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

Haldan, Avid Arcanist // Pako, Arcane Retriever
Rank #210
442decks
Background image for The Dog Commanders of Magic
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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The Last Agni Kai
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
2%synergy
Octopus Form
4.9%inclusion5 decks102 decks
-7%synergy
Earthbender Ascension
4.3%inclusion4 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Redirect Lightning
2.5%inclusion5 decks203 decks
-5%synergy
Ember Island Production
2.2%inclusion2 decks92 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Memory Lapse
68%inclusion302 decks442 decks
65%synergy
Aqueous Form
63%inclusion278 decks442 decks
59%synergy
Explore
64%inclusion283 decks442 decks
49%synergy
Winged Boots
50%inclusion223 decks442 decks
48%synergy
Rogue's Passage
62%inclusion274 decks442 decks
46%synergy
Doc Aurlock, Grizzled Genius
51%inclusion225 decks440 decks
43%synergy
Temur Battle Rage
44%inclusion193 decks442 decks
39%synergy
Expel from Orazca
39%inclusion172 decks442 decks
37%synergy
Seize the Day
39%inclusion172 decks442 decks
36%synergy
Wilderness Reclamation
40%inclusion179 decks442 decks
35%synergy
Top Cards
Cultivate
64%inclusion285 decks442 decks
21%synergy
Farseek
62%inclusion273 decks442 decks
15%synergy
Rampant Growth
60%inclusion266 decks442 decks
25%synergy
Growth Spiral
54%inclusion239 decks442 decks
28%synergy
Counterspell
53%inclusion234 decks442 decks
21%synergy
Beast Within
53%inclusion234 decks442 decks
14%synergy
Nature's Lore
50%inclusion222 decks442 decks
16%synergy
Blasphemous Act
49%inclusion215 decks442 decks
15%synergy
Kodama's Reach
48%inclusion213 decks442 decks
16%synergy
Brainstorm
47%inclusion208 decks442 decks
32%synergy
Game Changers
Seedborn Muse
22%inclusion98 decks442 decks
15%synergy
Jeska's Will
20%inclusion89 decks442 decks
2%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
19%inclusion86 decks442 decks
-3%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
15%inclusion66 decks442 decks
-3%synergy
Mystical Tutor
14%inclusion60 decks442 decks
2%synergy
Rhystic Study
13%inclusion57 decks442 decks
-7%synergy
Crop Rotation
7.2%inclusion32 decks442 decks
-4%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
7.2%inclusion32 decks442 decks
6%synergy
Field of the Dead
6.6%inclusion29 decks442 decks
3%synergy
Creatures
Azusa, Lost but Seeking
33%inclusion145 decks442 decks
23%synergy
Birds of Paradise
31%inclusion139 decks442 decks
-3%synergy
Faldorn, Dread Wolf Herald
31%inclusion136 decks442 decks
24%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
29%inclusion130 decks442 decks
18%synergy
Mina and Denn, Wildborn
27%inclusion120 decks442 decks
23%synergy
Moraug, Fury of Akoum
26%inclusion117 decks442 decks
23%synergy
Wulfgar of Icewind Dale
26%inclusion116 decks442 decks
25%synergy
Llanowar Elves
22%inclusion97 decks442 decks
7%synergy
Tatyova, Benthic Druid
21%inclusion93 decks442 decks
13%synergy
Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar
18%inclusion81 decks442 decks
17%synergy
Elvish Mystic
18%inclusion80 decks442 decks
7%synergy
Dryad of the Ilysian Grove
18%inclusion80 decks442 decks
10%synergy
Oracle of Mul Daya
16%inclusion72 decks442 decks
10%synergy
Tinder Wall
14%inclusion61 decks442 decks
9%synergy
Wild-Magic Sorcerer
13%inclusion57 decks442 decks
7%synergy
Nalfeshnee
13%inclusion56 decks442 decks
9%synergy
Delighted Halfling
13%inclusion56 decks442 decks
-3%synergy
Etali, Primal Conqueror
12%inclusion51 decks442 decks
2%synergy
Orcish Lumberjack
11%inclusion50 decks442 decks
10%synergy
Rashmi, Eternities Crafter
11%inclusion49 decks442 decks
6%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
11%inclusion47 decks437 decks
8%synergy
The Thirteenth Doctor
10%inclusion46 decks442 decks
8%synergy
Fyndhorn Elves
10%inclusion46 decks442 decks
4%synergy
Savvy Trader
10%inclusion43 decks440 decks
7%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
10%inclusion43 decks442 decks
5%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
9.0%inclusion40 decks442 decks
-4%synergy
Tireless Provisioner
8.8%inclusion39 decks442 decks
-2%synergy
Spark Double
8.4%inclusion37 decks442 decks
3%synergy
Arbor Elf
7.7%inclusion34 decks442 decks
5%synergy
Keeper of Secrets
7.5%inclusion33 decks442 decks
4%synergy
Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait
7.2%inclusion32 decks442 decks
3%synergy
Lotus Cobra
7.2%inclusion32 decks442 decks
-1%synergy
Guardian Augmenter
7.0%inclusion31 decks442 decks
6%synergy
Karlach, Fury of Avernus
7.0%inclusion31 decks442 decks
6%synergy
Herald of Secret Streams
6.8%inclusion30 decks442 decks
3%synergy
Wayward Swordtooth
6.8%inclusion30 decks442 decks
1%synergy
Plargg and Nassari
6.6%inclusion29 decks442 decks
5%synergy
Goblin Anarchomancer
6.6%inclusion29 decks442 decks
-5%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
5.9%inclusion26 decks442 decks
0%synergy
Ilysian Caryatid
5.7%inclusion25 decks442 decks
2%synergy
Loot, Exuberant Explorer
5.6%inclusion24 decks430 decks
1%synergy
Bloom Tender
5.2%inclusion23 decks442 decks
-5%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
5.2%inclusion23 decks442 decks
0%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
5.2%inclusion23 decks442 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Negate
46%inclusion203 decks442 decks
30%synergy
Chaos Warp
45%inclusion201 decks442 decks
13%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
39%inclusion172 decks442 decks
20%synergy
Gaea's Gift
37%inclusion164 decks442 decks
32%synergy
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
36%inclusion159 decks442 decks
30%synergy
Noxious Revival
35%inclusion155 decks442 decks
24%synergy
Decisive Denial
30%inclusion131 decks442 decks
25%synergy
Arcane Denial
28%inclusion122 decks442 decks
12%synergy
Reclaim
27%inclusion118 decks442 decks
24%synergy
Overprotect
26%inclusion114 decks436 decks
23%synergy
Heroic Intervention
26%inclusion114 decks442 decks
-1%synergy
Hunter's Insight
26%inclusion113 decks442 decks
23%synergy
Tyvar's Stand
26%inclusion113 decks442 decks
20%synergy
Harrow
25%inclusion110 decks442 decks
13%synergy
Reality Shift
24%inclusion105 decks442 decks
11%synergy
Stubborn Denial
23%inclusion103 decks442 decks
17%synergy
Collective Resistance
21%inclusion92 decks437 decks
17%synergy
Deflecting Swat
21%inclusion91 decks442 decks
2%synergy
Slip Out the Back
20%inclusion90 decks442 decks
16%synergy
Swan Song
19%inclusion86 decks442 decks
6%synergy
Pongify
19%inclusion84 decks442 decks
7%synergy
You Come to a River
19%inclusion82 decks442 decks
17%synergy
Hinder
18%inclusion81 decks442 decks
18%synergy
Nature's Claim
18%inclusion78 decks442 decks
10%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
17%inclusion76 decks442 decks
13%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
17%inclusion73 decks442 decks
13%synergy
Sink into Stupor
16%inclusion71 decks437 decks
9%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
16%inclusion71 decks442 decks
7%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
15%inclusion64 decks432 decks
11%synergy
Bolt Bend
14%inclusion63 decks442 decks
11%synergy
Spell Rupture
14%inclusion60 decks442 decks
13%synergy
Mana Drain
13%inclusion59 decks442 decks
1%synergy
Resculpt
13%inclusion59 decks442 decks
11%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
12%inclusion54 decks442 decks
6%synergy
Veil of Secrecy
12%inclusion51 decks442 decks
11%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
11%inclusion50 decks442 decks
-1%synergy
Royal Treatment
11%inclusion47 decks442 decks
9%synergy
Frantic Search
10%inclusion43 decks442 decks
-3%synergy
Dispel
10%inclusion43 decks442 decks
7%synergy
Return to Nature
10%inclusion42 decks442 decks
4%synergy
Submerge
10%inclusion42 decks442 decks
9%synergy
Great Train Heist
9.3%inclusion41 decks441 decks
6%synergy
Abrade
9.3%inclusion41 decks442 decks
4%synergy
Entish Restoration
9.0%inclusion40 decks442 decks
1%synergy
Veil of Summer
8.8%inclusion39 decks442 decks
2%synergy
Savage Beating
8.6%inclusion38 decks442 decks
7%synergy
Temur Charm
8.6%inclusion38 decks442 decks
4%synergy
Valakut Awakening
8.1%inclusion36 decks442 decks
5%synergy
Krosan Grip
7.9%inclusion35 decks442 decks
3%synergy
Auroral Procession
7.6%inclusion28 decks367 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Three Visits
43%inclusion192 decks442 decks
17%synergy
Summer Bloom
38%inclusion167 decks442 decks
34%synergy
Relentless Assault
29%inclusion127 decks442 decks
27%synergy
Temporal Spring
28%inclusion122 decks442 decks
27%synergy
Ponder
27%inclusion119 decks442 decks
18%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
26%inclusion114 decks442 decks
21%synergy
Overpowering Attack
21%inclusion93 decks436 decks
19%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
20%inclusion89 decks442 decks
13%synergy
Stump Stomp
20%inclusion87 decks437 decks
15%synergy
Enter the Enigma
20%inclusion85 decks432 decks
15%synergy
Full Throttle
19%inclusion80 decks426 decks
16%synergy
Consuming Tide
17%inclusion75 decks442 decks
16%synergy
Broken Bond
17%inclusion74 decks442 decks
15%synergy
Chain Reaction
17%inclusion73 decks442 decks
12%synergy
Vandalblast
16%inclusion70 decks442 decks
8%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
16%inclusion70 decks442 decks
7%synergy
Sundering Eruption
16%inclusion68 decks437 decks
13%synergy
Preordain
15%inclusion68 decks442 decks
9%synergy
Escape to the Wilds
14%inclusion64 decks442 decks
11%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
14%inclusion59 decks437 decks
10%synergy
Slip Through Space
13%inclusion58 decks442 decks
11%synergy
Search for Tomorrow
13%inclusion57 decks442 decks
9%synergy
Urban Evolution
12%inclusion55 decks442 decks
10%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
12%inclusion52 decks442 decks
9%synergy
Road // Ruin
11%inclusion47 decks442 decks
10%synergy
Regrowth
11%inclusion47 decks442 decks
6%synergy
Windfall
10%inclusion46 decks442 decks
1%synergy
Temporal Manipulation
10%inclusion46 decks442 decks
9%synergy
Time Warp
10%inclusion43 decks442 decks
7%synergy
Last Night Together
10%inclusion42 decks442 decks
7%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
9.0%inclusion40 decks442 decks
0%synergy
Artful Dodge
8.1%inclusion36 decks442 decks
7%synergy
Solve the Equation
8.1%inclusion36 decks442 decks
5%synergy
Decimate
7.9%inclusion35 decks442 decks
4%synergy
World at War
7.2%inclusion32 decks442 decks
7%synergy
Portent
7.2%inclusion32 decks442 decks
7%synergy
Growth Spasm
7.0%inclusion31 decks442 decks
6%synergy
Mana Geyser
7.0%inclusion31 decks442 decks
3%synergy
Faithless Looting
6.8%inclusion30 decks442 decks
-1%synergy
Seasons Past
6.8%inclusion30 decks442 decks
6%synergy
Migration Path
6.6%inclusion29 decks442 decks
1%synergy
Personal Tutor
6.1%inclusion27 decks442 decks
5%synergy
Ravenform
6.1%inclusion27 decks442 decks
5%synergy
Capture of Jingzhou
5.7%inclusion25 decks442 decks
4%synergy
Temporal Mastery
5.4%inclusion24 decks442 decks
4%synergy
Enter the Unknown
5.4%inclusion24 decks442 decks
5%synergy
Waltz of Rage
5.1%inclusion22 decks432 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
39%inclusion174 decks442 decks
14%synergy
Lightning Greaves
29%inclusion129 decks442 decks
4%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
27%inclusion120 decks442 decks
25%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
19%inclusion81 decks436 decks
17%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
17%inclusion74 decks442 decks
15%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
15%inclusion65 decks442 decks
10%synergy
Shadowspear
13%inclusion59 decks442 decks
11%synergy
The Reaver Cleaver
12%inclusion54 decks442 decks
10%synergy
Trailblazer's Boots
11%inclusion49 decks442 decks
10%synergy
Two-Handed Axe
11%inclusion47 decks442 decks
9%synergy
Strionic Resonator
9.0%inclusion40 decks442 decks
7%synergy
Mithril Coat
8.8%inclusion39 decks442 decks
5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.9%inclusion35 decks442 decks
6%synergy
Lantern of Insight
7.9%inclusion35 decks442 decks
7%synergy
Key to the City
7.2%inclusion32 decks442 decks
7%synergy
Vedalken Orrery
7.2%inclusion32 decks442 decks
6%synergy
Explorer's Scope
6.8%inclusion30 decks442 decks
6%synergy
Prowler's Helm
6.1%inclusion27 decks442 decks
6%synergy
Silver Shroud Costume
5.9%inclusion26 decks442 decks
5%synergy
Sword of Forge and Frontier
5.2%inclusion23 decks442 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Wild Growth
37%inclusion164 decks442 decks
27%synergy
Exploration
37%inclusion162 decks442 decks
26%synergy
Bear Umbra
37%inclusion162 decks442 decks
33%synergy
Aggravated Assault
29%inclusion129 decks442 decks
26%synergy
Passionate Archaeologist
28%inclusion123 decks442 decks
23%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
27%inclusion119 decks442 decks
20%synergy
The Lost and the Damned
24%inclusion108 decks442 decks
20%synergy
Mystic Remora
23%inclusion101 decks442 decks
10%synergy
Sword Coast Sailor
20%inclusion90 decks442 decks
19%synergy
Fae Flight
17%inclusion74 decks442 decks
16%synergy
Rancor
17%inclusion74 decks442 decks
15%synergy
Fertile Ground
16%inclusion72 decks442 decks
15%synergy
Sylvan Library
14%inclusion60 decks442 decks
6%synergy
Canopy Cover
13%inclusion59 decks442 decks
13%synergy
Terrasymbiosis
13%inclusion30 decks232 decks
9%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
13%inclusion57 decks442 decks
11%synergy
Song of Creation
11%inclusion48 decks442 decks
2%synergy
Propaganda
10%inclusion46 decks442 decks
7%synergy
Stolen Strategy
8.8%inclusion39 decks442 decks
8%synergy
Case of the Locked Hothouse
8.8%inclusion39 decks442 decks
5%synergy
Carpet of Flowers
8.1%inclusion36 decks442 decks
4%synergy
Charred Foyer // Warped Space
8.1%inclusion35 decks432 decks
7%synergy
Fortune Teller's Talent
8.0%inclusion35 decks435 decks
5%synergy
Aboshan's Desire
7.0%inclusion31 decks442 decks
7%synergy
Dragonback Assault
6.8%inclusion25 decks367 decks
1%synergy
Shark Typhoon
6.3%inclusion28 decks442 decks
5%synergy
Guild Artisan
6.3%inclusion28 decks442 decks
6%synergy
Kenrith's Transformation
6.1%inclusion27 decks442 decks
4%synergy
Overgrowth
6.1%inclusion27 decks442 decks
4%synergy
Hunter's Talent
5.7%inclusion25 decks436 decks
5%synergy
Hadana's Climb
5.4%inclusion24 decks442 decks
4%synergy
Druid Class
5.4%inclusion24 decks442 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Oko, Thief of Crowns
8.1%inclusion36 decks442 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Kessig Wolf Run
43%inclusion191 decks442 decks
29%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
18%inclusion80 decks442 decks
13%synergy
Reliquary Tower
17%inclusion77 decks442 decks
-13%synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
17%inclusion74 decks442 decks
12%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
16%inclusion71 decks442 decks
-5%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
14%inclusion62 decks442 decks
-3%synergy
Mistrise Village
14%inclusion50 decks367 decks
-3%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
12%inclusion55 decks442 decks
-4%synergy
Temple of the False God
12%inclusion54 decks442 decks
3%synergy
Command Beacon
11%inclusion48 decks442 decks
7%synergy
Halimar Depths
10%inclusion46 decks442 decks
9%synergy
Skarrg, the Rage Pits
9.0%inclusion40 decks442 decks
8%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
8.6%inclusion38 decks442 decks
6%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
8.6%inclusion38 decks442 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
90%inclusion398 decks442 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Signet
77%inclusion339 decks442 decks
4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
