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
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Unwelcome Sprite
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Soul Immolation
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
13%inclusion10 decks77 decks
10%synergy
Sokka's Haiku
5.2%inclusion4 decks77 decks
5%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Mystic Confluence
60%inclusion150 decks248 decks
56%synergy
Fact or Fiction
63%inclusion155 decks248 decks
55%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
54%inclusion135 decks248 decks
49%synergy
Gravitic Punch
50%inclusion123 decks248 decks
49%synergy
Chemister's Insight
48%inclusion119 decks248 decks
47%synergy
Practical Research
48%inclusion118 decks248 decks
46%synergy
Aetherize
56%inclusion140 decks248 decks
45%synergy
Soul Read
45%inclusion112 decks248 decks
45%synergy
Pirate's Pillage
50%inclusion123 decks248 decks
44%synergy
Rain of Revelation
44%inclusion109 decks248 decks
43%synergy
Top Cards
Frantic Search
65%inclusion162 decks248 decks
24%synergy
Faithless Looting
55%inclusion136 decks248 decks
21%synergy
Big Score
54%inclusion133 decks248 decks
31%synergy
Negate
49%inclusion121 decks248 decks
15%synergy
Soul's Fire
45%inclusion112 decks248 decks
43%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
45%inclusion111 decks248 decks
31%synergy
Temur Battle Rage
42%inclusion104 decks248 decks
37%synergy
Deep Analysis
42%inclusion103 decks248 decks
36%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
40%inclusion98 decks248 decks
10%synergy
Spell Swindle
39%inclusion96 decks248 decks
34%synergy
Creatures
Crackling Drake
37%inclusion91 decks248 decks
34%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
29%inclusion73 decks248 decks
-10%synergy
Haughty Djinn
29%inclusion72 decks248 decks
22%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
25%inclusion63 decks248 decks
8%synergy
Guttersnipe
24%inclusion59 decks248 decks
-2%synergy
Young Pyromancer
22%inclusion54 decks248 decks
4%synergy
Spellheart Chimera
21%inclusion53 decks248 decks
20%synergy
Enigma Drake
21%inclusion51 decks248 decks
19%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
20%inclusion42 decks211 decks
-1%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
20%inclusion49 decks248 decks
11%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
19%inclusion47 decks248 decks
1%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
19%inclusion46 decks248 decks
17%synergy
Millikin
19%inclusion46 decks248 decks
18%synergy
Deranged Assistant
18%inclusion45 decks248 decks
18%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
14%inclusion35 decks248 decks
4%synergy
Melek, Izzet Paragon
13%inclusion33 decks248 decks
10%synergy
Najal, the Storm Runner
13%inclusion32 decks248 decks
12%synergy
Mocking Sprite
13%inclusion31 decks248 decks
10%synergy
The Emperor of Palamecia
10%inclusion12 decks119 decks
5%synergy
Rodeo Pyromancers
10%inclusion22 decks227 decks
9%synergy
Baral and Kari Zev
10%inclusion24 decks248 decks
7%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
9.3%inclusion23 decks248 decks
-25%synergy
Geyser Drake
8.4%inclusion19 decks225 decks
8%synergy
Archmage of Runes
7.7%inclusion15 decks195 decks
-5%synergy
Firebrand Archer
7.7%inclusion19 decks248 decks
-5%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
7.7%inclusion19 decks248 decks
-21%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
7.7%inclusion19 decks248 decks
0%synergy
Ovika, Enigma Goliath
7.3%inclusion18 decks248 decks
2%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
6.5%inclusion16 decks248 decks
-3%synergy
Wizards of Thay
6.5%inclusion16 decks248 decks
3%synergy
Volshe Tideturner
6.5%inclusion16 decks248 decks
6%synergy
Kinetic Augur
6.0%inclusion15 decks248 decks
6%synergy
Curious Homunculus
6.0%inclusion15 decks248 decks
5%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
5.7%inclusion12 decks211 decks
1%synergy
Sojourner's Companion
5.6%inclusion14 decks248 decks
5%synergy
Trinket Mage
5.6%inclusion14 decks248 decks
3%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
5.4%inclusion12 decks221 decks
-7%synergy
Steamcore Scholar
5.2%inclusion13 decks248 decks
5%synergy
Pelargir Survivor
5.2%inclusion13 decks248 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Unwind
37%inclusion92 decks248 decks
31%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
37%inclusion91 decks248 decks
23%synergy
Scatter Arc
36%inclusion90 decks248 decks
36%synergy
Silundi Vision
35%inclusion87 decks248 decks
30%synergy
Behold the Multiverse
35%inclusion86 decks248 decks
33%synergy
Rewind
34%inclusion84 decks248 decks
27%synergy
Evacuation
33%inclusion83 decks248 decks
31%synergy
Abrade
32%inclusion80 decks248 decks
13%synergy
Aetherspouts
30%inclusion74 decks248 decks
27%synergy
Opt
30%inclusion74 decks248 decks
-6%synergy
Leave in the Dust
29%inclusion73 decks248 decks
29%synergy
Contact Other Plane
29%inclusion71 decks248 decks
27%synergy
Demand Answers
29%inclusion71 decks248 decks
21%synergy
Riverwalk Technique
28%inclusion41 decks144 decks
28%synergy
Run for Your Life
28%inclusion70 decks248 decks
27%synergy
Unfathomable Truths
26%inclusion58 decks221 decks
26%synergy
Out of the Way
26%inclusion65 decks248 decks
26%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
26%inclusion64 decks248 decks
24%synergy
Chaos Warp
25%inclusion62 decks248 decks
-18%synergy
Fling
23%inclusion58 decks248 decks
21%synergy
Out of Bounds
23%inclusion56 decks248 decks
22%synergy
Drown in Dreams
23%inclusion56 decks248 decks
20%synergy
Confounding Riddle
22%inclusion55 decks248 decks
21%synergy
Dismiss
22%inclusion55 decks248 decks
22%synergy
Contradict
22%inclusion54 decks248 decks
22%synergy
Thoughtflare
22%inclusion54 decks248 decks
21%synergy
Eject
20%inclusion22 decks108 decks
19%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
19%inclusion48 decks248 decks
13%synergy
Bewildering Blizzard
19%inclusion28 decks145 decks
19%synergy
Consider
19%inclusion47 decks248 decks
-4%synergy
Thought Scour
19%inclusion46 decks248 decks
15%synergy
Repulse
18%inclusion45 decks248 decks
17%synergy
Quick Study
18%inclusion45 decks248 decks
14%synergy
Dispel
18%inclusion44 decks248 decks
11%synergy
Izzet Charm
17%inclusion43 decks248 decks
-2%synergy
Jace's Ingenuity
17%inclusion43 decks248 decks
17%synergy
Decaying Time Loop
16%inclusion39 decks248 decks
13%synergy
Prismari Command
15%inclusion38 decks248 decks
-1%synergy
Reality Shift
15%inclusion38 decks248 decks
2%synergy
Counterspell
15%inclusion37 decks248 decks
-38%synergy
Dig Through Time
15%inclusion37 decks248 decks
3%synergy
Desertion
14%inclusion35 decks248 decks
13%synergy
School Daze
14%inclusion9 decks65 decks
13%synergy
Spellgyre
13%inclusion28 decks210 decks
12%synergy
Glimmerburst
12%inclusion24 decks200 decks
11%synergy
Hurl into History
12%inclusion29 decks248 decks
11%synergy
Ricochet Trap
11%inclusion28 decks248 decks
11%synergy
Sublime Epiphany
10%inclusion26 decks248 decks
8%synergy
Case the Joint
10%inclusion26 decks248 decks
10%synergy
Leadership Vacuum
10%inclusion26 decks248 decks
10%synergy
Sorceries
Seize the Spoils
38%inclusion93 decks248 decks
32%synergy
Ill-Timed Explosion
37%inclusion91 decks247 decks
34%synergy
Artful Dodge
36%inclusion89 decks248 decks
34%synergy
Immolating Gyre
33%inclusion82 decks248 decks
32%synergy
Pirate's Prize
33%inclusion82 decks248 decks
31%synergy
Bond of Insight
31%inclusion78 decks248 decks
31%synergy
Pore Over the Pages
31%inclusion77 decks248 decks
30%synergy
Waltz of Rage
31%inclusion62 decks201 decks
30%synergy
Enter the Enigma
30%inclusion60 decks201 decks
23%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
30%inclusion74 decks248 decks
22%synergy
Cosmic Epiphany
27%inclusion67 decks248 decks
26%synergy
Curse of the Swine
26%inclusion65 decks248 decks
20%synergy
Chain Reaction
25%inclusion62 decks248 decks
19%synergy
Gandalf's Sanction
25%inclusion62 decks248 decks
22%synergy
Summons of Saruman
23%inclusion57 decks248 decks
22%synergy
Experimental Overload
22%inclusion54 decks248 decks
20%synergy
Inspiration from Beyond
22%inclusion42 decks195 decks
21%synergy
Slip Through Space
19%inclusion48 decks248 decks
14%synergy
Seize the Storm
19%inclusion48 decks248 decks
18%synergy
Crash Through
19%inclusion47 decks248 decks
14%synergy
Cut Your Losses
18%inclusion45 decks248 decks
17%synergy
Inspired Tinkering
17%inclusion41 decks248 decks
13%synergy
Wash Out
16%inclusion39 decks248 decks
15%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
13%inclusion33 decks248 decks
-6%synergy
Mana Geyser
13%inclusion32 decks248 decks
-8%synergy
Strike It Rich
13%inclusion32 decks248 decks
2%synergy
Sundering Eruption
13%inclusion28 decks222 decks
7%synergy
Ancestral Reminiscence
13%inclusion31 decks248 decks
12%synergy
Highway Robbery
12%inclusion28 decks226 decks
11%synergy
Rise from the Tides
12%inclusion29 decks248 decks
10%synergy
Visions of Ruin
12%inclusion29 decks248 decks
11%synergy
Quiet Speculation
11%inclusion27 decks248 decks
10%synergy
Treasure Cruise
10%inclusion26 decks248 decks
-4%synergy
Blasphemous Act
10%inclusion26 decks248 decks
-28%synergy
Sorceress's Schemes
9.2%inclusion10 decks109 decks
7%synergy
Traumatize
8.9%inclusion22 decks248 decks
8%synergy
Modify Memory
8.5%inclusion21 decks248 decks
8%synergy
Hit the Mother Lode
8.5%inclusion21 decks248 decks
4%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
7.7%inclusion19 decks248 decks
4%synergy
Isengard Unleashed
7.7%inclusion19 decks248 decks
7%synergy
Geomancer's Gambit
7.7%inclusion19 decks248 decks
7%synergy
Cleansing Wildfire
7.7%inclusion19 decks248 decks
6%synergy
Volcanic Vision
7.7%inclusion19 decks248 decks
5%synergy
Lórien Revealed
7.3%inclusion18 decks248 decks
1%synergy
Distortion Strike
6.9%inclusion17 decks248 decks
6%synergy
Preordain
6.9%inclusion17 decks248 decks
-28%synergy
Beacon Bolt
6.0%inclusion15 decks248 decks
4%synergy
River's Rebuke
6.0%inclusion15 decks248 decks
4%synergy
Brass's Bounty
5.6%inclusion14 decks248 decks
-1%synergy
Strategic Planning
5.2%inclusion13 decks248 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
29%inclusion71 decks248 decks
18%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion34 decks248 decks
-16%synergy
Runechanter's Pike
8.9%inclusion22 decks248 decks
8%synergy
Dowsing Device
6.9%inclusion17 decks248 decks
6%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
6.0%inclusion15 decks248 decks
1%synergy
Glamdring
6.0%inclusion15 decks248 decks
5%synergy
Haunted Cloak
6.0%inclusion15 decks248 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Double Vision
23%inclusion57 decks248 decks
19%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
12%inclusion30 decks248 decks
5%synergy
Fiery Inscription
10%inclusion24 decks248 decks
-1%synergy
Aqueous Form
9.3%inclusion23 decks248 decks
7%synergy
Shark Typhoon
7.7%inclusion19 decks248 decks
0%synergy
Pain for All
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
5.6%inclusion14 decks248 decks
2%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
5.6%inclusion14 decks248 decks
-10%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
50%inclusion125 decks248 decks
37%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
16%inclusion40 decks248 decks
-10%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
8.1%inclusion20 decks248 decks
-2%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.7%inclusion19 decks248 decks
-2%synergy
Darksteel Citadel
6.9%inclusion17 decks248 decks
1%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
6.0%inclusion15 decks248 decks
-1%synergy
Restless Spire
5.6%inclusion14 decks248 decks
1%synergy
Reliquary Tower
5.2%inclusion13 decks248 decks
-44%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
73%inclusion181 decks248 decks
-11%synergy
Izzet Signet
65%inclusion162 decks248 decks
6%synergy
Sol Ring
52%inclusion128 decks248 decks
-35%synergy
Sky Diamond
51%inclusion127 decks248 decks
43%synergy
Fire Diamond
42%inclusion104 decks248 decks
34%synergy
Fellwar Stone
37%inclusion91 decks248 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
36%inclusion89 decks248 decks
-19%synergy
Commander's Sphere
33%inclusion83 decks248 decks
18%synergy
Mind Stone
25%inclusion61 decks248 decks
0%synergy
Sonic Screwdriver
20%inclusion50 decks248 decks
19%synergy
Star Compass
20%inclusion49 decks248 decks
18%synergy
Izzet Cluestone
12%inclusion29 decks248 decks
9%synergy
Izzet Locket
10%inclusion25 decks248 decks
6%synergy
Thought Vessel
6.5%inclusion16 decks248 decks
-30%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion248 decks248 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion247 decks248 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
77%inclusion191 decks248 decks
-10%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
50%inclusion124 decks248 decks
6%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
45%inclusion111 decks248 decks
5%synergy
Sulfur Falls
44%inclusion110 decks248 decks
-21%synergy
Shivan Reef
38%inclusion94 decks248 decks
-21%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
38%inclusion94 decks248 decks
-3%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
35%inclusion87 decks248 decks
17%synergy
Silundi Vision
35%inclusion87 decks248 decks
30%synergy
Ferrous Lake
29%inclusion70 decks241 decks
5%synergy
Exotic Orchard
26%inclusion65 decks248 decks
-8%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
26%inclusion64 decks248 decks
24%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
21%inclusion51 decks248 decks
-22%synergy
Evolving Wilds
18%inclusion45 decks248 decks
0%synergy
Myriad Landscape
18%inclusion44 decks248 decks
1%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
17%inclusion41 decks248 decks
7%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
13%inclusion33 decks248 decks
3%synergy
Molten Tributary
13%inclusion33 decks248 decks
4%synergy
Sundering Eruption
13%inclusion28 decks222 decks
7%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
13%inclusion31 decks248 decks
0%synergy
Eroded Canyon
8.3%inclusion19 decks229 decks
1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
8.1%inclusion20 decks248 decks
-6%synergy
Prismari Campus
7.7%inclusion19 decks248 decks
3%synergy
Highland Lake
7.7%inclusion19 decks248 decks
3%synergy
Peculiar Lighthouse
7.5%inclusion15 decks201 decks
5%synergy
Thriving Isle
5.6%inclusion14 decks248 decks
3%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
5.4%inclusion12 decks221 decks
-7%synergy