---
name: "Pako, Arcane Retriever"
mana_cost: "{3}{R}{G}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Elemental Dog"
colors: ["G", "R"]
color_identity: ["G", "R"]
keywords: ["Partner with", "Haste", "Partner"]
set: "C20"
set_name: "Commander 2020"
collector_number: "13"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Manuel Castañón"
oracle_id: "680a3e17-5144-4e97-bc59-9f5fc3ad6514"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/pako-arcane-retriever-c20"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Pako, Arcane Retriever
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{R}{G}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Elemental Dog
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/3
- **Keywords:** Partner with, Haste, Partner

## Oracle Text
Partner with Haldan, Avid Arcanist
Haste
Whenever Pako attacks, exile the top card of each player's library and put a fetch counter on each of them. Put a +1/+1 counter on Pako for each noncreature card exiled this way.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Haldan, Avid Arcanist](/printing/haldan-avid-arcanist-c20.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Wizard
2. [Chakram Retriever](/printing/chakram-retriever-pbbd.md) — Creature — Elemental Dog
3. [Master Pakku](/printing/master-pakku-tla.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Advisor Ally
4. [Hex, Kellan's Companion](/printing/hex-kellans-companion-ywoe.md) — Legendary Creature — Dog
5. [Power Pack](/printing/power-pack-msc.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Hero
6. [Pir, Imaginative Rascal](/printing/pir-imaginative-rascal-pbbd.md) — Legendary Creature — Human

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Commander 2020 (C20) #13
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Manuel Castañón
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `not_legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `not_legal`