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
Soul Immolation
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Double Jump // Flying Kick
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Ashling's Command
6.4%inclusion5 decks78 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Fact or Fiction
62%inclusion144 decks232 decks
55%synergy
Mystic Confluence
58%inclusion135 decks232 decks
54%synergy
Gravitic Punch
52%inclusion121 decks232 decks
51%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
53%inclusion124 decks232 decks
48%synergy
Soul's Fire
48%inclusion112 decks232 decks
46%synergy
Practical Research
46%inclusion107 decks232 decks
45%synergy
Soul Read
44%inclusion103 decks232 decks
44%synergy
Aetherize
56%inclusion129 decks232 decks
44%synergy
Rain of Revelation
44%inclusion101 decks232 decks
43%synergy
Pirate's Pillage
49%inclusion114 decks232 decks
43%synergy
Top Cards
Frantic Search
65%inclusion151 decks232 decks
24%synergy
Faithless Looting
55%inclusion127 decks232 decks
22%synergy
Big Score
53%inclusion124 decks232 decks
30%synergy
Negate
48%inclusion111 decks232 decks
15%synergy
Temur Battle Rage
45%inclusion105 decks232 decks
41%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
45%inclusion104 decks232 decks
31%synergy
Chemister's Insight
44%inclusion102 decks232 decks
43%synergy
Deep Analysis
41%inclusion94 decks232 decks
34%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
40%inclusion93 decks232 decks
11%synergy
Ill-Timed Explosion
37%inclusion86 decks232 decks
34%synergy
Creatures
Crackling Drake
37%inclusion86 decks232 decks
34%synergy
Haughty Djinn
31%inclusion72 decks232 decks
24%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
28%inclusion65 decks232 decks
-11%synergy
Guttersnipe
26%inclusion60 decks232 decks
0%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
26%inclusion60 decks232 decks
9%synergy
Spellheart Chimera
24%inclusion55 decks232 decks
23%synergy
Enigma Drake
23%inclusion54 decks232 decks
22%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
23%inclusion48 decks210 decks
2%synergy
Young Pyromancer
22%inclusion52 decks232 decks
5%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
21%inclusion49 decks232 decks
13%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
19%inclusion45 decks232 decks
2%synergy
Millikin
18%inclusion41 decks232 decks
17%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
17%inclusion40 decks232 decks
16%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%inclusion32 decks232 decks
10%synergy
Najal, the Storm Runner
13%inclusion29 decks232 decks
11%synergy
The Emperor of Palamecia
11%inclusion15 decks133 decks
6%synergy
Baral and Kari Zev
10%inclusion24 decks232 decks
8%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
10%inclusion24 decks232 decks
-24%synergy
Rodeo Pyromancers
10%inclusion23 decks226 decks
9%synergy
Geyser Drake
8.9%inclusion20 decks224 decks
9%synergy
Firebrand Archer
8.6%inclusion20 decks232 decks
-4%synergy
Ovika, Enigma Goliath
8.6%inclusion20 decks232 decks
3%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
7.8%inclusion18 decks232 decks
-21%synergy
Archmage of Runes
7.2%inclusion14 decks194 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
6.0%inclusion14 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
Pelargir Survivor
5.6%inclusion13 decks232 decks
5%synergy
Trinket Mage
5.6%inclusion13 decks232 decks
3%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
5.5%inclusion12 decks219 decks
-7%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
5.2%inclusion12 decks232 decks
1%synergy
Curious Homunculus
5.2%inclusion12 decks232 decks
4%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
Behold the Multiverse
33%inclusion77 decks232 decks
31%synergy
Silundi Vision
32%inclusion75 decks232 decks
27%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
32%inclusion74 decks232 decks
18%synergy
Opt
31%inclusion72 decks232 decks
-5%synergy
Evacuation
31%inclusion71 decks232 decks
28%synergy
Riverwalk Technique
29%inclusion44 decks154 decks
28%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
28%inclusion65 decks232 decks
26%synergy
Fling
26%inclusion61 decks232 decks
24%synergy
Chaos Warp
26%inclusion60 decks232 decks
-16%synergy
Aetherspouts
26%inclusion60 decks232 decks
23%synergy
Leave in the Dust
25%inclusion59 decks232 decks
25%synergy
Contact Other Plane
25%inclusion58 decks232 decks
23%synergy
Confounding Riddle
25%inclusion57 decks232 decks
24%synergy
Demand Answers
23%inclusion54 decks232 decks
16%synergy
Run for Your Life
23%inclusion54 decks232 decks
23%synergy
Out of the Way
22%inclusion51 decks232 decks
22%synergy
Unfathomable Truths
22%inclusion48 decks219 decks
22%synergy
Out of Bounds
21%inclusion48 decks232 decks
21%synergy
Drown in Dreams
20%inclusion47 decks232 decks
18%synergy
Contradict
19%inclusion45 decks232 decks
19%synergy
Consider
19%inclusion44 decks232 decks
-3%synergy
Dismiss
19%inclusion44 decks232 decks
19%synergy
Izzet Charm
19%inclusion44 decks232 decks
0%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
19%inclusion44 decks232 decks
13%synergy
Thoughtflare
19%inclusion44 decks232 decks
18%synergy
Decaying Time Loop
17%inclusion40 decks232 decks
15%synergy
Thought Scour
17%inclusion40 decks232 decks
14%synergy
Prismari Command
17%inclusion39 decks232 decks
1%synergy
Bewildering Blizzard
17%inclusion26 decks155 decks
17%synergy
Eject
16%inclusion20 decks124 decks
15%synergy
Quick Study
16%inclusion37 decks232 decks
12%synergy
Dispel
15%inclusion35 decks232 decks
8%synergy
Desertion
15%inclusion34 decks232 decks
14%synergy
Repulse
14%inclusion33 decks232 decks
13%synergy
Reality Shift
14%inclusion32 decks232 decks
0%synergy
Jace's Ingenuity
14%inclusion32 decks232 decks
14%synergy
Hurl into History
13%inclusion30 decks232 decks
13%synergy
Counterspell
13%inclusion30 decks232 decks
-40%synergy
Sublime Epiphany
12%inclusion28 decks232 decks
9%synergy
Spellgyre
12%inclusion25 decks209 decks
11%synergy
Case the Joint
11%inclusion26 decks232 decks
11%synergy
Scattered Thoughts
11%inclusion26 decks232 decks
11%synergy
Dig Through Time
11%inclusion26 decks232 decks
-1%synergy
Glimmerburst
11%inclusion22 decks199 decks
10%synergy
School Daze
11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
10%synergy
Sorceries
Seize the Spoils
36%inclusion84 decks232 decks
31%synergy
Enter the Enigma
33%inclusion65 decks200 decks
26%synergy
Artful Dodge
32%inclusion74 decks232 decks
30%synergy
Pore Over the Pages
31%inclusion71 decks232 decks
30%synergy
Waltz of Rage
31%inclusion61 decks200 decks
30%synergy
Immolating Gyre
30%inclusion70 decks232 decks
29%synergy
Pirate's Prize
30%inclusion69 decks232 decks
28%synergy
Cosmic Epiphany
29%inclusion68 decks232 decks
29%synergy
Bond of Insight
28%inclusion66 decks232 decks
28%synergy
Gandalf's Sanction
28%inclusion64 decks232 decks
25%synergy
Chain Reaction
25%inclusion59 decks232 decks
20%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
25%inclusion59 decks232 decks
18%synergy
Curse of the Swine
22%inclusion52 decks232 decks
16%synergy
Inspiration from Beyond
21%inclusion41 decks194 decks
21%synergy
Experimental Overload
21%inclusion48 decks232 decks
19%synergy
Summons of Saruman
20%inclusion47 decks232 decks
20%synergy
Crash Through
20%inclusion46 decks232 decks
15%synergy
Seize the Storm
19%inclusion43 decks232 decks
18%synergy
Slip Through Space
18%inclusion41 decks232 decks
13%synergy
Inspired Tinkering
16%inclusion38 decks232 decks
13%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
Wash Out
13%inclusion29 decks232 decks
12%synergy
Rise from the Tides
13%inclusion29 decks232 decks
11%synergy
Visions of Ruin
12%inclusion28 decks232 decks
11%synergy
Ancestral Reminiscence
12%inclusion28 decks232 decks
11%synergy
Mana Geyser
11%inclusion26 decks232 decks
-10%synergy
Quiet Speculation
11%inclusion25 decks232 decks
10%synergy
Blasphemous Act
11%inclusion25 decks232 decks
-27%synergy
Modify Memory
9.5%inclusion22 decks232 decks
9%synergy
Hit the Mother Lode
9.5%inclusion22 decks232 decks
5%synergy
Highway Robbery
9.3%inclusion21 decks225 decks
8%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
8.2%inclusion19 decks232 decks
4%synergy
Treasure Cruise
7.8%inclusion18 decks232 decks
-6%synergy
Volcanic Vision
7.8%inclusion18 decks232 decks
5%synergy
Geomancer's Gambit
7.3%inclusion17 decks232 decks
7%synergy
Lórien Revealed
7.3%inclusion17 decks232 decks
1%synergy
Cleansing Wildfire
7.3%inclusion17 decks232 decks
6%synergy
Epic Experiment
6.9%inclusion16 decks232 decks
1%synergy
Isengard Unleashed
6.9%inclusion16 decks232 decks
6%synergy
Distortion Strike
6.9%inclusion16 decks232 decks
6%synergy
Brass's Bounty
6.9%inclusion16 decks232 decks
0%synergy
Sorceress's Schemes
6.4%inclusion8 decks125 decks
4%synergy
Pieces of the Puzzle
6.0%inclusion14 decks232 decks
6%synergy
Preordain
6.0%inclusion14 decks232 decks
-28%synergy
River's Rebuke
5.6%inclusion13 decks232 decks
4%synergy
Chart a Course
5.2%inclusion12 decks232 decks
1%synergy
Aether Gale
5.2%inclusion12 decks232 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
29%inclusion68 decks232 decks
19%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion30 decks232 decks
-16%synergy
Runechanter's Pike
10%inclusion24 decks232 decks
9%synergy
Dowsing Device
6.9%inclusion16 decks232 decks
6%synergy
Glamdring
6.0%inclusion14 decks232 decks
5%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
5.6%inclusion13 decks232 decks
1%synergy
Haunted Cloak
5.2%inclusion12 decks232 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Double Vision
24%inclusion55 decks232 decks
20%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
12%inclusion27 decks232 decks
5%synergy
Aqueous Form
11%inclusion25 decks232 decks
8%synergy
Fiery Inscription
10%inclusion23 decks232 decks
-1%synergy
Shark Typhoon
8.2%inclusion19 decks232 decks
1%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
6.5%inclusion15 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
50%inclusion116 decks232 decks
37%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
11%inclusion26 decks232 decks
-14%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
8.6%inclusion20 decks232 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.3%inclusion17 decks232 decks
-2%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
6.9%inclusion16 decks232 decks
0%synergy
Darksteel Citadel
6.5%inclusion15 decks232 decks
1%synergy
Reliquary Tower
6.5%inclusion15 decks232 decks
-43%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
73%inclusion169 decks232 decks
-10%synergy
Izzet Signet
66%inclusion152 decks232 decks
7%synergy
Sol Ring
53%inclusion122 decks232 decks
-34%synergy
Sky Diamond
50%inclusion115 decks232 decks
41%synergy
Fire Diamond
41%inclusion95 decks232 decks
33%synergy
Commander's Sphere
34%inclusion78 decks232 decks
18%synergy
Fellwar Stone
32%inclusion74 decks232 decks
0%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
31%inclusion73 decks232 decks
-22%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
17%inclusion39 decks232 decks
15%synergy
Izzet Cluestone
13%inclusion29 decks232 decks
10%synergy
Izzet Locket
10%inclusion23 decks232 decks
6%synergy
Thought Vessel
7.3%inclusion17 decks232 decks
-29%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
5.2%inclusion12 decks232 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion232 decks232 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion231 decks232 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
77%inclusion178 decks232 decks
-10%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
49%inclusion113 decks232 decks
5%synergy
Sulfur Falls
42%inclusion98 decks232 decks
-24%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
42%inclusion97 decks232 decks
3%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
40%inclusion93 decks232 decks
0%synergy
Shivan Reef
36%inclusion84 decks232 decks
-23%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
33%inclusion77 decks232 decks
15%synergy
Silundi Vision
32%inclusion75 decks232 decks
27%synergy
Exotic Orchard
30%inclusion69 decks232 decks
-4%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
28%inclusion65 decks232 decks
26%synergy
Ferrous Lake
25%inclusion58 decks232 decks
1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
19%inclusion44 decks232 decks
2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
19%inclusion43 decks232 decks
2%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
17%inclusion39 decks232 decks
7%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
16%inclusion37 decks232 decks
-27%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 decks200 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
Jwari Disruption
5.2%inclusion12 decks232 decks
3%synergy
Rush of Inspiration
5.0%inclusion11 decks220 decks
2%synergy