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

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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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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Jeska's Will
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
49%synergy
Mystical Tutor
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
21%synergy
Creatures
Doc Aurlock, Grizzled Genius
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
59%synergy
The Thirteenth Doctor
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
K-9, Mark I
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Arbor Elf
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Storm, Force of Nature
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
23%synergy
Stella Lee, Wild Card
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Birds of Paradise
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-1%synergy
Bria, Riptide Rogue
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Fyndhorn Elves
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Instants
Temur Battle Rage
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
95%synergy
Negate
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
84%synergy
Memory Lapse
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
97%synergy
Royal Treatment
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
99%synergy
Gaea's Gift
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
62%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
63%synergy
Reclaim
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
64%synergy
Slip Out the Back
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
62%synergy
Noxious Revival
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
55%synergy
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
60%synergy
Bolt Bend
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
64%synergy
Counterspell
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
34%synergy
Chaos Warp
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
1%synergy
Jaheira's Respite
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Fling
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Decisive Denial
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Growth Spiral
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
7%synergy
Brainstorm
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
18%synergy
Weather the Storm
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Stubborn Denial
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Temur Charm
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Ripples of Potential
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Ram Through
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Unleash Fury
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Legolas's Quick Reflexes
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Soul's Fire
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Ranger's Guile
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Nature's Claim
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Harrow
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
21%synergy
Aetherize
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Foil
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Resculpt
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Berserk
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Filter Out
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Swan Song
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
20%synergy
Spell Rupture
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Twinferno
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
You Come to a River
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Inscription of Abundance
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Expel from Orazca
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Wizard's Retort
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Collective Resistance
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Overprotect
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Shore Up
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Hunter's Insight
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Obscuring Haze
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Leap
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Sorceries
Three Visits
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
40%synergy
Crash Through
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
66%synergy
Farseek
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
20%synergy
Nature's Lore
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Rampant Growth
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Explore
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
52%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
59%synergy
Chain Reaction
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Traverse the Outlands
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Kodama's Reach
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
1%synergy
Temporal Spring
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Consuming Tide
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Slip Through Space
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Seize the Day
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Enter the Unknown
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Growth Spasm
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Blasphemous Act
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-1%synergy
Titania's Command
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Chatterstorm
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Broken Bond
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Capture of Jingzhou
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Cultivate
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-11%synergy
Personal Tutor
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Search for Tomorrow
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Explosive Vegetation
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Preordain
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Artful Dodge
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Seasons Past
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Expressive Iteration
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Sundering Eruption
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Time Warp
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Relentless Assault
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Overpowering Attack
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Summer Bloom
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Portent
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Stump Stomp
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Earth Crystal
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
47%synergy
The Ozolith
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Winged Boots
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
8%synergy
Lightning Greaves
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
8%synergy
Basilisk Collar
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Enchantments
Wild Growth
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
90%synergy
Aqueous Form
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
63%synergy
Wilderness Reclamation
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
61%synergy
Fertile Ground
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
65%synergy
Sphere Grid
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Exploration
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
23%synergy
The Lost and the Damned
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Primal Empathy
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Branching Evolution
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Omen of the Hunt
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Sword Coast Sailor
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Font of Fertility
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Mystic Remora
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
20%synergy
Sylvan Library
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Rancor
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Hunter's Talent
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Druid Class
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Stratus Walk
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
51%synergy
Hall of Storm Giants
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Kessig Wolf Run
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
19%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
16%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-40%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
17%synergy
Simic Signet
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
22%synergy
Sol Ring
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-49%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
17%synergy
Fellwar Stone
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
16%synergy
Talisman of Impulse
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
19%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
8%synergy
Island
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
6%synergy
Forest
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
6%synergy
Command Tower
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
-25%synergy
Shivan Reef
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
36%synergy
Rockfall Vale
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
36%synergy
Exotic Orchard
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
11%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Spire Garden
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
37%synergy
Sulfur Falls
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
59%synergy
Frontier Bivouac
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
15%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Fiery Islet
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Stomping Ground
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-13%synergy
Steam Vents
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-10%synergy
Bountiful Landscape
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
10%synergy
Tangled Islet
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Wooded Foothills
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
0%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Botanical Sanctum
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Rootbound Crag
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-3%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Copperline Gorge
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Sundering Eruption
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-2%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
6%synergy
Cinder Glade
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-8%synergy
Training Center
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
3%synergy
Thornspire Verge
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
25%synergy
Stump Stomp
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy