Rage
85%inclusion86 decks101 decks
81%synergy
Fae Flight
77%inclusion78 decks101 decks
77%synergy
Road // Ruin
76%inclusion77 decks101 decks
75%synergy
Decisive Denial
78%inclusion79 decks101 decks
74%synergy
Sword Coast Sailor
74%inclusion75 decks101 decks
73%synergy
Explore
86%inclusion87 decks101 decks
72%synergy
Search for Tomorrow
73%inclusion74 decks101 decks
69%synergy
Spell Rupture
68%inclusion69 decks101 decks
68%synergy
Aqueous Form
70%inclusion71 decks101 decks
67%synergy
Memory Lapse
69%inclusion70 decks101 decks
67%synergy
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Rampant Growth
79%inclusion80 decks101 decks
45%synergy
Negate
74%inclusion75 decks101 decks
59%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
69%inclusion70 decks101 decks
66%synergy
Chain Reaction
66%inclusion67 decks101 decks
62%synergy
Fertile Ground
65%inclusion66 decks101 decks
64%synergy
Veil of Secrecy
65%inclusion66 decks101 decks
65%synergy
Growth Spiral
64%inclusion65 decks101 decks
39%synergy
Doc Aurlock, Grizzled Genius
62%inclusion63 decks101 decks
54%synergy
Gaea's Gift
61%inclusion62 decks101 decks
57%synergy
Aboshan's Desire
53%inclusion54 decks101 decks
53%synergy
Creatures
Talrand, Sky Summoner
29%inclusion29 decks101 decks
24%synergy
Niblis of Frost
26%inclusion26 decks101 decks
25%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
24%inclusion24 decks101 decks
21%synergy
Orcish Lumberjack
22%inclusion22 decks101 decks
20%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
20%inclusion20 decks101 decks
18%synergy
Flamebraider
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Tam, Mindful First-Year
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Llanowar Elves
16%inclusion16 decks101 decks
1%synergy
Tatyova, Benthic Druid
15%inclusion15 decks101 decks
7%synergy
Coiling Oracle
14%inclusion14 decks101 decks
10%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
13%inclusion12 decks96 decks
10%synergy
Ilysian Caryatid
12%inclusion12 decks101 decks
8%synergy
K-9, Mark I
12%inclusion12 decks101 decks
11%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
11%inclusion11 decks101 decks
0%synergy
Tinder Wall
10%inclusion10 decks101 decks
5%synergy
Generator Servant
10%inclusion10 decks101 decks
10%synergy
Twinflame Travelers
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
7.9%inclusion8 decks101 decks
-1%synergy
Oak Street Innkeeper
7.9%inclusion8 decks101 decks
8%synergy
Kellan, Inquisitive Prodigy
7.9%inclusion8 decks101 decks
5%synergy
Elvish Mystic
7.9%inclusion8 decks101 decks
-3%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
6.9%inclusion7 decks101 decks
-5%synergy
Guttersnipe
6.9%inclusion7 decks101 decks
1%synergy
Goblin Anarchomancer
6.9%inclusion7 decks101 decks
-5%synergy
Mina and Denn, Wildborn
5.9%inclusion6 decks101 decks
2%synergy
Zimone, Quandrix Prodigy
5.9%inclusion6 decks101 decks
6%synergy
Temur Battlecrier
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-14%synergy
Instants
Temur Charm
52%inclusion53 decks101 decks
48%synergy
Royal Treatment
47%inclusion47 decks101 decks
45%synergy
Hunter's Insight
44%inclusion44 decks101 decks
41%synergy
You Come to a River
39%inclusion39 decks101 decks
38%synergy
Return to Nature
38%inclusion38 decks101 decks
33%synergy
Reclaim
38%inclusion38 decks101 decks
35%synergy
Harrow
34%inclusion34 decks101 decks
22%synergy
Charge Through
31%inclusion31 decks101 decks
30%synergy
You See a Guard Approach
31%inclusion31 decks101 decks
30%synergy
Wild Shape
30%inclusion30 decks101 decks
29%synergy
Expel from Orazca
30%inclusion30 decks101 decks
28%synergy
Run Away Together
29%inclusion29 decks101 decks
27%synergy
Origin of Metalbending
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
18%synergy
Resculpt
28%inclusion28 decks101 decks
25%synergy
Unsubstantiate
27%inclusion27 decks101 decks
26%synergy
Spring // Mind
26%inclusion26 decks101 decks
25%synergy
You Find the Villains' Lair
24%inclusion24 decks101 decks
23%synergy
Once and Future
24%inclusion24 decks101 decks
23%synergy
Eureka Moment
24%inclusion24 decks101 decks
20%synergy
Overprotect
23%inclusion21 decks92 decks
20%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
22%inclusion22 decks101 decks
15%synergy
Choose Your Weapon
21%inclusion21 decks101 decks
20%synergy
Biosynthic Burst
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
19%synergy
Heritage Reclamation
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
16%synergy
Inscription of Abundance
19%inclusion19 decks101 decks
16%synergy
Collective Resistance
19%inclusion18 decks97 decks
14%synergy
Defend the Rider
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
16%synergy
Wilt
15%inclusion15 decks101 decks
15%synergy
Shore Up
14%inclusion14 decks101 decks
12%synergy
Planar Genesis
14%inclusion13 decks96 decks
7%synergy
Abrade
13%inclusion13 decks101 decks
7%synergy
Fact or Fiction
12%inclusion12 decks101 decks
10%synergy
Hinder
12%inclusion12 decks101 decks
11%synergy
Auroral Procession
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Chaos Warp
7.9%inclusion8 decks101 decks
-23%synergy
Water Wings
7.9%inclusion8 decks101 decks
8%synergy
Dive Down
7.9%inclusion8 decks101 decks
8%synergy
Psychotic Fury
7.9%inclusion8 decks101 decks
6%synergy
Simic Charm
7.9%inclusion8 decks101 decks
4%synergy
Siege Smash
7.3%inclusion7 decks96 decks
6%synergy
Khalni Ambush
6.9%inclusion7 decks101 decks
5%synergy
Into the Roil
6.9%inclusion7 decks101 decks
7%synergy
Frantic Search
6.9%inclusion7 decks101 decks
-7%synergy
Ranger's Guile
6.9%inclusion7 decks101 decks
6%synergy
Magic Damper
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Mana Leak
5.9%inclusion6 decks101 decks
5%synergy
Invigorating Surge
5.9%inclusion6 decks101 decks
4%synergy
Reality Shift
5.9%inclusion6 decks101 decks
-7%synergy
Sorceries
Broken Bond
51%inclusion52 decks101 decks
50%synergy
Summer Bloom
48%inclusion48 decks101 decks
43%synergy
Enter the Unknown
47%inclusion47 decks101 decks
46%synergy
Growth Spasm
42%inclusion42 decks101 decks
41%synergy
Spry and Mighty
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
36%synergy
Consuming Tide
34%inclusion34 decks101 decks
33%synergy
Enter the Enigma
33%inclusion28 decks85 decks
29%synergy
Slip Through Space
32%inclusion32 decks101 decks
30%synergy
Dire-Strain Rampage
25%inclusion25 decks101 decks
24%synergy
Ravenform
25%inclusion25 decks101 decks
23%synergy
Artful Dodge
21%inclusion21 decks101 decks
20%synergy
Last Night Together
18%inclusion18 decks101 decks
16%synergy
Stump Stomp
17%inclusion16 decks96 decks
12%synergy
Breath of Darigaaz
16%inclusion16 decks101 decks
16%synergy
Cultivate
16%inclusion16 decks101 decks
-26%synergy
Urban Evolution
16%inclusion16 decks101 decks
13%synergy
Waltz of Rage
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
14%synergy
Experimental Overload
13%inclusion13 decks101 decks
13%synergy
Temporal Spring
12%inclusion12 decks101 decks
11%synergy
Sundering Eruption
11%inclusion11 decks97 decks
9%synergy
Escape to the Wilds
11%inclusion11 decks101 decks
8%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
10%inclusion10 decks96 decks
7%synergy
Distortion Strike
8.9%inclusion9 decks101 decks
8%synergy
Eagle Vision
8.3%inclusion8 decks96 decks
8%synergy
Dragonclaw Strike
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Ember Island Production
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Migration Path
6.9%inclusion7 decks101 decks
1%synergy
Ultimate Magic: Meteor
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Far Wanderings
5.9%inclusion6 decks101 decks
5%synergy
Bushwhack
5.9%inclusion6 decks101 decks
3%synergy
Pull Through the Weft
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Explorer's Scope
49%inclusion49 decks101 decks
48%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
41%inclusion41 decks101 decks
39%synergy
Lightning Spear
25%inclusion25 decks101 decks
25%synergy
Two-Handed Axe
19%inclusion19 decks101 decks
17%synergy
Psychic Paper
15%inclusion15 decks101 decks
14%synergy
Beamtown Beatstick
7.9%inclusion8 decks101 decks
7%synergy
Smoke Bomb
7.3%inclusion7 decks96 decks
7%synergy
Gilded Pinions
6.9%inclusion7 decks101 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Omen of the Hunt
52%inclusion53 decks101 decks
52%synergy
Wild Growth
44%inclusion44 decks101 decks
33%synergy
Overgrowth
42%inclusion42 decks101 decks
40%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
38%inclusion38 decks101 decks
30%synergy
Font of Fertility
35%inclusion35 decks101 decks
34%synergy
Cartouche of Strength
31%inclusion31 decks101 decks
30%synergy
Arni Slays the Troll
22%inclusion22 decks101 decks
22%synergy
Vessel of Volatility
22%inclusion22 decks101 decks
22%synergy
Hunter's Talent
18%inclusion17 decks92 decks
18%synergy
Careful Cultivation
12%inclusion12 decks101 decks
12%synergy
Song of Creation
10%inclusion10 decks101 decks
1%synergy
Prismatic Undercurrents
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Shimmerwilds Growth
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Guild Artisan
8.9%inclusion9 decks101 decks
8%synergy
Protective Bubble
7.9%inclusion8 decks101 decks
8%synergy
Canopy Cover
6.9%inclusion7 decks101 decks
6%synergy
Fiery Inscription
6.9%inclusion7 decks101 decks
5%synergy
Wilderness Reclamation
5.9%inclusion6 decks101 decks
0%synergy
Security Bypass
5.9%inclusion6 decks101 decks
6%synergy
Spider-Man No More
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Lion Umbra
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Saheeli, Sublime Artificer
11%inclusion11 decks101 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
33%inclusion33 decks101 decks
17%synergy
Kessig Wolf Run
10%inclusion10 decks101 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Commander's Sphere
25%inclusion25 decks101 decks
17%synergy
Sol Ring
21%inclusion21 decks101 decks
-62%synergy
Letter of Acceptance
16%inclusion16 decks101 decks
16%synergy
Honored Heirloom
14%inclusion14 decks101 decks
14%synergy
Lantern of Revealing
11%inclusion11 decks101 decks
11%synergy
Simic Signet
8.9%inclusion9 decks101 decks
-2%synergy
Pentad Prism
7.9%inclusion8 decks101 decks
8%synergy
Ketria Crystal
6.9%inclusion7 decks101 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Signet
6.9%inclusion7 decks101 decks
-65%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Forest
100%inclusion101 decks101 decks
5%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion101 decks101 decks
8%synergy
Island
100%inclusion101 decks101 decks
6%synergy
Command Tower
50%inclusion51 decks101 decks
-41%synergy
Exotic Orchard
43%inclusion43 decks101 decks
-13%synergy
Evolving Wilds
41%inclusion41 decks101 decks
13%synergy
Frontier Bivouac
34%inclusion34 decks101 decks
-17%synergy
Bountiful Landscape
29%inclusion28 decks96 decks
7%synergy
Path of Ancestry
29%inclusion29 decks101 decks
0%synergy
Thornwood Falls
27%inclusion27 decks101 decks
20%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
22%inclusion22 decks101 decks
5%synergy
Simic Guildgate
21%inclusion21 decks101 decks
18%synergy
Opal Palace
20%inclusion20 decks101 decks
15%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
20%inclusion20 decks101 decks
14%synergy
Rugged Highlands
19%inclusion19 decks101 decks
12%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
18%inclusion18 decks101 decks
15%synergy
Stump Stomp
17%inclusion16 decks96 decks
12%synergy
Cinder Glade
15%inclusion15 decks101 decks
-26%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
13%inclusion12 decks96 decks
10%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
12%inclusion12 decks101 decks
3%synergy
Gruul Guildgate
12%inclusion12 decks101 decks
9%synergy
Sundering Eruption
11%inclusion11 decks97 decks
9%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
11%inclusion11 decks101 decks
-24%synergy
Temple of Mystery
11%inclusion11 decks101 decks
-9%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
9%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
10%inclusion10 decks96 decks
7%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
10%inclusion10 decks101 decks
-6%synergy
Ash Barrens
8.9%inclusion9 decks101 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
7.9%inclusion8 decks101 decks
-9%synergy
Mossfire Valley
7.9%inclusion8 decks101 decks
-3%synergy
Game Trail
7.9%inclusion8 decks101 decks
-4%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
7.9%inclusion8 decks101 decks
-6%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
7.9%inclusion8 decks101 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of Abandon
7.9%inclusion8 decks101 decks
-11%synergy
Gruul Turf
7.9%inclusion8 decks101 decks
-6%synergy
Rumble Arena
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Khalni Ambush
6.9%inclusion7 decks101 decks
5%synergy
Thriving Isle
6.9%inclusion7 decks101 decks
5%synergy
Overflowing Basin
5.9%inclusion6 decks101 decks
1%synergy
Thriving Grove
5.9%inclusion6 decks101 decks
4%synergy
Prismari Campus
5.9%inclusion6 decks101 decks
5%synergy
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