Haldan, Avid Arcanist // Pako, Arcane Retriever
$1.41
$1.41Legendary Creature — Human Wizard Elemental Dog
How it feels to play against
Mildly Annoying
Some frustrating moments but still fun.
Popularity
Proven Option
Well-established with solid community support.
Ranking
#374
Current Rank
#348
Last Week
#203
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Commander gameplay videos featuring Haldan, Avid Arcanist // Pako, Arcane Retriever.
Pako/Haldan v Winota v Marneus v Atraxa | CEDH Gameplay 012
Cradle to The Guild - Game 3 - Kenrith v Blue Farm v Haldan/Pako v Bruce/Kamahl - Mind Over Meta
CEDH Gameplay! Loot vs Pako/Haldan vs Kotis vs Kess!
CEDH Gameplay! Featuring Fringe Decks??? Kotis vs Pako/Haldan vs Kess vs Loot!
ECLIPSE FEAT. @cedhtv - cEDH - S27E4 - NARSET v HASHATON v PAKO/HALDAN v CORMELA #MTGDRAGONSTORM
HORUS FEAT. @cedhtv - cEDH - S27E3 - HASHATON v PAKO/HALDAN v CORMELA v NARSET #MTGDRAGONSTORM #MTG
PAKO IS ON THE NAUGHTY LIST! | Lathril vs Kenrith vs Zedruu vs Pako/Haldan | MTG Commander Gameplay
One 1000€ Deck VS Three 10€ Commander Decks | @EDHijinks
Commander at Home #46 - Gitrog v Breya v Ur Dragon v Pako/Haldan w/ Jimmy Wong and Leonard Williams
cEDH IS GETTING BETTER! TWO GAMES WITH REVERSALWIZRD
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This combination consists of these two partner commanders:
New Cards
Fresh cards from recent sets that players are experimenting with in Haldan, Avid Arcanist // Pako, Arcane Retriever decks.
Earthbender Ascension+1% Synergy
$0.78
The Last Agni Kai0% Synergy
$1.53
Octopus Form-10% Synergy
$0.10
Shared Roots-11% Synergy
$0.70
Origin of Metalbending-12% Synergy
$0.21
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Haldan, Avid Arcanist // Pako, Arcane Retriever's abilities and overall game plan.
Memory Lapse+57% Synergy
$0.50
Aqueous Form+54% Synergy
$0.39
Explore+43% Synergy
$0.36
Rogue's Passage+39% Synergy
$0.37
Doc Aurlock, Grizzled Genius+39% Synergy
$0.89
Winged Boots+38% Synergy
$7.64
Temur Battle Rage+33% Synergy
$0.18
Expel from Orazca+33% Synergy
$0.16
Brainstorm+32% Synergy
$1.21
Seize the Day+32% Synergy
$15.39
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Haldan, Avid Arcanist // Pako, Arcane Retriever decks.
Wild Growth+32% Synergy
$0.26
Negate+30% Synergy
$0.25
Growth Spiral+26% Synergy
$0.17
Rampant Growth+21% Synergy
$0.44
Nature's Lore+16% Synergy
$1.90
Counterspell+16% Synergy
$1.24
Cultivate+11% Synergy
$0.48
Kodama's Reach+9% Synergy
$1.10
Farseek+6% Synergy
$0.38
Beast Within+5% Synergy
$0.50
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Mystical Tutor+14% Synergy
$13.51
Seedborn Muse+11% Synergy
$5.82
Rhystic Study+10% Synergy
$49.78
Jeska's Will+9% Synergy
$30.89
Cyclonic Rift+8% Synergy
$38.29
Fierce Guardianship+8% Synergy
$40.44
Force of Will+7% Synergy
$63.86
Ancient Tomb+5% Synergy
$90.28
Gamble+5% Synergy
$9.62
Mana Vault+5% Synergy
$83.43
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Haldan, Avid Arcanist // Pako, Arcane Retriever's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Faldorn, Dread Wolf Herald+26% Synergy
$5.43
Moraug, Fury of Akoum+22% Synergy
$2.64
Wulfgar of Icewind Dale+22% Synergy
$7.35
Mina and Denn, Wildborn+20% Synergy
$1.18
Azusa, Lost but Seeking+19% Synergy
$9.07
Etali, Primal Storm+18% Synergy
$0.95
Llanowar Elves+17% Synergy
$0.22
Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar+15% Synergy
$4.82
Elvish Mystic+14% Synergy
$0.27
Tatyova, Benthic Druid+13% Synergy
$0.09
Tinder Wall+13% Synergy
$1.02
The Thirteenth Doctor+12% Synergy
$0.29
Fyndhorn Elves+11% Synergy
$0.94
Orcish Lumberjack+10% Synergy
$0.81
Oracle of Mul Daya+8% Synergy
$3.07
Wild-Magic Sorcerer+8% Synergy
$10.00
Talrand, Sky Summoner+8% Synergy
$0.62
Rashmi, Eternities Crafter+8% Synergy
$0.19
Nalfeshnee+8% Synergy
$8.30
Savvy Trader+7% Synergy
$2.24
Delighted Halfling+6% Synergy
$16.10
Dryad of the Ilysian Grove+6% Synergy
$7.96
Arbor Elf+6% Synergy
$0.40
Hydroelectric Specimen+6% Synergy
$1.37
Murmuring Mystic+6% Synergy
$0.75
Niblis of Frost+6% Synergy
$0.32
Karlach, Fury of Avernus+5% Synergy
$17.10
Wavebreak Hippocamp+5% Synergy
$0.62
Dockside Extortionist+4% Synergy
$23.88
Plargg and Nassari+4% Synergy
$2.32
Guardian Augmenter+4% Synergy
$8.08
Birds of Paradise+3% Synergy
$12.29
Herald of Secret Streams+3% Synergy
$3.14
Keeper of Secrets+3% Synergy
$10.96
Ilysian Caryatid+3% Synergy
$0.21
Rashmi and Ragavan+3% Synergy
$0.32
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer+2% Synergy
$36.65
Simian Spirit Guide+2% Synergy
$2.38
Elvish Spirit Guide+1% Synergy
$1.35
Wayward Swordtooth+1% Synergy
$1.74
Spark Double0% Synergy
$10.98
Etali, Primal Conqueror-1% Synergy
$24.82
Sakura-Tribe Elder-2% Synergy
$0.23
Goblin Anarchomancer-2% Synergy
$0.64
Tireless Provisioner-2% Synergy
$2.46
Lotus Cobra-2% Synergy
$5.51
Bloom Tender-5% Synergy
$24.26
Eternal Witness-10% Synergy
$1.18
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Haldan, Avid Arcanist // Pako, Arcane Retriever safe.
Gaea's Gift+31% Synergy
$0.92
Noxious Revival+27% Synergy
$5.18
Decisive Denial+24% Synergy
$0.19
Reclaim+24% Synergy
$0.09
Hunter's Insight+23% Synergy
$0.33
Tamiyo's Safekeeping+22% Synergy
$2.65
Overprotect+20% Synergy
$1.96
You Come to a River+18% Synergy
$0.07
Hinder+16% Synergy
$0.20
Tyvar's Stand+15% Synergy
$1.11
An Offer You Can't Refuse+14% Synergy
$2.38
Resculpt+14% Synergy
$0.19
Harrow+13% Synergy
$0.20
Slip Out the Back+13% Synergy
$2.28
Spell Rupture+13% Synergy
$0.09
Stubborn Denial+12% Synergy
$3.75
Repulsive Mutation+12% Synergy
$0.36
Deflecting Swat+11% Synergy
$48.91
Collective Resistance+11% Synergy
$1.27
Dispel+11% Synergy
$0.36
Veil of Secrecy+11% Synergy
$0.21
Swan Song+10% Synergy
$7.61
Nature's Claim+10% Synergy
$0.70
Legolas's Quick Reflexes+10% Synergy
$17.99
Royal Treatment+10% Synergy
$0.36
Mana Drain+9% Synergy
$45.60
Submerge+9% Synergy
$5.40
Chaos Warp+8% Synergy
$0.37
Reality Shift+8% Synergy
$0.25
Veil of Summer+8% Synergy
$4.72
Force of Negation+8% Synergy
$47.91
Return to Nature+8% Synergy
$0.24
Untimely Malfunction+8% Synergy
$5.63
Delayed Blast Fireball+8% Synergy
$13.61
Red Elemental Blast+7% Synergy
$10.48
Flusterstorm+5% Synergy
$8.95
Snakeskin Veil+5% Synergy
$0.10
Mental Misstep+5% Synergy
$7.83
Krosan Grip+5% Synergy
$0.84
Arcane Denial+4% Synergy
$1.61
Return of the Wildspeaker+4% Synergy
$1.11
Pact of Negation+4% Synergy
$14.77
Abrade+4% Synergy
$0.12
Pongify+3% Synergy
$1.53
Sink into Stupor+3% Synergy
$8.64
Crop Rotation+1% Synergy
$2.60
Lightning Bolt-1% Synergy
$1.28
Heroic Intervention-2% Synergy
$9.95
Rapid Hybridization-3% Synergy
$0.68
Frantic Search-4% Synergy
$0.38
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Haldan, Avid Arcanist // Pako, Arcane Retriever's game plan and control the board.
Summer Bloom+30% Synergy
$1.48
Temporal Spring+25% Synergy
$0.15
Relentless Assault+22% Synergy
$4.78
Chain Reaction+16% Synergy
$0.17
Enter the Enigma+16% Synergy
$0.15
Time Warp+16% Synergy
$12.78
Ponder+15% Synergy
$1.16
Overpowering Attack+15% Synergy
$1.64
Temporal Manipulation+15% Synergy
$10.96
Broken Bond+15% Synergy
$0.30
Consuming Tide+14% Synergy
$0.45
Chandra's Ignition+13% Synergy
$3.00
Search for Tomorrow+13% Synergy
$0.29
Three Visits+12% Synergy
$7.13
Regrowth+11% Synergy
$0.42
Full Throttle+11% Synergy
$2.69
Capture of Jingzhou+11% Synergy
$8.84
Slip Through Space+10% Synergy
$0.32
Personal Tutor+10% Synergy
$4.76
Road // Ruin+10% Synergy
$0.10
Artful Dodge+10% Synergy
$0.79
Seasons Past+10% Synergy
$1.69
Stump Stomp+9% Synergy
$0.36
Preordain+8% Synergy
$0.48
Urban Evolution+8% Synergy
$0.16
Last Night Together+8% Synergy
$0.26
Blasphemous Act+7% Synergy
$1.49
Escape to the Wilds+7% Synergy
$0.13
Sundering Eruption+7% Synergy
$1.02
Enter the Unknown+7% Synergy
$0.31
Growth Spasm+7% Synergy
$0.48
World at War+7% Synergy
$5.78
Vandalblast+6% Synergy
$2.28
Irenicus's Vile Duplication+6% Synergy
$7.92
Temporal Mastery+6% Synergy
$3.83
Ravenform+6% Synergy
$0.16
Waltz of Rage+6% Synergy
$0.20
Bala Ged Recovery+5% Synergy
$5.70
Bridgeworks Battle+5% Synergy
$1.10
Portent+5% Synergy
$0.13
Karn's Temporal Sundering+5% Synergy
$1.09
Rishkar's Expertise+4% Synergy
$1.83
Solve the Equation+4% Synergy
$1.82
Decimate+3% Synergy
$0.18
Windfall+2% Synergy
$3.89
Wheel of Fortune+1% Synergy
$1499.99
Migration Path0% Synergy
$0.17
Skyshroud Claim-1% Synergy
$0.64
Faithless Looting-2% Synergy
$0.24
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Whispersilk Cloak+21% Synergy
$2.01
Sword of Feast and Famine+14% Synergy
$37.84
Swiftfoot Boots+12% Synergy
$1.21
Sensei's Divining Top+12% Synergy
$34.32
The Reaver Cleaver+11% Synergy
$9.45
Brotherhood Regalia+10% Synergy
$9.47
Two-Handed Axe+8% Synergy
$0.91
Trailblazer's Boots+8% Synergy
$2.56
Shadowspear+7% Synergy
$36.63
Explorer's Scope+7% Synergy
$0.11
Vedalken Orrery+7% Synergy
$10.74
Strionic Resonator+6% Synergy
$8.27
Lantern of Insight+6% Synergy
$2.23
Key to the City+6% Synergy
$0.45
Prowler's Helm+6% Synergy
$0.50
Mithril Coat+5% Synergy
$20.04
Wayfarer's Bauble+5% Synergy
$0.19
Silver Shroud Costume+5% Synergy
$5.50
Lightning Greaves+3% Synergy
$3.82
The One Ring+3% Synergy
$91.82
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Haldan, Avid Arcanist // Pako, Arcane Retriever's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Exploration+28% Synergy
$26.70
Wilderness Reclamation+28% Synergy
$0.43
Bear Umbra+28% Synergy
$9.87
Aggravated Assault+22% Synergy
$17.15
Utopia Sprawl+21% Synergy
$0.99
Passionate Archaeologist+20% Synergy
$18.77
Sword Coast Sailor+20% Synergy
$0.11
The Lost and the Damned+18% Synergy
$5.31
Fae Flight+17% Synergy
$0.09
Mystic Remora+16% Synergy
$9.04
Fertile Ground+15% Synergy
$0.81
Rancor+14% Synergy
$1.03
Canopy Cover+11% Synergy
$1.84
Aboshan's Desire+11% Synergy
$0.20
Sylvan Library+10% Synergy
$21.50
Leyline of Anticipation+10% Synergy
$7.10
Carpet of Flowers+8% Synergy
$4.35
Terrasymbiosis+8% Synergy
$6.10
Guild Artisan+8% Synergy
$0.16
Stolen Strategy+6% Synergy
$0.41
Cartouche of Strength+6% Synergy
$0.07
Kenrith's Transformation+5% Synergy
$1.05
Charred Foyer // Warped Space+5% Synergy
$1.92
Hunter's Talent+5% Synergy
$0.30
Protective Bubble+5% Synergy
$0.29
Omen of the Hunt+5% Synergy
$0.10
Font of Magic+5% Synergy
$0.29
Propaganda+4% Synergy
$2.87
Fortune Teller's Talent+4% Synergy
$0.37
Hadana's Climb+4% Synergy
$1.65
Underworld Breach+3% Synergy
$11.42
Druid Class+3% Synergy
$1.46
Overgrowth+3% Synergy
$0.30
Song of Creation+2% Synergy
$0.61
Case of the Locked Hothouse+2% Synergy
$2.75
Hardened Scales-6% Synergy
$1.82
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Haldan, Avid Arcanist // Pako, Arcane Retriever to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Narset, Parter of Veils+7% Synergy
$1.38
Oko, Thief of Crowns+4% Synergy
$5.10
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Kessig Wolf Run+22% Synergy
$0.18
Mystic Sanctuary+15% Synergy
$6.74
Halimar Depths+10% Synergy
$0.23
Alchemist's Refuge+6% Synergy
$0.41
Skarrg, the Rage Pits+6% Synergy
$1.22
Command Beacon+5% Synergy
$4.85
Temple of the False God+3% Synergy
$0.13
Field of the Dead+3% Synergy
$34.04
Scavenger Grounds+3% Synergy
$0.45
Urza's Saga+2% Synergy
$34.59
Otawara, Soaring City+1% Synergy
$19.47
Boseiju, Who Endures0% Synergy
$32.82
Mistrise Village-4% Synergy
$5.78
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth-4% Synergy
$6.99
Mosswort Bridge-5% Synergy
$0.18
Reliquary Tower-13% Synergy
$2.07
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Fellwar Stone+17% Synergy
$0.93
Talisman of Curiosity+15% Synergy
$0.26
Talisman of Creativity+9% Synergy
$1.58
Simic Signet+8% Synergy
$0.16
Talisman of Impulse+6% Synergy
$0.24
Izzet Signet+6% Synergy
$0.23
Arcane Signet+5% Synergy
$0.35
Gruul Signet+5% Synergy
$0.49
Commander's Sphere+5% Synergy
$0.14
Jeweled Lotus+5% Synergy
$35.90
Mana Crypt+4% Synergy
$40.66
Grim Monolith+4% Synergy
$399.06
Sol Ring+3% Synergy
$1.20
Lotus Petal+3% Synergy
$24.35
Chrome Mox+3% Synergy
$116.80
Lion's Eye Diamond+2% Synergy
$524.34
Mox Diamond+1% Synergy
$745.80
Thought Vessel-2% Synergy
$1.21
Chromatic Lantern-4% Synergy
$2.58
Lands
The mana base foundation for Haldan, Avid Arcanist // Pako, Arcane Retriever decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Exotic Orchard+11% Synergy
$0.13
Stump Stomp+9% Synergy
$0.36
Yavimaya Coast+7% Synergy
$0.31
Gruul Turf+7% Synergy
$0.23
Simic Growth Chamber+6% Synergy
$0.17
Izzet Boilerworks+6% Synergy
$0.35
Bala Ged Recovery+5% Synergy
$5.70
Waterlogged Grove+5% Synergy
$1.23
City of Brass+4% Synergy
$20.01
Shivan Reef+3% Synergy
$0.20
Windswept Heath+3% Synergy
$9.48
Sink into Stupor+3% Synergy
$8.64
Rejuvenating Springs+2% Synergy
$5.13
Training Center+2% Synergy
$11.28
Flooded Strand+2% Synergy
$13.21
Mana Confluence+2% Synergy
$23.77
Myriad Landscape+2% Synergy
$0.16
Polluted Delta+2% Synergy
$15.15
Verdant Catacombs+2% Synergy
$19.79
Terramorphic Expanse+1% Synergy
$0.12
Tropical Island+1% Synergy
Taiga+1% Synergy
Island0% Synergy
$0.08
Forest0% Synergy
$0.07
Command Tower0% Synergy
$0.18
Steam Vents0% Synergy
$16.90
Cinder Glade0% Synergy
$0.16
Wooded Foothills0% Synergy
$13.71
Misty Rainforest0% Synergy
$24.21
Scalding Tarn0% Synergy
$25.31
Evolving Wilds0% Synergy
$0.07
Volcanic Island0% Synergy
Stomping Ground-1% Synergy
$5.95
Spire Garden-1% Synergy
$13.04
Mountain-2% Synergy
$0.10
Bountiful Landscape-2% Synergy
$0.17
Temple of Mystery-2% Synergy
$0.22
Temple of Epiphany-2% Synergy
$0.09
Breeding Pool-3% Synergy
$8.18
Temple of Abandon-3% Synergy
$0.11
Frontier Bivouac-4% Synergy
$0.19
Karplusan Forest-5% Synergy
$0.26
Ketria Triome-7% Synergy
$12.75
Hinterland Harbor-8% Synergy
$0.26
Sulfur Falls-8% Synergy
$0.26
Stormcarved Coast-8% Synergy
$4.12
Dreamroot Cascade-9% Synergy
$0.58
Path of Ancestry-11% Synergy
$0.17
Rootbound Crag-12% Synergy
$0.40
Rockfall Vale-13% Synergy
$1.33
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