Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher // Passionate Archaeologist
$16.33

Legendary Creature — Human Wizard Enchantment Background

Izzet

Playstyle & Strategy

Exile 55% Foretell 12% Burn 6% Spellslinger 6% Cascade 3%

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New Cards

Recent-set cards that Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher // Passionate Archaeologist players are trying out in Spellslinger decks.

Last Light of Durin's Day

+33% Synergy $0.29

Gandalf, Goblins' Bane

+29% Synergy $8.08

Wizard's Staff

+22% Synergy $4.96

High Synergy Cards

The highest-synergy picks for Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher // Passionate Archaeologist's Spellslinger builds — cards that lean hardest into the Spellslinger theme.

Ignite the Future

+91% Synergy $0.58

Improvisation Capstone

+90% Synergy $10.71

Eruth, Tormented Prophet

+79% Synergy $0.41

Light Up the Stage

+63% Synergy $0.36

Urabrask, Heretic Praetor

+59% Synergy $1.83

Sage of the Beyond

+58% Synergy $4.59

Cori Mountain Monastery

+57% Synergy $0.86

Spinerock Knoll

+57% Synergy $1.37

Inspired Tinkering

+56% Synergy $1.59

Delayed Blast Fireball

+56% Synergy $17.07

Top Cards

The staple cards most Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher // Passionate Archaeologist Spellslinger decks run as their core.

Wild-Magic Sorcerer

+51% Synergy $6.69

Slagwurm Armor

+46% Synergy $0.94

Bonehoard Dracosaur

+45% Synergy $14.26

Saw It Coming

+45% Synergy $0.37

Reckless Impulse

+44% Synergy $1.44

Expressive Iteration

+43% Synergy $0.28

Etali, Primal Storm

+35% Synergy $0.60

Harmonic Prodigy

+22% Synergy $4.31

Goblin Electromancer

+19% Synergy $0.29

Swiftfoot Boots

+17% Synergy $2.28

Game Changers

High-impact bombs that can take over a Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher // Passionate Archaeologist Spellslinger game on their own.

Jeska's Will

+44% Synergy $40.59

Grim Monolith

+4% Synergy $475.47

Mana Vault

-2% Synergy $120.10

Chrome Mox

-2% Synergy $165.23

Cyclonic Rift

-3% Synergy $38.67

Ancient Tomb

-3% Synergy $134.99

Force of Will

-5% Synergy $59.38

Rhystic Study

-9% Synergy $69.93

Fierce Guardianship

-14% Synergy $57.26

Creatures

Creatures that carry the Spellslinger plan in Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher // Passionate Archaeologist decks, from early pressure to payoff.

Laelia, the Blade Reforged

+39% Synergy $0.32

Nalfeshnee

+38% Synergy $10.27

Jacob Hauken, Inspector

+33% Synergy $0.42

Flaming Tyrannosaurus

+32% Synergy $8.34

Plargg and Nassari

+31% Synergy $0.33

Hexing Squelcher

+27% Synergy $22.70

Uvilda, Dean of Perfection

+26% Synergy $0.26

Fblthp, Lost on the Range

+25% Synergy $0.37

Mizzix, Replica Rider

+25% Synergy $3.37

The Reality Chip

+22% Synergy $4.49

Stonework Packbeast

+19% Synergy $0.12

Chakram Retriever

+19% Synergy $6.16

Dazzling Sphinx

+19% Synergy $0.39

Bohn, Beguiling Balladeer

+19% Synergy $10.39

Ioreth of the Healing House

+19% Synergy $0.37

Party Thrasher

+18% Synergy $0.49

Keeper of Secrets

+18% Synergy $10.11

Birgi, God of Storytelling

+18% Synergy $29.93

Pinnacle Monk

+13% Synergy $1.73

Prismite

+13% Synergy $0.14

Twinflame Tyrant

+12% Synergy $26.00

Iraxxa, Empress of Mars

+12% Synergy $1.04

Balefire Dragon

+12% Synergy $15.52

Conspiracy Theorist

+12% Synergy $0.32

Thunderclap Drake

+12% Synergy $0.58

Tannuk, Steadfast Second

+12% Synergy $1.40

Anticausal Vestige

+11% Synergy $1.65

Solphim, Mayhem Dominus

+11% Synergy $25.56

Thundermane Dragon

+9% Synergy $0.92

Deceptive Frostkite

+9% Synergy $1.22

Parapet Thrasher

+9% Synergy $1.58

Dragonologist

+8% Synergy $0.55

Marang River Regent

+8% Synergy $1.26

Professional Face-Breaker

+8% Synergy $6.81

Stormscale Scion

+7% Synergy $2.47

Ovika, Enigma Goliath

+7% Synergy $0.20

Caldera Pyremaw

+7% Synergy $0.37

Karfell Harbinger

+6% Synergy $0.13

Urabrask

+6% Synergy $18.58

Baral, Chief of Compliance

+5% Synergy $3.04

Hydroelectric Specimen

+5% Synergy $0.88

Utvara Hellkite

+5% Synergy $16.12

Young Pyromancer

-1% Synergy $0.24

Third Path Iconoclast

-1% Synergy $0.28

Solemn Simulacrum

-2% Synergy $0.32

Guttersnipe

-4% Synergy $0.50

Archmage of Runes

-5% Synergy $3.75

Stormcatch Mentor

-9% Synergy $0.34

Storm-Kiln Artist

-19% Synergy $1.72

Archmage Emeritus

-21% Synergy $0.59

Instants

Instant-speed interaction and tricks that keep Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher // Passionate Archaeologist's Spellslinger deck ahead.

March of Reckless Joy

+26% Synergy $0.30

Behold the Multiverse

+25% Synergy $0.27

Valakut Awakening

+24% Synergy $17.94

End-Blaze Epiphany

+19% Synergy $0.14

Commune with Lava

+19% Synergy $0.68

Surge of Brilliance

+19% Synergy $0.37

Dive Down

+18% Synergy $0.11

Mana Sculpt

+17% Synergy $1.29

Izzet Charm

+16% Synergy $0.20

Sink into Stupor

+15% Synergy $6.91

Silundi Vision

+14% Synergy $0.40

Triton Tactics

+13% Synergy $0.18

Glint

+13% Synergy $0.10

Demon Bolt

+12% Synergy $0.20

Dual Strike

+12% Synergy $0.18

You Find Some Prisoners

+12% Synergy $0.26

Prismari Charm

+12% Synergy $0.28

Wild Magic Surge

+10% Synergy $1.98

Redirect Lightning

+10% Synergy $12.92

Spikefield Hazard

+9% Synergy $0.40

Flame of Anor

+8% Synergy $4.86

Dig Through Time

+8% Synergy $0.30

Fact or Fiction

+6% Synergy $0.25

Geistblast

+6% Synergy $0.12

Forceful Denial

+6% Synergy $0.27

Shore Up

+6% Synergy $0.30

Reality Shift

+6% Synergy $0.32

Resculpt

+5% Synergy $0.28

Stroke of Genius

+4% Synergy $0.29

Refocus

+4% Synergy $0.11

Rush of Inspiration

+3% Synergy $0.31

Mana Drain

+3% Synergy $57.71

Invert Polarity

+2% Synergy $0.49

Three Steps Ahead

+2% Synergy $5.23

Pyretic Ritual

+1% Synergy $5.41

Seething Song

0% Synergy $12.32

Abrade

0% Synergy $0.33

Muddle the Mixture

-3% Synergy $2.58

Prismari Command

-4% Synergy $0.32

Deflecting Swat

-7% Synergy $69.27

Frantic Search

-8% Synergy $1.94

Arcane Denial

-9% Synergy $1.67

Snap

-10% Synergy $3.65

Rapid Hybridization

-10% Synergy $1.20

Big Score

-12% Synergy $0.39

Pongify

-13% Synergy $1.91

Chaos Warp

-14% Synergy $0.36

Brainstorm

-21% Synergy $1.41

An Offer You Can't Refuse

-24% Synergy $3.83

Counterspell

-25% Synergy $3.32

Sorceries

Sorceries that push the Spellslinger game plan forward for Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher // Passionate Archaeologist.

Fateful Tempest

+49% Synergy $0.23

Glimpse the Impossible

+37% Synergy $0.34

Aminatou's Augury

+36% Synergy $0.42

Rousing Refrain

+34% Synergy $0.33

Wrenn's Resolve

+31% Synergy $3.08

Dance with Calamity

+30% Synergy $0.25

Zenith Festival

+29% Synergy $0.31

Mind's Desire

+28% Synergy $0.97

Galvanic Relay

+26% Synergy $0.21

Mnemonic Deluge

+24% Synergy $8.53

Volcanic Torrent

+23% Synergy $0.29

Call Forth the Tempest

+23% Synergy $33.59

Hit the Mother Lode

+22% Synergy $0.76

Embrace the Unknown

+19% Synergy $1.99

Song-Mad Treachery

+19% Synergy $0.19

See the Truth

+19% Synergy $0.57

Soul Immolation

+19% Synergy $3.12

Ravenform

+17% Synergy $0.36

Creative Technique

+17% Synergy $0.36

Mana Geyser

+16% Synergy $1.18

Past in Flames

+15% Synergy $3.99

Treasure Cruise

+12% Synergy $0.27

Soulfire Eruption

+12% Synergy $1.59

Inspiring Refrain

+11% Synergy $0.39

Will of the Temur

+8% Synergy $1.55

Mizzix's Mastery

+7% Synergy $9.57

Chain Reaction

+7% Synergy $0.26

Act on Impulse

+6% Synergy $0.26

Tales of the Ancestors

+6% Synergy $0.33

Impending Flux

+6% Synergy $0.26

Spelltwine

+5% Synergy $0.33

Ensnared by the Mara

+5% Synergy $7.59

Cone of Cold

+5% Synergy $0.29

Season of the Bold

+5% Synergy $1.73

Reshape

+5% Synergy $4.73

Crackle with Power

+4% Synergy $7.79

Fiery Confluence

+4% Synergy $0.44

Empty the Warrens

+3% Synergy $0.33

Season of Weaving

+2% Synergy $4.62

Merchant Scroll

+2% Synergy $5.00

Shatterskull Smashing

+2% Synergy $9.03

Epic Experiment

+1% Synergy $0.29

Curse of the Swine

+1% Synergy $0.32

Brass's Bounty

0% Synergy $0.52

Sea Gate Restoration

-2% Synergy $35.68

Fabricate

-2% Synergy $10.13

Vandalblast

-4% Synergy $1.10

Blasphemous Act

-5% Synergy $0.89

Faithless Looting

-17% Synergy $0.46

Ponder

-23% Synergy $2.28

Utility Artifacts

Artifacts that add consistency and utility to Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher // Passionate Archaeologist Spellslinger decks.

Umbral Mantle

+33% Synergy $12.57

Accorder's Shield

+26% Synergy $0.16

Wand of Wonder

+23% Synergy $2.05

Mirror Shield

+19% Synergy $0.47

Cathar's Shield

+19% Synergy $0.22

Thousand-Year Elixir

+19% Synergy $14.66

Chimil, the Inner Sun

+17% Synergy $10.17

Uba Mask

+13% Synergy $9.54

Geistflame Reservoir

+13% Synergy $0.20

Kite Shield

+13% Synergy $0.23

Rod of Absorption

+12% Synergy $0.50

Sword of Forge and Frontier

+12% Synergy $10.39

Chaos Wand

+12% Synergy $0.39

Lightning Greaves

+8% Synergy $4.52

Endoskeleton

+6% Synergy $0.19

Sword of the Paruns

+6% Synergy $2.95

C.A.M.P.

+6% Synergy $0.29

Mishra's Research Desk

+6% Synergy $0.20

Magebane Armor

+6% Synergy $0.97

Junk Jet

+6% Synergy $0.35

Aetherworks Marvel

+6% Synergy $0.37

Surveyor's Scope

+6% Synergy $4.81

Doubling Cube

+6% Synergy $34.51

Ring of Evos Isle

+6% Synergy $0.54

The Temporal Anchor

+6% Synergy $0.32

Unstable Amulet

+6% Synergy $0.22

Hazoret's Monument

+6% Synergy $1.69

Staff of Domination

+6% Synergy $10.79

River Song's Diary

+5% Synergy $0.54

Champion's Helm

+5% Synergy $2.71

Blackblade Reforged

+5% Synergy $2.86

Wayfarer's Bauble

+4% Synergy $4.67

Mindsplice Apparatus

+2% Synergy $1.35

Commander's Plate

+2% Synergy $45.71

Sensei's Divining Top

0% Synergy $42.88

Sapphire Medallion

-2% Synergy $6.98

Ruby Medallion

-3% Synergy $13.98

Enchantments

Enchantments that reinforce the Spellslinger strategy in Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher // Passionate Archaeologist decks.

Valakut Exploration

+39% Synergy $3.86

Wild Wasteland

+39% Synergy $1.53

Stolen Strategy

+32% Synergy $0.37

Charred Foyer // Warped Space

+27% Synergy $2.37

Outpost Siege

+26% Synergy $0.30

Freed from the Real

+25% Synergy $8.59

The Lost and the Damned

+25% Synergy $3.74

Tavern Brawler

+19% Synergy $0.20

Virtue of Courage

+17% Synergy $2.88

Fiery Emancipation

+17% Synergy $14.47

Arcane Bombardment

+14% Synergy $5.97

Fires of Mount Doom

+13% Synergy $1.91

Visions of Phyrexia

+13% Synergy $0.33

Font of Magic

+12% Synergy $0.40

Pemmin's Aura

+12% Synergy $11.71

Share the Spoils

+12% Synergy $3.53

As Foretold

+12% Synergy $1.71

City on Fire

+10% Synergy $12.18

Metallurgic Summonings

+10% Synergy $6.92

Dracogenesis

+9% Synergy $11.90

Breaching Dragonstorm

+9% Synergy $0.29

Roiling Dragonstorm

+8% Synergy $0.32

Unstoppable Plan

+6% Synergy $2.85

Cunning

+6% Synergy $0.06

Senseless Rage

+6% Synergy $0.08

Goblin War Paint

+6% Synergy $0.10

Hard Cover

+6% Synergy $0.27

Lost in the Maze

+6% Synergy $0.27

The Flux

+6% Synergy $0.36

Cartouche of Knowledge

+6% Synergy $0.22

Extraordinary Journey

+6% Synergy $0.28

Crab Umbra

+6% Synergy $0.41

Cryptic Pursuit

+6% Synergy $0.23

Soothsaying

+6% Synergy $3.67

Mass Hysteria

+6% Synergy $4.04

Sulfuric Vortex

+6% Synergy $1.54

Shark Typhoon

+6% Synergy $1.42

Return the Past

+6% Synergy $0.35

Dictate of the Twin Gods

+6% Synergy $2.83

Dress Down

+6% Synergy $0.51

Roaring Furnace // Steaming Sauna

+5% Synergy $0.35

Rising of the Day

+5% Synergy $0.66

Fortune Teller's Talent

+5% Synergy $0.46

Mind's Dilation

+5% Synergy $5.34

Dragon Tempest

+4% Synergy $3.56

Powerbalance

+3% Synergy $0.32

Sorcerer Class

0% Synergy $2.49

Thousand-Year Storm

-2% Synergy $1.09

Propaganda

-7% Synergy $2.54

Curiosity

-17% Synergy $0.99

Planeswalkers

Planeswalkers that back up Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher // Passionate Archaeologist's Spellslinger game plan.

Chandra, Torch of Defiance

+18% Synergy $3.49

Chandra, Fire Artisan

+6% Synergy $0.33

Rowan, Scholar of Sparks

+5% Synergy $1.88

Saheeli, Sublime Artificer

+0% Synergy $0.36

Battles

Battles worth siding into a Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher // Passionate Archaeologist Spellslinger build for the payoff on the back face.

Invasion of Kaldheim

+6% Synergy $0.45

Utility Lands

Non-basic lands that pull extra weight in Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher // Passionate Archaeologist Spellslinger decks.

War Room

+18% Synergy $5.79

Cascading Cataracts

+13% Synergy $2.14

Arena of Glory

+9% Synergy $7.74

Minamo, School at Water's Edge

+9% Synergy $60.52

Riptide Laboratory

+8% Synergy $0.75

Restless Spire

+8% Synergy $0.27

Junktown

+6% Synergy $0.30

Labyrinth of Skophos

+6% Synergy $0.39

Great Hall of the Citadel

+6% Synergy $0.35

Nivix, Aerie of the Firemind

+6% Synergy $0.24

Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx

+6% Synergy $53.41

Terrain Generator

+5% Synergy $2.02

Homeward Path

+5% Synergy $18.85

Hall of Storm Giants

+5% Synergy $0.38

Tolaria West

+5% Synergy $1.80

Three Tree City

+4% Synergy $28.42

Mistrise Village

+4% Synergy $8.61

Scavenger Grounds

+3% Synergy $0.30

Halimar Depths

+3% Synergy $0.39

Rivendell

+3% Synergy $1.69

Shivan Gorge

+3% Synergy $1.02

Treasure Vault

+3% Synergy $2.26

Otawara, Soaring City

+1% Synergy $28.30

Mystic Sanctuary

+0% Synergy $1.09

Academy Ruins

0% Synergy $8.07

Desolate Lighthouse

-2% Synergy $0.25

Temple of the False God

-2% Synergy $0.26

Reliquary Tower

-35% Synergy $3.52

Mana Artifacts

Mana rocks and fixing to power out Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher // Passionate Archaeologist's Spellslinger strategy.

Patriar's Seal

+25% Synergy $5.93

Prismatic Lens

+24% Synergy $0.41

Fire Diamond

+19% Synergy $0.36

Interdimensional Web Watch

+15% Synergy $0.34

Urn of Godfire

+13% Synergy $0.23

$Energy Refractor$ Energy Refractor

+13% Synergy $0.13

Sky Diamond

+12% Synergy $0.26

Sol Talisman

+12% Synergy $1.05

Glittering Stockpile

+11% Synergy $0.38

Relic of Legends

+11% Synergy $1.00

Basalt Monolith

+11% Synergy $4.46

Midnight Clock

+10% Synergy $0.62

Liquimetal Torque

+9% Synergy $3.95

Fellwar Stone

+7% Synergy $0.89

Gilded Lotus

+6% Synergy $0.57

Sarevok's Tome

+6% Synergy $3.48

Moonsnare Prototype

+6% Synergy $0.20

The Irencrag

+6% Synergy $0.83

Mox Tantalite

+6% Synergy $11.55

Lotus Bloom

+5% Synergy $4.21

Skyclave Relic

+5% Synergy $1.51

Star Compass

+5% Synergy $0.50

Coldsteel Heart

+5% Synergy $1.68

Izzet Signet

+5% Synergy $0.41

Forger's Foundry

+4% Synergy $0.35

Izzet Cluestone

+4% Synergy $0.23

Stonespeaker Crystal

+4% Synergy $0.34

Crystal Skull, Isu Spyglass

+4% Synergy $1.94

Thran Dynamo

+3% Synergy $4.34

Pyromancer's Goggles

+3% Synergy $0.37

Worn Powerstone

+2% Synergy $0.37

Resonating Lute

+1% Synergy $1.52

Talisman of Creativity

0% Synergy $1.51

Cursed Mirror

0% Synergy $0.45

Decanter of Endless Water

-1% Synergy $5.39

Arcane Signet

-1% Synergy $0.89

Mind Stone

-2% Synergy $0.31

Sol Ring

-6% Synergy $1.55

Thought Vessel

-28% Synergy $2.59

Lands

The mana base behind Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher // Passionate Archaeologist's Spellslinger decks.

Scorched Geyser

+30% Synergy $0.38

Valakut Awakening

+24% Synergy $17.94

Cascade Bluffs

+21% Synergy $0.41

Shivan Reef

+20% Synergy $0.33

Song-Mad Treachery

+19% Synergy $0.19

Riverglide Pathway

+16% Synergy $4.83

Sink into Stupor

+15% Synergy $6.91

Silundi Vision

+14% Synergy $0.40

Ferrous Lake

+14% Synergy $0.45

Pinnacle Monk

+13% Synergy $1.73

Conduit Pylons

+12% Synergy $0.36

Plaza of Heroes

+11% Synergy $4.66

Steam Vents

+9% Synergy $10.15

Spikefield Hazard

+9% Synergy $0.40

Stormcarved Coast

+9% Synergy $2.50

Frostboil Snarl

+9% Synergy $0.28

Maelstrom of the Spirit Dragon

+9% Synergy $1.69

Command Tower

+6% Synergy $0.31

Horizon of Progress

+5% Synergy $7.10

Exotic Orchard

+5% Synergy $0.24

Talon Gates of Madara

+5% Synergy $39.06

Hydroelectric Specimen

+5% Synergy $0.88

Izzet Boilerworks

+5% Synergy $0.36

Glasspool Mimic

+4% Synergy $6.12

Molten Tributary

+4% Synergy $0.27

Hall of Oracles

+4% Synergy $0.27

Jwari Disruption

+4% Synergy $0.39

Demolition Field

+4% Synergy $0.24

Rush of Inspiration

+3% Synergy $0.31

Silverbluff Bridge

+3% Synergy $0.27

Mountain

+2% Synergy $0.08

Island

+2% Synergy $0.08

Shatterskull Smashing

+2% Synergy $9.03

Reflecting Pool

+1% Synergy $14.88

Temple of Epiphany

+1% Synergy $0.30

Prismari Campus

+1% Synergy $0.26

Fiery Islet

+1% Synergy $6.20

Sundering Eruption

+0% Synergy $1.72

Eroded Canyon

+0% Synergy $0.29

Myriad Landscape

0% Synergy $0.37

Gemstone Caverns

0% Synergy $57.96

Spirebluff Canal

-1% Synergy $4.78

Thundering Falls

-1% Synergy $15.42

Training Center

-2% Synergy $17.43

Sea Gate Restoration

-2% Synergy $35.68

Riverpyre Verge

-5% Synergy $18.36

Sulfur Falls

-6% Synergy $0.28

Path of Ancestry

-7% Synergy $0.23

Swiftwater Cliffs

-10% Synergy $0.11

Scalding Tarn

-17% Synergy $37.29

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