Vash, Freelance Archaeologist

Vash, Freelance Archaeologist

Legendary Creature — Human Rogue Scientist

Not yet released — 13 Nov 2026

Mana cost: {1}{B}{G}

How we read this card

At the beginning of your upkeep, surveil 1.

triggered — surveils

Whenever a card leaves your graveyard, draw a card. This ability triggers only once each turn.

triggered — draws you 1 card

What we read on this card

Causes: surveil, draw a card.

Cares about: an upkeep, anything leaves a graveyard.

Works well with

you surveil — 97 cards in Vash's colors can cause this (Vash is one).

When Vash, Freelance Archaeologist surveils:

  1. Whispering Snitch — deals 1 damage
  2. Blood Operative — makes you lose life
  3. Planetarium of Wan Shi Tong — triggers

a Rogue creature enters the battlefield — 243 cards in Vash's colors can cause this (Vash is one).

  1. Cloak and Dagger — When Vash, Freelance Archaeologist enters, Cloak and Dagger triggers

a Rogue enters the battlefield — 245 cards in Vash's colors can cause this (Vash is one).

  1. Thieves' Guild Enforcer — When Vash, Freelance Archaeologist enters, Thieves' Guild Enforcer mills a card

anything leaves a graveyard — 1,360 cards in Vash's colors can cause this.

  1. Endless Ranks of HYDRA — When Endless Ranks of HYDRA leaves a graveyard, Vash, Freelance Archaeologist draws you 1 card
  2. Liliana the Repentant — When Liliana the Repentant leaves a graveyard, Vash, Freelance Archaeologist draws you 1 card
  3. Paleoloth — When Paleoloth leaves a graveyard, Vash, Freelance Archaeologist draws you 1 card
  4. Sword of the Meek — When Sword of the Meek leaves a graveyard, Vash, Freelance Archaeologist draws you 1 card
  5. Dragon Fangs — When Dragon Fangs leaves a graveyard, Vash, Freelance Archaeologist draws you 1 card
  6. Dragon Shadow — When Dragon Shadow leaves a graveyard, Vash, Freelance Archaeologist draws you 1 card
  7. Sword of Light and Shadow — When a creature leaves a graveyard thanks to Sword of Light and Shadow, Vash, Freelance Archaeologist draws you 1 card
  8. Necromantic Thirst — When a creature leaves a graveyard thanks to Necromantic Thirst, Vash, Freelance Archaeologist draws you 1 card
  9. Jocasta, Automaton Avenger — When Jocasta, Automaton Avenger leaves a graveyard, Vash, Freelance Archaeologist draws you 1 card
  10. Masked Admirers — When Masked Admirers leaves a graveyard, Vash, Freelance Archaeologist draws you 1 card

1,350 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a card is drawn — 1,177 cards in Vash's colors can cause this (Vash is one).

When Vash, Freelance Archaeologist makes a player draw a card:

  1. Starving Revenant — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  2. Diviner's Wand — gets +1/+1
  3. Psychosis Crawler — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  4. Sheoldred, the Apocalypse — gains you 2 life
  5. Burlfist Oak — gets +2/+2
  6. Moonring Mirror — exiles a card from your library

11 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a Human enters the battlefield — 1,039 cards in Vash's colors can cause this (Vash is one).

When Vash, Freelance Archaeologist enters:

  1. Heronblade Elite — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  2. Dawnhart Disciple — gets +1/+1

a card in a graveyard — 3,505 cards in Vash's colors can cause this (Vash is one).

Vash, Freelance Archaeologist:

  1. Bloodbond March — puts cards into the graveyard that Bloodbond March can bring back
  2. Heart-Shaped Herb — puts cards into the graveyard that Heart-Shaped Herb can bring back
  3. Rescue from the Underworld — puts cards into the graveyard that Rescue from the Underworld can bring back
  4. Victimize — puts cards into the graveyard that Victimize can bring back
  5. Tergrid, God of Fright // Tergrid's Lantern — puts cards into the graveyard that Tergrid, God of Fright // Tergrid's Lantern can bring back
  6. Sivriss, Nightmare Speaker — puts cards into the graveyard that Sivriss, Nightmare Speaker can bring back
  7. Repentant Vampire — fills your graveyard toward the 7 or more cards Repentant Vampire needs
  8. Treacherous Vampire — fills your graveyard toward the 7 or more cards Treacherous Vampire needs
  9. Nantuko Calmer — fills your graveyard toward the 7 or more cards Nantuko Calmer needs
  10. Gurzigost — puts cards into the graveyard that Gurzigost can bring back

234 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything goes to a graveyard — 3,505 cards in Vash's colors can cause this (Vash is one).

When a card hits the graveyard thanks to Vash, Freelance Archaeologist:

  1. Planar Void — hits a graveyard
  2. Measure of Wickedness — gives an opponent control of itself

5 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature attacks — 6,618 cards in Vash's colors can cause this (Vash is one).

When Vash, Freelance Archaeologist attacks:

  1. Adaptive Omnitool — searches a library
  2. Chorale of the Void — brings a card back
  3. Staff of Titania — makes a token
  4. Fractal Harness — puts counters on a permanent
  5. Inquisitorial Rosette — makes a token
  6. Wand of Orcus — grants deathtouch
  7. Saw — sacrifices a creature
  8. Gisa's Favorite Shovel — makes an opponent sacrifice a creature
  9. Ultima Weapon — kills a creature an opponent controls
  10. Throwing Knife — sacrifices itself

64 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything attacks — 6,618 cards in Vash's colors can cause this (Vash is one).

When Vash, Freelance Archaeologist attacks:

  1. Grim Javelineer — gives +1/+0
  2. ED-E, Lonesome Eyebot — puts a quest counter on itself
  3. Fire Navy Trebuchet — makes a token
  4. Hollowmurk Siege — puts a counter on a creature
  5. Stensian Sanguinist // Exsanguinate — grants deathtouch
  6. Rev, Tithe Extractor — grants deathtouch
  7. Boggart Prankster — gives +1/+0
  8. Campsite Cuisine — sacrifices a Food
  9. Toph, Earthbending Master — puts a counter on a permanent
  10. Twins of Discord — triggers

20 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature blocks — 6,618 cards in Vash's colors can cause this (Vash is one).

When Vash, Freelance Archaeologist blocks:

  1. Mage Hunters' Onslaught — makes a player lose 1 life
  2. Barrow-Blade — strips abilities
  3. Favor of the Woods — gains you 3 life
  4. Gift of the Woods — gives +0/+3
  5. Noxious Assault — puts a counter on a permanent
  6. Ferocity — puts a counter on a permanent
  7. Mammoth Harness — grants first strike
  8. Dead-Iron Sledge — kills a creature

6 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature deals combat damage — 6,618 cards in Vash's colors can cause this (Vash is one).

  1. Hive Mind Coprocessor — When Vash, Freelance Archaeologist deals combat damage, Hive Mind Coprocessor makes you lose life

84 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature is cast — 6,648 cards in Vash's colors can cause this (Vash is one).

When Vash, Freelance Archaeologist is cast:

  1. Primeval Bounty — makes a token
  2. Dancing from Dark to Dawn — puts that spell's mana value counters on a creature
  3. Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder — makes that spell's mana value tokens
  4. Summon: Fenrir — it arrives with counters thanks to Summon: Fenrir
  5. Skittering Horror — sacrifices itself

41 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature enters the battlefield — 7,436 cards in Vash's colors can cause this (Vash is one).

  1. Legolas Greenleaf — When Vash, Freelance Archaeologist enters, Legolas Greenleaf puts a counter on a permanent

139 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.