Melek, Reforged Researcher (Commander) - Spellslinger

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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
25%inclusion15 decks61 decks
21%synergy
Tanufel Rimespeaker
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Soul Immolation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Sokka's Haiku
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
14%synergy
Glen Elendra's Answer
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Chandra's Ignition
72%inclusion588 decks813 decks
65%synergy
Mystic Confluence
66%inclusion538 decks813 decks
62%synergy
Fact or Fiction
65%inclusion526 decks813 decks
57%synergy
Spell Swindle
60%inclusion485 decks813 decks
55%synergy
Gravitic Punch
51%inclusion417 decks813 decks
50%synergy
Rewind
57%inclusion464 decks813 decks
50%synergy
Big Score
72%inclusion583 decks813 decks
49%synergy
Haughty Djinn
55%inclusion450 decks813 decks
48%synergy
Aetherize
58%inclusion472 decks813 decks
47%synergy
Unwind
51%inclusion418 decks813 decks
45%synergy
Top Cards
Frantic Search
72%inclusion584 decks813 decks
30%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
61%inclusion497 decks813 decks
22%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
59%inclusion476 decks813 decks
24%synergy
Faithless Looting
56%inclusion453 decks813 decks
22%synergy
Chaos Warp
54%inclusion441 decks813 decks
11%synergy
Blasphemous Act
54%inclusion440 decks813 decks
16%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
54%inclusion435 decks813 decks
24%synergy
Lórien Revealed
50%inclusion405 decks813 decks
44%synergy
Mana Geyser
45%inclusion366 decks813 decks
24%synergy
Consider
45%inclusion363 decks813 decks
22%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
34%inclusion279 decks813 decks
8%synergy
Jeska's Will
28%inclusion226 decks813 decks
-2%synergy
Mystical Tutor
23%inclusion183 decks813 decks
0%synergy
Rhystic Study
18%inclusion150 decks813 decks
-7%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
15%inclusion120 decks813 decks
-7%synergy
Gamble
10%inclusion78 decks813 decks
-8%synergy
Ancient Tomb
7.1%inclusion58 decks813 decks
-4%synergy
Force of Will
6.0%inclusion49 decks813 decks
-7%synergy
Creatures
Guttersnipe
39%inclusion321 decks813 decks
13%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
38%inclusion312 decks813 decks
21%synergy
Crackling Drake
36%inclusion296 decks813 decks
34%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
34%inclusion276 decks813 decks
25%synergy
Young Pyromancer
31%inclusion249 decks813 decks
13%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
28%inclusion229 decks813 decks
27%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
28%inclusion111 decks395 decks
7%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
28%inclusion131 decks469 decks
16%synergy
Archmage of Runes
26%inclusion63 decks247 decks
13%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
24%inclusion129 decks546 decks
16%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
22%inclusion180 decks813 decks
-7%synergy
Enigma Drake
22%inclusion175 decks813 decks
20%synergy
Melek, Izzet Paragon
21%inclusion170 decks813 decks
17%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
21%inclusion170 decks813 decks
3%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
19%inclusion155 decks813 decks
15%synergy
Spellheart Chimera
19%inclusion154 decks813 decks
18%synergy
Wizards of Thay
17%inclusion137 decks813 decks
13%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
15%inclusion124 decks813 decks
7%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
13%inclusion61 decks469 decks
5%synergy
High Fae Trickster
12%inclusion30 decks245 decks
10%synergy
Eris, Roar of the Storm
12%inclusion66 decks546 decks
8%synergy
Baral and Kari Zev
11%inclusion90 decks813 decks
9%synergy
Mizzix of the Izmagnus
11%inclusion88 decks813 decks
9%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
