Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher // Passionate Archaeologist
$17.62
$17.62Legendary Creature — Human Wizard Enchantment Background
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
$9.84
Delayed Blast Fireball+88% Synergy
$14.77
Eruth, Tormented Prophet+82% Synergy
$0.40
Ignite the Future+81% Synergy
$0.43
Wild-Magic Sorcerer+81% Synergy
$5.69
Slagwurm Armor+74% Synergy
$1.02
Spinerock Knoll+72% Synergy
$1.45
Urabrask, Heretic Praetor+66% Synergy
$1.68
Cori Mountain Monastery+64% Synergy
$0.75
Etali, Primal Storm+62% Synergy
$0.50
Top Cards
The staple cards most Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher // Passionate Archaeologist Burn decks run as their core.
Charred Foyer // Warped Space+59% Synergy
$2.04
Keeper of Secrets+57% Synergy
$10.59
Ravenform+56% Synergy
$0.45
Dazzling Sphinx+49% Synergy
$0.37
Laelia, the Blade Reforged+49% Synergy
$0.27
Saw It Coming+48% Synergy
$0.35
Reckless Impulse+47% Synergy
$1.41
Plargg and Nassari+47% Synergy
$0.27
Swiftfoot Boots+38% Synergy
$2.46
Chaos Warp+17% Synergy
$0.37
Game Changers
High-impact bombs that can take over a Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher // Passionate Archaeologist Burn game on their own.
Jeska's Will+29% Synergy
$41.29
Rhystic Study-15% Synergy
$72.26
Creatures
Creatures that carry the Burn plan in Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher // Passionate Archaeologist decks, from early pressure to payoff.
Sage of the Beyond+48% Synergy
$0.64
Bonehoard Dracosaur+40% Synergy
$13.53
Fblthp, Lost on the Range+40% Synergy
$0.31
Party Thrasher+40% Synergy
$0.39
Nalfeshnee+40% Synergy
$10.31
The Reality Chip+37% Synergy
$3.72
Tectonic Giant+32% Synergy
$0.36
Flaming Tyrannosaurus+32% Synergy
$7.81
Dragonhawk, Fate's Tempest+26% Synergy
$5.34
Uvilda, Dean of Perfection+24% Synergy
$0.25
Bohn, Beguiling Balladeer+24% Synergy
$12.69
Harmonic Prodigy+23% Synergy
$3.01
Emeritus of Conflict+20% Synergy
$1.38
Pinnacle Monk+20% Synergy
$1.24
Professional Face-Breaker+19% Synergy
$6.86
Chakram Retriever+16% Synergy
$6.59
Tannuk, Steadfast Second+16% Synergy
$1.49
Kami of Celebration+16% Synergy
$0.93
Memory Worm+15% Synergy
$0.32
Dire Fleet Daredevil+15% Synergy
$0.32
The Twelfth Doctor+15% Synergy
$0.33
Starwinder+14% Synergy
$0.95
Ashling, Rekindled+13% Synergy
$1.39
Thundermane Dragon+10% Synergy
$0.64
Deceptive Frostkite+10% Synergy
$0.73
Parapet Thrasher+10% Synergy
$0.94
Norin, Swift Survivalist+9% Synergy
$0.23
Stormscale Scion+9% Synergy
$3.56
Dragonologist+9% Synergy
$0.95
Birgi, God of Storytelling+9% Synergy
$33.75
Marang River Regent+9% Synergy
$1.68
Hydroelectric Specimen+8% Synergy
$0.68
Twinflame Tyrant+8% Synergy
$25.18
Cogwork Assembler+8% Synergy
$0.28
Meletis Charlatan+8% Synergy
$0.15
Illithid Harvester+8% Synergy
$0.36
Jacob Hauken, Inspector+8% Synergy
$0.45
Etherium-Horn Sorcerer+8% Synergy
$0.28
Corridor Monitor+7% Synergy
$0.16
Cyclone Summoner+7% Synergy
$0.26
Utvara Hellkite+7% Synergy
$17.86
Scourge of Valkas+7% Synergy
$4.36
Wrathful Red Dragon+7% Synergy
$4.87
Hexing Squelcher+7% Synergy
$19.49
Trophy Mage+7% Synergy
$0.67
Mizzix, Replica Rider+6% Synergy
$3.93
Razorkin Needlehead+5% Synergy
$4.97
Veyran, Voice of Duality-4% Synergy
$1.51
Archmage Emeritus-18% Synergy
$0.51
Storm-Kiln Artist-23% Synergy
$1.33
Instants
Instant-speed interaction and tricks that keep Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher // Passionate Archaeologist's Burn deck ahead.
Behold the Multiverse+48% Synergy
$0.15
Commune with Lava+32% Synergy
$1.08
Sink into Stupor+32% Synergy
$5.19
You Find Some Prisoners+24% Synergy
$0.26
Surge of Brilliance+24% Synergy
$0.35
Reality Shift+19% Synergy
$0.40
Mana Sculpt+17% Synergy
$1.03
March of Reckless Joy+16% Synergy
$0.30
Depart the Realm+16% Synergy
$0.23
Opera Love Song+12% Synergy
$0.28
Slip Out the Back+11% Synergy
$4.28
Silundi Vision+11% Synergy
$0.41
Shore Up+9% Synergy
$0.22
Resculpt+8% Synergy
$0.38
Riddle of Lightning+8% Synergy
$0.20
Inescapable Blaze+8% Synergy
$0.15
Thunderous Wrath+8% Synergy
$0.24
Sudden Impact+8% Synergy
$0.16
Release to the Wind+8% Synergy
$0.71
Explosive Welcome+7% Synergy
$0.12
Teferi's Time Twist+7% Synergy
$0.30
Supreme Will+7% Synergy
$0.16
Zoyowa's Justice+7% Synergy
$0.32
Whirlwind Denial+7% Synergy
$0.08
Valakut Awakening+7% Synergy
$17.51
Mystic Reflection+7% Synergy
$1.37
Dive Down+7% Synergy
$0.12
Price of Progress+7% Synergy
$7.88
Gale's Redirection+6% Synergy
$0.33
Pongify+5% Synergy
$1.54
Wild Magic Surge+5% Synergy
$1.81
Expansion // Explosion+2% Synergy
$0.26
Rewind+1% Synergy
$0.53
Electrodominance+1% Synergy
$0.39
Return the Favor+1% Synergy
$0.45
Mana Drain+0% Synergy
$56.81
Rapid Hybridization0% Synergy
$0.96
Pyretic Ritual-2% Synergy
$4.70
Invert Polarity-3% Synergy
$0.41
Abrade-3% Synergy
$0.41
Dig Through Time-3% Synergy
$0.23
Seething Song-3% Synergy
$12.79
Deflecting Swat-4% Synergy
$65.21
Negate-15% Synergy
$0.24
Snap-15% Synergy
$3.46
Big Score-17% Synergy
$0.33
Lightning Bolt-20% Synergy
$0.83
Frantic Search-33% Synergy
$1.55
Brainstorm-34% Synergy
$1.62
Counterspell-43% Synergy
$3.77
Sorceries
Sorceries that push the Burn game plan forward for Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher // Passionate Archaeologist.
Fateful Tempest+49% Synergy
$0.57
Light Up the Stage+38% Synergy
$0.27
Rousing Refrain+36% Synergy
$0.28
See the Truth+32% Synergy
$0.53
Zenith Festival+32% Synergy
$0.33
Ensnared by the Mara+32% Synergy
$6.77
Glimpse the Impossible+31% Synergy
$0.32
Wrenn's Resolve+31% Synergy
$2.39
Creative Technique+31% Synergy
$0.30
Mnemonic Deluge+30% Synergy
$7.17
Aminatou's Augury+29% Synergy
$0.34
Sundering Eruption+27% Synergy
$0.85
Expressive Iteration+26% Synergy
$0.41
Volcanic Torrent+22% Synergy
$0.27
Inspired Tinkering+21% Synergy
$1.24
Echocasting Symposium+20% Synergy
$3.89
Abstract Performance+20% Synergy
$0.30
Mind's Desire+20% Synergy
$1.35
Soul Immolation+19% Synergy
$2.26
Mana Geyser+18% Synergy
$1.01
Embrace the Unknown+16% Synergy
$1.87
Impending Flux+16% Synergy
$0.25
Alrund's Epiphany+15% Synergy
$3.32
Inevitable Betrayal+15% Synergy
$1.23
Inspiring Refrain+15% Synergy
$0.40
Dance with Calamity+14% Synergy
$0.27
Hit the Mother Lode+12% Synergy
$0.66
Waltz of Rage+9% Synergy
$0.28
Will of the Temur+9% Synergy
$0.71
Mindblaze+8% Synergy
$0.31
Sundering Stroke+8% Synergy
$0.31
Arc Blade+8% Synergy
$0.18
Fabricate+8% Synergy
$9.41
Tales of the Ancestors+8% Synergy
$0.33
Into the Time Vortex+7% Synergy
$3.98
Song-Mad Treachery+7% Synergy
$0.30
Soulfire Eruption+7% Synergy
$1.52
Consuming Tide+7% Synergy
$0.54
Spelltwine+7% Synergy
$0.33
Explosive Singularity+6% Synergy
$0.55
Ancestral Vision+6% Synergy
$0.30
Lock and Load+3% Synergy
$1.66
Lórien Revealed+2% Synergy
$4.59
Crackle with Power0% Synergy
$7.52
Mizzix's Mastery-2% Synergy
$9.19
Treasure Cruise-5% Synergy
$0.29
Vandalblast-8% Synergy
$1.07
Blasphemous Act-13% Synergy
$3.83
Windfall-16% Synergy
$5.08
Preordain-25% Synergy
$0.47
Utility Artifacts
Artifacts that add consistency and utility to Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher // Passionate Archaeologist Burn decks.
Mirror Shield+41% Synergy
$0.50
Wand of Wonder+38% Synergy
$2.01
Umbral Mantle+33% Synergy
$11.67
Rod of Absorption+32% Synergy
$0.49
Sword of Forge and Frontier+32% Synergy
$9.79
Blackblade Reforged+31% Synergy
$3.25
Chimil, the Inner Sun+30% Synergy
$7.20
Commander's Plate+29% Synergy
$45.30
Mask of Avacyn+24% Synergy
$1.57
Cathar's Shield+24% Synergy
$0.21
Thousand-Year Elixir+24% Synergy
$14.43
Ensouled Scimitar+16% Synergy
$0.25
Uba Mask+16% Synergy
$9.92
Magebane Armor+16% Synergy
$0.93
Long-Range Sensor+16% Synergy
$0.29
Doubling Cube+16% Synergy
$33.13
The Temporal Anchor+16% Synergy
$0.32
Staff of Domination+16% Synergy
$10.78
Wayfarer's Bauble+15% Synergy
$0.33
Insight Engine+15% Synergy
$0.72
Chaos Wand+15% Synergy
$0.37
Screaming Shield+8% Synergy
$0.14
Sword of the Paruns+8% Synergy
$1.34
Oracle's Vault+8% Synergy
$0.29
Kite Shield+8% Synergy
$0.18
Unstable Amulet+7% Synergy
$0.22
Accorder's Shield+7% Synergy
$0.15
Colossus Hammer+7% Synergy
$1.46
Wondrous Crucible+7% Synergy
$2.58
Sting, the Glinting Dagger+7% Synergy
$3.35
Lithoform Engine+7% Synergy
$7.40
Scroll Rack+7% Synergy
$33.60
Champion's Helm+6% Synergy
$2.49
Mithril Coat+4% Synergy
$30.07
Sensei's Divining Top+1% Synergy
$46.92
Lightning Greaves-8% Synergy
$3.66
Enchantments
Enchantments that reinforce the Burn strategy in Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher // Passionate Archaeologist decks.
Valakut Exploration+41% Synergy
$3.65
Tavern Brawler+40% Synergy
$0.19
Fortune Teller's Talent+34% Synergy
$0.50
Stolen Strategy+32% Synergy
$0.36
Pemmin's Aura+32% Synergy
$12.30
The Lost and the Damned+32% Synergy
$4.58
Arcane Bombardment+27% Synergy
$8.11
Wild Wasteland+24% Synergy
$1.65
Outpost Siege+24% Synergy
$0.28
Share the Spoils+24% Synergy
$3.82
Freed from the Real+24% Synergy
$9.83
Mind's Dilation+23% Synergy
$5.70
Unstoppable Plan+20% Synergy
$2.22
Lost in the Maze+16% Synergy
$0.29
Crab Umbra+16% Synergy
$0.41
Font of Magic+16% Synergy
$0.41
Dress Down+15% Synergy
$0.56
Virtue of Courage+14% Synergy
$2.36
Amphibian Downpour+13% Synergy
$1.41
Count on Luck+10% Synergy
$0.48
Dracogenesis+10% Synergy
$13.26
Breaching Dragonstorm+10% Synergy
$0.24
Roiling Dragonstorm+9% Synergy
$0.30
Shark Typhoon+9% Synergy
$1.40
Roaring Furnace // Steaming Sauna+8% Synergy
$0.34
Tempered in Solitude+8% Synergy
$0.26
Alexi's Cloak+8% Synergy
$0.39
Cryptic Pursuit+8% Synergy
$0.25
Visions of Phyrexia+8% Synergy
$0.34
Diplomatic Immunity+8% Synergy
$3.74
Sulfuric Vortex+7% Synergy
$1.21
Future Sight+7% Synergy
$0.39
Paradox Haze+7% Synergy
$3.60
Dragon Tempest+6% Synergy
$3.35
Imprisoned in the Moon+6% Synergy
$0.24
Jace's Sanctum+5% Synergy
$1.15
Fiery Emancipation+5% Synergy
$15.84
One with the Multiverse+5% Synergy
$1.71
City on Fire+5% Synergy
$11.99
Metallurgic Summonings+4% Synergy
$2.29
Sigil of Sleep+2% Synergy
$9.57
Artist's Talent+1% Synergy
$6.09
Propaganda-6% Synergy
$2.13
Thousand-Year Storm-7% Synergy
$1.21
Curiosity-15% Synergy
$1.60
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that back up Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher // Passionate Archaeologist's Burn game plan.
Chandra, Torch of Defiance+23% Synergy
$2.92
Chandra, Fire Artisan+16% Synergy
$0.35
Chandra, Flameshaper+10% Synergy
$0.59
Chandra, Pyromaster+8% Synergy
$0.79
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that pull extra weight in Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher // Passionate Archaeologist Burn decks.
Cascading Cataracts+49% Synergy
$2.29
Riptide Laboratory+36% Synergy
$0.51
War Room+23% Synergy
$2.87
Nivix, Aerie of the Firemind+16% Synergy
$0.23
Tyrite Sanctum+16% Synergy
$3.03
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx+16% Synergy
$54.27
Homeward Path+15% Synergy
$15.78
Terrain Generator+15% Synergy
$2.17
Multiversal Passage+15% Synergy
$7.40
Maze of Ith+15% Synergy
$10.62
Mystic Sanctuary+15% Synergy
$1.09
Scavenger Grounds+13% Synergy
$0.31
Halimar Depths+13% Synergy
$0.33
Treasure Vault+13% Synergy
$1.73
Labyrinth of Skophos+8% Synergy
$0.37
Urza's Saga+8% Synergy
$43.89
Strip Mine+7% Synergy
$23.03
Otawara, Soaring City+6% Synergy
$27.39
Three Tree City+6% Synergy
$27.19
Minamo, School at Water's Edge+4% Synergy
$62.31
Restless Spire+3% Synergy
$0.23
Temple of the False God-1% Synergy
$0.29
Reliquary Tower-40% Synergy
$3.36
Mana Artifacts
Mana rocks and fixing to power out Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher // Passionate Archaeologist's Burn strategy.
Patriar's Seal+65% Synergy
$5.06
Energy Refractor+33% Synergy
$0.13
Izzet Signet+27% Synergy
$0.34
Basalt Monolith+22% Synergy
$3.75
Liquimetal Torque+21% Synergy
$3.57
Fellwar Stone+18% Synergy
$0.70
Interdimensional Web Watch+15% Synergy
$0.27
Gemstone Array+8% Synergy
$0.91
Urn of Godfire+8% Synergy
$0.21
Honor-Worn Shaku+8% Synergy
$0.47
Wizard's Rockets+8% Synergy
$0.15
The Irencrag+7% Synergy
$0.76
Mox Tantalite+7% Synergy
$11.62
Lotus Bloom+7% Synergy
$4.41
Chromatic Orrery+7% Synergy
$34.48
Sol Talisman+7% Synergy
$0.96
Skyclave Relic+7% Synergy
$1.47
Midnight Clock+7% Synergy
$0.65
Izzet Cluestone+6% Synergy
$0.15
Izzet Locket+5% Synergy
$0.31
Pyromancer's Goggles+4% Synergy
$0.39
Worn Powerstone+4% Synergy
$0.47
Talisman of Creativity+4% Synergy
$2.02
Gilded Lotus+1% Synergy
$0.53
Cursed Mirror+1% Synergy
$0.44
Thran Dynamo-1% Synergy
$4.35
Commander's Sphere-5% Synergy
$0.26
Mind Stone-6% Synergy
$0.31
Arcane Signet-7% Synergy
$0.69
Sol Ring-11% Synergy
$1.84
Thought Vessel-27% Synergy
$1.92
Lands
The mana base behind Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher // Passionate Archaeologist's Burn decks.
Scorched Geyser+56% Synergy
$0.57
Cascade Bluffs+38% Synergy
$0.39
Myriad Landscape+35% Synergy
$0.31
Sink into Stupor+32% Synergy
$5.19
Sundering Eruption+27% Synergy
$0.85
Riverglide Pathway+26% Synergy
$4.73
Ferrous Lake+24% Synergy
$0.30
Talon Gates of Madara+24% Synergy
$37.94
Shivan Reef+23% Synergy
$0.36
Pinnacle Monk+20% Synergy
$1.24
Abstergo Entertainment+16% Synergy
$2.37
Hall of Oracles+14% Synergy
$0.26
Demolition Field+14% Synergy
$0.27
Ash Barrens+11% Synergy
$0.35
Silundi Vision+11% Synergy
$0.41
Riverpyre Verge+11% Synergy
$20.57
Maelstrom of the Spirit Dragon+10% Synergy
$1.85
Hydroelectric Specimen+8% Synergy
$0.68
Tarnation Vista+8% Synergy
$0.69
Song-Mad Treachery+7% Synergy
$0.30
Horizon of Progress+7% Synergy
$6.37
Valakut Awakening+7% Synergy
$17.51
Opal Palace+6% Synergy
$0.26
Plaza of Heroes+6% Synergy
$3.79
Stormcarved Coast+6% Synergy
$1.99
Turbulent Springs+6% Synergy
$5.24
Frostboil Snarl+5% Synergy
$0.26
Command Tower+4% Synergy
$0.34
Reflecting Pool+3% Synergy
$15.20
Prismari Campus+3% Synergy
$0.22
Mountain+2% Synergy
$0.16
Island+2% Synergy
$0.21
Steam Vents+0% Synergy
$12.51
Sulfur Falls0% Synergy
$0.23
Training Center0% Synergy
$16.27
Fiery Islet0% Synergy
$5.74
Terramorphic Expanse-3% Synergy
$0.29
Temple of Epiphany-5% Synergy
$0.28
Scalding Tarn-6% Synergy
$38.56
Path of Ancestry-6% Synergy
$0.31
Spirebluff Canal-6% Synergy
$5.09
Swiftwater Cliffs-8% Synergy
$0.17
Exotic Orchard-9% Synergy
$0.24
Thundering Falls-13% Synergy
$14.72
Izzet Boilerworks-19% Synergy
$0.37
Similar Commanders
The following Commanders share a similar playing style, strategy, or theme like Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher // Passionate Archaeologist: Burn.
Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher // Guild Artisan
The Tenth Doctor // Donna Noble
The Ninth Doctor // Rose Tyler
The Twelfth Doctor // Amy Pond
The Tenth Doctor // Rose Tyler
The Eleventh Doctor // Amy Pond
The Thirteenth Doctor // Amy Pond
The Seventh Doctor // Amy Pond
The Twelfth Doctor // Rose Tyler
The War Doctor // K-9, Mark I
Wyll, Blade of Frontiers // Passionate Archaeologist
The Tenth Doctor // Amy Pond
Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Passionate Archaeologist
The Tenth Doctor // Clara Oswald
The War Doctor // Martha Jones
The War Doctor // Adric, Mathematical Genius
Sarevok, Deathbringer // Passionate Archaeologist
The Tenth Doctor // Ryan Sinclair
The Tenth Doctor // Graham O'Brien
The Twelfth Doctor // Clara Oswald
The Twelfth Doctor // Vislor Turlough
The Tenth Doctor // Tegan Jovanka
The First Doctor // Amy Pond
The War Doctor // Ryan Sinclair
The War Doctor // Tegan Jovanka
The War Doctor // Yasmin Khan
Zellix, Sanity Flayer // Passionate Archaeologist
The War Doctor // Amy Pond
The War Doctor // Rose Tyler
The War Doctor // Sarah Jane Smith
The Twelfth Doctor // Peri Brown
The Twelfth Doctor // Ryan Sinclair
The Twelfth Doctor // K-9, Mark I
The Twelfth Doctor // Sarah Jane Smith
The War Doctor // Clara Oswald
The Tenth Doctor // K-9, Mark I
The War Doctor // Ace, Fearless Rebel
Breeches, Brazen Plunderer // Reyhan, Last of the Abzan
The Tenth Doctor // Sarah Jane Smith
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
Clan Crafter
Noble Heritage
Agent of the Shadow Thieves
Cultist of the Absolute
Tavern Brawler
Haunted One
Scion of Halaster
Acolyte of Bahamut
Agent of the Iron Throne
Candlekeep Sage
Cloakwood Hermit
Criminal Past
Dragon Cultist
Dungeon Delver
Faceless One
Far Traveler
Feywild Visitor
Flaming Fist
Folk Hero
Guild Artisan
Hardy Outlander
Inspiring Leader
Master Chef
Popular Entertainer
Shameless Charlatan
Street Urchin
Sword Coast Sailor
Veteran Soldier