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

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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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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Spell Rupture
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
77%synergy
Memory Lapse
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
75%synergy
Consuming Tide
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
65%synergy
Return to Nature
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
62%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
59%synergy
Veil of Secrecy
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
55%synergy
Unsubstantiate
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
55%synergy
Sword Coast Sailor
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
55%synergy
Aqueous Form
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
52%synergy
Explore
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
52%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
34%synergy
Chain Reaction
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
51%synergy
Gaea's Gift
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
51%synergy
Temur Battle Rage
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
51%synergy
Negate
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
39%synergy
Growth Spiral
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Cultivate
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Fae Flight
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Slip Through Space
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
43%synergy
Decisive Denial
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
40%synergy
Game Changers
Seedborn Muse
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Creatures
K-9, Mark I
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
43%synergy
Doc Aurlock, Grizzled Genius
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
35%synergy
Tatyova, Benthic Druid
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
25%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Faldorn, Dread Wolf Herald
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
27%synergy
Tinder Wall
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
28%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Starwinder
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Wayward Swordtooth
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Llanowar Elves
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Mina and Denn, Wildborn
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Tireless Tracker
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Niblis of Frost
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Agonasaur Rex
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
High Fae Trickster
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Highspire Bell-Ringer
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Arbor Adherent
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Enduring Courage
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Lightshell Duo
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Loot, Exuberant Explorer
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Savvy Trader
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Mocking Sprite
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Rashmi, Eternities Crafter
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
0%synergy
Elvish Aberration
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Oak Street Innkeeper
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Mizzix, Replica Rider
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Gyre Engineer
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Wizened Snitches
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Rampaging Baloths
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Boreal Druid
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Orcish Lumberjack
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Priest of Titania
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Llanowar Scout
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Elvish Mystic
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
0%synergy
Arbor Elf
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Tanuki Transplanter
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Ian Malcolm, Chaotician
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Komainu Battle Armor
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Scholar of the Lost Trove
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Ilysian Caryatid
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Generator Servant
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Azusa, Lost but Seeking
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Hedron Crab
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Slinn Voda, the Rising Deep
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Roil Elemental
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Walking Atlas
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Overprotect
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
47%synergy
Stubborn Denial
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
38%synergy
You Come to a River
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
43%synergy
Hunter's Insight
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
41%synergy
Run Away Together
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Siege Smash
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Harrow
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Reality Shift
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Charge Through
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Beast Within
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-5%synergy
Wilt
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Reclaim
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Aetherize
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Resculpt
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Slip Out the Back
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Expel from Orazca
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Biosynthic Burst
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Blitzball Shot
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Chaos Warp
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-10%synergy
Brainstorm
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
7%synergy
You Find the Villains' Lair
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Tyvar's Stand
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Wild Shape
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Choose Your Weapon
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Bolt Bend
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Simic Charm
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Hinder
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Once and Future
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Abrade
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Auroral Procession
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Bestow Greatness
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Planar Genesis
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Collective Resistance
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Long River's Pull
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Great Train Heist
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Veil of Summer
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-1%synergy
Deprive
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Collision // Colossus
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Jaheira's Respite
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-8%synergy
Fog
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Starstorm
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Incubation // Incongruity
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Plasm Capture
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Temur Charm
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Fact or Fiction
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
You See a Guard Approach
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Sorceries
Stump Stomp
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
45%synergy
Rampant Growth
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Summer Bloom
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
40%synergy
Temporal Spring
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Viewpoint Synchronization
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Farseek
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-14%synergy
Enter the Enigma
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Blasphemous Act
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
0%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Preordain
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
27%synergy
Artful Dodge
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Sundering Eruption
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Road // Ruin
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Orbital Plunge
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Kodama's Reach
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-10%synergy
Dire-Strain Rampage
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Urban Evolution
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Relentless Assault
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Full Throttle
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Waltz of Rage
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Fangs of Kalonia
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Overpowering Attack
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Eagle Vision
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Ponder
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Chart a Course
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Last Night Together
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Scale the Heights
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Breath of Darigaaz
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Plow Under
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Gelatinous Genesis
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Into the North
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Disaster Radius
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Rush of Knowledge
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Primal Command
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Faithless Looting
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Devastation Tide
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Enter the Unknown
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Distortion Strike
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Savage Twister
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Serum Visions
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Grow from the Ashes
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Mists of Lórien
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Mass Manipulation
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Growth Spasm
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Finale of Revelation
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Experimental Overload
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Nature's Lore
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-24%synergy
Harmonize
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Spear
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Winged Boots
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Psychic Paper
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Two-Handed Axe
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Leyline Axe
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Wishing Well
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Smoke Bomb
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Unstable Amulet
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
O-Naginata
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Mirror Shield
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Trailblazer's Boots
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Haunted Cloak
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Gilded Pinions
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Wand of Denial
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Explorer's Scope
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Lantern of Insight
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Codex Shredder
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Enchantments
Wild Growth
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
34%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
26%synergy
The Lost and the Damned
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Hunter's Talent
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Cartouche of Strength
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Bear Umbra
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Canopy Cover
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Wilderness Reclamation
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Arni Slays the Troll
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Font of Fertility
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Aboshan's Desire
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Vessel of Volatility
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Fertile Ground
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Propaganda
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Charred Foyer // Warped Space
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Artist's Talent
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Case of the Locked Hothouse
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Trade Routes
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Protective Bubble
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Drake Umbra
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Zephid's Embrace
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Audacity
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Omen of the Hunt
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Bard Class
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Rites of Flourishing
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Careful Cultivation
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Mana Reflection
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Zendikar's Roil
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Guild Artisan
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Retreat to Coralhelm
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Control Magic
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Druid Class
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Combat Research
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Planeswalkers
Mordenkainen
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Saheeli, Sublime Artificer
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Jiang Yanggu
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
40%synergy
Kessig Wolf Run
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Restless Spire
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Halimar Depths
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Skarrg, the Rage Pits
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Reliquary Tower
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-19%synergy
Temple of the False God
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Bonders' Enclave
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
-5%synergy
Arcane Signet
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
-6%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
28%synergy
Talisman of Impulse
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Commander's Sphere
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Fellwar Stone
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Bandit's Haul
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Replicating Ring
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Izzet Signet
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
0%synergy
Hedron Archive
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Simic Signet
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
0%synergy
Victory Chimes
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Gruul Signet
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Island
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Forest
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
-2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Evolving Wilds
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
50%synergy
Frontier Bivouac
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
26%synergy
Sulfur Falls
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Bountiful Landscape
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Stump Stomp
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
45%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
27%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Temple of Mystery
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
24%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Shivan Reef
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Temple of Abandon
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
24%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Opal Palace
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
28%synergy
Path of Ancestry
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Sundering Eruption
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Cinder Glade
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-8%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-7%synergy
Game Trail
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
13%synergy
Ash Barrens
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Gruul Turf
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Rugged Highlands
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Karplusan Forest
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-3%synergy
Thornwood Falls
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Blighted Woodland
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Rockfall Vale
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-20%synergy
Quandrix Campus
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-3%synergy
Mossfire Valley
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
0%synergy
Tanglepool Bridge
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Snow-Covered Forest
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Thriving Isle
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Promising Vein
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Rootbound Crag
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-26%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Snow-Covered Mountain
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Uncharted Haven
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Gruul Guildgate
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy