Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher // Haunted One (Commander)

Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher // Haunted One
Rank #2,731
131decks
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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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Glen Elendra Guardian
24%inclusion4 decks17 decks
19%synergy
Sinister Gnarlbark
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
12%synergy
Bloodline Bidding
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Glamer Gifter
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Bogslither's Embrace
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Thousand-Year Elixir
62%inclusion81 decks131 decks
60%synergy
Sage of Fables
55%inclusion72 decks131 decks
55%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
55%inclusion72 decks131 decks
54%synergy
Retribution of the Ancients
54%inclusion71 decks131 decks
54%synergy
Azami, Lady of Scrolls
53%inclusion70 decks131 decks
53%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
53%inclusion70 decks131 decks
52%synergy
Siren Stormtamer
57%inclusion75 decks131 decks
51%synergy
Venser, Shaper Savant
51%inclusion67 decks131 decks
50%synergy
Fatestitcher
50%inclusion66 decks131 decks
50%synergy
Soul Diviner
51%inclusion67 decks131 decks
49%synergy
Top Cards
Glen Elendra Archmage
53%inclusion69 decks131 decks
47%synergy
Ertai Resurrected
51%inclusion67 decks131 decks
49%synergy
Ingenious Prodigy
49%inclusion64 decks131 decks
45%synergy
Mystic Archaeologist
45%inclusion59 decks131 decks
45%synergy
Fain, the Broker
44%inclusion57 decks131 decks
42%synergy
Archetype of Imagination
44%inclusion57 decks131 decks
42%synergy
Bog Initiate
43%inclusion56 decks131 decks
43%synergy
Azure Mage
42%inclusion55 decks131 decks
42%synergy
Stonybrook Banneret
40%inclusion53 decks131 decks
40%synergy
Viscera Seer
40%inclusion53 decks131 decks
39%synergy
Game Changers
Fierce Guardianship
13%inclusion17 decks131 decks
-6%synergy
Ancient Tomb
11%inclusion15 decks131 decks
3%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
10%inclusion13 decks131 decks
-14%synergy
Demonic Tutor
8.4%inclusion11 decks131 decks
-11%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
7.6%inclusion10 decks131 decks
-9%synergy
Field of the Dead
6.9%inclusion9 decks131 decks
4%synergy
Rhystic Study
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
-19%synergy
Creatures
Grim Haruspex
38%inclusion50 decks131 decks
38%synergy
Vela the Night-Clad
37%inclusion49 decks131 decks
36%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
37%inclusion49 decks131 decks
37%synergy
Stonework Packbeast
37%inclusion48 decks131 decks
37%synergy
Puppeteer Clique
35%inclusion46 decks131 decks
32%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
34%inclusion45 decks131 decks
34%synergy
Archmage of Echoes
34%inclusion44 decks131 decks
29%synergy
Shadowmage Infiltrator
32%inclusion42 decks131 decks
31%synergy
Riptide Director
32%inclusion42 decks131 decks
32%synergy
Arcanis the Omnipotent
31%inclusion41 decks131 decks
31%synergy
Puppeteer
31%inclusion40 decks131 decks
30%synergy
Ruthless Technomancer
29%inclusion38 decks131 decks
28%synergy
Nimbleclaw Adept
28%inclusion37 decks131 decks
28%synergy
Aether Channeler
28%inclusion37 decks131 decks
28%synergy
Tribute Mage
27%inclusion36 decks131 decks
26%synergy
Havengul Lich
27%inclusion35 decks131 decks
23%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
27%inclusion35 decks131 decks
25%synergy
Titan of Littjara
27%inclusion35 decks131 decks
26%synergy
Warren Soultrader
26%inclusion29 decks111 decks
22%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
25%inclusion33 decks131 decks
24%synergy
Plaguecrafter
24%inclusion32 decks131 decks
21%synergy
Bloodline Necromancer
24%inclusion31 decks131 decks
24%synergy
Dimir Guildmage
22%inclusion29 decks131 decks
22%synergy
Smirking Spelljacker
22%inclusion27 decks125 decks
21%synergy
High Fae Trickster
20%inclusion20 decks98 decks
15%synergy
Gogo, Master of Mimicry
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
19%synergy
Vedalken Aethermage
19%inclusion25 decks131 decks
19%synergy
Trophy Mage
18%inclusion24 decks131 decks
18%synergy
Demon's Disciple
18%inclusion24 decks131 decks
17%synergy
Rona, Herald of Invasion
18%inclusion24 decks131 decks
15%synergy
Mindspring Merfolk
18%inclusion15 decks83 decks
18%synergy
Captain of the Mists
18%inclusion23 decks131 decks
18%synergy
Hostage Taker
18%inclusion23 decks131 decks
13%synergy
Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir
17%inclusion22 decks131 decks
16%synergy
Volo, Itinerant Scholar
17%inclusion22 decks131 decks
17%synergy
Pol Jamaar, Illusionist
16%inclusion16 decks98 decks
16%synergy
Roaming Throne
16%inclusion21 decks131 decks
3%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
16%inclusion21 decks131 decks
15%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
16%inclusion17 decks107 decks
14%synergy
O'aka, Traveling Merchant
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
15%synergy
Malevolent Hermit
15%inclusion20 decks131 decks
14%synergy
Magus of the Future
15%inclusion19 decks131 decks
14%synergy
Xathrid Necromancer
15%inclusion19 decks131 decks
14%synergy
Galvanic Alchemist
14%inclusion18 decks131 decks
14%synergy
Profaner of the Dead
14%inclusion18 decks131 decks
14%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
12%synergy
Champion of Wits
13%inclusion17 decks131 decks
12%synergy
Vindictive Lich
13%inclusion17 decks131 decks
12%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
13%inclusion17 decks131 decks
10%synergy
Archaeomancer
13%inclusion17 decks131 decks
10%synergy
Instants
An Offer You Can't Refuse
39%inclusion51 decks131 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Denial
34%inclusion45 decks131 decks
9%synergy
Sink into Stupor
33%inclusion37 decks111 decks
18%synergy
Counterspell
31%inclusion41 decks131 decks
-25%synergy
Resculpt
30%inclusion39 decks131 decks
23%synergy
Fell the Profane
29%inclusion32 decks111 decks
13%synergy
Pongify
27%inclusion35 decks131 decks
12%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
26%inclusion34 decks131 decks
16%synergy
Reality Shift
25%inclusion33 decks131 decks
11%synergy
Withering Torment
25%inclusion25 decks102 decks
8%synergy
Swan Song
24%inclusion31 decks131 decks
6%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
23%inclusion30 decks131 decks
19%synergy
Deadly Dispute
18%inclusion24 decks131 decks
11%synergy
Shore Up
16%inclusion21 decks131 decks
15%synergy
Village Rites
15%inclusion19 decks131 decks
8%synergy
Stubborn Denial
14%inclusion18 decks131 decks
13%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
13%inclusion17 decks131 decks
8%synergy
Negate
13%inclusion17 decks131 decks
-20%synergy
Octopus Form
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
12%inclusion16 decks131 decks
2%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
12%inclusion13 decks110 decks
0%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
10%inclusion13 decks131 decks
8%synergy
Wizard's Retort
9.2%inclusion12 decks131 decks
9%synergy
Dark Ritual
8.4%inclusion11 decks131 decks
-27%synergy
Flare of Denial
7.6%inclusion9 decks119 decks
2%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
6.9%inclusion9 decks131 decks
4%synergy
Delay
6.1%inclusion8 decks131 decks
3%synergy
Tragic Slip
6.1%inclusion8 decks131 decks
2%synergy
Unbury
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Mirrorform
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Bile Blight
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
5%synergy
Go for the Throat
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
-11%synergy
Perplex
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
3%synergy
Abjure
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
4%synergy
Echoing Truth
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
5%synergy
Mask of the Mimic
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
5%synergy
Turnabout
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
5%synergy
Mana Drain
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
-12%synergy
Sorceries
Step Through
29%inclusion38 decks131 decks
28%synergy
Feed the Swarm
27%inclusion35 decks131 decks
-9%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
22%inclusion29 decks131 decks
20%synergy
Raise the Palisade
15%inclusion20 decks131 decks
10%synergy
Toxic Deluge
15%inclusion19 decks131 decks
-11%synergy
Damnation
15%inclusion19 decks131 decks
4%synergy
Distant Melody
11%inclusion15 decks131 decks
-1%synergy
Fabricate
11%inclusion15 decks131 decks
8%synergy
Haunting Voyage
11%inclusion14 decks131 decks
10%synergy
Kindred Dominance
9.2%inclusion12 decks131 decks
-1%synergy
Diabolic Intent
7.6%inclusion10 decks131 decks
2%synergy
Aether Snap
7.6%inclusion10 decks131 decks
7%synergy
Lórien Revealed
6.9%inclusion9 decks131 decks
3%synergy
Boomerang Basics
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Living Death
6.1%inclusion8 decks131 decks
1%synergy
Eventide's Shadow
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
0%synergy
Mitotic Manipulation
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
5%synergy
Retraced Image
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
5%synergy
Sever the Bloodline
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Magewright's Stone
36%inclusion47 decks131 decks
36%synergy
Umbral Mantle
31%inclusion41 decks131 decks
31%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
31%inclusion40 decks131 decks
6%synergy
Staff of Domination
29%inclusion38 decks131 decks
29%synergy
Diviner's Wand
25%inclusion33 decks131 decks
25%synergy
Herald's Horn
24%inclusion31 decks131 decks
15%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
21%inclusion27 decks131 decks
13%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
20%inclusion26 decks131 decks
20%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
19%inclusion25 decks131 decks
5%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
19%inclusion25 decks131 decks
12%synergy
Lightning Greaves
19%inclusion25 decks131 decks
-8%synergy
Sword of the Paruns
19%inclusion25 decks131 decks
19%synergy
Urza's Incubator
18%inclusion24 decks131 decks
15%synergy
Cauldron of Souls
18%inclusion23 decks131 decks
17%synergy
Pyre of Heroes
18%inclusion23 decks131 decks
17%synergy
Kefnet's Monument
15%inclusion20 decks131 decks
15%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
15%inclusion20 decks131 decks
15%synergy
Skullclamp
12%inclusion16 decks131 decks
3%synergy
Robe of the Archmagi
11%inclusion15 decks131 decks
11%synergy
Banner of Kinship
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Horn of Gondor
9.2%inclusion12 decks131 decks
9%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
8.4%inclusion11 decks131 decks
4%synergy
Lapis Lazuli Talisman
8.4%inclusion11 decks131 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
8.4%inclusion11 decks131 decks
3%synergy
Kite Shield
7.6%inclusion10 decks131 decks
8%synergy
Cathar's Shield
7.6%inclusion10 decks131 decks
8%synergy
Altar of Dementia
7.6%inclusion10 decks131 decks
3%synergy
Accorder's Shield
7.6%inclusion10 decks131 decks
8%synergy
Power Conduit
6.9%inclusion9 decks131 decks
6%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
6.9%inclusion9 decks131 decks
4%synergy
Thornbite Staff
6.9%inclusion9 decks131 decks
7%synergy
Spawning Pit
6.9%inclusion9 decks131 decks
7%synergy
Puppet Strings
6.1%inclusion8 decks131 decks
6%synergy
Chronicle of Victory
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Psychic Paper
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
5%synergy
Jar of Eyeballs
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
5%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
5%synergy
Bubbling Cauldron
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
5%synergy
Spy Kit
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Thassa's Ire
38%inclusion50 decks131 decks
38%synergy
Freed from the Real
37%inclusion49 decks131 decks
36%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
34%inclusion44 decks131 decks
33%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
27%inclusion22 decks82 decks
25%synergy
Faces of the Past
27%inclusion35 decks131 decks
26%synergy
Crab Umbra
25%inclusion33 decks131 decks
25%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
24%inclusion32 decks131 decks
14%synergy
Kindred Discovery
18%inclusion24 decks131 decks
5%synergy
Cover of Darkness
18%inclusion24 decks131 decks
12%synergy
Ringing Strike Mastery
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Aura of Dominion
9.2%inclusion12 decks131 decks
9%synergy
Leyline of Transformation
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Teval's Judgment
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Endless Evil
6.1%inclusion8 decks131 decks
1%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
6.1%inclusion8 decks131 decks
1%synergy
Conspiracy
6.1%inclusion8 decks131 decks
5%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
6.1%inclusion8 decks131 decks
3%synergy
Dawn of the Dead
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
5%synergy
Intruder Alarm
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
4%synergy
Bitterblossom
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
-2%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Fiora
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
45%inclusion59 decks131 decks
6%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
43%inclusion56 decks131 decks
39%synergy
War Room
37%inclusion48 decks131 decks
35%synergy
Nesting Grounds
32%inclusion42 decks131 decks
30%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
26%inclusion34 decks131 decks
7%synergy
Bonders' Enclave
26%inclusion34 decks131 decks
25%synergy
Three Tree City
25%inclusion27 decks107 decks
18%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
23%inclusion30 decks131 decks
3%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
21%inclusion28 decks131 decks
18%synergy
High Market
21%inclusion27 decks131 decks
19%synergy
Reliquary Tower
18%inclusion24 decks131 decks
-18%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
18%inclusion23 decks131 decks
15%synergy
Mutavault
16%inclusion21 decks131 decks
15%synergy
Arch of Orazca
16%inclusion21 decks131 decks
16%synergy
Rogue's Passage
15%inclusion20 decks131 decks
-12%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
15%inclusion19 decks131 decks
8%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
11%inclusion15 decks131 decks
-1%synergy
Pit of Offerings
10%inclusion13 decks131 decks
9%synergy
Cascading Cataracts
9.2%inclusion12 decks131 decks
9%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
8.4%inclusion11 decks131 decks
-9%synergy
Buried Ruin
8.4%inclusion11 decks131 decks
6%synergy
Maze of Ith
8.4%inclusion11 decks131 decks
6%synergy
Strip Mine
8.4%inclusion11 decks131 decks
7%synergy
Sunken Palace
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Secret Tunnel
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Rivendell
6.1%inclusion8 decks131 decks
1%synergy
Treasure Vault
6.1%inclusion8 decks131 decks
4%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Seat of the Synod
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
0%synergy
Mirrorpool
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
84%inclusion110 decks131 decks
0%synergy
Sol Ring
76%inclusion100 decks131 decks
-12%synergy
Dimir Signet
76%inclusion99 decks131 decks
15%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
65%inclusion85 decks131 decks
6%synergy
Patriar's Seal
52%inclusion68 decks131 decks
51%synergy
Patchwork Banner
25%inclusion27 decks107 decks
16%synergy
Mind Stone
22%inclusion29 decks131 decks
-7%synergy
Urn of Godfire
21%inclusion28 decks131 decks
21%synergy
Energy Refractor
21%inclusion27 decks131 decks
21%synergy
Fellwar Stone
19%inclusion25 decks131 decks
-12%synergy
Thought Vessel
19%inclusion25 decks131 decks
-13%synergy
Basalt Monolith
13%inclusion17 decks131 decks
12%synergy
Midnight Clock
12%inclusion16 decks131 decks
5%synergy
Gemstone Array
11%inclusion14 decks131 decks
11%synergy
Heraldic Banner
10%inclusion13 decks131 decks
8%synergy
Relic of Legends
9.2%inclusion12 decks131 decks
8%synergy
The Soul Stone
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
1%synergy
White Lotus Tile
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Springleaf Drum
6.1%inclusion8 decks131 decks
5%synergy
Prismatic Lens
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Island
97%inclusion127 decks131 decks
0%synergy
Swamp
95%inclusion124 decks131 decks
-2%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion115 decks131 decks
0%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
64%inclusion84 decks131 decks
11%synergy
Path of Ancestry
58%inclusion76 decks131 decks
30%synergy
Underground River
58%inclusion76 decks131 decks
19%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
55%inclusion72 decks131 decks
15%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
52%inclusion68 decks131 decks
12%synergy
Watery Grave
51%inclusion67 decks131 decks
4%synergy
Morphic Pool
50%inclusion66 decks131 decks
14%synergy
Sunken Hollow
49%inclusion64 decks131 decks
-17%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
36%inclusion47 decks131 decks
-3%synergy
Polluted Delta
35%inclusion46 decks131 decks
3%synergy
Tainted Isle
34%inclusion44 decks131 decks
-11%synergy
Sink into Stupor
33%inclusion37 decks111 decks
18%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
31%inclusion32 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Fell the Profane
29%inclusion32 decks111 decks
13%synergy
Sunken Ruins
28%inclusion37 decks131 decks
13%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
27%inclusion36 decks131 decks
3%synergy
Choked Estuary
26%inclusion34 decks131 decks
-22%synergy
Abstergo Entertainment
24%inclusion26 decks107 decks
24%synergy
Demolition Field
24%inclusion31 decks131 decks
21%synergy
Cavern of Souls
23%inclusion30 decks131 decks
14%synergy
Myriad Landscape
21%inclusion28 decks131 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of Deceit
20%inclusion26 decks131 decks
-16%synergy
Undercity Sewers
19%inclusion25 decks131 decks
-1%synergy
Fetid Pools
19%inclusion25 decks131 decks
3%synergy
Exotic Orchard
18%inclusion24 decks131 decks
-15%synergy
Urza's Cave
18%inclusion22 decks121 decks
17%synergy
Secret Passage
16%inclusion21 decks131 decks
15%synergy
River of Tears
12%inclusion16 decks131 decks
1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
12%inclusion16 decks131 decks
2%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
12%inclusion13 decks110 decks
0%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
11%inclusion12 decks109 decks
10%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
11%inclusion12 decks109 decks
10%synergy
Underground Sea
10%inclusion13 decks131 decks
-3%synergy
Survivors' Encampment
7.6%inclusion10 decks131 decks
7%synergy
Flooded Strand
7.6%inclusion10 decks131 decks
-1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
7.6%inclusion10 decks131 decks
-9%synergy
Holdout Settlement
6.9%inclusion9 decks131 decks
7%synergy
Misty Rainforest
6.1%inclusion8 decks131 decks
-3%synergy
Darkslick Shores
6.1%inclusion8 decks131 decks
-8%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
6.1%inclusion8 decks131 decks
0%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
6.1%inclusion8 decks131 decks
0%synergy
Horizon of Progress
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
0%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
-1%synergy
Umara Wizard
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
5%synergy
Hall of Tagsin
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
5%synergy