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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Bender's Waterskin
13%inclusion7 decks53 decks
12%synergy
Sokka's Haiku
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
9%synergy
Redirect Lightning
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
7%synergy
Agna Qel'a
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Ember Island Production
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Chandra's Ignition
70%inclusion172 decks246 decks
63%synergy
Mystic Confluence
66%inclusion162 decks246 decks
61%synergy
Spell Swindle
63%inclusion154 decks246 decks
57%synergy
Fact or Fiction
63%inclusion155 decks246 decks
55%synergy
Big Score
73%inclusion180 decks246 decks
51%synergy
Lórien Revealed
54%inclusion133 decks246 decks
48%synergy
Rewind
49%inclusion121 decks246 decks
42%synergy
Gravitic Punch
40%inclusion99 decks246 decks
39%synergy
Unwind
43%inclusion107 decks246 decks
37%synergy
Sublime Epiphany
39%inclusion97 decks246 decks
36%synergy
Top Cards
Frantic Search
74%inclusion181 decks246 decks
33%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
57%inclusion140 decks246 decks
18%synergy
Blasphemous Act
55%inclusion135 decks246 decks
16%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
52%inclusion129 decks246 decks
18%synergy
Deflecting Swat
49%inclusion121 decks246 decks
29%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
48%inclusion118 decks246 decks
34%synergy
Faithless Looting
47%inclusion116 decks246 decks
14%synergy
Chaos Warp
47%inclusion115 decks246 decks
4%synergy
Aetherize
46%inclusion112 decks246 decks
34%synergy
Consider
45%inclusion111 decks246 decks
23%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
65%inclusion159 decks246 decks
38%synergy
Jeska's Will
50%inclusion122 decks246 decks
20%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
44%inclusion108 decks246 decks
22%synergy
Rhystic Study
42%inclusion104 decks246 decks
17%synergy
Ancient Tomb
37%inclusion91 decks246 decks
26%synergy
Mystical Tutor
37%inclusion90 decks246 decks
14%synergy
Force of Will
29%inclusion72 decks246 decks
17%synergy
Gamble
23%inclusion56 decks246 decks
5%synergy
The One Ring
20%inclusion49 decks246 decks
10%synergy
Mana Vault
20%inclusion49 decks246 decks
11%synergy
Creatures
Haughty Djinn
41%inclusion101 decks246 decks
34%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
32%inclusion79 decks246 decks
3%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
30%inclusion75 decks246 decks
21%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
29%inclusion47 decks164 decks
16%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
24%inclusion42 decks178 decks
16%synergy
Archmage of Runes
22%inclusion27 decks124 decks
9%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
21%inclusion52 decks246 decks
20%synergy
Dockside Extortionist
19%inclusion46 decks246 decks
15%synergy
Guttersnipe
19%inclusion46 decks246 decks
-8%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
18%inclusion29 decks164 decks
10%synergy
Crackling Drake
17%inclusion41 decks246 decks
14%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
16%inclusion24 decks150 decks
-5%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
16%inclusion39 decks246 decks
-2%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
15%inclusion38 decks246 decks
11%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
14%inclusion35 decks246 decks
10%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
13%inclusion32 decks246 decks
-3%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
12%inclusion29 decks246 decks
-17%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
12%inclusion29 decks246 decks
3%synergy
Wizards of Thay
12%inclusion29 decks246 decks
8%synergy
Young Pyromancer
11%inclusion28 decks246 decks
-7%synergy
Enigma Drake
11%inclusion26 decks246 decks
9%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
10%inclusion25 decks246 decks
7%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
10%inclusion25 decks246 decks
1%synergy
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
10%inclusion15 decks148 decks
9%synergy
Urabrask
10%inclusion24 decks246 decks
1%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
10%inclusion24 decks246 decks
1%synergy
Melek, Izzet Paragon
9.3%inclusion23 decks246 decks
6%synergy
Spark Double
9.3%inclusion23 decks246 decks
4%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
9.3%inclusion14 decks150 decks
5%synergy
Bria, Riptide Rogue
8.6%inclusion17 decks198 decks
4%synergy
Spellheart Chimera
8.5%inclusion21 decks246 decks
8%synergy
Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar
8.5%inclusion21 decks246 decks
6%synergy
Marang River Regent
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
7%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
7.7%inclusion19 decks246 decks
-11%synergy
Ledger Shredder
7.3%inclusion18 decks246 decks
4%synergy
Rielle, the Everwise
6.9%inclusion17 decks246 decks
5%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
-4%synergy
High Fae Trickster
6.5%inclusion8 decks123 decks
5%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
6.5%inclusion16 decks246 decks
-1%synergy
Spellseeker
6.5%inclusion16 decks246 decks
1%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
6.1%inclusion15 decks246 decks
-1%synergy
Mizzix of the Izmagnus
6.1%inclusion15 decks246 decks
4%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
6.0%inclusion9 decks150 decks
-3%synergy
Ral, Monsoon Mage
6.0%inclusion10 decks167 decks
0%synergy
Baral and Kari Zev
5.7%inclusion14 decks246 decks
3%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
5.7%inclusion14 decks246 decks
-4%synergy
Eris, Roar of the Storm
5.6%inclusion10 decks178 decks
1%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
5.3%inclusion13 decks246 decks
3%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
5.3%inclusion13 decks246 decks
-4%synergy
Archaeomancer
5.3%inclusion13 decks246 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Brainstorm
36%inclusion89 decks246 decks
-8%synergy
Desertion
35%inclusion86 decks246 decks
34%synergy
Soul's Fire
33%inclusion80 decks246 decks
30%synergy
Sink into Stupor
32%inclusion53 decks167 decks
15%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
31%inclusion77 decks246 decks
29%synergy
Mana Drain
30%inclusion74 decks246 decks
13%synergy
Temur Battle Rage
29%inclusion72 decks246 decks
24%synergy
Practical Research
29%inclusion72 decks246 decks
28%synergy
Seething Song
29%inclusion71 decks246 decks
10%synergy
Decaying Time Loop
28%inclusion69 decks246 decks
26%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
27%inclusion67 decks246 decks
21%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
26%inclusion48 decks182 decks
22%synergy
Pongify
26%inclusion64 decks246 decks
-2%synergy
Silundi Vision
26%inclusion64 decks246 decks
21%synergy
Opt
26%inclusion64 decks246 decks
-10%synergy
Intrude on the Mind
26%inclusion63 decks246 decks
25%synergy
Access Denied
25%inclusion61 decks246 decks
22%synergy
Chemister's Insight
25%inclusion61 decks246 decks
23%synergy
Aetherspouts
24%inclusion58 decks246 decks
21%synergy
Counterspell
24%inclusion58 decks246 decks
-30%synergy
Snap
23%inclusion57 decks246 decks
0%synergy
Swan Song
23%inclusion56 decks246 decks
2%synergy
Arcane Denial
23%inclusion56 decks246 decks
-7%synergy
Drown in Dreams
23%inclusion56 decks246 decks
21%synergy
Soul Read
22%inclusion53 decks246 decks
21%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
21%inclusion51 decks246 decks
-14%synergy
Lightning Bolt
21%inclusion51 decks246 decks
-8%synergy
Bolt Bend
20%inclusion48 decks246 decks
16%synergy
Force of Negation
19%inclusion47 decks246 decks
9%synergy
Behold the Multiverse
18%inclusion44 decks246 decks
16%synergy
Valakut Awakening
18%inclusion44 decks246 decks
8%synergy
Thought Scour
17%inclusion43 decks246 decks
14%synergy
Fling
17%inclusion41 decks246 decks
14%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
17%inclusion23 decks139 decks
8%synergy
Nexus of Fate
16%inclusion40 decks246 decks
14%synergy
Negate
16%inclusion39 decks246 decks
-18%synergy
Flusterstorm
16%inclusion39 decks246 decks
4%synergy
School Daze
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
15%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
15%inclusion37 decks246 decks
12%synergy
Abrade
15%inclusion36 decks246 decks
-5%synergy
Evacuation
14%inclusion35 decks246 decks
12%synergy
Brain Freeze
14%inclusion34 decks246 decks
5%synergy
Storm King's Thunder
14%inclusion34 decks246 decks
11%synergy
Prismari Command
14%inclusion34 decks246 decks
-2%synergy
Return the Favor
13%inclusion24 decks180 decks
8%synergy
Rain of Revelation
13%inclusion32 decks246 decks
13%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
13%inclusion31 decks246 decks
-5%synergy
Demand Answers
13%inclusion31 decks246 decks
6%synergy
Hurl into History
12%inclusion30 decks246 decks
12%synergy
Dig Through Time
12%inclusion29 decks246 decks
0%synergy
Sorceries
Ponder
42%inclusion104 decks246 decks
4%synergy
Windfall
41%inclusion100 decks246 decks
14%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
41%inclusion100 decks246 decks
33%synergy
Mana Geyser
35%inclusion87 decks246 decks
15%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
34%inclusion84 decks246 decks
29%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
33%inclusion80 decks246 decks
13%synergy
Preordain
32%inclusion78 decks246 decks
-3%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
31%inclusion77 decks246 decks
24%synergy
Vandalblast
30%inclusion75 decks246 decks
3%synergy
Pirate's Pillage
29%inclusion72 decks246 decks
24%synergy
Artful Dodge
28%inclusion68 decks246 decks
26%synergy
Solve the Equation
26%inclusion64 decks246 decks
13%synergy
Time Warp
25%inclusion62 decks246 decks
22%synergy
Enter the Enigma
25%inclusion34 decks137 decks
18%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
25%inclusion61 decks246 decks
20%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
24%inclusion60 decks246 decks
19%synergy
Temporal Manipulation
23%inclusion56 decks246 decks
21%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
21%inclusion52 decks246 decks
0%synergy
Immolating Gyre
20%inclusion50 decks246 decks
19%synergy
Sundering Eruption
19%inclusion32 decks167 decks
14%synergy
Slip Through Space
19%inclusion47 decks246 decks
14%synergy
Past in Flames
18%inclusion45 decks246 decks
7%synergy
Capture of Jingzhou
18%inclusion45 decks246 decks
17%synergy
Cosmic Epiphany
17%inclusion41 decks246 decks
16%synergy
Nibelheim Aflame
16%inclusion12 decks73 decks
15%synergy
Quantum Misalignment
15%inclusion36 decks246 decks
13%synergy
Pore Over the Pages
15%inclusion36 decks246 decks
14%synergy
Crackle with Power
14%inclusion35 decks246 decks
7%synergy
Traumatize
13%inclusion32 decks246 decks
12%synergy
Epic Experiment
13%inclusion31 decks246 decks
7%synergy
Rite of Flame
12%inclusion30 decks246 decks
3%synergy
Expressive Iteration
12%inclusion29 decks246 decks
-11%synergy
Hit the Mother Lode
11%inclusion28 decks246 decks
7%synergy
Sorceress's Schemes
11%inclusion8 decks71 decks
9%synergy
Call Forth the Tempest
11%inclusion27 decks246 decks
8%synergy
Seize the Spoils
11%inclusion27 decks246 decks
6%synergy
Ill-Timed Explosion
11%inclusion26 decks238 decks
8%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
11%inclusion26 decks246 decks
6%synergy
Serum Visions
11%inclusion26 decks246 decks
-8%synergy
Temporal Mastery
11%inclusion26 decks246 decks
9%synergy
Waltz of Rage
10%inclusion14 decks134 decks
10%synergy
Deep Analysis
10%inclusion24 decks246 decks
4%synergy
Bribery
9.3%inclusion23 decks246 decks
8%synergy
Curse of the Swine
9.3%inclusion23 decks246 decks
3%synergy
Expropriate
9.3%inclusion23 decks246 decks
7%synergy
Will of the Jeskai
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
2%synergy
Season of Weaving
8.7%inclusion13 decks150 decks
5%synergy
Inspired Tinkering
8.5%inclusion21 decks246 decks
5%synergy
Pirate's Prize
8.5%inclusion21 decks246 decks
7%synergy
Stock Up
8.3%inclusion9 decks108 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
29%inclusion72 decks246 decks
0%synergy
Lightning Greaves
20%inclusion49 decks246 decks
-4%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
14%inclusion35 decks246 decks
6%synergy
Shadowspear
14%inclusion35 decks246 decks
10%synergy
Primal Amulet
11%inclusion28 decks246 decks
6%synergy
Winged Boots
11%inclusion27 decks246 decks
8%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
11%inclusion26 decks246 decks
6%synergy
Glamdring
10%inclusion24 decks246 decks
8%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
10%inclusion15 decks157 decks
8%synergy
Ruby Medallion
9.3%inclusion23 decks246 decks
0%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.9%inclusion22 decks246 decks
-2%synergy
Runechanter's Pike
8.5%inclusion21 decks246 decks
7%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
8.5%inclusion21 decks246 decks
5%synergy
Isochron Scepter
6.9%inclusion17 decks246 decks
-1%synergy
Sword of Wealth and Power
5.1%inclusion10 decks198 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Mystic Remora
28%inclusion69 decks246 decks
8%synergy
Double Vision
22%inclusion54 decks246 decks
18%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
19%inclusion46 decks246 decks
11%synergy
Underworld Breach
16%inclusion40 decks246 decks
4%synergy
Shark Typhoon
12%inclusion29 decks246 decks
4%synergy
Propaganda
11%inclusion26 decks246 decks
-5%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
10%inclusion24 decks246 decks
6%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
10%inclusion12 decks123 decks
4%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
8.5%inclusion21 decks246 decks
-7%synergy
Fiery Inscription
7.7%inclusion19 decks246 decks
-3%synergy
Search for Azcanta
7.7%inclusion19 decks246 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
7.3%inclusion18 decks246 decks
0%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
6.9%inclusion17 decks246 decks
3%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
5.3%inclusion13 decks246 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
7.3%inclusion18 decks246 decks
5%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
6.0%inclusion9 decks150 decks
-7%synergy
Utility Lands
Mystic Sanctuary
54%inclusion133 decks246 decks
28%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
52%inclusion127 decks246 decks
33%synergy
Reliquary Tower
40%inclusion99 decks246 decks
-10%synergy
Rogue's Passage
37%inclusion90 decks246 decks
23%synergy
Urza's Saga
24%inclusion58 decks246 decks
15%synergy
Arena of Glory
23%inclusion38 decks164 decks
19%synergy
Mistrise Village
21%inclusion19 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Witch's Clinic
19%inclusion47 decks246 decks
18%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
13%inclusion32 decks246 decks
8%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
13%inclusion32 decks246 decks
3%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
13%inclusion31 decks246 decks
6%synergy
Command Beacon
12%inclusion30 decks246 decks
9%synergy
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
8.9%inclusion22 decks246 decks
5%synergy
Castle Vantress
7.7%inclusion19 decks246 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
89%inclusion218 decks246 decks
5%synergy
Sol Ring
80%inclusion198 decks246 decks
-6%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
74%inclusion182 decks246 decks
19%synergy
Izzet Signet
61%inclusion151 decks246 decks
1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
48%inclusion118 decks246 decks
16%synergy
Thought Vessel
32%inclusion79 decks246 decks
-5%synergy
Mana Crypt
19%inclusion47 decks246 decks
16%synergy
Chrome Mox
19%inclusion46 decks246 decks
9%synergy
Lotus Petal
18%inclusion44 decks246 decks
5%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
18%inclusion44 decks246 decks
15%synergy
Mind Stone
14%inclusion35 decks246 decks
-11%synergy
Mox Diamond
13%inclusion33 decks246 decks
7%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
11%inclusion28 decks246 decks
1%synergy
Mox Opal
10%inclusion25 decks246 decks
2%synergy
Sky Diamond
8.9%inclusion22 decks246 decks
0%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
8.9%inclusion22 decks246 decks
4%synergy
Cursed Mirror
8.5%inclusion21 decks246 decks
1%synergy
Grim Monolith
7.7%inclusion19 decks246 decks
5%synergy
Fire Diamond
7.7%inclusion19 decks246 decks
-1%synergy
Sonic Screwdriver
7.7%inclusion19 decks246 decks
6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
6.9%inclusion17 decks246 decks
-9%synergy
Worn Powerstone
6.9%inclusion17 decks246 decks
3%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
6.9%inclusion17 decks246 decks
3%synergy
Mox Amber
6.1%inclusion15 decks246 decks
-3%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
6.1%inclusion15 decks246 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Mountain
93%inclusion229 decks246 decks
-4%synergy
Island
93%inclusion228 decks246 decks
-5%synergy
Command Tower
92%inclusion227 decks246 decks
5%synergy
Steam Vents
91%inclusion225 decks246 decks
45%synergy
Volcanic Island
89%inclusion218 decks246 decks
74%synergy
Scalding Tarn
85%inclusion209 decks246 decks
54%synergy
Training Center
84%inclusion206 decks246 decks
40%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
69%inclusion169 decks246 decks
29%synergy
Sulfur Falls
68%inclusion167 decks246 decks
3%synergy
Shivan Reef
66%inclusion162 decks246 decks
7%synergy
Thundering Falls
64%inclusion158 decks246 decks
44%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
53%inclusion130 decks246 decks
10%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
49%inclusion121 decks246 decks
25%synergy
Misty Rainforest
41%inclusion100 decks246 decks
30%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
41%inclusion100 decks246 decks
33%synergy
Flooded Strand
41%inclusion100 decks246 decks
30%synergy
Polluted Delta
41%inclusion100 decks246 decks
30%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
40%inclusion44 decks109 decks
20%synergy
Fiery Islet
40%inclusion98 decks246 decks
13%synergy
Arid Mesa
38%inclusion93 decks246 decks
28%synergy
Wooded Foothills
37%inclusion91 decks246 decks
28%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
37%inclusion90 decks246 decks
27%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
32%inclusion79 decks246 decks
-8%synergy
Sink into Stupor
32%inclusion53 decks167 decks
15%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
31%inclusion77 decks246 decks
29%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
29%inclusion47 decks164 decks
16%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
28%inclusion70 decks246 decks
-15%synergy
Exotic Orchard
28%inclusion69 decks246 decks
-6%synergy
Prismatic Vista
28%inclusion68 decks246 decks
21%synergy
Silundi Vision
26%inclusion64 decks246 decks
21%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
25%inclusion61 decks246 decks
20%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
21%inclusion51 decks246 decks
7%synergy
Mana Confluence
20%inclusion50 decks246 decks
13%synergy
Sundering Eruption
19%inclusion32 decks167 decks
14%synergy
Valakut Awakening
18%inclusion44 decks246 decks
8%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
18%inclusion29 decks164 decks
10%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
17%inclusion43 decks246 decks
-24%synergy
City of Brass
17%inclusion43 decks246 decks
10%synergy
Ferrous Lake
17%inclusion35 decks201 decks
-7%synergy
Myriad Landscape
16%inclusion40 decks246 decks
-1%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
16%inclusion40 decks246 decks
9%synergy
Fabled Passage
14%inclusion34 decks246 decks
5%synergy
Reflecting Pool
12%inclusion30 decks246 decks
7%synergy
Molten Tributary
10%inclusion24 decks246 decks
1%synergy
Volatile Fjord
8.1%inclusion20 decks246 decks
3%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
7.7%inclusion19 decks246 decks
6%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
6.1%inclusion15 decks246 decks
3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
5.3%inclusion13 decks246 decks
-9%synergy
Jwari Disruption
5.3%inclusion13 decks246 decks
3%synergy