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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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Resonating Lute
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Rapturous Moment
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
19%synergy
Tablet of Discovery
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
19%synergy
Traumatic Critique
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Sanar, Unfinished Genius
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Mystic Confluence
70%inclusion249 decks357 decks
65%synergy
Fact or Fiction
70%inclusion250 decks357 decks
63%synergy
Spell Swindle
66%inclusion235 decks357 decks
61%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
67%inclusion238 decks357 decks
59%synergy
Gravitic Punch
55%inclusion198 decks357 decks
54%synergy
Aetherize
63%inclusion224 decks357 decks
51%synergy
Soul's Fire
52%inclusion186 decks357 decks
50%synergy
Big Score
73%inclusion260 decks357 decks
47%synergy
Rogue's Passage
60%inclusion213 decks357 decks
46%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
50%inclusion179 decks357 decks
45%synergy
Top Cards
Frantic Search
75%inclusion267 decks357 decks
33%synergy
Faithless Looting
64%inclusion228 decks357 decks
32%synergy
Rewind
51%inclusion181 decks357 decks
44%synergy
Unwind
50%inclusion179 decks357 decks
45%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
50%inclusion178 decks357 decks
35%synergy
Haughty Djinn
47%inclusion169 decks357 decks
41%synergy
Practical Research
46%inclusion165 decks357 decks
45%synergy
Pirate's Pillage
43%inclusion155 decks357 decks
37%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
43%inclusion153 decks357 decks
8%synergy
Chaos Warp
42%inclusion151 decks357 decks
1%synergy
Creatures
Storm-Kiln Artist
42%inclusion151 decks357 decks
2%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
39%inclusion140 decks357 decks
11%synergy
Crackling Drake
33%inclusion118 decks357 decks
31%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
29%inclusion103 decks357 decks
28%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
28%inclusion99 decks357 decks
12%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
25%inclusion91 decks357 decks
12%synergy
Guttersnipe
24%inclusion85 decks357 decks
-1%synergy
Young Pyromancer
23%inclusion83 decks357 decks
7%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
22%inclusion74 decks334 decks
-1%synergy
Archmage of Runes
22%inclusion63 decks291 decks
8%synergy
Spellheart Chimera
21%inclusion74 decks357 decks
20%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
20%inclusion70 decks357 decks
11%synergy
Enigma Drake
19%inclusion67 decks357 decks
18%synergy
Wizards of Thay
15%inclusion55 decks357 decks
12%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
15%inclusion52 decks357 decks
-2%synergy
Melek, Izzet Paragon
14%inclusion50 decks357 decks
11%synergy
The Emperor of Palamecia
13%inclusion20 decks154 decks
8%synergy
Ashling, Rekindled
13%inclusion15 decks116 decks
10%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
13%inclusion46 decks357 decks
5%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
13%inclusion46 decks357 decks
5%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
12%inclusion43 decks357 decks
4%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
12%inclusion42 decks357 decks
-15%synergy
Baral and Kari Zev
11%inclusion40 decks357 decks
9%synergy
Deranged Assistant
11%inclusion38 decks357 decks
10%synergy
Dirgur Focusmage
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
10%inclusion35 decks357 decks
0%synergy
Eris, Roar of the Storm
10%inclusion35 decks357 decks
6%synergy
Millikin
10%inclusion34 decks357 decks
9%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
8.7%inclusion31 decks357 decks
4%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
7.8%inclusion28 decks357 decks
5%synergy
Rielle, the Everwise
7.6%inclusion27 decks357 decks
5%synergy
Mocking Sprite
6.7%inclusion24 decks357 decks
4%synergy
Abstract Paintmage
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-2%synergy
Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar
6.4%inclusion23 decks357 decks
4%synergy
Muse Seeker
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Coruscation Mage
6.3%inclusion21 decks334 decks
-14%synergy
High Fae Trickster
6.3%inclusion18 decks287 decks
4%synergy
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
6.0%inclusion20 decks331 decks
5%synergy
Ovika, Enigma Goliath
5.9%inclusion21 decks357 decks
0%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
5.7%inclusion19 decks334 decks
1%synergy
Najal, the Storm Runner
5.6%inclusion20 decks357 decks
4%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
5.3%inclusion19 decks357 decks
-3%synergy
Anger
5.3%inclusion19 decks357 decks
2%synergy
Chrome Host Seedshark
5.0%inclusion18 decks357 decks
3%synergy
Kinetic Augur
5.0%inclusion18 decks357 decks
5%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
5.0%inclusion18 decks357 decks
-3%synergy
Mizzix of the Izmagnus
5.0%inclusion18 decks357 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Chemister's Insight
42%inclusion151 decks357 decks
41%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
39%inclusion140 decks357 decks
37%synergy
Consider
39%inclusion139 decks357 decks
16%synergy
Temur Battle Rage
39%inclusion138 decks357 decks
34%synergy
Aetherspouts
36%inclusion127 decks357 decks
33%synergy
Silundi Vision
36%inclusion127 decks357 decks
30%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
34%inclusion122 decks357 decks
28%synergy
Sublime Epiphany
34%inclusion120 decks357 decks
31%synergy
Negate
31%inclusion112 decks357 decks
-1%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
29%inclusion105 decks357 decks
16%synergy
Access Denied
29%inclusion105 decks357 decks
27%synergy
Desertion
29%inclusion104 decks357 decks
29%synergy
Opt
28%inclusion99 decks357 decks
-7%synergy
Behold the Multiverse
28%inclusion99 decks357 decks
26%synergy
Decaying Time Loop
26%inclusion93 decks357 decks
24%synergy
Demand Answers
25%inclusion90 decks357 decks
18%synergy
Soul Read
25%inclusion88 decks357 decks
24%synergy
Counterspell
24%inclusion86 decks357 decks
-28%synergy
Intrude on the Mind
23%inclusion81 decks357 decks
22%synergy
Drown in Dreams
22%inclusion80 decks357 decks
20%synergy
Confounding Riddle
22%inclusion79 decks357 decks
21%synergy
Bolt Bend
22%inclusion78 decks357 decks
18%synergy
Fling
22%inclusion77 decks357 decks
19%synergy
Rain of Revelation
21%inclusion75 decks357 decks
21%synergy
Brainstorm
21%inclusion74 decks357 decks
-22%synergy
Prismari Command
20%inclusion73 decks357 decks
3%synergy
Thought Scour
20%inclusion70 decks357 decks
16%synergy
Izzet Charm
19%inclusion67 decks357 decks
1%synergy
Abrade
19%inclusion67 decks357 decks
-1%synergy
Evacuation
18%inclusion65 decks357 decks
16%synergy
Sink into Stupor
18%inclusion65 decks357 decks
1%synergy
Scatter Arc
17%inclusion60 decks357 decks
17%synergy
Arcane Denial
17%inclusion59 decks357 decks
-13%synergy
Quick Study
16%inclusion58 decks357 decks
13%synergy
Unfathomable Truths
15%inclusion54 decks357 decks
15%synergy
School Daze
15%inclusion18 decks119 decks
15%synergy
Ashling's Command
15%inclusion17 decks116 decks
11%synergy
Return the Favor
15%inclusion52 decks357 decks
8%synergy
Reality Shift
14%inclusion50 decks357 decks
0%synergy
Eject
14%inclusion21 decks150 decks
13%synergy
Snap
13%inclusion47 decks357 decks
-11%synergy
Spellgyre
13%inclusion43 decks331 decks
12%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
13%inclusion46 decks357 decks
-24%synergy
Run for Your Life
12%inclusion44 decks357 decks
12%synergy
Lightning Bolt
12%inclusion42 decks357 decks
-17%synergy
Hurl into History
11%inclusion41 decks357 decks
11%synergy
Scattered Thoughts
11%inclusion41 decks357 decks
11%synergy
Leave in the Dust
11%inclusion41 decks357 decks
11%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
11%inclusion39 decks357 decks
6%synergy
Dismiss
11%inclusion38 decks357 decks
10%synergy
Sorceries
Blasphemous Act
41%inclusion148 decks357 decks
3%synergy
Lórien Revealed
41%inclusion146 decks357 decks
35%synergy
Artful Dodge
38%inclusion137 decks357 decks
36%synergy
Immolating Gyre
33%inclusion117 decks357 decks
31%synergy
Enter the Enigma
28%inclusion86 decks310 decks
21%synergy
Seize the Spoils
28%inclusion99 decks357 decks
21%synergy
Cosmic Epiphany
27%inclusion98 decks357 decks
27%synergy
Vandalblast
27%inclusion96 decks357 decks
1%synergy
Ill-Timed Explosion
26%inclusion94 decks357 decks
23%synergy
Pore Over the Pages
25%inclusion91 decks357 decks
25%synergy
Windfall
25%inclusion89 decks357 decks
0%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
24%inclusion87 decks357 decks
5%synergy
Deep Analysis
24%inclusion86 decks357 decks
17%synergy
Mana Geyser
23%inclusion82 decks357 decks
0%synergy
Slip Through Space
23%inclusion81 decks357 decks
18%synergy
Ponder
22%inclusion80 decks357 decks
-15%synergy
Sundering Eruption
22%inclusion80 decks357 decks
17%synergy
Soul Immolation
22%inclusion18 decks83 decks
21%synergy
Preordain
21%inclusion75 decks357 decks
-13%synergy
Curse of the Swine
18%inclusion65 decks357 decks
12%synergy
Waltz of Rage
18%inclusion55 decks310 decks
17%synergy
Gandalf's Sanction
17%inclusion61 decks357 decks
14%synergy
Bond of Insight
16%inclusion57 decks357 decks
15%synergy
Traumatize
15%inclusion53 decks357 decks
14%synergy
Pirate's Prize
14%inclusion50 decks357 decks
12%synergy
Chain Reaction
13%inclusion48 decks357 decks
8%synergy
Seize the Storm
13%inclusion48 decks357 decks
13%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
13%inclusion47 decks357 decks
8%synergy
Inspired Tinkering
12%inclusion44 decks357 decks
9%synergy
Hit the Mother Lode
12%inclusion44 decks357 decks
8%synergy
Cut Your Losses
12%inclusion43 decks357 decks
11%synergy
Past in Flames
11%inclusion40 decks357 decks
-1%synergy
Crash Through
11%inclusion40 decks357 decks
7%synergy
Inspiration from Beyond
11%inclusion32 decks287 decks
11%synergy
Experimental Overload
11%inclusion39 decks357 decks
9%synergy
Volcanic Vision
11%inclusion38 decks357 decks
8%synergy
Solve the Equation
10%inclusion36 decks357 decks
-3%synergy
Nibelheim Aflame
10%inclusion15 decks153 decks
8%synergy
Epic Experiment
10%inclusion34 decks357 decks
4%synergy
Wash Out
9.2%inclusion33 decks357 decks
8%synergy
Expressive Iteration
9.2%inclusion33 decks357 decks
-15%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
9.0%inclusion32 decks357 decks
0%synergy
Glimpse the Impossible
8.7%inclusion31 decks357 decks
7%synergy
Summons of Saruman
8.4%inclusion30 decks357 decks
8%synergy
Brass's Bounty
7.8%inclusion28 decks357 decks
1%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
7.6%inclusion27 decks357 decks
4%synergy
Sorceress's Schemes
7.3%inclusion11 decks150 decks
5%synergy
Rise from the Tides
7.3%inclusion26 decks357 decks
6%synergy
Serum Visions
7.3%inclusion26 decks357 decks
-10%synergy
Ancestral Reminiscence
7.3%inclusion26 decks357 decks
7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
41%inclusion145 decks357 decks
12%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
21%inclusion76 decks357 decks
12%synergy
Winged Boots
13%inclusion47 decks357 decks
10%synergy
Lightning Greaves
12%inclusion43 decks357 decks
-13%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
11%inclusion38 decks357 decks
6%synergy
Glamdring
11%inclusion38 decks357 decks
9%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
10%inclusion34 decks357 decks
6%synergy
Runechanter's Pike
8.1%inclusion29 decks357 decks
7%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
8.1%inclusion29 decks357 decks
-1%synergy
Primal Amulet
7.8%inclusion28 decks357 decks
3%synergy
Ruby Medallion
6.4%inclusion23 decks357 decks
-4%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
5.8%inclusion20 decks346 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Double Vision
25%inclusion89 decks357 decks
21%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
15%inclusion53 decks357 decks
8%synergy
Propaganda
14%inclusion51 decks357 decks
-1%synergy
Shark Typhoon
12%inclusion42 decks357 decks
4%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
11%inclusion40 decks357 decks
8%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
10%inclusion29 decks287 decks
5%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
9.2%inclusion33 decks357 decks
6%synergy
Fiery Inscription
7.6%inclusion27 decks357 decks
-2%synergy
Aqueous Form
6.7%inclusion24 decks357 decks
4%synergy
Search for Azcanta
6.7%inclusion24 decks357 decks
6%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
5.6%inclusion20 decks357 decks
-11%synergy
Artist's Talent
5.1%inclusion17 decks334 decks
-2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Crackling Wit
5.1%inclusion17 decks334 decks
-7%synergy
Utility Lands
Mystic Sanctuary
40%inclusion144 decks357 decks
14%synergy
Reliquary Tower
35%inclusion125 decks357 decks
-14%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
19%inclusion67 decks357 decks
10%synergy
Restless Spire
10%inclusion34 decks357 decks
4%synergy
Witch's Clinic
8.1%inclusion29 decks357 decks
7%synergy
Arena of Glory
7.6%inclusion27 decks357 decks
3%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
7.0%inclusion25 decks357 decks
1%synergy
Agna Qel'a
6.9%inclusion7 decks101 decks
4%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
6.7%inclusion24 decks357 decks
1%synergy
Forgotten Cave
6.2%inclusion22 decks357 decks
0%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.9%inclusion21 decks357 decks
-4%synergy
Castle Vantress
5.9%inclusion21 decks357 decks
1%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
5.6%inclusion20 decks357 decks
-13%synergy
Mistrise Village
5.5%inclusion11 decks199 decks
-10%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
5.0%inclusion18 decks357 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
87%inclusion312 decks357 decks
5%synergy
Izzet Signet
74%inclusion263 decks357 decks
17%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
68%inclusion243 decks357 decks
14%synergy
Sol Ring
68%inclusion241 decks357 decks
-19%synergy
Fellwar Stone
41%inclusion146 decks357 decks
9%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
37%inclusion47 decks128 decks
31%synergy
Thought Vessel
29%inclusion104 decks357 decks
-7%synergy
Sky Diamond
25%inclusion90 decks357 decks
17%synergy
Mind Stone
25%inclusion89 decks357 decks
2%synergy
Fire Diamond
24%inclusion84 decks357 decks
16%synergy
Sonic Screwdriver
15%inclusion54 decks357 decks
14%synergy
Commander's Sphere
14%inclusion49 decks357 decks
0%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
12%inclusion42 decks357 decks
3%synergy
Star Compass
7.6%inclusion27 decks357 decks
6%synergy
Cursed Mirror
6.4%inclusion23 decks357 decks
-1%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
5.0%inclusion18 decks357 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Island
99%inclusion353 decks357 decks
1%synergy
Mountain
98%inclusion351 decks357 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion313 decks357 decks
1%synergy
Sulfur Falls
75%inclusion266 decks357 decks
8%synergy
Shivan Reef
69%inclusion245 decks357 decks
9%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
57%inclusion205 decks357 decks
13%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
56%inclusion200 decks357 decks
19%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
49%inclusion176 decks357 decks
4%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
47%inclusion169 decks357 decks
8%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
41%inclusion145 decks357 decks
-2%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
39%inclusion140 decks357 decks
37%synergy
Exotic Orchard
36%inclusion130 decks357 decks
2%synergy
Silundi Vision
36%inclusion127 decks357 decks
30%synergy
Ferrous Lake
33%inclusion119 decks357 decks
8%synergy
Steam Vents
29%inclusion104 decks357 decks
-20%synergy
Thundering Falls
27%inclusion97 decks357 decks
6%synergy
Training Center
25%inclusion91 decks357 decks
-17%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
25%inclusion91 decks357 decks
12%synergy
Myriad Landscape
24%inclusion87 decks357 decks
9%synergy
Fiery Islet
22%inclusion80 decks357 decks
-4%synergy
Sundering Eruption
22%inclusion80 decks357 decks
17%synergy
Sink into Stupor
18%inclusion65 decks357 decks
1%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
18%inclusion64 decks357 decks
-6%synergy
Scalding Tarn
17%inclusion61 decks357 decks
-14%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
16%inclusion57 decks357 decks
-1%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
15%inclusion37 decks239 decks
-7%synergy
Turbulent Springs
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
-3%synergy
Molten Tributary
15%inclusion52 decks357 decks
6%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
13%inclusion46 decks357 decks
5%synergy
Scorched Geyser
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
-5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
12%inclusion42 decks357 decks
-5%synergy
Coastal Peak
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
10%inclusion37 decks357 decks
-4%synergy
Valakut Awakening
10%inclusion37 decks357 decks
1%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
9.0%inclusion32 decks357 decks
0%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
8.7%inclusion31 decks357 decks
-3%synergy
Jwari Disruption
8.7%inclusion31 decks357 decks
6%synergy
Rush of Inspiration
8.1%inclusion29 decks357 decks
5%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
7.6%inclusion27 decks357 decks
-1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
7.3%inclusion26 decks357 decks
-7%synergy
Fabled Passage
6.4%inclusion23 decks357 decks
-4%synergy
Spectacle Summit
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-2%synergy
Prismari Campus
6.2%inclusion22 decks357 decks
1%synergy
Song-Mad Treachery
6.2%inclusion22 decks357 decks
6%synergy
Ash Barrens
5.9%inclusion21 decks357 decks
1%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
5.9%inclusion21 decks357 decks
1%synergy
Eroded Canyon
5.6%inclusion20 decks357 decks
-1%synergy
Volatile Fjord
5.3%inclusion19 decks357 decks
1%synergy