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

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
Explore
77%inclusion17 decks22 decks
63%synergy
Fae Flight
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
54%synergy
Memory Lapse
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
52%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
51%synergy
Fertile Ground
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
48%synergy
Doc Aurlock, Grizzled Genius
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
47%synergy
Temur Battle Rage
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
46%synergy
Veil of Secrecy
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
45%synergy
Sword Coast Sailor
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
45%synergy
Consuming Tide
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
44%synergy
Top Cards
Growth Spiral
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
39%synergy
Rampant Growth
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
30%synergy
Negate
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
39%synergy
Decisive Denial
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
41%synergy
Aqueous Form
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
42%synergy
Search for Tomorrow
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
42%synergy
Summer Bloom
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
41%synergy
Tatyova, Benthic Druid
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
33%synergy
Gaea's Gift
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
37%synergy
Wild Growth
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
31%synergy
Creatures
Llanowar Elves
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Elvish Mystic
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Orcish Lumberjack
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Zimone, Quandrix Prodigy
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Great Forest Druid
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Flamebraider
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Surly Farrier
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Dundoolin Weaver
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Noggle Robber
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Ashling, Rekindled
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Mezzio Mugger
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Oak Street Innkeeper
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Averna, the Chaos Bloom
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Mizzix, Replica Rider
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Bloodbraid Elf
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Ilysian Caryatid
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Uvilda, Dean of Perfection
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Generator Servant
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Renegade Silent
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Bloodbraid Challenger
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Dire Fleet Daredevil
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Geological Appraiser
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Maelstrom Wanderer
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Rashmi and Ragavan
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Jadzi, Oracle of Arcavios
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Tinder Wall
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-3%synergy
Goblin Anarchomancer
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Breeches, Brazen Plunderer
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Niblis of Frost
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Nightshade Dryad
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Badgermole
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Frog-Squirrels
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Turtle-Seals
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Turtle-Duck
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Summon: Fenrir
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Dragoon's Wyvern
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Torgal, A Fine Hound
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Blazing Bomb
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Sabotender
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Jumbo Cactuar
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Spell Rupture
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
36%synergy
Hunter's Insight
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
34%synergy
Royal Treatment
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
35%synergy
Expel from Orazca
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
31%synergy
Temur Charm
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
23%synergy
Harrow
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
16%synergy
You Come to a River
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Overprotect
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
21%synergy
Reclaim
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Planar Genesis
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Origin of Metalbending
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
13%synergy
Eureka Moment
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Run Away Together
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Return to Nature
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Wild Shape
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Hinder
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Magic Damper
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
You See a Guard Approach
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Roiling Regrowth
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Vanishment
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Once and Future
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Swat Away
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Cycle of Renewal
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Octopus Form
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Dire Downdraft
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Long River's Pull
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Hurl into History
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Mizzium Skin
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Chaos Warp
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-22%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Forceful Denial
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Dive Down
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Plasm Capture
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
You Find the Villains' Lair
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
You Find Some Prisoners
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Siege Smash
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Blossoming Defense
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Consign to Dream
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Ranger's Guile
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Spring // Mind
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Reality Shift
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-4%synergy
Charge Through
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Resculpt
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Natural Reclamation
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Joint Exploration
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Choose Your Weapon
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Inscription of Abundance
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Collective Resistance
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Unsubstantiate
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Sorceries
Broken Bond
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
40%synergy
Enter the Enigma
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
34%synergy
Chain Reaction
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
32%synergy
Last Night Together
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
34%synergy
Road // Ruin
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
35%synergy
Temporal Spring
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Farseek
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
-20%synergy
Growth Spasm
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Cultivate
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
-14%synergy
Kodama's Reach
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-9%synergy
Slip Through Space
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Enter the Unknown
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Stump Stomp
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Shared Roots
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Overpowering Attack
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Waltz of Rage
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Distortion Strike
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Artful Dodge
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Sundering Eruption
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Ravenform
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Migration Path
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Eagle Vision
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Tend the Sprigs
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Spry and Mighty
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Breath of Darigaaz
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Anchor to the Aether
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Escape to the Wilds
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Dire-Strain Rampage
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Curse of the Swine
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Glimpse the Impossible
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Explosive Vegetation
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Hit the Mother Lode
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Decimate
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
The Great Aurora
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Urban Evolution
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Walk with the Ancestors
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Regrowth
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Ultimate Magic: Meteor
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Dragonclaw Strike
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
3%synergy
Full Throttle
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Explorer's Scope
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
31%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Key to the City
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Psychic Paper
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Gilded Pinions
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Wand of Wonder
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Stalactite Dagger
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Beamtown Beatstick
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Glowcap Lantern
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Lightning Spear
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Oblivion Stone
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Pyxis of Pandemonium
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Trailblazer's Boots
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Lavaspur Boots
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Perilous Vault
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Boompile
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Two-Handed Axe
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Bloodthirsty Blade
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Smoke Bomb
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Neurok Stealthsuit
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Mechanical Glider
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Blitzball Stadium
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Dragonfire Blade
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Aboshan's Desire
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
36%synergy
Overgrowth
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
35%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Stolen Strategy
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Song of Creation
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Cartouche of Strength
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Level Up
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Hunter's Talent
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Protective Bubble
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Omen of the Hunt
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Wilderness Reclamation
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Wolfwillow Haven
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Arni Slays the Troll
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Guild Artisan
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Vessel of Volatility
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Collective Inferno
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Aquitect's Defenses
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Prismatic Undercurrents
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Noggle the Mind
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Fortune Teller's Talent
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Market Festival
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
The Lost and the Damned
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Psychic Impetus
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Day of the Moon
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Font of Fertility
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Weirding Wood
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Shiny Impetus
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Korvold and the Noble Thief
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Sidequest: Play Blitzball
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Sleep Magic
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Roar of Endless Song
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Kessig Wolf Run
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Temple of the False God
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Hidden Nursery
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Hidden Cataract
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Hidden Volcano
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Reliquary Tower
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-21%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
-28%synergy
Arcane Signet
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
-36%synergy
Fellwar Stone
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Simic Signet
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Pentad Prism
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Commander's Sphere
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Firdoch Core
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Izzet Signet
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Buried Treasure
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-6%synergy
Gruul Signet
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Impulse
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-5%synergy
Blitzball
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion22 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Island
100%inclusion22 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Forest
100%inclusion22 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
-28%synergy
Exotic Orchard
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Frontier Bivouac
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
-10%synergy
Evolving Wilds
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Bountiful Landscape
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Path of Ancestry
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Cinder Glade
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
-14%synergy
Thornwood Falls
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Myriad Landscape
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-12%synergy
Stump Stomp
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-20%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Sulfur Falls
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-23%synergy
Rugged Highlands
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Simic Guildgate
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Gruul Turf
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Sundering Eruption
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Gruul Guildgate
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Sheltered Thicket
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Game Trail
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Shivan Reef
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-23%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-7%synergy
Mossfire Valley
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of Abandon
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-9%synergy
Ash Barrens
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Overflowing Basin
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Thriving Isle
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Temple of Mystery
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-10%synergy
Thriving Bluff
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Thriving Grove
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Opal Palace
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Highland Lake
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy