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

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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.
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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
The Last Agni Kai
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Redirect Lightning
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
1%synergy
Mechanical Glider
0.9%inclusion1 decks106 decks
1%synergy
The Cabbage Merchant
0.9%inclusion1 decks112 decks
0%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Force of Negation
83%inclusion710 decks856 decks
77%synergy
Mystic Remora
89%inclusion758 decks856 decks
76%synergy
Deflecting Swat
93%inclusion795 decks856 decks
75%synergy
Noxious Revival
84%inclusion717 decks856 decks
73%synergy
Temporal Manipulation
72%inclusion615 decks856 decks
70%synergy
Exploration
80%inclusion682 decks856 decks
69%synergy
Swan Song
82%inclusion698 decks856 decks
68%synergy
Flusterstorm
74%inclusion636 decks856 decks
67%synergy
Mana Drain
79%inclusion672 decks856 decks
66%synergy
Capture of Jingzhou
66%inclusion564 decks856 decks
65%synergy
Top Cards
Birds of Paradise
73%inclusion621 decks856 decks
38%synergy
Veil of Summer
70%inclusion603 decks856 decks
63%synergy
Mental Misstep
69%inclusion591 decks856 decks
64%synergy
Delighted Halfling
68%inclusion578 decks856 decks
52%synergy
Underworld Breach
67%inclusion577 decks856 decks
59%synergy
Gamble
66%inclusion563 decks856 decks
58%synergy
Time Warp
65%inclusion558 decks856 decks
62%synergy
Jeska's Will
65%inclusion555 decks856 decks
47%synergy
Wild Growth
65%inclusion553 decks856 decks
54%synergy
Pact of Negation
64%inclusion546 decks856 decks
58%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
95%inclusion811 decks856 decks
75%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
93%inclusion796 decks856 decks
75%synergy
Ancient Tomb
90%inclusion772 decks856 decks
79%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
89%inclusion766 decks856 decks
67%synergy
Force of Will
89%inclusion762 decks856 decks
81%synergy
Mystical Tutor
86%inclusion735 decks856 decks
74%synergy
Mana Vault
84%inclusion723 decks856 decks
77%synergy
Chrome Mox
83%inclusion709 decks856 decks
75%synergy
Mox Diamond
77%inclusion655 decks856 decks
70%synergy
The One Ring
68%inclusion581 decks856 decks
60%synergy
Creatures
Tinder Wall
58%inclusion496 decks856 decks
53%synergy
Dockside Extortionist
40%inclusion345 decks856 decks
37%synergy
Llanowar Elves
39%inclusion331 decks856 decks
24%synergy
Elvish Mystic
38%inclusion322 decks856 decks
26%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
35%inclusion298 decks856 decks
28%synergy
Gilded Drake
35%inclusion298 decks856 decks
33%synergy
Fyndhorn Elves
34%inclusion291 decks856 decks
28%synergy
Elvish Spirit Guide
29%inclusion248 decks856 decks
23%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
29%inclusion248 decks856 decks
24%synergy
Arbor Elf
22%inclusion186 decks856 decks
19%synergy
Doc Aurlock, Grizzled Genius
19%inclusion124 decks655 decks
11%synergy
Orcish Lumberjack
18%inclusion153 decks856 decks
17%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
14%inclusion124 decks856 decks
7%synergy
Seedborn Muse
14%inclusion122 decks856 decks
7%synergy
Bloom Tender
13%inclusion114 decks856 decks
3%synergy
Azusa, Lost but Seeking
13%inclusion114 decks856 decks
4%synergy
Moraug, Fury of Akoum
13%inclusion113 decks856 decks
10%synergy
Joraga Treespeaker
10%inclusion89 decks856 decks
10%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
8.2%inclusion70 decks856 decks
6%synergy
Eternal Witness
7.9%inclusion68 decks856 decks
-9%synergy
Boreal Druid
7.9%inclusion68 decks856 decks
8%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
7.7%inclusion41 decks530 decks
5%synergy
Fanatic of Rhonas
7.3%inclusion43 decks586 decks
-2%synergy
Etali, Primal Conqueror
7.2%inclusion62 decks856 decks
-3%synergy
Dryad of the Ilysian Grove
6.8%inclusion58 decks856 decks
-1%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
5.7%inclusion49 decks856 decks
-6%synergy
Spellseeker
5.7%inclusion49 decks856 decks
0%synergy
Oracle of Mul Daya
5.7%inclusion49 decks856 decks
0%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
5.6%inclusion48 decks856 decks
2%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
5.4%inclusion46 decks856 decks
1%synergy
Instants
An Offer You Can't Refuse
57%inclusion485 decks856 decks
38%synergy
Brain Freeze
56%inclusion482 decks856 decks
50%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
55%inclusion474 decks856 decks
51%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
52%inclusion446 decks856 decks
49%synergy
Crop Rotation
50%inclusion427 decks856 decks
38%synergy
Legolas's Quick Reflexes
47%inclusion406 decks856 decks
45%synergy
Brainstorm
43%inclusion364 decks856 decks
28%synergy
Intuition
40%inclusion340 decks856 decks
39%synergy
Misdirection
37%inclusion313 decks856 decks
36%synergy
Stubborn Denial
36%inclusion312 decks856 decks
30%synergy
Dispel
34%inclusion292 decks856 decks
31%synergy
Lightning Bolt
32%inclusion278 decks856 decks
22%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
30%inclusion261 decks856 decks
27%synergy
Memory Lapse
30%inclusion259 decks856 decks
27%synergy
Delay
30%inclusion253 decks856 decks
28%synergy
Pyroblast
29%inclusion248 decks856 decks
25%synergy
Chain of Vapor
25%inclusion216 decks856 decks
21%synergy
Sink into Stupor
24%inclusion145 decks592 decks
17%synergy
You Come to a River
24%inclusion208 decks856 decks
23%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
23%inclusion194 decks856 decks
18%synergy
Auroral Procession
22%inclusion63 decks281 decks
18%synergy
Force of Vigor
21%inclusion178 decks856 decks
18%synergy
Temur Battle Rage
19%inclusion166 decks856 decks
15%synergy
Heroic Intervention
19%inclusion159 decks856 decks
-8%synergy
Pongify
18%inclusion158 decks856 decks
7%synergy
Nature's Claim
17%inclusion149 decks856 decks
10%synergy
Decisive Denial
17%inclusion148 decks856 decks
13%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
17%inclusion90 decks537 decks
14%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
17%inclusion143 decks856 decks
14%synergy
Nexus of Fate
16%inclusion138 decks856 decks
14%synergy
Resculpt
16%inclusion135 decks856 decks
13%synergy
Counterspell
16%inclusion135 decks856 decks
-17%synergy
Worldly Tutor
16%inclusion134 decks856 decks
1%synergy
Strix Serenade
16%inclusion92 decks592 decks
14%synergy
Seedtime
15%inclusion130 decks856 decks
15%synergy
Hunter's Insight
15%inclusion126 decks856 decks
12%synergy
Abrade
14%inclusion121 decks856 decks
8%synergy
Spell Pierce
14%inclusion121 decks856 decks
12%synergy
Beast Within
14%inclusion118 decks856 decks
-25%synergy
Submerge
13%inclusion114 decks856 decks
12%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
12%inclusion60 decks483 decks
8%synergy
Reclaim
11%inclusion98 decks856 decks
9%synergy
Expel from Orazca
11%inclusion97 decks856 decks
10%synergy
Impact Resonance
10%inclusion87 decks856 decks
10%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
10%inclusion85 decks856 decks
7%synergy
Chaos Warp
10%inclusion83 decks856 decks
-23%synergy
Alchemist's Retrieval
9.0%inclusion77 decks856 decks
9%synergy
Trickbind
8.9%inclusion76 decks856 decks
9%synergy
Snap
8.5%inclusion73 decks856 decks
-3%synergy
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
8.5%inclusion73 decks856 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Nature's Lore
55%inclusion469 decks856 decks
20%synergy
Three Visits
52%inclusion448 decks856 decks
25%synergy
Personal Tutor
52%inclusion443 decks856 decks
50%synergy
Regrowth
45%inclusion387 decks856 decks
40%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
39%inclusion337 decks856 decks
35%synergy
Seize the Day
38%inclusion321 decks856 decks
34%synergy
Seasons Past
34%inclusion289 decks856 decks
33%synergy
Ponder
28%inclusion240 decks856 decks
19%synergy
Rite of Flame
25%inclusion214 decks856 decks
22%synergy
Windfall
22%inclusion186 decks856 decks
12%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
21%inclusion181 decks856 decks
19%synergy
Solve the Equation
18%inclusion154 decks856 decks
15%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
16%inclusion141 decks856 decks
11%synergy
Blasphemous Act
16%inclusion137 decks856 decks
-18%synergy
Brotherhood's End
16%inclusion134 decks856 decks
15%synergy
Summer Bloom
15%inclusion130 decks856 decks
11%synergy
Timetwister
15%inclusion129 decks856 decks
14%synergy
Farseek
15%inclusion127 decks856 decks
-32%synergy
Rolling Earthquake
14%inclusion116 decks856 decks
13%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
12%inclusion102 decks856 decks
9%synergy
Explore
11%inclusion94 decks856 decks
-4%synergy
Anger of the Gods
11%inclusion93 decks856 decks
10%synergy
Temporal Mastery
11%inclusion91 decks856 decks
10%synergy
Overpowering Attack
9.0%inclusion50 decks555 decks
6%synergy
Preordain
8.5%inclusion73 decks856 decks
2%synergy
Relentless Assault
8.4%inclusion72 decks856 decks
7%synergy
Vandalblast
8.3%inclusion71 decks856 decks
0%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
8.3%inclusion71 decks856 decks
1%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
8.1%inclusion69 decks856 decks
3%synergy
Full Throttle
7.9%inclusion27 decks342 decks
5%synergy
Cultivate
7.5%inclusion64 decks856 decks
-37%synergy
Rampant Growth
6.4%inclusion55 decks856 decks
-29%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
6.3%inclusion54 decks856 decks
0%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
6.0%inclusion51 decks856 decks
-3%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
5.5%inclusion47 decks856 decks
3%synergy
Kodama's Reach
5.4%inclusion46 decks856 decks
-27%synergy
Finale of Devastation
5.4%inclusion46 decks856 decks
-3%synergy
Transmute Artifact
5.4%inclusion46 decks856 decks
5%synergy
Sundering Eruption
5.1%inclusion30 decks592 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Winged Boots
46%inclusion395 decks856 decks
44%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
34%inclusion289 decks856 decks
29%synergy
The Reaver Cleaver
24%inclusion207 decks856 decks
22%synergy
Imposter Mech
21%inclusion184 decks856 decks
21%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
19%inclusion160 decks856 decks
17%synergy
Cursed Totem
17%inclusion147 decks856 decks
17%synergy
Shadowspear
17%inclusion147 decks856 decks
14%synergy
Lightning Greaves
16%inclusion138 decks856 decks
-9%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
11%inclusion59 decks557 decks
9%synergy
Torpor Orb
11%inclusion90 decks856 decks
10%synergy
Isochron Scepter
10%inclusion85 decks856 decks
8%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
8.5%inclusion73 decks856 decks
-17%synergy
Manifold Key
7.6%inclusion65 decks856 decks
7%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
6.3%inclusion54 decks856 decks
6%synergy
Conqueror's Flail
5.4%inclusion46 decks856 decks
5%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
5.0%inclusion43 decks856 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Sylvan Library
59%inclusion505 decks856 decks
51%synergy
Carpet of Flowers
58%inclusion493 decks856 decks
53%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
50%inclusion427 decks856 decks
42%synergy
Aggravated Assault
25%inclusion217 decks856 decks
22%synergy
Counterbalance
23%inclusion201 decks856 decks
23%synergy
Aqueous Form
22%inclusion192 decks856 decks
19%synergy
Bear Umbra
17%inclusion145 decks856 decks
13%synergy
Passionate Archaeologist
13%inclusion115 decks856 decks
8%synergy
Guild Artisan
12%inclusion106 decks856 decks
12%synergy
Terrasymbiosis
11%inclusion16 decks147 decks
7%synergy
Rancor
8.2%inclusion70 decks856 decks
7%synergy
Wilderness Reclamation
7.7%inclusion66 decks856 decks
2%synergy
Powerbalance
7.4%inclusion44 decks592 decks
6%synergy
Copy Artifact
7.4%inclusion63 decks856 decks
7%synergy
The Lost and the Damned
7.0%inclusion60 decks856 decks
2%synergy
Canopy Cover
6.2%inclusion53 decks856 decks
6%synergy
Song of Creation
5.6%inclusion48 decks856 decks
-3%synergy
Mirrormade
5.4%inclusion46 decks856 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Oko, Thief of Crowns
15%inclusion132 decks856 decks
12%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
15%inclusion131 decks856 decks
14%synergy
Minsc & Boo, Timeless Heroes
5.5%inclusion47 decks856 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Boseiju, Who Endures
79%inclusion676 decks856 decks
58%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
68%inclusion585 decks856 decks
51%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
43%inclusion369 decks856 decks
38%synergy
Mistrise Village
41%inclusion114 decks281 decks
24%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
31%inclusion267 decks856 decks
24%synergy
Urza's Saga
29%inclusion249 decks856 decks
23%synergy
Homeward Path
28%inclusion239 decks856 decks
27%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
23%inclusion193 decks856 decks
17%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
19%inclusion165 decks856 decks
3%synergy
Shifting Woodland
19%inclusion110 decks588 decks
11%synergy
Kessig Wolf Run
19%inclusion159 decks856 decks
4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
14%inclusion122 decks856 decks
-2%synergy
City of Traitors
12%inclusion101 decks856 decks
11%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
11%inclusion96 decks856 decks
10%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
10%inclusion89 decks856 decks
9%synergy
Command Beacon
7.0%inclusion60 decks856 decks
3%synergy
Emergence Zone
5.6%inclusion48 decks856 decks
2%synergy
Field of the Dead
5.4%inclusion46 decks856 decks
2%synergy
Reliquary Tower
5.1%inclusion44 decks856 decks
-25%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
98%inclusion836 decks856 decks
15%synergy
Arcane Signet
85%inclusion726 decks856 decks
12%synergy
Lotus Petal
81%inclusion690 decks856 decks
70%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
57%inclusion487 decks856 decks
53%synergy
Grim Monolith
54%inclusion458 decks856 decks
52%synergy
Fellwar Stone
52%inclusion443 decks856 decks
35%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
46%inclusion397 decks856 decks
30%synergy
Mana Crypt
42%inclusion357 decks856 decks
39%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
40%inclusion346 decks856 decks
39%synergy
Mox Opal
32%inclusion277 decks856 decks
27%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
31%inclusion266 decks856 decks
15%synergy
Talisman of Impulse
20%inclusion171 decks856 decks
6%synergy
Mox Amber
15%inclusion129 decks856 decks
8%synergy
Herd Heirloom
7.5%inclusion21 decks280 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
97%inclusion829 decks856 decks
6%synergy
Tropical Island
97%inclusion827 decks856 decks
82%synergy
Breeding Pool
96%inclusion824 decks856 decks
50%synergy
Steam Vents
96%inclusion823 decks856 decks
52%synergy
Taiga
96%inclusion822 decks856 decks
81%synergy
Volcanic Island
96%inclusion819 decks856 decks
81%synergy
Scalding Tarn
95%inclusion809 decks856 decks
62%synergy
Stomping Ground
94%inclusion807 decks856 decks
48%synergy
Misty Rainforest
94%inclusion803 decks856 decks
60%synergy
Wooded Foothills
93%inclusion795 decks856 decks
59%synergy
Mana Confluence
78%inclusion670 decks856 decks
68%synergy
City of Brass
77%inclusion657 decks856 decks
66%synergy
Flooded Strand
76%inclusion653 decks856 decks
65%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
76%inclusion648 decks856 decks
69%synergy
Polluted Delta
73%inclusion628 decks856 decks
63%synergy
Windswept Heath
71%inclusion607 decks856 decks
59%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
70%inclusion599 decks856 decks
60%synergy
Exotic Orchard
68%inclusion584 decks856 decks
12%synergy
Island
64%inclusion551 decks856 decks
-30%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
63%inclusion543 decks856 decks
28%synergy
Training Center
61%inclusion522 decks856 decks
30%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
57%inclusion486 decks856 decks
49%synergy
Arid Mesa
56%inclusion480 decks856 decks
48%synergy
Forest
56%inclusion480 decks856 decks
-38%synergy
Spire Garden
45%inclusion385 decks856 decks
15%synergy
Mountain
37%inclusion313 decks856 decks
-56%synergy
Waterlogged Grove
32%inclusion274 decks856 decks
25%synergy
Fiery Islet
27%inclusion227 decks856 decks
21%synergy
Ketria Triome
25%inclusion216 decks856 decks
-16%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
25%inclusion145 decks578 decks
21%synergy
Sink into Stupor
24%inclusion145 decks592 decks
17%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
21%inclusion181 decks856 decks
19%synergy
Cavern of Souls
19%inclusion164 decks856 decks
11%synergy
Hedge Maze
18%inclusion139 decks771 decks
5%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
11%inclusion93 decks856 decks
-23%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
10%inclusion82 decks856 decks
7%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
9.5%inclusion81 decks856 decks
7%synergy
Shivan Reef
9.3%inclusion80 decks856 decks
-21%synergy
Commercial District
8.6%inclusion66 decks771 decks
-3%synergy
Thundering Falls
8.3%inclusion64 decks770 decks
-2%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
8.3%inclusion71 decks856 decks
1%synergy
Reflecting Pool
7.8%inclusion67 decks856 decks
0%synergy
Snow-Covered Forest
7.7%inclusion66 decks856 decks
5%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
7.7%inclusion66 decks856 decks
-33%synergy
Karplusan Forest
7.5%inclusion64 decks856 decks
-17%synergy
Prismatic Vista
7.2%inclusion62 decks856 decks
2%synergy
Sulfur Falls
6.9%inclusion59 decks856 decks
-31%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
5.5%inclusion47 decks856 decks
3%synergy
Starting Town
5.1%inclusion11 decks215 decks
4%synergy
Sundering Eruption
5.1%inclusion30 decks592 decks
3%synergy