Haldan, Avid Arcanist
Partner with Pako, Arcane Retriever (When this creature enters, target player may put Pako into their hand from their library, then shuffle.) You may play lands and cast noncreature spells from among cards you exiled that have fetch counters on them, and you may spend mana as though it were mana of any color to cast those spells.
How Haldan decks play in EDH
Haldan, Avid Arcanist is a mono-blue commander costing 2U, and its legendary creature - human wizard line shapes the whole deck around it. Its ability is narrow enough that the deck is usually built to protect it and repeat the effect, rather than to go wide. The cards below are the ones Haldan, Avid Arcanist decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $18.43Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (1)
Card draw (3)
Removal (1)
Counterspells (3)
Creatures (11)
Synergy & payoffs (1)
Build the full 100
Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Haldan, Avid Arcanist decklist with a written strategy, a full mana base and live prices — from the whole card pool, or only from cards you already own.
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What colours can I use in a Haldan, Avid Arcanist deck?
Haldan, Avid Arcanist has a mono-blue colour identity, so every card in the deck must be blue or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Haldan, Avid Arcanist?
The cards played most often in Haldan, Avid Arcanist decks include Dazzling Sphinx, Ruin Processor, Blight Herder. The full list of staples above is grouped by the job each card does, so you can see the deck's skeleton rather than just a pile of names.
How much does a Haldan, Avid Arcanist deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $18.43 at current market prices. A complete 100-card build costs more, and Grimoire can generate a budget version instead if you set a price ceiling.
Can I build a Haldan, Avid Arcanist deck from cards I already own?
Yes. Import your collection into Grimoire and choose "my cards" when you build. The generator will only use cards you actually own, and the Missing Cards page shows what you would need to buy to finish any list.