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

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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.
Deck Filters
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Planetarium of Wan Shi Tong
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Aqueous Form
67%inclusion20 decks30 decks
63%synergy
Memory Lapse
57%inclusion17 decks30 decks
54%synergy
Temur Battle Rage
57%inclusion17 decks30 decks
52%synergy
Expel from Orazca
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
49%synergy
Wild Growth
57%inclusion17 decks30 decks
46%synergy
Winged Boots
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
45%synergy
Bear Umbra
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
43%synergy
Reclaim
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
41%synergy
Negate
57%inclusion17 decks30 decks
41%synergy
Rogue's Passage
53%inclusion16 decks30 decks
38%synergy
Top Cards
Rampant Growth
70%inclusion21 decks30 decks
35%synergy
Farseek
67%inclusion20 decks30 decks
20%synergy
Chaos Warp
53%inclusion16 decks30 decks
21%synergy
Counterspell
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
18%synergy
Beast Within
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Explore
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
35%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
22%synergy
Growth Spiral
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
21%synergy
Brainstorm
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
32%synergy
Wilderness Reclamation
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
38%synergy
Game Changers
Mystical Tutor
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Gamble
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Underworld Breach
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Seedborn Muse
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Crop Rotation
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-8%synergy
Creatures
Doc Aurlock, Grizzled Genius
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
32%synergy
Llanowar Elves
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
25%synergy
Elvish Mystic
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
25%synergy
Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
35%synergy
Fyndhorn Elves
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
30%synergy
Faldorn, Dread Wolf Herald
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
27%synergy
Rashmi, Eternities Crafter
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
25%synergy
Tinder Wall
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
25%synergy
Mina and Denn, Wildborn
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
22%synergy
Birds of Paradise
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
-8%synergy
Wulfgar of Icewind Dale
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
22%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Azusa, Lost but Seeking
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Elvish Spirit Guide
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Boreal Druid
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Arbor Elf
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Akki Battle Squad
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Tatyova, Benthic Druid
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Combat Celebrant
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Moraug, Fury of Akoum
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Wayward Swordtooth
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Dryad of the Ilysian Grove
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Devoted Druid
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Ilysian Caryatid
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Wild-Magic Sorcerer
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Tireless Provisioner
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Goblin Anarchomancer
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-2%synergy
Savage Ventmaw
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Delighted Halfling
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-6%synergy
Oracle of Mul Daya
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Nalfeshnee
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Kalamax, the Stormsire
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Two-Headed Hunter
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Roxanne, Starfall Savant
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Charmbreaker Devils
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
The Thirteenth Doctor
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Orcish Lumberjack
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Llanowar Scout
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Hugs, Grisly Guardian
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Port Razer
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Coiling Oracle
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Joraga Treespeaker
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Rashmi and Ragavan
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Savvy Trader
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Eternal Witness
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-10%synergy
Herald of Secret Streams
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Priest of Titania
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Arcane Denial
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
28%synergy
Decisive Denial
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
35%synergy
Harrow
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
28%synergy
Noxious Revival
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
19%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Gaea's Gift
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
22%synergy
Nature's Claim
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
20%synergy
Hunter's Insight
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
24%synergy
Dispel
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
24%synergy
Slip Out the Back
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
22%synergy
Miscast
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
26%synergy
Psychotic Fury
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
21%synergy
Stubborn Denial
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
17%synergy
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
17%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Flusterstorm
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Pongify
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Misdirection
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
19%synergy
Reality Shift
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Temur Charm
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Nexus of Fate
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Heroic Intervention
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
-10%synergy
Twinferno
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Delay
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Great Train Heist
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Bolt Bend
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Hinder
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Tyvar's Stand
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Opt
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Critical Hit
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Mana Leak
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Aetherize
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Spell Pierce
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Abrade
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Unleash Fury
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Charge Through
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Return to Nature
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Raking Claws
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Overprotect
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Resculpt
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
You Come to a River
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Royal Treatment
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Winds of Rebuke
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Into the Roil
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Heritage Reclamation
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Auroral Procession
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Frantic Search
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-7%synergy
Desperate Ritual
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Cultivate
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
0%synergy
Blasphemous Act
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Relentless Assault
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
32%synergy
Temporal Spring
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
33%synergy
Nature's Lore
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
-5%synergy
Summer Bloom
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
26%synergy
Kodama's Reach
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
-5%synergy
Karn's Temporal Sundering
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
26%synergy
Time Warp
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
24%synergy
Seize the Day
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
24%synergy
Temporal Mastery
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
22%synergy
Search for Tomorrow
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
19%synergy
Broken Bond
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
19%synergy
Regrowth
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Walk the Aeons
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
20%synergy
Temporal Manipulation
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
18%synergy
Full Throttle
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
18%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Three Visits
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
-10%synergy
Overpowering Attack
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Portent
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Faithless Looting
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Part the Waterveil
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Seasons Past
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Rite of Flame
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Urban Evolution
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Ponder
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Temporal Trespass
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Consuming Tide
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Time Stretch
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Chain Reaction
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Strike It Rich
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Escape to the Wilds
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Waltz of Rage
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Personal Tutor
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Assault Strobe
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Stump Stomp
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Vandalblast
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Anger of the Gods
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Stitch in Time
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Beacon of Tomorrows
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Dragonclaw Strike
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Last Night Together
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Scale the Heights
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Serum Visions
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Growth Spasm
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Spectacular Showdown
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Windfall
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-3%synergy
Slip Through Space
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Whispersilk Cloak
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
21%synergy
Lightning Greaves
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
-5%synergy
Prowler's Helm
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
16%synergy
The Reaver Cleaver
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Haunted Cloak
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
O-Naginata
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Trailblazer's Boots
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Key to the City
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Helm of the Host
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Two-Handed Axe
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Silver Shroud Costume
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Lantern of Insight
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Explorer's Scope
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Isochron Scepter
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Codex Shredder
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Insight Engine
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Aggravated Assault
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
36%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
26%synergy
Fertile Ground
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
28%synergy
Mystic Remora
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
17%synergy
Sword Coast Sailor
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
22%synergy
Rancor
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
22%synergy
Passionate Archaeologist
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Terrasymbiosis
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
13%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Propaganda
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Verity Circle
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
The Lost and the Damned
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Song of Creation
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Font of Fertility
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Security Bypass
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Fae Flight
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Exploration
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
0%synergy
Cloak of Mists
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Font of Magic
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Audacity
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Canopy Cover
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Aether Tunnel
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Blood Mist
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Branching Evolution
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Double Vision
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Into the Wilds
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Nature's Will
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Kenrith's Transformation
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Guild Artisan
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Druid Class
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Grim Reaper's Sprint
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Hardened Scales
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-4%synergy
Khalni Heart Expedition
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Doubling Season
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Carpet of Flowers
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Family's Favor
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Bioengineered Future
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Weftwalking
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Loading Zone
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Oko, Thief of Crowns
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Kessig Wolf Run
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Temple of the False God
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Reliquary Tower
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-20%synergy
Mistrise Village
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-9%synergy
Halimar Depths
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Ghost Quarter
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Thespian's Stage
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Skarrg, the Rage Pits
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
93%inclusion28 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Signet
90%inclusion27 decks30 decks
17%synergy
Fellwar Stone
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
23%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
21%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Izzet Signet
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Gruul Signet
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Simic Signet
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Talisman of Impulse
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Basalt Monolith
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Lotus Petal
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-4%synergy
Relic of Legends
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion30 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Island
100%inclusion30 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Forest
100%inclusion30 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
87%inclusion26 decks30 decks
-5%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
63%inclusion19 decks30 decks
29%synergy
Frontier Bivouac
60%inclusion18 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Exotic Orchard
57%inclusion17 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Cinder Glade
53%inclusion16 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Rootbound Crag
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Shivan Reef
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Sulfur Falls
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
17%synergy
Temple of Mystery
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
-8%synergy
Karplusan Forest
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Gruul Turf
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Evolving Wilds
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Mossfire Valley
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
17%synergy
Temple of Abandon
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
-11%synergy
Breeding Pool
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
-27%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Ketria Triome
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
-21%synergy
Game Trail
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Rockfall Vale
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
-14%synergy
Bountiful Landscape
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
-6%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
-11%synergy
Steam Vents
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
-27%synergy
Fiery Islet
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Fabled Passage
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Tangled Islet
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Path of Ancestry
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-15%synergy
Stomping Ground
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-33%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Flooded Grove
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Overflowing Basin
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Stump Stomp
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Molten Tributary
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Waterlogged Grove
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Copperline Gorge
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Thornwood Falls
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
3%synergy
City of Brass
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-4%synergy
Ferrous Lake
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Wooded Foothills
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-27%synergy