Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher // Passionate Archaeologist
$16.33
$16.33Legendary Creature — Human Wizard Enchantment Background
New Cards
Recent-set cards that Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher // Passionate Archaeologist players are trying out in Burn decks.
Wizard's Staff+38% Synergy
$4.96
Hex Magic+35% Synergy
$0.75
Last Light of Durin's Day+33% Synergy
$0.29
Gandalf, Goblins' Bane+29% Synergy
$8.08
Captain America's Shield+17% Synergy
$1.14
High Synergy Cards
The highest-synergy picks for Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher // Passionate Archaeologist's Burn builds — cards that lean hardest into the Burn theme.
Improvisation Capstone+90% Synergy
$10.71
Delayed Blast Fireball+87% Synergy
$17.07
Ignite the Future+80% Synergy
$0.58
Eruth, Tormented Prophet+72% Synergy
$0.41
Wild-Magic Sorcerer+70% Synergy
$6.69
Slagwurm Armor+63% Synergy
$0.94
Spinerock Knoll+61% Synergy
$1.37
Etali, Primal Storm+59% Synergy
$0.60
Cori Mountain Monastery+57% Synergy
$0.86
Urabrask, Heretic Praetor+54% Synergy
$1.83
Top Cards
The staple cards most Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher // Passionate Archaeologist Burn decks run as their core.
Charred Foyer // Warped Space+53% Synergy
$2.37
Party Thrasher+53% Synergy
$0.49
Dazzling Sphinx+45% Synergy
$0.39
Bonehoard Dracosaur+44% Synergy
$14.26
Fblthp, Lost on the Range+44% Synergy
$0.37
Keeper of Secrets+44% Synergy
$10.11
Reckless Impulse+43% Synergy
$1.44
Light Up the Stage+42% Synergy
$0.36
Swiftfoot Boots+34% Synergy
$2.28
Chaos Warp+13% Synergy
$0.36
Game Changers
High-impact bombs that can take over a Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher // Passionate Archaeologist Burn game on their own.
Jeska's Will+34% Synergy
$40.59
Rhystic Study-13% Synergy
$69.93
Cyclonic Rift-14% Synergy
$38.67
Creatures
Creatures that carry the Burn plan in Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher // Passionate Archaeologist decks, from early pressure to payoff.
Laelia, the Blade Reforged+44% Synergy
$0.32
Plargg and Nassari+43% Synergy
$0.33
Sage of the Beyond+35% Synergy
$4.59
Nalfeshnee+34% Synergy
$10.27
The Reality Chip+31% Synergy
$4.49
Dragonhawk, Fate's Tempest+26% Synergy
$4.32
Tectonic Giant+26% Synergy
$0.34
Flaming Tyrannosaurus+26% Synergy
$8.34
Pinnacle Monk+23% Synergy
$1.73
Hexing Squelcher+20% Synergy
$22.70
Harmonic Prodigy+18% Synergy
$4.31
Chakram Retriever+18% Synergy
$6.16
Uvilda, Dean of Perfection+17% Synergy
$0.26
Kami of Celebration+17% Synergy
$1.07
Bohn, Beguiling Balladeer+17% Synergy
$10.39
Memory Worm+17% Synergy
$0.33
The Twelfth Doctor+16% Synergy
$0.34
Emeritus of Conflict+16% Synergy
$1.57
Blazing Firesinger+14% Synergy
$0.30
Tannuk, Steadfast Second+13% Synergy
$1.40
Professional Face-Breaker+13% Synergy
$6.81
Starwinder+12% Synergy
$1.12
Ashling, Rekindled+10% Synergy
$0.75
Hydroelectric Specimen+10% Synergy
$0.88
Thundermane Dragon+9% Synergy
$0.92
Deceptive Frostkite+9% Synergy
$1.22
Tymora's Invoker+9% Synergy
$0.16
Parapet Thrasher+9% Synergy
$1.58
Cogwork Assembler+9% Synergy
$0.31
Meletis Charlatan+9% Synergy
$0.16
Jacob Hauken, Inspector+8% Synergy
$0.42
Stormscale Scion+8% Synergy
$2.47
Dragonologist+8% Synergy
$0.55
Etherium-Horn Sorcerer+8% Synergy
$0.31
Corridor Monitor+8% Synergy
$0.13
Marang River Regent+8% Synergy
$1.26
Angrath's Marauders+8% Synergy
$0.61
Cyclone Summoner+8% Synergy
$0.28
Utvara Hellkite+8% Synergy
$16.12
Scourge of Valkas+7% Synergy
$3.68
Wrathful Red Dragon+7% Synergy
$5.80
Mizzix, Replica Rider+7% Synergy
$3.37
Twinflame Tyrant+7% Synergy
$26.00
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch+6% Synergy
$4.24
Electro, Assaulting Battery+4% Synergy
$5.84
Ral, Monsoon Mage+3% Synergy
$7.55
Birgi, God of Storytelling+3% Synergy
$29.93
Vivi Ornitier+0% Synergy
$36.07
Veyran, Voice of Duality-3% Synergy
$1.41
Goblin Electromancer-9% Synergy
$0.29
Instants
Instant-speed interaction and tricks that keep Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher // Passionate Archaeologist's Burn deck ahead.
Sink into Stupor+45% Synergy
$6.91
Saw It Coming+35% Synergy
$0.37
Behold the Multiverse+34% Synergy
$0.27
Mana Sculpt+32% Synergy
$1.29
Commune with Lava+26% Synergy
$0.68
Surge of Brilliance+26% Synergy
$0.37
Reality Shift+22% Synergy
$0.32
Resculpt+19% Synergy
$0.28
Valakut Awakening+18% Synergy
$17.94
Depart the Realm+17% Synergy
$0.24
End-Blaze Epiphany+16% Synergy
$0.14
Silundi Vision+12% Synergy
$0.40
Slip Out the Back+12% Synergy
$5.08
Consult the Star Charts+11% Synergy
$2.66
Shore Up+11% Synergy
$0.30
Mana Drain+10% Synergy
$57.71
Opera Love Song+10% Synergy
$0.31
Riddle of Lightning+8% Synergy
$0.22
Inescapable Blaze+8% Synergy
$0.16
Thunderous Wrath+8% Synergy
$0.23
Sudden Impact+8% Synergy
$0.16
Release to the Wind+8% Synergy
$0.70
March of Reckless Joy+8% Synergy
$0.30
Explosive Welcome+8% Synergy
$0.17
You Find Some Prisoners+8% Synergy
$0.26
Supreme Will+8% Synergy
$0.18
Zoyowa's Justice+8% Synergy
$0.32
Whirlwind Denial+8% Synergy
$0.08
Mystic Reflection+8% Synergy
$1.59
Starstorm+7% Synergy
$0.31
Price of Progress+7% Synergy
$7.93
Gale's Redirection+7% Synergy
$0.32
Deflecting Swat+6% Synergy
$69.27
Wild Magic Surge+6% Synergy
$1.98
Expansion // Explosion+3% Synergy
$0.30
Rewind+2% Synergy
$0.55
Electrodominance+2% Synergy
$0.42
Return the Favor+1% Synergy
$0.99
Rapid Hybridization+0% Synergy
$1.20
Invert Polarity-2% Synergy
$0.49
Seething Song-2% Synergy
$12.32
Pyretic Ritual-2% Synergy
$5.41
Pongify-8% Synergy
$1.91
Negate-13% Synergy
$0.31
Snap-14% Synergy
$3.65
Big Score-16% Synergy
$0.39
Lightning Bolt-19% Synergy
$0.82
Arcane Denial-20% Synergy
$1.67
An Offer You Can't Refuse-28% Synergy
$3.83
Frantic Search-32% Synergy
$1.94
Sorceries
Sorceries that push the Burn game plan forward for Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher // Passionate Archaeologist.
Fateful Tempest+59% Synergy
$0.23
Ravenform+43% Synergy
$0.36
Ensnared by the Mara+35% Synergy
$7.59
Glimpse the Impossible+34% Synergy
$0.34
Wrenn's Resolve+34% Synergy
$3.08
Creative Technique+33% Synergy
$0.36
Mnemonic Deluge+33% Synergy
$8.53
Aminatou's Augury+32% Synergy
$0.42
Rousing Refrain+31% Synergy
$0.33
Sundering Eruption+30% Synergy
$1.72
Zenith Festival+29% Synergy
$0.31
Volcanic Torrent+24% Synergy
$0.29
Inspired Tinkering+23% Synergy
$1.59
Hit the Mother Lode+22% Synergy
$0.76
Expressive Iteration+21% Synergy
$0.28
Embrace the Unknown+17% Synergy
$1.99
Impending Flux+17% Synergy
$0.26
Soulfire Eruption+17% Synergy
$1.59
See the Truth+17% Synergy
$0.57
Inevitable Betrayal+16% Synergy
$1.19
Inspiring Refrain+16% Synergy
$0.39
Abstract Performance+15% Synergy
$0.22
Soul Immolation+15% Synergy
$3.12
Echocasting Symposium+15% Synergy
$3.90
Dance with Calamity+15% Synergy
$0.25
Mind's Desire+13% Synergy
$0.97
Mana Geyser+12% Synergy
$1.18
Crackle with Power+9% Synergy
$7.79
Mindblaze+9% Synergy
$0.28
Sundering Stroke+9% Synergy
$0.30
Arc Blade+8% Synergy
$0.19
Waltz of Rage+8% Synergy
$0.32
Into the Time Vortex+8% Synergy
$0.24
Will of the Temur+8% Synergy
$1.55
Song-Mad Treachery+8% Synergy
$0.19
Consuming Tide+8% Synergy
$0.56
Explosive Singularity+7% Synergy
$0.50
Ancestral Vision+7% Synergy
$0.32
Call Forth the Tempest+5% Synergy
$33.59
Season of Weaving+5% Synergy
$4.62
Lock and Load+4% Synergy
$1.35
Epic Experiment+4% Synergy
$0.29
Will of the Jeskai+3% Synergy
$4.49
Lórien Revealed+3% Synergy
$4.76
Sea Gate Restoration+0% Synergy
$35.68
Fabricate+0% Synergy
$10.13
Mizzix's Mastery0% Synergy
$9.57
Treasure Cruise-4% Synergy
$0.27
Windfall-15% Synergy
$5.05
Blasphemous Act-29% Synergy
$0.89
Utility Artifacts
Artifacts that add consistency and utility to Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher // Passionate Archaeologist Burn decks.
Sword of Forge and Frontier+35% Synergy
$10.39
Chimil, the Inner Sun+33% Synergy
$10.17
Commander's Plate+32% Synergy
$45.71
Mirror Shield+26% Synergy
$0.47
Cathar's Shield+26% Synergy
$0.22
Blackblade Reforged+25% Synergy
$2.86
Wand of Wonder+24% Synergy
$2.05
Ensouled Scimitar+18% Synergy
$0.25
Uba Mask+18% Synergy
$9.54
Umbral Mantle+18% Synergy
$12.57
Doubling Cube+17% Synergy
$34.51
The Temporal Anchor+17% Synergy
$0.32
Mask of Avacyn+17% Synergy
$1.23
Rod of Absorption+17% Synergy
$0.50
Unstable Amulet+17% Synergy
$0.22
Thousand-Year Elixir+17% Synergy
$14.66
Chaos Wand+17% Synergy
$0.39
Long-Range Sensor+14% Synergy
$0.24
Insight Engine+13% Synergy
$1.30
Wayfarer's Bauble+9% Synergy
$4.67
Screaming Shield+9% Synergy
$0.14
Oracle's Vault+9% Synergy
$0.30
Sword of the Paruns+9% Synergy
$2.95
Magebane Armor+8% Synergy
$0.97
Kite Shield+8% Synergy
$0.23
Accorder's Shield+8% Synergy
$0.16
Colossus Hammer+8% Synergy
$2.26
Staff of Domination+8% Synergy
$10.79
Wondrous Crucible+8% Synergy
$2.53
Sting, the Glinting Dagger+8% Synergy
$3.79
Lithoform Engine+7% Synergy
$7.08
Champion's Helm+7% Synergy
$2.71
Mithril Coat+5% Synergy
$31.91
Lightning Greaves+2% Synergy
$4.52
Enchantments
Enchantments that reinforce the Burn strategy in Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher // Passionate Archaeologist decks.
Valakut Exploration+36% Synergy
$3.86
Wild Wasteland+26% Synergy
$1.53
Stolen Strategy+26% Synergy
$0.37
Pemmin's Aura+26% Synergy
$11.71
Tavern Brawler+26% Synergy
$0.20
The Lost and the Damned+26% Synergy
$3.74
Fortune Teller's Talent+25% Synergy
$0.46
Arcane Bombardment+21% Synergy
$5.97
Shark Typhoon+20% Synergy
$1.42
Unstoppable Plan+18% Synergy
$2.85
Lost in the Maze+18% Synergy
$0.27
Crab Umbra+18% Synergy
$0.41
Outpost Siege+17% Synergy
$0.30
Dress Down+17% Synergy
$0.51
Share the Spoils+17% Synergy
$3.53
Freed from the Real+17% Synergy
$8.59
Mind's Dilation+16% Synergy
$5.34
Virtue of Courage+16% Synergy
$2.88
City on Fire+15% Synergy
$12.18
Amphibian Downpour+15% Synergy
$2.09
Metallurgic Summonings+14% Synergy
$6.92
Count on Luck+9% Synergy
$0.57
Dracogenesis+9% Synergy
$11.90
Breaching Dragonstorm+9% Synergy
$0.29
Tempered in Solitude+9% Synergy
$0.29
Alexi's Cloak+8% Synergy
$0.37
Cryptic Pursuit+8% Synergy
$0.23
Roiling Dragonstorm+8% Synergy
$0.32
Visions of Phyrexia+8% Synergy
$0.33
Diplomatic Immunity+8% Synergy
$2.26
Sulfuric Vortex+8% Synergy
$1.54
Font of Magic+8% Synergy
$0.40
Future Sight+8% Synergy
$0.38
Paradox Haze+8% Synergy
$3.80
Roaring Furnace // Steaming Sauna+7% Synergy
$0.35
Dragon Tempest+7% Synergy
$3.56
Imprisoned in the Moon+7% Synergy
$0.33
Fiery Emancipation+6% Synergy
$14.47
One with the Multiverse+6% Synergy
$3.02
Sigil of Sleep+3% Synergy
$9.74
Artist's Talent+2% Synergy
$5.88
Propaganda-5% Synergy
$2.54
Thousand-Year Storm-6% Synergy
$1.09
Curiosity-14% Synergy
$0.99
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that back up Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher // Passionate Archaeologist's Burn game plan.
Chandra, Torch of Defiance+16% Synergy
$3.49
Chandra, Flameshaper+9% Synergy
$0.89
Chandra, Fire Artisan+8% Synergy
$0.33
Chandra, Pyromaster+8% Synergy
$0.72
Battles
Battles worth siding into a Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher // Passionate Archaeologist Burn build for the payoff on the back face.
Invasion of Kaldheim+27% Synergy
$0.45
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that pull extra weight in Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher // Passionate Archaeologist Burn decks.
Cascading Cataracts+36% Synergy
$2.14
Riptide Laboratory+31% Synergy
$0.75
War Room+25% Synergy
$5.79
Tyrite Sanctum+17% Synergy
$2.66
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx+17% Synergy
$53.41
Terrain Generator+17% Synergy
$2.02
Homeward Path+17% Synergy
$18.85
Maze of Ith+17% Synergy
$9.65
Scavenger Grounds+15% Synergy
$0.30
Halimar Depths+15% Synergy
$0.39
Treasure Vault+14% Synergy
$2.26
Multiversal Passage+13% Synergy
$6.31
Mystic Sanctuary+9% Synergy
$1.09
Otawara, Soaring City+8% Synergy
$28.30
Labyrinth of Skophos+8% Synergy
$0.39
Nivix, Aerie of the Firemind+8% Synergy
$0.24
Strip Mine+8% Synergy
$19.36
Three Tree City+7% Synergy
$28.42
Restless Spire+3% Synergy
$0.27
Urza's Saga+0% Synergy
$38.89
Temple of the False God0% Synergy
$0.26
Reliquary Tower-39% Synergy
$3.52
Mana Artifacts
Mana rocks and fixing to power out Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher // Passionate Archaeologist's Burn strategy.
Patriar's Seal+53% Synergy
$5.93
Interdimensional Web Watch+27% Synergy
$0.34
Energy Refractor+27% Synergy
$0.13
Izzet Signet+26% Synergy
$0.41
Basalt Monolith+24% Synergy
$4.46
Liquimetal Torque+23% Synergy
$3.95
Fellwar Stone+22% Synergy
$0.89
Midnight Clock+9% Synergy
$0.62
Urn of Godfire+9% Synergy
$0.23
Honor-Worn Shaku+8% Synergy
$0.40
Wizard's Rockets+8% Synergy
$0.19
The Irencrag+8% Synergy
$0.83
Mox Tantalite+8% Synergy
$11.55
Lotus Bloom+8% Synergy
$4.21
Chromatic Orrery+8% Synergy
$34.91
Sol Talisman+8% Synergy
$1.05
Skyclave Relic+7% Synergy
$1.51
Izzet Cluestone+7% Synergy
$0.23
Izzet Locket+5% Synergy
$0.33
Pyromancer's Goggles+5% Synergy
$0.37
Worn Powerstone+5% Synergy
$0.37
Gilded Lotus+2% Synergy
$0.57
Cursed Mirror+1% Synergy
$0.45
Talisman of Creativity+0% Synergy
$1.51
Arcane Signet0% Synergy
$0.89
Thran Dynamo0% Synergy
$4.34
Commander's Sphere-4% Synergy
$0.34
Mind Stone-4% Synergy
$0.31
Sol Ring-13% Synergy
$1.55
Thought Vessel-26% Synergy
$2.59
Lands
The mana base behind Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher // Passionate Archaeologist's Burn decks.
Scorched Geyser+60% Synergy
$0.38
Sink into Stupor+45% Synergy
$6.91
Myriad Landscape+40% Synergy
$0.37
Ferrous Lake+37% Synergy
$0.45
Cascade Bluffs+36% Synergy
$0.41
Sundering Eruption+30% Synergy
$1.72
Talon Gates of Madara+26% Synergy
$39.06
Pinnacle Monk+23% Synergy
$1.73
Shivan Reef+22% Synergy
$0.33
Turbulent Springs+21% Synergy
$5.70
Riverglide Pathway+21% Synergy
$4.83
Valakut Awakening+18% Synergy
$17.94
Abstergo Entertainment+17% Synergy
$2.75
Riverpyre Verge+17% Synergy
$18.36
Demolition Field+15% Synergy
$0.24
Ash Barrens+13% Synergy
$0.28
Silundi Vision+12% Synergy
$0.40
Coastal Peak+10% Synergy
$0.24
Hydroelectric Specimen+10% Synergy
$0.88
Stormcarved Coast+10% Synergy
$2.50
Maelstrom of the Spirit Dragon+9% Synergy
$1.69
Tarnation Vista+9% Synergy
$0.86
Song-Mad Treachery+8% Synergy
$0.19
Horizon of Progress+8% Synergy
$7.10
Opal Palace+7% Synergy
$0.27
Plaza of Heroes+7% Synergy
$4.66
Hall of Oracles+7% Synergy
$0.27
Sulfur Falls+5% Synergy
$0.28
Steam Vents+4% Synergy
$10.15
Reflecting Pool+4% Synergy
$14.88
Command Tower+4% Synergy
$0.31
Prismari Campus+3% Synergy
$0.26
Training Center+3% Synergy
$17.43
Prismatic Vista+2% Synergy
$32.42
Mountain+2% Synergy
$0.08
Island+2% Synergy
$0.08
Fiery Islet+1% Synergy
$6.20
Sea Gate Restoration+0% Synergy
$35.68
Wooded Foothills+0% Synergy
$18.06
Arid Mesa0% Synergy
$28.93
Misty Rainforest0% Synergy
$35.90
Fabled Passage-1% Synergy
$1.11
Thundering Falls-3% Synergy
$15.42
Path of Ancestry-5% Synergy
$0.23
Exotic Orchard-6% Synergy
$0.24
Izzet Boilerworks-7% Synergy
$0.36
Swiftwater Cliffs-7% Synergy
$0.11
Frostboil Snarl-7% Synergy
$0.28
Temple of Epiphany-10% Synergy
$0.30
Scalding Tarn-12% Synergy
$37.29
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Wyll, Blade of Frontiers // Passionate Archaeologist
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Sarevok, Deathbringer // Passionate Archaeologist
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Durnan of the Yawning Portal // Passionate ArchaeologistOther Available Backgrounds
Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher can also choose from these 29 other backgrounds:
Raised by Giants
Passionate Archaeologist
Noble Heritage
Clan Crafter
Haunted One
Tavern Brawler
Cultist of the Absolute
Agent of the Shadow Thieves
Candlekeep Sage
Scion of Halaster
Guild Artisan
Far Traveler
Folk Hero
Hardy Outlander
Street Urchin
Sword Coast Sailor
Master Chef
Shameless Charlatan
Acolyte of Bahamut
Agent of the Iron Throne
Cloakwood Hermit
Criminal Past
Dragon Cultist
Dungeon Delver
Faceless One
Feywild Visitor
Flaming Fist
Inspiring Leader
Popular Entertainer
Veteran Soldier