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
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Soul Immolation
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
31%synergy
Glen Elendra's Answer
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Ashling's Command
7.8%inclusion6 decks77 decks
5%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-5%synergy
Ashling, Rekindled
5.2%inclusion4 decks77 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Chandra's Ignition
70%inclusion162 decks232 decks
62%synergy
Mystic Confluence
63%inclusion147 decks232 decks
59%synergy
Spell Swindle
61%inclusion141 decks232 decks
56%synergy
Fact or Fiction
60%inclusion140 decks232 decks
53%synergy
Lórien Revealed
55%inclusion127 decks232 decks
49%synergy
Big Score
72%inclusion166 decks232 decks
48%synergy
Gravitic Punch
42%inclusion98 decks232 decks
41%synergy
Rewind
48%inclusion111 decks232 decks
41%synergy
Unwind
45%inclusion104 decks232 decks
39%synergy
Aetherize
48%inclusion112 decks232 decks
36%synergy
Top Cards
Frantic Search
73%inclusion170 decks232 decks
32%synergy
Blasphemous Act
57%inclusion132 decks232 decks
19%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
56%inclusion129 decks232 decks
17%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
51%inclusion118 decks232 decks
17%synergy
Deflecting Swat
49%inclusion113 decks232 decks
28%synergy
Chaos Warp
48%inclusion111 decks232 decks
6%synergy
Faithless Looting
48%inclusion111 decks232 decks
15%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
46%inclusion107 decks232 decks
32%synergy
Consider
43%inclusion100 decks232 decks
21%synergy
Windfall
43%inclusion99 decks232 decks
16%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
61%inclusion141 decks232 decks
36%synergy
Jeska's Will
47%inclusion109 decks232 decks
18%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
44%inclusion101 decks232 decks
22%synergy
Rhystic Study
39%inclusion91 decks232 decks
15%synergy
Mystical Tutor
34%inclusion78 decks232 decks
11%synergy
Ancient Tomb
28%inclusion66 decks232 decks
18%synergy
Force of Will
26%inclusion60 decks232 decks
13%synergy
Gamble
19%inclusion43 decks232 decks
1%synergy
The One Ring
16%inclusion36 decks232 decks
6%synergy
Mana Vault
14%inclusion33 decks232 decks
5%synergy
Creatures
Haughty Djinn
40%inclusion93 decks232 decks
33%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
29%inclusion60 decks204 decks
17%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
29%inclusion68 decks232 decks
0%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
28%inclusion64 decks232 decks
19%synergy
Archmage of Runes
22%inclusion36 decks165 decks
9%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
22%inclusion50 decks232 decks
20%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
21%inclusion47 decks219 decks
14%synergy
Guttersnipe
21%inclusion48 decks232 decks
-5%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
19%inclusion38 decks204 decks
11%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
18%inclusion41 decks232 decks
1%synergy
Crackling Drake
16%inclusion37 decks232 decks
13%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
16%inclusion36 decks232 decks
11%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
15%inclusion29 decks191 decks
-6%synergy
Wizards of Thay
13%inclusion30 decks232 decks
10%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
13%inclusion29 decks232 decks
-16%synergy
Young Pyromancer
11%inclusion26 decks232 decks
-6%synergy
Spark Double
11%inclusion26 decks232 decks
6%synergy
Enigma Drake
11%inclusion26 decks232 decks
10%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
11%inclusion25 decks232 decks
8%synergy
Dockside Extortionist
10%inclusion24 decks232 decks
8%synergy
Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar
10%inclusion24 decks232 decks
8%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
10%inclusion24 decks232 decks
2%synergy
Melek, Izzet Paragon
9.5%inclusion22 decks232 decks
6%synergy
Spellheart Chimera
9.1%inclusion21 decks232 decks
8%synergy
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
9.0%inclusion17 decks188 decks
8%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
8.6%inclusion20 decks232 decks
-9%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
8.2%inclusion19 decks232 decks
5%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
8.2%inclusion19 decks232 decks
-7%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
8.2%inclusion9 decks110 decks
-3%synergy
Rielle, the Everwise
7.8%inclusion18 decks232 decks
5%synergy
Bria, Riptide Rogue
7.8%inclusion18 decks232 decks
3%synergy
Ledger Shredder
7.8%inclusion18 decks232 decks
5%synergy
The Emperor of Palamecia
7.3%inclusion8 decks110 decks
2%synergy
Mizzix of the Izmagnus
6.9%inclusion16 decks232 decks
5%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
6.8%inclusion13 decks191 decks
2%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
6.5%inclusion15 decks232 decks
-2%synergy
Archaeomancer
6.5%inclusion15 decks232 decks
4%synergy
Marang River Regent
6.3%inclusion8 decks126 decks
5%synergy
Dragonfly Swarm
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
6%synergy
High Fae Trickster
6.1%inclusion10 decks163 decks
4%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
6.0%inclusion14 decks232 decks
-3%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
6.0%inclusion14 decks232 decks
4%synergy
Eris, Roar of the Storm
5.9%inclusion13 decks219 decks
2%synergy
Ral, Monsoon Mage
5.8%inclusion12 decks206 decks
0%synergy
Spellseeker
5.6%inclusion13 decks232 decks
0%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
5.3%inclusion10 decks190 decks
-3%synergy
Sakashima the Impostor
5.2%inclusion12 decks232 decks
4%synergy
Anger
5.2%inclusion12 decks232 decks
2%synergy
Instants
Brainstorm
38%inclusion89 decks232 decks
-5%synergy
Soul's Fire
38%inclusion88 decks232 decks
36%synergy
Sublime Epiphany
38%inclusion87 decks232 decks
34%synergy
Sink into Stupor
35%inclusion72 decks206 decks
18%synergy
Desertion
35%inclusion81 decks232 decks
34%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
34%inclusion80 decks232 decks
32%synergy
Temur Battle Rage
33%inclusion77 decks232 decks
28%synergy
Practical Research
30%inclusion70 decks232 decks
29%synergy
Silundi Vision
30%inclusion69 decks232 decks
24%synergy
Seething Song
29%inclusion68 decks232 decks
10%synergy
Counterspell
29%inclusion67 decks232 decks
-24%synergy
Chemister's Insight
28%inclusion65 decks232 decks
27%synergy
Pongify
28%inclusion64 decks232 decks
0%synergy
Mana Drain
27%inclusion63 decks232 decks
11%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
27%inclusion63 decks232 decks
21%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
25%inclusion56 decks223 decks
21%synergy
Opt
25%inclusion58 decks232 decks
-11%synergy
Aetherspouts
24%inclusion56 decks232 decks
22%synergy
Soul Read
24%inclusion55 decks232 decks
23%synergy
Decaying Time Loop
22%inclusion52 decks232 decks
20%synergy
Access Denied
22%inclusion52 decks232 decks
19%synergy
Arcane Denial
22%inclusion51 decks232 decks
-7%synergy
Intrude on the Mind
22%inclusion50 decks232 decks
21%synergy
Snap
22%inclusion50 decks232 decks
-2%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
21%inclusion49 decks232 decks
-15%synergy
Drown in Dreams
21%inclusion48 decks232 decks
18%synergy
Lightning Bolt
20%inclusion47 decks232 decks
-8%synergy
Bolt Bend
20%inclusion47 decks232 decks
17%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
20%inclusion36 decks178 decks
12%synergy
Valakut Awakening
19%inclusion45 decks232 decks
10%synergy
Thought Scour
18%inclusion42 decks232 decks
15%synergy
Swan Song
18%inclusion42 decks232 decks
-3%synergy
Behold the Multiverse
18%inclusion42 decks232 decks
16%synergy
School Daze
18%inclusion14 decks79 decks
17%synergy
Fling
18%inclusion41 decks232 decks
15%synergy
Negate
17%inclusion40 decks232 decks
-16%synergy
Evacuation
15%inclusion35 decks232 decks
13%synergy
Sokka's Haiku
15%inclusion13 decks87 decks
15%synergy
Force of Negation
15%inclusion34 decks232 decks
5%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
14%inclusion33 decks232 decks
11%synergy
Abrade
14%inclusion33 decks232 decks
-5%synergy
Prismari Command
14%inclusion33 decks232 decks
-2%synergy
Demand Answers
14%inclusion32 decks232 decks
6%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
13%inclusion31 decks232 decks
-4%synergy
Rain of Revelation
13%inclusion31 decks232 decks
13%synergy
Nexus of Fate
13%inclusion31 decks232 decks
11%synergy
Redirect Lightning
13%inclusion11 decks87 decks
7%synergy
Storm King's Thunder
13%inclusion29 decks232 decks
10%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
12%inclusion27 decks232 decks
-2%synergy
Return the Favor
11%inclusion25 decks221 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Ponder
41%inclusion95 decks232 decks
3%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
41%inclusion94 decks232 decks
32%synergy
Mana Geyser
34%inclusion80 decks232 decks
14%synergy
Pirate's Pillage
33%inclusion76 decks232 decks
27%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
33%inclusion76 decks232 decks
27%synergy
Preordain
31%inclusion72 decks232 decks
-3%synergy
Vandalblast
29%inclusion67 decks232 decks
2%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
28%inclusion66 decks232 decks
9%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
28%inclusion65 decks232 decks
20%synergy
Artful Dodge
27%inclusion62 decks232 decks
25%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
26%inclusion60 decks232 decks
20%synergy
Sundering Eruption
24%inclusion49 decks206 decks
19%synergy
Time Warp
24%inclusion55 decks232 decks
20%synergy
Enter the Enigma
22%inclusion39 decks177 decks
16%synergy
Immolating Gyre
22%inclusion50 decks232 decks
20%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
21%inclusion49 decks232 decks
16%synergy
Solve the Equation
21%inclusion49 decks232 decks
8%synergy
Temporal Manipulation
19%inclusion45 decks232 decks
17%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
19%inclusion44 decks232 decks
-2%synergy
Slip Through Space
19%inclusion44 decks232 decks
14%synergy
Pore Over the Pages
17%inclusion40 decks232 decks
17%synergy
Past in Flames
16%inclusion38 decks232 decks
5%synergy
Cosmic Epiphany
16%inclusion38 decks232 decks
16%synergy
Quantum Misalignment
16%inclusion37 decks232 decks
14%synergy
Nibelheim Aflame
16%inclusion17 decks107 decks
14%synergy
Traumatize
14%inclusion33 decks232 decks
13%synergy
Crackle with Power
14%inclusion32 decks232 decks
6%synergy
Capture of Jingzhou
13%inclusion31 decks232 decks
12%synergy
Seize the Spoils
13%inclusion30 decks232 decks
7%synergy
Ill-Timed Explosion
12%inclusion28 decks232 decks
9%synergy
Epic Experiment
12%inclusion27 decks232 decks
6%synergy
Rite of Flame
12%inclusion27 decks232 decks
2%synergy
Pirate's Prize
11%inclusion26 decks232 decks
10%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
11%inclusion25 decks232 decks
6%synergy
Expressive Iteration
11%inclusion25 decks232 decks
-12%synergy
Sorceress's Schemes
10%inclusion11 decks105 decks
8%synergy
Curse of the Swine
10%inclusion24 decks232 decks
4%synergy
Hit the Mother Lode
10%inclusion24 decks232 decks
6%synergy
Deep Analysis
10%inclusion23 decks232 decks
4%synergy
Bribery
10%inclusion23 decks232 decks
9%synergy
Call Forth the Tempest
9.5%inclusion22 decks232 decks
6%synergy
Serum Visions
9.1%inclusion21 decks232 decks
-9%synergy
Temporal Mastery
9.1%inclusion21 decks232 decks
7%synergy
Stock Up
9.0%inclusion13 decks145 decks
4%synergy
Strike It Rich
8.6%inclusion20 decks232 decks
-3%synergy
Expropriate
8.6%inclusion20 decks232 decks
7%synergy
Waltz of Rage
8.6%inclusion15 decks175 decks
8%synergy
Insurrection
8.2%inclusion19 decks232 decks
6%synergy
Seize the Storm
8.2%inclusion19 decks232 decks
7%synergy
Will of the Jeskai
7.9%inclusion10 decks126 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
29%inclusion68 decks232 decks
0%synergy
Lightning Greaves
23%inclusion53 decks232 decks
-1%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
15%inclusion35 decks232 decks
7%synergy
Shadowspear
15%inclusion34 decks232 decks
11%synergy
Winged Boots
13%inclusion29 decks232 decks
9%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
12%inclusion27 decks232 decks
1%synergy
Primal Amulet
10%inclusion23 decks232 decks
5%synergy
Ruby Medallion
9.5%inclusion22 decks232 decks
0%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
9.1%inclusion21 decks232 decks
5%synergy
Glamdring
9.1%inclusion21 decks232 decks
8%synergy
Runechanter's Pike
9.1%inclusion21 decks232 decks
8%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
8.2%inclusion19 decks232 decks
5%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
8.1%inclusion16 decks197 decks
7%synergy
The Reaver Cleaver
5.2%inclusion12 decks232 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Mystic Remora
23%inclusion53 decks232 decks
3%synergy
Double Vision
19%inclusion44 decks232 decks
15%synergy
Propaganda
16%inclusion38 decks232 decks
1%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
13%inclusion29 decks232 decks
5%synergy
Underworld Breach
10%inclusion24 decks232 decks
-2%synergy
Shark Typhoon
10%inclusion24 decks232 decks
3%synergy
Search for Azcanta
8.6%inclusion20 decks232 decks
8%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
8.0%inclusion13 decks163 decks
2%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
7.3%inclusion17 decks232 decks
-9%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
6.9%inclusion16 decks232 decks
3%synergy
Fiery Inscription
5.6%inclusion13 decks232 decks
-5%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
5.2%inclusion12 decks232 decks
-2%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
5.2%inclusion12 decks232 decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Crackling Wit
7.3%inclusion14 decks191 decks
-5%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
6.5%inclusion15 decks232 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Mystic Sanctuary
51%inclusion118 decks232 decks
26%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
51%inclusion118 decks232 decks
32%synergy
Reliquary Tower
45%inclusion104 decks232 decks
-4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
43%inclusion100 decks232 decks
30%synergy
Arena of Glory
23%inclusion47 decks204 decks
19%synergy
Mistrise Village
21%inclusion27 decks126 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Saga
20%inclusion46 decks232 decks
11%synergy
Witch's Clinic
19%inclusion43 decks232 decks
17%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
14%inclusion33 decks232 decks
10%synergy
Command Beacon
13%inclusion31 decks232 decks
10%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
13%inclusion29 decks232 decks
6%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
12%inclusion28 decks232 decks
2%synergy
Castle Vantress
8.6%inclusion20 decks232 decks
4%synergy
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
7.8%inclusion18 decks232 decks
4%synergy
Agna Qel'a
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion203 decks232 decks
5%synergy
Sol Ring
80%inclusion186 decks232 decks
-6%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
71%inclusion165 decks232 decks
17%synergy
Izzet Signet
59%inclusion137 decks232 decks
0%synergy
Fellwar Stone
44%inclusion101 decks232 decks
12%synergy
Thought Vessel
34%inclusion80 decks232 decks
-2%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
25%inclusion22 decks87 decks
21%synergy
Mind Stone
15%inclusion35 decks232 decks
-9%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
14%inclusion33 decks232 decks
4%synergy
Chrome Mox
13%inclusion31 decks232 decks
4%synergy
Lotus Petal
13%inclusion30 decks232 decks
-1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
10%inclusion23 decks232 decks
-5%synergy
Cursed Mirror
10%inclusion23 decks232 decks
3%synergy
Sonic Screwdriver
10%inclusion23 decks232 decks
8%synergy
Sky Diamond
9.5%inclusion22 decks232 decks
1%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
9.5%inclusion22 decks232 decks
8%synergy
Mana Crypt
9.1%inclusion21 decks232 decks
7%synergy
Mox Diamond
8.6%inclusion20 decks232 decks
2%synergy
Fire Diamond
7.8%inclusion18 decks232 decks
0%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
7.3%inclusion17 decks232 decks
4%synergy
Worn Powerstone
6.5%inclusion15 decks232 decks
3%synergy
Mox Amber
6.5%inclusion15 decks232 decks
-3%synergy
Grim Monolith
6.0%inclusion14 decks232 decks
3%synergy
Mox Opal
6.0%inclusion14 decks232 decks
-2%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
5.6%inclusion13 decks232 decks
4%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
5.2%inclusion12 decks232 decks
1%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
5.2%inclusion12 decks232 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Island
94%inclusion218 decks232 decks
-4%synergy
Mountain
94%inclusion217 decks232 decks
-4%synergy
Steam Vents
91%inclusion211 decks232 decks
43%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion209 decks232 decks
3%synergy
Training Center
83%inclusion192 decks232 decks
40%synergy
Volcanic Island
81%inclusion189 decks232 decks
66%synergy
Scalding Tarn
81%inclusion188 decks232 decks
50%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
73%inclusion170 decks232 decks
33%synergy
Sulfur Falls
72%inclusion168 decks232 decks
7%synergy
Thundering Falls
67%inclusion155 decks232 decks
46%synergy
Shivan Reef
65%inclusion151 decks232 decks
6%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
55%inclusion127 decks232 decks
11%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
52%inclusion121 decks232 decks
28%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
41%inclusion60 decks146 decks
20%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
41%inclusion94 decks232 decks
32%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
36%inclusion84 decks232 decks
-3%synergy
Fiery Islet
35%inclusion82 decks232 decks
9%synergy
Sink into Stupor
35%inclusion72 decks206 decks
18%synergy
Polluted Delta
35%inclusion81 decks232 decks
24%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
34%inclusion80 decks232 decks
32%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
34%inclusion80 decks232 decks
-9%synergy
Flooded Strand
34%inclusion80 decks232 decks
23%synergy
Misty Rainforest
34%inclusion79 decks232 decks
24%synergy
Arid Mesa
33%inclusion76 decks232 decks
23%synergy
Wooded Foothills
31%inclusion72 decks232 decks
22%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
30%inclusion70 decks232 decks
20%synergy
Silundi Vision
30%inclusion69 decks232 decks
24%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
29%inclusion60 decks204 decks
17%synergy
Exotic Orchard
28%inclusion64 decks232 decks
-6%synergy
Prismatic Vista
26%inclusion60 decks232 decks
19%synergy
Sundering Eruption
24%inclusion49 decks206 decks
19%synergy
Ferrous Lake
21%inclusion49 decks232 decks
-3%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
21%inclusion49 decks232 decks
16%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
21%inclusion49 decks232 decks
6%synergy
Valakut Awakening
19%inclusion45 decks232 decks
10%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
19%inclusion44 decks232 decks
-21%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
19%inclusion38 decks204 decks
11%synergy
Fabled Passage
15%inclusion35 decks232 decks
7%synergy
Myriad Landscape
15%inclusion35 decks232 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Confluence
15%inclusion34 decks232 decks
7%synergy
City of Brass
13%inclusion30 decks232 decks
5%synergy
Reflecting Pool
12%inclusion27 decks232 decks
7%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
12%inclusion27 decks232 decks
4%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
9.1%inclusion21 decks232 decks
7%synergy
Molten Tributary
8.6%inclusion20 decks232 decks
0%synergy
Path of Ancestry
7.3%inclusion17 decks232 decks
-6%synergy
Jwari Disruption
7.3%inclusion17 decks232 decks
5%synergy
Volatile Fjord
6.5%inclusion15 decks232 decks
2%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
5.6%inclusion13 decks232 decks
-12%synergy
Evolving Wilds
5.6%inclusion13 decks232 decks
-12%synergy