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

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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
Memory Lapse
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
86%synergy
Sword Coast Sailor
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
77%synergy
Explore
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
74%synergy
Rogue's Passage
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
73%synergy
Temur Battle Rage
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
73%synergy
Decisive Denial
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
73%synergy
Consuming Tide
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
65%synergy
Resculpt
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
64%synergy
Aqueous Form
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
63%synergy
Chain Reaction
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
62%synergy
Top Cards
Rampant Growth
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
55%synergy
Negate
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
62%synergy
Gaea's Gift
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
62%synergy
Return to Nature
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
62%synergy
Counterspell
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
35%synergy
Growth Spiral
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Dire-Strain Rampage
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
55%synergy
Wild Growth
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
45%synergy
Charge Through
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
55%synergy
Cultivate
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
13%synergy
Game Changers
Narset, Parter of Veils
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Creatures
Talrand, Sky Summoner
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
51%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
43%synergy
Orcish Lumberjack
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
43%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
42%synergy
Niblis of Frost
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Doc Aurlock, Grizzled Genius
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
25%synergy
Faldorn, Dread Wolf Herald
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
27%synergy
Tinder Wall
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
28%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
K-9, Mark I
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Keen-Eyed Curator
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Pond Prophet
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Scourge of the Throne
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Tatyova, Benthic Druid
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
0%synergy
The Thirteenth Doctor
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Elvish Mystic
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
0%synergy
Arbor Elf
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Orochi Merge-Keeper
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Combat Celebrant
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Ilysian Caryatid
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Young Pyromancer
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Moraug, Fury of Akoum
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Llanowar Elves
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-4%synergy
Generator Servant
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Xyris, the Writhing Storm
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Raging Battle Mouse
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Guttersnipe
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Jadzi, Oracle of Arcavios
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-1%synergy
Instants
You Come to a River
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
54%synergy
Veil of Secrecy
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
55%synergy
Hunter's Insight
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
53%synergy
Run Away Together
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
43%synergy
You See a Guard Approach
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
43%synergy
Harrow
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Wilt
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Spell Rupture
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Wild Shape
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Choose Your Weapon
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Once and Future
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
44%synergy
You Find the Villains' Lair
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Spring // Mind
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Beast Within
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-5%synergy
Reclaim
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Unsubstantiate
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Simic Charm
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Spell Pierce
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Eureka Moment
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Brainstorm
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Khalni Ambush
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Nature's Claim
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Izzet Charm
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Inscription of Abundance
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Expel from Orazca
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Auroral Procession
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Defend the Rider
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Might of the Meek
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Dazzling Denial
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Peerless Recycling
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Collective Resistance
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Overprotect
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Long River's Pull
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Veil of Summer
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Worldly Counsel
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Chaos Warp
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-20%synergy
Unnatural Predation
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Water Wings
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Telling Time
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Collision // Colossus
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Psychotic Fury
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Thirst for Discovery
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Scour from Existence
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Fog
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Experimental Augury
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Dissolve
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Savage Summoning
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Sorceries
Road // Ruin
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
55%synergy
Slip Through Space
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
43%synergy
Ravenform
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
43%synergy
Breath of Darigaaz
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Enter the Enigma
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Experimental Overload
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Search for Tomorrow
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Artful Dodge
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Sundering Eruption
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Stump Stomp
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Kodama's Reach
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-9%synergy
Escape to the Wilds
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Farseek
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-25%synergy
Growth Spasm
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Relentless Assault
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Compulsive Research
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Full Throttle
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Waltz of Rage
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Viewpoint Synchronization
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Overpowering Attack
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%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
Clear the Mind
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Three Visits
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-15%synergy
Alchemist's Gambit
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Beneath the Sands
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Seize the Day
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Far Wanderings
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Abundant Harvest
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Bramblecrush
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Faithless Looting
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Mythos of Illuna
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Distortion Strike
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Curse of the Swine
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Serum Visions
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Explosive Entry
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Treasure Cruise
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Introduction to Annihilation
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Fast // Furious
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Maximize Altitude
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Nature's Lore
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-23%synergy
Blasphemous Act
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-23%synergy
Harmonize
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Broken Bond
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Stealth Mission
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Preordain
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Secrets of the Golden City
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Psychic Paper
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Lightning Spear
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Two-Handed Axe
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-3%synergy
Leyline Axe
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Wishing Well
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Assassin Gauntlet
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Smoke Bomb
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Mirror Shield
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Prowler's Helm
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Gilded Pinions
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Winged Boots
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Explorer's Scope
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Lightning Greaves
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-14%synergy
Belt of Giant Strength
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Enchantments
Utopia Sprawl
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
37%synergy
Aboshan's Desire
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Hunter's Talent
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Cartouche of Strength
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Fertile Ground
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Fae Flight
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Protective Bubble
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Wilderness Reclamation
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Arni Slays the Troll
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Font of Fertility
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Careful Cultivation
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Rancor
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Dress Down
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Vessel of Volatility
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Hoarder's Overflow
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Artist's Talent
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Aether Tunnel
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Fiery Inscription
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
The Lost and the Damned
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Case of the Locked Hothouse
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Talons of Wildwood
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Frogify
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Setessan Training
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Omen of the Hunt
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Canopy Cover
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Passionate Archaeologist
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Stolen Strategy
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Into the Wilds
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Mirrormade
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Hardened Scales
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
0%synergy
Kenrith's Transformation
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Guild Artisan
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Shielding Plax
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Planeswalkers
Saheeli, Sublime Artificer
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Domri, Anarch of Bolas
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Utility Lands
Kessig Wolf Run
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Encroaching Wastes
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-2%synergy
Command Beacon
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Reliquary Tower
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-19%synergy
Temple of the False God
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Bonders' Enclave
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Field of Ruin
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Signet
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Izzet Signet
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
45%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
40%synergy
Commander's Sphere
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
36%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
28%synergy
Simic Signet
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
34%synergy
Gruul Signet
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
35%synergy
Talisman of Impulse
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Fellwar Stone
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Solar Transformer
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Unstable Obelisk
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Pentad Prism
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Victory Chimes
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Island
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Forest
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Exotic Orchard
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Frontier Bivouac
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
27%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Path of Ancestry
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
27%synergy
Evolving Wilds
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Shivan Reef
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Ash Barrens
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Sulfur Falls
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-6%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Temple of Mystery
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
13%synergy
Opal Palace
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Cinder Glade
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-8%synergy
Thornwood Falls
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
26%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Sundering Eruption
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Stump Stomp
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Khalni Ambush
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Temple of Abandon
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Gruul Turf
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Rugged Highlands
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Rootbound Crag
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-16%synergy
Karplusan Forest
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-4%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Gruul Guildgate
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Simic Guildgate
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-20%synergy
Bountiful Landscape
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-10%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Game Trail
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-1%synergy
Fiery Islet
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Hall of Oracles
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Fabled Passage
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-1%synergy
Rockfall Vale
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-20%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-3%synergy
Shimmerdrift Vale
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Prismari Campus
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-10%synergy
Spire of Industry
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Aether Hub
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Thriving Isle
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Waterlogged Grove
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy