Pako, Arcane Retriever
$0.88
$0.88Legendary Creature — Elemental Dog
How it feels to play against
Mildly Annoying
Some frustrating moments but still fun.
Links & Decks
Combos
Debut Set
Decks on Moxfield
Decks on Archidekt
Scryfall
CardmarketVideos
Commander gameplay videos featuring Pako, Arcane Retriever.
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
FLARE FEAT. @cedhtv - cEDH - S23E6 - PAKO/HALDAN v TYMNA/DARGO v MALCOLM/VIAL v TEVESH/KRAUM
More Pako, Arcane Retriever VideosPartner Commander
Pako, Arcane Retriever can partner with Haldan, Avid Arcanist.
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Pako, Arcane Retriever's abilities and overall game plan.
Wild Growth+72% Synergy
$0.31
Rancor+56% Synergy
$0.86
Cartouche of Strength+55% Synergy
$0.17
Ancient Animus+53% Synergy
$0.07
Temur Battle Rage+51% Synergy
$0.20
Kenrith's Transformation+47% Synergy
$0.95
Chandra's Ignition+45% Synergy
$4.41
Utopia Sprawl+43% Synergy
$0.88
Hunter's Insight+42% Synergy
$0.33
Whispersilk Cloak+42% Synergy
$2.15
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Pako, Arcane Retriever decks.
Explore+42% Synergy
$0.26
Veil of Summer+38% Synergy
$5.09
Branching Evolution+37% Synergy
$3.43
Lightning Greaves+33% Synergy
$4.45
Beast Within+22% Synergy
$0.59
Swiftfoot Boots+20% Synergy
$1.30
Nature's Lore+18% Synergy
$1.41
Three Visits+16% Synergy
$6.32
Kodama's Reach+7% Synergy
$1.69
Chaos Warp+1% Synergy
$0.34
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Jeska's Will+49% Synergy
$26.15
Deflecting Swat+28% Synergy
$46.20
The One Ring+28% Synergy
$67.99
Mana Vault+19% Synergy
$71.05
Gaea's Cradle+18% Synergy
$977.12
Seedborn Muse+17% Synergy
$6.61
Crop Rotation+15% Synergy
$3.46
Mox Diamond+9% Synergy
$643.42
Chrome Mox+8% Synergy
$92.16
Gamble+4% Synergy
$7.91
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Pako, Arcane Retriever's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Traveling Botanist+50% Synergy
$0.06
Equilibrium Adept+50% Synergy
$0.04
Ainok Wayfarer+50% Synergy
$0.05
Trade Route Envoy+50% Synergy
$0.03
Zurgo's Vanguard+50% Synergy
$0.06
Arbor Adherent+49% Synergy
$1.56
Orcish Lumberjack+39% Synergy
$0.49
Scythecat Cub+38% Synergy
$42.76
District Mascot+33% Synergy
$0.32
Delighted Halfling+31% Synergy
$12.94
Dockside Extortionist+28% Synergy
$11.87
Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar+27% Synergy
$4.18
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer+26% Synergy
$27.60
Arbor Elf+26% Synergy
$0.43
Druid of the Cowl+22% Synergy
$0.25
Goldhound+22% Synergy
$0.17
Quirion Elves+21% Synergy
$0.46
Leafkin Druid+20% Synergy
$0.11
Timeless Witness+20% Synergy
$0.25
Klothys, God of Destiny+20% Synergy
$1.60
Poison Dart Frog+20% Synergy
$0.19
Llanowar Loamspeaker+19% Synergy
$0.22
Scavenging Ooze+19% Synergy
$0.19
Paradise Druid+19% Synergy
$0.22
Tinder Wall+18% Synergy
$0.73
Vexing Shusher+17% Synergy
$5.02
Managorger Hydra+17% Synergy
$1.40
Birds of Paradise+16% Synergy
$9.23
Solemn Simulacrum+16% Synergy
$0.26
Eidolon of Blossoms+16% Synergy
$2.61
Quilled Greatwurm+16% Synergy
$2.68
Fyndhorn Elves+15% Synergy
$0.97
Hardbristle Bandit+12% Synergy
$0.07
Llanowar Elves+11% Synergy
$0.19
Forgotten Ancient+11% Synergy
$0.55
Kami of Whispered Hopes+11% Synergy
$3.73
Akoum Hellhound+11% Synergy
$0.03
Pyre Hound+11% Synergy
$0.03
Igneous Cur+11% Synergy
$0.05
Two-Headed Hunter+11% Synergy
$0.07
Prize Pig+11% Synergy
$0.17
Hound of Griselbrand+11% Synergy
$0.29
Riftsweeper+11% Synergy
$0.45
Enduring Courage+10% Synergy
$2.17
Bloated Contaminator+10% Synergy
$1.26
Armored Scrapgorger+9% Synergy
$0.19
Bristly Bill, Spine Sower+8% Synergy
$60.33
Professional Face-Breaker+2% Synergy
$4.04
Goblin Anarchomancer-5% Synergy
$0.51
Elvish Mystic-5% Synergy
$0.43
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Pako, Arcane Retriever safe.
Heritage Reclamation+47% Synergy
$0.14
Overprotect+44% Synergy
$1.80
Noxious Revival+40% Synergy
$5.20
Lightning Bolt+37% Synergy
$0.99
Entish Restoration+35% Synergy
$1.57
Nature's Claim+32% Synergy
$0.96
Psychotic Fury+31% Synergy
$1.85
Legolas's Quick Reflexes+28% Synergy
$22.04
Ricochet Trap+22% Synergy
$0.51
Might of Old Krosa+22% Synergy
$0.12
Desperate Ritual+21% Synergy
$2.33
Charge Through+21% Synergy
$0.12
Pyretic Ritual+21% Synergy
$5.81
Manamorphose+19% Synergy
$3.26
Royal Treatment+19% Synergy
$0.30
Tamiyo's Safekeeping+18% Synergy
$2.24
Abrade+18% Synergy
$0.15
Red Elemental Blast+16% Synergy
$8.43
Krosan Grip+12% Synergy
$0.94
Harrow+12% Synergy
$0.25
Snakeskin Veil+11% Synergy
$0.08
Return to Nature+11% Synergy
$0.20
Barge In+11% Synergy
$0.05
Impact Resonance+11% Synergy
$0.75
Critical Hit+11% Synergy
$0.13
Wild Shape+11% Synergy
$0.08
Shock+11% Synergy
$0.04
Fire Prophecy+11% Synergy
$0.05
Avoid Fate+11% Synergy
$7.26
Twinferno+10% Synergy
$0.20
Autumn's Veil+9% Synergy
$0.44
Vines of Vastwood+9% Synergy
$1.04
Savage Beating+9% Synergy
$8.25
Guttural Response+9% Synergy
$0.96
Ancient Grudge+8% Synergy
$0.20
Blossoming Defense+8% Synergy
$0.45
Great Train Heist+7% Synergy
$1.76
Seething Song+7% Synergy
$6.27
Inscription of Abundance+7% Synergy
$0.19
Collective Resistance+6% Synergy
$0.97
Starstorm+6% Synergy
$0.25
Khalni Ambush+6% Synergy
$0.49
Force of Vigor+6% Synergy
$6.57
Demand Answers+6% Synergy
$0.28
Archdruid's Charm+4% Synergy
$4.71
Tibalt's Trickery+4% Synergy
$8.49
Gaea's Gift+3% Synergy
$0.72
Tyvar's Stand-1% Synergy
$0.86
Return of the Wildspeaker-6% Synergy
$0.83
Heroic Intervention-16% Synergy
$11.10
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Pako, Arcane Retriever's game plan and control the board.
Relentless Assault+40% Synergy
$4.02
Harmonize+27% Synergy
$0.23
Rishkar's Expertise+21% Synergy
$2.01
Seize the Day+20% Synergy
$11.89
Rite of Flame+20% Synergy
$3.96
Regrowth+19% Synergy
$0.42
Overpowering Attack+15% Synergy
$1.09
Fangs of Kalonia+14% Synergy
$0.20
Flame Rift+11% Synergy
$0.20
Epic Confrontation+11% Synergy
$0.05
Anger of the Gods+11% Synergy
$0.58
Ent's Fury+11% Synergy
$0.06
Seasons Past+11% Synergy
$1.09
World at War+10% Synergy
$7.38
Abundant Harvest+10% Synergy
$0.09
Primal Growth+10% Synergy
$1.11
Crash Through+10% Synergy
$0.17
Pyroclasm+10% Synergy
$0.15
Mizzium Mortars+9% Synergy
$0.51
Life's Legacy+9% Synergy
$3.42
Hunter's Prowess+9% Synergy
$0.37
Primal Might+8% Synergy
$0.19
Wheel of Fortune+8% Synergy
$1474.14
Crackle with Power+7% Synergy
$5.26
Shatterskull Smashing+7% Synergy
$9.10
Last March of the Ents+6% Synergy
$15.80
Faithless Looting+4% Synergy
$0.29
Overwhelming Stampede+4% Synergy
$1.43
Vandalblast+3% Synergy
$2.73
Escape to the Wilds+3% Synergy
$0.31
Chain Reaction+1% Synergy
$0.23
Hull Breach0% Synergy
$1.04
Skyshroud Claim0% Synergy
$0.77
Bala Ged Recovery0% Synergy
$5.84
Shamanic Revelation-5% Synergy
$0.83
Farseek-7% Synergy
$0.45
Blasphemous Act-11% Synergy
$1.13
Rampant Growth-11% Synergy
$0.43
Decimate-12% Synergy
$0.16
Cultivate-19% Synergy
$0.34
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Power Fist+33% Synergy
$9.59
Lightning Spear+33% Synergy
$0.07
The Ozolith+25% Synergy
$41.21
Silver Shroud Costume+24% Synergy
$5.90
Sword of Light and Shadow+22% Synergy
$11.60
Sword of Feast and Famine+20% Synergy
$33.77
Banner of Kinship+17% Synergy
$3.79
Mithril Coat+15% Synergy
$17.15
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire+14% Synergy
$8.65
Sword of Wealth and Power+12% Synergy
$19.73
Font of Mythos+11% Synergy
$15.38
Pithing Needle+11% Synergy
$0.39
Sword of War and Peace+11% Synergy
$8.42
Sword of Body and Mind+11% Synergy
$15.95
Fractal Harness+10% Synergy
$1.66
Sword of Fire and Ice+10% Synergy
$38.01
Sword of Truth and Justice+10% Synergy
$31.16
Ruby Medallion+9% Synergy
$7.78
Sensei's Divining Top+9% Synergy
$29.26
Ashnod's Altar+9% Synergy
$8.99
Wand of Wonder+9% Synergy
$0.53
Sword of Hearth and Home+9% Synergy
$20.45
Commander's Plate+9% Synergy
$35.07
Strionic Resonator+9% Synergy
$5.37
The Skullspore Nexus+8% Synergy
$3.91
Sword of the Animist+8% Synergy
$7.32
Shadowspear+7% Synergy
$31.55
Emerald Medallion+7% Synergy
$1.93
Helm of the Host+6% Synergy
$12.75
Herald's Horn+6% Synergy
$4.33
The Great Henge-3% Synergy
$62.10
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Pako, Arcane Retriever's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Dragon Fangs+33% Synergy
$0.16
Canopy Cover+31% Synergy
$1.76
Hydra's Growth+30% Synergy
$1.25
Fertile Ground+30% Synergy
$0.30
Sticky Fingers+28% Synergy
$0.19
Innkeeper's Talent+27% Synergy
$12.35
Sylvan Library+22% Synergy
$24.82
Dust Corona+22% Synergy
$0.14
Vow of Wildness+22% Synergy
$0.10
Temur Runemark+22% Synergy
$0.05
Aspect of Manticore+22% Synergy
$0.02
Giant Spectacle+22% Synergy
$0.03
Carapace+22% Synergy
$0.15
Setessan Training+21% Synergy
$0.06
Wilderness Reclamation+21% Synergy
$0.51
Audacity+20% Synergy
$0.32
Burgeoning+20% Synergy
$34.84
Court of Garenbrig+18% Synergy
$10.26
Enchantress's Presence+18% Synergy
$1.07
Exploration+15% Synergy
$24.37
Stocking the Pantry+15% Synergy
$0.15
Lion Umbra+14% Synergy
$0.15
Bear Umbra+12% Synergy
$7.81
Strong Back+11% Synergy
$1.28
Frenzied Rage+11% Synergy
$0.04
Arachnoform+11% Synergy
$0.05
Fists of Ironwood+11% Synergy
$0.06
Talons of Wildwood+11% Synergy
$0.05
Furor of the Bitten+11% Synergy
$0.02
Compost+11% Synergy
$1.13
Case of the Trampled Garden+11% Synergy
$0.08
Immolation+11% Synergy
$0.04
Bestial Bloodline+11% Synergy
$0.05
Well Rested+10% Synergy
$1.80
Runes of the Deus+10% Synergy
$0.38
New Horizons+10% Synergy
$0.21
Rune of Might+9% Synergy
$0.21
Hardened Scales+8% Synergy
$1.93
Thickest in the Thicket+8% Synergy
$0.66
One with the Kami+8% Synergy
$0.28
Carpet of Flowers+8% Synergy
$6.87
Ordeal of Nylea+8% Synergy
$0.26
Song of the Dryads+8% Synergy
$3.49
Invigorating Hot Spring+3% Synergy
$0.15
Doubling Season+2% Synergy
$24.05
Snake Umbra+2% Synergy
$0.52
Aggravated Assault+1% Synergy
$18.73
Tribute to the World Tree0% Synergy
$10.46
Rhythm of the Wild-19% Synergy
$3.79
Garruk's Uprising-26% Synergy
$0.38
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Pako, Arcane Retriever to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Domri, Anarch of Bolas+11% Synergy
$0.82
Jiang Yanggu, Wildcrafter+11% Synergy
$0.15
Garruk Wildspeaker+10% Synergy
$3.69
Karn, the Great Creator+10% Synergy
$4.94
Jeska, Thrice Reborn+10% Synergy
$5.10
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Homeward Path+21% Synergy
$16.08
Rogue's Passage+16% Synergy
$0.27
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth+15% Synergy
$9.35
Sandstone Needle+11% Synergy
$1.44
Dwarven Ruins+11% Synergy
$0.80
Animal Sanctuary+11% Synergy
$1.38
Skarrg, the Rage Pits+10% Synergy
$1.38
Crystal Vein+10% Synergy
$5.71
Fungal Reaches+10% Synergy
$0.17
Kher Keep+10% Synergy
$0.21
Maze of Ith+9% Synergy
$7.01
Mines of Moria+9% Synergy
$0.55
Khalni Garden+9% Synergy
$1.09
Tyrite Sanctum+8% Synergy
$2.02
Arena of Glory+7% Synergy
$11.65
Scavenger Grounds+7% Synergy
$0.40
Karn's Bastion+7% Synergy
$0.66
Command Beacon+6% Synergy
$5.08
Kessig Wolf Run+4% Synergy
$0.31
Boseiju, Who Endures+3% Synergy
$29.31
Ancient Tomb+3% Synergy
$94.69
Reliquary Tower-4% Synergy
$1.98
Mosswort Bridge-15% Synergy
$0.29
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Lotus Petal+28% Synergy
$24.69
Fellwar Stone+14% Synergy
$1.12
Coalition Relic+11% Synergy
$0.32
Gruul Locket+10% Synergy
$0.08
Jeweled Lotus+9% Synergy
$30.05
Mox Opal+9% Synergy
$153.22
Mana Crypt+8% Synergy
$55.47
Arcane Signet+4% Synergy
$0.51
Talisman of Impulse+3% Synergy
$0.38
Commander's Sphere+3% Synergy
$0.16
Gruul Signet-4% Synergy
$0.41
Sol Ring-24% Synergy
$1.07
Lands
The mana base foundation for Pako, Arcane Retriever decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Opal Palace+28% Synergy
$0.18
Wooded Foothills+27% Synergy
$14.12
City of Brass+19% Synergy
$17.11
Misty Rainforest+15% Synergy
$25.51
Arid Mesa+15% Synergy
$24.53
Stomping Ground+11% Synergy
$7.79
Thornspire Verge+11% Synergy
$6.27
Taiga+10% Synergy
Reflecting Pool+9% Synergy
$8.29
Spire Garden+8% Synergy
$10.72
Exotic Orchard+8% Synergy
$0.45
Fire-Lit Thicket+8% Synergy
$5.68
Gemstone Caverns+8% Synergy
$50.15
Mana Confluence+8% Synergy
$29.32
Karplusan Forest+7% Synergy
$0.25
Snow-Covered Forest+7% Synergy
$0.58
Shatterskull Smashing+7% Synergy
$9.10
Copperline Gorge+6% Synergy
$0.82
Khalni Ambush+6% Synergy
$0.49
Valakut Awakening+6% Synergy
$11.68
Cavern of Souls+5% Synergy
$34.04
Scalding Tarn+5% Synergy
$24.04
Verdant Catacombs+4% Synergy
$21.61
Bloodstained Mire+4% Synergy
$13.68
Mountain+3% Synergy
$0.06
Forest+3% Synergy
$6.00
Rootbound Crag+3% Synergy
$0.81
Windswept Heath+3% Synergy
$9.47
Grove of the Burnwillows+3% Synergy
$10.25
Bala Ged Recovery0% Synergy
$5.84
Fabled Passage-1% Synergy
$3.53
Command Tower-6% Synergy
$0.22
Commercial District-6% Synergy
$7.76
Path of Ancestry-6% Synergy
$0.18
Rockfall Vale-11% Synergy
$1.58
Mossfire Valley-11% Synergy
$0.20
Cragcrown Pathway-12% Synergy
$2.53
Gruul Turf-18% Synergy
$0.19
Game Trail-36% Synergy
$0.20
Cinder Glade-57% Synergy
$0.61
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