---
name: "Vhal, Scholar of Mortality"
mana_cost: "{2}{U}{B}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Human Wizard"
colors: ["B", "U"]
color_identity: ["B", "U"]
keywords: []
set: "HBG"
set_name: "Alchemy Horizons: Baldur's Gate"
collector_number: "8b"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "David Gaillet"
oracle_id: "9e936885-0786-41b5-933a-d0953e751116"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/vhal-scholar-of-mortality-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, Scholar of Mortality
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{U}{B}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Human Wizard
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/4

## Oracle Text
When this creature specializes, remove all study counters from it. When you do, put target creature card with mana value less than or equal to the number of study counters removed this way from a graveyard onto the battlefield under your control.
{T}: Draw a card, then discard a card.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Vhal, Scholar of Creation](/printing/vhal-scholar-of-creation-hbg.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Wizard
2. [Vhal, Scholar of Prophecy](/printing/vhal-scholar-of-prophecy-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 Elements](/printing/vhal-scholar-of-elements-hbg.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Wizard
5. [Vhal, Eager Scholar](/printing/vhal-eager-scholar-hbg.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Wizard
6. [Academy Elite](/printing/academy-elite-vma.md) — Creature — Human Wizard

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Alchemy Horizons: Baldur's Gate (HBG) #8b
- **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`