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

Haldan, Avid Arcanist // Pako, Arcane Retriever
Rank #200
110decks
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Owain Roberts
Aug 29, 2025
The Dog Commanders of Magic
With the recent International Dog Day, let's look at some of Magic's most powerful puppers. They deserve it.
Deck Filters
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Origin of Metalbending
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-2%synergy
Ember Island Production
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Raucous Audience
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Fae Flight
80%inclusion86 decks108 decks
79%synergy
Temur Battle Rage
84%inclusion92 decks110 decks
79%synergy
Road // Ruin
79%inclusion87 decks110 decks
78%synergy
Decisive Denial
81%inclusion89 decks110 decks
76%synergy
Sword Coast Sailor
76%inclusion84 decks110 decks
75%synergy
Explore
86%inclusion95 decks110 decks
72%synergy
Search for Tomorrow
75%inclusion83 decks110 decks
71%synergy
Aqueous Form
74%inclusion81 decks110 decks
70%synergy
Spell Rupture
68%inclusion75 decks110 decks
68%synergy
Veil of Secrecy
66%inclusion73 decks110 decks
66%synergy
Top Cards
Rampant Growth
79%inclusion87 decks110 decks
44%synergy
Negate
78%inclusion86 decks110 decks
62%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
69%inclusion75 decks109 decks
65%synergy
Memory Lapse
67%inclusion74 decks110 decks
64%synergy
Chain Reaction
65%inclusion72 decks110 decks
61%synergy
Growth Spiral
65%inclusion71 decks110 decks
39%synergy
Fertile Ground
65%inclusion71 decks110 decks
63%synergy
Gaea's Gift
63%inclusion69 decks110 decks
58%synergy
Doc Aurlock, Grizzled Genius
63%inclusion67 decks107 decks
55%synergy
Aboshan's Desire
58%inclusion64 decks110 decks
58%synergy
Creatures
Talrand, Sky Summoner
30%inclusion33 decks110 decks
26%synergy
Niblis of Frost
25%inclusion28 decks110 decks
25%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
25%inclusion27 decks110 decks
22%synergy
Orcish Lumberjack
24%inclusion26 decks110 decks
22%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
21%inclusion23 decks110 decks
19%synergy
Llanowar Elves
15%inclusion17 decks110 decks
1%synergy
Tatyova, Benthic Druid
14%inclusion15 decks110 decks
5%synergy
Coiling Oracle
14%inclusion15 decks110 decks
10%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
12%inclusion12 decks102 decks
9%synergy
Ilysian Caryatid
11%inclusion12 decks110 decks
8%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
11%inclusion12 decks110 decks
-1%synergy
Tinder Wall
10%inclusion11 decks110 decks
5%synergy
K-9, Mark I
10%inclusion11 decks110 decks
8%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
8.2%inclusion9 decks110 decks
0%synergy
Elvish Mystic
8.2%inclusion9 decks110 decks
-3%synergy
Kellan, Inquisitive Prodigy
7.3%inclusion8 decks109 decks
4%synergy
Oak Street Innkeeper
7.3%inclusion8 decks110 decks
7%synergy
Generator Servant
7.3%inclusion8 decks110 decks
7%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
6.4%inclusion7 decks110 decks
-6%synergy
Goblin Anarchomancer
6.4%inclusion7 decks110 decks
-5%synergy
Guttersnipe
6.4%inclusion7 decks110 decks
1%synergy
Mina and Denn, Wildborn
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
1%synergy
The Thirteenth Doctor
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
3%synergy
Zimone, Quandrix Prodigy
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Temur Charm
55%inclusion60 decks110 decks
50%synergy
Royal Treatment
48%inclusion53 decks110 decks
47%synergy
Hunter's Insight
43%inclusion47 decks110 decks
40%synergy
You Come to a River
40%inclusion44 decks110 decks
39%synergy
Return to Nature
37%inclusion41 decks110 decks
32%synergy
Reclaim
36%inclusion40 decks110 decks
34%synergy
Harrow
33%inclusion36 decks110 decks
21%synergy
Charge Through
33%inclusion36 decks110 decks
32%synergy
You See a Guard Approach
33%inclusion36 decks110 decks
32%synergy
Run Away Together
28%inclusion31 decks110 decks
27%synergy
Wild Shape
28%inclusion31 decks110 decks
28%synergy
Resculpt
27%inclusion30 decks110 decks
24%synergy
Expel from Orazca
27%inclusion30 decks110 decks
26%synergy
Unsubstantiate
27%inclusion30 decks110 decks
27%synergy
Spring // Mind
27%inclusion30 decks110 decks
27%synergy
Overprotect
25%inclusion24 decks97 decks
22%synergy
You Find the Villains' Lair
25%inclusion27 decks110 decks
24%synergy
Once and Future
24%inclusion26 decks110 decks
23%synergy
Biosynthic Burst
24%inclusion4 decks17 decks
23%synergy
Choose Your Weapon
23%inclusion25 decks110 decks
22%synergy
Heritage Reclamation
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
19%synergy
Eureka Moment
22%inclusion24 decks110 decks
18%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
22%inclusion24 decks110 decks
16%synergy
Collective Resistance
20%inclusion21 decks103 decks
16%synergy
Inscription of Abundance
18%inclusion20 decks110 decks
15%synergy
Defend the Rider
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
15%synergy
Wilt
16%inclusion18 decks110 decks
16%synergy
Shore Up
13%inclusion14 decks110 decks
10%synergy
Abrade
12%inclusion13 decks110 decks
6%synergy
Planar Genesis
12%inclusion12 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Fact or Fiction
11%inclusion12 decks110 decks
9%synergy
Magic Damper
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Hinder
10%inclusion11 decks110 decks
9%synergy
Simic Charm
10%inclusion11 decks110 decks
6%synergy
Auroral Procession
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Water Wings
9.1%inclusion10 decks110 decks
9%synergy
Lazotep Plating
7.3%inclusion8 decks110 decks
7%synergy
Frantic Search
7.3%inclusion8 decks110 decks
-5%synergy
Khalni Ambush
7.3%inclusion8 decks110 decks
6%synergy
Dive Down
7.3%inclusion8 decks110 decks
7%synergy
Secret Identity
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Prishe's Wanderings
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Amazing Acrobatics
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Chaos Warp
6.4%inclusion7 decks110 decks
-26%synergy
Ranger's Guile
6.4%inclusion7 decks110 decks
6%synergy
Psychotic Fury
6.4%inclusion7 decks110 decks
4%synergy
Into the Roil
6.4%inclusion7 decks110 decks
6%synergy
Siege Smash
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Horrid Vigor
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Fog
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Broken Bond
54%inclusion59 decks110 decks
52%synergy
Enter the Unknown
49%inclusion54 decks110 decks
48%synergy
Summer Bloom
47%inclusion52 decks110 decks
43%synergy
Growth Spasm
45%inclusion50 decks110 decks
45%synergy
Enter the Enigma
41%inclusion37 decks90 decks
37%synergy
Consuming Tide
34%inclusion37 decks110 decks
32%synergy
Slip Through Space
29%inclusion32 decks110 decks
27%synergy
Dire-Strain Rampage
25%inclusion27 decks110 decks
24%synergy
Ravenform
24%inclusion26 decks110 decks
22%synergy
Artful Dodge
22%inclusion24 decks110 decks
21%synergy
Stump Stomp
18%inclusion18 decks102 decks
13%synergy
Breath of Darigaaz
16%inclusion18 decks110 decks
16%synergy
Last Night Together
15%inclusion17 decks110 decks
13%synergy
Experimental Overload
15%inclusion16 decks110 decks
14%synergy
Waltz of Rage
14%inclusion13 decks90 decks
14%synergy
Cultivate
14%inclusion15 decks110 decks
-30%synergy
Temporal Spring
13%inclusion14 decks110 decks
12%synergy
Urban Evolution
13%inclusion14 decks110 decks
10%synergy
Dragonclaw Strike
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Sundering Eruption
11%inclusion11 decks103 decks
9%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Roamer's Routine
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Distortion Strike
7.3%inclusion8 decks110 decks
7%synergy
Escape to the Wilds
6.4%inclusion7 decks110 decks
3%synergy
Migration Path
6.4%inclusion7 decks110 decks
0%synergy
Far Wanderings
6.4%inclusion7 decks110 decks
6%synergy
Eagle Vision
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Dance of the Tumbleweeds
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
4%synergy
Kodama's Reach
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
-27%synergy
Bushwhack
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Explorer's Scope
51%inclusion56 decks110 decks
50%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
43%inclusion47 decks110 decks
40%synergy
Lightning Spear
26%inclusion29 decks110 decks
26%synergy
Two-Handed Axe
20%inclusion22 decks110 decks
18%synergy
Psychic Paper
13%inclusion14 decks110 decks
12%synergy
Smoke Bomb
8.8%inclusion9 decks102 decks
9%synergy
Gilded Pinions
7.3%inclusion8 decks110 decks
7%synergy
Beamtown Beatstick
7.3%inclusion8 decks110 decks
6%synergy
Key to the City
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Omen of the Hunt
55%inclusion61 decks110 decks
55%synergy
Wild Growth
45%inclusion49 decks110 decks
34%synergy
Overgrowth
44%inclusion48 decks110 decks
42%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
41%inclusion45 decks110 decks
33%synergy
Font of Fertility
35%inclusion38 decks110 decks
34%synergy
Cartouche of Strength
30%inclusion33 decks110 decks
30%synergy
Arni Slays the Troll
24%inclusion26 decks110 decks
23%synergy
Vessel of Volatility
22%inclusion24 decks110 decks
22%synergy
Hunter's Talent
14%inclusion14 decks97 decks
14%synergy
Spider-Man No More
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Careful Cultivation
13%inclusion14 decks110 decks
13%synergy
Protective Bubble
11%inclusion12 decks110 decks
11%synergy
Fiery Inscription
8.2%inclusion9 decks110 decks
6%synergy
Song of Creation
8.2%inclusion9 decks110 decks
0%synergy
Guild Artisan
8.2%inclusion9 decks110 decks
7%synergy
Canopy Cover
7.3%inclusion8 decks110 decks
7%synergy
Security Bypass
7.3%inclusion8 decks110 decks
7%synergy
Lion Umbra
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Meltstrider's Resolve
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Cryoshatter
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Unable to Scream
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Wilderness Reclamation
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
-1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Saheeli, Sublime Artificer
10%inclusion11 decks110 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
35%inclusion38 decks110 decks
18%synergy
Kessig Wolf Run
10%inclusion11 decks110 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Commander's Sphere
27%inclusion30 decks110 decks
19%synergy
Sol Ring
21%inclusion23 decks110 decks
-62%synergy
Letter of Acceptance
17%inclusion19 decks110 decks
17%synergy
Honored Heirloom
15%inclusion17 decks110 decks
15%synergy
Lantern of Revealing
12%inclusion13 decks110 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Signet
10%inclusion11 decks110 decks
-63%synergy
Simic Signet
9.1%inclusion10 decks110 decks
-3%synergy
Pentad Prism
6.4%inclusion7 decks110 decks
6%synergy
Ketria Crystal
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion110 decks110 decks
6%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion110 decks110 decks
8%synergy
Forest
100%inclusion110 decks110 decks
6%synergy
Command Tower
50%inclusion55 decks110 decks
-41%synergy
Exotic Orchard
44%inclusion48 decks110 decks
-12%synergy
Evolving Wilds
40%inclusion44 decks110 decks
12%synergy
Frontier Bivouac
38%inclusion42 decks110 decks
-13%synergy
Path of Ancestry
33%inclusion36 decks110 decks
4%synergy
Bountiful Landscape
29%inclusion30 decks102 decks
7%synergy
Thornwood Falls
27%inclusion30 decks110 decks
20%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
22%inclusion24 decks110 decks
4%synergy
Opal Palace
20%inclusion22 decks110 decks
15%synergy
Simic Guildgate
20%inclusion22 decks110 decks
17%synergy
Rugged Highlands
19%inclusion21 decks110 decks
12%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
18%inclusion20 decks110 decks
13%synergy
Stump Stomp
18%inclusion18 decks102 decks
13%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
16%inclusion18 decks110 decks
14%synergy
Cinder Glade
15%inclusion17 decks110 decks
-26%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
13%inclusion14 decks110 decks
-21%synergy
Gruul Guildgate
13%inclusion14 decks110 decks
10%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
12%inclusion12 decks102 decks
9%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
11%inclusion12 decks110 decks
1%synergy
Sundering Eruption
11%inclusion11 decks103 decks
9%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
9.1%inclusion10 decks110 decks
-8%synergy
Ash Barrens
9.1%inclusion10 decks110 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Mystery
9.1%inclusion10 decks110 decks
-11%synergy
Gruul Turf
8.2%inclusion9 decks110 decks
-7%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
7.3%inclusion8 decks110 decks
-11%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
7.3%inclusion8 decks110 decks
-7%synergy
Mossfire Valley
7.3%inclusion8 decks110 decks
-3%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
7.3%inclusion8 decks110 decks
-2%synergy
Khalni Ambush
7.3%inclusion8 decks110 decks
6%synergy
Prismari Campus
7.3%inclusion8 decks110 decks
7%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Thriving Bluff
6.4%inclusion7 decks110 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Abandon
6.4%inclusion7 decks110 decks
-13%synergy
Overflowing Basin
5.6%inclusion6 decks108 decks
1%synergy
Thriving Isle
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
4%synergy
Game Trail
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
-7%synergy
Thriving Grove
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
4%synergy