Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher // Haunted One (Commander)

Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher // Haunted One
Rank #2,733
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Background image for Bottom of the Barrel - Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher and Raised by Giants
Nick Benstead
Dec 5, 2024
Bottom of the Barrel - Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher and Raised by Giants
Nick's debut article gives us some background into a unique Equipment commander you may have missed!
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Glen Elendra Guardian
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
25%synergy
Chronicle of Victory
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Wild Unraveling
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Bloodline Bidding
4.2%inclusion1 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Unbury
4.2%inclusion1 decks24 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Thousand-Year Elixir
63%inclusion86 decks136 decks
62%synergy
Sage of Fables
57%inclusion77 decks136 decks
57%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
55%inclusion75 decks136 decks
55%synergy
Azami, Lady of Scrolls
54%inclusion73 decks136 decks
53%synergy
Retribution of the Ancients
53%inclusion72 decks136 decks
53%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
54%inclusion73 decks136 decks
53%synergy
Siren Stormtamer
57%inclusion77 decks136 decks
51%synergy
Fatestitcher
51%inclusion69 decks136 decks
50%synergy
Soul Diviner
51%inclusion70 decks136 decks
50%synergy
Venser, Shaper Savant
50%inclusion68 decks136 decks
49%synergy
Top Cards
Glen Elendra Archmage
52%inclusion71 decks136 decks
47%synergy
Ertai Resurrected
50%inclusion68 decks136 decks
47%synergy
Ingenious Prodigy
49%inclusion67 decks136 decks
46%synergy
Mystic Archaeologist
46%inclusion63 decks136 decks
46%synergy
Azure Mage
44%inclusion60 decks136 decks
44%synergy
Archetype of Imagination
43%inclusion59 decks136 decks
42%synergy
Stonybrook Banneret
42%inclusion57 decks136 decks
42%synergy
Bog Initiate
42%inclusion57 decks136 decks
42%synergy
Fain, the Broker
41%inclusion56 decks136 decks
40%synergy
Viscera Seer
40%inclusion54 decks136 decks
38%synergy
Game Changers
Fierce Guardianship
13%inclusion17 decks136 decks
-6%synergy
Ancient Tomb
11%inclusion15 decks136 decks
3%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
10%inclusion13 decks136 decks
-14%synergy
Demonic Tutor
8.8%inclusion12 decks136 decks
-11%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
8.1%inclusion11 decks136 decks
-8%synergy
Field of the Dead
6.6%inclusion9 decks136 decks
4%synergy
Rhystic Study
6.6%inclusion9 decks136 decks
-17%synergy
Creatures
Vela the Night-Clad
38%inclusion52 decks136 decks
37%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
38%inclusion52 decks136 decks
38%synergy
Stonework Packbeast
38%inclusion52 decks136 decks
38%synergy
Grim Haruspex
37%inclusion50 decks136 decks
36%synergy
Puppeteer Clique
35%inclusion48 decks136 decks
33%synergy
Riptide Director
35%inclusion48 decks136 decks
35%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
34%inclusion46 decks136 decks
33%synergy
Shadowmage Infiltrator
33%inclusion45 decks136 decks
32%synergy
Archmage of Echoes
33%inclusion45 decks136 decks
28%synergy
Puppeteer
32%inclusion43 decks136 decks
32%synergy
Arcanis the Omnipotent
32%inclusion43 decks136 decks
31%synergy
Nimbleclaw Adept
29%inclusion40 decks136 decks
29%synergy
Havengul Lich
28%inclusion38 decks136 decks
24%synergy
Ruthless Technomancer
28%inclusion38 decks136 decks
27%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
26%inclusion36 decks136 decks
25%synergy
Tribute Mage
26%inclusion36 decks136 decks
25%synergy
Aether Channeler
26%inclusion36 decks136 decks
26%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
26%inclusion35 decks136 decks
25%synergy
Titan of Littjara
25%inclusion34 decks136 decks
24%synergy
Warren Soultrader
25%inclusion29 decks118 decks
21%synergy
Dimir Guildmage
24%inclusion33 decks136 decks
24%synergy
Plaguecrafter
24%inclusion33 decks136 decks
21%synergy
Bloodline Necromancer
23%inclusion31 decks136 decks
23%synergy
Smirking Spelljacker
21%inclusion28 decks131 decks
21%synergy
High Fae Trickster
20%inclusion21 decks105 decks
14%synergy
Vedalken Aethermage
20%inclusion27 decks136 decks
20%synergy
Gogo, Master of Mimicry
19%inclusion12 decks62 decks
18%synergy
Rona, Herald of Invasion
19%inclusion26 decks136 decks
16%synergy
Mindspring Merfolk
19%inclusion17 decks90 decks
19%synergy
Demon's Disciple
18%inclusion25 decks136 decks
17%synergy
Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir
18%inclusion25 decks136 decks
18%synergy
Trophy Mage
18%inclusion24 decks136 decks
17%synergy
Captain of the Mists
18%inclusion24 decks136 decks
18%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
17%inclusion23 decks136 decks
16%synergy
Hostage Taker
17%inclusion23 decks136 decks
13%synergy
Pol Jamaar, Illusionist
16%inclusion17 decks105 decks
16%synergy
Volo, Itinerant Scholar
16%inclusion22 decks136 decks
16%synergy
O'aka, Traveling Merchant
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
15%synergy
Malevolent Hermit
15%inclusion21 decks136 decks
14%synergy
Xathrid Necromancer
15%inclusion21 decks136 decks
15%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
15%inclusion17 decks114 decks
13%synergy
Magus of the Future
15%inclusion20 decks136 decks
15%synergy
Roaming Throne
15%inclusion20 decks136 decks
1%synergy
Galvanic Alchemist
14%inclusion19 decks136 decks
14%synergy
Archaeomancer
13%inclusion18 decks136 decks
10%synergy
Champion of Wits
13%inclusion18 decks136 decks
13%synergy
Profaner of the Dead
13%inclusion18 decks136 decks
13%synergy
Vindictive Lich
13%inclusion17 decks136 decks
11%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
13%inclusion17 decks136 decks
9%synergy
Gempalm Sorcerer
13%inclusion17 decks136 decks
12%synergy
Instants
An Offer You Can't Refuse
39%inclusion53 decks136 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Denial
34%inclusion46 decks136 decks
8%synergy
Sink into Stupor
33%inclusion39 decks118 decks
17%synergy
Counterspell
31%inclusion42 decks136 decks
-25%synergy
Resculpt
31%inclusion42 decks136 decks
24%synergy
Fell the Profane
28%inclusion33 decks118 decks
12%synergy
Pongify
28%inclusion38 decks136 decks
13%synergy
Reality Shift
26%inclusion36 decks136 decks
13%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
26%inclusion35 decks136 decks
15%synergy
Withering Torment
26%inclusion28 decks109 decks
9%synergy
Swan Song
24%inclusion33 decks136 decks
6%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
23%inclusion31 decks136 decks
19%synergy
Deadly Dispute
18%inclusion24 decks136 decks
10%synergy
Stubborn Denial
15%inclusion20 decks136 decks
14%synergy
Village Rites
15%inclusion20 decks136 decks
8%synergy
Shore Up
15%inclusion20 decks136 decks
13%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
14%inclusion19 decks136 decks
9%synergy
Negate
13%inclusion18 decks136 decks
-19%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
13%inclusion17 decks136 decks
3%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
11%inclusion13 decks117 decks
0%synergy
Octopus Form
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
9%synergy
Wizard's Retort
10%inclusion13 decks136 decks
9%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
8.8%inclusion12 decks136 decks
7%synergy
Flare of Denial
8.7%inclusion11 decks126 decks
3%synergy
Dark Ritual
8.1%inclusion11 decks136 decks
-27%synergy
Delay
6.6%inclusion9 decks136 decks
4%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
6.6%inclusion9 decks136 decks
4%synergy
Turnabout
5.9%inclusion8 decks136 decks
6%synergy
Mana Drain
5.9%inclusion8 decks136 decks
-11%synergy
Tragic Slip
5.9%inclusion8 decks136 decks
2%synergy
Perplex
5.9%inclusion8 decks136 decks
3%synergy
Divert Disaster
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Infernal Grasp
5.1%inclusion7 decks136 decks
-11%synergy
Abjure
5.1%inclusion7 decks136 decks
4%synergy
Bile Blight
5.1%inclusion7 decks136 decks
5%synergy
Go for the Throat
5.1%inclusion7 decks136 decks
-11%synergy
Echoing Truth
5.1%inclusion7 decks136 decks
5%synergy
Mask of the Mimic
5.1%inclusion7 decks136 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Step Through
29%inclusion39 decks136 decks
28%synergy
Feed the Swarm
28%inclusion38 decks136 decks
-8%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
21%inclusion29 decks136 decks
19%synergy
Raise the Palisade
15%inclusion21 decks136 decks
10%synergy
Toxic Deluge
15%inclusion20 decks136 decks
-11%synergy
Damnation
13%inclusion18 decks136 decks
3%synergy
Distant Melody
11%inclusion15 decks136 decks
-1%synergy
Fabricate
10%inclusion14 decks136 decks
7%synergy
Haunting Voyage
10%inclusion13 decks136 decks
9%synergy
Kindred Dominance
8.8%inclusion12 decks136 decks
-1%synergy
Diabolic Intent
7.4%inclusion10 decks136 decks
1%synergy
Lórien Revealed
7.4%inclusion10 decks136 decks
4%synergy
Aether Snap
7.4%inclusion10 decks136 decks
7%synergy
Living Death
6.6%inclusion9 decks136 decks
2%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.9%inclusion8 decks136 decks
1%synergy
Unearth
5.1%inclusion7 decks136 decks
2%synergy
Night's Whisper
5.1%inclusion7 decks136 decks
-1%synergy
Reanimate
5.1%inclusion7 decks136 decks
-19%synergy
Sever the Bloodline
5.1%inclusion7 decks136 decks
5%synergy
Victimize
5.1%inclusion7 decks136 decks
-8%synergy
Mitotic Manipulation
5.1%inclusion7 decks136 decks
5%synergy
Retraced Image
5.1%inclusion7 decks136 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Magewright's Stone
38%inclusion51 decks136 decks
37%synergy
Umbral Mantle
30%inclusion41 decks136 decks
30%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
29%inclusion40 decks136 decks
5%synergy
Staff of Domination
29%inclusion40 decks136 decks
29%synergy
Diviner's Wand
24%inclusion33 decks136 decks
24%synergy
Herald's Horn
24%inclusion32 decks136 decks
15%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
21%inclusion28 decks136 decks
13%synergy
Urza's Incubator
21%inclusion28 decks136 decks
17%synergy
Sword of the Paruns
21%inclusion28 decks136 decks
21%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
20%inclusion27 decks136 decks
20%synergy
Lightning Greaves
19%inclusion26 decks136 decks
-8%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
18%inclusion25 decks136 decks
11%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
18%inclusion25 decks136 decks
5%synergy
Pyre of Heroes
18%inclusion24 decks136 decks
17%synergy
Cauldron of Souls
18%inclusion24 decks136 decks
17%synergy
Kefnet's Monument
15%inclusion21 decks136 decks
15%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
15%inclusion20 decks136 decks
14%synergy
Skullclamp
12%inclusion16 decks136 decks
3%synergy
Robe of the Archmagi
10%inclusion14 decks136 decks
10%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
10%inclusion13 decks136 decks
6%synergy
Horn of Gondor
8.8%inclusion12 decks136 decks
9%synergy
Lapis Lazuli Talisman
8.8%inclusion12 decks136 decks
9%synergy
Banner of Kinship
8.6%inclusion9 decks105 decks
5%synergy
Cathar's Shield
8.1%inclusion11 decks136 decks
8%synergy
Accorder's Shield
8.1%inclusion11 decks136 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
8.1%inclusion11 decks136 decks
3%synergy
Kite Shield
7.4%inclusion10 decks136 decks
7%synergy
Altar of Dementia
7.4%inclusion10 decks136 decks
3%synergy
Spawning Pit
6.6%inclusion9 decks136 decks
6%synergy
Power Conduit
6.6%inclusion9 decks136 decks
5%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
6.6%inclusion9 decks136 decks
4%synergy
Puppet Strings
5.9%inclusion8 decks136 decks
6%synergy
Thornbite Staff
5.9%inclusion8 decks136 decks
6%synergy
Psychic Paper
5.1%inclusion7 decks136 decks
5%synergy
Spy Kit
5.1%inclusion7 decks136 decks
5%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
5.1%inclusion7 decks136 decks
5%synergy
Jar of Eyeballs
5.1%inclusion7 decks136 decks
5%synergy
Bubbling Cauldron
5.1%inclusion7 decks136 decks
5%synergy
Mirror Shield
5.1%inclusion7 decks136 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Thassa's Ire
39%inclusion53 decks136 decks
39%synergy
Freed from the Real
37%inclusion50 decks136 decks
36%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
33%inclusion45 decks136 decks
32%synergy
Faces of the Past
25%inclusion34 decks136 decks
25%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
25%inclusion22 decks89 decks
23%synergy
Crab Umbra
24%inclusion33 decks136 decks
24%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
24%inclusion32 decks136 decks
13%synergy
Kindred Discovery
18%inclusion24 decks136 decks
4%synergy
Cover of Darkness
17%inclusion23 decks136 decks
10%synergy
Ringing Strike Mastery
9.1%inclusion7 decks77 decks
9%synergy
Aura of Dominion
8.1%inclusion11 decks136 decks
8%synergy
Leyline of Transformation
7.3%inclusion8 decks110 decks
5%synergy
Teval's Judgment
6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
5%synergy
Training Grounds
5.9%inclusion8 decks136 decks
2%synergy
Endless Evil
5.9%inclusion8 decks136 decks
1%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
5.9%inclusion8 decks136 decks
3%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
5.9%inclusion8 decks136 decks
1%synergy
Dawn of the Dead
5.1%inclusion7 decks136 decks
5%synergy
Mystic Remora
5.1%inclusion7 decks136 decks
-10%synergy
Intruder Alarm
5.1%inclusion7 decks136 decks
4%synergy
Conspiracy
5.1%inclusion7 decks136 decks
4%synergy
Black Market Connections
5.1%inclusion7 decks136 decks
-5%synergy
Bitterblossom
5.1%inclusion7 decks136 decks
-2%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Fiora
5.1%inclusion7 decks136 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
47%inclusion64 decks136 decks
8%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
43%inclusion58 decks136 decks
39%synergy
War Room
36%inclusion49 decks136 decks
35%synergy
Nesting Grounds
32%inclusion43 decks136 decks
30%synergy
Bonders' Enclave
26%inclusion36 decks136 decks
26%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
26%inclusion36 decks136 decks
8%synergy
Three Tree City
25%inclusion29 decks114 decks
18%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
24%inclusion33 decks136 decks
5%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
22%inclusion30 decks136 decks
19%synergy
High Market
20%inclusion27 decks136 decks
18%synergy
Reliquary Tower
18%inclusion25 decks136 decks
-18%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
18%inclusion24 decks136 decks
15%synergy
Arch of Orazca
17%inclusion23 decks136 decks
17%synergy
Mutavault
16%inclusion22 decks136 decks
15%synergy
Rogue's Passage
15%inclusion20 decks136 decks
-13%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
14%inclusion19 decks136 decks
8%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
12%inclusion16 decks136 decks
-1%synergy
Cascading Cataracts
10%inclusion13 decks136 decks
9%synergy
Pit of Offerings
10%inclusion13 decks136 decks
9%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
8.8%inclusion12 decks136 decks
-8%synergy
Maze of Ith
8.8%inclusion12 decks136 decks
7%synergy
Buried Ruin
8.1%inclusion11 decks136 decks
6%synergy
Strip Mine
8.1%inclusion11 decks136 decks
7%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
6%synergy
Rivendell
6.6%inclusion9 decks136 decks
1%synergy
Treasure Vault
6.6%inclusion9 decks136 decks
5%synergy
Sunken Palace
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Mirrorpool
5.1%inclusion7 decks136 decks
5%synergy
Secret Tunnel
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
85%inclusion115 decks136 decks
0%synergy
Sol Ring
76%inclusion104 decks136 decks
-12%synergy
Dimir Signet
76%inclusion104 decks136 decks
17%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
67%inclusion91 decks136 decks
8%synergy
Patriar's Seal
54%inclusion73 decks136 decks
53%synergy
Patchwork Banner
27%inclusion31 decks114 decks
18%synergy
Mind Stone
23%inclusion31 decks136 decks
-6%synergy
Urn of Godfire
21%inclusion29 decks136 decks
21%synergy
Fellwar Stone
21%inclusion28 decks136 decks
-10%synergy
Energy Refractor
19%inclusion26 decks136 decks
19%synergy
Thought Vessel
19%inclusion26 decks136 decks
-13%synergy
Basalt Monolith
13%inclusion17 decks136 decks
11%synergy
Midnight Clock
12%inclusion16 decks136 decks
5%synergy
Gemstone Array
11%inclusion15 decks136 decks
11%synergy
Heraldic Banner
10%inclusion13 decks136 decks
7%synergy
Relic of Legends
8.8%inclusion12 decks136 decks
8%synergy
Springleaf Drum
5.9%inclusion8 decks136 decks
5%synergy
Prismatic Lens
5.9%inclusion8 decks136 decks
4%synergy
The Soul Stone
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Sky Diamond
5.1%inclusion7 decks136 decks
-3%synergy
Lands
Island
97%inclusion132 decks136 decks
0%synergy
Swamp
95%inclusion129 decks136 decks
-2%synergy
Command Tower
87%inclusion118 decks136 decks
-1%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
64%inclusion87 decks136 decks
11%synergy
Underground River
60%inclusion81 decks136 decks
20%synergy
Path of Ancestry
59%inclusion80 decks136 decks
31%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
55%inclusion75 decks136 decks
15%synergy
Watery Grave
52%inclusion71 decks136 decks
5%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
51%inclusion69 decks136 decks
11%synergy
Morphic Pool
49%inclusion67 decks136 decks
13%synergy
Sunken Hollow
49%inclusion66 decks136 decks
-17%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
36%inclusion49 decks136 decks
-3%synergy
Polluted Delta
35%inclusion47 decks136 decks
3%synergy
Tainted Isle
33%inclusion45 decks136 decks
-11%synergy
Sink into Stupor
33%inclusion39 decks118 decks
17%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
29%inclusion32 decks110 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
28%inclusion33 decks118 decks
12%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
28%inclusion38 decks136 decks
3%synergy
Sunken Ruins
28%inclusion38 decks136 decks
13%synergy
Choked Estuary
27%inclusion37 decks136 decks
-21%synergy
Abstergo Entertainment
24%inclusion27 decks114 decks
23%synergy
Cavern of Souls
24%inclusion32 decks136 decks
15%synergy
Demolition Field
23%inclusion31 decks136 decks
20%synergy
Myriad Landscape
21%inclusion28 decks136 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of Deceit
21%inclusion28 decks136 decks
-15%synergy
Undercity Sewers
19%inclusion26 decks136 decks
-1%synergy
Fetid Pools
18%inclusion25 decks136 decks
2%synergy
Urza's Cave
18%inclusion23 decks128 decks
17%synergy
Exotic Orchard
18%inclusion24 decks136 decks
-15%synergy
Secret Passage
15%inclusion21 decks136 decks
15%synergy
River of Tears
14%inclusion19 decks136 decks
3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
13%inclusion17 decks136 decks
3%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
11%inclusion13 decks116 decks
10%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
11%inclusion13 decks117 decks
0%synergy
Underground Sea
11%inclusion15 decks136 decks
-2%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
10%inclusion12 decks116 decks
10%synergy
Evolving Wilds
7.4%inclusion10 decks136 decks
-9%synergy
Survivors' Encampment
7.4%inclusion10 decks136 decks
7%synergy
Flooded Strand
7.4%inclusion10 decks136 decks
-2%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
6.6%inclusion9 decks136 decks
0%synergy
Holdout Settlement
6.6%inclusion9 decks136 decks
6%synergy
Sinister Hideout
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.9%inclusion8 decks136 decks
1%synergy
Darkslick Shores
5.9%inclusion8 decks136 decks
-8%synergy
Misty Rainforest
5.9%inclusion8 decks136 decks
-3%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
5.9%inclusion8 decks136 decks
0%synergy
Serpent's Pass
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Horizon of Progress
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
5.1%inclusion7 decks136 decks
0%synergy
Opal Palace
5.1%inclusion7 decks136 decks
4%synergy