Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher // Passionate Archaeologist (Commander)

Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher // Passionate Archaeologist
Rank #2,297
232decks
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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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Sozin's Comet
4.8%inclusion1 decks21 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Wild-Magic Sorcerer
74%inclusion171 decks232 decks
71%synergy
Eruth, Tormented Prophet
72%inclusion167 decks232 decks
71%synergy
Ignite the Future
71%inclusion164 decks232 decks
70%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
71%inclusion164 decks232 decks
66%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
64%inclusion149 decks232 decks
64%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
65%inclusion151 decks232 decks
61%synergy
Sage of the Beyond
62%inclusion144 decks232 decks
61%synergy
Nalfeshnee
61%inclusion142 decks232 decks
59%synergy
Laelia, the Blade Reforged
60%inclusion140 decks232 decks
59%synergy
Keeper of Secrets
57%inclusion133 decks232 decks
56%synergy
Top Cards
Light Up the Stage
57%inclusion133 decks232 decks
54%synergy
Expressive Iteration
57%inclusion132 decks232 decks
34%synergy
Saw It Coming
51%inclusion119 decks232 decks
50%synergy
Wrenn's Resolve
51%inclusion118 decks232 decks
49%synergy
Ravenform
49%inclusion114 decks232 decks
46%synergy
Reckless Impulse
49%inclusion113 decks232 decks
47%synergy
Charred Foyer // Warped Space
48%inclusion73 decks152 decks
47%synergy
Plargg and Nassari
48%inclusion111 decks232 decks
46%synergy
Blasphemous Act
47%inclusion108 decks232 decks
8%synergy
Inspired Tinkering
46%inclusion107 decks232 decks
43%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
57%inclusion133 decks232 decks
28%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
15%inclusion34 decks232 decks
-12%synergy
Mystical Tutor
7.3%inclusion17 decks232 decks
-15%synergy
Rhystic Study
7.3%inclusion17 decks232 decks
-18%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
5.6%inclusion13 decks232 decks
-16%synergy
Creatures
Fblthp, Lost on the Range
39%inclusion80 decks205 decks
38%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
38%inclusion88 decks232 decks
20%synergy
Urabrask, Heretic Praetor
38%inclusion87 decks232 decks
37%synergy
Party Thrasher
35%inclusion62 decks175 decks
34%synergy
Bonehoard Dracosaur
32%inclusion74 decks232 decks
31%synergy
Uvilda, Dean of Perfection
31%inclusion73 decks232 decks
31%synergy
Flaming Tyrannosaurus
31%inclusion72 decks232 decks
30%synergy
Bohn, Beguiling Balladeer
30%inclusion69 decks232 decks
29%synergy
The Reality Chip
29%inclusion67 decks232 decks
24%synergy
Mizzix, Replica Rider
28%inclusion66 decks232 decks
27%synergy
Jacob Hauken, Inspector
28%inclusion65 decks232 decks
28%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
27%inclusion63 decks232 decks
11%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
22%inclusion50 decks232 decks
-8%synergy
Dire Fleet Daredevil
22%inclusion50 decks232 decks
20%synergy
Professional Face-Breaker
21%inclusion48 decks232 decks
16%synergy
Kami of Celebration
21%inclusion48 decks232 decks
20%synergy
Chakram Retriever
20%inclusion46 decks232 decks
20%synergy
Dazzling Sphinx
19%inclusion45 decks232 decks
19%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
18%inclusion42 decks232 decks
17%synergy
Deep-Sea Kraken
18%inclusion42 decks232 decks
18%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
18%inclusion41 decks232 decks
-17%synergy
Tectonic Giant
16%inclusion38 decks232 decks
15%synergy
Sapphire Dragon
16%inclusion36 decks232 decks
15%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
15%inclusion27 decks175 decks
3%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
15%inclusion35 decks232 decks
-24%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
15%inclusion34 decks232 decks
12%synergy
Iraxxa, Empress of Mars
14%inclusion33 decks232 decks
14%synergy
Starwinder
13%inclusion7 decks53 decks
12%synergy
Stonework Packbeast
13%inclusion30 decks232 decks
13%synergy
Illithid Harvester
12%inclusion28 decks232 decks
12%synergy
Conspiracy Theorist
12%inclusion28 decks232 decks
11%synergy
Prismite
11%inclusion26 decks232 decks
11%synergy
Chandra's Incinerator
11%inclusion25 decks232 decks
7%synergy
Sword Coast Serpent
10%inclusion24 decks232 decks
10%synergy
Stella Lee, Wild Card
10%inclusion20 decks196 decks
7%synergy
Scalding Viper
10%inclusion23 decks232 decks
6%synergy
Cosmos Charger
9.5%inclusion22 decks232 decks
9%synergy
Jhoira of the Ghitu
8.6%inclusion20 decks232 decks
8%synergy
Horned Loch-Whale
8.6%inclusion20 decks232 decks
8%synergy
Embereth Shieldbreaker
8.2%inclusion19 decks232 decks
8%synergy
Dragonhawk, Fate's Tempest
7.9%inclusion13 decks164 decks
7%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Visionary
7.9%inclusion11 decks139 decks
-4%synergy
Izzet Chemister
7.8%inclusion18 decks232 decks
7%synergy
Burnished Hart
7.8%inclusion18 decks232 decks
5%synergy
Guttersnipe
7.8%inclusion18 decks232 decks
-18%synergy
Memory Worm
7.3%inclusion17 decks232 decks
6%synergy
Young Blue Dragon
6.9%inclusion16 decks232 decks
6%synergy
Nova Hellkite
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Bonecrusher Giant
6.9%inclusion16 decks232 decks
6%synergy
Magmatic Channeler
6.0%inclusion14 decks232 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Chaos Warp
45%inclusion105 decks232 decks
2%synergy
Commune with Lava
44%inclusion103 decks232 decks
44%synergy
Behold the Multiverse
37%inclusion85 decks232 decks
35%synergy
Counterspell
36%inclusion84 decks232 decks
-17%synergy
You Find Some Prisoners
34%inclusion78 decks232 decks
33%synergy
Surge of Brilliance
25%inclusion59 decks232 decks
25%synergy
Brainstorm
24%inclusion55 decks232 decks
-21%synergy
Pongify
23%inclusion54 decks232 decks
-4%synergy
March of Reckless Joy
21%inclusion49 decks232 decks
21%synergy
Demon Bolt
20%inclusion47 decks232 decks
20%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
20%inclusion47 decks232 decks
-15%synergy
Negate
18%inclusion42 decks232 decks
-16%synergy
Abrade
18%inclusion42 decks232 decks
-1%synergy
Reality Shift
16%inclusion37 decks232 decks
2%synergy
Arcane Denial
15%inclusion35 decks232 decks
-14%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
14%inclusion32 decks232 decks
-4%synergy
Seething Song
14%inclusion32 decks232 decks
-5%synergy
Sink into Stupor
13%inclusion24 decks178 decks
-3%synergy
Gale's Redirection
13%inclusion30 decks232 decks
11%synergy
Depart the Realm
13%inclusion29 decks232 decks
12%synergy
Resculpt
12%inclusion28 decks232 decks
4%synergy
Frantic Search
11%inclusion26 decks232 decks
-30%synergy
Mystic Reflection
11%inclusion25 decks232 decks
9%synergy
Lightning Bolt
10%inclusion23 decks232 decks
-18%synergy
Dive Down
8.6%inclusion20 decks232 decks
8%synergy
Valakut Awakening
8.6%inclusion20 decks232 decks
-1%synergy
Invert Polarity
8.5%inclusion15 decks177 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Drain
8.2%inclusion19 decks232 decks
-8%synergy
Big Score
8.2%inclusion19 decks232 decks
-14%synergy
Deflecting Swat
8.2%inclusion19 decks232 decks
-12%synergy
Izzet Charm
7.8%inclusion18 decks232 decks
-11%synergy
Opera Love Song
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
5%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
6.9%inclusion16 decks232 decks
3%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
6.9%inclusion16 decks232 decks
-4%synergy
Dual Strike
6.5%inclusion15 decks232 decks
6%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
6.5%inclusion15 decks232 decks
-7%synergy
Swan Song
6.0%inclusion14 decks232 decks
-15%synergy
Shore Up
6.0%inclusion14 decks232 decks
-1%synergy
Guff Rewrites History
5.6%inclusion13 decks232 decks
4%synergy
Flame of Anor
5.6%inclusion13 decks232 decks
-7%synergy
Sorceries
Aminatou's Augury
44%inclusion102 decks232 decks
41%synergy
Rousing Refrain
38%inclusion87 decks232 decks
33%synergy
Glimpse the Impossible
30%inclusion53 decks178 decks
28%synergy
Mana Geyser
28%inclusion66 decks232 decks
8%synergy
Inspiring Refrain
27%inclusion63 decks232 decks
25%synergy
Mind's Desire
22%inclusion52 decks232 decks
17%synergy
Dance with Calamity
22%inclusion50 decks232 decks
20%synergy
Alrund's Epiphany
22%inclusion50 decks232 decks
20%synergy
Embrace the Unknown
21%inclusion41 decks194 decks
21%synergy
Impending Flux
19%inclusion45 decks232 decks
19%synergy
Vandalblast
19%inclusion44 decks232 decks
-8%synergy
Hit the Mother Lode
19%inclusion43 decks232 decks
14%synergy
Spectral Deluge
18%inclusion42 decks232 decks
18%synergy
Creative Technique
17%inclusion40 decks232 decks
16%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
17%inclusion39 decks232 decks
-3%synergy
Volcanic Torrent
17%inclusion39 decks232 decks
14%synergy
Zenith Festival
16%inclusion15 decks92 decks
15%synergy
Call Forth the Tempest
15%inclusion35 decks232 decks
12%synergy
Galvanic Relay
15%inclusion34 decks232 decks
14%synergy
Epic Experiment
14%inclusion33 decks232 decks
8%synergy
Ensnared by the Mara
13%inclusion31 decks232 decks
12%synergy
See the Truth
13%inclusion30 decks232 decks
12%synergy
Ponder
13%inclusion29 decks232 decks
-26%synergy
Fabricate
13%inclusion29 decks232 decks
4%synergy
Throes of Chaos
12%inclusion27 decks232 decks
11%synergy
Soulfire Eruption
11%inclusion26 decks232 decks
11%synergy
Apex of Power
11%inclusion26 decks232 decks
8%synergy
Reality Strobe
10%inclusion24 decks232 decks
10%synergy
Past in Flames
10%inclusion24 decks232 decks
-1%synergy
Ecstatic Beauty
10%inclusion24 decks232 decks
10%synergy
Tales of the Ancestors
10%inclusion23 decks232 decks
10%synergy
Arc Blade
10%inclusion23 decks232 decks
10%synergy
Mnemonic Deluge
9.5%inclusion22 decks232 decks
7%synergy
Act on Impulse
7.8%inclusion18 decks232 decks
8%synergy
Rob the Archives
7.8%inclusion18 decks232 decks
7%synergy
Jaya's Immolating Inferno
7.8%inclusion18 decks232 decks
3%synergy
Season of the Bold
7.3%inclusion12 decks165 decks
6%synergy
Crackle with Power
6.9%inclusion16 decks232 decks
-1%synergy
Into the Time Vortex
6.9%inclusion16 decks232 decks
6%synergy
Faithless Looting
6.5%inclusion15 decks232 decks
-27%synergy
Treasure Cruise
6.5%inclusion15 decks232 decks
-8%synergy
Lock and Load
6.2%inclusion12 decks194 decks
-1%synergy
Preordain
5.6%inclusion13 decks232 decks
-29%synergy
Chain Reaction
5.2%inclusion12 decks232 decks
-1%synergy
Crush the Weak
5.2%inclusion12 decks232 decks
5%synergy
Shivan Meteor
5.2%inclusion12 decks232 decks
5%synergy
Rift Bolt
5.2%inclusion12 decks232 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wand of Wonder
46%inclusion107 decks232 decks
42%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
44%inclusion102 decks232 decks
15%synergy
Umbral Mantle
34%inclusion79 decks232 decks
34%synergy
Mirror Shield
31%inclusion72 decks232 decks
31%synergy
Lightning Greaves
27%inclusion62 decks232 decks
2%synergy
Rod of Absorption
25%inclusion58 decks232 decks
25%synergy
Chaos Wand
23%inclusion54 decks232 decks
22%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
22%inclusion50 decks232 decks
20%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
21%inclusion48 decks232 decks
19%synergy
Accorder's Shield
19%inclusion43 decks232 decks
18%synergy
Cathar's Shield
18%inclusion42 decks232 decks
18%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
18%inclusion41 decks232 decks
6%synergy
Chimil, the Inner Sun
17%inclusion40 decks232 decks
15%synergy
Staff of Domination
17%inclusion39 decks232 decks
16%synergy
Sword of Forge and Frontier
16%inclusion38 decks232 decks
16%synergy
Kite Shield
14%inclusion32 decks232 decks
14%synergy
Sword of the Paruns
13%inclusion29 decks232 decks
12%synergy
Oracle's Vault
11%inclusion26 decks232 decks
11%synergy
Commander's Plate
11%inclusion26 decks232 decks
8%synergy
Mask of Avacyn
11%inclusion25 decks232 decks
10%synergy
Uba Mask
11%inclusion25 decks232 decks
11%synergy
Unstable Amulet
10%inclusion18 decks178 decks
10%synergy
The Temporal Anchor
10%inclusion23 decks232 decks
10%synergy
Magebane Armor
9.5%inclusion22 decks232 decks
9%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
9.5%inclusion22 decks232 decks
9%synergy
Ensouled Scimitar
9.1%inclusion21 decks232 decks
9%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
7.8%inclusion18 decks232 decks
0%synergy
Scroll Rack
6.0%inclusion14 decks232 decks
5%synergy
Geistflame Reservoir
5.6%inclusion13 decks232 decks
5%synergy
Synthesis Pod
5.2%inclusion12 decks232 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Stolen Strategy
42%inclusion98 decks232 decks
42%synergy
The Lost and the Damned
41%inclusion94 decks232 decks
39%synergy
Valakut Exploration
35%inclusion82 decks232 decks
35%synergy
Wild Wasteland
35%inclusion73 decks207 decks
35%synergy
Outpost Siege
34%inclusion80 decks232 decks
34%synergy
Virtue of Courage
32%inclusion75 decks232 decks
31%synergy
Mind's Dilation
22%inclusion51 decks232 decks
21%synergy
Tavern Brawler
22%inclusion50 decks232 decks
21%synergy
Visions of Phyrexia
21%inclusion49 decks232 decks
21%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
19%inclusion44 decks232 decks
12%synergy
Freed from the Real
19%inclusion43 decks232 decks
17%synergy
Share the Spoils
18%inclusion41 decks232 decks
17%synergy
Fortune Teller's Talent
16%inclusion27 decks164 decks
15%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
13%inclusion31 decks232 decks
13%synergy
Spider-Verse
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
10%synergy
The Flux
9.5%inclusion22 decks232 decks
9%synergy
Count on Luck
9.1%inclusion10 decks110 decks
9%synergy
Extraordinary Journey
8.2%inclusion19 decks232 decks
8%synergy
City on Fire
6.5%inclusion15 decks232 decks
3%synergy
Possibility Storm
6.0%inclusion14 decks232 decks
4%synergy
Future Sight
6.0%inclusion14 decks232 decks
5%synergy
Propaganda
6.0%inclusion14 decks232 decks
-9%synergy
Crab Umbra
5.6%inclusion13 decks232 decks
5%synergy
Curiosity
5.2%inclusion12 decks232 decks
-20%synergy
Font of Magic
5.2%inclusion12 decks232 decks
5%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Kaldheim
17%inclusion39 decks232 decks
17%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Torch of Defiance
25%inclusion58 decks232 decks
24%synergy
Chandra, Fire Artisan
12%inclusion27 decks232 decks
12%synergy
Chandra, Flameshaper
5.0%inclusion7 decks139 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Spinerock Knoll
44%inclusion103 decks232 decks
42%synergy
Cori Mountain Monastery
32%inclusion30 decks94 decks
30%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
31%inclusion73 decks232 decks
6%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
25%inclusion59 decks232 decks
21%synergy
Cascading Cataracts
23%inclusion53 decks232 decks
23%synergy
Reliquary Tower
18%inclusion41 decks232 decks
-32%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
16%inclusion38 decks232 decks
-2%synergy
Mistrise Village
15%inclusion14 decks94 decks
-1%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
13%inclusion30 decks232 decks
7%synergy
Hidden Cataract
12%inclusion28 decks232 decks
11%synergy
Hidden Volcano
12%inclusion27 decks232 decks
11%synergy
Halimar Depths
9.5%inclusion22 decks232 decks
6%synergy
Treasure Vault
9.1%inclusion21 decks232 decks
6%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.3%inclusion17 decks232 decks
-2%synergy
Urza's Saga
6.9%inclusion16 decks232 decks
-2%synergy
War Room
6.9%inclusion16 decks232 decks
5%synergy
Nivix, Aerie of the Firemind
6.9%inclusion16 decks232 decks
6%synergy
Castle Vantress
6.9%inclusion16 decks232 decks
2%synergy
Junktown
6.8%inclusion14 decks205 decks
7%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
-3%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
6.0%inclusion14 decks232 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
83%inclusion192 decks232 decks
-1%synergy
Sol Ring
80%inclusion186 decks232 decks
-7%synergy
Izzet Signet
66%inclusion153 decks232 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
61%inclusion142 decks232 decks
6%synergy
Patriar's Seal
36%inclusion84 decks232 decks
35%synergy
Fellwar Stone
32%inclusion75 decks232 decks
0%synergy
Interdimensional Web Watch
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
26%synergy
Mind Stone
24%inclusion55 decks232 decks
-2%synergy
Energy Refractor
20%inclusion47 decks232 decks
20%synergy
Chromatic Orrery
13%inclusion31 decks232 decks
12%synergy
Thought Vessel
13%inclusion29 decks232 decks
-24%synergy
Urn of Godfire
11%inclusion26 decks232 decks
11%synergy
Fire Diamond
10%inclusion24 decks232 decks
2%synergy
Midnight Clock
10%inclusion23 decks232 decks
-2%synergy
Sky Diamond
9.5%inclusion22 decks232 decks
1%synergy
Basalt Monolith
9.5%inclusion22 decks232 decks
7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.2%inclusion19 decks232 decks
-8%synergy
Thran Dynamo
7.8%inclusion18 decks232 decks
0%synergy
Prismatic Lens
7.8%inclusion18 decks232 decks
5%synergy
Gemstone Array
6.9%inclusion16 decks232 decks
7%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
6.0%inclusion14 decks232 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Mountain
99%inclusion230 decks232 decks
2%synergy
Island
99%inclusion229 decks232 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion204 decks232 decks
1%synergy
Sulfur Falls
68%inclusion158 decks232 decks
3%synergy
Shivan Reef
63%inclusion146 decks232 decks
4%synergy
Steam Vents
51%inclusion119 decks232 decks
5%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
50%inclusion117 decks232 decks
8%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
48%inclusion111 decks232 decks
4%synergy
Training Center
47%inclusion109 decks232 decks
4%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
45%inclusion104 decks232 decks
5%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
43%inclusion99 decks232 decks
3%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
41%inclusion96 decks232 decks
0%synergy
Myriad Landscape
35%inclusion81 decks232 decks
17%synergy
Exotic Orchard
30%inclusion69 decks232 decks
-4%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
29%inclusion68 decks232 decks
5%synergy
Ferrous Lake
24%inclusion50 decks207 decks
0%synergy
Scalding Tarn
24%inclusion56 decks232 decks
-6%synergy
Thundering Falls
20%inclusion44 decks215 decks
0%synergy
Fiery Islet
19%inclusion45 decks232 decks
-7%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
17%inclusion19 decks111 decks
-4%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
15%inclusion27 decks175 decks
3%synergy
Sink into Stupor
13%inclusion24 decks178 decks
-3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
13%inclusion29 decks232 decks
-5%synergy
Hall of Oracles
11%inclusion26 decks232 decks
11%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
10%inclusion23 decks232 decks
-8%synergy
Molten Tributary
9.5%inclusion22 decks232 decks
0%synergy
Fabled Passage
9.1%inclusion21 decks232 decks
1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
9.1%inclusion21 decks232 decks
-3%synergy
Volcanic Island
9.1%inclusion21 decks232 decks
-6%synergy
Reflecting Pool
8.6%inclusion20 decks232 decks
4%synergy
Valakut Awakening
8.6%inclusion20 decks232 decks
-1%synergy
Opal Palace
8.2%inclusion19 decks232 decks
7%synergy
Path of Ancestry
8.2%inclusion19 decks232 decks
-6%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
6.5%inclusion15 decks232 decks
-8%synergy
Prismari Campus
6.0%inclusion14 decks232 decks
1%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
5.2%inclusion12 decks232 decks
-5%synergy