Melek, Reforged Researcher (Commander) - Control

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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Tablet of Discovery
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Turbulent Springs
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
11%synergy
Resonating Lute
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Rapturous Moment
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Sanar, Unfinished Genius
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
12%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Mystic Confluence
81%inclusion44 decks54 decks
77%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
81%inclusion44 decks54 decks
74%synergy
Fact or Fiction
76%inclusion41 decks54 decks
69%synergy
Aetherize
80%inclusion43 decks54 decks
68%synergy
Spell Swindle
72%inclusion39 decks54 decks
68%synergy
Unwind
65%inclusion35 decks54 decks
59%synergy
Big Score
83%inclusion45 decks54 decks
58%synergy
Rewind
61%inclusion33 decks54 decks
54%synergy
Gravitic Punch
52%inclusion28 decks54 decks
51%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
56%inclusion30 decks54 decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Frantic Search
83%inclusion45 decks54 decks
41%synergy
Chaos Warp
56%inclusion30 decks54 decks
14%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
54%inclusion29 decks54 decks
38%synergy
Lórien Revealed
54%inclusion29 decks54 decks
48%synergy
Blasphemous Act
52%inclusion28 decks54 decks
14%synergy
Temur Battle Rage
50%inclusion27 decks54 decks
46%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
48%inclusion26 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Soul's Fire
46%inclusion25 decks54 decks
44%synergy
Practical Research
46%inclusion25 decks54 decks
45%synergy
Artful Dodge
46%inclusion25 decks54 decks
44%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
41%inclusion22 decks54 decks
17%synergy
Mystical Tutor
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
-3%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
-7%synergy
Jeska's Will
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
-16%synergy
Rhystic Study
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
-11%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Force of Will
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-7%synergy
Creatures
Haughty Djinn
44%inclusion24 decks54 decks
38%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
44%inclusion24 decks54 decks
31%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
37%inclusion20 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
33%inclusion18 decks54 decks
32%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
26%inclusion14 decks54 decks
-3%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
16%synergy
Ashling, Rekindled
21%inclusion8 decks39 decks
17%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Archmage of Runes
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
-8%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
7%synergy
The Dawning Archaic
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Dirgur Focusmage
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Muse Seeker
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
12%synergy
The Emperor of Palamecia
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Young Pyromancer
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
-3%synergy
Guttersnipe
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
-12%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Crackling Drake
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Wizards of Thay
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Abstract Paintmage
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
1%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
-18%synergy
Baral and Kari Zev
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
-6%synergy
Anger
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
-7%synergy
Thunderdrum Soloist
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Rielle, the Everwise
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Spellseeker
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Spellheart Chimera
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Molten-Core Maestro
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
0%synergy
Exhibition Tidecaller
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Leitmotif Composer
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
2%synergy
High Fae Trickster
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Bothersome Quasit
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Melek, Izzet Paragon
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Ral, Monsoon Mage
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
0%synergy
Thryx, the Sudden Storm
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Smoldering Egg
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Deranged Assistant
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-2%synergy
Millikin
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Ovika, Enigma Goliath
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
0%synergy
Katara, Waterbending Master
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Silundi Vision
63%inclusion34 decks54 decks
57%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
52%inclusion28 decks54 decks
50%synergy
Soul Read
41%inclusion22 decks54 decks
40%synergy
Chemister's Insight
41%inclusion22 decks54 decks
40%synergy
Sink into Stupor
41%inclusion22 decks54 decks
23%synergy
Desertion
37%inclusion20 decks54 decks
36%synergy
Scatter Arc
35%inclusion19 decks54 decks
35%synergy
Aetherspouts
35%inclusion19 decks54 decks
33%synergy
Sublime Epiphany
33%inclusion18 decks54 decks
30%synergy
Bolt Bend
33%inclusion18 decks54 decks
30%synergy
Evacuation
31%inclusion17 decks54 decks
29%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
31%inclusion17 decks54 decks
25%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
30%inclusion16 decks54 decks
25%synergy
Confounding Riddle
30%inclusion16 decks54 decks
29%synergy
Consider
30%inclusion16 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Return the Favor
28%inclusion15 decks54 decks
21%synergy
Negate
28%inclusion15 decks54 decks
-4%synergy
Rain of Revelation
28%inclusion15 decks54 decks
27%synergy
Valakut Awakening
26%inclusion14 decks54 decks
16%synergy
School Daze
26%inclusion10 decks39 decks
25%synergy
Drown in Dreams
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
22%synergy
Eject
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
22%synergy
Access Denied
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
19%synergy
Deflecting Swat
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Counterspell
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
-30%synergy
Wyll's Reversal
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
18%synergy
Behold the Multiverse
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
19%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Brainstorm
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
-25%synergy
Thought Scour
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
15%synergy
Jwari Disruption
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
16%synergy
Demand Answers
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
11%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
15%synergy
Glen Elendra's Answer
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Scattered Thoughts
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
16%synergy
Spellgyre
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
15%synergy
Run for Your Life
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
16%synergy
Prismari Command
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
-1%synergy
Arcane Denial
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
-13%synergy
Ashling's Command
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
12%synergy
Riverwalk Technique
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
15%synergy
Pongify
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
-13%synergy
Rush of Inspiration
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
12%synergy
Mana Drain
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
-2%synergy
Slip Out the Back
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Shadow Rift
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
12%synergy
Snap
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
-9%synergy
Dig Through Time
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Traumatic Critique
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Decaying Time Loop
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Sorceries
Sundering Eruption
46%inclusion25 decks54 decks
41%synergy
Faithless Looting
43%inclusion23 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Pirate's Pillage
43%inclusion23 decks54 decks
36%synergy
Soul Immolation
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
40%synergy
Vandalblast
30%inclusion16 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Seize the Spoils
30%inclusion16 decks54 decks
23%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
30%inclusion16 decks54 decks
21%synergy
Immolating Gyre
26%inclusion14 decks54 decks
24%synergy
Slip Through Space
26%inclusion14 decks54 decks
21%synergy
Mana Geyser
26%inclusion14 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Bond of Insight
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
23%synergy
Pore Over the Pages
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
22%synergy
Curse of the Swine
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
16%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
17%synergy
Enter the Enigma
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
14%synergy
Ill-Timed Explosion
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
18%synergy
Solve the Equation
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Chain Reaction
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Summons of Saruman
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
16%synergy
Traumatize
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
16%synergy
Cosmic Epiphany
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
16%synergy
Ponder
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
-23%synergy
Windfall
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
-11%synergy
Boon of the Wish-Giver
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
14%synergy
Deep Analysis
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Preordain
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
-19%synergy
Volcanic Vision
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
12%synergy
Inspired Tinkering
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
-7%synergy
Cut Your Losses
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
12%synergy
Pirate's Prize
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Time Warp
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Stock Up
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Sorceress's Schemes
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Distortion Strike
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Wash Out
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Waltz of Rage
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Glimpse the Impossible
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
-12%synergy
Seize the Day
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Past in Flames
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
-2%synergy
Song-Mad Treachery
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Experimental Overload
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Nibelheim Aflame
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Flow State
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-2%synergy
Will of the Jeskai
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Full Throttle
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Inspiration from Beyond
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Consuming Tide
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
-8%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Winged Boots
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
14%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Lightning Greaves
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
-12%synergy
Shadowspear
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
0%synergy
Primal Amulet
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Glamdring
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Ruby Medallion
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-5%synergy
Runechanter's Pike
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
The Reaver Cleaver
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Propaganda
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Double Vision
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
13%synergy
Shark Typhoon
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Mystic Remora
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
-6%synergy
Search for Azcanta
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
12%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Fiery Inscription
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
-3%synergy
Aqueous Form
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Shiny Impetus
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
0%synergy
Rowan, Scholar of Sparks
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Ral, Izzet Viceroy
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
63%inclusion34 decks54 decks
50%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
57%inclusion31 decks54 decks
31%synergy
Reliquary Tower
37%inclusion20 decks54 decks
-12%synergy
Arena of Glory
30%inclusion16 decks54 decks
25%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
13%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Mistrise Village
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Witch's Clinic
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
13%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Castle Vantress
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Command Beacon
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Seat of the Synod
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
-2%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-2%synergy
Fire Nation Palace
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Flamekin Village
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-4%synergy
Great Furnace
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
87%inclusion47 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
72%inclusion39 decks54 decks
18%synergy
Izzet Signet
61%inclusion33 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Sol Ring
61%inclusion33 decks54 decks
-25%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
55%inclusion22 decks40 decks
49%synergy
Fellwar Stone
46%inclusion25 decks54 decks
14%synergy
Thought Vessel
26%inclusion14 decks54 decks
-10%synergy
Sky Diamond
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
13%synergy
Sonic Screwdriver
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
19%synergy
Fire Diamond
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Mind Stone
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
-6%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
-3%synergy
Star Compass
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Coalition Relic
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Prismatic Lens
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
0%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion54 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
96%inclusion52 decks54 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion48 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Sulfur Falls
80%inclusion43 decks54 decks
13%synergy
Shivan Reef
74%inclusion40 decks54 decks
14%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
67%inclusion36 decks54 decks
23%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
65%inclusion35 decks54 decks
28%synergy
Silundi Vision
63%inclusion34 decks54 decks
57%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
59%inclusion32 decks54 decks
14%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
54%inclusion29 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
52%inclusion28 decks54 decks
50%synergy
Steam Vents
50%inclusion27 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Sundering Eruption
46%inclusion25 decks54 decks
41%synergy
Training Center
46%inclusion25 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Ferrous Lake
44%inclusion24 decks54 decks
19%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
44%inclusion24 decks54 decks
31%synergy
Sink into Stupor
41%inclusion22 decks54 decks
23%synergy
Thundering Falls
41%inclusion22 decks54 decks
19%synergy
Exotic Orchard
37%inclusion20 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
31%inclusion17 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Scalding Tarn
31%inclusion17 decks54 decks
0%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
30%inclusion16 decks54 decks
21%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
28%inclusion15 decks54 decks
-12%synergy
Valakut Awakening
26%inclusion14 decks54 decks
16%synergy
Myriad Landscape
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Fiery Islet
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
-4%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
17%synergy
Volcanic Island
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Jwari Disruption
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
16%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Rush of Inspiration
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
12%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
0%synergy
Fabled Passage
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Molten Tributary
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Beyeen Veil
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Prismari Campus
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Song-Mad Treachery
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
-2%synergy
Misty Rainforest
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
-3%synergy
Demolition Field
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Path of Ancestry
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
-7%synergy
Coastal Peak
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-2%synergy
Scorched Geyser
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-10%synergy
Prismatic Vista
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-7%synergy
Reflecting Pool
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Volatile Fjord
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-11%synergy