Melek, Reforged Researcher (Commander) - Control

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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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Fire Nation Palace
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Agna Qel'a
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Professor Zei, Anthropologist
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
10%synergy
Dragonfly Swarm
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Chandra's Ignition
84%inclusion38 decks45 decks
77%synergy
Mystic Confluence
80%inclusion36 decks45 decks
75%synergy
Fact or Fiction
78%inclusion35 decks45 decks
70%synergy
Spell Swindle
73%inclusion33 decks45 decks
68%synergy
Aetherize
71%inclusion32 decks45 decks
60%synergy
Big Score
80%inclusion36 decks45 decks
58%synergy
Gravitic Punch
53%inclusion24 decks45 decks
52%synergy
Unwind
58%inclusion26 decks45 decks
52%synergy
Rewind
58%inclusion26 decks45 decks
51%synergy
Haughty Djinn
58%inclusion26 decks45 decks
51%synergy
Top Cards
Frantic Search
73%inclusion33 decks45 decks
32%synergy
Chaos Warp
60%inclusion27 decks45 decks
17%synergy
Blasphemous Act
58%inclusion26 decks45 decks
19%synergy
Temur Battle Rage
51%inclusion23 decks45 decks
46%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
51%inclusion23 decks45 decks
38%synergy
Practical Research
49%inclusion22 decks45 decks
47%synergy
Soul's Fire
47%inclusion21 decks45 decks
44%synergy
Lórien Revealed
47%inclusion21 decks45 decks
41%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
47%inclusion21 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
47%inclusion21 decks45 decks
41%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Jeska's Will
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
-12%synergy
Rhystic Study
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
-10%synergy
Mystical Tutor
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
-9%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
-11%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Creatures
Goblin Electromancer
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
38%inclusion17 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
38%inclusion17 decks45 decks
29%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
37%inclusion14 decks38 decks
25%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
32%synergy
Young Pyromancer
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
-2%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
9%synergy
The Emperor of Palamecia
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Guttersnipe
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
-11%synergy
Crackling Drake
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Archmage of Runes
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
-16%synergy
Baral and Kari Zev
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Wizards of Thay
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
-5%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
-6%synergy
Mizzix of the Izmagnus
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Enigma Drake
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Rielle, the Everwise
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Spellheart Chimera
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Ral, Monsoon Mage
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
2%synergy
Melek, Izzet Paragon
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-4%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-2%synergy
Sprite Dragon
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Anger
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Hydro-Man, Fluid Felon
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
High Fae Trickster
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Electro, Assaulting Battery
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
-3%synergy
Geyser Drake
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Silundi Vision
47%inclusion21 decks45 decks
41%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
38%synergy
Soul Read
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
35%synergy
Chemister's Insight
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
34%synergy
Desertion
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
35%synergy
Consider
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Counterspell
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
-20%synergy
Evacuation
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
31%synergy
School Daze
31%inclusion5 decks16 decks
31%synergy
Sublime Epiphany
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
28%synergy
Bolt Bend
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
28%synergy
Behold the Multiverse
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
29%synergy
Return the Favor
30%inclusion12 decks40 decks
25%synergy
Scatter Arc
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
29%synergy
Aetherspouts
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
26%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
22%synergy
Drown in Dreams
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
27%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
28%inclusion11 decks40 decks
23%synergy
Negate
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
-7%synergy
Access Denied
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
24%synergy
Opt
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
-12%synergy
Thought Scour
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
21%synergy
Arcane Denial
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
-5%synergy
Sink into Stupor
23%inclusion9 decks39 decks
6%synergy
Pongify
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
-5%synergy
Rain of Revelation
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
22%synergy
Valakut Awakening
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Riverwalk Technique
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Eject
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Confounding Riddle
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
19%synergy
Intrude on the Mind
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
20%synergy
Glimmerburst
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
19%synergy
Spellgyre
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
18%synergy
Decaying Time Loop
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
16%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Brainstorm
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
-27%synergy
Wyll's Reversal
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Deflecting Swat
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
-2%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
14%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
-19%synergy
Reality Shift
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Gale's Redirection
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Abrade
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
-4%synergy
Hurl into History
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Out of Bounds
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Shadow Rift
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Mana Drain
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
-3%synergy
Scattered Thoughts
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Insidious Will
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Jwari Disruption
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Sorceries
Pirate's Pillage
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
34%synergy
Faithless Looting
38%inclusion17 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Artful Dodge
38%inclusion17 decks45 decks
36%synergy
Vandalblast
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Mana Geyser
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Sundering Eruption
33%inclusion13 decks39 decks
28%synergy
Enter the Enigma
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
18%synergy
Ponder
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
-14%synergy
Slip Through Space
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
19%synergy
Preordain
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
-10%synergy
Seize the Spoils
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
17%synergy
Solve the Equation
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Windfall
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
-7%synergy
Immolating Gyre
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
18%synergy
Pore Over the Pages
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
19%synergy
Curse of the Swine
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Traumatize
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
19%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
-2%synergy
Pirate's Prize
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
16%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Volcanic Vision
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Ill-Timed Explosion
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Chain Reaction
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Bond of Insight
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Deep Analysis
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Waltz of Rage
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Past in Flames
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Cut Your Losses
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Wash Out
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Experimental Overload
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Plea for Power
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Time Warp
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Cosmic Epiphany
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Nibelheim Aflame
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Sorceress's Schemes
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Boon of the Wish-Giver
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Mizzium Mortars
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Expressive Iteration
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
-11%synergy
Ancestral Reminiscence
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Stock Up
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Full Throttle
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-12%synergy
Inspired Tinkering
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Distortion Strike
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Gandalf's Sanction
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Time Stretch
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Insurrection
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Baral's Expertise
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
-5%synergy
Lightning Greaves
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
-2%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Shadowspear
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Primal Amulet
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Winged Boots
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Ruby Medallion
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-2%synergy
Glamdring
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Double Vision
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
23%synergy
Propaganda
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Shark Typhoon
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Fiery Inscription
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-2%synergy
Aqueous Form
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Remora
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-11%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Search for Azcanta
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
0%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
0%synergy
Rowan, Scholar of Sparks
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Ral, Izzet Viceroy
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
60%inclusion27 decks45 decks
47%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
47%inclusion21 decks45 decks
21%synergy
Reliquary Tower
44%inclusion20 decks45 decks
-5%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Arena of Glory
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
17%synergy
Castle Vantress
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Witch's Clinic
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Command Beacon
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
-7%synergy
Mistrise Village
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-5%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Restless Spire
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Flamekin Village
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
91%inclusion41 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
82%inclusion37 decks45 decks
27%synergy
Izzet Signet
76%inclusion34 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Sol Ring
71%inclusion32 decks45 decks
-16%synergy
Fellwar Stone
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Thought Vessel
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
-8%synergy
Sky Diamond
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
18%synergy
Mind Stone
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Fire Diamond
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
16%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Sonic Screwdriver
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Commander's Sphere
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
-3%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Star Compass
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Coalition Relic
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Cursed Mirror
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
0%synergy
Prismatic Lens
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion45 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion45 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion40 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Sulfur Falls
80%inclusion36 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Shivan Reef
78%inclusion35 decks45 decks
19%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
64%inclusion29 decks45 decks
25%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
62%inclusion28 decks45 decks
19%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
62%inclusion28 decks45 decks
20%synergy
Steam Vents
56%inclusion25 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
53%inclusion24 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Silundi Vision
47%inclusion21 decks45 decks
41%synergy
Training Center
47%inclusion21 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Thundering Falls
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
20%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
38%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
38%inclusion17 decks45 decks
-4%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
37%inclusion14 decks38 decks
25%synergy
Scalding Tarn
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Ferrous Lake
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Sundering Eruption
33%inclusion13 decks39 decks
28%synergy
Myriad Landscape
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Exotic Orchard
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
-3%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Fiery Islet
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
0%synergy
Sink into Stupor
23%inclusion9 decks39 decks
6%synergy
Valakut Awakening
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Volcanic Island
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Fabled Passage
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Jwari Disruption
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Volatile Fjord
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Rush of Inspiration
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
7%synergy
Evolving Wilds
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-9%synergy
Prismari Campus
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Song-Mad Treachery
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Beyeen Veil
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Peculiar Lighthouse
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy