Melek, Reforged Researcher (Commander) - Budget

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Joshua Wood
Mar 14, 2024
Nearly Identical - Vadrik, Astral Archmage or Melek, Reforged Researcher?
Which Izzet spellslinger commander should you pick to help you cast the biggest X spells?
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Impolite Entrance
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Unwelcome Sprite
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Double Jump // Flying Kick
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Soul Immolation
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Ashling's Command
6.4%inclusion5 decks78 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Fact or Fiction
62%inclusion143 decks232 decks
54%synergy
Mystic Confluence
58%inclusion134 decks232 decks
53%synergy
Gravitic Punch
52%inclusion120 decks232 decks
51%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
53%inclusion122 decks232 decks
47%synergy
Soul's Fire
48%inclusion111 decks232 decks
46%synergy
Soul Read
44%inclusion103 decks232 decks
44%synergy
Practical Research
45%inclusion105 decks232 decks
44%synergy
Aetherize
55%inclusion128 decks232 decks
43%synergy
Pirate's Pillage
49%inclusion114 decks232 decks
43%synergy
Rain of Revelation
43%inclusion100 decks232 decks
43%synergy
Top Cards
Frantic Search
65%inclusion150 decks232 decks
23%synergy
Faithless Looting
54%inclusion126 decks232 decks
21%synergy
Big Score
53%inclusion122 decks232 decks
30%synergy
Negate
47%inclusion110 decks232 decks
14%synergy
Temur Battle Rage
45%inclusion105 decks232 decks
41%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
44%inclusion103 decks232 decks
31%synergy
Chemister's Insight
43%inclusion100 decks232 decks
42%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
40%inclusion93 decks232 decks
11%synergy
Deep Analysis
40%inclusion93 decks232 decks
34%synergy
Ill-Timed Explosion
38%inclusion87 decks232 decks
35%synergy
Creatures
Crackling Drake
37%inclusion85 decks232 decks
34%synergy
Haughty Djinn
30%inclusion70 decks232 decks
23%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
28%inclusion65 decks232 decks
-11%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
25%inclusion59 decks232 decks
9%synergy
Guttersnipe
25%inclusion59 decks232 decks
0%synergy
Spellheart Chimera
23%inclusion54 decks232 decks
22%synergy
Enigma Drake
23%inclusion54 decks232 decks
22%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
23%inclusion48 decks210 decks
2%synergy
Young Pyromancer
22%inclusion51 decks232 decks
5%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
21%inclusion48 decks232 decks
12%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
19%inclusion44 decks232 decks
1%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
18%inclusion41 decks232 decks
16%synergy
Millikin
18%inclusion41 decks232 decks
17%synergy
Deranged Assistant
17%inclusion39 decks232 decks
17%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
16%inclusion38 decks232 decks
6%synergy
Mocking Sprite
14%inclusion33 decks232 decks
11%synergy
Melek, Izzet Paragon
14%inclusion33 decks232 decks
11%synergy
Najal, the Storm Runner
12%inclusion28 decks232 decks
11%synergy
The Emperor of Palamecia
11%inclusion15 decks132 decks
6%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
11%inclusion25 decks232 decks
-23%synergy
Baral and Kari Zev
10%inclusion23 decks232 decks
8%synergy
Rodeo Pyromancers
10%inclusion22 decks226 decks
9%synergy
Firebrand Archer
8.6%inclusion20 decks232 decks
-4%synergy
Ovika, Enigma Goliath
8.6%inclusion20 decks232 decks
3%synergy
Geyser Drake
8.5%inclusion19 decks224 decks
8%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
7.3%inclusion17 decks232 decks
-21%synergy
Archmage of Runes
7.2%inclusion14 decks195 decks
-5%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
7.1%inclusion15 decks210 decks
3%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
6.9%inclusion16 decks232 decks
-1%synergy
Kinetic Augur
6.9%inclusion16 decks232 decks
6%synergy
Volshe Tideturner
6.9%inclusion16 decks232 decks
7%synergy
Wizards of Thay
6.5%inclusion15 decks232 decks
3%synergy
Tempest Angler
5.7%inclusion12 decks210 decks
1%synergy
Steamcore Scholar
5.6%inclusion13 decks232 decks
5%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
5.6%inclusion13 decks232 decks
-3%synergy
Trinket Mage
5.6%inclusion13 decks232 decks
3%synergy
Curious Homunculus
5.6%inclusion13 decks232 decks
5%synergy
Pelargir Survivor
5.6%inclusion13 decks232 decks
5%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
5.5%inclusion12 decks219 decks
-7%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
5.2%inclusion12 decks232 decks
1%synergy
Instants
Rewind
36%inclusion84 decks232 decks
29%synergy
Spell Swindle
35%inclusion81 decks232 decks
30%synergy
Scatter Arc
34%inclusion79 decks232 decks
34%synergy
Unwind
34%inclusion79 decks232 decks
28%synergy
Abrade
33%inclusion77 decks232 decks
14%synergy
Silundi Vision
32%inclusion75 decks232 decks
27%synergy
Behold the Multiverse
32%inclusion75 decks232 decks
30%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
32%inclusion74 decks232 decks
18%synergy
Opt
31%inclusion72 decks232 decks
-5%synergy
Evacuation
30%inclusion70 decks232 decks
28%synergy
Riverwalk Technique
28%inclusion43 decks153 decks
28%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
28%inclusion64 decks232 decks
25%synergy
Chaos Warp
26%inclusion61 decks232 decks
-16%synergy
Fling
26%inclusion61 decks232 decks
24%synergy
Aetherspouts
26%inclusion60 decks232 decks
23%synergy
Leave in the Dust
25%inclusion59 decks232 decks
25%synergy
Confounding Riddle
25%inclusion57 decks232 decks
24%synergy
Contact Other Plane
25%inclusion57 decks232 decks
23%synergy
Demand Answers
23%inclusion54 decks232 decks
16%synergy
Run for Your Life
23%inclusion54 decks232 decks
23%synergy
Out of the Way
22%inclusion52 decks232 decks
22%synergy
Unfathomable Truths
21%inclusion46 decks219 decks
21%synergy
Drown in Dreams
21%inclusion48 decks232 decks
18%synergy
Out of Bounds
20%inclusion47 decks232 decks
20%synergy
Contradict
19%inclusion45 decks232 decks
19%synergy
Izzet Charm
19%inclusion44 decks232 decks
0%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
19%inclusion44 decks232 decks
13%synergy
Consider
19%inclusion43 decks232 decks
-4%synergy
Dismiss
19%inclusion43 decks232 decks
18%synergy
Thoughtflare
19%inclusion43 decks232 decks
18%synergy
Eject
17%inclusion21 decks123 decks
16%synergy
Bewildering Blizzard
17%inclusion26 decks154 decks
17%synergy
Decaying Time Loop
17%inclusion39 decks232 decks
15%synergy
Thought Scour
17%inclusion39 decks232 decks
13%synergy
Prismari Command
17%inclusion39 decks232 decks
1%synergy
Quick Study
16%inclusion37 decks232 decks
12%synergy
Desertion
15%inclusion35 decks232 decks
14%synergy
Dispel
15%inclusion34 decks232 decks
8%synergy
Repulse
14%inclusion33 decks232 decks
13%synergy
Jace's Ingenuity
13%inclusion31 decks232 decks
13%synergy
Reality Shift
13%inclusion31 decks232 decks
0%synergy
Hurl into History
13%inclusion30 decks232 decks
13%synergy
Counterspell
13%inclusion30 decks232 decks
-40%synergy
Sublime Epiphany
13%inclusion29 decks232 decks
9%synergy
Spellgyre
12%inclusion25 decks209 decks
11%synergy
Scattered Thoughts
11%inclusion26 decks232 decks
11%synergy
Dig Through Time
11%inclusion26 decks232 decks
-1%synergy
Glimmerburst
11%inclusion22 decks200 decks
10%synergy
School Daze
11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
10%synergy
Case the Joint
11%inclusion25 decks232 decks
11%synergy
Sorceries
Seize the Spoils
35%inclusion82 decks232 decks
30%synergy
Enter the Enigma
32%inclusion65 decks201 decks
26%synergy
Artful Dodge
31%inclusion72 decks232 decks
29%synergy
Waltz of Rage
30%inclusion61 decks201 decks
30%synergy
Pore Over the Pages
30%inclusion70 decks232 decks
30%synergy
Immolating Gyre
30%inclusion69 decks232 decks
28%synergy
Pirate's Prize
29%inclusion68 decks232 decks
28%synergy
Cosmic Epiphany
29%inclusion67 decks232 decks
28%synergy
Bond of Insight
28%inclusion65 decks232 decks
27%synergy
Gandalf's Sanction
27%inclusion63 decks232 decks
24%synergy
Chain Reaction
25%inclusion58 decks232 decks
19%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
25%inclusion57 decks232 decks
17%synergy
Curse of the Swine
22%inclusion51 decks232 decks
16%synergy
Experimental Overload
21%inclusion49 decks232 decks
20%synergy
Inspiration from Beyond
21%inclusion41 decks195 decks
20%synergy
Summons of Saruman
20%inclusion46 decks232 decks
19%synergy
Crash Through
19%inclusion44 decks232 decks
14%synergy
Seize the Storm
18%inclusion42 decks232 decks
17%synergy
Slip Through Space
17%inclusion40 decks232 decks
12%synergy
Inspired Tinkering
17%inclusion39 decks232 decks
14%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
14%inclusion32 decks232 decks
-6%synergy
Cut Your Losses
14%inclusion32 decks232 decks
13%synergy
Strike It Rich
13%inclusion31 decks232 decks
2%synergy
Sundering Eruption
13%inclusion28 decks220 decks
7%synergy
Rise from the Tides
13%inclusion29 decks232 decks
11%synergy
Wash Out
13%inclusion29 decks232 decks
12%synergy
Visions of Ruin
12%inclusion28 decks232 decks
11%synergy
Mana Geyser
12%inclusion27 decks232 decks
-9%synergy
Ancestral Reminiscence
12%inclusion27 decks232 decks
11%synergy
Quiet Speculation
11%inclusion25 decks232 decks
10%synergy
Blasphemous Act
10%inclusion24 decks232 decks
-28%synergy
Modify Memory
9.1%inclusion21 decks232 decks
9%synergy
Hit the Mother Lode
9.1%inclusion21 decks232 decks
5%synergy
Highway Robbery
8.9%inclusion20 decks225 decks
7%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
8.2%inclusion19 decks232 decks
4%synergy
Volcanic Vision
8.2%inclusion19 decks232 decks
6%synergy
Treasure Cruise
7.8%inclusion18 decks232 decks
-6%synergy
Geomancer's Gambit
7.3%inclusion17 decks232 decks
7%synergy
Cleansing Wildfire
7.3%inclusion17 decks232 decks
6%synergy
Brass's Bounty
7.3%inclusion17 decks232 decks
0%synergy
Epic Experiment
6.9%inclusion16 decks232 decks
1%synergy
Isengard Unleashed
6.9%inclusion16 decks232 decks
6%synergy
Lórien Revealed
6.9%inclusion16 decks232 decks
1%synergy
Distortion Strike
6.5%inclusion15 decks232 decks
6%synergy
Sorceress's Schemes
6.5%inclusion8 decks124 decks
4%synergy
Pieces of the Puzzle
6.0%inclusion14 decks232 decks
6%synergy
Preordain
5.6%inclusion13 decks232 decks
-29%synergy
River's Rebuke
5.6%inclusion13 decks232 decks
4%synergy
Chart a Course
5.2%inclusion12 decks232 decks
1%synergy
Beacon Bolt
5.2%inclusion12 decks232 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
30%inclusion69 decks232 decks
19%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion32 decks232 decks
-15%synergy
Runechanter's Pike
10%inclusion24 decks232 decks
9%synergy
Dowsing Device
6.9%inclusion16 decks232 decks
6%synergy
Glamdring
5.6%inclusion13 decks232 decks
4%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
5.6%inclusion13 decks232 decks
1%synergy
Haunted Cloak
5.2%inclusion12 decks232 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Double Vision
24%inclusion56 decks232 decks
20%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
11%inclusion26 decks232 decks
4%synergy
Aqueous Form
10%inclusion24 decks232 decks
8%synergy
Fiery Inscription
9.1%inclusion21 decks232 decks
-2%synergy
Shark Typhoon
8.6%inclusion20 decks232 decks
1%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
