Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher // Passionate Archaeologist
$17.62

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.

Ignite the Future

+91% Synergy $0.43

Eruth, Tormented Prophet

+85% Synergy $0.40

Urabrask, Heretic Praetor

+64% Synergy $1.68

Sage of the Beyond

+63% Synergy $0.64

Spinerock Knoll

+61% Synergy $1.45

Light Up the Stage

+60% Synergy $0.27

Delayed Blast Fireball

+60% Synergy $14.77

Cori Mountain Monastery

+60% Synergy $0.75

Wild-Magic Sorcerer

+55% Synergy $5.69

Slagwurm Armor

+49% Synergy $1.02

Top Cards

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

Saw It Coming

+48% Synergy $0.35

Reckless Impulse

+47% Synergy $1.41

Inspired Tinkering

+46% Synergy $1.24

Glimpse the Impossible

+40% Synergy $0.32

Expressive Iteration

+40% Synergy $0.41

Etali, Primal Storm

+38% Synergy $0.50

Rousing Refrain

+37% Synergy $0.28

Mana Geyser

+26% Synergy $1.01

Goblin Electromancer

+21% Synergy $0.31

Swiftfoot Boots

+21% Synergy $2.46

Game Changers

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

Jeska's Will

+42% Synergy $41.29

Grim Monolith

+4% Synergy $472.34

Mana Vault

-1% Synergy $112.13

Rhystic Study

-1% Synergy $72.26

Cyclonic Rift

-2% Synergy $40.14

Chrome Mox

-2% Synergy $171.12

Ancient Tomb

-3% Synergy $131.68

Force of Will

-5% Synergy $62.85

Fierce Guardianship

-14% Synergy $54.33

Creatures

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

Bonehoard Dracosaur

+41% Synergy $13.53

Laelia, the Blade Reforged

+41% Synergy $0.27

Nalfeshnee

+41% Synergy $10.31

Flaming Tyrannosaurus

+34% Synergy $7.81

Plargg and Nassari

+33% Synergy $0.27

Jacob Hauken, Inspector

+28% Synergy $0.45

Uvilda, Dean of Perfection

+28% Synergy $0.25

Dazzling Sphinx

+28% Synergy $0.37

Birgi, God of Storytelling

+27% Synergy $33.75

Fblthp, Lost on the Range

+27% Synergy $0.31

Keeper of Secrets

+27% Synergy $10.59

The Reality Chip

+24% Synergy $3.72

Pinnacle Monk

+22% Synergy $1.24

Chakram Retriever

+21% Synergy $6.59

Ioreth of the Healing House

+20% Synergy $0.32

Hexing Squelcher

+20% Synergy $19.49

Party Thrasher

+20% Synergy $0.39

Mizzix, Replica Rider

+20% Synergy $3.93

Harmonic Prodigy

+17% Synergy $3.01

Professional Face-Breaker

+16% Synergy $6.86

Tannuk, Steadfast Second

+16% Synergy $1.49

Anticausal Vestige

+15% Synergy $1.10

Stonework Packbeast

+14% Synergy $0.17

Bohn, Beguiling Balladeer

+13% Synergy $12.69

Iraxxa, Empress of Mars

+13% Synergy $0.46

Thunderclap Drake

+13% Synergy $0.66

Tectonic Giant

+13% Synergy $0.36

Balefire Dragon

+13% Synergy $14.78

Conspiracy Theorist

+13% Synergy $0.30

Dire Fleet Daredevil

+12% Synergy $0.32

Solphim, Mayhem Dominus

+12% Synergy $28.62

Thundermane Dragon

+12% Synergy $0.64

Deceptive Frostkite

+12% Synergy $0.73

Parapet Thrasher

+11% Synergy $0.94

Dragonologist

+11% Synergy $0.95

Marang River Regent

+11% Synergy $1.68

Stormscale Scion

+9% Synergy $3.56

Caldera Pyremaw

+9% Synergy $0.31

Ovika, Enigma Goliath

+8% Synergy $0.21

Urabrask

+6% Synergy $18.47

Twinflame Tyrant

+6% Synergy $25.18

Baral, Chief of Compliance

+6% Synergy $2.65

Razorkin Needlehead

+2% Synergy $4.97

Young Pyromancer

-1% Synergy $0.29

Third Path Iconoclast

-1% Synergy $0.26

Guttersnipe

-3% Synergy $0.27

Archmage of Runes

-3% Synergy $3.31

Stormcatch Mentor

-8% Synergy $0.62

Storm-Kiln Artist

-11% Synergy $1.33

Archmage Emeritus

-13% Synergy $0.51

Instants

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

Mana Sculpt

+42% Synergy $1.03

March of Reckless Joy

+28% Synergy $0.30

Behold the Multiverse

+26% Synergy $0.15

Commune with Lava

+21% Synergy $1.08

You Find Some Prisoners

+20% Synergy $0.26

Surge of Brilliance

+20% Synergy $0.35

Dive Down

+20% Synergy $0.12

Valakut Awakening

+19% Synergy $17.51

Triton Tactics

+14% Synergy $0.20

Glint

+14% Synergy $0.15

Demon Bolt

+13% Synergy $0.24

Dual Strike

+13% Synergy $0.19

Wild Magic Surge

+11% Synergy $1.81

Izzet Charm

+11% Synergy $0.19

Spikefield Hazard

+10% Synergy $0.42

Dig Through Time

+9% Synergy $0.23

Silundi Vision

+8% Synergy $0.41

Abrade

+8% Synergy $0.41

Fact or Fiction

+7% Synergy $0.22

Reality Shift

+7% Synergy $0.40

Shore Up

+7% Synergy $0.22

Geistblast

+6% Synergy $0.09

Release to the Wind

+6% Synergy $0.71

Forceful Denial

+6% Synergy $0.22

Mystic Reflection

+6% Synergy $1.37

Tibalt's Trickery

+5% Synergy $9.96

Stroke of Genius

+4% Synergy $0.27

Refocus

+4% Synergy $0.16

Rush of Inspiration

+4% Synergy $0.24

Sink into Stupor

+3% Synergy $5.19

Battle Hymn

+3% Synergy $1.48

Pyretic Ritual

+3% Synergy $4.70

Invert Polarity

+2% Synergy $0.41

Flame of Anor

+2% Synergy $4.68

Three Steps Ahead

+2% Synergy $5.12

Mana Drain

-2% Synergy $56.81

Desperate Ritual

-2% Synergy $8.25

Muddle the Mixture

-3% Synergy $2.38

Pongify

-5% Synergy $1.54

Seething Song

-6% Synergy $12.79

Unexpected Windfall

-8% Synergy $3.40

Rapid Hybridization

-10% Synergy $0.96

Big Score

-11% Synergy $0.33

Chaos Warp

-12% Synergy $0.37

Frantic Search

-13% Synergy $1.55

Brainstorm

-13% Synergy $1.62

Arcane Denial

-15% Synergy $1.92

An Offer You Can't Refuse

-22% Synergy $2.39

Counterspell

-23% Synergy $3.77

Negate

-24% Synergy $0.24

Sorceries

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

Improvisation Capstone

+90% Synergy $9.84

Fateful Tempest

+49% Synergy $0.57

Zenith Festival

+36% Synergy $0.33

Wrenn's Resolve

+33% Synergy $2.39

Soul Immolation

+32% Synergy $2.26

Aminatou's Augury

+32% Synergy $0.34

Mind's Desire

+30% Synergy $1.35

Galvanic Relay

+27% Synergy $0.26

See the Truth

+27% Synergy $0.53

Ravenform

+26% Synergy $0.45

Dance with Calamity

+26% Synergy $0.27

Volcanic Torrent

+25% Synergy $0.27

Hit the Mother Lode

+24% Synergy $0.66

Song-Mad Treachery

+20% Synergy $0.30

Mnemonic Deluge

+18% Synergy $7.17

Call Forth the Tempest

+17% Synergy $38.04

Past in Flames

+16% Synergy $4.22

Treasure Cruise

+14% Synergy $0.29

Embrace the Unknown

+13% Synergy $1.87

Throes of Chaos

+13% Synergy $0.25

Inspiring Refrain

+12% Synergy $0.40

Creative Technique

+12% Synergy $0.30

Will of the Temur

+10% Synergy $0.71

Chain Reaction

+8% Synergy $0.28

Act on Impulse

+7% Synergy $0.26

Tales of the Ancestors

+6% Synergy $0.33

Impending Flux

+6% Synergy $0.25

Soulfire Eruption

+6% Synergy $1.52

Temporal Fissure

+6% Synergy $0.25

Spelltwine

+6% Synergy $0.33

Ensnared by the Mara

+5% Synergy $6.77

Blatant Thievery

+5% Synergy $6.05

Cone of Cold

+5% Synergy $0.27

Arcane Endeavor

+5% Synergy $0.46

Reckless Endeavor

+5% Synergy $9.32

Reshape

+5% Synergy $4.85

Fiery Confluence

+4% Synergy $0.41

Empty the Warrens

+3% Synergy $0.19

Vandalblast

+3% Synergy $1.07

Surge to Victory

+2% Synergy $0.29

Merchant Scroll

+2% Synergy $5.45

Shatterskull Smashing

+2% Synergy $9.35

Lock and Load

+2% Synergy $1.66

Mizzix's Mastery

+2% Synergy $9.19

Curse of the Swine

+1% Synergy $0.26

Fabricate

-1% Synergy $9.41

Crackle with Power

-1% Synergy $7.52

Blasphemous Act

-2% Synergy $3.83

Faithless Looting

-17% Synergy $0.68

Ponder

-22% Synergy $1.84

Utility Artifacts

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

Umbral Mantle

+35% Synergy $11.67

Accorder's Shield

+28% Synergy $0.15

Thousand-Year Elixir

+27% Synergy $14.43

Wand of Wonder

+25% Synergy $2.01

Mirror Shield

+21% Synergy $0.50

Cathar's Shield

+21% Synergy $0.21

Rod of Absorption

+21% Synergy $0.49

Chimil, the Inner Sun

+19% Synergy $7.20

Uba Mask

+14% Synergy $9.92

Geistflame Reservoir

+14% Synergy $0.19

Kite Shield

+14% Synergy $0.18

Sword of Forge and Frontier

+13% Synergy $9.79

Chaos Wand

+13% Synergy $0.37

Endoskeleton

+7% Synergy $0.23

C.A.M.P.

+7% Synergy $0.26

Mishra's Research Desk

+7% Synergy $0.20

Magebane Armor

+7% Synergy $0.93

Junk Jet

+7% Synergy $0.32

Aetherworks Marvel

+6% Synergy $0.41

Surveyor's Scope

+6% Synergy $4.74

Doubling Cube

+6% Synergy $33.13

Ring of Evos Isle

+6% Synergy $0.56

The Temporal Anchor

+6% Synergy $0.32

Unstable Amulet

+6% Synergy $0.22

Hazoret's Monument

+6% Synergy $3.54

River Song's Diary

+5% Synergy $0.45

Blackblade Reforged

+5% Synergy $3.25

Wayfarer's Bauble

+5% Synergy $0.33

Lightning Greaves

+3% Synergy $3.66

Commander's Plate

+3% Synergy $45.30

Mindsplice Apparatus

+3% Synergy $0.90

Sensei's Divining Top

+0% Synergy $46.92

Sapphire Medallion

-1% Synergy $5.28

Ruby Medallion

-3% Synergy $11.83

Enchantments

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

Valakut Exploration

+42% Synergy $3.65

Wild Wasteland

+35% Synergy $1.65

Outpost Siege

+35% Synergy $0.28

Stolen Strategy

+35% Synergy $0.36

Tavern Brawler

+34% Synergy $0.19

Freed from the Real

+27% Synergy $9.83

The Lost and the Damned

+27% Synergy $4.58

Charred Foyer // Warped Space

+24% Synergy $2.04

Arcane Bombardment

+15% Synergy $8.11

Visions of Phyrexia

+14% Synergy $0.34

Fortune Teller's Talent

+13% Synergy $0.50

Font of Magic

+13% Synergy $0.41

Share the Spoils

+13% Synergy $3.82

As Foretold

+12% Synergy $1.73

Virtue of Courage

+12% Synergy $2.36

Dracogenesis

+12% Synergy $13.26

Fiery Emancipation

+11% Synergy $15.84

Breaching Dragonstorm

+11% Synergy $0.24

Roiling Dragonstorm

+11% Synergy $0.30

Unstoppable Plan

+8% Synergy $2.22

Cunning

+7% Synergy $0.06

Goblin War Paint

+7% Synergy $0.10

Senseless Rage

+7% Synergy $0.06

Hard Cover

+7% Synergy $0.22

Fires of Mount Doom

+7% Synergy $1.69

Lost in the Maze

+7% Synergy $0.29

Cartouche of Knowledge

+7% Synergy $0.18

Roaring Furnace // Steaming Sauna

+7% Synergy $0.34

Extraordinary Journey

+6% Synergy $0.26

Crab Umbra

+6% Synergy $0.41

Cryptic Pursuit

+6% Synergy $0.25

Soothsaying

+6% Synergy $3.57

Mass Hysteria

+6% Synergy $3.48

Sulfuric Vortex

+6% Synergy $1.21

Return the Past

+6% Synergy $0.35

Pemmin's Aura

+6% Synergy $12.30

Dress Down

+6% Synergy $0.56

Rising of the Day

+6% Synergy $1.44

Rain of Riches

+5% Synergy $1.15

Mind's Dilation

+5% Synergy $5.70

Dragon Tempest

+5% Synergy $3.35

City on Fire

+4% Synergy $11.99

Metallurgic Summonings

+3% Synergy $2.29

Shark Typhoon

0% Synergy $1.40

Sorcerer Class

0% Synergy $2.99

Thousand-Year Storm

-1% Synergy $1.21

Curiosity

-16% Synergy $1.60

Planeswalkers

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

Chandra, Torch of Defiance

+12% Synergy $2.92

Chandra, Fire Artisan

+7% Synergy $0.35

Rowan, Scholar of Sparks

+5% Synergy $2.17

Saheeli, Sublime Artificer

+0% Synergy $0.35

Utility Lands

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

Cascading Cataracts

+21% Synergy $2.29

War Room

+20% Synergy $2.87

Riptide Laboratory

+16% Synergy $0.51

Nivix, Aerie of the Firemind

+13% Synergy $0.23

Arena of Glory

+10% Synergy $7.56

Minamo, School at Water's Edge

+10% Synergy $62.31

Mistrise Village

+9% Synergy $8.25

Mystic Sanctuary

+9% Synergy $1.09

Restless Spire

+8% Synergy $0.23

Junktown

+7% Synergy $0.29

Labyrinth of Skophos

+7% Synergy $0.37

Great Hall of the Citadel

+6% Synergy $0.37

Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx

+6% Synergy $54.27

Homeward Path

+6% Synergy $15.78

Terrain Generator

+6% Synergy $2.17

Hall of Storm Giants

+6% Synergy $0.44

Tolaria West

+5% Synergy $1.69

Three Tree City

+5% Synergy $27.19

Scavenger Grounds

+4% Synergy $0.31

Halimar Depths

+4% Synergy $0.33

Rivendell

+4% Synergy $1.96

Shivan Gorge

+3% Synergy $0.79

Treasure Vault

+3% Synergy $1.73

Otawara, Soaring City

+3% Synergy $27.39

Academy Ruins

+0% Synergy $9.00

Desolate Lighthouse

-1% Synergy $0.30

Temple of the False God

-2% Synergy $0.29

Reliquary Tower

-34% Synergy $3.36

Mana Artifacts

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

Patriar's Seal

+27% Synergy $5.06

Prismatic Lens

+26% Synergy $0.38

Fire Diamond

+21% Synergy $0.39

Urn of Godfire

+14% Synergy $0.21

$Energy Refractor$ Energy Refractor

+14% Synergy $0.13

Sky Diamond

+13% Synergy $0.26

Sol Talisman

+13% Synergy $0.96

Glittering Stockpile

+12% Synergy $0.40

Basalt Monolith

+12% Synergy $3.75

Midnight Clock

+11% Synergy $0.65

Fellwar Stone

+10% Synergy $0.70

Liquimetal Torque

+10% Synergy $3.57

Gemstone Array

+7% Synergy $0.91

Sarevok's Tome

+6% Synergy $3.24

Moonsnare Prototype

+6% Synergy $0.26

The Irencrag

+6% Synergy $0.76

Mox Tantalite

+6% Synergy $11.62

Lotus Bloom

+6% Synergy $4.41

Skyclave Relic

+5% Synergy $1.47

Star Compass

+5% Synergy $0.59

Coldsteel Heart

+5% Synergy $1.86

Relic of Legends

+5% Synergy $1.24

Izzet Cluestone

+5% Synergy $0.15

Forger's Foundry

+4% Synergy $0.37

Stonespeaker Crystal

+4% Synergy $0.38

Crystal Skull, Isu Spyglass

+4% Synergy $1.55

Pyromancer's Goggles

+3% Synergy $0.39

Worn Powerstone

+3% Synergy $0.47

Izzet Signet

+1% Synergy $0.34

Gilded Lotus

+0% Synergy $0.53

Cursed Mirror

0% Synergy $0.44

Mind Stone

-1% Synergy $0.31

Decanter of Endless Water

-1% Synergy $4.13

Thran Dynamo

-2% Synergy $4.35

Arcane Signet

-3% Synergy $0.69

Talisman of Creativity

-3% Synergy $2.02

Sol Ring

-7% Synergy $1.84

Thought Vessel

-28% Synergy $1.92

Lands

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

Scorched Geyser

+31% Synergy $0.57

Shivan Reef

+25% Synergy $0.36

Pinnacle Monk

+22% Synergy $1.24

Song-Mad Treachery

+20% Synergy $0.30

Valakut Awakening

+19% Synergy $17.51

Cascade Bluffs

+19% Synergy $0.39

Riverglide Pathway

+18% Synergy $4.73

Conduit Pylons

+13% Synergy $0.28

Frostboil Snarl

+12% Synergy $0.26

Hall of Oracles

+12% Synergy $0.26

Maelstrom of the Spirit Dragon

+11% Synergy $1.85

Spikefield Hazard

+10% Synergy $0.42

Silundi Vision

+8% Synergy $0.41

Steam Vents

+7% Synergy $12.51

Izzet Boilerworks

+7% Synergy $0.37

Abstergo Entertainment

+6% Synergy $2.37

Stormcarved Coast

+6% Synergy $1.99

Horizon of Progress

+6% Synergy $6.37

Talon Gates of Madara

+6% Synergy $37.94

Command Tower

+6% Synergy $0.34

Molten Tributary

+5% Synergy $0.34

Plaza of Heroes

+5% Synergy $3.79

Glasspool Mimic

+5% Synergy $6.83

Jwari Disruption

+4% Synergy $0.38

Silverbluff Bridge

+4% Synergy $0.28

Demolition Field

+4% Synergy $0.27

Rush of Inspiration

+4% Synergy $0.24

Sink into Stupor

+3% Synergy $5.19

Ferrous Lake

+2% Synergy $0.30

Mountain

+2% Synergy $0.16

Shatterskull Smashing

+2% Synergy $9.35

Island

+2% Synergy $0.21

Prismari Campus

+1% Synergy $0.22

Exotic Orchard

+1% Synergy $0.24

Sundering Eruption

+1% Synergy $0.85

Training Center

+0% Synergy $16.27

Eroded Canyon

+0% Synergy $0.30

Thundering Falls

+0% Synergy $14.72

Gemstone Caverns

0% Synergy $53.37

Spirebluff Canal

0% Synergy $5.09

Myriad Landscape

0% Synergy $0.31

Hydroelectric Specimen

0% Synergy $0.68

Riverpyre Verge

-2% Synergy $20.57

Temple of Epiphany

-3% Synergy $0.28

Fiery Islet

-4% Synergy $5.74

Path of Ancestry

-7% Synergy $0.31

Scalding Tarn

-9% Synergy $38.56

Sulfur Falls

-9% Synergy $0.23

Swiftwater Cliffs

-9% Synergy $0.17

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