Viconia, Drow Apostate // Passionate Archaeologist
$23.48
$23.48Legendary Creature — Elf Cleric Enchantment Background
How it feels to play against
Mildly Annoying
Some frustrating moments but still fun.
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High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Viconia, Drow Apostate // Passionate Archaeologist's abilities and overall game plan.
Anje Falkenrath+55% Synergy
$0.63
Collector's Vault+54% Synergy
$0.41
Necrogoyf+54% Synergy
$0.26
Dark Withering+54% Synergy
$0.12
Big Game Hunter+53% Synergy
$0.40
Terminal Agony+53% Synergy
$0.08
Faithless Looting+43% Synergy
$0.21
Thrill of Possibility+39% Synergy
$0.10
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Vampiric Tutor+13% Synergy
$54.04
Imperial Seal+9% Synergy
$124.90
Opposition Agent+8% Synergy
$19.69
Ancient Tomb+4% Synergy
$94.95
Jeska's Will+3% Synergy
$28.80
Gamble+3% Synergy
$11.61
Demonic Tutor-5% Synergy
$48.88
Deflecting Swat-6% Synergy
$52.71
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Viconia, Drow Apostate // Passionate Archaeologist's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Clockwork Percussionist+50% Synergy
$0.07
Voldaren Pariah+41% Synergy
$0.45
Bloodmad Vampire+41% Synergy
$0.04
Bloodhall Priest+41% Synergy
$0.09
Gorgon Recluse+41% Synergy
$0.08
Containment Construct+41% Synergy
$0.41
Anje's Ravager+40% Synergy
$0.33
Wild-Magic Sorcerer+37% Synergy
$10.39
Magus of the Wheel+37% Synergy
$0.70
Etali, Primal Storm+34% Synergy
$0.44
Boggart Trawler+34% Synergy
$1.05
Emrakul, the World Anew+32% Synergy
$6.03
Elder Brain+27% Synergy
$0.42
Incorrigible Youths+27% Synergy
$0.06
Conspiracy Theorist+27% Synergy
$0.41
Hell Mongrel+27% Synergy
$0.02
Muck Drubb+27% Synergy
$0.11
Revolutionist+27% Synergy
$0.03
Urabrask, Heretic Praetor+27% Synergy
$1.36
Blazing Rootwalla+27% Synergy
$0.12
Kitchen Imp+27% Synergy
$0.15
Surly Badgersaur+26% Synergy
$9.26
Brainstealer Dragon+26% Synergy
$5.06
Asylum Visitor+26% Synergy
$0.13
Stromkirk Occultist+26% Synergy
$0.07
Grave Scrabbler+26% Synergy
$0.08
Nalfeshnee+25% Synergy
$8.09
Dream Devourer+25% Synergy
$0.47
Cordial Vampire+25% Synergy
$0.50
Valki, God of Lies+25% Synergy
$3.16
Shadowgrange Archfiend+25% Synergy
$5.90
Archfiend of Ifnir+24% Synergy
$3.18
Laelia, the Blade Reforged+24% Synergy
$0.53
Ivora, Insatiable Heir+24% Synergy
$0.64
Dragonhawk, Fate's Tempest+24% Synergy
$5.68
Decadent Dragon+22% Synergy
$0.43
Rev, Tithe Extractor+22% Synergy
$27.75
The Infamous Cruelclaw+22% Synergy
$1.13
Prosper, Tome-Bound+21% Synergy
$8.60
Fireglass Mentor+21% Synergy
$0.06
Chainer, Nightmare Adept+20% Synergy
$0.77
Eldrazi Ravager+20% Synergy
$0.10
Bismuth Mindrender+20% Synergy
$0.19
Crabomination+19% Synergy
$0.24
Ulamog, the Defiler+18% Synergy
$19.02
Laughing Jasper Flint+16% Synergy
$0.25
Rakdos, the Muscle+16% Synergy
$0.70
Dusk Legion Sergeant+16% Synergy
$0.09
Headliner Scarlett+16% Synergy
$2.36
Pinnacle Monk+14% Synergy
$1.57
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Viconia, Drow Apostate // Passionate Archaeologist safe.
Withering Torment+52% Synergy
$2.54
Fell the Profane+28% Synergy
$4.83
Bitter Triumph+28% Synergy
$2.25
Hagra Mauling+26% Synergy
$0.94
Demand Answers+21% Synergy
$0.28
Outrageous Robbery+15% Synergy
$0.25
Return the Favor+14% Synergy
$1.42
Demon Bolt+14% Synergy
$0.08
Pile On+14% Synergy
$0.13
Psychotic Haze+13% Synergy
$0.18
Faithless Salvaging+13% Synergy
$0.04
Poison the Cup+13% Synergy
$0.10
Wyll's Reversal+13% Synergy
$2.14
Violent Eruption+13% Synergy
$0.11
Cathartic Pyre+12% Synergy
$0.26
Fiery Temper+12% Synergy
$0.24
Baleful Mastery+11% Synergy
$2.31
You Find Some Prisoners+11% Synergy
$0.16
Murder+10% Synergy
$0.03
Tragic Slip+10% Synergy
$0.12
Delayed Blast Fireball+9% Synergy
$10.58
Untimely Malfunction+8% Synergy
$4.17
Bolt Bend+5% Synergy
$4.19
Tibalt's Trickery+1% Synergy
$9.52
Big Score-3% Synergy
$0.70
Abrade-7% Synergy
$0.18
Rakdos Charm-14% Synergy
$0.37
Chaos Warp-35% Synergy
$0.51
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Viconia, Drow Apostate // Passionate Archaeologist's game plan and control the board.
Biting Rain+42% Synergy
$0.16
Distemper of the Blood+28% Synergy
$0.08
Alms of the Vein+27% Synergy
$0.57
Witch's Mark+27% Synergy
$0.13
Alchemist's Greeting+27% Synergy
$0.03
Murderous Compulsion+27% Synergy
$0.04
From Under the Floorboards+26% Synergy
$0.21
Call to the Netherworld+25% Synergy
$0.33
Cruelclaw's Heist+24% Synergy
$0.32
Cathartic Reunion+22% Synergy
$0.16
Light Up the Stage+19% Synergy
$0.19
Mob Verdict+16% Synergy
$0.20
Grab the Prize+15% Synergy
$0.19
Insatiable Avarice+15% Synergy
$2.12
Blasphemous Edict+14% Synergy
$4.95
Prisoner's Dilemma+14% Synergy
$0.52
Illuminate History+14% Synergy
$0.12
Wander in Death+14% Synergy
$0.05
Brainspoil+14% Synergy
$0.21
Death Cloud+14% Synergy
$2.45
Fervent Mastery+14% Synergy
$0.11
Cruel Tutor+14% Synergy
$40.85
Razaketh's Rite+14% Synergy
$0.25
Gisa's Bidding+14% Synergy
$0.03
Hit the Mother Lode+13% Synergy
$0.23
Ichor Slick+13% Synergy
$0.05
Beseech the Queen+13% Synergy
$3.49
Psychotic Episode+13% Synergy
$0.06
Change of Fortune+13% Synergy
$0.38
Burning Inquiry+12% Synergy
$2.96
Reforge the Soul+12% Synergy
$2.78
Avacyn's Judgment+12% Synergy
$0.09
Scheming Symmetry+12% Synergy
$7.21
Bloodsoaked Insight+11% Synergy
$0.20
Wrenn's Resolve+11% Synergy
$1.36
Praetor's Grasp+11% Synergy
$8.81
Pirate's Pillage+11% Synergy
$0.51
Beseech the Mirror+10% Synergy
$14.88
Living Death+10% Synergy
$2.45
Decree of Pain+10% Synergy
$0.19
Buried Alive+9% Synergy
$0.93
Dread Return+9% Synergy
$0.31
Fevered Suspicion+9% Synergy
$2.02
Grim Tutor+9% Synergy
$21.91
Torment of Hailfire+8% Synergy
$25.12
Seize the Spoils+8% Synergy
$0.38
Damnation+6% Synergy
$19.28
Blasphemous Act-8% Synergy
$1.88
Feed the Swarm-17% Synergy
$0.22
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Monument to Endurance+47% Synergy
$8.13
Wand of Wonder+27% Synergy
$0.84
Matzalantli, the Great Door+15% Synergy
$1.37
Smuggler's Buggy+14% Synergy
$0.70
Knowledge Pool+14% Synergy
$0.94
Omen Machine+14% Synergy
$1.27
Multiclass Baldric+14% Synergy
$0.33
Anvil of Bogardan+14% Synergy
$36.43
Experimental Synthesizer+14% Synergy
$0.29
Helm of Awakening+14% Synergy
$1.30
Ghost Lantern+14% Synergy
$0.16
Uba Mask+13% Synergy
$7.36
Two-Handed Axe+13% Synergy
$0.82
Sword of Hearth and Home+12% Synergy
$17.06
Sword of the Animist+12% Synergy
$5.30
Key to the City+11% Synergy
$0.29
Jet Medallion+8% Synergy
$7.50
Whip of Erebos+8% Synergy
$6.19
Wishclaw Talisman+8% Synergy
$3.69
Ruby Medallion+6% Synergy
$7.72
Wayfarer's Bauble-2% Synergy
$0.21
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Viconia, Drow Apostate // Passionate Archaeologist's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Curse of Fool's Wisdom+27% Synergy
$3.30
Tortured Existence+27% Synergy
$5.95
Virtue of Persistence+26% Synergy
$6.85
Oversold Cemetery+26% Synergy
$1.04
Stensia Masquerade+25% Synergy
$0.21
Theater of Horrors+20% Synergy
$0.13
Etali's Favor+16% Synergy
$0.08
The Flame of Keld+14% Synergy
$0.08
Unpredictable Cyclone+14% Synergy
$0.09
Prophetic Ravings+14% Synergy
$0.03
Sigil of Myrkul+14% Synergy
$0.10
Furious Rise+14% Synergy
$0.04
Scion of Halaster+14% Synergy
$0.06
Senseless Rage+14% Synergy
$0.06
Tavern Brawler+14% Synergy
$0.10
Bottomless Pit+14% Synergy
$3.31
Gibbering Descent+14% Synergy
$2.38
Strength of Lunacy+13% Synergy
$0.36
Megrim+13% Synergy
$0.92
Everlasting Torment+13% Synergy
$2.63
Faith of the Devoted+13% Synergy
$0.20
Virtue of Courage+12% Synergy
$1.50
Outpost Siege+12% Synergy
$0.24
Waste Not+12% Synergy
$7.76
Bitter Reunion+11% Synergy
$0.55
Black Market+9% Synergy
$3.33
City on Fire+8% Synergy
$8.08
Black Market Connections-2% Synergy
$11.95
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Viconia, Drow Apostate // Passionate Archaeologist to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Liliana, the Last Hope+14% Synergy
$3.78
Davriel, Rogue Shadowmage+14% Synergy
$0.19
Jaya Ballard+14% Synergy
$0.50
Angrath, the Flame-Chained+12% Synergy
$2.86
Daretti, Scrap Savant+12% Synergy
$0.75
Chandra, Torch of Defiance+10% Synergy
$4.00
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Geier Reach Sanitarium+37% Synergy
$0.66
Spinerock Knoll+19% Synergy
$0.65
Hidden Necropolis+15% Synergy
$0.07
Bazaar of Baghdad+14% Synergy
$1757.73
Labyrinth of Skophos+14% Synergy
$0.18
Restless Vents+11% Synergy
$0.27
Rix Maadi, Dungeon Palace+11% Synergy
$0.18
Bojuka Bog+7% Synergy
$0.94
Mortuary Mire+7% Synergy
$0.27
Castle Locthwain+7% Synergy
$3.65
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire+4% Synergy
$6.87
Reliquary Tower-3% Synergy
$2.03
Rogue's Passage-5% Synergy
$0.31
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth-5% Synergy
$48.67
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Dungeoneer's Pack+14% Synergy
$0.08
Sarevok's Tome+14% Synergy
$1.35
Mox Tantalite+14% Synergy
$11.06
Victory Chimes+14% Synergy
$2.67
Sol Talisman+13% Synergy
$1.14
Springleaf Drum+12% Synergy
$0.69
Thran Dynamo+10% Synergy
$2.60
Charcoal Diamond+5% Synergy
$0.20
Fire Diamond+5% Synergy
$0.23
Sol Ring-1% Synergy
$1.48
Thought Vessel-2% Synergy
$1.05
Mind Stone-3% Synergy
$0.12
Fellwar Stone-6% Synergy
$1.06
Commander's Sphere-6% Synergy
$0.16
Arcane Signet-12% Synergy
$0.48
Talisman of Indulgence-13% Synergy
$1.30
Rakdos Signet-34% Synergy
$0.73
Lands
The mana base foundation for Viconia, Drow Apostate // Passionate Archaeologist decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Rakdos Carnarium+22% Synergy
$0.33
Wooded Foothills+21% Synergy
$12.56
Verdant Catacombs+21% Synergy
$18.62
Scalding Tarn+21% Synergy
$23.27
Marsh Flats+20% Synergy
$21.72
Arid Mesa+20% Synergy
$22.48
Tainted Peak+17% Synergy
$0.26
Graven Cairns+16% Synergy
$2.31
Billiard Room+16% Synergy
$0.15
Escape Tunnel+15% Synergy
$0.28
Black Dragon Gate+13% Synergy
$0.29
Raucous Theater+12% Synergy
$9.65
Exotic Orchard+11% Synergy
$0.21
Bloodfell Caves+10% Synergy
$0.07
Shadowblood Ridge+9% Synergy
$0.18
Sulfurous Mire+9% Synergy
$0.23
Temple of Malice+8% Synergy
$0.30
Evolving Wilds+7% Synergy
$0.12
Myriad Landscape+7% Synergy
$0.17
Akoum Refuge+7% Synergy
$0.41
Ash Barrens+7% Synergy
$0.07
Polluted Delta+6% Synergy
$15.26
Geothermal Bog+5% Synergy
$0.15
Blightstep Pathway+4% Synergy
$4.84
Badlands+1% Synergy
Command Tower-1% Synergy
$0.27
Path of Ancestry-1% Synergy
$0.16
Sulfurous Springs-2% Synergy
$0.55
Terramorphic Expanse-2% Synergy
$0.15
Bloodstained Mire-3% Synergy
$13.01
Blazemire Verge-4% Synergy
$7.03
Mount Doom-4% Synergy
$4.70
Canyon Slough-4% Synergy
$0.18
Blackcleave Cliffs-4% Synergy
$0.82
Haunted Ridge-6% Synergy
$4.64
Luxury Suite-11% Synergy
$19.46
Blood Crypt-16% Synergy
$17.69
Smoldering Marsh-21% Synergy
$0.21
Dragonskull Summit-32% Synergy
$0.80
Foreboding Ruins-32% Synergy
$0.19
Similar Commanders
The following Commanders share a similar playing style, strategy, or theme like Viconia, Drow Apostate // Passionate Archaeologist.
Viconia, Drow Apostate // Guild Artisan
Anje Falkenrath
Viconia, Drow Apostate // Tavern Brawler
Wyll, Blade of Frontiers // Cultist of the Absolute
Viconia, Drow Apostate // Dragon Cultist
Sivriss, Nightmare Speaker // Passionate Archaeologist
Armix, Filigree Thrasher // Tana, the Bloodsower
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar // Passionate Archaeologist
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar // Tavern Brawler
Anara, Wolvid Familiar // Armix, Filigree Thrasher
Viconia, Drow Apostate // Popular Entertainer
Viconia, Drow Apostate // Street Urchin
Armix, Filigree Thrasher // Breeches, Brazen Plunderer
Armix, Filigree Thrasher // Dargo, the Shipwrecker
Armix, Filigree Thrasher // Ignacio of Myra's Marvels
Armix, Filigree Thrasher // Jeska, Thrice Reborn
Armix, Filigree Thrasher // Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar
Armix, Filigree Thrasher // Krark, the Thumbless
Armix, Filigree Thrasher // Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh
Armix, Filigree Thrasher // Toggo, Goblin Weaponsmith
Armix, Filigree Thrasher // Vial Smasher the Fierce
Sivriss, Nightmare Speaker // Dragon Cultist
Sivriss, Nightmare Speaker // Guild Artisan
Sivriss, Nightmare Speaker // Popular Entertainer
Sivriss, Nightmare Speaker // Street Urchin
Sivriss, Nightmare Speaker // Tavern Brawler
Wyll, Blade of Frontiers // Agent of the Iron Throne
Wyll, Blade of Frontiers // Agent of the Shadow Thieves
Wyll, Blade of Frontiers // Criminal Past
Wyll, Blade of Frontiers // Haunted One
Wyll, Blade of Frontiers // Scion of Halaster
Alena, Kessig Trapper // Armix, Filigree Thrasher
Alena, Kessig Trapper // Falthis, Shadowcat Familiar
Alena, Kessig Trapper // Francisco, Fowl Marauder
Alena, Kessig Trapper // Keskit, the Flesh Sculptor
Alena, Kessig Trapper // Miara, Thorn of the Glade
Alena, Kessig Trapper // Nadier, Agent of the Duskenel
Alena, Kessig Trapper // Nocturno of Myra's Marvels
Alena, Kessig Trapper // Sengir, the Dark Baron
Alena, Kessig Trapper // Tevesh Szat, Doom of FoolsOther Available Backgrounds
Viconia, Drow Apostate can also choose from these 28 other backgrounds:
Scion of Halaster
Cloakwood Hermit
Cultist of the Absolute
Folk Hero
Criminal Past
Far Traveler
Street Urchin
Haunted One
Agent of the Iron Throne
Candlekeep Sage
Tavern Brawler
Feywild Visitor
Acolyte of Bahamut
Master Chef
Shameless Charlatan
Agent of the Shadow Thieves
Clan Crafter
Dragon Cultist
Dungeon Delver
Faceless One
Flaming Fist
Guild Artisan
Inspiring Leader
Noble Heritage
Passionate Archaeologist
Popular Entertainer
Raised by Giants
Sword Coast Sailor
Veteran Soldier