Melek, Reforged Researcher (Commander) - Upgraded

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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
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
23%synergy
Ashling, Rekindled
14%inclusion11 decks81 decks
12%synergy
Ashling's Command
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
6%synergy
Thirst for Identity
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Unexpected Assistance
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Mystic Confluence
75%inclusion110 decks147 decks
70%synergy
Fact or Fiction
77%inclusion113 decks147 decks
70%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
72%inclusion106 decks147 decks
65%synergy
Big Score
79%inclusion116 decks147 decks
56%synergy
Spell Swindle
61%inclusion89 decks147 decks
56%synergy
Gravitic Punch
56%inclusion82 decks147 decks
55%synergy
Soul's Fire
52%inclusion76 decks147 decks
49%synergy
Rogue's Passage
63%inclusion92 decks147 decks
49%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
52%inclusion77 decks147 decks
47%synergy
Aetherize
56%inclusion82 decks147 decks
44%synergy
Top Cards
Frantic Search
73%inclusion107 decks147 decks
31%synergy
Faithless Looting
55%inclusion81 decks147 decks
22%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
55%inclusion81 decks147 decks
41%synergy
Blasphemous Act
52%inclusion76 decks147 decks
13%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
50%inclusion74 decks147 decks
11%synergy
Pirate's Pillage
48%inclusion71 decks147 decks
42%synergy
Rewind
48%inclusion70 decks147 decks
41%synergy
Practical Research
45%inclusion66 decks147 decks
43%synergy
Unwind
44%inclusion65 decks147 decks
38%synergy
Chaos Warp
42%inclusion62 decks147 decks
0%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
33%inclusion49 decks147 decks
8%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
18%inclusion26 decks147 decks
-4%synergy
Jeska's Will
16%inclusion24 decks147 decks
-13%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
16%inclusion23 decks147 decks
13%synergy
Mystical Tutor
12%inclusion17 decks147 decks
-11%synergy
Rhystic Study
10%inclusion15 decks147 decks
-15%synergy
Gamble
5.4%inclusion8 decks147 decks
-12%synergy
Creatures
Archmage Emeritus
41%inclusion60 decks147 decks
7%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
37%inclusion54 decks147 decks
24%synergy
Haughty Djinn
33%inclusion49 decks147 decks
26%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
29%inclusion43 decks147 decks
0%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
22%inclusion32 decks147 decks
21%synergy
Archmage of Runes
21%inclusion31 decks147 decks
8%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
19%inclusion28 decks147 decks
-2%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
19%inclusion28 decks147 decks
10%synergy
Guttersnipe
18%inclusion27 decks147 decks
-8%synergy
Crackling Drake
16%inclusion24 decks147 decks
14%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
16%inclusion23 decks147 decks
8%synergy
Young Pyromancer
15%inclusion22 decks147 decks
-2%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
15%inclusion22 decks147 decks
-2%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
11%inclusion16 decks147 decks
-7%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
11%inclusion16 decks147 decks
3%synergy
Enigma Drake
10%inclusion15 decks147 decks
9%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
10%inclusion15 decks147 decks
5%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
10%inclusion15 decks147 decks
0%synergy
Eris, Roar of the Storm
8.2%inclusion12 decks147 decks
4%synergy
Deranged Assistant
8.2%inclusion12 decks147 decks
8%synergy
Millikin
8.2%inclusion12 decks147 decks
8%synergy
High Fae Trickster
7.5%inclusion11 decks147 decks
6%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
7.5%inclusion11 decks147 decks
-21%synergy
Spellheart Chimera
7.5%inclusion11 decks147 decks
6%synergy
Wizards of Thay
7.5%inclusion11 decks147 decks
4%synergy
Baral and Kari Zev
6.8%inclusion10 decks147 decks
5%synergy
Coruscation Mage
6.8%inclusion10 decks147 decks
-14%synergy
Melek, Izzet Paragon
6.8%inclusion10 decks147 decks
3%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
6.1%inclusion9 decks147 decks
-2%synergy
Ledger Shredder
6.1%inclusion9 decks147 decks
3%synergy
Rielle, the Everwise
6.1%inclusion9 decks147 decks
4%synergy
The Emperor of Palamecia
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
1%synergy
Mizzix of the Izmagnus
5.4%inclusion8 decks147 decks
3%synergy
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
5.4%inclusion8 decks147 decks
4%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
5.4%inclusion8 decks147 decks
2%synergy
Instants
Silundi Vision
50%inclusion74 decks147 decks
45%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
50%inclusion73 decks147 decks
47%synergy
Temur Battle Rage
41%inclusion61 decks147 decks
37%synergy
Chemister's Insight
41%inclusion60 decks147 decks
39%synergy
Sink into Stupor
39%inclusion57 decks147 decks
22%synergy
Aetherspouts
35%inclusion51 decks147 decks
32%synergy
Behold the Multiverse
33%inclusion48 decks147 decks
31%synergy
Soul Read
33%inclusion48 decks147 decks
32%synergy
Sublime Epiphany
31%inclusion45 decks147 decks
28%synergy
Fling
30%inclusion44 decks147 decks
27%synergy
Consider
30%inclusion44 decks147 decks
7%synergy
Desertion
29%inclusion43 decks147 decks
29%synergy
Negate
28%inclusion41 decks147 decks
-5%synergy
Rain of Revelation
27%inclusion40 decks147 decks
27%synergy
Arcane Denial
26%inclusion38 decks147 decks
-3%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
26%inclusion38 decks147 decks
21%synergy
Scatter Arc
24%inclusion35 decks147 decks
24%synergy
Valakut Awakening
23%inclusion34 decks147 decks
14%synergy
Demand Answers
22%inclusion33 decks147 decks
15%synergy
Bolt Bend
22%inclusion33 decks147 decks
19%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
21%inclusion31 decks147 decks
7%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
21%inclusion31 decks147 decks
15%synergy
Counterspell
21%inclusion31 decks147 decks
-32%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
20%inclusion30 decks147 decks
-16%synergy
Confounding Riddle
20%inclusion30 decks147 decks
20%synergy
Evacuation
20%inclusion30 decks147 decks
18%synergy
Drown in Dreams
20%inclusion29 decks147 decks
18%synergy
Brainstorm
19%inclusion28 decks147 decks
-25%synergy
Run for Your Life
18%inclusion27 decks147 decks
18%synergy
Deflecting Swat
18%inclusion27 decks147 decks
-2%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
18%inclusion27 decks147 decks
15%synergy
Sokka's Haiku
18%inclusion17 decks95 decks
18%synergy
Decaying Time Loop
18%inclusion26 decks147 decks
15%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
18%inclusion26 decks147 decks
9%synergy
Opt
18%inclusion26 decks147 decks
-18%synergy
Scattered Thoughts
18%inclusion26 decks147 decks
17%synergy
Eject
17%inclusion20 decks117 decks
16%synergy
Access Denied
16%inclusion24 decks147 decks
13%synergy
School Daze
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
15%synergy
Dig Through Time
15%inclusion22 decks147 decks
3%synergy
Return the Favor
14%inclusion21 decks147 decks
9%synergy
Izzet Charm
14%inclusion21 decks147 decks
-5%synergy
Abrade
14%inclusion21 decks147 decks
-5%synergy
Thought Scour
14%inclusion21 decks147 decks
11%synergy
Domineering Will
13%inclusion19 decks147 decks
12%synergy
Snap
13%inclusion19 decks147 decks
-11%synergy
Swan Song
13%inclusion19 decks147 decks
-8%synergy
Prismari Command
13%inclusion19 decks147 decks
-3%synergy
Slip Out the Back
13%inclusion19 decks147 decks
8%synergy
Reality Shift
12%inclusion18 decks147 decks
-1%synergy
Sorceries
Lórien Revealed
40%inclusion59 decks147 decks
34%synergy
Artful Dodge
39%inclusion58 decks147 decks
38%synergy
Sundering Eruption
37%inclusion55 decks147 decks
32%synergy
Mana Geyser
32%inclusion47 decks147 decks
11%synergy
Immolating Gyre
29%inclusion43 decks147 decks
28%synergy
Seize the Spoils
28%inclusion41 decks147 decks
22%synergy
Pore Over the Pages
28%inclusion41 decks147 decks
27%synergy
Ill-Timed Explosion
27%inclusion40 decks147 decks
24%synergy
Deep Analysis
27%inclusion39 decks147 decks
20%synergy
Cosmic Epiphany
26%inclusion38 decks147 decks
25%synergy
Vandalblast
26%inclusion38 decks147 decks
-1%synergy
Pirate's Prize
23%inclusion34 decks147 decks
21%synergy
Ponder
22%inclusion33 decks147 decks
-16%synergy
Solve the Equation
21%inclusion31 decks147 decks
8%synergy
Past in Flames
21%inclusion31 decks147 decks
10%synergy
Traumatize
21%inclusion31 decks147 decks
20%synergy
Bond of Insight
20%inclusion30 decks147 decks
20%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
20%inclusion30 decks147 decks
1%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
20%inclusion29 decks147 decks
11%synergy
Chain Reaction
18%inclusion26 decks147 decks
12%synergy
Slip Through Space
18%inclusion26 decks147 decks
13%synergy
Windfall
18%inclusion26 decks147 decks
-9%synergy
Enter the Enigma
18%inclusion26 decks147 decks
11%synergy
Cut Your Losses
17%inclusion25 decks147 decks
16%synergy
Nibelheim Aflame
17%inclusion20 decks119 decks
15%synergy
Inspired Tinkering
16%inclusion24 decks147 decks
13%synergy
Preordain
16%inclusion23 decks147 decks
-19%synergy
Sorceress's Schemes
15%inclusion18 decks117 decks
13%synergy
Curse of the Swine
15%inclusion22 decks147 decks
9%synergy
Waltz of Rage
15%inclusion22 decks147 decks
15%synergy
Wash Out
14%inclusion21 decks147 decks
13%synergy
Expressive Iteration
14%inclusion21 decks147 decks
-8%synergy
Gandalf's Sanction
14%inclusion21 decks147 decks
11%synergy
Inspiration from Beyond
14%inclusion20 decks147 decks
13%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
14%inclusion20 decks147 decks
9%synergy
Summons of Saruman
14%inclusion20 decks147 decks
13%synergy
Treasure Cruise
12%inclusion17 decks147 decks
-3%synergy
Strike It Rich
12%inclusion17 decks147 decks
0%synergy
Epic Experiment
11%inclusion16 decks147 decks
5%synergy
Quiet Speculation
11%inclusion16 decks147 decks
10%synergy
Seize the Storm
11%inclusion16 decks147 decks
10%synergy
Glimpse the Impossible
10%inclusion14 decks147 decks
8%synergy
Experimental Overload
10%inclusion14 decks147 decks
8%synergy
Distortion Strike
8.8%inclusion13 decks147 decks
8%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
8.8%inclusion13 decks147 decks
3%synergy
Time Warp
8.8%inclusion13 decks147 decks
6%synergy
Visions of Ruin
8.8%inclusion13 decks147 decks
8%synergy
Song-Mad Treachery
8.8%inclusion13 decks147 decks
8%synergy
Season of Weaving
8.2%inclusion12 decks147 decks
4%synergy
Bribery
8.2%inclusion12 decks147 decks
7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
24%inclusion35 decks147 decks
-5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
18%inclusion26 decks147 decks
7%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
13%inclusion19 decks147 decks
8%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
11%inclusion16 decks147 decks
8%synergy
Lightning Greaves
11%inclusion16 decks147 decks
-13%synergy
Winged Boots
10%inclusion15 decks147 decks
7%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
10%inclusion14 decks147 decks
1%synergy
Primal Amulet
6.8%inclusion10 decks147 decks
2%synergy
Ruby Medallion
6.8%inclusion10 decks147 decks
-3%synergy
Runechanter's Pike
5.4%inclusion8 decks147 decks
4%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
5.4%inclusion8 decks147 decks
4%synergy
Shadowspear
5.4%inclusion8 decks147 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Double Vision
20%inclusion29 decks147 decks
16%synergy
Propaganda
17%inclusion25 decks147 decks
2%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
16%inclusion24 decks147 decks
9%synergy
Search for Azcanta
14%inclusion20 decks147 decks
13%synergy
Fiery Inscription
8.8%inclusion13 decks147 decks
-2%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
8.8%inclusion13 decks147 decks
3%synergy
Shark Typhoon
8.2%inclusion12 decks147 decks
1%synergy
Mystic Remora
5.4%inclusion8 decks147 decks
-15%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
5.4%inclusion8 decks147 decks
2%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
5.4%inclusion8 decks147 decks
-10%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
10%inclusion15 decks147 decks
8%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
6.8%inclusion10 decks147 decks
-2%synergy
Utility Lands
Mystic Sanctuary
44%inclusion64 decks147 decks
18%synergy
Reliquary Tower
29%inclusion42 decks147 decks
-21%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
19%inclusion28 decks147 decks
0%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
15%inclusion22 decks147 decks
5%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
15%inclusion22 decks147 decks
9%synergy
Arena of Glory
14%inclusion21 decks147 decks
10%synergy
Mistrise Village
13%inclusion18 decks139 decks
-3%synergy
Witch's Clinic
12%inclusion18 decks147 decks
11%synergy
Agna Qel'a
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
8.4%inclusion10 decks119 decks
-1%synergy
Command Beacon
8.2%inclusion12 decks147 decks
5%synergy
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
7.5%inclusion11 decks147 decks
4%synergy
Castle Vantress
7.5%inclusion11 decks147 decks
3%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.1%inclusion9 decks147 decks
-3%synergy
Rivendell
5.4%inclusion8 decks147 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion130 decks147 decks
5%synergy
Sol Ring
71%inclusion104 decks147 decks
-16%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
69%inclusion101 decks147 decks
15%synergy
Izzet Signet
64%inclusion94 decks147 decks
5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
46%inclusion67 decks147 decks
14%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
27%inclusion26 decks95 decks
23%synergy
Sky Diamond
25%inclusion37 decks147 decks
17%synergy
Thought Vessel
24%inclusion35 decks147 decks
-13%synergy
Mind Stone
21%inclusion31 decks147 decks
-3%synergy
Fire Diamond
20%inclusion30 decks147 decks
12%synergy
Sonic Screwdriver
18%inclusion26 decks147 decks
16%synergy
Commander's Sphere
11%inclusion16 decks147 decks
-5%synergy
Star Compass
8.8%inclusion13 decks147 decks
7%synergy
Cursed Mirror
7.5%inclusion11 decks147 decks
1%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
7.5%inclusion11 decks147 decks
-2%synergy
Worn Powerstone
6.8%inclusion10 decks147 decks
3%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
5.4%inclusion8 decks147 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Mountain
99%inclusion145 decks147 decks
1%synergy
Island
99%inclusion145 decks147 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion132 decks147 decks
3%synergy
Sulfur Falls
76%inclusion111 decks147 decks
10%synergy
Shivan Reef
69%inclusion101 decks147 decks
10%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
54%inclusion80 decks147 decks
11%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
53%inclusion78 decks147 decks
9%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
52%inclusion77 decks147 decks
13%synergy
Steam Vents
51%inclusion75 decks147 decks
3%synergy
Silundi Vision
50%inclusion74 decks147 decks
45%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
50%inclusion73 decks147 decks
47%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
46%inclusion67 decks147 decks
5%synergy
Training Center
44%inclusion64 decks147 decks
0%synergy
Thundering Falls
41%inclusion60 decks147 decks
20%synergy
Ferrous Lake
39%inclusion57 decks147 decks
15%synergy
Sink into Stupor
39%inclusion57 decks147 decks
22%synergy
Sundering Eruption
37%inclusion55 decks147 decks
32%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
37%inclusion54 decks147 decks
24%synergy
Scalding Tarn
33%inclusion49 decks147 decks
2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
33%inclusion48 decks147 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
31%inclusion46 decks147 decks
-9%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
31%inclusion45 decks147 decks
6%synergy
Fiery Islet
29%inclusion42 decks147 decks
2%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
25%inclusion36 decks146 decks
3%synergy
Valakut Awakening
23%inclusion34 decks147 decks
14%synergy
Myriad Landscape
21%inclusion31 decks147 decks
4%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
20%inclusion29 decks147 decks
11%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
16%inclusion23 decks147 decks
8%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
14%inclusion21 decks147 decks
0%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
14%inclusion20 decks147 decks
9%synergy
Volcanic Island
12%inclusion17 decks147 decks
-4%synergy
Jwari Disruption
11%inclusion16 decks147 decks
9%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
11%inclusion16 decks147 decks
-7%synergy
Molten Tributary
11%inclusion16 decks147 decks
2%synergy
Rush of Inspiration
8.8%inclusion13 decks147 decks
6%synergy
Song-Mad Treachery
8.8%inclusion13 decks147 decks
8%synergy
Flooded Strand
8.8%inclusion13 decks147 decks
-2%synergy
Fabled Passage
8.2%inclusion12 decks147 decks
0%synergy
Path of Ancestry
8.2%inclusion12 decks147 decks
-6%synergy
Polluted Delta
8.2%inclusion12 decks147 decks
-3%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
7.5%inclusion11 decks147 decks
-2%synergy
Prismatic Vista
7.5%inclusion11 decks147 decks
1%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
7.5%inclusion11 decks147 decks
-2%synergy
Misty Rainforest
6.8%inclusion10 decks147 decks
-3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
6.8%inclusion10 decks147 decks
-11%synergy
Volatile Fjord
6.8%inclusion10 decks147 decks
2%synergy
Arid Mesa
6.1%inclusion9 decks147 decks
-3%synergy
Wooded Foothills
5.4%inclusion8 decks147 decks
-3%synergy
Reflecting Pool
5.4%inclusion8 decks147 decks
0%synergy
Demolition Field
5.4%inclusion8 decks147 decks
3%synergy