Melek, Reforged Researcher (Commander) - Burn

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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
Chandra's Ignition
78%inclusion21 decks27 decks
70%synergy
Gravitic Punch
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
66%synergy
Soul's Fire
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
57%synergy
Big Score
74%inclusion20 decks27 decks
51%synergy
Pirate's Pillage
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
49%synergy
Mystic Confluence
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
47%synergy
Fact or Fiction
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
45%synergy
Unwind
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
42%synergy
Rewind
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
41%synergy
Rogue's Passage
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
38%synergy
Top Cards
Frantic Search
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
25%synergy
Faithless Looting
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Aetherize
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
36%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
30%synergy
Blasphemous Act
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Temur Battle Rage
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
36%synergy
Spell Swindle
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
36%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
35%synergy
Chaos Warp
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
-5%synergy
Haughty Djinn
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
30%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Gamble
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Jeska's Will
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
-11%synergy
Mystical Tutor
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
-4%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-7%synergy
Rhystic Study
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-14%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
The One Ring
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Ancient Tomb
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Creatures
Storm-Kiln Artist
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
-8%synergy
Guttersnipe
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Crackling Drake
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Spellheart Chimera
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-3%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Tzaangor Shaman
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Baral and Kari Zev
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Young Pyromancer
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Enigma Drake
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Anger
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Wizards of Thay
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Visionary
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Kitsa, Otterball Elite
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Marang River Regent
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
10%synergy
Brash Taunter
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Dragonfly Swarm
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Thundertrap Trainer
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Jacob Hauken, Inspector
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Erratic Cyclops
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Mogg Maniac
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Siren Stormtamer
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Electrostatic Field
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-7%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-4%synergy
Toralf, God of Fury
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-10%synergy
The Emperor of Palamecia
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Hydro-Man, Fluid Felon
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Sower of Chaos
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Silundi Vision
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
39%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
38%synergy
Consider
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Drown in Dreams
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
31%synergy
Evacuation
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
31%synergy
Practical Research
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
32%synergy
Return the Favor
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Sublime Epiphany
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
27%synergy
Soul Read
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
29%synergy
Behold the Multiverse
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
28%synergy
Domineering Will
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
25%synergy
Aetherspouts
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
24%synergy
Counterspell
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
-27%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Decaying Time Loop
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Brainstorm
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
-22%synergy
Reality Shift
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Negate
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
-11%synergy
Snap
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Deflecting Swat
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Demand Answers
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Bolt Bend
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Desertion
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Intrude on the Mind
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Valakut Awakening
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Eject
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
20%synergy
School Daze
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Access Denied
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Confounding Riddle
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Chemister's Insight
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Arcane Denial
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
-11%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Storm King's Thunder
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Rain of Revelation
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Showstopping Surprise
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Pongify
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-13%synergy
Fling
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Scatter Arc
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Lightning Bolt
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-14%synergy
Hieroglyphic Illumination
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Seething Song
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-4%synergy
Quick Study
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Gale's Redirection
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Wyll's Reversal
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Run for Your Life
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Impulse
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Opt
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-21%synergy
Sorceries
Artful Dodge
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
35%synergy
Lórien Revealed
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
31%synergy
Windfall
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Vandalblast
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Immolating Gyre
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
24%synergy
Solve the Equation
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Ponder
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
-16%synergy
Mana Geyser
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Traumatize
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Preordain
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
-12%synergy
Nibelheim Aflame
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
20%synergy
Sorceress's Schemes
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
19%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Slip Through Space
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Past in Flames
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Pirate's Prize
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Seize the Storm
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Ill-Timed Explosion
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Cosmic Epiphany
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Volcanic Vision
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Will of the Jeskai
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
11%synergy
Sundering Eruption
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Epic Experiment
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Inspired Tinkering
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-5%synergy
Insurrection
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Waltz of Rage
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Chain Reaction
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Boon of the Wish-Giver
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Crackle with Power
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Seize the Day
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Ensnared by the Mara
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Distortion Strike
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Pore Over the Pages
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Mnemonic Deluge
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Deep Analysis
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Experimental Overload
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Full Throttle
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
9%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Seize the Spoils
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Taigam's Scheming
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Inspiration from Beyond
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Enter the Enigma
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Glimpse the Impossible
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Saheeli's Artistry
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Call Forth the Tempest
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Increasing Confusion
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-14%synergy
Inner Fire
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Winged Boots
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Lightning Greaves
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-13%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Blazing Sunsteel
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Fiendlash
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
The Reaver Cleaver
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Surestrike Trident
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Shadowspear
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Primal Amulet
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Insight Engine
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Double Vision
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Propaganda
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Mystic Remora
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-9%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Fiery Inscription
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Warstorm Surge
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
0%synergy
The Mirari Conjecture
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Aqueous Form
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Storm of Saruman
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Repercussion
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Spiteful Banditry
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Search for Azcanta
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Saheeli, Sublime Artificer
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
-5%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Mistrise Village
29%inclusion5 decks17 decks
14%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Restless Spire
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-4%synergy
Arena of Glory
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Witch's Clinic
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Temple of the False God
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Ghost Quarter
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Soaring Seacliff
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Mines of Moria
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Castle Vantress
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Field of Ruin
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Izzet Signet
70%inclusion19 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Signet
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
-20%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Sol Ring
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
-27%synergy
Fellwar Stone
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Fire Diamond
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Thought Vessel
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
-10%synergy
Sky Diamond
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Coalition Relic
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Cursed Mirror
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Mind Stone
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-13%synergy
Sonic Screwdriver
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Glittering Stockpile
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Commander's Sphere
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-8%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Izzet Cluestone
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Worn Powerstone
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion27 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion27 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
78%inclusion21 decks27 decks
-9%synergy
Shivan Reef
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Sulfur Falls
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
-10%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Steam Vents
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Silundi Vision
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
39%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Thundering Falls
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
38%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
39%inclusion7 decks18 decks
18%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Fiery Islet
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Training Center
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
-10%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Scalding Tarn
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Volcanic Island
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Myriad Landscape
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Exotic Orchard
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
-11%synergy
Valakut Awakening
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Ferrous Lake
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
-6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Molten Tributary
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Sundering Eruption
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Prismari Campus
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Rush of Inspiration
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Sink into Stupor
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Volatile Fjord
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Path of Ancestry
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Jwari Disruption
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Polluted Delta
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Flooded Strand
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Eroded Canyon
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Escape Tunnel
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Prismatic Vista
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Misty Rainforest
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Fabled Passage
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Cliffgate
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy