---
name: "Passionate Archaeologist"
mana_cost: "{1}{R}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Legendary Enchantment — Background"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "SLD"
set_name: "Secret Lair Drop"
collector_number: "2220"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Justyna Dura"
oracle_id: "6299d18e-a6a7-414c-85c0-d57a8e7d2627"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/passionate-archaeologist-sld"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Passionate Archaeologist
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{R}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Legendary Enchantment — Background

## Oracle Text
Commander creatures you own have "Whenever you cast a spell from exile, this creature deals damage equal to that spell's mana value to target opponent."

> *"Sorry, I only work with professionals."
—Chloe Frazer*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Tavern Brawler](/printing/tavern-brawler-clb.md) — Legendary Enchantment — Background
2. [Street Urchin](/printing/street-urchin-clb.md) — Legendary Enchantment — Background
3. [Commander Liara Portyr](/printing/commander-liara-portyr-clb.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Soldier
4. [Far Traveler](/printing/far-traveler-plst.md) — Legendary Enchantment — Background
5. [Astarion's Thirst](/printing/astarions-thirst-clb.md) — Instant
6. [Deadly Rollick](/printing/deadly-rollick-cmm.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #2220
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Justyna Dura
- **Total Printings:** 15 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `not_legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `not_legal`