Melek, Reforged Researcher (Commander) - Core Spellslinger

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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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Resonating Lute
35%inclusion6 decks17 decks
9%synergy
Rapturous Moment
35%inclusion6 decks17 decks
25%synergy
Tablet of Discovery
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
15%synergy
Sanar, Unfinished Genius
24%inclusion4 decks17 decks
15%synergy
Coastal Peak
24%inclusion4 decks17 decks
14%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Gravitic Punch
67%inclusion34 decks51 decks
66%synergy
Fact or Fiction
69%inclusion35 decks51 decks
62%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
69%inclusion35 decks51 decks
61%synergy
Mystic Confluence
57%inclusion29 decks51 decks
52%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
57%inclusion29 decks51 decks
52%synergy
Haughty Djinn
57%inclusion29 decks51 decks
51%synergy
Spell Swindle
55%inclusion28 decks51 decks
50%synergy
Practical Research
49%inclusion25 decks51 decks
48%synergy
Rogue's Passage
61%inclusion31 decks51 decks
48%synergy
Chemister's Insight
47%inclusion24 decks51 decks
46%synergy
Top Cards
Frantic Search
76%inclusion39 decks51 decks
34%synergy
Big Score
67%inclusion34 decks51 decks
41%synergy
Aetherize
57%inclusion29 decks51 decks
45%synergy
Faithless Looting
55%inclusion28 decks51 decks
23%synergy
Soul's Fire
47%inclusion24 decks51 decks
45%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
47%inclusion24 decks51 decks
12%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
47%inclusion24 decks51 decks
19%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
43%inclusion22 decks51 decks
28%synergy
Lórien Revealed
43%inclusion22 decks51 decks
37%synergy
Crackling Drake
43%inclusion22 decks51 decks
41%synergy
Creatures
Goblin Electromancer
41%inclusion21 decks51 decks
13%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
35%inclusion18 decks51 decks
-5%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
31%inclusion16 decks51 decks
30%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
31%inclusion16 decks51 decks
18%synergy
Ashling, Rekindled
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
28%synergy
Enigma Drake
27%inclusion14 decks51 decks
26%synergy
Spellheart Chimera
27%inclusion14 decks51 decks
26%synergy
Wizards of Thay
22%inclusion11 decks51 decks
19%synergy
The Emperor of Palamecia
21%inclusion8 decks39 decks
15%synergy
Young Pyromancer
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Guttersnipe
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
-6%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
-5%synergy
Archmage of Runes
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
5%synergy
High Fae Trickster
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
16%synergy
Dirgur Focusmage
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
10%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
0%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
-3%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Rielle, the Everwise
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Kinetic Augur
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Final-Word Phantom
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
10%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
0%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Melek, Izzet Paragon
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Wonder
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Baral and Kari Zev
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
0%synergy
Deranged Assistant
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Curious Homunculus
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Mizzix of the Izmagnus
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Millikin
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
8%synergy
PuPu UFO
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
7%synergy
Dragonfly Swarm
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Serpent of the Pass
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Abstract Paintmage
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-2%synergy
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Mocking Sprite
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
1%synergy
Ral, Monsoon Mage
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
0%synergy
Picklock Prankster
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
-4%synergy
Rodeo Pyromancers
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Eris, Roar of the Storm
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
2%synergy
Archaeomancer
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Anger
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Illvoi Operative
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Kazuul's Fury
49%inclusion25 decks51 decks
47%synergy
Silundi Vision
43%inclusion22 decks51 decks
38%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
39%inclusion20 decks51 decks
26%synergy
Soul Read
39%inclusion20 decks51 decks
39%synergy
Rewind
39%inclusion20 decks51 decks
33%synergy
Unwind
39%inclusion20 decks51 decks
34%synergy
Temur Battle Rage
33%inclusion17 decks51 decks
29%synergy
Sublime Epiphany
31%inclusion16 decks51 decks
28%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
31%inclusion16 decks51 decks
25%synergy
Chaos Warp
29%inclusion15 decks51 decks
-12%synergy
Aetherspouts
29%inclusion15 decks51 decks
27%synergy
Consider
29%inclusion15 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Confounding Riddle
27%inclusion14 decks51 decks
27%synergy
Demand Answers
27%inclusion14 decks51 decks
20%synergy
Access Denied
25%inclusion13 decks51 decks
23%synergy
Scatter Arc
25%inclusion13 decks51 decks
25%synergy
Behold the Multiverse
25%inclusion13 decks51 decks
24%synergy
Ashling's Command
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Decaying Time Loop
24%inclusion12 decks51 decks
21%synergy
Rain of Revelation
24%inclusion12 decks51 decks
23%synergy
Negate
22%inclusion11 decks51 decks
-11%synergy
School Daze
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Fling
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
17%synergy
Brainstorm
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
-23%synergy
Opt
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
-16%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
17%synergy
Desertion
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
19%synergy
Prismari Command
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
2%synergy
Return the Favor
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
11%synergy
Thought Scour
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
14%synergy
Sink into Stupor
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
0%synergy
Counterspell
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
-34%synergy
Abrade
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
-3%synergy
Evacuation
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
15%synergy
Riverwalk Technique
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
17%synergy
Lightning Bolt
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
-13%synergy
Quick Study
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
12%synergy
Bolt Bend
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
12%synergy
Drown in Dreams
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
13%synergy
Intrude on the Mind
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
15%synergy
Eject
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
14%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
-23%synergy
Scattered Thoughts
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
13%synergy
Jwari Disruption
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
12%synergy
Izzet Charm
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
-4%synergy
Otherworldly Gaze
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
12%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
11%synergy
Redirect Lightning
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Rush of Inspiration
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Elminster's Simulacrum
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
11%synergy
Sorceries
Seize the Spoils
41%inclusion21 decks51 decks
34%synergy
Blasphemous Act
41%inclusion21 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Pirate's Pillage
41%inclusion21 decks51 decks
35%synergy
Immolating Gyre
31%inclusion16 decks51 decks
30%synergy
Deep Analysis
31%inclusion16 decks51 decks
25%synergy
Sundering Eruption
31%inclusion16 decks51 decks
26%synergy
Cosmic Epiphany
31%inclusion16 decks51 decks
31%synergy
Pore Over the Pages
29%inclusion15 decks51 decks
29%synergy
Experimental Overload
29%inclusion15 decks51 decks
28%synergy
Artful Dodge
29%inclusion15 decks51 decks
27%synergy
Vandalblast
25%inclusion13 decks51 decks
0%synergy
Ill-Timed Explosion
25%inclusion13 decks51 decks
23%synergy
Waltz of Rage
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
24%synergy
Windfall
24%inclusion12 decks51 decks
-2%synergy
Seize the Storm
24%inclusion12 decks51 decks
23%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
22%inclusion11 decks51 decks
2%synergy
Gandalf's Sanction
22%inclusion11 decks51 decks
19%synergy
Mana Geyser
22%inclusion11 decks51 decks
-2%synergy
Inspiration from Beyond
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
19%synergy
Soul Immolation
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Preordain
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
-16%synergy
Ponder
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
-22%synergy
Slip Through Space
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
11%synergy
Pirate's Prize
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
14%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
10%synergy
Traumatize
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
15%synergy
Solve the Equation
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Chain Reaction
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Bond of Insight
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
11%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Abstract Performance
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
7%synergy
Steal the Show
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
9%synergy
Quiet Speculation
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
11%synergy
Enter the Enigma
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Nibelheim Aflame
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
9%synergy
Sorceress's Schemes
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
8%synergy
Inspired Tinkering
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Crash Through
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Curse of the Swine
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Glimpse the Impossible
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Beacon Bolt
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Summons of Saruman
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Volcanic Vision
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Epic Experiment
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
2%synergy
Past in Flames
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
-4%synergy
Wash Out
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Song-Mad Treachery
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Aether Gale
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Will of the Jeskai
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
10%synergy
Winged Boots
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
13%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Lightning Greaves
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
-15%synergy
Runechanter's Pike
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Glamdring
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Ruby Medallion
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
-5%synergy
Primal Amulet
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
1%synergy
Enchantments
Double Vision
27%inclusion14 decks51 decks
24%synergy
Propaganda
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
1%synergy
Shark Typhoon
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
-8%synergy
Artist's Talent
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-1%synergy
Aqueous Form
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
2%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Search for Azcanta
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Pain for All
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Desolate Lighthouse
35%inclusion18 decks51 decks
26%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
33%inclusion17 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Reliquary Tower
29%inclusion15 decks51 decks
-20%synergy
Forgotten Cave
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
11%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Mistrise Village
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-6%synergy
Witch's Clinic
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Command Beacon
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
-10%synergy
Agna Qel'a
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Restless Spire
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
1%synergy
Ghost Quarter
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Buried Ruin
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
-1%synergy
Arena of Glory
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
82%inclusion42 decks51 decks
0%synergy
Sol Ring
75%inclusion38 decks51 decks
-12%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
65%inclusion33 decks51 decks
11%synergy
Izzet Signet
63%inclusion32 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
46%synergy
Fellwar Stone
27%inclusion14 decks51 decks
-5%synergy
Thought Vessel
27%inclusion14 decks51 decks
-8%synergy
Mind Stone
22%inclusion11 decks51 decks
-2%synergy
Sky Diamond
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
12%synergy
Fire Diamond
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
1%synergy
Sonic Screwdriver
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Coalition Relic
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
-8%synergy
Worn Powerstone
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
2%synergy
Star Compass
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Glittering Stockpile
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion51 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion51 decks51 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
92%inclusion47 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Sulfur Falls
80%inclusion41 decks51 decks
14%synergy
Shivan Reef
69%inclusion35 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
61%inclusion31 decks51 decks
17%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
57%inclusion29 decks51 decks
20%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
53%inclusion27 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
49%inclusion25 decks51 decks
47%synergy
Exotic Orchard
45%inclusion23 decks51 decks
11%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
45%inclusion23 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
43%inclusion22 decks51 decks
1%synergy
Silundi Vision
43%inclusion22 decks51 decks
38%synergy
Ferrous Lake
35%inclusion18 decks51 decks
10%synergy
Thundering Falls
33%inclusion17 decks51 decks
12%synergy
Steam Vents
31%inclusion16 decks51 decks
-18%synergy
Sundering Eruption
31%inclusion16 decks51 decks
26%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
31%inclusion16 decks51 decks
18%synergy
Myriad Landscape
25%inclusion13 decks51 decks
10%synergy
Scorched Geyser
24%inclusion4 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Training Center
24%inclusion12 decks51 decks
-19%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
-2%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
-4%synergy
Molten Tributary
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
11%synergy
Turbulent Springs
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
0%synergy
Sink into Stupor
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
0%synergy
Fiery Islet
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
-10%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Scalding Tarn
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
-15%synergy
Fabled Passage
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Ash Barrens
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Jwari Disruption
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
12%synergy
Evolving Wilds
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
-3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
-1%synergy
Hidden Grotto
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Rush of Inspiration
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
-6%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Valakut Awakening
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
2%synergy
Song-Mad Treachery
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Volatile Fjord
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
-1%synergy
Conduit Pylons
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Prismari Campus
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
1%synergy
Eroded Canyon
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
-1%synergy
Demolition Field
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Maestros Theater
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
-9%synergy