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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Soul Immolation
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
40%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
34%synergy
Glen Elendra's Answer
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Tanufel Rimespeaker
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Fire Nation Palace
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
16%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Chandra's Ignition
82%inclusion41 decks50 decks
75%synergy
Mystic Confluence
78%inclusion39 decks50 decks
73%synergy
Spell Swindle
70%inclusion35 decks50 decks
65%synergy
Fact or Fiction
72%inclusion36 decks50 decks
65%synergy
Big Score
80%inclusion40 decks50 decks
58%synergy
Aetherize
68%inclusion34 decks50 decks
57%synergy
Unwind
62%inclusion31 decks50 decks
56%synergy
Gravitic Punch
54%inclusion27 decks50 decks
53%synergy
Rewind
58%inclusion29 decks50 decks
51%synergy
Rogue's Passage
60%inclusion30 decks50 decks
47%synergy
Top Cards
Frantic Search
76%inclusion38 decks50 decks
35%synergy
Chaos Warp
54%inclusion27 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Blasphemous Act
54%inclusion27 decks50 decks
16%synergy
Haughty Djinn
52%inclusion26 decks50 decks
45%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
52%inclusion26 decks50 decks
38%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
50%inclusion25 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
50%inclusion25 decks50 decks
45%synergy
Lórien Revealed
48%inclusion24 decks50 decks
42%synergy
Temur Battle Rage
46%inclusion23 decks50 decks
41%synergy
Practical Research
44%inclusion22 decks50 decks
43%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
40%inclusion20 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Mystical Tutor
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
-5%synergy
Jeska's Will
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
-14%synergy
Rhystic Study
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
-9%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
-10%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Creatures
Pinnacle Monk
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
25%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
36%inclusion18 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
34%inclusion17 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
34%inclusion17 decks50 decks
25%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
30%inclusion15 decks50 decks
29%synergy
Young Pyromancer
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Archmage of Runes
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
-7%synergy
Guttersnipe
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
-12%synergy
Crackling Drake
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
-17%synergy
Baral and Kari Zev
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Wizards of Thay
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
-6%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
-7%synergy
Mizzix of the Izmagnus
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
8%synergy
The Emperor of Palamecia
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Electro, Assaulting Battery
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Enigma Drake
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Rielle, the Everwise
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Spellheart Chimera
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Anger
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Ral, Monsoon Mage
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Bothersome Quasit
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Melek, Izzet Paragon
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Spellseeker
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
0%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-4%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-3%synergy
Sprite Dragon
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-6%synergy
Professor Zei, Anthropologist
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Dragonfly Swarm
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
High Fae Trickster
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
2%synergy
Avatar Roku, Firebender
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Silundi Vision
50%inclusion25 decks50 decks
44%synergy
Soul's Fire
42%inclusion21 decks50 decks
40%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
42%inclusion21 decks50 decks
40%synergy
Soul Read
36%inclusion18 decks50 decks
36%synergy
Chemister's Insight
36%inclusion18 decks50 decks
35%synergy
School Daze
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
34%synergy
Bolt Bend
34%inclusion17 decks50 decks
30%synergy
Desertion
34%inclusion17 decks50 decks
33%synergy
Consider
32%inclusion16 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Counterspell
32%inclusion16 decks50 decks
-21%synergy
Evacuation
32%inclusion16 decks50 decks
30%synergy
Scatter Arc
30%inclusion15 decks50 decks
30%synergy
Sublime Epiphany
30%inclusion15 decks50 decks
27%synergy
Behold the Multiverse
30%inclusion15 decks50 decks
28%synergy
Sink into Stupor
30%inclusion13 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
24%synergy
Return the Favor
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
24%synergy
Negate
28%inclusion14 decks50 decks
-5%synergy
Aetherspouts
28%inclusion14 decks50 decks
26%synergy
Access Denied
26%inclusion13 decks50 decks
23%synergy
Confounding Riddle
26%inclusion13 decks50 decks
25%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
26%inclusion13 decks50 decks
20%synergy
Drown in Dreams
26%inclusion13 decks50 decks
24%synergy
Arcane Denial
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
-5%synergy
Valakut Awakening
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Eject
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
22%synergy
Opt
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
-14%synergy
Rain of Revelation
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
22%synergy
Thought Scour
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
18%synergy
Riverwalk Technique
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
21%synergy
Pongify
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
-8%synergy
Brainstorm
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
-24%synergy
Wyll's Reversal
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
18%synergy
Deflecting Swat
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
0%synergy
Intrude on the Mind
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
20%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Spellgyre
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
15%synergy
Sokka's Haiku
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Redirect Lightning
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Decaying Time Loop
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Gale's Redirection
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Jwari Disruption
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
14%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
13%synergy
Glimmerburst
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
14%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
-22%synergy
Shadow Rift
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Reality Shift
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
0%synergy
Mana Drain
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
-3%synergy
Snap
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
-9%synergy
Demand Answers
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Sorceries
Artful Dodge
42%inclusion21 decks50 decks
40%synergy
Faithless Looting
40%inclusion20 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Pirate's Pillage
40%inclusion20 decks50 decks
34%synergy
Sundering Eruption
39%inclusion17 decks44 decks
33%synergy
Vandalblast
32%inclusion16 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Mana Geyser
30%inclusion15 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Solve the Equation
28%inclusion14 decks50 decks
15%synergy
Slip Through Space
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
19%synergy
Traumatize
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
23%synergy
Bond of Insight
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
21%synergy
Seize the Spoils
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
17%synergy
Preordain
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
-13%synergy
Enter the Enigma
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
15%synergy
Ponder
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
-18%synergy
Immolating Gyre
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
18%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Curse of the Swine
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Ill-Timed Explosion
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
16%synergy
Chain Reaction
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Windfall
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
-9%synergy
Pore Over the Pages
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
17%synergy
Pirate's Prize
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
16%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
13%synergy
Volcanic Vision
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
16%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
-4%synergy
Cut Your Losses
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
15%synergy
Deep Analysis
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Nibelheim Aflame
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Sorceress's Schemes
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Past in Flames
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Experimental Overload
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Time Warp
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Cosmic Epiphany
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Glimpse the Impossible
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Boon of the Wish-Giver
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Inspired Tinkering
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Mizzium Mortars
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Distortion Strike
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Wash Out
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Plea for Power
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Summons of Saruman
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Ancestral Reminiscence
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Waltz of Rage
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Will of the Jeskai
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Stock Up
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Full Throttle
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
-13%synergy
Seize the Day
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Gandalf's Sanction
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
-7%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
13%synergy
Lightning Greaves
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
-6%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Primal Amulet
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Shadowspear
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Winged Boots
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Ruby Medallion
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
-1%synergy
Glamdring
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Double Vision
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
18%synergy
Propaganda
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Shark Typhoon
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Search for Azcanta
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Remora
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
-10%synergy
Fiery Inscription
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
-3%synergy
Aqueous Form
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Shiny Impetus
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
0%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
-1%synergy
Rowan, Scholar of Sparks
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Ral, Izzet Viceroy
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Mystic Sanctuary
50%inclusion25 decks50 decks
24%synergy
Reliquary Tower
42%inclusion21 decks50 decks
-7%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Arena of Glory
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
20%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
-3%synergy
Castle Vantress
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Witch's Clinic
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Command Beacon
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Mistrise Village
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-4%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-3%synergy
Agna Qel'a
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Restless Spire
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Flamekin Village
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
90%inclusion45 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
80%inclusion40 decks50 decks
25%synergy
Izzet Signet
72%inclusion36 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Sol Ring
66%inclusion33 decks50 decks
-21%synergy
Fellwar Stone
42%inclusion21 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Thought Vessel
28%inclusion14 decks50 decks
-9%synergy
Mind Stone
26%inclusion13 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Sky Diamond
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
15%synergy
Fire Diamond
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Sonic Screwdriver
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
15%synergy
Commander's Sphere
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
-4%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Star Compass
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Coalition Relic
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
0%synergy
Cursed Mirror
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-1%synergy
Prismatic Lens
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion50 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
98%inclusion49 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion45 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Sulfur Falls
78%inclusion39 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Shivan Reef
74%inclusion37 decks50 decks
15%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
64%inclusion32 decks50 decks
25%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
64%inclusion32 decks50 decks
20%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
58%inclusion29 decks50 decks
18%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
58%inclusion29 decks50 decks
15%synergy
Steam Vents
56%inclusion28 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Silundi Vision
50%inclusion25 decks50 decks
44%synergy
Training Center
48%inclusion24 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
42%inclusion21 decks50 decks
40%synergy
Thundering Falls
40%inclusion20 decks50 decks
19%synergy
Sundering Eruption
39%inclusion17 decks44 decks
33%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
25%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
36%inclusion18 decks50 decks
-5%synergy
Ferrous Lake
34%inclusion16 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Scalding Tarn
34%inclusion17 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Exotic Orchard
32%inclusion16 decks50 decks
-2%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
32%inclusion16 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Myriad Landscape
30%inclusion15 decks50 decks
13%synergy
Sink into Stupor
30%inclusion13 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Fiery Islet
28%inclusion14 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Volcanic Island
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Valakut Awakening
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
13%synergy
Fabled Passage
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Jwari Disruption
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
0%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
0%synergy
Volatile Fjord
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Rush of Inspiration
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Evolving Wilds
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
-8%synergy
Beyeen Veil
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Prismari Campus
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Reflecting Pool
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
-6%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-4%synergy
Molten Tributary
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-3%synergy
Song-Mad Treachery
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-4%synergy
Polluted Delta
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-5%synergy