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.
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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 battle is cast — 100 cards in the game can cause this (Haldan is one).
- Defiler of Dreams — When Haldan, Avid Arcanist is cast, Defiler of Dreams draws you 1 card
- Primeval Bounty — When an artifact is cast thanks to Haldan, Avid Arcanist, Primeval Bounty puts 3 counters on a creature
- Tetsuko Umezawa, Pursuer — When an artifact is cast thanks to Haldan, Avid Arcanist, Tetsuko Umezawa, Pursuer gets +1/+1
- 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
- Krile Baldesion — When an artifact is cast thanks to Haldan, Avid Arcanist, Krile Baldesion brings a card back
- Summon: Good King Mog XII — When an artifact is cast thanks to Haldan, Avid Arcanist, Summon: Good King Mog XII makes a token
- Kykar, Wind's Fury — When an artifact is cast thanks to Haldan, Avid Arcanist, Kykar, Wind's Fury makes a token
- Tellah, Great Sage — When an artifact is cast thanks to Haldan, Avid Arcanist, Tellah, Great Sage makes a token
- Blood Funnel — When an artifact is cast thanks to Haldan, Avid Arcanist, Blood Funnel sacrifices a creature
- 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).
- Jaya's Phoenix — When a planeswalker is cast thanks to Haldan, Avid Arcanist, Jaya's Phoenix returns itself from the graveyard
- Interplanar Beacon — When a planeswalker is cast thanks to Haldan, Avid Arcanist, Interplanar Beacon gains you 1 life
- 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).
- 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).
- Diviner's Wand — When Haldan, Avid Arcanist enters, Diviner's Wand triggers
a sorcery is cast — 3,720 cards in the game can cause this (Haldan is one).
- Spellweaver Volute — When a sorcery is cast thanks to Haldan, Avid Arcanist, Spellweaver Volute copies a spell
- Riku of Two Reflections — When an instant is cast thanks to Haldan, Avid Arcanist, Riku of Two Reflections copies a spell
- Sword of Wealth and Power — When an instant is cast thanks to Haldan, Avid Arcanist, Sword of Wealth and Power copies a spell
- 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
- Metallurgic Summonings — When an instant is cast thanks to Haldan, Avid Arcanist, Metallurgic Summonings makes a token
- Storm-Kiln Artist — When an instant is cast thanks to Haldan, Avid Arcanist, Storm-Kiln Artist makes a token
- Niv-Mizzet, Parun — When an instant is cast thanks to Haldan, Avid Arcanist, Niv-Mizzet, Parun draws you 1 card
- Tor Wauki the Younger — When an instant is cast thanks to Haldan, Avid Arcanist, Tor Wauki the Younger deals 2 damage
- Mica, Reader of Ruins — When an instant is cast thanks to Haldan, Avid Arcanist, Mica, Reader of Ruins sacrifices an artifact
- 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).
- 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.