---
name: "Vhal, Eager Scholar"
mana_cost: "{2}{U}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Human Wizard"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Specialize"]
set: "HBG"
set_name: "Alchemy Horizons: Baldur's Gate"
collector_number: "8"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "David Gaillet"
oracle_id: "a308d916-ec99-475c-ba44-0212812daf3f"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/vhal-eager-scholar-hbg"
legalities:
  commander: "not_legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "not_legal"
  vintage: "not_legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Vhal, Eager Scholar
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{U}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Human Wizard
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2
- **Keywords:** Specialize

## Oracle Text
Specialize {5}
{T}: Draw a card, then discard a card. Put a study counter on Vhal, Eager Scholar.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Vhal, Scholar of Prophecy](/printing/vhal-scholar-of-prophecy-hbg.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Wizard
2. [Vhal, Scholar of Elements](/printing/vhal-scholar-of-elements-hbg.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Wizard
3. [Vhal, Scholar of Creation](/printing/vhal-scholar-of-creation-hbg.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Wizard
4. [Vhal, Scholar of Tactics](/printing/vhal-scholar-of-tactics-hbg.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Wizard
5. [Vhal, Scholar of Mortality](/printing/vhal-scholar-of-mortality-hbg.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Wizard
6. [Reckless Scholar](/printing/reckless-scholar-cns.md) — Creature — Human Wizard

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Alchemy Horizons: Baldur's Gate (HBG) #8
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** David Gaillet

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