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.
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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Aqueous Form
66%inclusion19 decks29 decks
62%synergy
Memory Lapse
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
52%synergy
Temur Battle Rage
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
50%synergy
Wild Growth
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
48%synergy
Expel from Orazca
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
47%synergy
Winged Boots
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
46%synergy
Negate
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
42%synergy
Bear Umbra
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
41%synergy
Reclaim
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
39%synergy
Rampant Growth
72%inclusion21 decks29 decks
38%synergy
Top Cards
Farseek
66%inclusion19 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Chaos Warp
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
23%synergy
Beast Within
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Counterspell
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Explore
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
34%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
23%synergy
Growth Spiral
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Brainstorm
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
30%synergy
Arcane Denial
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
29%synergy
Wilderness Reclamation
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
35%synergy
Game Changers
Mystical Tutor
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Gamble
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Seedborn Muse
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Underworld Breach
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Crop Rotation
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-8%synergy
Creatures
Llanowar Elves
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
27%synergy
Doc Aurlock, Grizzled Genius
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
33%synergy
Elvish Mystic
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
27%synergy
Fyndhorn Elves
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
32%synergy
Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
33%synergy
Faldorn, Dread Wolf Herald
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
28%synergy
Rashmi, Eternities Crafter
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
26%synergy
Tinder Wall
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
26%synergy
Birds of Paradise
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
-6%synergy
Mina and Denn, Wildborn
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
23%synergy
Wulfgar of Icewind Dale
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
23%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Elvish Spirit Guide
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Azusa, Lost but Seeking
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Tatyova, Benthic Druid
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Boreal Druid
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Arbor Elf
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Akki Battle Squad
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Combat Celebrant
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Moraug, Fury of Akoum
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Wayward Swordtooth
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Wild-Magic Sorcerer
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Devoted Druid
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Goblin Anarchomancer
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Delighted Halfling
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-6%synergy
Ilysian Caryatid
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Savage Ventmaw
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Dryad of the Ilysian Grove
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Roxanne, Starfall Savant
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Charmbreaker Devils
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Eternal Witness
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-10%synergy
The Thirteenth Doctor
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Orcish Lumberjack
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Priest of Titania
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Oracle of Mul Daya
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Radha, Heart of Keld
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Tireless Provisioner
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-4%synergy
Savvy Trader
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Llanowar Scout
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Hugs, Grisly Guardian
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Nalfeshnee
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Xenagos, God of Revels
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Two-Headed Hunter
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Herald of Secret Streams
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Decisive Denial
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
37%synergy
Harrow
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
26%synergy
Noxious Revival
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
20%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Gaea's Gift
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
23%synergy
Dispel
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
25%synergy
Slip Out the Back
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
23%synergy
Hunter's Insight
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
25%synergy
Nature's Claim
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Miscast
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
27%synergy
Stubborn Denial
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Pongify
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Misdirection
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Psychotic Fury
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Flusterstorm
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Nexus of Fate
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Reality Shift
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Delay
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Great Train Heist
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Temur Charm
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Twinferno
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Bolt Bend
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Spell Pierce
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Abrade
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Heroic Intervention
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-13%synergy
Tyvar's Stand
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Aetherize
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Critical Hit
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Hinder
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Mana Leak
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Charge Through
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Return to Nature
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Resculpt
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Raking Claws
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Into the Roil
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Royal Treatment
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Winds of Rebuke
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Opt
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
4%synergy
You Come to a River
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Overprotect
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Heritage Reclamation
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Auroral Procession
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Domineering Will
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Desperate Ritual
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Flare of Denial
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Defend the Rider
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Cultivate
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
-2%synergy
Blasphemous Act
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Nature's Lore
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
-4%synergy
Relentless Assault
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
29%synergy
Kodama's Reach
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Temporal Spring
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
30%synergy
Summer Bloom
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
27%synergy
Seize the Day
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
25%synergy
Karn's Temporal Sundering
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
27%synergy
Time Warp
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
25%synergy
Temporal Mastery
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
23%synergy
Search for Tomorrow
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Temporal Manipulation
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Regrowth
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Walk the Aeons
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Full Throttle
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Three Visits
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
-10%synergy
Faithless Looting
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Broken Bond
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Seasons Past
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Overpowering Attack
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Part the Waterveil
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Rite of Flame
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Portent
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Temporal Trespass
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Ponder
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Consuming Tide
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Time Stretch
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Vandalblast
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Urban Evolution
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Anger of the Gods
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Escape to the Wilds
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Waltz of Rage
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Personal Tutor
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Assault Strobe
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Strike It Rich
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Stump Stomp
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Chain Reaction
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Stitch in Time
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Beacon of Tomorrows
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Windfall
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-2%synergy
Last Night Together
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Scale the Heights
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Hull Breach
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Enter the Unknown
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Enter the Enigma
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Growth Spasm
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Temporal Fissure
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Armed // Dangerous
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Whispersilk Cloak
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Lightning Greaves
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
-4%synergy
Prowler's Helm
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
The Reaver Cleaver
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
O-Naginata
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Haunted Cloak
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Trailblazer's Boots
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Key to the City
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Silver Shroud Costume
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Two-Handed Axe
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Isochron Scepter
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Insight Engine
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
The Earth Crystal
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Aggravated Assault
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
34%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
27%synergy
Mystic Remora
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Fertile Ground
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
29%synergy
Sword Coast Sailor
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
23%synergy
Rancor
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Terrasymbiosis
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
14%synergy
Passionate Archaeologist
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Verity Circle
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Propaganda
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Cloak of Mists
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Canopy Cover
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Font of Magic
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Fae Flight
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
The Lost and the Damned
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Audacity
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Song of Creation
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Security Bypass
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Exploration
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Doubling Season
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Carpet of Flowers
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Family's Favor
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Font of Fertility
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Nature's Will
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Grim Reaper's Sprint
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Druid Class
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Aether Tunnel
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Branching Evolution
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Double Vision
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Hardened Scales
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-4%synergy
Kenrith's Transformation
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Guild Artisan
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Khalni Heart Expedition
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Weftwalking
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Loading Zone
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Bioengineered Future
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Oko, Thief of Crowns
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
36%synergy
Kessig Wolf Run
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Temple of the False God
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Reliquary Tower
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-20%synergy
Mistrise Village
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-9%synergy
Ghost Quarter
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Halimar Depths
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Skarrg, the Rage Pits
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Thespian's Stage
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
97%inclusion28 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Signet
93%inclusion27 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Fellwar Stone
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
22%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Izzet Signet
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Simic Signet
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Gruul Signet
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Talisman of Impulse
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Relic of Legends
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Basalt Monolith
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Lotus Petal
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-3%synergy
Lands
Forest
100%inclusion29 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion29 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Island
100%inclusion29 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Command Tower
86%inclusion25 decks29 decks
-5%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
66%inclusion19 decks29 decks
31%synergy
Frontier Bivouac
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Exotic Orchard
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Cinder Glade
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Shivan Reef
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Sulfur Falls
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Rootbound Crag
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
-6%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Karplusan Forest
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Temple of Mystery
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Evolving Wilds
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Mossfire Valley
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Gruul Turf
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Temple of Abandon
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
-11%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Rockfall Vale
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
-13%synergy
Breeding Pool
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
-30%synergy
Bountiful Landscape
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
-6%synergy
Game Trail
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Ketria Triome
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
-24%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
-10%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Tangled Islet
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Path of Ancestry
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-14%synergy
Flooded Grove
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Fiery Islet
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Fabled Passage
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Steam Vents
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-30%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Molten Tributary
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Overflowing Basin
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Waterlogged Grove
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Stomping Ground
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-36%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Copperline Gorge
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Stump Stomp
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Thornwood Falls
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-14%synergy
Barkchannel Pathway
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy