---
name: "Vhal, Scholar of Tactics"
mana_cost: "{2}{W}{U}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Human Wizard"
colors: ["U", "W"]
color_identity: ["U", "W"]
keywords: []
set: "HBG"
set_name: "Alchemy Horizons: Baldur's Gate"
collector_number: "8w"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "David Gaillet"
oracle_id: "29732de3-d41d-493a-9bad-6d38e8b6ea3f"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/vhal-scholar-of-tactics-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 Tactics
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{W}{U}` (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, distribute that many +1/+1 counters among any number of target creatures.
{T}: Draw a card, then discard a card.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Vhal, Scholar of Elements](/printing/vhal-scholar-of-elements-hbg.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Wizard
2. [Vhal, Scholar of Creation](/printing/vhal-scholar-of-creation-hbg.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Wizard
3. [Vhal, Scholar of Mortality](/printing/vhal-scholar-of-mortality-hbg.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Wizard
4. [Vhal, Scholar of Prophecy](/printing/vhal-scholar-of-prophecy-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) #8w
- **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`