Haldan, Avid Arcanist

Haldan, Avid Arcanist

Legendary Creature — Human Wizard

Mana cost: {2}{U}

How we read this card

Partner with Pako, Arcane Retriever
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.

static —

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What a deck led by this card wants

Causes: play a land, cast an artifact, cast a battle, cast an enchantment, cast an instant, cast a planeswalker, cast a sorcery.

Cares about: nothing.

Works well with

a land is played — 97 cards in the game can cause this (Haldan is one).

When a land plays a land thanks to Haldan, Avid Arcanist:

  1. Flubs, the Fool — draws you 1 card
  2. Infernal Sovereign — draws you 1 card
  3. Shadow of the Goblin — deals 1 damage
  4. The Endstone — draws you 1 card
  5. Horn of Greed — makes a player draw 1 card
  6. Pangosaur — triggers
  7. City of Traitors — sacrifices itself

7 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a battle is cast — 100 cards in the game can cause this (Haldan is one).

  1. Defiler of Dreams — When Haldan, Avid Arcanist is cast, Defiler of Dreams draws you 1 card
  2. Primeval Bounty — When an artifact is cast thanks to Haldan, Avid Arcanist, Primeval Bounty puts 3 counters on a creature
  3. Tetsuko Umezawa, Pursuer — When an artifact is cast thanks to Haldan, Avid Arcanist, Tetsuko Umezawa, Pursuer gets +1/+1
  4. Thor, God of Thunder — When an artifact is cast thanks to Haldan, Avid Arcanist, Thor, God of Thunder deals that spell's mana value damage
  5. Krile Baldesion — When an artifact is cast thanks to Haldan, Avid Arcanist, Krile Baldesion brings a card back
  6. Summon: Good King Mog XII — When an artifact is cast thanks to Haldan, Avid Arcanist, Summon: Good King Mog XII makes a token
  7. Kykar, Wind's Fury — When an artifact is cast thanks to Haldan, Avid Arcanist, Kykar, Wind's Fury makes a token
  8. Tellah, Great Sage — When an artifact is cast thanks to Haldan, Avid Arcanist, Tellah, Great Sage makes a token
  9. Blood Funnel — When an artifact is cast thanks to Haldan, Avid Arcanist, Blood Funnel sacrifices a creature
  10. Artist's Talent — When an artifact is cast thanks to Haldan, Avid Arcanist, Artist's Talent draws and discards

235 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a planeswalker is cast — 361 cards in the game can cause this (Haldan is one).

  1. Jaya's Phoenix — When a planeswalker is cast thanks to Haldan, Avid Arcanist, Jaya's Phoenix returns itself from the graveyard
  2. Interplanar Beacon — When a planeswalker is cast thanks to Haldan, Avid Arcanist, Interplanar Beacon gains you 1 life
  3. Varis, Silverymoon Ranger — When Haldan, Avid Arcanist is cast, Varis, Silverymoon Ranger triggers

246 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a nontoken Wizard enters the battlefield — 1,243 cards in the game can cause this (Haldan is one).

  1. Inalla, Archmage Ritualist — When Haldan, Avid Arcanist enters, Inalla, Archmage Ritualist makes a token

a Wizard creature enters the battlefield — 1,264 cards in the game can cause this (Haldan is one).

  1. Diviner's Wand — When Haldan, Avid Arcanist enters, Diviner's Wand triggers

an enchantment is cast — 3,673 cards in the game can cause this (Haldan is one).

When an enchantment is cast thanks to Haldan, Avid Arcanist:

  1. Hallowed Haunting — makes a token
  2. Daxos the Returned — puts a counter on a permanent
  3. Tatsunari, Toad Rider — makes a token
  4. Sythis, Harvest's Hand — gains you 1 life
  5. Sigil of the Empty Throne — makes a token
  6. Dawnhart Geist — gains you 2 life
  7. Herald of the Pantheon — gains you 1 life
  8. Kami of Transience — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  9. Argothian Enchantress — draws you 1 card
  10. Mesa Enchantress — draws you 1 card

255 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

an artifact is cast — 3,683 cards in the game can cause this (Haldan is one).

When an artifact is cast thanks to Haldan, Avid Arcanist:

  1. Mendicant Core, Guidelight — copies a spell
  2. Sai, Master Thopterist — makes a token
  3. Ravenous Robots — makes a token
  4. Pinnacle Emissary — makes a token
  5. Mirrodin Besieged — makes a token
  6. Poetic Ingenuity — makes a token
  7. Digsite Engineer — makes a token
  8. Myrsmith — makes a token
  9. Riddlesmith — draws you 1 card
  10. Dr. Madison Li — puts a counter on a permanent you control

271 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a sorcery is cast — 3,720 cards in the game can cause this (Haldan is one).

  1. Spellweaver Volute — When a sorcery is cast thanks to Haldan, Avid Arcanist, Spellweaver Volute copies a spell
  2. Riku of Two Reflections — When an instant is cast thanks to Haldan, Avid Arcanist, Riku of Two Reflections copies a spell
  3. Sword of Wealth and Power — When an instant is cast thanks to Haldan, Avid Arcanist, Sword of Wealth and Power copies a spell
  4. Extus, Oriq Overlord // Awaken the Blood Avatar — When an instant is cast thanks to Haldan, Avid Arcanist, Extus, Oriq Overlord // Awaken the Blood Avatar brings a card back
  5. Metallurgic Summonings — When an instant is cast thanks to Haldan, Avid Arcanist, Metallurgic Summonings makes a token
  6. Storm-Kiln Artist — When an instant is cast thanks to Haldan, Avid Arcanist, Storm-Kiln Artist makes a token
  7. Niv-Mizzet, Parun — When an instant is cast thanks to Haldan, Avid Arcanist, Niv-Mizzet, Parun draws you 1 card
  8. Tor Wauki the Younger — When an instant is cast thanks to Haldan, Avid Arcanist, Tor Wauki the Younger deals 2 damage
  9. Mica, Reader of Ruins — When an instant is cast thanks to Haldan, Avid Arcanist, Mica, Reader of Ruins sacrifices an artifact
  10. Summon: G.F. Cerberus — When an instant is cast thanks to Haldan, Avid Arcanist, Summon: G.F. Cerberus triggers

424 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature enters the battlefield — 19,800 cards in the game can cause this (Haldan is one).

  1. Pollywog Prodigy — When Haldan, Avid Arcanist enters, Pollywog Prodigy puts a counter on itself

333 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.