Melek, Reforged Researcher (Commander) - Core

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%inclusion18 decks60 decks
20%synergy
Rapturous Moment
29%inclusion18 decks62 decks
19%synergy
Resonating Lute
26%inclusion16 decks62 decks
0%synergy
Sanar, Unfinished Genius
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Turbulent Springs
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
-2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Mystic Confluence
69%inclusion246 decks355 decks
65%synergy
Fact or Fiction
70%inclusion250 decks355 decks
64%synergy
Spell Swindle
65%inclusion232 decks355 decks
61%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
67%inclusion239 decks355 decks
60%synergy
Gravitic Punch
56%inclusion200 decks355 decks
55%synergy
Aetherize
62%inclusion221 decks355 decks
50%synergy
Soul's Fire
52%inclusion186 decks355 decks
50%synergy
Rogue's Passage
61%inclusion216 decks355 decks
47%synergy
Big Score
72%inclusion256 decks355 decks
47%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
51%inclusion181 decks355 decks
46%synergy
Top Cards
Frantic Search
75%inclusion266 decks355 decks
33%synergy
Faithless Looting
64%inclusion228 decks355 decks
32%synergy
Unwind
50%inclusion177 decks355 decks
44%synergy
Rewind
49%inclusion175 decks355 decks
43%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
49%inclusion173 decks355 decks
33%synergy
Haughty Djinn
46%inclusion164 decks355 decks
40%synergy
Practical Research
46%inclusion163 decks355 decks
45%synergy
Pirate's Pillage
44%inclusion157 decks355 decks
38%synergy
Blasphemous Act
42%inclusion150 decks355 decks
4%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
42%inclusion150 decks355 decks
7%synergy
Creatures
Storm-Kiln Artist
42%inclusion149 decks355 decks
2%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
40%inclusion142 decks355 decks
12%synergy
Crackling Drake
34%inclusion119 decks355 decks
31%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
28%inclusion101 decks355 decks
27%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
26%inclusion94 decks355 decks
11%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
25%inclusion89 decks355 decks
12%synergy
Guttersnipe
24%inclusion84 decks355 decks
-1%synergy
Young Pyromancer
22%inclusion78 decks355 decks
6%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
22%inclusion75 decks343 decks
-1%synergy
Archmage of Runes
22%inclusion65 decks301 decks
8%synergy
Spellheart Chimera
20%inclusion72 decks355 decks
19%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
20%inclusion71 decks355 decks
12%synergy
Enigma Drake
18%inclusion65 decks355 decks
17%synergy
Wizards of Thay
16%inclusion56 decks355 decks
13%synergy
Melek, Izzet Paragon
14%inclusion51 decks355 decks
11%synergy
Ashling, Rekindled
14%inclusion18 decks128 decks
11%synergy
The Emperor of Palamecia
14%inclusion23 decks165 decks
9%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
14%inclusion48 decks355 decks
6%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
13%inclusion46 decks355 decks
-3%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
12%inclusion42 decks355 decks
-15%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
12%inclusion42 decks355 decks
5%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
11%inclusion40 decks355 decks
3%synergy
Deranged Assistant
11%inclusion40 decks355 decks
11%synergy
Baral and Kari Zev
11%inclusion38 decks355 decks
9%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
10%inclusion35 decks355 decks
0%synergy
Dirgur Focusmage
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
3%synergy
Millikin
10%inclusion34 decks355 decks
9%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
9.3%inclusion33 decks355 decks
5%synergy
Eris, Roar of the Storm
9.3%inclusion33 decks355 decks
6%synergy
Rielle, the Everwise
7.3%inclusion26 decks355 decks
5%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
7.0%inclusion25 decks355 decks
4%synergy
Mocking Sprite
6.8%inclusion24 decks355 decks
4%synergy
Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar
6.5%inclusion23 decks355 decks
4%synergy
High Fae Trickster
6.4%inclusion19 decks297 decks
5%synergy
Coruscation Mage
6.1%inclusion21 decks343 decks
-14%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
6.1%inclusion21 decks343 decks
2%synergy
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
5.9%inclusion20 decks340 decks
5%synergy
Ovika, Enigma Goliath
5.6%inclusion20 decks355 decks
-0%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
5.6%inclusion20 decks355 decks
-2%synergy
Najal, the Storm Runner
5.4%inclusion19 decks355 decks
4%synergy
Anger
5.4%inclusion19 decks355 decks
2%synergy
Kinetic Augur
5.1%inclusion18 decks355 decks
5%synergy
Mizzix of the Izmagnus
5.1%inclusion18 decks355 decks
3%synergy
Abstract Paintmage
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
-3%synergy
Instants
Chaos Warp
41%inclusion146 decks355 decks
0%synergy
Chemister's Insight
41%inclusion146 decks355 decks
40%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
39%inclusion139 decks355 decks
37%synergy
Temur Battle Rage
39%inclusion138 decks355 decks
34%synergy
Consider
39%inclusion137 decks355 decks
16%synergy
Aetherspouts
35%inclusion126 decks355 decks
33%synergy
Silundi Vision
35%inclusion125 decks355 decks
30%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
33%inclusion118 decks355 decks
27%synergy
Sublime Epiphany
33%inclusion117 decks355 decks
30%synergy
Negate
32%inclusion113 decks355 decks
-0%synergy
Desertion
29%inclusion104 decks355 decks
29%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
29%inclusion102 decks355 decks
15%synergy
Access Denied
29%inclusion102 decks355 decks
26%synergy
Opt
27%inclusion97 decks355 decks
-8%synergy
Behold the Multiverse
27%inclusion97 decks355 decks
26%synergy
Soul Read
25%inclusion88 decks355 decks
24%synergy
Decaying Time Loop
24%inclusion86 decks355 decks
22%synergy
Demand Answers
24%inclusion86 decks355 decks
17%synergy
Counterspell
24%inclusion85 decks355 decks
-28%synergy
Bolt Bend
23%inclusion80 decks355 decks
19%synergy
Confounding Riddle
22%inclusion79 decks355 decks
22%synergy
Fling
22%inclusion79 decks355 decks
20%synergy
Rain of Revelation
22%inclusion79 decks355 decks
22%synergy
Drown in Dreams
22%inclusion79 decks355 decks
20%synergy
Intrude on the Mind
22%inclusion78 decks355 decks
22%synergy
Brainstorm
20%inclusion72 decks355 decks
-23%synergy
Prismari Command
20%inclusion72 decks355 decks
2%synergy
Thought Scour
19%inclusion69 decks355 decks
16%synergy
Abrade
19%inclusion69 decks355 decks
-1%synergy
Izzet Charm
19%inclusion66 decks355 decks
1%synergy
Evacuation
19%inclusion66 decks355 decks
16%synergy
Sink into Stupor
18%inclusion65 decks355 decks
1%synergy
Scatter Arc
18%inclusion64 decks355 decks
18%synergy
Traumatic Critique
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Denial
16%inclusion57 decks355 decks
-13%synergy
School Daze
16%inclusion21 decks131 decks
16%synergy
Eject
16%inclusion25 decks161 decks
15%synergy
Quick Study
15%inclusion55 decks355 decks
12%synergy
Return the Favor
15%inclusion54 decks355 decks
8%synergy
Unfathomable Truths
15%inclusion54 decks355 decks
15%synergy
Ashling's Command
15%inclusion19 decks128 decks
11%synergy
Reality Shift
14%inclusion51 decks355 decks
1%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
13%inclusion47 decks355 decks
-24%synergy
Snap
13%inclusion47 decks355 decks
-11%synergy
Run for Your Life
12%inclusion44 decks355 decks
12%synergy
Spellgyre
12%inclusion42 decks340 decks
11%synergy
Lightning Bolt
12%inclusion42 decks355 decks
-17%synergy
Scattered Thoughts
12%inclusion41 decks355 decks
11%synergy
Leave in the Dust
11%inclusion40 decks355 decks
11%synergy
Riverwalk Technique
11%inclusion21 decks194 decks
11%synergy
Sorceries
Lórien Revealed
40%inclusion143 decks355 decks
34%synergy
Artful Dodge
38%inclusion135 decks355 decks
36%synergy
Immolating Gyre
33%inclusion117 decks355 decks
31%synergy
Enter the Enigma
28%inclusion90 decks319 decks
22%synergy
Seize the Spoils
28%inclusion99 decks355 decks
21%synergy
Vandalblast
28%inclusion98 decks355 decks
2%synergy
Cosmic Epiphany
27%inclusion96 decks355 decks
27%synergy
Ill-Timed Explosion
26%inclusion94 decks355 decks
24%synergy
Pore Over the Pages
26%inclusion93 decks355 decks
26%synergy
Deep Analysis
25%inclusion88 decks355 decks
18%synergy
Windfall
24%inclusion86 decks355 decks
-1%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
24%inclusion85 decks355 decks
4%synergy
Mana Geyser
23%inclusion82 decks355 decks
-0%synergy
Sundering Eruption
23%inclusion81 decks355 decks
17%synergy
Slip Through Space
23%inclusion80 decks355 decks
17%synergy
Soul Immolation
22%inclusion21 decks95 decks
21%synergy
Ponder
22%inclusion78 decks355 decks
-15%synergy
Preordain
21%inclusion73 decks355 decks
-13%synergy
Gandalf's Sanction
18%inclusion65 decks355 decks
16%synergy
Waltz of Rage
18%inclusion58 decks319 decks
18%synergy
Curse of the Swine
18%inclusion63 decks355 decks
12%synergy
Bond of Insight
16%inclusion57 decks355 decks
15%synergy
Traumatize
16%inclusion56 decks355 decks
15%synergy
Pirate's Prize
14%inclusion50 decks355 decks
12%synergy
Chain Reaction
14%inclusion48 decks355 decks
8%synergy
Seize the Storm
14%inclusion48 decks355 decks
13%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
13%inclusion45 decks355 decks
7%synergy
Cut Your Losses
12%inclusion44 decks355 decks
11%synergy
Past in Flames
12%inclusion43 decks355 decks
0%synergy
Inspired Tinkering
12%inclusion43 decks355 decks
9%synergy
Experimental Overload
12%inclusion42 decks355 decks
10%synergy
Hit the Mother Lode
12%inclusion42 decks355 decks
7%synergy
Inspiration from Beyond
11%inclusion33 decks297 decks
11%synergy
Volcanic Vision
11%inclusion39 decks355 decks
8%synergy
Nibelheim Aflame
11%inclusion18 decks164 decks
10%synergy
Crash Through
11%inclusion38 decks355 decks
6%synergy
Solve the Equation
10%inclusion36 decks355 decks
-3%synergy
Wash Out
10%inclusion35 decks355 decks
9%synergy
Epic Experiment
9.3%inclusion33 decks355 decks
4%synergy
Expressive Iteration
9.3%inclusion33 decks355 decks
-15%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
9.0%inclusion32 decks355 decks
0%synergy
Summons of Saruman
9.0%inclusion32 decks355 decks
8%synergy
Glimpse the Impossible
9.0%inclusion32 decks355 decks
7%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
8.5%inclusion30 decks355 decks
5%synergy
Rise from the Tides
7.6%inclusion27 decks355 decks
6%synergy
Brass's Bounty
7.6%inclusion27 decks355 decks
0%synergy
Sorceress's Schemes
7.5%inclusion12 decks161 decks
5%synergy
Crackle with Power
7.0%inclusion25 decks355 decks
-2%synergy
Ancestral Reminiscence
7.0%inclusion25 decks355 decks
7%synergy
Serum Visions
6.8%inclusion24 decks355 decks
-10%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
41%inclusion146 decks355 decks
13%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
21%inclusion74 decks355 decks
11%synergy
Winged Boots
13%inclusion47 decks355 decks
10%synergy
Lightning Greaves
12%inclusion43 decks355 decks
-13%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
10%inclusion37 decks355 decks
6%synergy
Glamdring
10%inclusion36 decks355 decks
9%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
9.3%inclusion33 decks355 decks
6%synergy
Primal Amulet
7.9%inclusion28 decks355 decks
3%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
7.9%inclusion28 decks355 decks
-1%synergy
Runechanter's Pike
7.6%inclusion27 decks355 decks
7%synergy
Ruby Medallion
6.2%inclusion22 decks355 decks
-4%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
5.9%inclusion21 decks355 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Double Vision
25%inclusion90 decks355 decks
22%synergy
Propaganda
15%inclusion54 decks355 decks
0%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
14%inclusion50 decks355 decks
8%synergy
Shark Typhoon
11%inclusion39 decks355 decks
4%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
10%inclusion37 decks355 decks
7%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
10%inclusion29 decks297 decks
5%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
8.7%inclusion31 decks355 decks
5%synergy
Fiery Inscription
7.9%inclusion28 decks355 decks
-2%synergy
Search for Azcanta
7.3%inclusion26 decks355 decks
7%synergy
Aqueous Form
6.5%inclusion23 decks355 decks
4%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
5.4%inclusion19 decks355 decks
-11%synergy
Utility Lands
Mystic Sanctuary
41%inclusion144 decks355 decks
14%synergy
Reliquary Tower
34%inclusion121 decks355 decks
-15%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
19%inclusion66 decks355 decks
9%synergy
Restless Spire
10%inclusion35 decks355 decks
5%synergy
Witch's Clinic
8.5%inclusion30 decks355 decks
7%synergy
Arena of Glory
7.6%inclusion27 decks355 decks
3%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
7.0%inclusion25 decks355 decks
1%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
6.5%inclusion23 decks355 decks
0%synergy
Forgotten Cave
6.2%inclusion22 decks355 decks
0%synergy
Agna Qel'a
6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
4%synergy
Castle Vantress
5.9%inclusion21 decks355 decks
1%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.6%inclusion20 decks355 decks
-4%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
5.6%inclusion20 decks355 decks
-13%synergy
Mistrise Village
5.3%inclusion11 decks209 decks
-10%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
5.1%inclusion18 decks355 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
87%inclusion309 decks355 decks
5%synergy
Izzet Signet
72%inclusion257 decks355 decks
16%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
68%inclusion240 decks355 decks
14%synergy
Sol Ring
66%inclusion234 decks355 decks
-20%synergy
Fellwar Stone
40%inclusion142 decks355 decks
8%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
40%inclusion55 decks139 decks
34%synergy
Thought Vessel
28%inclusion101 decks355 decks
-7%synergy
Sky Diamond
26%inclusion92 decks355 decks
18%synergy
Fire Diamond
24%inclusion86 decks355 decks
17%synergy
Mind Stone
24%inclusion86 decks355 decks
1%synergy
Sonic Screwdriver
16%inclusion56 decks355 decks
14%synergy
Commander's Sphere
14%inclusion48 decks355 decks
-0%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
12%inclusion42 decks355 decks
3%synergy
Star Compass
7.6%inclusion27 decks355 decks
6%synergy
Cursed Mirror
6.5%inclusion23 decks355 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Island
99%inclusion352 decks355 decks
1%synergy
Mountain
99%inclusion350 decks355 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion311 decks355 decks
1%synergy
Sulfur Falls
75%inclusion266 decks355 decks
8%synergy
Shivan Reef
69%inclusion246 decks355 decks
10%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
58%inclusion207 decks355 decks
14%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
56%inclusion200 decks355 decks
20%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
49%inclusion174 decks355 decks
4%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
48%inclusion170 decks355 decks
9%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
41%inclusion146 decks355 decks
-2%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
39%inclusion139 decks355 decks
37%synergy
Exotic Orchard
37%inclusion130 decks355 decks
3%synergy
Silundi Vision
35%inclusion125 decks355 decks
30%synergy
Ferrous Lake
33%inclusion117 decks355 decks
7%synergy
Steam Vents
30%inclusion107 decks355 decks
-19%synergy
Thundering Falls
27%inclusion96 decks355 decks
6%synergy
Training Center
26%inclusion91 decks355 decks
-17%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
25%inclusion89 decks355 decks
12%synergy
Myriad Landscape
24%inclusion86 decks355 decks
9%synergy
Fiery Islet
23%inclusion82 decks355 decks
-3%synergy
Sundering Eruption
23%inclusion81 decks355 decks
17%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
19%inclusion66 decks355 decks
-5%synergy
Sink into Stupor
18%inclusion65 decks355 decks
1%synergy
Scalding Tarn
18%inclusion63 decks355 decks
-13%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
16%inclusion58 decks355 decks
-1%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
15%inclusion38 decks249 decks
-7%synergy
Molten Tributary
14%inclusion51 decks355 decks
6%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
14%inclusion48 decks355 decks
6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
13%inclusion45 decks355 decks
-4%synergy
Scorched Geyser
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
-7%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
11%inclusion38 decks355 decks
-4%synergy
Valakut Awakening
10%inclusion37 decks355 decks
1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
9.0%inclusion32 decks355 decks
-3%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
9.0%inclusion32 decks355 decks
0%synergy
Jwari Disruption
9.0%inclusion32 decks355 decks
7%synergy
Coastal Peak
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
-1%synergy
Rush of Inspiration
7.9%inclusion28 decks355 decks
5%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
7.9%inclusion28 decks355 decks
-1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
7.0%inclusion25 decks355 decks
-7%synergy
Fabled Passage
6.5%inclusion23 decks355 decks
-4%synergy
Prismari Campus
6.2%inclusion22 decks355 decks
1%synergy
Song-Mad Treachery
6.2%inclusion22 decks355 decks
6%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
5.9%inclusion21 decks355 decks
1%synergy
Ash Barrens
5.6%inclusion20 decks355 decks
1%synergy
Eroded Canyon
5.6%inclusion20 decks355 decks
-1%synergy
Volatile Fjord
5.1%inclusion18 decks355 decks
1%synergy