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

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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
Memory Lapse
60%inclusion18 decks30 decks
57%synergy
Explore
67%inclusion20 decks30 decks
52%synergy
Aqueous Form
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
46%synergy
Summer Bloom
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
46%synergy
Doc Aurlock, Grizzled Genius
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
44%synergy
Overprotect
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
43%synergy
Gaea's Gift
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
35%synergy
Negate
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
34%synergy
Rampant Growth
67%inclusion20 decks30 decks
32%synergy
Sword Coast Sailor
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
29%synergy
Top Cards
Cultivate
70%inclusion21 decks30 decks
26%synergy
Growth Spiral
53%inclusion16 decks30 decks
27%synergy
Kodama's Reach
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Farseek
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
-4%synergy
Beast Within
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Chaos Warp
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Brainstorm
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
18%synergy
Wilderness Reclamation
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
27%synergy
Enter the Enigma
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Creatures
Tatyova, Benthic Druid
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
22%synergy
Elvish Mystic
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
19%synergy
Llanowar Elves
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Mina and Denn, Wildborn
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
19%synergy
Faldorn, Dread Wolf Herald
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Rashmi, Eternities Crafter
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
12%synergy
The Thirteenth Doctor
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Moraug, Fury of Akoum
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Azusa, Lost but Seeking
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Herald of Secret Streams
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Wild-Magic Sorcerer
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Wulfgar of Icewind Dale
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Kellan, Inquisitive Prodigy
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Savvy Trader
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Wizened Snitches
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Orcish Lumberjack
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Dakra Mystic
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Tireless Provisioner
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Guttersnipe
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Fyndhorn Elves
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Hypersonic Dragon
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Goblin Anarchomancer
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-2%synergy
Trinket Mage
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Glademuse
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Nessian Boar
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Omnath, Locus of Rage
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Alaundo the Seer
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Rampaging Baloths
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Mocking Doppelganger
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Arbor Elf
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Sphinx of Uthuun
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Mirrorhall Mimic
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Combat Celebrant
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Ilysian Caryatid
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Uvilda, Dean of Perfection
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Nascent Metamorph
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Hydroid Krasis
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Rootweaver Druid
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Pursued Whale
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Howling Golem
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Xyris, the Writhing Storm
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Neera, Wild Mage
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Stormkeld Vanguard
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Temur Battle Rage
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
25%synergy
Reality Shift
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
17%synergy
Expel from Orazca
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
28%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
20%synergy
Reclaim
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
21%synergy
Spell Rupture
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
23%synergy
Counterspell
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
-9%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Temur Charm
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Harrow
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Resculpt
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
17%synergy
You Come to a River
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
19%synergy
Veil of Secrecy
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
19%synergy
Hinder
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
19%synergy
Planar Genesis
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Decisive Denial
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Vanishment
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
17%synergy
Royal Treatment
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-5%synergy
Khalni Ambush
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Hunter's Insight
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Totally Lost
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Unwind
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Collective Resistance
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Great Train Heist
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Heroic Intervention
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-17%synergy
Fog
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Run Away Together
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Stubborn Denial
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
3%synergy
You See a Guard Approach
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Keep Safe
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Dispel
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Entish Restoration
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Return to Nature
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Cancel
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Slip Out the Back
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Reins of Power
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Noxious Revival
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Submerge
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Wild Shape
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Inscription of Abundance
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Voidslime
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Mana Leak
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Once and Future
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Defend the Rider
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Sorceries
Search for Tomorrow
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
26%synergy
Overpowering Attack
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
24%synergy
Temporal Spring
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
26%synergy
Consuming Tide
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
25%synergy
Nature's Lore
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
-8%synergy
Stump Stomp
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Three Visits
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
-4%synergy
Blasphemous Act
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
-11%synergy
Ponder
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Slip Through Space
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Enter the Unknown
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Broken Bond
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Decimate
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Road // Ruin
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Chain Reaction
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Explosive Vegetation
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
9%synergy
See the Truth
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Ravenform
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Relentless Assault
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Regrowth
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Sundering Eruption
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Last Night Together
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Journey of Discovery
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Seize the Day
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Growth Spasm
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Spectacular Showdown
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Urban Evolution
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Migration Path
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Sylvan Scrying
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Waltz of Rage
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Epic Experiment
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Breath of Darigaaz
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Ranger's Path
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Circuitous Route
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Shackles of Treachery
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Vandalblast
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-3%synergy
Fiery Confluence
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Escape to the Wilds
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Curse of the Swine
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Commit // Memory
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Adventurous Impulse
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Invoke the Winds
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Light Up the Stage
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Many Partings
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Act of Treason
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Spitting Image
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Winged Boots
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
18%synergy
Lantern of Insight
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Wand of Wonder
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Explorer's Scope
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Ghoulcaller's Bell
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Lightning Greaves
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-15%synergy
Strionic Resonator
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Codex Shredder
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Silver Shroud Costume
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Treasure Chest
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Wizard's Spellbook
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Gilded Pinions
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Folio of Fancies
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Key to the City
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Two-Handed Axe
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Basilisk Collar
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Wild Growth
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
20%synergy
Fertile Ground
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
28%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
19%synergy
Fae Flight
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
20%synergy
The Lost and the Damned
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
18%synergy
Bear Umbra
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Aboshan's Desire
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Overgrowth
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Protective Bubble
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Psychic Impetus
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Song of Creation
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Rancor
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Branching Evolution
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Omen of the Hunt
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Passionate Archaeologist
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Stolen Strategy
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
New Horizons
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Precognition Field
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Weirding Wood
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Hardened Scales
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Mind's Dilation
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Etali's Favor
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Terrasymbiosis
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Pain for All
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Fortune Teller's Talent
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Case of the Locked Hothouse
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Exploration
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-4%synergy
Fiery Inscription
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Market Festival
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Aggravated Assault
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-20%synergy
Gift of Paradise
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Canopy Cover
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Wolfwillow Haven
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Arni Slays the Troll
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Font of Fertility
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Shark Typhoon
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
The Akroan War
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Melee
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Kenrith's Transformation
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Shiny Impetus
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Khalni Heart Expedition
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Retreat to Coralhelm
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Grafted Growth
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Vessel of Volatility
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Security Bypass
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Architect of Thought
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
21%synergy
Kessig Wolf Run
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Halimar Depths
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
18%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Skarrg, the Rage Pits
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
0%synergy
Branch of Vitu-Ghazi
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Raging Ravine
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Sea Gate Wreckage
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
60%inclusion18 decks30 decks
-23%synergy
Arcane Signet
53%inclusion16 decks30 decks
-20%synergy
Simic Signet
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Izzet Signet
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-4%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-6%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-9%synergy
Ebony Fly
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Hedron Archive
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-4%synergy
Sisay's Ring
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Worn Powerstone
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Lavabrink Floodgates
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Gruul Signet
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-3%synergy
Talisman of Impulse
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-7%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion30 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Island
100%inclusion30 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Forest
100%inclusion30 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Command Tower
77%inclusion23 decks30 decks
-15%synergy
Exotic Orchard
57%inclusion17 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Frontier Bivouac
57%inclusion17 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Cinder Glade
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
19%synergy
Bountiful Landscape
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Gruul Turf
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
18%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Sulfur Falls
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
-8%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
-14%synergy
Stump Stomp
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Shivan Reef
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
-7%synergy
Temple of Abandon
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
-5%synergy
Rockfall Vale
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
-11%synergy
Myriad Landscape
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Ash Barrens
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Temple of Mystery
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Rootbound Crag
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
-17%synergy
Thornwood Falls
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Rugged Highlands
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Commercial District
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Khalni Ambush
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Ketria Triome
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-28%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-5%synergy
Karplusan Forest
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-11%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-22%synergy
Sheltered Thicket
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-14%synergy
Training Center
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-17%synergy
Simic Guildgate
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Sundering Eruption
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Hedge Maze
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-2%synergy
Mossfire Valley
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
0%synergy
Prismari Campus
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Tangled Islet
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Opal Palace
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Gruul Guildgate
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Flooded Grove
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-4%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy