Haldan, Avid Arcanist // Pako, Arcane Retriever
$1.43
$1.43Legendary 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
#382
Current Rank
#389
Last Week
#259
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Commander gameplay videos featuring Haldan, Avid Arcanist // Pako, Arcane Retriever.
Glarb v Ghave v Etali v Talion | CEDH Gameplay 033
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
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New Cards
Fresh cards from recent sets that players are experimenting with in Haldan, Avid Arcanist // Pako, Arcane Retriever decks.
Twinflame Travelers+7% Synergy
$0.30
Spry and Mighty+4% Synergy
$0.28
Prismatic Undercurrents+3% Synergy
$0.28
Level Up+2% Synergy
$1.35
Hexing Squelcher-4% Synergy
$18.56
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
$0.53
Aqueous Form+55% Synergy
$0.38
Explore+43% Synergy
$0.33
Rogue's Passage+40% Synergy
$1.16
Doc Aurlock, Grizzled Genius+40% Synergy
$0.54
Winged Boots+38% Synergy
$10.35
Temur Battle Rage+36% Synergy
$0.16
Expel from Orazca+32% Synergy
$0.18
Gaea's Gift+32% Synergy
$1.57
Wild Growth+32% Synergy
$0.41
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Haldan, Avid Arcanist // Pako, Arcane Retriever decks.
Negate+32% Synergy
$0.06
Brainstorm+31% Synergy
$1.35
Growth Spiral+27% Synergy
$0.23
Rampant Growth+23% Synergy
$0.42
Nature's Lore+16% Synergy
$3.18
Counterspell+16% Synergy
$2.09
Cultivate+12% Synergy
$0.26
Kodama's Reach+9% Synergy
$1.34
Farseek+6% Synergy
$0.71
Beast Within+5% Synergy
$0.71
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Mystical Tutor+13% Synergy
$15.93
Seedborn Muse+10% Synergy
$11.03
Rhystic Study+8% Synergy
$58.23
Jeska's Will+8% Synergy
$43.73
Cyclonic Rift+7% Synergy
$41.18
Fierce Guardianship+6% Synergy
$53.72
Force of Will+5% Synergy
$68.48
Ancient Tomb+4% Synergy
$111.70
Gamble+4% Synergy
$14.01
Mana Vault+4% Synergy
$97.50
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
$4.73
Moraug, Fury of Akoum+21% Synergy
$2.52
Wulfgar of Icewind Dale+21% Synergy
$7.26
Mina and Denn, Wildborn+20% Synergy
$1.14
Etali, Primal Storm+18% Synergy
$0.54
Azusa, Lost but Seeking+18% Synergy
$12.30
Llanowar Elves+16% Synergy
$0.28
Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar+15% Synergy
$6.40
Elvish Mystic+13% Synergy
$1.54
Tatyova, Benthic Druid+13% Synergy
$0.26
Tinder Wall+13% Synergy
$1.67
The Thirteenth Doctor+12% Synergy
$0.39
Orcish Lumberjack+10% Synergy
$0.84
Fyndhorn Elves+9% Synergy
$2.02
Oracle of Mul Daya+8% Synergy
$3.44
Wild-Magic Sorcerer+8% Synergy
$10.59
Talrand, Sky Summoner+8% Synergy
$0.42
Rashmi, Eternities Crafter+8% Synergy
$0.41
Nalfeshnee+8% Synergy
$10.34
Savvy Trader+7% Synergy
$3.89
Dryad of the Ilysian Grove+6% Synergy
$9.14
Hydroelectric Specimen+6% Synergy
$0.94
Arbor Elf+6% Synergy
$0.60
Murmuring Mystic+6% Synergy
$0.56
Niblis of Frost+6% Synergy
$0.37
Delighted Halfling+5% Synergy
$22.65
Karlach, Fury of Avernus+5% Synergy
$24.32
Wavebreak Hippocamp+5% Synergy
$0.82
Plargg and Nassari+4% Synergy
$3.52
Guardian Augmenter+4% Synergy
$9.90
Herald of Secret Streams+3% Synergy
$4.88
Keeper of Secrets+3% Synergy
$11.98
Ilysian Caryatid+3% Synergy
$0.16
Rashmi and Ragavan+3% Synergy
$0.41
Birds of Paradise+2% Synergy
$13.51
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer+2% Synergy
$43.76
Simian Spirit Guide+2% Synergy
$3.16
Elvish Spirit Guide+1% Synergy
$2.25
Wayward Swordtooth0% Synergy
$2.47
Spark Double0% Synergy
$13.10
Etali, Primal Conqueror-1% Synergy
$32.99
Sakura-Tribe Elder-2% Synergy
$0.32
Goblin Anarchomancer-2% Synergy
$1.03
Tireless Provisioner-2% Synergy
$2.65
Lotus Cobra-3% Synergy
$6.51
Bloom Tender-5% Synergy
$12.34
Eternal Witness-11% Synergy
$1.49
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Haldan, Avid Arcanist // Pako, Arcane Retriever safe.
Noxious Revival+25% Synergy
$7.60
Decisive Denial+25% Synergy
$0.15
Reclaim+24% Synergy
$0.14
Hunter's Insight+23% Synergy
$0.41
Tamiyo's Safekeeping+22% Synergy
$2.79
Overprotect+19% Synergy
$0.61
You Come to a River+18% Synergy
$0.08
Hinder+15% Synergy
$0.27
Harrow+14% Synergy
$0.29
Tyvar's Stand+14% Synergy
$1.79
Resculpt+14% Synergy
$0.40
Spell Rupture+14% Synergy
$0.10
An Offer You Can't Refuse+13% Synergy
$2.64
Stubborn Denial+13% Synergy
$5.07
Slip Out the Back+13% Synergy
$4.02
Repulsive Mutation+13% Synergy
$0.41
Veil of Secrecy+12% Synergy
$0.24
Collective Resistance+11% Synergy
$1.31
Dispel+10% Synergy
$0.39
Royal Treatment+10% Synergy
$0.45
Deflecting Swat+9% Synergy
$66.45
Swan Song+9% Synergy
$8.40
Nature's Claim+9% Synergy
$0.87
Legolas's Quick Reflexes+9% Synergy
$27.09
Submerge+9% Synergy
$4.80
Reality Shift+8% Synergy
$0.29
Mana Drain+8% Synergy
$50.50
Return to Nature+8% Synergy
$0.33
Delayed Blast Fireball+8% Synergy
$17.56
Untimely Malfunction+8% Synergy
$6.26
Chaos Warp+7% Synergy
$0.52
Veil of Summer+7% Synergy
$6.87
Force of Negation+7% Synergy
$44.88
Red Elemental Blast+6% Synergy
$11.98
Snakeskin Veil+5% Synergy
$0.24
Temur Charm+5% Synergy
$0.35
Krosan Grip+5% Synergy
$1.62
Arcane Denial+4% Synergy
$2.06
Return of the Wildspeaker+4% Synergy
$0.59
Flusterstorm+4% Synergy
$8.80
Sink into Stupor+4% Synergy
$7.42
Abrade+4% Synergy
$0.13
Mental Misstep+4% Synergy
$11.00
Pongify+3% Synergy
$1.95
Pact of Negation+3% Synergy
$17.58
Crop Rotation0% Synergy
$4.31
Lightning Bolt-1% Synergy
$2.95
Heroic Intervention-2% Synergy
$13.06
Rapid Hybridization-4% Synergy
$0.78
Frantic Search-5% Synergy
$0.45
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Haldan, Avid Arcanist // Pako, Arcane Retriever's game plan and control the board.
Seize the Day+31% Synergy
$14.55
Summer Bloom+30% Synergy
$1.78
Temporal Spring+24% Synergy
$0.14
Relentless Assault+22% Synergy
$6.35
Chain Reaction+17% Synergy
$0.28
Enter the Enigma+16% Synergy
$0.21
Ponder+15% Synergy
$1.40
Overpowering Attack+15% Synergy
$1.17
Time Warp+15% Synergy
$13.24
Broken Bond+15% Synergy
$0.32
Consuming Tide+15% Synergy
$0.52
Temporal Manipulation+14% Synergy
$12.06
Chandra's Ignition+13% Synergy
$3.61
Search for Tomorrow+13% Synergy
$0.23
Three Visits+11% Synergy
$9.41
Slip Through Space+11% Synergy
$0.34
Capture of Jingzhou+11% Synergy
$10.79
Full Throttle+10% Synergy
$3.49
Road // Ruin+10% Synergy
$0.17
Artful Dodge+10% Synergy
$0.52
Stump Stomp+9% Synergy
$0.46
Regrowth+9% Synergy
$0.46
Personal Tutor+9% Synergy
$5.69
Seasons Past+9% Synergy
$1.94
Preordain+8% Synergy
$0.60
Last Night Together+8% Synergy
$0.33
Escape to the Wilds+7% Synergy
$0.24
Urban Evolution+7% Synergy
$0.18
Sundering Eruption+7% Synergy
$1.08
Enter the Unknown+7% Synergy
$0.38
Growth Spasm+7% Synergy
$0.44
Blasphemous Act+6% Synergy
$0.77
Vandalblast+6% Synergy
$2.56
World at War+6% Synergy
$7.80
Ravenform+6% Synergy
$0.34
Waltz of Rage+6% Synergy
$0.24
Temporal Mastery+6% Synergy
$3.94
Bala Ged Recovery+5% Synergy
$6.81
Bridgeworks Battle+5% Synergy
$0.91
Irenicus's Vile Duplication+5% Synergy
$7.80
Portent+5% Synergy
$0.27
Karn's Temporal Sundering+5% Synergy
$1.41
Rishkar's Expertise+4% Synergy
$2.23
Solve the Equation+4% Synergy
$2.72
Decimate+3% Synergy
$0.27
Windfall+1% Synergy
$5.34
Migration Path0% Synergy
$0.37
Skyshroud Claim-1% Synergy
$0.80
Faithless Looting-2% Synergy
$0.36
Shared Roots-6% Synergy
$1.87
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Whispersilk Cloak+20% Synergy
$3.35
Swiftfoot Boots+13% Synergy
$2.00
Sword of Feast and Famine+13% Synergy
$40.13
Sensei's Divining Top+11% Synergy
$39.43
The Reaver Cleaver+11% Synergy
$10.46
Brotherhood Regalia+10% Synergy
$10.99
Two-Handed Axe+8% Synergy
$1.33
Trailblazer's Boots+8% Synergy
$3.14
Explorer's Scope+8% Synergy
$0.20
Shadowspear+7% Synergy
$39.49
Wayfarer's Bauble+6% Synergy
$0.30
Strionic Resonator+6% Synergy
$9.33
Vedalken Orrery+6% Synergy
$20.88
Lantern of Insight+6% Synergy
$3.10
Prowler's Helm+6% Synergy
$0.61
Key to the City+6% Synergy
$2.81
Mithril Coat+5% Synergy
$28.23
Silver Shroud Costume+5% Synergy
$12.39
Lightning Greaves+3% Synergy
$4.61
The One Ring+3% Synergy
$106.71
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Haldan, Avid Arcanist // Pako, Arcane Retriever's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Wilderness Reclamation+28% Synergy
$0.72
Bear Umbra+28% Synergy
$11.19
Exploration+27% Synergy
$29.75
Utopia Sprawl+22% Synergy
$1.21
Aggravated Assault+21% Synergy
$27.96
Sword Coast Sailor+21% Synergy
$0.19
Passionate Archaeologist+20% Synergy
$14.71
Fae Flight+18% Synergy
$0.13
The Lost and the Damned+17% Synergy
$4.18
Fertile Ground+16% Synergy
$0.31
Rancor+15% Synergy
$1.37
Mystic Remora+14% Synergy
$10.69
Canopy Cover+11% Synergy
$5.70
Aboshan's Desire+11% Synergy
$0.22
Sylvan Library+10% Synergy
$26.36
Leyline of Anticipation+9% Synergy
$10.16
Carpet of Flowers+8% Synergy
$6.04
Guild Artisan+8% Synergy
$0.15
Terrasymbiosis+7% Synergy
$7.77
Stolen Strategy+6% Synergy
$0.43
Cartouche of Strength+6% Synergy
$0.23
Hunter's Talent+6% Synergy
$0.32
Omen of the Hunt+6% Synergy
$0.17
Propaganda+5% Synergy
$3.22
Kenrith's Transformation+5% Synergy
$1.02
Charred Foyer // Warped Space+5% Synergy
$2.06
Protective Bubble+5% Synergy
$0.32
Fortune Teller's Talent+4% Synergy
$0.39
Overgrowth+4% Synergy
$0.34
Underworld Breach+2% Synergy
$13.44
Druid Class+2% Synergy
$2.43
Song of Creation+1% Synergy
$0.85
Case of the Locked Hothouse+1% Synergy
$3.07
Hardened Scales-5% Synergy
$2.80
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Haldan, Avid Arcanist // Pako, Arcane Retriever to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Narset, Parter of Veils+6% Synergy
$1.59
Oko, Thief of Crowns+4% Synergy
$6.53
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Kessig Wolf Run+23% Synergy
$0.31
Mystic Sanctuary+14% Synergy
$4.55
Halimar Depths+10% Synergy
$0.31
Alchemist's Refuge+6% Synergy
$0.67
Skarrg, the Rage Pits+6% Synergy
$1.25
Command Beacon+5% Synergy
$5.36
Temple of the False God+3% Synergy
$0.28
Field of the Dead+3% Synergy
$36.55
Scavenger Grounds+3% Synergy
$0.44
Otawara, Soaring City+1% Synergy
$25.26
Urza's Saga+1% Synergy
$37.51
Boseiju, Who Endures-1% Synergy
$45.94
Mistrise Village-4% Synergy
$8.51
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth-4% Synergy
$14.69
Mosswort Bridge-6% Synergy
$0.29
Reliquary Tower-13% Synergy
$3.70
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Fellwar Stone+17% Synergy
$1.08
Talisman of Curiosity+16% Synergy
$0.34
Talisman of Creativity+9% Synergy
$3.14
Simic Signet+9% Synergy
$0.23
Talisman of Impulse+7% Synergy
$0.29
Izzet Signet+6% Synergy
$0.37
Gruul Signet+6% Synergy
$0.46
Arcane Signet+5% Synergy
$0.44
Commander's Sphere+5% Synergy
$0.31
Grim Monolith+4% Synergy
$421.27
Sol Ring+3% Synergy
$1.26
Lotus Petal+2% Synergy
$37.59
Chrome Mox+2% Synergy
$140.43
Mox Diamond+1% Synergy
$938.97
Lion's Eye Diamond+1% Synergy
$619.26
Thought Vessel-3% Synergy
$2.53
Chromatic Lantern-5% Synergy
$0.79
Lands
The mana base foundation for Haldan, Avid Arcanist // Pako, Arcane Retriever decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Exotic Orchard+10% Synergy
$0.27
Stump Stomp+9% Synergy
$0.46
Yavimaya Coast+7% Synergy
$0.31
Gruul Turf+7% Synergy
$0.30
Simic Growth Chamber+6% Synergy
$0.29
Izzet Boilerworks+6% Synergy
$0.38
Bala Ged Recovery+5% Synergy
$6.81
Sink into Stupor+4% Synergy
$7.42
Waterlogged Grove+4% Synergy
$1.64
Shivan Reef+3% Synergy
$0.39
Windswept Heath+3% Synergy
$11.47
City of Brass+3% Synergy
$9.14
Mana Confluence+2% Synergy
$27.92
Myriad Landscape+2% Synergy
$0.30
Island+1% Synergy
$0.20
Cinder Glade+1% Synergy
$0.43
Rejuvenating Springs+1% Synergy
$7.81
Training Center+1% Synergy
$13.53
Terramorphic Expanse+1% Synergy
$0.29
Flooded Strand+1% Synergy
$15.98
Polluted Delta+1% Synergy
$18.85
Verdant Catacombs+1% Synergy
$28.68
Forest0% Synergy
$0.21
Tropical Island0% Synergy
Taiga0% Synergy
Mountain-1% Synergy
$0.26
Command Tower-1% Synergy
$0.26
Steam Vents-1% Synergy
$10.32
Wooded Foothills-1% Synergy
$18.84
Misty Rainforest-1% Synergy
$30.79
Scalding Tarn-1% Synergy
$30.84
Spire Garden-1% Synergy
$2.20
Evolving Wilds-1% Synergy
$0.22
Temple of Epiphany-1% Synergy
$0.26
Volcanic Island-1% Synergy
Bountiful Landscape-2% Synergy
$0.26
Temple of Mystery-2% Synergy
$0.21
Stomping Ground-3% Synergy
$8.48
Temple of Abandon-3% Synergy
$0.27
Frontier Bivouac-4% Synergy
$0.28
Breeding Pool-4% Synergy
$11.89
Karplusan Forest-5% Synergy
$0.40
Hinterland Harbor-7% Synergy
$0.34
Ketria Triome-8% Synergy
$15.97
Sulfur Falls-8% Synergy
$0.35
Stormcarved Coast-8% Synergy
$4.03
Dreamroot Cascade-9% Synergy
$0.65
Path of Ancestry-10% Synergy
$0.17
Rootbound Crag-12% Synergy
$0.33
Rockfall Vale-13% Synergy
$1.97
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