It Me by user4235621

Format: Commander

Commander: Pako, Arcane Retriever and Haldan, Avid Arcanist

Bracket: 3

Deck overview

The deck is a Temur 'exile matters' tempo/aggro list with Pako as the true engine and win condition. Pako's haste lets it attack immediately, grow with +1/+1 counters, and exile cards for later. Haldan turns those exiled cards into a second hand, casting noncreature spells and extra lands. The primary plan is to land Pako early, protect it, and chain extra combat phases; the cleanest kill is a looped Aggravated Assault with Bear Umbra. Wulfgar, Combat Celebrant, Moraug, and Great Train Heist give redundant extra-combat paths. Etali is a late-game burst, not a hidden commander.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Aggravated Assault
  • 1 Alchemist's Refuge
  • 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
  • 1 Ancient Tomb
  • 1 Aqueous Form
  • 1 Arcane Denial
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Azusa, Lost but Seeking
  • 1 Bala Ged Recovery // Bala Ged Sanctuary
  • 1 Bear Umbra
  • 1 Birds of Paradise
  • 1 Blasphemous Act
  • 1 Bloom Tender
  • 1 Boseiju, Who Endures
  • 1 Brainstorm
  • 1 Breeding Pool
  • 1 Brotherhood Regalia
  • 1 Cavern of Souls
  • 1 Chaos Warp
  • 1 Cinder Glade
  • 1 City of Brass
  • 1 Combat Celebrant
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Cyclonic Rift
  • 1 Deflecting Swat
  • 1 Delighted Halfling
  • 1 Doc Aurlock, Grizzled Genius
  • 1 Elvish Mystic
  • 1 Etali, Primal Conqueror // Etali, Primal Sickness
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Expel from Orazca
  • 1 Exploration
  • 1 Explore
  • 1 Faldorn, Dread Wolf Herald
  • 1 Farseek
  • 2 Forest
  • 1 Fyndhorn Elves
  • 1 Goblin Anarchomancer
  • 1 Great Train Heist
  • 1 Haldan, Avid Arcanist
  • 1 Hardened Scales
  • 1 Herald of Secret Streams
  • 1 Heroic Intervention
  • 1 Hinterland Harbor
  • 2 Island
  • 1 Ketria Triome
  • 1 Krosan Grip
  • 1 Llanowar Elves
  • 1 Master Chef
  • 1 Memory Lapse
  • 1 Mistrise Village
  • 1 Misty Rainforest
  • 1 Moraug, Fury of Akoum
  • 1 Mosswort Bridge
  • 2 Mountain
  • 1 Mystic Sanctuary
  • 1 Naturalize
  • 1 Nature's Lore
  • 1 Negate
  • 1 Otawara, Soaring City
  • 1 Pako, Arcane Retriever
  • 1 Rancor
  • 1 Rejuvenating Springs
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Rhystic Study
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Sage of the Maze
  • 1 Sakura-Tribe Elder
  • 1 Scalding Tarn
  • 1 Sea Gate Restoration // Sea Gate, Reborn
  • 1 Shivan Reef
  • 1 Snake Umbra
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Steam Vents
  • 1 Stomping Ground
  • 1 Sulfur Falls
  • 1 Swan Song
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Talisman of Curiosity
  • 1 Talisman of Impulse
  • 1 Tatyova, Benthic Druid
  • 1 Temporal Spring
  • 1 Temur Battle Rage
  • 1 Thought Vessel
  • 1 Three Visits
  • 1 Trailblazer's Boots
  • 1 Training Center
  • 1 Twinflame Travelers
  • 1 Vandalblast
  • 1 Wild Growth
  • 1 Wilderness Reclamation
  • 1 Winged Boots
  • 1 Wooded Foothills
  • 1 Wulfgar of Icewind Dale
  • 1 Yavimaya Coast
  • 1 Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth