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

Haldan, Avid Arcanist // Pako, Arcane Retriever
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Owain Roberts
Aug 29, 2025
Owain Roberts
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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Boomerang Basics
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
11%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Redirect Lightning
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
3%synergy
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Noxious Revival
64%inclusion67 decks104 decks
53%synergy
Memory Lapse
53%inclusion55 decks104 decks
50%synergy
Mystic Remora
60%inclusion62 decks104 decks
47%synergy
Winged Boots
48%inclusion50 decks104 decks
46%synergy
Exploration
55%inclusion57 decks104 decks
44%synergy
Stubborn Denial
48%inclusion50 decks104 decks
41%synergy
Temporal Manipulation
42%inclusion44 decks104 decks
40%synergy
Swan Song
54%inclusion56 decks104 decks
40%synergy
Regrowth
44%inclusion46 decks104 decks
39%synergy
Veil of Summer
46%inclusion48 decks104 decks
39%synergy
Top Cards
Deflecting Swat
55%inclusion57 decks104 decks
37%synergy
Nature's Lore
54%inclusion56 decks104 decks
19%synergy
Brainstorm
53%inclusion55 decks104 decks
38%synergy
Birds of Paradise
51%inclusion53 decks104 decks
17%synergy
Wild Growth
49%inclusion51 decks104 decks
39%synergy
Mana Drain
46%inclusion48 decks104 decks
34%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
45%inclusion47 decks104 decks
27%synergy
Delighted Halfling
44%inclusion46 decks104 decks
28%synergy
Explore
42%inclusion44 decks104 decks
27%synergy
Tinder Wall
42%inclusion44 decks104 decks
37%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
60%inclusion62 decks104 decks
40%synergy
Mystical Tutor
58%inclusion60 decks104 decks
46%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
55%inclusion57 decks104 decks
36%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
53%inclusion55 decks104 decks
30%synergy
Ancient Tomb
44%inclusion46 decks104 decks
33%synergy
Force of Will
43%inclusion45 decks104 decks
35%synergy
Mana Vault
42%inclusion44 decks104 decks
35%synergy
Underworld Breach
39%inclusion41 decks104 decks
31%synergy
Jeska's Will
38%inclusion40 decks104 decks
20%synergy
Gamble
38%inclusion40 decks104 decks
30%synergy
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Llanowar Elves
36%inclusion37 decks104 decks
21%synergy
Fyndhorn Elves
30%inclusion31 decks104 decks
24%synergy
Elvish Mystic
29%inclusion30 decks104 decks
18%synergy
Doc Aurlock, Grizzled Genius
29%inclusion25 decks87 decks
21%synergy
Moraug, Fury of Akoum
18%inclusion19 decks104 decks
15%synergy
Arbor Elf
17%inclusion18 decks104 decks
15%synergy
Azusa, Lost but Seeking
16%inclusion17 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Dockside Extortionist
16%inclusion17 decks104 decks
13%synergy
Orcish Lumberjack
14%inclusion15 decks104 decks
13%synergy
Seedborn Muse
14%inclusion15 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Gilded Drake
13%inclusion14 decks104 decks
12%synergy
Elvish Spirit Guide
13%inclusion13 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
12%inclusion12 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Joraga Treespeaker
12%inclusion12 decks104 decks
11%synergy
Mina and Denn, Wildborn
12%inclusion12 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Bloom Tender
11%inclusion11 decks104 decks
1%synergy
Dryad of the Ilysian Grove
10%inclusion10 decks104 decks
2%synergy
Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar
10%inclusion10 decks104 decks
8%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
-3%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
2%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Fanatic of Rhonas
7.8%inclusion6 decks77 decks
-2%synergy
Faldorn, Dread Wolf Herald
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
1%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
3%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Boreal Druid
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
-2%synergy
Wulfgar of Icewind Dale
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Niblis of Frost
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Tatyova, Benthic Druid
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
-2%synergy
K-9, Mark I
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
4%synergy
Ilysian Caryatid
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
2%synergy
Oracle of Mul Daya
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
0%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
5.2%inclusion4 decks77 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Flusterstorm
38%inclusion39 decks104 decks
30%synergy
Crop Rotation
38%inclusion39 decks104 decks
26%synergy
Decisive Denial
37%inclusion38 decks104 decks
32%synergy
Force of Negation
37%inclusion38 decks104 decks
30%synergy
Counterspell
36%inclusion37 decks104 decks
3%synergy
Beast Within
35%inclusion36 decks104 decks
-4%synergy
Mental Misstep
34%inclusion35 decks104 decks
