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

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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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Explore
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
44%synergy
Temur Battle Rage
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
41%synergy
Road // Ruin
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
41%synergy
Memory Lapse
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
39%synergy
Gaea's Gift
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
38%synergy
Veil of Secrecy
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
37%synergy
Fae Flight
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
37%synergy
Fertile Ground
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
36%synergy
Search for Tomorrow
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
34%synergy
Decisive Denial
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
33%synergy
Top Cards
Rampant Growth
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Growth Spiral
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Negate
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
26%synergy
Cultivate
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
-4%synergy
Run Away Together
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
32%synergy
Doc Aurlock, Grizzled Genius
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
26%synergy
Wild Growth
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
27%synergy
Chain Reaction
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Growth Spasm
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Creatures
Surly Farrier
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Noggle Robber
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Great Forest Druid
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Dundoolin Weaver
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Orcish Lumberjack
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
K-9, Mark I
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Llanowar Elves
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Turtle-Seals
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Badgermole
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Turtle-Duck
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Frog-Squirrels
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Tatyova, Benthic Druid
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Moraug, Fury of Akoum
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Sage of the Beyond
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Niblis of Frost
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Sabotender
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Blazing Bomb
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Elder Pine of Jukai
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Oak Street Innkeeper
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Avenger of Zendikar
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Farhaven Elf
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Ilysian Caryatid
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
The Unspeakable
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
The Thirteenth Doctor
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Hana Kami
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Loam Dweller
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Port Razer
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Goblin Anarchomancer
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Callow Jushi
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Petalmane Baku
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Delighted Halfling
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-8%synergy
Savvy Trader
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Tinder Wall
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Dragoon's Wyvern
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Zell Dincht
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Temur Battlecrier
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-13%synergy
Jumbo Cactuar
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Origin of Metalbending
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
24%synergy
Swat Away
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Spell Rupture
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Hunter's Insight
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Harrow
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Unsubstantiate
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Temur Charm
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Charge Through
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Beast Within
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-16%synergy
Return to Nature
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
17%synergy
You Find the Villains' Lair
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Resculpt
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
19%synergy
You Come to a River
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Royal Treatment
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Magic Damper
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Chaos Warp
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-14%synergy
You See a Guard Approach
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Spring // Mind
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Reclaim
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Inscription of Abundance
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Collective Resistance
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Octopus Form
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Cycle of Renewal
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Heritage Reclamation
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
10%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Reality Shift
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-0%synergy
Wilt
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Wild Shape
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Planar Genesis
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Once and Future
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Choose Your Weapon
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Overprotect
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Refocus
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-5%synergy
Frantic Search
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-5%synergy
Evermind
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Heroic Intervention
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-18%synergy
Lightning Bolt
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-0%synergy
Sift Through Sands
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Krosan Grip
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Saw It Coming
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Sinister Sabotage
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Peer Through Depths
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Expel from Orazca
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Denial
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-7%synergy
Trash the Town
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Sink into Stupor
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Tend the Sprigs
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Kodama's Reach
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
-6%synergy
Stump Stomp
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Artful Dodge
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Consuming Tide
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Enter the Unknown
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Farseek
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-31%synergy
Ravenform
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Shared Roots
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
6%synergy
Vandalblast
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Enter the Enigma
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Experimental Overload
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Blasphemous Act
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-21%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Summer Bloom
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Broken Bond
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Sundering Eruption
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Breath of Darigaaz
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Slip Through Space
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Ranger's Path
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Seize the Day
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Curse of the Swine
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Tempt with Discovery
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Dire-Strain Rampage
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Eerie Procession
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Waltz of Rage
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Crack the Earth
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Migration Path
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Roamer's Routine
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Stalactite Dagger
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Rimefire Torque
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Explorer's Scope
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Lightning Spear
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Two-Handed Axe
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Mechanical Glider
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Psychic Paper
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Trailblazer's Boots
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-12%synergy
Haunted Cloak
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Smoke Bomb
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Lightning Greaves
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-17%synergy
Gilded Pinions
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Adaptive Training Post
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Aquitect's Defenses
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Noggle the Mind
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Aqueous Form
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Hunter's Talent
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Sword Coast Sailor
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Aboshan's Desire
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Overgrowth
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Arni Slays the Troll
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Omen of the Hunt
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Cartouche of Strength
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Exploration
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Flight
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Bear Umbra
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Song of Creation
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Font of Fertility
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Sleep Magic
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Fiery Inscription
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Protective Bubble
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Aggravated Assault
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
The Lost and the Damned
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Spelunking
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Wilderness Reclamation
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Careful Cultivation
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Weirding Wood
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Hardened Scales
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Vessel of Volatility
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Stolen Strategy
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Laboratory
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Sphere Grid
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Dragonback Assault
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
1%synergy
Roar of Endless Song
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Wingspan Stride
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Temple of the False God
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Kessig Wolf Run
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Hidden Nursery
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Hidden Volcano
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Hidden Cataract
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
-20%synergy
Arcane Signet
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
-22%synergy
Firdoch Core
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Commander's Sphere
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Simic Signet
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Gruul Signet
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Izzet Signet
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Sky Diamond
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Fire Diamond
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Fellwar Stone
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-5%synergy
Ether
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Blitzball
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Lantern of Revealing
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Moss Diamond
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Honored Heirloom
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Thran Dynamo
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Impulse
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-6%synergy
Lands
Forest
100%inclusion24 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Mountain
96%inclusion23 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Island
96%inclusion23 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
-33%synergy
Exotic Orchard
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
-10%synergy
Frontier Bivouac
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
-9%synergy
Evolving Wilds
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Scorched Geyser
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Cinder Glade
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
-8%synergy
Sodden Verdure
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Bountiful Landscape
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Opal Palace
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Thornwood Falls
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-14%synergy
Myriad Landscape
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Gruul Turf
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Stump Stomp
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Path of Ancestry
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-7%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Rugged Highlands
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Temple of Abandon
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Temple of Mystery
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-27%synergy
Rootbound Crag
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-23%synergy
Mossfire Valley
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Stomping Ground
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-35%synergy
Breeding Pool
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-36%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Sulfur Falls
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-28%synergy
Ketria Triome
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-28%synergy
Thriving Grove
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Sundering Eruption
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Flooded Grove
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Blighted Woodland
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Misty Rainforest
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-25%synergy
Shivan Reef
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-24%synergy
Steam Vents
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-36%synergy
Taiga
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-7%synergy
Rockfall Vale
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-23%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-13%synergy
Tangled Islet
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Wooded Foothills
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-26%synergy
Thriving Isle
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Sink into Stupor
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Karplusan Forest
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-19%synergy