Average Deck for Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher // Haunted One - Core

Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher // Haunted One
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Average Decklist

Aphetto Alchemist
Aphetto Alchemist
Arcanis the Omnipotent
Arcanis the Omnipotent
Archetype of Imagination
Archetype of Imagination
Archmage of Echoes
Archmage of Echoes
Azami, Lady of Scrolls
Azami, Lady of Scrolls
Azure Mage
Azure Mage
Bog Initiate
Bog Initiate
Captain of the Mists
Captain of the Mists
Dimir Guildmage
Dimir Guildmage
Ertai Resurrected
Ertai Resurrected
Fain, the Broker
Fain, the Broker
Fatestitcher
Fatestitcher
Glen Elendra Archmage
Glen Elendra Archmage
Glen Elendra Guardian
Glen Elendra Guardian
Grim Haruspex
Grim Haruspex
Havengul Lich
Havengul Lich
Ingenious Prodigy
Ingenious Prodigy
Mystic Archaeologist
Mystic Archaeologist
O'aka, Traveling Merchant
O'aka, Traveling Merchant
Plaguecrafter
Plaguecrafter
Pol Jamaar, Illusionist
Pol Jamaar, Illusionist
Puppeteer
Puppeteer
Puppeteer Clique
Puppeteer Clique
Ruthless Technomancer
Ruthless Technomancer
Sage of Fables
Sage of Fables
Shadowmage Infiltrator
Shadowmage Infiltrator
Siren Stormtamer
Siren Stormtamer
Soul Diviner
Soul Diviner
Stonework Packbeast
Stonework Packbeast
Stonybrook Banneret
Stonybrook Banneret
Vela the Night-Clad
Vela the Night-Clad
Venser, Shaper Savant
Venser, Shaper Savant
Viscera Seer
Viscera Seer
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
Instants (7)
Counterspell
Counterspell
Dose of Dawnglow
Dose of Dawnglow
Fell the Profane
Fell the Profane
Pongify
Pongify
Shore Up
Shore Up
Sink into Stupor
Sink into Stupor
Withering Torment
Withering Torment
Sorceries (4)
Black Sun's Zenith
Black Sun's Zenith
Damnation
Damnation
Feed the Swarm
Feed the Swarm
Step Through
Step Through
Artifacts (15)
Arcane Signet
Arcane Signet
Cauldron of Souls
Cauldron of Souls
Dimir Signet
Dimir Signet
Magewright's Stone
Magewright's Stone
Midnight Clock
Midnight Clock
Patchwork Banner
Patchwork Banner
Patriar's Seal
Patriar's Seal
Slagwurm Armor
Slagwurm Armor
Sol Ring
Sol Ring
Staff of Domination
Staff of Domination
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
Swiftfoot Boots
Swiftfoot Boots
Talisman of Dominance
Talisman of Dominance
Thousand-Year Elixir
Thousand-Year Elixir
Umbral Mantle
Umbral Mantle
Enchantments (4)
Pemmin's Aura
Pemmin's Aura
Reflections of Littjara
Reflections of Littjara
Retribution of the Ancients
Retribution of the Ancients
Thassa's Ire
Thassa's Ire
Lands (18)
Bojuka Bog
Bojuka Bog
Bonders' Enclave
Bonders' Enclave
Choked Estuary
Choked Estuary
Command Tower
Command Tower
Darkwater Catacombs
Darkwater Catacombs
Dimir Aqueduct
Dimir Aqueduct
Drowned Catacomb
Drowned Catacomb
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
Morphic Pool
Morphic Pool
Nesting Grounds
Nesting Grounds
Path of Ancestry
Path of Ancestry
Riptide Laboratory
Riptide Laboratory
Shipwreck Marsh
Shipwreck Marsh
Sunken Hollow
Sunken Hollow
Tainted Isle
Tainted Isle
Three Tree City
Three Tree City
Underground River
Underground River
Watery Grave
Watery Grave
Basics (2)
Island
9 Islands
Swamp
7 Swamps