32%inclusion141 decks442 decks
15%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
29%inclusion126 decks442 decks
13%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
25%inclusion109 decks442 decks
9%synergy
Talisman of Impulse
21%inclusion95 decks442 decks
7%synergy
Simic Signet
15%inclusion66 decks442 decks
3%synergy
Izzet Signet
13%inclusion56 decks442 decks
2%synergy
Gruul Signet
12%inclusion54 decks442 decks
2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
12%inclusion51 decks442 decks
3%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
6.6%inclusion29 decks442 decks
-4%synergy
Thought Vessel
5.9%inclusion26 decks442 decks
-4%synergy
Lands
Forest
98%inclusion435 decks442 decks
4%synergy
Island
98%inclusion433 decks442 decks
4%synergy
Mountain
97%inclusion429 decks442 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
94%inclusion417 decks442 decks
3%synergy
Exotic Orchard
70%inclusion311 decks442 decks
14%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
52%inclusion228 decks442 decks
18%synergy
Frontier Bivouac
51%inclusion225 decks442 decks
-1%synergy
Cinder Glade
51%inclusion224 decks442 decks
10%synergy
Stomping Ground
49%inclusion217 decks442 decks
3%synergy
Breeding Pool
46%inclusion204 decks442 decks
-1%synergy
Steam Vents
43%inclusion190 decks442 decks
-1%synergy
Shivan Reef
42%inclusion186 decks442 decks
11%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
42%inclusion184 decks442 decks
1%synergy
Ketria Triome
40%inclusion176 decks442 decks
-2%synergy
Sulfur Falls
39%inclusion171 decks442 decks
0%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
38%inclusion169 decks442 decks
4%synergy
Training Center
33%inclusion148 decks442 decks
3%synergy
Rootbound Crag
31%inclusion135 decks442 decks
-7%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
30%inclusion133 decks442 decks
3%synergy
Karplusan Forest
29%inclusion130 decks442 decks
4%synergy
Misty Rainforest
29%inclusion128 decks442 decks
-4%synergy
Spire Garden
29%inclusion128 decks442 decks
0%synergy
Wooded Foothills
29%inclusion126 decks442 decks
-5%synergy
Scalding Tarn
27%inclusion119 decks442 decks
-5%synergy
Rockfall Vale
26%inclusion115 decks442 decks
-5%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
26%inclusion113 decks442 decks
9%synergy
Evolving Wilds
24%inclusion104 decks442 decks
-4%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
23%inclusion101 decks442 decks
2%synergy
Gruul Turf
22%inclusion96 decks442 decks
7%synergy
Bountiful Landscape
20%inclusion89 decks437 decks
-2%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
20%inclusion90 decks442 decks
6%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
20%inclusion89 decks442 decks
13%synergy
Stump Stomp
20%inclusion87 decks437 decks
15%synergy
Temple of Mystery
18%inclusion80 decks442 decks
-2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
18%inclusion78 decks442 decks
0%synergy
Path of Ancestry
17%inclusion76 decks442 decks
-11%synergy
Sink into Stupor
16%inclusion71 decks437 decks
9%synergy
Temple of Abandon
16%inclusion70 decks442 decks
-3%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
16%inclusion69 decks442 decks
-2%synergy
Sundering Eruption
16%inclusion68 decks437 decks
13%synergy
Fabled Passage
15%inclusion68 decks442 decks
4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion63 decks442 decks
3%synergy
Mossfire Valley
14%inclusion61 decks442 decks
4%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
14%inclusion59 decks437 decks
10%synergy
Flooded Grove
11%inclusion48 decks442 decks
-3%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
11%inclusion47 decks437 decks
8%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
10%inclusion46 decks442 decks
1%synergy
Waterlogged Grove
10%inclusion45 decks442 decks
4%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
8.4%inclusion37 decks442 decks
1%synergy
Fiery Islet
8.1%inclusion36 decks442 decks
2%synergy