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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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Bender's Waterskin
11%inclusion8 decks72 decks
9%synergy
Agna Qel'a
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Sokka's Haiku
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
5%synergy
Firebending Lesson
3.1%inclusion1 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Airship Engine Room
2.9%inclusion1 decks34 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Mystic Confluence
61%inclusion154 decks251 decks
57%synergy
Fact or Fiction
61%inclusion154 decks251 decks
54%synergy
Gravitic Punch
50%inclusion125 decks251 decks
49%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
54%inclusion136 decks251 decks
49%synergy
Chemister's Insight
48%inclusion120 decks251 decks
46%synergy
Practical Research
47%inclusion119 decks251 decks
46%synergy
Soul Read
45%inclusion114 decks251 decks
45%synergy
Pirate's Pillage
50%inclusion126 decks251 decks
45%synergy
Aetherize
55%inclusion139 decks251 decks
44%synergy
Soul's Fire
46%inclusion116 decks251 decks
44%synergy
Top Cards
Frantic Search
65%inclusion163 decks251 decks
24%synergy
Faithless Looting
54%inclusion135 decks251 decks
20%synergy
Big Score
54%inclusion135 decks251 decks
32%synergy
Negate
49%inclusion124 decks251 decks
16%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
44%inclusion111 decks251 decks
30%synergy
Rain of Revelation
44%inclusion110 decks251 decks
43%synergy
Temur Battle Rage
43%inclusion109 decks251 decks
39%synergy
Deep Analysis
41%inclusion103 decks251 decks
35%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
41%inclusion102 decks251 decks
11%synergy
Spell Swindle
39%inclusion98 decks251 decks
34%synergy
Creatures
Crackling Drake
37%inclusion92 decks251 decks
34%synergy
Haughty Djinn
29%inclusion74 decks251 decks
22%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
29%inclusion72 decks251 decks
-10%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
24%inclusion61 decks251 decks
7%synergy
Guttersnipe
24%inclusion59 decks251 decks
-3%synergy
Spellheart Chimera
22%inclusion55 decks251 decks
21%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
22%inclusion46 decks210 decks
1%synergy
Young Pyromancer
22%inclusion54 decks251 decks
4%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
20%inclusion50 decks251 decks
19%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
20%inclusion49 decks251 decks
11%synergy
Enigma Drake
20%inclusion49 decks251 decks
18%synergy
Millikin
19%inclusion47 decks251 decks
19%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
18%inclusion46 decks251 decks
0%synergy
Deranged Assistant
18%inclusion44 decks251 decks
17%synergy
Najal, the Storm Runner
14%inclusion34 decks251 decks
12%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
13%inclusion33 decks251 decks
3%synergy
Melek, Izzet Paragon
13%inclusion32 decks251 decks
9%synergy
Mocking Sprite
12%inclusion31 decks251 decks
10%synergy
Baral and Kari Zev
10%inclusion26 decks251 decks
8%synergy
Rodeo Pyromancers
10%inclusion22 decks230 decks
9%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
10%inclusion24 decks251 decks
-25%synergy
The Emperor of Palamecia
8.8%inclusion10 decks114 decks
4%synergy
Geyser Drake
8.3%inclusion19 decks228 decks
8%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
8.0%inclusion20 decks251 decks
0%synergy
Archmage of Runes
7.3%inclusion14 decks192 decks
-5%synergy
Firebrand Archer
7.2%inclusion18 decks251 decks
-5%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
7.2%inclusion18 decks251 decks
-22%synergy
Curious Homunculus
6.8%inclusion17 decks251 decks
6%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
6.8%inclusion17 decks251 decks
-3%synergy
Ovika, Enigma Goliath
6.8%inclusion17 decks251 decks
1%synergy
Wizards of Thay
6.8%inclusion17 decks251 decks
3%synergy
Kinetic Augur
6.4%inclusion16 decks251 decks
6%synergy
Trinket Mage
6.0%inclusion15 decks251 decks
3%synergy
Volshe Tideturner
6.0%inclusion15 decks251 decks
6%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
5.9%inclusion13 decks221 decks
-6%synergy
Sojourner's Companion
5.6%inclusion14 decks251 decks
5%synergy
Tempest Angler
5.2%inclusion11 decks210 decks
0%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
5.2%inclusion11 decks210 decks
1%synergy
Pelargir Survivor
5.2%inclusion13 decks251 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Unwind
38%inclusion95 decks251 decks
32%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
37%inclusion93 decks251 decks
23%synergy
Silundi Vision
36%inclusion90 decks251 decks
30%synergy
Behold the Multiverse
35%inclusion89 decks251 decks
33%synergy
Scatter Arc
35%inclusion89 decks251 decks
35%synergy
Rewind
35%inclusion88 decks251 decks
28%synergy
Evacuation
33%inclusion83 decks251 decks
31%synergy
Abrade
33%inclusion82 decks251 decks
13%synergy
Aetherspouts
30%inclusion76 decks251 decks
28%synergy
Riverwalk Technique
29%inclusion41 decks139 decks
29%synergy
Leave in the Dust
29%inclusion72 decks251 decks
29%synergy
Opt
28%inclusion71 decks251 decks
-8%synergy
Contact Other Plane
28%inclusion71 decks251 decks
26%synergy
Demand Answers
28%inclusion70 decks251 decks
21%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
28%inclusion70 decks251 decks
26%synergy
Run for Your Life
28%inclusion70 decks251 decks
27%synergy
Out of the Way
26%inclusion65 decks251 decks
26%synergy
Chaos Warp
25%inclusion64 decks251 decks
-18%synergy
Unfathomable Truths
25%inclusion56 decks221 decks
25%synergy
Fling
24%inclusion61 decks251 decks
22%synergy
Confounding Riddle
22%inclusion55 decks251 decks
21%synergy
Drown in Dreams
22%inclusion55 decks251 decks
20%synergy
Dismiss
22%inclusion54 decks251 decks
21%synergy
Contradict
21%inclusion53 decks251 decks
21%synergy
Thoughtflare
21%inclusion53 decks251 decks
21%synergy
Out of Bounds
21%inclusion53 decks251 decks
21%synergy
Eject
20%inclusion21 decks103 decks
19%synergy
Bewildering Blizzard
20%inclusion28 decks140 decks
20%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
20%inclusion49 decks251 decks
13%synergy
Consider
19%inclusion47 decks251 decks
-4%synergy
Thought Scour
19%inclusion47 decks251 decks
15%synergy
Quick Study
18%inclusion45 decks251 decks
14%synergy
Izzet Charm
18%inclusion44 decks251 decks
-2%synergy
Repulse
18%inclusion44 decks251 decks
17%synergy
Dispel
17%inclusion42 decks251 decks
10%synergy
Jace's Ingenuity
17%inclusion42 decks251 decks
16%synergy
Decaying Time Loop
16%inclusion40 decks251 decks
14%synergy
Prismari Command
16%inclusion39 decks251 decks
0%synergy
Counterspell
15%inclusion38 decks251 decks
-38%synergy
Dig Through Time
15%inclusion37 decks251 decks
3%synergy
Reality Shift
15%inclusion37 decks251 decks
1%synergy
Desertion
14%inclusion34 decks251 decks
13%synergy
Spellgyre
13%inclusion27 decks209 decks
12%synergy
Glimmerburst
12%inclusion24 decks197 decks
11%synergy
School Daze
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
11%synergy
Hurl into History
11%inclusion28 decks251 decks
11%synergy
Ricochet Trap
11%inclusion27 decks251 decks
11%synergy
Case the Joint
11%inclusion27 decks251 decks
11%synergy
Sublime Epiphany
10%inclusion26 decks251 decks
7%synergy
Leadership Vacuum
10%inclusion26 decks251 decks
10%synergy
Sorceries
Seize the Spoils
38%inclusion95 decks251 decks
32%synergy
Artful Dodge
36%inclusion90 decks251 decks
34%synergy
Ill-Timed Explosion
36%inclusion89 decks250 decks
33%synergy
Pirate's Prize
34%inclusion85 decks251 decks
32%synergy
Pore Over the Pages
33%inclusion82 decks251 decks
32%synergy
Immolating Gyre
33%inclusion82 decks251 decks
31%synergy
Bond of Insight
32%inclusion80 decks251 decks
31%synergy
Waltz of Rage
31%inclusion61 decks198 decks
30%synergy
Enter the Enigma
29%inclusion58 decks198 decks
23%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
29%inclusion72 decks251 decks
21%synergy
Cosmic Epiphany
28%inclusion70 decks251 decks
27%synergy
Chain Reaction
25%inclusion63 decks251 decks
19%synergy
Curse of the Swine
25%inclusion63 decks251 decks
19%synergy
Gandalf's Sanction
24%inclusion61 decks251 decks
21%synergy
Summons of Saruman
22%inclusion56 decks251 decks
22%synergy
Experimental Overload
22%inclusion55 decks251 decks
20%synergy
Inspiration from Beyond
22%inclusion42 decks192 decks
21%synergy
Slip Through Space
20%inclusion49 decks251 decks
15%synergy
Crash Through
19%inclusion48 decks251 decks
14%synergy
Seize the Storm
19%inclusion47 decks251 decks
18%synergy
Cut Your Losses
19%inclusion47 decks251 decks
18%synergy
Inspired Tinkering
17%inclusion42 decks251 decks
14%synergy
Wash Out
16%inclusion39 decks251 decks
15%synergy
Strike It Rich
14%inclusion34 decks251 decks
3%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
13%inclusion33 decks251 decks
-6%synergy
Sundering Eruption
13%inclusion28 decks222 decks
8%synergy
Ancestral Reminiscence
12%inclusion31 decks251 decks
12%synergy
Mana Geyser
12%inclusion31 decks251 decks
-8%synergy
Visions of Ruin
12%inclusion30 decks251 decks
11%synergy
Highway Robbery
12%inclusion27 decks229 decks
10%synergy
Rise from the Tides
11%inclusion28 decks251 decks
10%synergy
Treasure Cruise
11%inclusion27 decks251 decks
-4%synergy
Blasphemous Act
11%inclusion27 decks251 decks
-28%synergy
Quiet Speculation
11%inclusion27 decks251 decks
10%synergy
Hit the Mother Lode
9.2%inclusion23 decks251 decks
5%synergy
Traumatize
8.8%inclusion22 decks251 decks
8%synergy
Sorceress's Schemes
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Modify Memory
8.4%inclusion21 decks251 decks
8%synergy
Volcanic Vision
8.4%inclusion21 decks251 decks
6%synergy
Geomancer's Gambit
7.6%inclusion19 decks251 decks
7%synergy
Distortion Strike
7.6%inclusion19 decks251 decks
7%synergy
Cleansing Wildfire
7.6%inclusion19 decks251 decks
6%synergy
Isengard Unleashed
7.6%inclusion19 decks251 decks
7%synergy
Lórien Revealed
7.2%inclusion18 decks251 decks
1%synergy
Preordain
7.2%inclusion18 decks251 decks
-28%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
6.8%inclusion17 decks251 decks
3%synergy
Beacon Bolt
6.4%inclusion16 decks251 decks
4%synergy
Brass's Bounty
6.0%inclusion15 decks251 decks
-1%synergy
Aether Gale
5.6%inclusion14 decks251 decks
3%synergy
Epic Experiment
5.6%inclusion14 decks251 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
28%inclusion71 decks251 decks
17%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
16%inclusion39 decks251 decks
-14%synergy
Runechanter's Pike
10%inclusion25 decks251 decks
9%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
7.2%inclusion18 decks251 decks
2%synergy
Dowsing Device
6.8%inclusion17 decks251 decks
6%synergy
Haunted Cloak
6.4%inclusion16 decks251 decks
6%synergy
Glamdring
6.0%inclusion15 decks251 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Double Vision
24%inclusion59 decks251 decks
20%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
12%inclusion31 decks251 decks
5%synergy
Aqueous Form
9.2%inclusion23 decks251 decks
7%synergy
Fiery Inscription
9.2%inclusion23 decks251 decks
-2%synergy
Shark Typhoon
7.2%inclusion18 decks251 decks
0%synergy
Pain for All
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
5%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
5.6%inclusion14 decks251 decks
2%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
5.6%inclusion14 decks251 decks
-10%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
50%inclusion126 decks251 decks
37%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
16%inclusion40 decks251 decks
-10%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
7.6%inclusion19 decks251 decks
-2%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.2%inclusion18 decks251 decks
-2%synergy
Darksteel Citadel
6.8%inclusion17 decks251 decks
1%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
6.4%inclusion16 decks251 decks
0%synergy
Restless Spire
5.6%inclusion14 decks251 decks
0%synergy
Reliquary Tower
5.6%inclusion14 decks251 decks
-44%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
74%inclusion185 decks251 decks
-10%synergy
Izzet Signet
66%inclusion165 decks251 decks
6%synergy
Sol Ring
53%inclusion132 decks251 decks
-34%synergy
Sky Diamond
51%inclusion128 decks251 decks
42%synergy
Fire Diamond
42%inclusion105 decks251 decks
34%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
37%inclusion93 decks251 decks
-18%synergy
Fellwar Stone
37%inclusion92 decks251 decks
4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
33%inclusion82 decks251 decks
17%synergy
Mind Stone
24%inclusion61 decks251 decks
-1%synergy
Star Compass
19%inclusion48 decks251 decks
18%synergy
Sonic Screwdriver
19%inclusion48 decks251 decks
18%synergy
Izzet Cluestone
12%inclusion30 decks251 decks
10%synergy
Izzet Locket
11%inclusion28 decks251 decks
8%synergy
Thought Vessel
7.2%inclusion18 decks251 decks
-30%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion251 decks251 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion250 decks251 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
78%inclusion195 decks251 decks
-9%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
51%inclusion127 decks251 decks
7%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
46%inclusion116 decks251 decks
6%synergy
Sulfur Falls
45%inclusion114 decks251 decks
-20%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
39%inclusion99 decks251 decks
-2%synergy
Shivan Reef
39%inclusion98 decks251 decks
-20%synergy
Silundi Vision
36%inclusion90 decks251 decks
30%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
35%inclusion88 decks251 decks
17%synergy
Ferrous Lake
29%inclusion71 decks244 decks
5%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
28%inclusion70 decks251 decks
26%synergy
Exotic Orchard
27%inclusion67 decks251 decks
-7%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
22%inclusion54 decks251 decks
-21%synergy
Evolving Wilds
18%inclusion46 decks251 decks
0%synergy
Myriad Landscape
18%inclusion46 decks251 decks
1%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
18%inclusion45 decks251 decks
8%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
13%inclusion33 decks251 decks
3%synergy
Molten Tributary
13%inclusion33 decks251 decks
4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
13%inclusion33 decks251 decks
1%synergy
Sundering Eruption
13%inclusion28 decks222 decks
8%synergy
Eroded Canyon
8.2%inclusion19 decks232 decks
0%synergy
Prismari Campus
8.0%inclusion20 decks251 decks
3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
8.0%inclusion20 decks251 decks
-6%synergy
Highland Lake
7.6%inclusion19 decks251 decks
3%synergy
Peculiar Lighthouse
6.6%inclusion13 decks198 decks
4%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
5.9%inclusion13 decks221 decks
-6%synergy
Thriving Isle
5.6%inclusion14 decks251 decks
3%synergy
Fiery Islet
5.6%inclusion14 decks251 decks
-21%synergy
Song-Mad Treachery
5.2%inclusion13 decks251 decks
5%synergy
Jwari Disruption
5.2%inclusion13 decks251 decks
3%synergy