Melek, Reforged Researcher (Commander) - Expensive

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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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Moxfield
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Bender's Waterskin
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
12%synergy
Redirect Lightning
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Sokka's Haiku
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Ember Island Production
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Agna Qel'a
4.0%inclusion1 decks25 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Chandra's Ignition
69%inclusion174 decks251 decks
62%synergy
Mystic Confluence
65%inclusion164 decks251 decks
61%synergy
Spell Swindle
62%inclusion155 decks251 decks
57%synergy
Fact or Fiction
63%inclusion157 decks251 decks
55%synergy
Big Score
73%inclusion183 decks251 decks
51%synergy
Lórien Revealed
55%inclusion137 decks251 decks
48%synergy
Rewind
49%inclusion122 decks251 decks
41%synergy
Gravitic Punch
39%inclusion99 decks251 decks
38%synergy
Unwind
43%inclusion109 decks251 decks
37%synergy
Sublime Epiphany
40%inclusion100 decks251 decks
37%synergy
Top Cards
Frantic Search
73%inclusion184 decks251 decks
32%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
57%inclusion143 decks251 decks
18%synergy
Blasphemous Act
55%inclusion137 decks251 decks
16%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
52%inclusion130 decks251 decks
17%synergy
Deflecting Swat
49%inclusion124 decks251 decks
30%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
48%inclusion120 decks251 decks
34%synergy
Faithless Looting
47%inclusion118 decks251 decks
14%synergy
Chaos Warp
46%inclusion116 decks251 decks
3%synergy
Consider
45%inclusion114 decks251 decks
23%synergy
Aetherize
45%inclusion113 decks251 decks
34%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
65%inclusion162 decks251 decks
38%synergy
Jeska's Will
49%inclusion123 decks251 decks
19%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
44%inclusion110 decks251 decks
22%synergy
Rhystic Study
42%inclusion106 decks251 decks
17%synergy
Mystical Tutor
37%inclusion94 decks251 decks
15%synergy
Ancient Tomb
36%inclusion91 decks251 decks
25%synergy
Force of Will
29%inclusion74 decks251 decks
17%synergy
Gamble
22%inclusion56 decks251 decks
5%synergy
The One Ring
20%inclusion49 decks251 decks
10%synergy
Mana Vault
20%inclusion49 decks251 decks
11%synergy
Creatures
Haughty Djinn
40%inclusion100 decks251 decks
33%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
31%inclusion79 decks251 decks
2%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
30%inclusion76 decks251 decks
21%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
29%inclusion49 decks168 decks
17%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
24%inclusion43 decks182 decks
16%synergy
Archmage of Runes
22%inclusion28 decks128 decks
9%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
21%inclusion52 decks251 decks
19%synergy
Dockside Extortionist
18%inclusion46 decks251 decks
15%synergy
Guttersnipe
18%inclusion45 decks251 decks
-8%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
18%inclusion30 decks168 decks
10%synergy
Crackling Drake
16%inclusion41 decks251 decks
14%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
16%inclusion39 decks251 decks
-2%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
16%inclusion39 decks251 decks
11%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
15%inclusion23 decks154 decks
-6%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
14%inclusion35 decks251 decks
10%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
13%inclusion32 decks251 decks
-3%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
12%inclusion30 decks251 decks
-17%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
12%inclusion29 decks251 decks
3%synergy
Wizards of Thay
12%inclusion29 decks251 decks
8%synergy
Young Pyromancer
11%inclusion28 decks251 decks
-7%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
10%inclusion26 decks251 decks
7%synergy
Enigma Drake
10%inclusion26 decks251 decks
9%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
10%inclusion25 decks251 decks
1%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
10%inclusion25 decks251 decks
1%synergy
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
10%inclusion15 decks152 decks
9%synergy
Urabrask
10%inclusion24 decks251 decks
1%synergy
Spark Double
10%inclusion24 decks251 decks
4%synergy
Melek, Izzet Paragon
9.2%inclusion23 decks251 decks
5%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
9.1%inclusion14 decks154 decks
5%synergy
Marang River Regent
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Bria, Riptide Rogue
8.4%inclusion17 decks202 decks
4%synergy
Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar
8.4%inclusion21 decks251 decks
5%synergy
Spellheart Chimera
8.4%inclusion21 decks251 decks
7%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
8.0%inclusion20 decks251 decks
-10%synergy
Ledger Shredder
7.2%inclusion18 decks251 decks
4%synergy
Rielle, the Everwise
6.8%inclusion17 decks251 decks
4%synergy
Spellseeker
6.8%inclusion17 decks251 decks
1%synergy
Ral, Monsoon Mage
6.4%inclusion11 decks171 decks
1%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
6.4%inclusion5 decks78 decks
-4%synergy
Mizzix of the Izmagnus
6.4%inclusion16 decks251 decks
4%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
6.4%inclusion16 decks251 decks
-1%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
6.0%inclusion15 decks251 decks
-1%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
5.8%inclusion9 decks154 decks
-3%synergy
Baral and Kari Zev
5.6%inclusion14 decks251 decks
3%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
5.6%inclusion14 decks251 decks
-4%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
5.6%inclusion14 decks251 decks
4%synergy
High Fae Trickster
5.5%inclusion7 decks127 decks
4%synergy
Eris, Roar of the Storm
5.5%inclusion10 decks182 decks
1%synergy
Archaeomancer
5.2%inclusion13 decks251 decks
2%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
5.2%inclusion13 decks251 decks
1%synergy
Instants
Brainstorm
37%inclusion93 decks251 decks
-7%synergy
Desertion
35%inclusion87 decks251 decks
34%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
32%inclusion81 decks251 decks
30%synergy
Sink into Stupor
32%inclusion55 decks171 decks
15%synergy
Soul's Fire
32%inclusion80 decks251 decks
30%synergy
Mana Drain
30%inclusion75 decks251 decks
13%synergy
Seething Song
29%inclusion72 decks251 decks
10%synergy
Temur Battle Rage
29%inclusion72 decks251 decks
24%synergy
Practical Research
29%inclusion72 decks251 decks
27%synergy
Decaying Time Loop
28%inclusion70 decks251 decks
26%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
27%inclusion68 decks251 decks
21%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
26%inclusion49 decks186 decks
22%synergy
Pongify
26%inclusion66 decks251 decks
-1%synergy
Silundi Vision
26%inclusion66 decks251 decks
21%synergy
Intrude on the Mind
26%inclusion65 decks251 decks
26%synergy
Opt
25%inclusion64 decks251 decks
-11%synergy
Chemister's Insight
25%inclusion62 decks251 decks
23%synergy
Access Denied
24%inclusion61 decks251 decks
21%synergy
Counterspell
24%inclusion60 decks251 decks
-29%synergy
Snap
23%inclusion58 decks251 decks
0%synergy
Drown in Dreams
23%inclusion58 decks251 decks
21%synergy
Aetherspouts
23%inclusion57 decks251 decks
20%synergy
Arcane Denial
23%inclusion57 decks251 decks
-7%synergy
Swan Song
22%inclusion56 decks251 decks
1%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
21%inclusion53 decks251 decks
-14%synergy
Soul Read
21%inclusion53 decks251 decks
21%synergy
Lightning Bolt
20%inclusion51 decks251 decks
-8%synergy
Bolt Bend
20%inclusion50 decks251 decks
16%synergy
Force of Negation
19%inclusion48 decks251 decks
9%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
19%inclusion27 decks143 decks
11%synergy
Valakut Awakening
18%inclusion46 decks251 decks
9%synergy
Behold the Multiverse
18%inclusion44 decks251 decks
16%synergy
Thought Scour
18%inclusion44 decks251 decks
14%synergy
Fling
17%inclusion42 decks251 decks
14%synergy
Nexus of Fate
17%inclusion42 decks251 decks
15%synergy
School Daze
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
16%synergy
Flusterstorm
16%inclusion39 decks251 decks
4%synergy
Negate
16%inclusion39 decks251 decks
-18%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
15%inclusion38 decks251 decks
12%synergy
Abrade
14%inclusion36 decks251 decks
-5%synergy
Evacuation
14%inclusion36 decks251 decks
12%synergy
Brain Freeze
14%inclusion35 decks251 decks
5%synergy
Prismari Command
14%inclusion34 decks251 decks
-2%synergy
Storm King's Thunder
14%inclusion34 decks251 decks
11%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
13%inclusion33 decks251 decks
-4%synergy
Return the Favor
13%inclusion24 decks184 decks
8%synergy
Rain of Revelation
13%inclusion32 decks251 decks
12%synergy
Demand Answers
12%inclusion31 decks251 decks
5%synergy
Dig Through Time
12%inclusion31 decks251 decks
1%synergy
Hurl into History
12%inclusion30 decks251 decks
12%synergy
Sorceries
Ponder
42%inclusion106 decks251 decks
4%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
41%inclusion104 decks251 decks
33%synergy
Windfall
40%inclusion100 decks251 decks
13%synergy
Mana Geyser
35%inclusion87 decks251 decks
14%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
33%inclusion84 decks251 decks
28%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
32%inclusion81 decks251 decks
13%synergy
Preordain
32%inclusion80 decks251 decks
-3%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
31%inclusion78 decks251 decks
24%synergy
Vandalblast
30%inclusion75 decks251 decks
3%synergy
Pirate's Pillage
29%inclusion72 decks251 decks
23%synergy
Artful Dodge
27%inclusion68 decks251 decks
25%synergy
Solve the Equation
26%inclusion65 decks251 decks
13%synergy
Time Warp
25%inclusion63 decks251 decks
22%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
25%inclusion62 decks251 decks
20%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
24%inclusion61 decks251 decks
19%synergy
Enter the Enigma
23%inclusion33 decks141 decks
17%synergy
Temporal Manipulation
23%inclusion57 decks251 decks
21%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
21%inclusion53 decks251 decks
0%synergy
Immolating Gyre
20%inclusion50 decks251 decks
18%synergy
Sundering Eruption
20%inclusion34 decks171 decks
15%synergy
Past in Flames
19%inclusion47 decks251 decks
7%synergy
Slip Through Space
19%inclusion47 decks251 decks
14%synergy
Capture of Jingzhou
18%inclusion46 decks251 decks
17%synergy
Nibelheim Aflame
17%inclusion13 decks75 decks
16%synergy
Cosmic Epiphany
16%inclusion41 decks251 decks
16%synergy
Pore Over the Pages
15%inclusion37 decks251 decks
14%synergy
Quantum Misalignment
14%inclusion36 decks251 decks
12%synergy
Crackle with Power
14%inclusion35 decks251 decks
6%synergy
Traumatize
13%inclusion32 decks251 decks
12%synergy
Rite of Flame
12%inclusion31 decks251 decks
3%synergy
Epic Experiment
12%inclusion31 decks251 decks
6%synergy
Expressive Iteration
12%inclusion30 decks251 decks
-11%synergy
Ill-Timed Explosion
12%inclusion28 decks243 decks
9%synergy
Hit the Mother Lode
11%inclusion28 decks251 decks
7%synergy
Sorceress's Schemes
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
8%synergy
Waltz of Rage
11%inclusion15 decks138 decks
10%synergy
Call Forth the Tempest
11%inclusion27 decks251 decks
7%synergy
Temporal Mastery
11%inclusion27 decks251 decks
9%synergy
Will of the Jeskai
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Serum Visions
10%inclusion26 decks251 decks
-8%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
10%inclusion26 decks251 decks
6%synergy
Seize the Spoils
10%inclusion26 decks251 decks
5%synergy
Curse of the Swine
10%inclusion24 decks251 decks
3%synergy
Deep Analysis
10%inclusion24 decks251 decks
4%synergy
Expropriate
9.2%inclusion23 decks251 decks
7%synergy
Bribery
9.2%inclusion23 decks251 decks
8%synergy
Bond of Insight
8.8%inclusion22 decks251 decks
8%synergy
Season of Weaving
8.4%inclusion13 decks154 decks
4%synergy
Inspired Tinkering
8.4%inclusion21 decks251 decks
5%synergy
Pirate's Prize
8.4%inclusion21 decks251 decks
7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
29%inclusion74 decks251 decks
0%synergy
Lightning Greaves
20%inclusion50 decks251 decks
-4%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
15%inclusion38 decks251 decks
7%synergy
Shadowspear
14%inclusion36 decks251 decks
11%synergy
Primal Amulet
12%inclusion30 decks251 decks
7%synergy
Winged Boots
11%inclusion28 decks251 decks
8%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
11%inclusion28 decks251 decks
6%synergy
Ruby Medallion
10%inclusion25 decks251 decks
1%synergy
Glamdring
10%inclusion24 decks251 decks
8%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
9.3%inclusion15 decks161 decks
8%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.8%inclusion22 decks251 decks
-2%synergy
Runechanter's Pike
8.4%inclusion21 decks251 decks
7%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
8.4%inclusion21 decks251 decks
5%synergy
Isochron Scepter
7.2%inclusion18 decks251 decks
-1%synergy
Enchantments
Mystic Remora
29%inclusion72 decks251 decks
9%synergy
Double Vision
22%inclusion54 decks251 decks
18%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
19%inclusion47 decks251 decks
11%synergy
Underworld Breach
16%inclusion41 decks251 decks
4%synergy
Shark Typhoon
12%inclusion29 decks251 decks
4%synergy
Propaganda
11%inclusion27 decks251 decks
-4%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
10%inclusion25 decks251 decks
6%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
9.4%inclusion12 decks127 decks
4%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
8.4%inclusion21 decks251 decks
-8%synergy
Search for Azcanta
8.0%inclusion20 decks251 decks
7%synergy
Fiery Inscription
7.6%inclusion19 decks251 decks
-4%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
7.2%inclusion18 decks251 decks
0%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
6.8%inclusion17 decks251 decks
3%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
5.2%inclusion13 decks251 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
7.2%inclusion18 decks251 decks
5%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
5.8%inclusion9 decks154 decks
-7%synergy
Utility Lands
Mystic Sanctuary
53%inclusion134 decks251 decks
28%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
53%inclusion132 decks251 decks
34%synergy
Reliquary Tower
41%inclusion102 decks251 decks
-9%synergy
Rogue's Passage
37%inclusion92 decks251 decks
23%synergy
Urza's Saga
24%inclusion59 decks251 decks
15%synergy
Arena of Glory
23%inclusion39 decks168 decks
19%synergy
Mistrise Village
22%inclusion20 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Witch's Clinic
19%inclusion47 decks251 decks
17%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
14%inclusion34 decks251 decks
9%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
13%inclusion32 decks251 decks
3%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
13%inclusion32 decks251 decks
7%synergy
Command Beacon
12%inclusion31 decks251 decks
9%synergy
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
8.8%inclusion22 decks251 decks
5%synergy
Castle Vantress
7.6%inclusion19 decks251 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
89%inclusion224 decks251 decks
6%synergy
Sol Ring
80%inclusion202 decks251 decks
-6%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
74%inclusion186 decks251 decks
19%synergy
Izzet Signet
62%inclusion155 decks251 decks
2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
48%inclusion121 decks251 decks
16%synergy
Thought Vessel
32%inclusion80 decks251 decks
-5%synergy
Mana Crypt
19%inclusion47 decks251 decks
16%synergy
Chrome Mox
19%inclusion47 decks251 decks
9%synergy
Lotus Petal
18%inclusion44 decks251 decks
4%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
18%inclusion44 decks251 decks
15%synergy
Mind Stone
15%inclusion37 decks251 decks
-10%synergy
Mox Diamond
14%inclusion34 decks251 decks
7%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
12%inclusion29 decks251 decks
1%synergy
Mox Opal
10%inclusion25 decks251 decks
2%synergy
Sky Diamond
8.8%inclusion22 decks251 decks
0%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
8.8%inclusion22 decks251 decks
4%synergy
Cursed Mirror
8.4%inclusion21 decks251 decks
1%synergy
Sonic Screwdriver
8.0%inclusion20 decks251 decks
7%synergy
Grim Monolith
7.6%inclusion19 decks251 decks
5%synergy
Fire Diamond
7.6%inclusion19 decks251 decks
-1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
6.8%inclusion17 decks251 decks
-9%synergy
Worn Powerstone
6.8%inclusion17 decks251 decks
3%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
6.8%inclusion17 decks251 decks
3%synergy
Mox Amber
6.0%inclusion15 decks251 decks
-3%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
6.0%inclusion15 decks251 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Island
93%inclusion233 decks251 decks
-5%synergy
Mountain
92%inclusion232 decks251 decks
-5%synergy
Command Tower
92%inclusion232 decks251 decks
5%synergy
Steam Vents
92%inclusion230 decks251 decks
45%synergy
Volcanic Island
89%inclusion223 decks251 decks
74%synergy
Scalding Tarn
84%inclusion212 decks251 decks
54%synergy
Training Center
84%inclusion210 decks251 decks
40%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
70%inclusion175 decks251 decks
30%synergy
Sulfur Falls
67%inclusion169 decks251 decks
2%synergy
Shivan Reef
65%inclusion164 decks251 decks
6%synergy
Thundering Falls
64%inclusion160 decks251 decks
43%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
52%inclusion131 decks251 decks
10%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
50%inclusion125 decks251 decks
26%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
41%inclusion104 decks251 decks
33%synergy
Polluted Delta
41%inclusion103 decks251 decks
30%synergy
Flooded Strand
41%inclusion102 decks251 decks
30%synergy
Misty Rainforest
41%inclusion102 decks251 decks
30%synergy
Fiery Islet
39%inclusion99 decks251 decks
13%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
39%inclusion44 decks112 decks
18%synergy
Arid Mesa
37%inclusion94 decks251 decks
28%synergy
Wooded Foothills
37%inclusion92 decks251 decks
28%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
36%inclusion91 decks251 decks
27%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
33%inclusion82 decks251 decks
-7%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
32%inclusion81 decks251 decks
30%synergy
Sink into Stupor
32%inclusion55 decks171 decks
15%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
29%inclusion49 decks168 decks
17%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
29%inclusion73 decks251 decks
-15%synergy
Exotic Orchard
29%inclusion72 decks251 decks
-5%synergy
Prismatic Vista
27%inclusion67 decks251 decks
20%synergy
Silundi Vision
26%inclusion66 decks251 decks
21%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
25%inclusion62 decks251 decks
20%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
20%inclusion51 decks251 decks
6%synergy
Mana Confluence
20%inclusion50 decks251 decks
13%synergy
Sundering Eruption
20%inclusion34 decks171 decks
15%synergy
Valakut Awakening
18%inclusion46 decks251 decks
9%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
18%inclusion30 decks168 decks
10%synergy
Ferrous Lake
18%inclusion36 decks205 decks
-6%synergy
City of Brass
17%inclusion43 decks251 decks
9%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
17%inclusion42 decks251 decks
-25%synergy
Myriad Landscape
16%inclusion41 decks251 decks
-1%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
16%inclusion41 decks251 decks
9%synergy
Fabled Passage
14%inclusion36 decks251 decks
6%synergy
Reflecting Pool
12%inclusion31 decks251 decks
7%synergy
Molten Tributary
10%inclusion25 decks251 decks
1%synergy
Volatile Fjord
8.0%inclusion20 decks251 decks
3%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
8.0%inclusion20 decks251 decks
6%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
6.0%inclusion15 decks251 decks
3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
6.0%inclusion15 decks251 decks
-8%synergy
Jwari Disruption
5.6%inclusion14 decks251 decks
3%synergy