28%synergy
You Come to a River
33%inclusion34 decks104 decks
32%synergy
Growth Spiral
32%inclusion33 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Temur Battle Rage
31%inclusion32 decks104 decks
26%synergy
Negate
31%inclusion32 decks104 decks
15%synergy
Expel from Orazca
30%inclusion31 decks104 decks
28%synergy
Nature's Claim
29%inclusion30 decks104 decks
22%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
28%inclusion29 decks104 decks
23%synergy
Brain Freeze
27%inclusion28 decks104 decks
21%synergy
Legolas's Quick Reflexes
27%inclusion28 decks104 decks
25%synergy
Reclaim
27%inclusion28 decks104 decks
25%synergy
Dispel
27%inclusion28 decks104 decks
24%synergy
Resculpt
27%inclusion28 decks104 decks
24%synergy
Pact of Negation
27%inclusion28 decks104 decks
21%synergy
Delay
26%inclusion27 decks104 decks
25%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
26%inclusion27 decks104 decks
22%synergy
Gaea's Gift
23%inclusion24 decks104 decks
18%synergy
Lightning Bolt
23%inclusion24 decks104 decks
12%synergy
Chaos Warp
23%inclusion24 decks104 decks
-9%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
22%inclusion23 decks104 decks
19%synergy
Intuition
20%inclusion21 decks104 decks
19%synergy
Heroic Intervention
19%inclusion20 decks104 decks
-7%synergy
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
19%inclusion20 decks104 decks
13%synergy
Spell Pierce
19%inclusion20 decks104 decks
17%synergy
Hunter's Insight
18%inclusion19 decks104 decks
15%synergy
Abrade
17%inclusion18 decks104 decks
12%synergy
Harrow
17%inclusion18 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Sink into Stupor
17%inclusion13 decks78 decks
9%synergy
Chain of Vapor
16%inclusion17 decks104 decks
13%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
15%inclusion16 decks104 decks
12%synergy
Misdirection
15%inclusion16 decks104 decks
15%synergy
Auroral Procession
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
11%synergy
Pongify
14%inclusion15 decks104 decks
3%synergy
Pyroblast
14%inclusion15 decks104 decks
11%synergy
Return to Nature
14%inclusion15 decks104 decks
9%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
10%synergy
Nexus of Fate
13%inclusion14 decks104 decks
11%synergy
Reality Shift
13%inclusion14 decks104 decks
1%synergy
Slip Out the Back
13%inclusion14 decks104 decks
9%synergy
Bolt Bend
13%inclusion14 decks104 decks
10%synergy
Snap
13%inclusion13 decks104 decks
1%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
13%inclusion13 decks104 decks
10%synergy
Submerge
13%inclusion13 decks104 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Denial
12%inclusion12 decks104 decks
-4%synergy
Sorceries
Three Visits
39%inclusion41 decks104 decks
13%synergy
Time Warp
39%inclusion41 decks104 decks
37%synergy
Ponder
38%inclusion39 decks104 decks
28%synergy
Rampant Growth
38%inclusion39 decks104 decks
3%synergy
Farseek
37%inclusion38 decks104 decks
-11%synergy
Seize the Day
37%inclusion38 decks104 decks
33%synergy
Capture of Jingzhou
36%inclusion37 decks104 decks
34%synergy
Personal Tutor
36%inclusion37 decks104 decks
34%synergy
Seasons Past
33%inclusion34 decks104 decks
32%synergy
Cultivate
27%inclusion28 decks104 decks
-17%synergy
Summer Bloom
27%inclusion28 decks104 decks
23%synergy
Solve the Equation
27%inclusion28 decks104 decks
24%synergy
Blasphemous Act
27%inclusion28 decks104 decks
-7%synergy
Preordain
21%inclusion22 decks104 decks
15%synergy
Consuming Tide
18%inclusion19 decks104 decks
17%synergy
Relentless Assault
18%inclusion19 decks104 decks
16%synergy
Sundering Eruption
17%inclusion13 decks78 decks
15%synergy
Stump Stomp
16%inclusion12 decks77 decks
11%synergy
Chain Reaction
15%inclusion16 decks104 decks
11%synergy
Windfall
15%inclusion16 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Temporal Spring
15%inclusion16 decks104 decks
14%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
15%inclusion16 decks104 decks
10%synergy
Kodama's Reach
14%inclusion15 decks104 decks
-18%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
14%inclusion15 decks104 decks
13%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
14%inclusion15 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Rite of Flame
14%inclusion15 decks104 decks
11%synergy
Slip Through Space
11%inclusion11 decks104 decks
9%synergy
Vandalblast
11%inclusion11 decks104 decks
2%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
11%inclusion11 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Brotherhood's End
11%inclusion11 decks104 decks
10%synergy
Search for Tomorrow
10%inclusion10 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Serum Visions
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Overpowering Attack
7.9%inclusion6 decks76 decks
5%synergy
Stock Up
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Rolling Earthquake
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
8%synergy
Temporal Mastery
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Artful Dodge
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Ravenform
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
6%synergy
World at War
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Dire-Strain Rampage
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
-3%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
4%synergy
Anger of the Gods
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Escape to the Wilds
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
3%synergy
Urban Evolution
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
4%synergy
Road // Ruin
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
6.5%inclusion5 decks77 decks
3%synergy
Breath of Darigaaz
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Full Throttle
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Expressive Iteration
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The One Ring
33%inclusion34 decks104 decks
24%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
20%inclusion21 decks104 decks
15%synergy
Lightning Greaves
18%inclusion19 decks104 decks
-7%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
16%inclusion17 decks104 decks
-9%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
13%inclusion14 decks104 decks
12%synergy
Imposter Mech
13%inclusion14 decks104 decks
13%synergy
Shadowspear
13%inclusion14 decks104 decks
11%synergy
The Reaver Cleaver
13%inclusion13 decks104 decks
11%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
9.2%inclusion7 decks76 decks
8%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Manifold Key
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Two-Handed Axe
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Cursed Totem
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
8%synergy
Conqueror's Flail
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Key to the City
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Vedalken Orrery
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Scroll Rack
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Lightning Spear
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Torpor Orb
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Isochron Scepter
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Utopia Sprawl
39%inclusion41 decks104 decks
32%synergy
Sylvan Library
38%inclusion40 decks104 decks
31%synergy
Aqueous Form
38%inclusion40 decks104 decks
35%synergy
Carpet of Flowers
36%inclusion37 decks104 decks
31%synergy
Wilderness Reclamation
27%inclusion28 decks104 decks
21%synergy
Terrasymbiosis
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Bear Umbra
21%inclusion22 decks104 decks
18%synergy
Aggravated Assault
19%inclusion20 decks104 decks
16%synergy
The Lost and the Damned
15%inclusion16 decks104 decks
11%synergy
Passionate Archaeologist
15%inclusion16 decks104 decks
10%synergy
Counterbalance
14%inclusion15 decks104 decks
14%synergy
Sword Coast Sailor
13%inclusion13 decks104 decks
12%synergy
Powerbalance
12%inclusion9 decks78 decks
10%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
12%inclusion12 decks104 decks
9%synergy
Guild Artisan
11%inclusion11 decks104 decks
10%synergy
Fertile Ground
10%inclusion10 decks104 decks
8%synergy
Song of Creation
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
0%synergy
Aboshan's Desire
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
8%synergy
Super State
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Rancor
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Dress Down
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Mirrormade
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Fae Flight
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Case of the Locked Hothouse
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Mirri's Guile
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Kenrith's Transformation
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
4%synergy
Canopy Cover
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Glacierwood Siege
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Narset, Parter of Veils
14%inclusion15 decks104 decks
13%synergy
Oko, Thief of Crowns
14%inclusion15 decks104 decks
11%synergy
Dack Fayden
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Boseiju, Who Endures
44%inclusion46 decks104 decks
23%synergy
Rogue's Passage
43%inclusion45 decks104 decks
27%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
40%inclusion42 decks104 decks
23%synergy
Kessig Wolf Run
39%inclusion41 decks104 decks
25%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
34%inclusion35 decks104 decks
28%synergy
Mistrise Village
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Saga
18%inclusion19 decks104 decks
13%synergy
Homeward Path
16%inclusion17 decks104 decks
15%synergy
Shifting Woodland
16%inclusion12 decks77 decks
8%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
14%inclusion15 decks104 decks
9%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
13%inclusion13 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
13%inclusion13 decks104 decks
-3%synergy
Multiversal Passage
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
