Haldan, Avid Arcanist // Pako, Arcane Retriever (Commander) - Upgraded Extra Combats

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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
Hexing Squelcher
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Memory Lapse
78%inclusion21 decks27 decks
75%synergy
Seize the Day
70%inclusion19 decks27 decks
67%synergy
Aqueous Form
70%inclusion19 decks27 decks
67%synergy
Bear Umbra
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
63%synergy
Relentless Assault
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
58%synergy
Doc Aurlock, Grizzled Genius
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
55%synergy
Explore
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
48%synergy
Aggravated Assault
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
48%synergy
Rogue's Passage
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
47%synergy
Brainstorm
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
45%synergy
Top Cards
Nature's Lore
74%inclusion20 decks27 decks
40%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
44%synergy
Farseek
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Three Visits
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
33%synergy
Growth Spiral
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
34%synergy
Cultivate
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Rampant Growth
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Noxious Revival
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
44%synergy
Chaos Warp
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Counterspell
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
23%synergy
Jeska's Will
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Mystical Tutor
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Ancient Tomb
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Field of the Dead
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Seedborn Muse
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Rhystic Study
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-8%synergy
Mana Vault
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Underworld Breach
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Creatures
Birds of Paradise
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Azusa, Lost but Seeking
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
27%synergy
Mina and Denn, Wildborn
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
29%synergy
Moraug, Fury of Akoum
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
26%synergy
Delighted Halfling
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Elvish Mystic
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Wulfgar of Icewind Dale
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Faldorn, Dread Wolf Herald
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Guardian Augmenter
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Karlach, Fury of Avernus
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Tatyova, Benthic Druid
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Keeper of Secrets
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Herald of Secret Streams
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Llanowar Elves
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Oracle of Mul Daya
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Etali, Primal Conqueror
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Nalfeshnee
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Dryad of the Ilysian Grove
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Anzrag, the Quake-Mole
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Spark Double
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Wild-Magic Sorcerer
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Tinder Wall
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Professional Face-Breaker
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Orcish Lumberjack
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Arbor Elf
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Akki Battle Squad
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Fanatic of Rhonas
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Plargg and Nassari
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Tireless Provisioner
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Kodama of the West Tree
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Fyndhorn Elves
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-5%synergy
Goblin Anarchomancer
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-4%synergy
Trinket Mage
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Toph, Hardheaded Teacher
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Instants
Beast Within
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Heroic Intervention
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Slip Out the Back
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
40%synergy
Gaea's Gift
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
36%synergy
Temur Battle Rage
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
36%synergy
Stubborn Denial
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
34%synergy
Reclaim
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
38%synergy
Expel from Orazca
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
39%synergy
Negate
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Deflecting Swat
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
31%synergy
Swan Song
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Reality Shift
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Overprotect
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
27%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Decisive Denial
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Tyvar's Stand
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Nature's Claim
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Harrow
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Denial
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Hinder
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
25%synergy
Pongify
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Savage Beating
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Sink into Stupor
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Collective Resistance
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
18%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Entish Restoration
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Mana Drain
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
6%synergy
You Come to a River
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Hunter's Insight
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Veil of Summer
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Return the Favor
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Great Train Heist
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Bolt Bend
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Abrade
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
9%synergy
The Last Agni Kai
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
11%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Invert Polarity
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Dispel
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Flusterstorm
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Delay
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Obscuring Haze
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Narset's Reversal
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Magic Damper
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-5%synergy
Sorceries
Blasphemous Act
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Summer Bloom
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
36%synergy
Ponder
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
28%synergy
Kodama's Reach
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
30%synergy
Full Throttle
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
31%synergy
Overpowering Attack
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
31%synergy
Temporal Spring
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
29%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Slip Through Space
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Vandalblast
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Personal Tutor
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Preordain
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
12%synergy
World at War
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Escape to the Wilds
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Temporal Manipulation
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Broken Bond
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Urban Evolution
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Sundering Eruption
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Portent
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Stump Stomp
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Shared Roots
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Chain Reaction
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Consuming Tide
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Distortion Strike
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Temporal Mastery
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Explosive Vegetation
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Seasons Past
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Time Warp
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Regrowth
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Windfall
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Hull Breach
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Curse of the Swine
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Mists of Lórien
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Enter the Enigma
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Waltz of Rage
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Capture of Jingzhou
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Search for Tomorrow
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Gamble
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Geyser
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
See the Truth
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Migration Path
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Winged Boots
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
39%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
39%synergy
The Reaver Cleaver
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
28%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Lightning Greaves
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Shadowspear
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Trailblazer's Boots
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Two-Handed Axe
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Psychic Paper
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
The Ozolith
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Helm of the Host
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Key to the City
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Silver Shroud Costume
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Sword of Forge and Frontier
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Sword of the Animist
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Mithril Coat
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Prowler's Helm
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Vedalken Orrery
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Scroll Rack
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Wand of Wonder
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Sword of Hearth and Home
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Dolmen Gate
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Peter Parker's Camera
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Wild Growth
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
34%synergy
Exploration
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
27%synergy
Passionate Archaeologist
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
32%synergy
Wilderness Reclamation
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
31%synergy
The Lost and the Damned
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
29%synergy
Mystic Remora
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Rancor
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Terrasymbiosis
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
16%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Sword Coast Sailor
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Font of Magic
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Sylvan Library
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Fortune Teller's Talent
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Carpet of Flowers
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Canopy Cover
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Precognition Field
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Temur Ascendancy
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-17%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-19%synergy
Song of Creation
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Mirrormade
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Mirri's Guile
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Hadana's Climb
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Guild Artisan
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Vanishing
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Fertile Ground
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Psychic Surgery
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Super State
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Pain for All
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Oko, Thief of Crowns
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Utility Lands
Kessig Wolf Run
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
38%synergy
Mistrise Village
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Halimar Depths
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Command Beacon
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Reliquary Tower
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-15%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Temple of the False God
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-6%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
93%inclusion25 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Signet
85%inclusion23 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Fellwar Stone
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
23%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Talisman of Impulse
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Simic Signet
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Izzet Signet
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Gruul Signet
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Lotus Petal
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Herd Heirloom
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Thran Dynamo
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Mind Stone
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Interdimensional Web Watch
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
1%synergy
All-Fates Scroll
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion27 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion27 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Island
100%inclusion27 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Forest
96%inclusion26 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Stomping Ground
81%inclusion22 decks27 decks
35%synergy
Exotic Orchard
74%inclusion20 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Steam Vents
70%inclusion19 decks27 decks
27%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
70%inclusion19 decks27 decks
36%synergy
Breeding Pool
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
25%synergy
Frontier Bivouac
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Ketria Triome
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Karplusan Forest
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
30%synergy
Rootbound Crag
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Shivan Reef
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Spire Garden
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Cinder Glade
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Rockfall Vale
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Training Center
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Wooded Foothills
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Scalding Tarn
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
30%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Misty Rainforest
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Bountiful Landscape
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Sulfur Falls
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
-6%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Gruul Turf
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Fabled Passage
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Sink into Stupor
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Windswept Heath
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Waterlogged Grove
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Myriad Landscape
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Temple of Mystery
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-5%synergy
Commercial District
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-13%synergy
Sundering Eruption
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Hedge Maze
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Stump Stomp
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Fiery Islet
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Mossfire Valley
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Temple of Abandon
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-8%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Snow-Covered Forest
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy