Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher // Passionate Archaeologist: Spellslinger
$16.69

Legendary Creature — Human Wizard Enchantment Background

Izzet

Playstyle & Strategy

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

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High Synergy Cards

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

Eruth, Tormented Prophet

+92% Synergy $0.40

Ignite the Future

+91% Synergy $0.36

Urabrask, Heretic Praetor

+69% Synergy $1.70

Sage of the Beyond

+68% Synergy $0.49

Spinerock Knoll

+59% Synergy $4.00

Light Up the Stage

+57% Synergy $0.36

Delayed Blast Fireball

+57% Synergy $17.44

Cori Mountain Monastery

+55% Synergy $0.37

Slagwurm Armor

+54% Synergy $1.04

Saw It Coming

+52% Synergy $0.34

Top Cards

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

Wild-Magic Sorcerer

+52% Synergy $7.92

Inspired Tinkering

+50% Synergy $0.66

Bonehoard Dracosaur

+45% Synergy $13.34

Nalfeshnee

+45% Synergy $9.79

Laelia, the Blade Reforged

+45% Synergy $0.29

Reckless Impulse

+44% Synergy $1.61

Expressive Iteration

+38% Synergy $0.23

Mana Geyser

+31% Synergy $1.23

Goblin Electromancer

+25% Synergy $0.29

Swiftfoot Boots

+18% Synergy $2.99

Game Changers

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

Jeska's Will

+40% Synergy $41.60

Grim Monolith

+5% Synergy $459.66

Rhystic Study

-1% Synergy $69.44

Cyclonic Rift

-1% Synergy $41.26

Mana Vault

-1% Synergy $105.77

Chrome Mox

-2% Synergy $158.66

Ancient Tomb

-3% Synergy $125.34

Force of Will

-5% Synergy $70.22

Fierce Guardianship

-14% Synergy $56.78

Creatures

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

Jacob Hauken, Inspector

+38% Synergy $0.48

Flaming Tyrannosaurus

+37% Synergy $7.72

Etali, Primal Storm

+34% Synergy $0.42

Birgi, God of Storytelling

+31% Synergy $32.35

Uvilda, Dean of Perfection

+30% Synergy $0.25

Fblthp, Lost on the Range

+30% Synergy $0.34

Keeper of Secrets

+28% Synergy $12.26

Plargg and Nassari

+28% Synergy $0.31

The Reality Chip

+26% Synergy $3.81

Pinnacle Monk

+25% Synergy $1.42

Dazzling Sphinx

+23% Synergy $0.40

Chakram Retriever

+23% Synergy $5.80

Mizzix, Replica Rider

+22% Synergy $2.61

Ioreth of the Healing House

+22% Synergy $0.33

Harmonic Prodigy

+21% Synergy $2.84

Tannuk, Steadfast Second

+20% Synergy $1.99

Anticausal Vestige

+19% Synergy $2.51

Professional Face-Breaker

+18% Synergy $5.89

Thunderclap Drake

+15% Synergy $0.97

Balefire Dragon

+15% Synergy $14.81

Iraxxa, Empress of Mars

+15% Synergy $0.35

Stonework Packbeast

+15% Synergy $0.20

Bohn, Beguiling Balladeer

+15% Synergy $11.02

Party Thrasher

+14% Synergy $0.40

Dire Fleet Daredevil

+14% Synergy $0.22

Conspiracy Theorist

+14% Synergy $0.26

Hammerhead Tyrant

+14% Synergy $0.32

Deceptive Frostkite

+14% Synergy $0.85

Thundermane Dragon

+14% Synergy $0.50

Naga Fleshcrafter

+14% Synergy $0.28

Solphim, Mayhem Dominus

+13% Synergy $26.55

Marang River Regent

+13% Synergy $2.10

Parapet Thrasher

+13% Synergy $0.54

Caldera Pyremaw

+11% Synergy $0.46

Stormscale Scion

+11% Synergy $3.14

Urabrask

+8% Synergy $16.96

Dragonhawk, Fate's Tempest

+8% Synergy $5.42

Baral, Chief of Compliance

+7% Synergy $2.61

Twinflame Tyrant

+7% Synergy $25.38

Karfell Harbinger

+7% Synergy $0.19

Utvara Hellkite

+7% Synergy $18.11

Harnesser of Storms

+5% Synergy $0.11

Displacer Kitten

+4% Synergy $37.18

Young Pyromancer

-1% Synergy $0.19

Guttersnipe

-2% Synergy $0.27

Solemn Simulacrum

-2% Synergy $0.26

Archmage of Runes

-3% Synergy $3.20

Stormcatch Mentor

-7% Synergy $0.30

Storm-Kiln Artist

-9% Synergy $1.43

Archmage Emeritus

-12% Synergy $0.76

Instants

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

Mirrorform

+49% Synergy $2.87

Octopus Form

+31% Synergy $0.19

March of Reckless Joy

+30% Synergy $0.31

Behold the Multiverse

+28% Synergy $0.27

You Find Some Prisoners

+23% Synergy $0.41

Commune with Lava

+23% Synergy $0.63

Dive Down

+22% Synergy $0.09

Surge of Brilliance

+22% Synergy $0.30

Valakut Awakening

+21% Synergy $15.90

Glint

+15% Synergy $0.15

Triton Tactics

+15% Synergy $0.20

Demon Bolt

+15% Synergy $0.17

Dual Strike

+15% Synergy $0.19

Izzet Charm

+13% Synergy $0.22

Abrade

+11% Synergy $0.28

Dig Through Time

+11% Synergy $0.26

Spikefield Hazard

+11% Synergy $0.38

Silundi Vision

+10% Synergy $0.42

Reality Shift

+9% Synergy $0.28

Fact or Fiction

+9% Synergy $0.22

Geistblast

+8% Synergy $0.05

Release to the Wind

+8% Synergy $0.60

Forceful Denial

+7% Synergy $0.24

Mystic Reflection

+7% Synergy $2.16

Sink into Stupor

+6% Synergy $7.11

Tibalt's Trickery

+6% Synergy $9.90

Pyretic Ritual

+5% Synergy $11.15

Refocus

+5% Synergy $0.20

Stroke of Genius

+5% Synergy $0.31

Rush of Inspiration

+5% Synergy $0.26

Wild Magic Surge

+5% Synergy $1.64

Invert Polarity

+4% Synergy $0.42

Flame of Anor

+4% Synergy $3.49

Battle Hymn

+4% Synergy $1.98

Three Steps Ahead

+3% Synergy $7.84

Mana Drain

-1% Synergy $52.75

Desperate Ritual

-2% Synergy $5.64

Muddle the Mixture

-3% Synergy $1.88

Pongify

-4% Synergy $1.98

Seething Song

-5% Synergy $10.59

Unexpected Windfall

-7% Synergy $3.26

Big Score

-10% Synergy $0.60

Rapid Hybridization

-10% Synergy $0.60

Frantic Search

-11% Synergy $0.51

Brainstorm

-12% Synergy $1.43

Arcane Denial

-14% Synergy $1.46

Chaos Warp

-18% Synergy $0.38

Counterspell

-21% Synergy $3.43

An Offer You Can't Refuse

-21% Synergy $2.26

Negate

-25% Synergy $0.14

Sorceries

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

Soul Immolation

+49% Synergy $2.23

Zenith Festival

+42% Synergy $0.30

Glimpse the Impossible

+36% Synergy $0.27

Wrenn's Resolve

+36% Synergy $2.85

Rousing Refrain

+33% Synergy $0.29

Mind's Desire

+33% Synergy $1.08

Galvanic Relay

+30% Synergy $0.32

See the Truth

+30% Synergy $0.55

Volcanic Torrent

+28% Synergy $0.26

Aminatou's Augury

+27% Synergy $0.34

Song-Mad Treachery

+22% Synergy $0.19

Dance with Calamity

+21% Synergy $0.30

Ravenform

+21% Synergy $0.34

Call Forth the Tempest

+20% Synergy $30.82

Past in Flames

+19% Synergy $4.54

Hit the Mother Lode

+19% Synergy $0.56

Treasure Cruise

+17% Synergy $0.23

Throes of Chaos

+15% Synergy $0.22

Inspiring Refrain

+14% Synergy $0.35

Mnemonic Deluge

+13% Synergy $6.22

Creative Technique

+13% Synergy $0.28

Will of the Temur

+13% Synergy $0.55

Chain Reaction

+10% Synergy $0.31

Act on Impulse

+8% Synergy $0.28

Spelltwine

+7% Synergy $0.32

Tales of the Ancestors

+7% Synergy $0.35

Impending Flux

+7% Synergy $0.16

Temporal Fissure

+7% Synergy $0.21

Act of Treason

+7% Synergy $0.21

Embrace the Unknown

+7% Synergy $1.57

Ensnared by the Mara

+6% Synergy $6.64

Reshape

+6% Synergy $4.57

Cone of Cold

+6% Synergy $0.32

Blatant Thievery

+6% Synergy $4.11

Arcane Endeavor

+6% Synergy $0.41

Reckless Endeavor

+6% Synergy $9.81

Ancestral Vision

+6% Synergy $0.30

Vandalblast

+5% Synergy $2.21

Fiery Confluence

+5% Synergy $0.66

Empty the Warrens

+4% Synergy $0.25

Surge to Victory

+4% Synergy $0.29

Mizzix's Mastery

+3% Synergy $8.12

Shatterskull Smashing

+3% Synergy $8.94

Merchant Scroll

+3% Synergy $5.62

Curse of the Swine

+2% Synergy $0.28

Lock and Load

+2% Synergy $2.03

Blasphemous Act

0% Synergy $0.82

Fabricate

-1% Synergy $9.41

Faithless Looting

-17% Synergy $0.28

Ponder

-22% Synergy $2.00

Utility Artifacts

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

Umbral Mantle

+38% Synergy $11.43

Thousand-Year Elixir

+30% Synergy $15.61

Accorder's Shield

+30% Synergy $0.20

Mirror Shield

+23% Synergy $0.50

Cathar's Shield

+23% Synergy $0.31

Rod of Absorption

+23% Synergy $0.64

Wand of Wonder

+20% Synergy $2.10

Geistflame Reservoir

+15% Synergy $0.17

Kite Shield

+15% Synergy $0.20

Uba Mask

+15% Synergy $11.77

Chaos Wand

+14% Synergy $0.37

Wayfarer's Bauble

+13% Synergy $0.32

Chimil, the Inner Sun

+13% Synergy $5.68

Junk Jet

+8% Synergy $0.34

Aetherworks Marvel

+8% Synergy $0.46

Mishra's Research Desk

+8% Synergy $0.20

Surveyor's Scope

+8% Synergy $5.05

C.A.M.P.

+8% Synergy $0.32

Endoskeleton

+8% Synergy $0.26

Magebane Armor

+8% Synergy $0.95

The Temporal Anchor

+7% Synergy $0.32

Ring of Evos Isle

+7% Synergy $0.49

Doubling Cube

+7% Synergy $29.73

Sword of Forge and Frontier

+7% Synergy $10.55

Hazoret's Monument

+7% Synergy $2.62

Unstable Amulet

+7% Synergy $0.23

Lightning Greaves

+6% Synergy $3.93

River Song's Diary

+6% Synergy $0.42

Blackblade Reforged

+6% Synergy $3.24

Commander's Plate

+4% Synergy $46.52

Mindsplice Apparatus

+3% Synergy $1.66

Sensei's Divining Top

+1% Synergy $47.01

Sapphire Medallion

-1% Synergy $6.10

Ruby Medallion

-3% Synergy $12.55

Enchantments

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

Valakut Exploration

+46% Synergy $4.51

Wild Wasteland

+38% Synergy $1.65

Stolen Strategy

+38% Synergy $0.36

Outpost Siege

+38% Synergy $0.28

Freed from the Real

+30% Synergy $8.69

The Lost and the Damned

+30% Synergy $4.26

Tavern Brawler

+30% Synergy $0.27

Arcane Bombardment

+17% Synergy $6.61

Charred Foyer // Warped Space

+17% Synergy $2.26

Visions of Phyrexia

+15% Synergy $0.27

As Foretold

+14% Synergy $1.50

Breaching Dragonstorm

+14% Synergy $0.31

Dracogenesis

+14% Synergy $12.96

Virtue of Courage

+13% Synergy $1.97

Roiling Dragonstorm

+13% Synergy $0.30

Cartouche of Knowledge

+8% Synergy $0.18

Senseless Rage

+8% Synergy $0.06

Goblin War Paint

+8% Synergy $0.10

Extraordinary Journey

+8% Synergy $0.27

Crab Umbra

+8% Synergy $0.47

Hard Cover

+8% Synergy $0.22

Cunning

+8% Synergy $0.07

Fires of Mount Doom

+8% Synergy $0.88

Fortune Teller's Talent

+7% Synergy $0.49

Rising of the Day

+7% Synergy $0.76

Mass Hysteria

+7% Synergy $3.17

Soothsaying

+7% Synergy $3.53

Font of Magic

+7% Synergy $0.40

Pemmin's Aura

+7% Synergy $11.71

Return the Past

+7% Synergy $0.33

Dress Down

+7% Synergy $0.56

Share the Spoils

+7% Synergy $3.90

Dragon Tempest

+6% Synergy $2.41

Mind's Dilation

+6% Synergy $6.67

Rain of Riches

+6% Synergy $1.03

Fiery Emancipation

+5% Synergy $16.57

Sorcerer Class

0% Synergy $2.93

Thousand-Year Storm

-1% Synergy $0.87

Curiosity

-17% Synergy $1.27

Planeswalkers

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

Chandra, Torch of Defiance

+14% Synergy $2.89

Chandra, Fire Artisan

+8% Synergy $0.37

Rowan, Scholar of Sparks

+6% Synergy $2.03

Saheeli, Sublime Artificer

+1% Synergy $0.33

Utility Lands

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

Cascading Cataracts

+23% Synergy $1.90

Riptide Laboratory

+18% Synergy $0.63

Nivix, Aerie of the Firemind

+15% Synergy $0.20

War Room

+14% Synergy $1.99

Mistrise Village

+13% Synergy $9.24

Mystic Sanctuary

+12% Synergy $0.85

Minamo, School at Water's Edge

+11% Synergy $60.97

Arena of Glory

+11% Synergy $9.74

Junktown

+8% Synergy $0.25

Hall of Storm Giants

+7% Synergy $0.63

Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx

+7% Synergy $49.84

Great Hall of the Citadel

+7% Synergy $0.40

Homeward Path

+7% Synergy $16.09

Tolaria West

+6% Synergy $1.74

Three Tree City

+6% Synergy $24.13

Otawara, Soaring City

+5% Synergy $31.72

Rivendell

+5% Synergy $1.74

Halimar Depths

+5% Synergy $0.38

Treasure Vault

+4% Synergy $1.53

Shivan Gorge

+4% Synergy $0.92

Restless Spire

+2% Synergy $0.24

Academy Ruins

+1% Synergy $8.69

Desolate Lighthouse

-2% Synergy $0.21

Reliquary Tower

-34% Synergy $2.76

Mana Artifacts

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

Prismatic Lens

+28% Synergy $0.42

Fire Diamond

+23% Synergy $0.34

Patriar's Seal

+22% Synergy $5.11

Sky Diamond

+15% Synergy $0.26

Urn of Godfire

+15% Synergy $0.13

$Energy Refractor$ Energy Refractor

+15% Synergy $0.12

Sol Talisman

+14% Synergy $0.98

Glittering Stockpile

+14% Synergy $0.37

Midnight Clock

+13% Synergy $0.57

Basalt Monolith

+13% Synergy $3.94

Liquimetal Torque

+12% Synergy $3.11

Gemstone Array

+8% Synergy $1.29

Fellwar Stone

+7% Synergy $0.60

Lotus Bloom

+7% Synergy $4.29

Sarevok's Tome

+7% Synergy $3.50

Moonsnare Prototype

+7% Synergy $0.28

Mox Tantalite

+7% Synergy $12.22

Coldsteel Heart

+6% Synergy $1.37

Izzet Cluestone

+6% Synergy $0.11

Relic of Legends

+6% Synergy $2.01

Star Compass

+6% Synergy $0.52

Forger's Foundry

+5% Synergy $0.37

Stonespeaker Crystal

+5% Synergy $0.36

Crystal Skull, Isu Spyglass

+5% Synergy $1.36

Pyromancer's Goggles

+4% Synergy $0.42

Talisman of Creativity

0% Synergy $2.01

Mind Stone

0% Synergy $0.34

Cursed Mirror

0% Synergy $0.39

Decanter of Endless Water

-1% Synergy $4.11

Thran Dynamo

-1% Synergy $4.03

Izzet Signet

-3% Synergy $0.39

Arcane Signet

-6% Synergy $0.46

Sol Ring

-9% Synergy $1.40

Thought Vessel

-28% Synergy $2.60

Lands

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

Shivan Reef

+25% Synergy $0.33

Pinnacle Monk

+25% Synergy $1.42

Song-Mad Treachery

+22% Synergy $0.19

Valakut Awakening

+21% Synergy $15.90

Cascade Bluffs

+17% Synergy $0.39

Conduit Pylons

+15% Synergy $0.34

Riverglide Pathway

+14% Synergy $4.80

Hall of Oracles

+14% Synergy $0.26

Maelstrom of the Spirit Dragon

+13% Synergy $2.57

Spikefield Hazard

+11% Synergy $0.38

Frostboil Snarl

+10% Synergy $0.28

Silundi Vision

+10% Synergy $0.42

Izzet Boilerworks

+9% Synergy $0.36

Thundering Falls

+9% Synergy $16.38

Tarnation Vista

+8% Synergy $0.68

Molten Tributary

+7% Synergy $0.29

Horizon of Progress

+7% Synergy $6.48

Talon Gates of Madara

+7% Synergy $34.38

Abstergo Entertainment

+7% Synergy $2.05

Sink into Stupor

+6% Synergy $7.11

Silverbluff Bridge

+6% Synergy $0.31

Plaza of Heroes

+6% Synergy $8.75

Glasspool Mimic

+6% Synergy $6.52

Command Tower

+5% Synergy $0.25

Steam Vents

+5% Synergy $11.18

Rush of Inspiration

+5% Synergy $0.26

Demolition Field

+5% Synergy $0.52

Jwari Disruption

+5% Synergy $0.39

Stormcarved Coast

+4% Synergy $2.08

Training Center

+4% Synergy $15.42

Mountain

+3% Synergy $0.08

Shatterskull Smashing

+3% Synergy $8.94

Island

+2% Synergy $0.07

Sundering Eruption

+2% Synergy $0.73

Eroded Canyon

+1% Synergy $0.31

Hydroelectric Specimen

0% Synergy $0.70

Gemstone Caverns

0% Synergy $48.66

Temple of Epiphany

-1% Synergy $0.31

Ferrous Lake

-2% Synergy $0.30

Exotic Orchard

-3% Synergy $0.36

Fiery Islet

-3% Synergy $5.82

Path of Ancestry

-7% Synergy $0.32

Spirebluff Canal

-7% Synergy $5.83

Scalding Tarn

-8% Synergy $38.66

Myriad Landscape

-8% Synergy $0.24

Swiftwater Cliffs

-10% Synergy $0.16

Riverpyre Verge

-11% Synergy $23.48

Sulfur Falls

-13% Synergy $0.31

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