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

Haldan, Avid Arcanist // Pako, Arcane Retriever
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Aug 29, 2025
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Mindbreak Trap
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
95%synergy
Force of Negation
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
94%synergy
Brain Freeze
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
93%synergy
Flusterstorm
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
92%synergy
Mystic Remora
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
87%synergy
Swan Song
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
86%synergy
Delighted Halfling
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
84%synergy
Carpet of Flowers
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
83%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
83%synergy
Mental Misstep
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
82%synergy
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Veil of Summer
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
80%synergy
The One Ring
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
80%synergy
Noxious Revival
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
76%synergy
Gamble
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
79%synergy
Deflecting Swat
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
69%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
66%synergy
Pact of Negation
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
81%synergy
Mystical Tutor
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
76%synergy
Exploration
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
65%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
56%synergy
Game Changers
Underworld Breach
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
92%synergy
Rhystic Study
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
81%synergy
Mana Vault
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
92%synergy
Force of Will
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
92%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
82%synergy
Chrome Mox
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
92%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
96%synergy
Mox Diamond
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
93%synergy
Grim Monolith
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
86%synergy
Ancient Tomb
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
77%synergy
Creatures
Tinder Wall
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
70%synergy
Birds of Paradise
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
28%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
56%synergy
Orcish Lumberjack
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
32%synergy
Elvish Spirit Guide
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
31%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Elvish Mystic
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
14%synergy
Arbor Elf
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Spellseeker
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Llanowar Elves
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Dockside Extortionist
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Fyndhorn Elves
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Traveling Chocobo
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Famished Worldsire
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
The Cabbage Merchant
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
High Fae Trickster
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Displacer Kitten
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Roaming Throne
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Aftermath Analyst
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Seedborn Muse
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Emrakul, the Promised End
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Tiller Engine
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Wandering Archaic
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Haywire Mite
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Gilded Drake
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Nissa, Resurgent Animist
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
0%synergy
Instants
Crop Rotation
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
63%synergy
Intuition
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
74%synergy
Legolas's Quick Reflexes
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
73%synergy
Stubborn Denial
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
56%synergy
Mana Drain
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
50%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
47%synergy
Brainstorm
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Lightning Bolt
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
27%synergy
Delay
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Misdirection
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Pyroblast
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Strix Serenade
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Pongify
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
13%synergy
Trickbind
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Chain of Vapor
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Dispel
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Impact Resonance
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Submerge
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Commandeer
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Stifle
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Worldly Tutor
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Auroral Procession
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Redirect Lightning
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Consign to Memory
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Gush
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Retraction Helix
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Decisive Denial
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Desperate Ritual
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Spell Snare
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Winds of Rebuke
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Nexus of Fate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Nature's Claim
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Reclaim
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Reap
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Resculpt
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Disperse
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Memory Lapse
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Unsubstantiate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Pyrokinesis
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Spell Pierce
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Realms Uncharted
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Snapback
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Sorceries
Jeska's Will
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
45%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
58%synergy
Temporal Manipulation
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
48%synergy
Capture of Jingzhou
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Personal Tutor
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Regrowth
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
45%synergy
Nature's Rhythm
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
33%synergy
Rite of Flame
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Time Warp
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Brotherhood's End
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Boomerang Basics
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Ponder
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Windfall
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Nature's Lore
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-9%synergy
Timetwister
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Will of the Sultai
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Stock Up
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Kodama's Reach
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-19%synergy
Three Visits
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-14%synergy
Seize the Day
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Neoform
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Farseek
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-35%synergy
Karn's Temporal Sundering
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Lórien Revealed
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Cave-In
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Rampant Growth
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-21%synergy
Cultivate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-30%synergy
Preordain
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Life from the Loam
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Scapeshift
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Strike It Rich
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Summer Bloom
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Winds of Change
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Sensei's Divining Top
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
45%synergy
Imposter Mech
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Manifold Key
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Shadowspear
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Winged Boots
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Uthros Research Craft
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Grinding Station
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Cursed Totem
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Torpor Orb
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Conqueror's Flail
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Lightning Greaves
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-12%synergy
Amulet of Vigor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Birthing Pod
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Enchantments
Counterbalance
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
50%synergy
Wild Growth
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
27%synergy
Sylvan Library
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
30%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Song of Creation
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Guild Artisan
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Dress Down
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Stormchaser's Talent
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Powerbalance
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Up the Beanstalk
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Trade Routes
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Curiosity
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Spelunking
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Aqueous Form
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Wilderness Reclamation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Mirri's Guile
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Copy Artifact
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Stranglehold
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Curse of Opulence
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Ophidian Eye
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Planeswalkers
Narset, Parter of Veils
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Minsc & Boo, Timeless Heroes
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Dack Fayden
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Karn, the Great Creator
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Utility Lands
Boseiju, Who Endures
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
66%synergy
Urza's Saga
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
57%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
44%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Shifting Woodland
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
36%synergy
Mistrise Village
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
23%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
32%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
30%synergy
The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Eden, Seat of the Sanctum
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Wasteland
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Lotus Field
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Echoing Deeps
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Arid Archway
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Vesuva
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Mirrorpool
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Crystal Vein
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Field of the Dead
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Homeward Path
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Strip Mine
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Barbarian Ring
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
City of Traitors
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Rogue's Passage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
28%synergy
Lotus Petal
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
89%synergy
Sol Ring
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Fellwar Stone
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
45%synergy
Mox Opal
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
58%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Mana Crypt
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Mox Amber
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Talisman of Impulse
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Misty Rainforest
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
66%synergy
Stomping Ground
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
53%synergy
Steam Vents
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
56%synergy
Breeding Pool
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
52%synergy
Taiga
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
85%synergy
Wooded Foothills
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
66%synergy
Tropical Island
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
85%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
93%synergy
Scalding Tarn
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
68%synergy
Polluted Delta
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
90%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
77%synergy
Volcanic Island
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
73%synergy
Mana Confluence
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
77%synergy
Flooded Strand
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
76%synergy
Windswept Heath
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
63%synergy
City of Brass
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
64%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
67%synergy
Exotic Orchard
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Island
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
-44%synergy
Arid Mesa
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
30%synergy
Training Center
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
30%synergy
Fiery Islet
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Mossfire Valley
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
15%synergy
Forest
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-70%synergy
Hedge Maze
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-9%synergy
Horizon of Progress
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-3%synergy
Spire Garden
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-16%synergy
Gruul Turf
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-2%synergy
Waterlogged Grove
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Cavern of Souls
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Mountain
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-80%synergy
Thundering Falls
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
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