10%inclusion85 decks813 decks
2%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
10%inclusion84 decks813 decks
0%synergy
The Emperor of Palamecia
10%inclusion8 decks82 decks
5%synergy
Coruscation Mage
10%inclusion38 decks392 decks
-11%synergy
Electrostatic Field
8.9%inclusion72 decks813 decks
-5%synergy
Mocking Sprite
8.6%inclusion70 decks813 decks
6%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
8.6%inclusion70 decks813 decks
4%synergy
Ovika, Enigma Goliath
8.5%inclusion69 decks813 decks
3%synergy
Professor Zei, Anthropologist
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
6%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
7.6%inclusion62 decks813 decks
-1%synergy
Spark Double
7.1%inclusion58 decks813 decks
2%synergy
Sprite Dragon
7.0%inclusion57 decks813 decks
2%synergy
Urabrask
6.9%inclusion56 decks813 decks
-2%synergy
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
6.7%inclusion26 decks387 decks
6%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
6.6%inclusion26 decks392 decks
-2%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
6.6%inclusion26 decks395 decks
2%synergy
Chrome Host Seedshark
6.4%inclusion52 decks813 decks
4%synergy
Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar
6.4%inclusion52 decks813 decks
4%synergy
Najal, the Storm Runner
6.3%inclusion51 decks813 decks
5%synergy
Bria, Riptide Rogue
6.2%inclusion40 decks649 decks
2%synergy
Kinetic Augur
5.8%inclusion47 decks813 decks
5%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
5.4%inclusion44 decks813 decks
-10%synergy
Electro, Assaulting Battery
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
-3%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
5.2%inclusion42 decks813 decks
-15%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
5.2%inclusion42 decks813 decks
-7%synergy
Ral, Monsoon Mage
5.1%inclusion24 decks475 decks
-1%synergy
Rielle, the Everwise
5.0%inclusion41 decks813 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Unexpected Windfall
45%inclusion362 decks813 decks
31%synergy
Soul's Fire
42%inclusion340 decks813 decks
40%synergy
Temur Battle Rage
40%inclusion326 decks813 decks
35%synergy
Sublime Epiphany
39%inclusion316 decks813 decks
36%synergy
Counterspell
38%inclusion310 decks813 decks
-15%synergy
Chemister's Insight
36%inclusion290 decks813 decks
34%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
36%inclusion290 decks813 decks
29%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
36%inclusion290 decks813 decks
33%synergy
Opt
34%inclusion277 decks813 decks
-2%synergy
Brainstorm
33%inclusion267 decks813 decks
-12%synergy
Access Denied
33%inclusion266 decks813 decks
30%synergy
Decaying Time Loop
31%inclusion253 decks813 decks
29%synergy
Intrude on the Mind
31%inclusion250 decks813 decks
30%synergy
Practical Research
31%inclusion248 decks813 decks
29%synergy
Desertion
30%inclusion241 decks813 decks
29%synergy
Silundi Vision
26%inclusion212 decks813 decks
21%synergy
Sink into Stupor
26%inclusion123 decks475 decks
9%synergy
Fling
25%inclusion203 decks813 decks
22%synergy
Negate
25%inclusion203 decks813 decks
-9%synergy
Aetherspouts
24%inclusion196 decks813 decks
22%synergy
Behold the Multiverse
24%inclusion196 decks813 decks
22%synergy
Arcane Denial
24%inclusion195 decks813 decks
-5%synergy
Drown in Dreams
21%inclusion172 decks813 decks
19%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
21%inclusion167 decks813 decks
7%synergy
School Daze
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
20%synergy
Quick Study
20%inclusion160 decks813 decks
16%synergy
Pongify
20%inclusion159 decks813 decks
-8%synergy
Demand Answers
19%inclusion158 decks813 decks
12%synergy
Seething Song
19%inclusion156 decks813 decks
0%synergy
Bolt Bend
19%inclusion153 decks813 decks
15%synergy
Thought Scour
19%inclusion151 decks813 decks
15%synergy
Abrade
18%inclusion149 decks813 decks
-1%synergy
Lightning Bolt
18%inclusion146 decks813 decks
-11%synergy
Storm King's Thunder
17%inclusion139 decks813 decks
14%synergy
Evacuation
16%inclusion133 decks813 decks
14%synergy
Prismari Command
16%inclusion130 decks813 decks
0%synergy
Snap
16%inclusion128 decks813 decks
-8%synergy
Izzet Charm
15%inclusion125 decks813 decks
-4%synergy
Deflecting Swat
15%inclusion125 decks813 decks
-5%synergy
Return the Favor
15%inclusion85 decks554 decks
10%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
15%inclusion121 decks813 decks
-21%synergy
Confounding Riddle
15%inclusion121 decks813 decks
14%synergy
Reality Shift
14%inclusion114 decks813 decks
0%synergy
Soul Read
14%inclusion113 decks813 decks
14%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
14%inclusion77 decks561 decks
9%synergy
Riverwalk Technique
14%inclusion13 decks95 decks
13%synergy
Eject
14%inclusion11 decks81 decks
12%synergy
Glimmerburst
14%inclusion42 decks311 decks
13%synergy
Valakut Awakening
13%inclusion109 decks813 decks
4%synergy
Hurl into History
13%inclusion108 decks813 decks
13%synergy
Sorceries
Mystic Retrieval
44%inclusion356 decks813 decks
38%synergy
Vandalblast
40%inclusion324 decks813 decks
13%synergy
Windfall
37%inclusion304 decks813 decks
10%synergy
Ponder
36%inclusion293 decks813 decks
-2%synergy
Artful Dodge
34%inclusion275 decks813 decks
32%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
33%inclusion265 decks813 decks
13%synergy
Preordain
30%inclusion247 decks813 decks
-4%synergy
Pirate's Pillage
28%inclusion226 decks813 decks
22%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
25%inclusion200 decks813 decks
19%synergy
Immolating Gyre
24%inclusion197 decks813 decks
23%synergy
Enter the Enigma
24%inclusion76 decks320 decks
17%synergy
Sundering Eruption
23%inclusion109 decks475 decks
18%synergy
Cosmic Epiphany
22%inclusion176 decks813 decks
21%synergy
Past in Flames
21%inclusion167 decks813 decks
9%synergy
Slip Through Space
19%inclusion158 decks813 decks
14%synergy
Solve the Equation
19%inclusion154 decks813 decks
6%synergy
Ill-Timed Explosion
18%inclusion145 decks791 decks
16%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
17%inclusion138 decks813 decks
9%synergy
Hit the Mother Lode
17%inclusion137 decks813 decks
13%synergy
Deep Analysis
16%inclusion132 decks813 decks
10%synergy
Sorceress's Schemes
16%inclusion13 decks81 decks
14%synergy
Nibelheim Aflame
15%inclusion12 decks81 decks
13%synergy
Waltz of Rage
14%inclusion45 decks317 decks
14%synergy
Epic Experiment
14%inclusion111 decks813 decks
8%synergy
Expressive Iteration
13%inclusion109 decks813 decks
-9%synergy
Gandalf's Sanction
13%inclusion108 decks813 decks
10%synergy
Seize the Storm
13%inclusion105 decks813 decks
12%synergy
Traumatize
13%inclusion104 decks813 decks
12%synergy
Pore Over the Pages
12%inclusion100 decks813 decks
12%synergy
Experimental Overload
12%inclusion100 decks813 decks
11%synergy
Curse of the Swine
12%inclusion97 decks813 decks
6%synergy
Crackle with Power
12%inclusion96 decks813 decks
4%synergy
Inspiration from Beyond
11%inclusion27 decks244 decks
10%synergy
Quantum Misalignment
11%inclusion86 decks813 decks
9%synergy
Seize the Spoils
11%inclusion86 decks813 decks
5%synergy
Serum Visions
10%inclusion79 decks813 decks
-9%synergy
Time Warp
9.5%inclusion77 decks813 decks
6%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
9.3%inclusion76 decks813 decks
-12%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
9.2%inclusion75 decks813 decks
4%synergy
Cut Your Losses
9.1%inclusion74 decks813 decks
8%synergy
Volcanic Vision
9.1%inclusion74 decks813 decks
7%synergy
Crash Through
8.7%inclusion71 decks813 decks
4%synergy
Treasure Cruise
8.7%inclusion71 decks813 decks
-6%synergy
Bond of Insight
8.2%inclusion67 decks813 decks
7%synergy
Inspired Tinkering
7.9%inclusion64 decks813 decks
5%synergy
Will of the Jeskai
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
1%synergy
Call Forth the Tempest
7.3%inclusion59 decks813 decks
4%synergy
Brass's Bounty
7.0%inclusion57 decks813 decks
0%synergy
Ancestral Reminiscence
6.5%inclusion53 decks813 decks
6%synergy
Glimpse the Impossible
6.3%inclusion30 decks476 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
44%inclusion361 decks813 decks
15%synergy
Lightning Greaves
29%inclusion232 decks813 decks
4%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
20%inclusion163 decks813 decks
15%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
19%inclusion156 decks813 decks
8%synergy
Winged Boots
16%inclusion130 decks813 decks
13%synergy
Glamdring
15%inclusion118 decks813 decks
13%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
13%inclusion103 decks813 decks
9%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
12%inclusion97 decks813 decks
4%synergy
Primal Amulet
11%inclusion93 decks813 decks
6%synergy
Ruby Medallion
10%inclusion81 decks813 decks
1%synergy
Runechanter's Pike
10%inclusion80 decks813 decks
9%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
7.9%inclusion34 decks428 decks
7%synergy
Shadowspear
7.7%inclusion63 decks813 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Double Vision
30%inclusion243 decks813 decks
26%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
29%inclusion234 decks813 decks
22%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
15%inclusion120 decks813 decks
11%synergy
Fiery Inscription
13%inclusion105 decks813 decks
2%synergy
Propaganda
13%inclusion105 decks813 decks
-2%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
12%inclusion30 decks243 decks
7%synergy
Shark Typhoon
12%inclusion98 decks813 decks
5%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
11%inclusion87 decks813 decks
8%synergy
Mystic Remora
10%inclusion82 decks813 decks
-10%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
9.5%inclusion77 decks813 decks
6%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
8.7%inclusion71 decks813 decks
-7%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
6.0%inclusion49 decks813 decks
-1%synergy
Artist's Talent
5.8%inclusion23 decks395 decks
-2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Storm Conduit
13%inclusion108 decks813 decks
4%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
8.6%inclusion34 decks395 decks
-4%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
8.2%inclusion67 decks813 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
51%inclusion418 decks813 decks
2%synergy
Rogue's Passage
51%inclusion418 decks813 decks
38%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
50%inclusion407 decks813 decks
24%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
18%inclusion150 decks813 decks
9%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
17%inclusion135 decks813 decks
-2%synergy
Mistrise Village
15%inclusion15 decks102 decks
-1%synergy
Arena of Glory
12%inclusion57 decks467 decks
8%synergy
Witch's Clinic
11%inclusion92 decks813 decks
10%synergy
Agna Qel'a
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Restless Spire
9.3%inclusion76 decks813 decks
4%synergy
Castle Vantress
9.0%inclusion73 decks813 decks
4%synergy
Command Beacon
8.9%inclusion72 decks813 decks
5%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
-2%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.5%inclusion53 decks813 decks
-3%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
5.5%inclusion45 decks813 decks
-1%synergy
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
5.3%inclusion43 decks813 decks
2%synergy
Fire Nation Palace
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
89%inclusion724 decks813 decks
5%synergy
Sol Ring
82%inclusion670 decks813 decks
-4%synergy
Izzet Signet
71%inclusion577 decks813 decks
11%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
70%inclusion567 decks813 decks
15%synergy
Fellwar Stone
43%inclusion351 decks813 decks
11%synergy
Thought Vessel
42%inclusion341 decks813 decks
5%synergy
Mind Stone
22%inclusion177 decks813 decks
-3%synergy
Sky Diamond
17%inclusion140 decks813 decks
9%synergy
Fire Diamond
15%inclusion123 decks813 decks
7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
14%inclusion115 decks813 decks
-2%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
11%inclusion91 decks813 decks
1%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
7.5%inclusion61 decks813 decks
4%synergy
Sonic Screwdriver
6.6%inclusion54 decks813 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Island
99%inclusion801 decks813 decks
1%synergy
Mountain
98%inclusion799 decks813 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
91%inclusion736 decks813 decks
3%synergy
Sulfur Falls
74%inclusion603 decks813 decks
9%synergy
Shivan Reef
68%inclusion549 decks813 decks
8%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
54%inclusion440 decks813 decks
14%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
52%inclusion426 decks813 decks
9%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
50%inclusion405 decks813 decks
10%synergy
Steam Vents
49%inclusion399 decks813 decks
2%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
48%inclusion388 decks813 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
46%inclusion373 decks813 decks
5%synergy
Training Center
46%inclusion371 decks813 decks
2%synergy
Thundering Falls
42%inclusion342 decks813 decks
21%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
36%inclusion290 decks813 decks
33%synergy
Exotic Orchard
32%inclusion260 decks813 decks
-2%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
28%inclusion131 decks469 decks
16%synergy
Scalding Tarn
28%inclusion226 decks813 decks
-3%synergy
Fiery Islet
27%inclusion218 decks813 decks
0%synergy
Myriad Landscape
27%inclusion216 decks813 decks
9%synergy
Silundi Vision
26%inclusion212 decks813 decks
21%synergy
Sink into Stupor
26%inclusion123 decks475 decks
9%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
25%inclusion206 decks813 decks
1%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
25%inclusion31 decks124 decks
4%synergy
Ferrous Lake
23%inclusion157 decks673 decks
-1%synergy
Sundering Eruption
23%inclusion109 decks475 decks
18%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
17%inclusion138 decks813 decks
9%synergy
Evolving Wilds
16%inclusion127 decks813 decks
-2%synergy
Molten Tributary
15%inclusion120 decks813 decks
6%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
15%inclusion118 decks813 decks
-4%synergy
Valakut Awakening
13%inclusion109 decks813 decks
4%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
13%inclusion61 decks469 decks
5%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
11%inclusion93 decks813 decks
-3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
11%inclusion90 decks813 decks
-1%synergy
Volcanic Island
10%inclusion84 decks813 decks
-5%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
9.2%inclusion75 decks813 decks
4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
8.6%inclusion70 decks813 decks
-5%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
8.5%inclusion69 decks813 decks
-1%synergy
Volatile Fjord
8.4%inclusion68 decks813 decks
3%synergy
Polluted Delta
8.2%inclusion67 decks813 decks
-3%synergy
Rush of Inspiration
7.9%inclusion37 decks470 decks
5%synergy
Misty Rainforest
7.9%inclusion64 decks813 decks
-2%synergy
Fabled Passage
7.7%inclusion63 decks813 decks
-1%synergy
Flooded Strand
7.6%inclusion62 decks813 decks
-3%synergy
Eroded Canyon
7.0%inclusion39 decks561 decks
-1%synergy
Jwari Disruption
6.6%inclusion54 decks813 decks
4%synergy
Arid Mesa
6.6%inclusion54 decks813 decks
-3%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
6.6%inclusion54 decks813 decks
-3%synergy
Prismatic Vista
6.2%inclusion50 decks813 decks
-1%synergy
Wooded Foothills
5.9%inclusion48 decks813 decks
-3%synergy
Prismari Campus
5.8%inclusion47 decks813 decks
1%synergy