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 Exile decks.
Gandalf, Goblins' Bane+46% Synergy
$8.08
Wizard's Staff+38% Synergy
$4.96
Nico Minoru, Runaway+32% Synergy
$17.51
Hex Magic+28% Synergy
$0.75
High Synergy Cards
The highest-synergy picks for Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher // Passionate Archaeologist's Exile builds — cards that lean hardest into the Exile theme.
Ignite the Future+87% Synergy
$0.58
Eruth, Tormented Prophet+83% Synergy
$0.41
Wild-Magic Sorcerer+78% Synergy
$6.69
Etali, Primal Storm+76% Synergy
$0.60
Nalfeshnee+75% Synergy
$10.27
Laelia, the Blade Reforged+72% Synergy
$0.32
Slagwurm Armor+69% Synergy
$0.94
Sage of the Beyond+68% Synergy
$4.59
Charred Foyer // Warped Space+63% Synergy
$2.37
Delayed Blast Fireball+62% Synergy
$17.07
Top Cards
The staple cards most Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher // Passionate Archaeologist Exile decks run as their core.
Stolen Strategy+57% Synergy
$0.37
Keeper of Secrets+56% Synergy
$10.11
Plargg and Nassari+55% Synergy
$0.33
Saw It Coming+52% Synergy
$0.37
Reckless Impulse+51% Synergy
$1.44
Wrenn's Resolve+51% Synergy
$3.08
Wand of Wonder+50% Synergy
$2.05
Light Up the Stage+50% Synergy
$0.36
Blasphemous Act+26% Synergy
$0.89
Chaos Warp+13% Synergy
$0.36
Game Changers
High-impact bombs that can take over a Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher // Passionate Archaeologist Exile game on their own.
Jeska's Will+36% Synergy
$40.59
Underworld Breach-5% Synergy
$11.08
Creatures
Creatures that carry the Exile plan in Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher // Passionate Archaeologist decks, from early pressure to payoff.
Emeritus of Conflict+62% Synergy
$1.57
Party Thrasher+48% Synergy
$0.49
Urabrask, Heretic Praetor+45% Synergy
$1.83
Uvilda, Dean of Perfection+45% Synergy
$0.26
Bonehoard Dracosaur+45% Synergy
$14.26
Fblthp, Lost on the Range+41% Synergy
$0.37
Flaming Tyrannosaurus+37% Synergy
$8.34
Bohn, Beguiling Balladeer+26% Synergy
$10.39
Mizzix, Replica Rider+25% Synergy
$3.37
Jacob Hauken, Inspector+22% Synergy
$0.42
Dazzling Sphinx+22% Synergy
$0.39
Iraxxa, Empress of Mars+22% Synergy
$1.04
Dire Fleet Daredevil+21% Synergy
$0.33
Izzet Chemister+18% Synergy
$0.23
Starwinder+18% Synergy
$1.12
Harmonic Prodigy+16% Synergy
$4.31
Ashling, Rekindled+16% Synergy
$0.75
Birgi, God of Storytelling+15% Synergy
$29.93
Chakram Retriever+15% Synergy
$6.16
Jhoira of the Ghitu+15% Synergy
$0.53
Kami of Celebration+15% Synergy
$1.07
Deep-Sea Kraken+14% Synergy
$1.70
The Reality Chip+14% Synergy
$4.49
Wildfire Devils+14% Synergy
$0.38
Ioreth of the Healing House+14% Synergy
$0.37
Professional Face-Breaker+14% Synergy
$6.81
Pinnacle Monk+13% Synergy
$1.73
Hexing Squelcher+12% Synergy
$22.70
Caves of Chaos Adventurer+11% Synergy
$0.43
Tectonic Giant+10% Synergy
$0.34
Memory Worm+10% Synergy
$0.33
Stella Lee, Wild Card+8% Synergy
$5.31
Prophet of Distortion+7% Synergy
$0.17
Gargadon+7% Synergy
$0.14
Aurora Phoenix+7% Synergy
$0.32
Magmatic Channeler+7% Synergy
$0.29
Sword Coast Serpent+7% Synergy
$0.30
The Tenth Doctor+6% Synergy
$0.39
Dragonhawk, Fate's Tempest+6% Synergy
$4.32
Neera, Wild Mage+5% Synergy
$0.25
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus+5% Synergy
$25.56
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch+5% Synergy
$4.24
Chandra's Incinerator+5% Synergy
$2.44
Baral, Chief of Compliance+3% Synergy
$3.04
Urabrask+0% Synergy
$18.58
Hydroelectric Specimen0% Synergy
$0.88
Goblin Electromancer-12% Synergy
$0.29
Veyran, Voice of Duality-13% Synergy
$1.41
Archmage Emeritus-26% Synergy
$0.59
Storm-Kiln Artist-28% Synergy
$1.72
Instants
Instant-speed interaction and tricks that keep Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher // Passionate Archaeologist's Exile deck ahead.
You Find Some Prisoners+49% Synergy
$0.26
Commune with Lava+45% Synergy
$0.68
Surge of Brilliance+45% Synergy
$0.37
End-Blaze Epiphany+24% Synergy
$0.14
March of Reckless Joy+22% Synergy
$0.30
Behold the Multiverse+21% Synergy
$0.27
Prismari Charm+20% Synergy
$0.28
Demon Bolt+18% Synergy
$0.20
Depart the Realm+15% Synergy
$0.24
Redirect Lightning+13% Synergy
$12.92
Resculpt+11% Synergy
$0.28
Forceful Denial+11% Synergy
$0.27
Silundi Vision+9% Synergy
$0.40
Reality Shift+9% Synergy
$0.32
Wild Magic Surge+8% Synergy
$1.98
Mystic Reflection+6% Synergy
$1.59
Gale's Redirection+6% Synergy
$0.32
Valakut Awakening+6% Synergy
$17.94
Sink into Stupor+5% Synergy
$6.91
Delay+5% Synergy
$3.43
Rush of Inspiration+5% Synergy
$0.31
Rapid Hybridization+1% Synergy
$1.20
Electrodominance+1% Synergy
$0.42
Seething Song-1% Synergy
$12.32
Flame of Anor-3% Synergy
$4.86
Mana Drain-8% Synergy
$57.71
Abrade-8% Synergy
$0.33
Izzet Charm-9% Synergy
$0.20
Deflecting Swat-13% Synergy
$69.27
Big Score-14% Synergy
$0.39
Pongify-15% Synergy
$1.91
Arcane Denial-18% Synergy
$1.67
Negate-19% Synergy
$0.31
Lightning Bolt-20% Synergy
$0.82
An Offer You Can't Refuse-22% Synergy
$3.83
Counterspell-24% Synergy
$3.32
Brainstorm-34% Synergy
$1.41
Sorceries
Sorceries that push the Exile game plan forward for Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher // Passionate Archaeologist.
Improvisation Capstone+90% Synergy
$10.71
Ravenform+47% Synergy
$0.36
Aminatou's Augury+46% Synergy
$0.42
Rousing Refrain+41% Synergy
$0.33
Inspired Tinkering+38% Synergy
$1.59
Glimpse the Impossible+36% Synergy
$0.34
Dance with Calamity+31% Synergy
$0.25
Embrace the Unknown+30% Synergy
$1.99
Expressive Iteration+30% Synergy
$0.28
Abstract Performance+29% Synergy
$0.22
Echocasting Symposium+29% Synergy
$3.90
Impending Flux+26% Synergy
$0.26
Galvanic Relay+26% Synergy
$0.21
Mind's Desire+25% Synergy
$0.97
Creative Technique+24% Synergy
$0.36
Alrund's Epiphany+22% Synergy
$3.33
Inspiring Refrain+21% Synergy
$0.39
Zenith Festival+21% Synergy
$0.31
Volcanic Torrent+20% Synergy
$0.29
Sozin's Comet+19% Synergy
$3.56
Ensnared by the Mara+18% Synergy
$7.59
Mnemonic Deluge+16% Synergy
$8.53
Ultimate Magic: Meteor+16% Synergy
$0.24
Mizzix's Mastery+15% Synergy
$9.57
Ecstatic Beauty+15% Synergy
$0.30
Arc Blade+15% Synergy
$0.19
Mana Geyser+14% Synergy
$1.18
Soulfire Eruption+14% Synergy
$1.59
Call Forth the Tempest+11% Synergy
$33.59
Spectral Deluge+11% Synergy
$3.94
Reality Strobe+11% Synergy
$1.11
See the Truth+10% Synergy
$0.57
Shatterskull Smashing+10% Synergy
$9.03
Epic Experiment+10% Synergy
$0.29
Season of the Bold+10% Synergy
$1.73
Act on Impulse+7% Synergy
$0.26
Shivan Meteor+7% Synergy
$0.17
Tales of the Ancestors+7% Synergy
$0.33
Hit the Mother Lode+7% Synergy
$0.76
Throes of Chaos+6% Synergy
$0.29
Sundering Eruption+5% Synergy
$1.72
Empty the Warrens+4% Synergy
$0.33
Brass's Bounty+4% Synergy
$0.52
Apex of Power+4% Synergy
$1.17
Finale of Promise+4% Synergy
$1.39
Past in Flames+3% Synergy
$3.99
Crackle with Power+2% Synergy
$7.79
Sea Gate Restoration-1% Synergy
$35.68
Fabricate-1% Synergy
$10.13
Vandalblast-1% Synergy
$1.10
Utility Artifacts
Artifacts that add consistency and utility to Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher // Passionate Archaeologist Exile decks.
Cathar's Shield+38% Synergy
$0.22
Umbral Mantle+30% Synergy
$12.57
Chaos Wand+29% Synergy
$0.39
Kite Shield+26% Synergy
$0.23
Accorder's Shield+26% Synergy
$0.16
Mirror Shield+22% Synergy
$0.47
Blackblade Reforged+21% Synergy
$2.86
Rod of Absorption+18% Synergy
$0.50
Unstable Amulet+18% Synergy
$0.22
Sword of Forge and Frontier+18% Synergy
$10.39
Swiftfoot Boots+17% Synergy
$2.28
Chimil, the Inner Sun+16% Synergy
$10.17
Long-Range Sensor+16% Synergy
$0.24
Insight Engine+15% Synergy
$1.30
Ensouled Scimitar+15% Synergy
$0.25
Magebane Armor+15% Synergy
$0.97
Mask of Avacyn+15% Synergy
$1.23
The Temporal Anchor+11% Synergy
$0.32
Sting, the Glinting Dagger+10% Synergy
$3.79
Endoskeleton+7% Synergy
$0.19
Oracle's Vault+7% Synergy
$0.30
Uba Mask+7% Synergy
$9.54
Sword of the Paruns+7% Synergy
$2.95
Synthesis Pod+7% Synergy
$0.30
Staff of Domination+7% Synergy
$10.79
Thousand-Year Elixir+6% Synergy
$14.66
Wayfarer's Bauble+6% Synergy
$4.67
River Song's Diary+6% Synergy
$0.54
Champion's Helm+6% Synergy
$2.71
Commander's Plate+3% Synergy
$45.71
Lightning Greaves-2% Synergy
$4.52
Enchantments
Enchantments that reinforce the Exile strategy in Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher // Passionate Archaeologist decks.
Wild Wasteland+45% Synergy
$1.53
The Lost and the Damned+44% Synergy
$3.74
Valakut Exploration+38% Synergy
$3.86
Outpost Siege+38% Synergy
$0.30
Virtue of Courage+24% Synergy
$2.88
Mind's Dilation+17% Synergy
$5.34
Count on Luck+16% Synergy
$0.57
Visions of Phyrexia+15% Synergy
$0.33
Freed from the Real+14% Synergy
$8.59
The Flux+11% Synergy
$0.36
Fortune Teller's Talent+10% Synergy
$0.46
Arcane Bombardment+9% Synergy
$5.97
Tempered in Solitude+7% Synergy
$0.29
Pemmin's Aura+7% Synergy
$11.71
Tavern Brawler+6% Synergy
$0.20
Share the Spoils+6% Synergy
$3.53
Rain of Riches+6% Synergy
$10.01
Fiery Emancipation+5% Synergy
$14.47
City on Fire+4% Synergy
$12.18
Propaganda-6% Synergy
$2.54
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that back up Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher // Passionate Archaeologist's Exile game plan.
Chandra, Torch of Defiance+25% Synergy
$3.49
Chandra, Fire Artisan+11% Synergy
$0.33
Battles
Battles worth siding into a Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher // Passionate Archaeologist Exile build for the payoff on the back face.
Invasion of Kaldheim+11% Synergy
$0.45
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that pull extra weight in Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher // Passionate Archaeologist Exile decks.
Multiversal Passage+38% Synergy
$6.31
Spinerock Knoll+36% Synergy
$1.37
Cori Mountain Monastery+31% Synergy
$0.86
Cascading Cataracts+30% Synergy
$2.14
Scavenger Grounds+16% Synergy
$0.30
Junktown+15% Synergy
$0.30
Minamo, School at Water's Edge+15% Synergy
$60.52
War Room+14% Synergy
$5.79
Halimar Depths+8% Synergy
$0.39
Treasure Vault+8% Synergy
$2.26
Nivix, Aerie of the Firemind+7% Synergy
$0.24
Hidden Volcano+7% Synergy
$0.30
Hidden Cataract+6% Synergy
$0.19
Riptide Laboratory+2% Synergy
$0.75
Mystic Sanctuary+0% Synergy
$1.09
Temple of the False God-1% Synergy
$0.26
Otawara, Soaring City-6% Synergy
$28.30
Reliquary Tower-33% Synergy
$3.52
Mana Artifacts
Mana rocks and fixing to power out Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher // Passionate Archaeologist's Exile strategy.
Interdimensional Web Watch+59% Synergy
$0.34
Patriar's Seal+45% Synergy
$5.93
Prismatic Lens+16% Synergy
$0.41
Izzet Signet+14% Synergy
$0.41
Arcane Signet+14% Synergy
$0.89
Thran Dynamo+13% Synergy
$4.34
Urn of Godfire+11% Synergy
$0.23
Sol Ring+9% Synergy
$1.55
Resonating Lute+9% Synergy
$1.52
Liquimetal Torque+8% Synergy
$3.95
Talisman of Creativity+7% Synergy
$1.51
Energy Refractor+7% Synergy
$0.13
Chromatic Orrery+6% Synergy
$34.91
Sol Talisman+6% Synergy
$1.05
Midnight Clock+6% Synergy
$0.62
Relic of Legends+5% Synergy
$1.00
Izzet Cluestone+5% Synergy
$0.23
Fire Diamond+4% Synergy
$0.36
Gilded Lotus+1% Synergy
$0.57
Sky Diamond+0% Synergy
$0.26
Cursed Mirror+0% Synergy
$0.45
Fellwar Stone-1% Synergy
$0.89
Commander's Sphere-1% Synergy
$0.34
Mind Stone-7% Synergy
$0.31
Thought Vessel-23% Synergy
$2.59
Lands
The mana base behind Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher // Passionate Archaeologist's Exile decks.
Scorched Geyser+80% Synergy
$0.38
Riverglide Pathway+22% Synergy
$4.83
Cascade Bluffs+19% Synergy
$0.41
Turbulent Springs+15% Synergy
$5.70
Pinnacle Monk+13% Synergy
$1.73
Myriad Landscape+12% Synergy
$0.37
Shatterskull Smashing+10% Synergy
$9.03
Reflecting Pool+10% Synergy
$14.88
Silundi Vision+9% Synergy
$0.40
Sulfur Falls+9% Synergy
$0.28
Stormcarved Coast+9% Synergy
$2.50
Ferrous Lake+8% Synergy
$0.45
Training Center+7% Synergy
$17.43
Temple of Epiphany+7% Synergy
$0.30
Opal Palace+6% Synergy
$0.27
Valakut Awakening+6% Synergy
$17.94
Sundering Eruption+5% Synergy
$1.72
Frostboil Snarl+5% Synergy
$0.28
Hall of Oracles+5% Synergy
$0.27
Sink into Stupor+5% Synergy
$6.91
Fiery Islet+5% Synergy
$6.20
Rush of Inspiration+5% Synergy
$0.31
Steam Vents+3% Synergy
$10.15
Mountain+2% Synergy
$0.08
Island+2% Synergy
$0.08
Command Tower+1% Synergy
$0.31
Thundering Falls+1% Synergy
$15.42
Shivan Reef+1% Synergy
$0.33
Path of Ancestry+0% Synergy
$0.23
Hydroelectric Specimen0% Synergy
$0.88
Molten Tributary0% Synergy
$0.27
Sea Gate Restoration-1% Synergy
$35.68
Silverbluff Bridge-1% Synergy
$0.27
Fabled Passage-3% Synergy
$1.11
Exotic Orchard-3% Synergy
$0.24
Spirebluff Canal-6% Synergy
$4.78
Volcanic Island-7% Synergy
Izzet Boilerworks-11% Synergy
$0.36
Riverpyre Verge-14% Synergy
$18.36
Scalding Tarn-15% Synergy
$37.29
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The War Doctor // K-9, Mark I
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Sarevok, Deathbringer // Passionate Archaeologist
The Tenth Doctor // Ryan Sinclair
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The Twelfth Doctor // Clara Oswald
The Twelfth Doctor // Vislor Turlough
The Tenth Doctor // Tegan Jovanka
The First Doctor // Amy Pond
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Zellix, Sanity Flayer // Passionate Archaeologist
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The Twelfth Doctor // Peri Brown
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The Twelfth Doctor // K-9, Mark I
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The Tenth Doctor // K-9, Mark I
The War Doctor // Ace, Fearless Rebel
Breeches, Brazen Plunderer // Reyhan, Last of the Abzan
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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