6.9%inclusion16 decks232 decks
3%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
6.5%inclusion15 decks232 decks
-9%synergy
Pain for All
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
49%inclusion114 decks232 decks
36%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
11%inclusion25 decks232 decks
-15%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
8.2%inclusion19 decks232 decks
-2%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
6.9%inclusion16 decks232 decks
0%synergy
Darksteel Citadel
6.5%inclusion15 decks232 decks
1%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.5%inclusion15 decks232 decks
-3%synergy
Reliquary Tower
6.0%inclusion14 decks232 decks
-43%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
72%inclusion168 decks232 decks
-11%synergy
Izzet Signet
66%inclusion154 decks232 decks
8%synergy
Sol Ring
52%inclusion121 decks232 decks
-34%synergy
Sky Diamond
49%inclusion114 decks232 decks
41%synergy
Fire Diamond
41%inclusion95 decks232 decks
33%synergy
Commander's Sphere
34%inclusion79 decks232 decks
19%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
32%inclusion74 decks232 decks
-22%synergy
Fellwar Stone
31%inclusion73 decks232 decks
0%synergy
Mind Stone
28%inclusion64 decks232 decks
3%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
22%inclusion21 decks95 decks
18%synergy
Star Compass
17%inclusion39 decks232 decks
15%synergy
Sonic Screwdriver
16%inclusion38 decks232 decks
15%synergy
Izzet Cluestone
13%inclusion29 decks232 decks
10%synergy
Izzet Locket
10%inclusion23 decks232 decks
6%synergy
Thought Vessel
7.8%inclusion18 decks232 decks
-29%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion232 decks232 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion231 decks232 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
76%inclusion177 decks232 decks
-11%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
49%inclusion113 decks232 decks
5%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
42%inclusion98 decks232 decks
3%synergy
Sulfur Falls
41%inclusion96 decks232 decks
-24%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
41%inclusion94 decks232 decks
0%synergy
Shivan Reef
37%inclusion85 decks232 decks
-22%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
33%inclusion77 decks232 decks
15%synergy
Silundi Vision
32%inclusion75 decks232 decks
27%synergy
Exotic Orchard
30%inclusion70 decks232 decks
-3%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
28%inclusion64 decks232 decks
25%synergy
Ferrous Lake
24%inclusion56 decks232 decks
0%synergy
Evolving Wilds
19%inclusion44 decks232 decks
2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
19%inclusion43 decks232 decks
2%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
17%inclusion40 decks232 decks
8%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
16%inclusion36 decks232 decks
-28%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
13%inclusion31 decks232 decks
4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
13%inclusion30 decks232 decks
1%synergy
Sundering Eruption
13%inclusion28 decks220 decks
7%synergy
Molten Tributary
12%inclusion27 decks232 decks
3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
9.1%inclusion21 decks232 decks
-5%synergy
Eroded Canyon
8.4%inclusion19 decks227 decks
1%synergy
Prismari Campus
8.2%inclusion19 decks232 decks
3%synergy
Highland Lake
7.8%inclusion18 decks232 decks
4%synergy
Peculiar Lighthouse
7.0%inclusion14 decks201 decks
5%synergy
Airship Engine Room
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Thriving Isle
6.0%inclusion14 decks232 decks
3%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
5.5%inclusion12 decks219 decks
-7%synergy
Rush of Inspiration
5.5%inclusion12 decks220 decks
3%synergy
Jwari Disruption
5.2%inclusion12 decks232 decks
3%synergy