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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Bender's Waterskin
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
25%synergy
Fire Nation Palace
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
18%synergy
Sokka's Haiku
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Redirect Lightning
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Agna Qel'a
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Chandra's Ignition
82%inclusion40 decks49 decks
74%synergy
Mystic Confluence
78%inclusion38 decks49 decks
73%synergy
Spell Swindle
69%inclusion34 decks49 decks
64%synergy
Fact or Fiction
71%inclusion35 decks49 decks
64%synergy
Big Score
80%inclusion39 decks49 decks
57%synergy
Aetherize
67%inclusion33 decks49 decks
56%synergy
Unwind
61%inclusion30 decks49 decks
55%synergy
Gravitic Punch
55%inclusion27 decks49 decks
54%synergy
Rewind
57%inclusion28 decks49 decks
50%synergy
Rogue's Passage
61%inclusion30 decks49 decks
48%synergy
Top Cards
Frantic Search
76%inclusion37 decks49 decks
34%synergy
Chaos Warp
55%inclusion27 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Blasphemous Act
55%inclusion27 decks49 decks
16%synergy
Haughty Djinn
53%inclusion26 decks49 decks
46%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
51%inclusion25 decks49 decks
37%synergy
Temur Battle Rage
49%inclusion24 decks49 decks
44%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
49%inclusion24 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
49%inclusion24 decks49 decks
44%synergy
Lórien Revealed
47%inclusion23 decks49 decks
41%synergy
Practical Research
45%inclusion22 decks49 decks
43%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
39%inclusion19 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Jeska's Will
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
-13%synergy
Rhystic Study
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
-9%synergy
Mystical Tutor
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
-6%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
-10%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Creatures
Pinnacle Monk
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
24%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
35%inclusion17 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
35%inclusion17 decks49 decks
0%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
35%inclusion17 decks49 decks
26%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
27%synergy
Young Pyromancer
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
-6%synergy
Guttersnipe
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
-12%synergy
Crackling Drake
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Archmage of Runes
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
1%synergy
The Emperor of Palamecia
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
-17%synergy
Baral and Kari Zev
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Wizards of Thay
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
-6%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
-7%synergy
Mizzix of the Izmagnus
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Electro, Assaulting Battery
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Enigma Drake
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Rielle, the Everwise
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Spellheart Chimera
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Anger
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Ral, Monsoon Mage
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Professor Zei, Anthropologist
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Dragonfly Swarm
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Bothersome Quasit
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Melek, Izzet Paragon
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Spellseeker
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
0%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-4%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-3%synergy
Sprite Dragon
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-6%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
3%synergy
Avatar Roku, Firebender
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
High Fae Trickster
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Silundi Vision
49%inclusion24 decks49 decks
43%synergy
Soul's Fire
43%inclusion21 decks49 decks
41%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
41%inclusion20 decks49 decks
39%synergy
Chemister's Insight
37%inclusion18 decks49 decks
35%synergy
Soul Read
35%inclusion17 decks49 decks
34%synergy
Bolt Bend
35%inclusion17 decks49 decks
31%synergy
Desertion
35%inclusion17 decks49 decks
34%synergy
School Daze
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
33%synergy
Consider
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Counterspell
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
-20%synergy
Evacuation
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
30%synergy
Scatter Arc
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
30%synergy
Sublime Epiphany
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
28%synergy
Behold the Multiverse
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
29%synergy
Negate
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
-5%synergy
Aetherspouts
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
26%synergy
Sink into Stupor
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
23%synergy
Return the Favor
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
22%synergy
Access Denied
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
23%synergy
Drown in Dreams
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
24%synergy
Confounding Riddle
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
24%synergy
Arcane Denial
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
-5%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
18%synergy
Eject
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
23%synergy
Opt
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
-14%synergy
Rain of Revelation
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
22%synergy
Thought Scour
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
19%synergy
Valakut Awakening
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Pongify
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
-7%synergy
Brainstorm
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
-24%synergy
Deflecting Swat
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Spellgyre
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
18%synergy
Riverwalk Technique
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
19%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Wyll's Reversal
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
16%synergy
Intrude on the Mind
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
18%synergy
Glimmerburst
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
17%synergy
Decaying Time Loop
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Gale's Redirection
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
15%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
13%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
-21%synergy
Shadow Rift
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Reality Shift
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
0%synergy
Jwari Disruption
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Snap
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
-9%synergy
Demand Answers
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Abrade
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
-5%synergy
Prismari Command
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
-2%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Faithless Looting
41%inclusion20 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Pirate's Pillage
41%inclusion20 decks49 decks
35%synergy
Artful Dodge
41%inclusion20 decks49 decks
39%synergy
Sundering Eruption
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
32%synergy
Vandalblast
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Mana Geyser
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Solve the Equation
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Enter the Enigma
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
16%synergy
Slip Through Space
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
17%synergy
Bond of Insight
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
22%synergy
Seize the Spoils
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
17%synergy
Preordain
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
-12%synergy
Traumatize
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
22%synergy
Ponder
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
-18%synergy
Immolating Gyre
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
19%synergy
Curse of the Swine
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Windfall
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
-9%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Pore Over the Pages
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
18%synergy
Pirate's Prize
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
17%synergy
Volcanic Vision
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
16%synergy
Ill-Timed Explosion
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Chain Reaction
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
-3%synergy
Cut Your Losses
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
16%synergy
Deep Analysis
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Nibelheim Aflame
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Sorceress's Schemes
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Waltz of Rage
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
12%synergy
Past in Flames
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Experimental Overload
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Time Warp
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Cosmic Epiphany
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Glimpse the Impossible
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Boon of the Wish-Giver
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Mizzium Mortars
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Distortion Strike
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Wash Out
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Plea for Power
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Ancestral Reminiscence
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Will of the Jeskai
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Stock Up
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Full Throttle
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-13%synergy
Seize the Day
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Inspired Tinkering
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Gandalf's Sanction
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Time Stretch
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
-7%synergy
Lightning Greaves
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
-6%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Primal Amulet
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Shadowspear
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Winged Boots
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Ruby Medallion
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-1%synergy
Glamdring
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Double Vision
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
21%synergy
Propaganda
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Shark Typhoon
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Search for Azcanta
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Remora
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
-10%synergy
Fiery Inscription
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-3%synergy
Aqueous Form
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Shiny Impetus
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
0%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-1%synergy
Rowan, Scholar of Sparks
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Ral, Izzet Viceroy
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Mystic Sanctuary
49%inclusion24 decks49 decks
23%synergy
Reliquary Tower
43%inclusion21 decks49 decks
-7%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
15%synergy
Arena of Glory
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
18%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
-2%synergy
Castle Vantress
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Witch's Clinic
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Command Beacon
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Mistrise Village
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
-4%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-3%synergy
Restless Spire
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Flamekin Village
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
90%inclusion44 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
80%inclusion39 decks49 decks
25%synergy
Izzet Signet
73%inclusion36 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Sol Ring
67%inclusion33 decks49 decks
-20%synergy
Fellwar Stone
43%inclusion21 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Thought Vessel
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
-8%synergy
Mind Stone
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Sky Diamond
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
16%synergy
Fire Diamond
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Sonic Screwdriver
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
15%synergy
Commander's Sphere
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
-2%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Star Compass
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Coalition Relic
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
0%synergy
Cursed Mirror
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-1%synergy
Prismatic Lens
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion49 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
98%inclusion48 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion44 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Sulfur Falls
78%inclusion38 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Shivan Reef
73%inclusion36 decks49 decks
15%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
63%inclusion31 decks49 decks
24%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
63%inclusion31 decks49 decks
20%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
59%inclusion29 decks49 decks
17%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
57%inclusion28 decks49 decks
17%synergy
Steam Vents
55%inclusion27 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Silundi Vision
49%inclusion24 decks49 decks
43%synergy
Training Center
47%inclusion23 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
41%inclusion20 decks49 decks
39%synergy
Thundering Falls
39%inclusion19 decks49 decks
18%synergy
Sundering Eruption
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
32%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
37%inclusion18 decks49 decks
-5%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
24%synergy
Ferrous Lake
35%inclusion16 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Scalding Tarn
35%inclusion17 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Exotic Orchard
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
-1%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Myriad Landscape
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Sink into Stupor
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Fiery Islet
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
0%synergy
Volcanic Island
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Valakut Awakening
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Fabled Passage
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Jwari Disruption
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
0%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
0%synergy
Volatile Fjord
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Rush of Inspiration
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Evolving Wilds
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
-8%synergy
Prismari Campus
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Beyeen Veil
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Path of Ancestry
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-6%synergy
Molten Tributary
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-3%synergy
Reflecting Pool
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Song-Mad Treachery
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-4%synergy
Polluted Delta
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-5%synergy
Peculiar Lighthouse
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
3%synergy