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

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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
Temporal Manipulation
93%inclusion13 decks14 decks
91%synergy
Time Warp
93%inclusion13 decks14 decks
90%synergy
Mystic Remora
100%inclusion14 decks14 decks
87%synergy
Veil of Summer
93%inclusion13 decks14 decks
86%synergy
Capture of Jingzhou
86%inclusion12 decks14 decks
85%synergy
Deflecting Swat
100%inclusion14 decks14 decks
82%synergy
Noxious Revival
93%inclusion13 decks14 decks
82%synergy
Force of Negation
86%inclusion12 decks14 decks
80%synergy
Swan Song
93%inclusion13 decks14 decks
79%synergy
Flusterstorm
86%inclusion12 decks14 decks
78%synergy
Top Cards
Wild Growth
86%inclusion12 decks14 decks
76%synergy
Mana Drain
86%inclusion12 decks14 decks
73%synergy
Birds of Paradise
86%inclusion12 decks14 decks
52%synergy
Exploration
79%inclusion11 decks14 decks
68%synergy
Carpet of Flowers
79%inclusion11 decks14 decks
74%synergy
The One Ring
79%inclusion11 decks14 decks
70%synergy
Stubborn Denial
79%inclusion11 decks14 decks
72%synergy
Brain Freeze
79%inclusion11 decks14 decks
72%synergy
Delighted Halfling
79%inclusion11 decks14 decks
63%synergy
Mental Misstep
71%inclusion10 decks14 decks
66%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
100%inclusion14 decks14 decks
80%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
100%inclusion14 decks14 decks
82%synergy
Chrome Mox
100%inclusion14 decks14 decks
92%synergy
Mox Diamond
100%inclusion14 decks14 decks
94%synergy
Underworld Breach
93%inclusion13 decks14 decks
85%synergy
Mana Vault
93%inclusion13 decks14 decks
85%synergy
Force of Will
93%inclusion13 decks14 decks
85%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
93%inclusion13 decks14 decks
70%synergy
Ancient Tomb
86%inclusion12 decks14 decks
75%synergy
Mystical Tutor
86%inclusion12 decks14 decks
74%synergy
Creatures
Tinder Wall
71%inclusion10 decks14 decks
66%synergy
Llanowar Elves
64%inclusion9 decks14 decks
50%synergy
Elvish Mystic
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
46%synergy
Fyndhorn Elves
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
37%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
29%synergy
Dockside Extortionist
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
33%synergy
Gilded Drake
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
34%synergy
Arbor Elf
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
26%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Orcish Lumberjack
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
20%synergy
Doc Aurlock, Grizzled Genius
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Bloom Tender
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
9%synergy
Elvish Spirit Guide
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
8%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Volatile Stormdrake
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Six
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Inti, Seneschal of the Sun
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Boreal Druid
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Eternal Witness
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-9%synergy
Seedborn Muse
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-1%synergy
Walking Ballista
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Moraug, Fury of Akoum
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Wandering Archaic
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Azusa, Lost but Seeking
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-3%synergy
Dosan the Falling Leaf
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Joraga Treespeaker
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Dryad of the Ilysian Grove
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-1%synergy
Wizards of Thay
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Faldorn, Dread Wolf Herald
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
1%synergy
Mina and Denn, Wildborn
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Crop Rotation
71%inclusion10 decks14 decks
60%synergy
Legolas's Quick Reflexes
71%inclusion10 decks14 decks
69%synergy
Pact of Negation
71%inclusion10 decks14 decks
65%synergy
Intuition
64%inclusion9 decks14 decks
63%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
64%inclusion9 decks14 decks
59%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
38%synergy
Misdirection
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
56%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
46%synergy
Dispel
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
40%synergy
Delay
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
34%synergy
Pyroblast
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
32%synergy
Decisive Denial
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
24%synergy
Brainstorm
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Seedtime
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
28%synergy
Lightning Bolt
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
18%synergy
Nature's Claim
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Memory Lapse
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
26%synergy
Spell Pierce
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
27%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Rending Volley
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
18%synergy
Trickbind
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Chain of Vapor
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
18%synergy
Force of Vigor
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
19%synergy
Nexus of Fate
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
19%synergy
Resculpt
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
19%synergy
You Come to a River
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
20%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
17%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
18%synergy
Abrade
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
16%synergy
Chaos Warp
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
-18%synergy
Heroic Intervention
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
-12%synergy
Temur Battle Rage
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
10%synergy
Chord of Calling
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Reclaim
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Alchemist's Retrieval
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Submerge
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Expel from Orazca
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
8%synergy
Hunter's Insight
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
11%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Sink into Stupor
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Great Train Heist
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Frantic Search
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-6%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
1%synergy
Retraction Helix
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Gaea's Gift
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Negate
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-9%synergy
Growth Spiral
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-19%synergy
Desperate Ritual
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Seasons Past
71%inclusion10 decks14 decks
71%synergy
Regrowth
71%inclusion10 decks14 decks
66%synergy
Gamble
64%inclusion9 decks14 decks
56%synergy
Jeska's Will
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
39%synergy
Personal Tutor
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
56%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
46%synergy
Nature's Lore
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
8%synergy
Three Visits
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
9%synergy
Seize the Day
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
33%synergy
Rolling Earthquake
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
36%synergy
Rite of Flame
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
33%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
27%synergy
Timetwister
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
28%synergy
Ponder
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Rampant Growth
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
-13%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
18%synergy
Summer Bloom
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
17%synergy
Solve the Equation
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
18%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
16%synergy
Windfall
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Preordain
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
8%synergy
Relentless Assault
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Brotherhood's End
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Overpowering Attack
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
World at War
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Kodama's Reach
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-25%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Consuming Tide
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Vandalblast
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-1%synergy
Anger of the Gods
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Fabricate
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Farseek
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-40%synergy
Temporal Mastery
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Blasphemous Act
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-27%synergy
Dream Cache
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Cultivate
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-37%synergy
Surge to Victory
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Explore
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-8%synergy
Transmute Artifact
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Portent
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Grapeshot
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Winged Boots
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
55%synergy
The Reaver Cleaver
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
27%synergy
Imposter Mech
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
28%synergy
Isochron Scepter
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
19%synergy
Lightning Greaves
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
-11%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Lavaspur Boots
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Sword of Wealth and Power
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Silver Shroud Costume
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Manifold Key
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Shadowspear
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Commander's Plate
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Utopia Sprawl
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
43%synergy
Sylvan Library
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
42%synergy
Counterbalance
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
28%synergy
Wilderness Reclamation
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
15%synergy
The Lost and the Damned
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
10%synergy
Aqueous Form
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
11%synergy
Bear Umbra
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
11%synergy
Song of Creation
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Copy Artifact
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Eel Umbra
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Alpha Authority
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Steal Enchantment
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Passionate Archaeologist
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Mirrormade
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Mirri's Guile
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Copy Enchantment
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Burgeoning
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Impact Tremors
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
0%synergy
Arboria
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Guild Artisan
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Security Bypass
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Confounding Conundrum
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Planeswalkers
Narset, Parter of Veils
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Minsc & Boo, Timeless Heroes
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Saheeli, Sublime Artificer
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Boseiju, Who Endures
71%inclusion10 decks14 decks
50%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
64%inclusion9 decks14 decks
59%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
64%inclusion9 decks14 decks
57%synergy
Mistrise Village
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
43%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
33%synergy
Kessig Wolf Run
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
22%synergy
Homeward Path
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
28%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
16%synergy
Urza's Saga
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
16%synergy
City of Traitors
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Wasteland
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Emergence Zone
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
11%synergy
Command Beacon
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
11%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Rogue's Passage
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
-2%synergy
Shifting Woodland
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
3%synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-9%synergy
Field of the Dead
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Strip Mine
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion14 decks14 decks
17%synergy
Lotus Petal
86%inclusion12 decks14 decks
75%synergy
Arcane Signet
79%inclusion11 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
79%inclusion11 decks14 decks
75%synergy
Grim Monolith
64%inclusion9 decks14 decks
63%synergy
Fellwar Stone
64%inclusion9 decks14 decks
47%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
48%synergy
Mana Crypt
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
40%synergy
Mox Opal
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
31%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Mox Amber
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Talisman of Impulse
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
0%synergy
Prismatic Lens
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion14 decks14 decks
9%synergy
Taiga
100%inclusion14 decks14 decks
85%synergy
Tropical Island
100%inclusion14 decks14 decks
85%synergy
Volcanic Island
100%inclusion14 decks14 decks
86%synergy
Scalding Tarn
100%inclusion14 decks14 decks
68%synergy
Misty Rainforest
93%inclusion13 decks14 decks
60%synergy
Stomping Ground
93%inclusion13 decks14 decks
47%synergy
Wooded Foothills
93%inclusion13 decks14 decks
59%synergy
Steam Vents
86%inclusion12 decks14 decks
42%synergy
Breeding Pool
86%inclusion12 decks14 decks
39%synergy
Mana Confluence
86%inclusion12 decks14 decks
75%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
79%inclusion11 decks14 decks
72%synergy
City of Brass
79%inclusion11 decks14 decks
68%synergy
Training Center
71%inclusion10 decks14 decks
41%synergy
Windswept Heath
64%inclusion9 decks14 decks
53%synergy
Arid Mesa
64%inclusion9 decks14 decks
56%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
64%inclusion9 decks14 decks
30%synergy
Flooded Strand
64%inclusion9 decks14 decks
53%synergy
Exotic Orchard
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
1%synergy
Island
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
-37%synergy
Polluted Delta
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
47%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
49%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
40%synergy
Forest
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
-44%synergy
Fiery Islet
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
23%synergy
Spire Garden
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
-1%synergy
Waterlogged Grove
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
22%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
27%synergy
Cavern of Souls
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Shivan Reef
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
-9%synergy
Ketria Triome
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
-20%synergy
Karplusan Forest
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
-3%synergy
Rockfall Vale
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
-16%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Mountain
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
-78%synergy
Flooded Grove
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
0%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Sink into Stupor
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Hedge Maze
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-5%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-10%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-27%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-14%synergy
Barkchannel Pathway
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
1%synergy
Reflecting Pool
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
0%synergy
Evolving Wilds
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-20%synergy
Grove of the Burnwillows
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Sheltered Thicket
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-2%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-20%synergy
Cinder Glade
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-34%synergy