Melek, Reforged Researcher (Commander) - Budget Core

Melek, Reforged Researcher
Rank #931
35decks
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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Prismari Charm
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
52%synergy
Banishing Betrayal
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Spectacle Summit
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
25%synergy
Sanar, Unfinished Genius
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
24%synergy
Steal the Show
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Aetherize
66%inclusion23 decks35 decks
54%synergy
Chemister's Insight
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
45%synergy
Practical Research
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
44%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
57%inclusion20 decks35 decks
44%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
44%synergy
Gravitic Punch
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
42%synergy
Mystic Confluence
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
41%synergy
Temur Battle Rage
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
38%synergy
Crackling Drake
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
38%synergy
Rain of Revelation
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
37%synergy
Top Cards
Frantic Search
54%inclusion19 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Faithless Looting
51%inclusion18 decks35 decks
19%synergy
Negate
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Fact or Fiction
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
36%synergy
Pirate's Pillage
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
33%synergy
Izzet Charm
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
19%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
30%synergy
Cosmic Epiphany
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
37%synergy
Crash Through
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
30%synergy
Creatures
Spellheart Chimera
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
33%synergy
Young Pyromancer
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Enigma Drake
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
27%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Haughty Djinn
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Mocking Sprite
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Deranged Assistant
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
23%synergy
Rodeo Pyromancers
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
19%synergy
Millikin
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Serpent of the Pass
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Unwelcome Sprite
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Flaring Cinder
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Tanufel Rimespeaker
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Enraged Flamecaster
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Illvoi Operative
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Steamcore Scholar
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Najal, the Storm Runner
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Geyser Drake
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
-26%synergy
Dragonfly Swarm
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Chrome Host Seedshark
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Ovika, Enigma Goliath
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Guttersnipe
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-14%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Archmage of Runes
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Ashling, Rekindled
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Melek, Izzet Paragon
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Storm Skreelix
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Firebrand Archer
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-4%synergy
Baral and Kari Zev
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-18%synergy
Burnished Hart
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Pelargir Survivor
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Arcanis the Omnipotent
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Volshe Tideturner
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Strix Lookout
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Tellah, Great Sage
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
PuPu UFO
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Eddymurk Crab
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Shantotto, Tactician Magician
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Karfell Harbinger
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Wonder
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Kylox, Visionary Inventor
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Scatter Arc
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
34%synergy
Opt
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Soul's Fire
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
32%synergy
Behold the Multiverse
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
33%synergy
Rewind
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
28%synergy
Demand Answers
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
27%synergy
Divergent Equation
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Confounding Riddle
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
31%synergy
Big Score
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Unwind
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
26%synergy
Abrade
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Chaos Warp
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
-13%synergy
Silundi Vision
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
23%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
23%synergy
Evacuation
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
26%synergy
Soul Read
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
25%synergy
Spell Swindle
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
21%synergy
Firebending Lesson
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Fling
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Run Away Together
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
19%synergy
Aetherspouts
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
21%synergy
Leave in the Dust
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
23%synergy
Contact Other Plane
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
21%synergy
Decaying Time Loop
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
18%synergy
Unfathomable Truths
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Repulse
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
19%synergy
Quick Study
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Eject
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
19%synergy
Run for Your Life
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
19%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
18%synergy
Focus the Mind
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Ashling's Command
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Refute
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Hurl into History
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Dismiss
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Essence Scatter
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Contradict
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Thought Scour
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Prismari Command
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Drown in Dreams
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Thoughtflare
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Abandon Attachments
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Countervailing Winds
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Out of Bounds
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Siege Smash
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Scattered Thoughts
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Unsummon
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Out of the Way
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Riverwalk Technique
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Sorceries
Pore Over the Pages
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
34%synergy
Artful Dodge
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
32%synergy
Ill-Timed Explosion
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
31%synergy
Enter the Enigma
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Deep Analysis
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
19%synergy
Waltz of Rage
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Immolating Gyre
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
21%synergy
Slip Through Space
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
18%synergy
Bond of Insight
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
22%synergy
Curse of the Swine
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Seize the Spoils
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Gandalf's Sanction
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Sorceress's Schemes
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
18%synergy
Inspiration from Beyond
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Highway Robbery
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Impolite Entrance
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Soul Immolation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Chart a Course
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Rise from the Tides
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Summons of Saruman
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Pirate's Prize
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Seize the Storm
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Chain Reaction
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Boon of the Wish-Giver
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Tamiyo's Epiphany
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Ancestral Reminiscence
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Flood of Recollection
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Epic Experiment
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Strategic Planning
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Structural Assault
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Cut Your Losses
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Mind Spring
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Thud
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Brass's Bounty
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Sift
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Song-Mad Treachery
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Beacon Bolt
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Sundering Eruption
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Rupture
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Experimental Overload
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Tormenting Voice
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Volcanic Vision
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Uncovered Clues
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Johann's Stopgap
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Stall Out
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Relm's Sketching
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Sleight of Hand
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Demolish
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
19%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
-11%synergy
Adaptive Training Post
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Runechanter's Pike
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Haunted Cloak
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Blitzball Stadium
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Trailblazer's Boots
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Double Vision
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
22%synergy
Aqueous Form
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Pain for All
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Shark Typhoon
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Aether Tunnel
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Fiery Inscription
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-4%synergy
Warstorm Surge
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Sword Coast Sailor
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Security Bypass
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Firemind's Research
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
32%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Temple of the False God
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Restless Spire
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-18%synergy
Forgotten Cave
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Buried Ruin
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Cryptic Caves
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Wandering Fumarole
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Reliquary Tower
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-43%synergy
Bonders' Enclave
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
74%inclusion26 decks35 decks
-8%synergy
Izzet Signet
60%inclusion21 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Sol Ring
54%inclusion19 decks35 decks
-32%synergy
Fire Diamond
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
38%synergy
Sky Diamond
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
35%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
-14%synergy
Mind Stone
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Commander's Sphere
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Fellwar Stone
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
-6%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Star Compass
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Thought Vessel
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-27%synergy
Sonic Screwdriver
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Izzet Locket
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Worn Powerstone
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Manalith
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Prismatic Lens
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion35 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion35 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
74%inclusion26 decks35 decks
-13%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
57%inclusion20 decks35 decks
21%synergy
Sulfur Falls
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
-18%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Exotic Orchard
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Shivan Reef
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
-23%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Silundi Vision
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
23%synergy
Ferrous Lake
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Evolving Wilds
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
18%synergy
Myriad Landscape
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Prismari Campus
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Molten Tributary
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Highland Lake
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Peculiar Lighthouse
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Daily Bugle Building
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Rush of Inspiration
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Song-Mad Treachery
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Demolition Field
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Surtland Frostpyre
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Sundering Eruption
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Eroded Canyon
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Hidden Grotto
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Conduit Pylons
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Thriving Isle
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Maestros Theater
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
The Grey Havens
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Umara Wizard
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-7%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-39%synergy