10%synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
10%inclusion10 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Command Beacon
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Halimar Depths
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Field of the Dead
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
3%synergy
Reliquary Tower
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
-24%synergy
Emergence Zone
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
2%synergy
Skarrg, the Rage Pits
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
92%inclusion96 decks104 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Signet
89%inclusion93 decks104 decks
17%synergy
Fellwar Stone
50%inclusion52 decks104 decks
33%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
48%inclusion50 decks104 decks
32%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
38%inclusion39 decks104 decks
21%synergy
Lotus Petal
38%inclusion39 decks104 decks
27%synergy
Chrome Mox
36%inclusion37 decks104 decks
27%synergy
Mox Diamond
30%inclusion31 decks104 decks
23%synergy
Talisman of Impulse
29%inclusion30 decks104 decks
15%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
25%inclusion26 decks104 decks
21%synergy
Grim Monolith
23%inclusion24 decks104 decks
21%synergy
Mana Crypt
18%inclusion19 decks104 decks
15%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
18%inclusion19 decks104 decks
17%synergy
Mox Opal
16%inclusion17 decks104 decks
11%synergy
Simic Signet
15%inclusion16 decks104 decks
4%synergy
Izzet Signet
12%inclusion12 decks104 decks
1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
11%inclusion11 decks104 decks
2%synergy
Gruul Signet
11%inclusion11 decks104 decks
1%synergy
Thought Vessel
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
-4%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
96%inclusion100 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Island
82%inclusion85 decks104 decks
-13%synergy
Forest
75%inclusion78 decks104 decks
-19%synergy
Exotic Orchard
74%inclusion77 decks104 decks
18%synergy
Steam Vents
70%inclusion73 decks104 decks
27%synergy
Breeding Pool
69%inclusion72 decks104 decks
22%synergy
Stomping Ground
68%inclusion71 decks104 decks
22%synergy
Mountain
68%inclusion71 decks104 decks
-24%synergy
Wooded Foothills
63%inclusion65 decks104 decks
29%synergy
Misty Rainforest
63%inclusion65 decks104 decks
29%synergy
Scalding Tarn
62%inclusion64 decks104 decks
29%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
55%inclusion57 decks104 decks
20%synergy
Training Center
52%inclusion54 decks104 decks
21%synergy
City of Brass
44%inclusion46 decks104 decks
33%synergy
Ketria Triome
40%inclusion42 decks104 decks
-1%synergy
Flooded Strand
40%inclusion42 decks104 decks
29%synergy
Mana Confluence
40%inclusion42 decks104 decks
30%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
39%inclusion41 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Shivan Reef
38%inclusion39 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Tropical Island
37%inclusion38 decks104 decks
22%synergy
Taiga
37%inclusion38 decks104 decks
22%synergy
Polluted Delta
37%inclusion38 decks104 decks
26%synergy
Windswept Heath
36%inclusion37 decks104 decks
24%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
35%inclusion36 decks104 decks
24%synergy
Volcanic Island
35%inclusion36 decks104 decks
20%synergy
Spire Garden
33%inclusion34 decks104 decks
3%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
33%inclusion34 decks104 decks
26%synergy
Frontier Bivouac
29%inclusion30 decks104 decks
-23%synergy
Arid Mesa
28%inclusion29 decks104 decks
20%synergy
Karplusan Forest
27%inclusion28 decks104 decks
2%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
26%inclusion27 decks104 decks
-15%synergy
Cinder Glade
26%inclusion27 decks104 decks
-15%synergy
Sulfur Falls
25%inclusion26 decks104 decks
-13%synergy
Waterlogged Grove
22%inclusion23 decks104 decks
16%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
20%inclusion21 decks104 decks
12%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
20%inclusion21 decks104 decks
-7%synergy
Rootbound Crag
18%inclusion19 decks104 decks
-19%synergy
Bountiful Landscape
18%inclusion14 decks77 decks
-5%synergy
Fiery Islet
17%inclusion18 decks104 decks
12%synergy
Rockfall Vale
17%inclusion18 decks104 decks
-13%synergy
Evolving Wilds
17%inclusion18 decks104 decks
-10%synergy
Sink into Stupor
17%inclusion13 decks78 decks
9%synergy
Sundering Eruption
17%inclusion13 decks78 decks
15%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
16%inclusion17 decks104 decks
-5%synergy
Stump Stomp
16%inclusion12 decks77 decks
11%synergy
Hedge Maze
15%inclusion15 decks99 decks
3%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
14%inclusion15 decks104 decks
0%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
14%inclusion15 decks104 decks
13%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
14%inclusion15 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
14%inclusion15 decks104 decks
-3%synergy
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