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

Haldan, Avid Arcanist // Pako, Arcane Retriever
Rank #200
5decks
Background image for The Dog Commanders of Magic
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
Fae Flight
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
99%synergy
Memory Lapse
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
97%synergy
Aqueous Form
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
96%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
96%synergy
Explore
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
85%synergy
Spell Rupture
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
79%synergy
Sword Coast Sailor
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
79%synergy
Hunter's Insight
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
77%synergy
Summer Bloom
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
76%synergy
Decisive Denial
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
75%synergy
Top Cards
Growth Spiral
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
74%synergy
Rampant Growth
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
65%synergy
Gaea's Gift
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
75%synergy
Temur Battle Rage
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
75%synergy
Negate
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
64%synergy
Doc Aurlock, Grizzled Genius
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
72%synergy
Return to Nature
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
75%synergy
Cultivate
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
36%synergy
Game Changers
Narset, Parter of Veils
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Creatures
Etali, Primal Storm
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
28%synergy
The Thirteenth Doctor
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Orcish Lumberjack
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
36%synergy
Rashmi, Eternities Crafter
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Tatyova, Benthic Druid
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
High Fae Trickster
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Vorel of the Hull Clade
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Wayward Swordtooth
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Coiling Oracle
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Azusa, Lost but Seeking
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
10%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Wulfgar of Icewind Dale
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Dryad of the Ilysian Grove
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Mina and Denn, Wildborn
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Hypersonic Dragon
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
7%synergy
Niblis of Frost
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Diluvian Primordial
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Loot, Exuberant Explorer
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Instants
Chaos Warp
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
28%synergy
Harrow
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
48%synergy
You Come to a River
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
59%synergy
Veil of Secrecy
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
59%synergy
Collective Resistance
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
56%synergy
Overprotect
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
57%synergy
Royal Treatment
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
59%synergy
Brainstorm
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
25%synergy
You See a Guard Approach
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Siege Smash
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Reality Shift
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
27%synergy
Beast Within
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
1%synergy
Reclaim
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Resculpt
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Hinder
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Counterspell
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
8%synergy
Totally Lost
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
40%synergy
Auroral Procession
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
8%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Stubborn Denial
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Temur Charm
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Tyvar's Stand
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Defend the Rider
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Staggering Size
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Broken Wings
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Dispel
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Predator's Rapport
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Dreadmaw's Ire
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Aetherize
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Slip Out the Back
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Tale's End
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Wild Shape
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Vanishment
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Expel from Orazca
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Planar Genesis
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Bolt Bend
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Unsubstantiate
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Shore Up
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Bulk Up
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Sorceries
Chain Reaction
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
56%synergy
Slip Through Space
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
58%synergy
Enter the Enigma
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
56%synergy
Last Night Together
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Consuming Tide
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Farseek
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
-7%synergy
Growth Spasm
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Waltz of Rage
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Search for Tomorrow
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
36%synergy
Overpowering Attack
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Road // Ruin
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Dragonclaw Strike
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Chart a Course
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Scale the Heights
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Kodama's Reach
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-12%synergy
Temporal Spring
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Into the North
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Time Ebb
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Full Throttle
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Faithless Looting
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Enter the Unknown
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Distortion Strike
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Savage Twister
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Serum Visions
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Blasphemous Act
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-14%synergy
Broken Bond
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
11%synergy
Cleansing Wildfire
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Armed // Dangerous
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Preordain
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Artful Dodge
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Sundering Eruption
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Stump Stomp
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
58%synergy
Trailblazer's Boots
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Explorer's Scope
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
40%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Dragonfire Blade
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Psychic Paper
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Lightning Spear
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Leyline Axe
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Haunted Cloak
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
The Key to the Vault
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Gilded Pinions
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Key to the City
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Two-Handed Axe
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Ghirapur Orrery
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Sword of Vengeance
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Lantern of Insight
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Codex Shredder
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Enchantments
Utopia Sprawl
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
33%synergy
Omen of the Hunt
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
40%synergy
Wild Growth
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
30%synergy
Aboshan's Desire
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
40%synergy
Fertile Ground
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Overgrowth
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Aggravated Assault
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Blood Mist
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
The Lost and the Damned
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Bear Umbra
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Frantic Strength
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Canopy Cover
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Wilderness Reclamation
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Font of Fertility
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Lion Umbra
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Nature's Will
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Precognition Field
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Vessel of Volatility
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Cartouche of Strength
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Etali's Favor
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Planeswalkers
Domri, Anarch of Bolas
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
44%synergy
Kessig Wolf Run
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
26%synergy
Halimar Depths
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
10%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
7%synergy
Sol Ring
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
-3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
23%synergy
Commander's Sphere
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
11%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
4%synergy
Izzet Signet
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
9%synergy
Simic Signet
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
8%synergy
Pentad Prism
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
4%synergy
Gruul Signet
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Impulse
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
9%synergy
Exotic Orchard
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
44%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
8%synergy
Island
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
6%synergy
Forest
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
6%synergy
Frontier Bivouac
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
48%synergy
Sulfur Falls
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
42%synergy
Shivan Reef
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
29%synergy
Bountiful Landscape
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
26%synergy
Evolving Wilds
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
32%synergy
Cinder Glade
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
22%synergy
Temple of Mystery
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Path of Ancestry
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Thornwood Falls
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
33%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
0%synergy
Game Trail
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
7%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
3%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Myriad Landscape
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
9%synergy
Tanglepool Bridge
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
10%synergy
Temple of Abandon
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Snow-Covered Forest
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Gruul Turf
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
5%synergy
Rugged Highlands
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
10%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
2%synergy
Karplusan Forest
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-5%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Sundering Eruption
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Snow-Covered Mountain
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-7%synergy
Simic Guildgate
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Stump Stomp
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy