---
name: "Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher"
mana_cost: "{3}{U}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Human Wizard"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Vigilance", "Choose a background"]
set: "CLB"
set_name: "Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate"
collector_number: "102"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "David Gaillet"
oracle_id: "7253e7d1-b1df-4637-bf64-850be7fa5188"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/vhal-candlekeep-researcher-clb"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{U}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Human Wizard
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/3
- **Keywords:** Vigilance, Choose a background

## Oracle Text
Vigilance
{T}: Add an amount of {C} equal to Vhal's toughness. This mana can't be spent to cast spells from your hand.
Choose a Background (You can have a Background as a second commander.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [La Forge, Perceptive Engineer](/printing/la-forge-perceptive-engineer-trc.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Artificer
2. [Vhal, Scholar of Elements](/printing/vhal-scholar-of-elements-hbg.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Wizard
3. [Vhal, Scholar of Tactics](/printing/vhal-scholar-of-tactics-hbg.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Wizard
4. [Vhal, Scholar of Creation](/printing/vhal-scholar-of-creation-hbg.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Wizard
5. [Spock, Logical Choice](/printing/spock-logical-choice-trc.md) — Legendary Creature — Vulcan Human Scientist
6. [Will, Scion of Peace](/printing/will-scion-of-peace-woe.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Wizard

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate (CLB) #102
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** David Gaillet
- **Total Printings:** 23 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`