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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Bender's Waterskin
24%inclusion19 decks79 decks
21%synergy
Soul Immolation
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Agna Qel'a
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
13%synergy
Sokka's Haiku
15%inclusion12 decks79 decks
15%synergy
Redirect Lightning
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Mystic Confluence
77%inclusion105 decks136 decks
73%synergy
Fact or Fiction
76%inclusion103 decks136 decks
68%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
73%inclusion99 decks136 decks
65%synergy
Big Score
79%inclusion107 decks136 decks
56%synergy
Gravitic Punch
57%inclusion77 decks136 decks
56%synergy
Spell Swindle
59%inclusion80 decks136 decks
54%synergy
Soul's Fire
50%inclusion68 decks136 decks
48%synergy
Rogue's Passage
61%inclusion83 decks136 decks
48%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
51%inclusion70 decks136 decks
46%synergy
Aetherize
56%inclusion76 decks136 decks
44%synergy
Top Cards
Frantic Search
71%inclusion97 decks136 decks
30%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
55%inclusion75 decks136 decks
41%synergy
Blasphemous Act
54%inclusion73 decks136 decks
15%synergy
Faithless Looting
53%inclusion72 decks136 decks
19%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
51%inclusion69 decks136 decks
12%synergy
Pirate's Pillage
49%inclusion67 decks136 decks
44%synergy
Rewind
48%inclusion65 decks136 decks
41%synergy
Practical Research
44%inclusion60 decks136 decks
43%synergy
Chaos Warp
42%inclusion57 decks136 decks
-1%synergy
Unwind
42%inclusion57 decks136 decks
36%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
35%inclusion47 decks136 decks
9%synergy
Jeska's Will
18%inclusion24 decks136 decks
-12%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
15%inclusion21 decks136 decks
-6%synergy
Mystical Tutor
13%inclusion17 decks136 decks
-10%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
13%inclusion17 decks136 decks
10%synergy
Rhystic Study
10%inclusion14 decks136 decks
-15%synergy
Gamble
5.1%inclusion7 decks136 decks
-13%synergy
Creatures
Archmage Emeritus
41%inclusion56 decks136 decks
7%synergy
Haughty Djinn
35%inclusion48 decks136 decks
28%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
35%inclusion48 decks136 decks
23%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
29%inclusion40 decks136 decks
0%synergy
Archmage of Runes
22%inclusion30 decks136 decks
9%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
21%inclusion29 decks136 decks
20%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
21%inclusion28 decks136 decks
12%synergy
Guttersnipe
20%inclusion27 decks136 decks
-6%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
19%inclusion26 decks136 decks
-2%synergy
Crackling Drake
18%inclusion24 decks136 decks
15%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
16%inclusion22 decks136 decks
-1%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
15%inclusion21 decks136 decks
8%synergy
Young Pyromancer
15%inclusion21 decks136 decks
-2%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
11%inclusion15 decks136 decks
3%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
11%inclusion15 decks136 decks
6%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
11%inclusion15 decks136 decks
1%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
11%inclusion15 decks136 decks
-7%synergy
Enigma Drake
11%inclusion15 decks136 decks
10%synergy
Eris, Roar of the Storm
8.8%inclusion12 decks136 decks
4%synergy
Spellheart Chimera
8.1%inclusion11 decks136 decks
7%synergy
Wizards of Thay
8.1%inclusion11 decks136 decks
5%synergy
High Fae Trickster
8.1%inclusion11 decks136 decks
6%synergy
Deranged Assistant
8.1%inclusion11 decks136 decks
8%synergy
Millikin
8.1%inclusion11 decks136 decks
8%synergy
Melek, Izzet Paragon
7.4%inclusion10 decks136 decks
4%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
7.4%inclusion10 decks136 decks
-22%synergy
Coruscation Mage
6.6%inclusion9 decks136 decks
-14%synergy
The Emperor of Palamecia
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
2%synergy
Professor Zei, Anthropologist
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Dragonfly Swarm
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Rielle, the Everwise
5.9%inclusion8 decks136 decks
4%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
5.9%inclusion8 decks136 decks
-3%synergy
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
5.9%inclusion8 decks136 decks
5%synergy
Mizzix of the Izmagnus
5.9%inclusion8 decks136 decks
4%synergy
Ledger Shredder
5.1%inclusion7 decks136 decks
2%synergy
Mocking Sprite
5.1%inclusion7 decks136 decks
2%synergy
Baral and Kari Zev
5.1%inclusion7 decks136 decks
3%synergy
Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar
5.1%inclusion7 decks136 decks
2%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
5.1%inclusion7 decks136 decks
2%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
5.1%inclusion7 decks136 decks
1%synergy
Instants
Kazuul's Fury
49%inclusion67 decks136 decks
47%synergy
Silundi Vision
46%inclusion62 decks136 decks
40%synergy
Temur Battle Rage
40%inclusion55 decks136 decks
36%synergy
Chemister's Insight
40%inclusion55 decks136 decks
39%synergy
Sink into Stupor
40%inclusion54 decks136 decks
23%synergy
Aetherspouts
35%inclusion48 decks136 decks
33%synergy
Behold the Multiverse
32%inclusion44 decks136 decks
30%synergy
Soul Read
31%inclusion42 decks136 decks
31%synergy
Sublime Epiphany
30%inclusion41 decks136 decks
27%synergy
Consider
29%inclusion40 decks136 decks
7%synergy
Desertion
29%inclusion40 decks136 decks
29%synergy
Fling
29%inclusion39 decks136 decks
26%synergy
Arcane Denial
26%inclusion36 decks136 decks
-3%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
25%inclusion34 decks136 decks
20%synergy
Rain of Revelation
25%inclusion34 decks136 decks
25%synergy
Negate
25%inclusion34 decks136 decks
-8%synergy
Scatter Arc
24%inclusion32 decks136 decks
23%synergy
Bolt Bend
23%inclusion31 decks136 decks
19%synergy
Valakut Awakening
23%inclusion31 decks136 decks
13%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
22%inclusion30 decks136 decks
16%synergy
Demand Answers
22%inclusion30 decks136 decks
15%synergy
Confounding Riddle
21%inclusion29 decks136 decks
21%synergy
Evacuation
21%inclusion29 decks136 decks
19%synergy
Counterspell
21%inclusion28 decks136 decks
-32%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
20%inclusion27 decks136 decks
-16%synergy
Brainstorm
19%inclusion26 decks136 decks
-25%synergy
Access Denied
18%inclusion25 decks136 decks
15%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
18%inclusion25 decks136 decks
4%synergy
Decaying Time Loop
18%inclusion25 decks136 decks
16%synergy
Drown in Dreams
18%inclusion24 decks136 decks
15%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
18%inclusion24 decks136 decks
14%synergy
Deflecting Swat
18%inclusion24 decks136 decks
-2%synergy
Eject
17%inclusion18 decks103 decks
16%synergy
Scattered Thoughts
17%inclusion23 decks136 decks
17%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
17%inclusion23 decks136 decks
9%synergy
Opt
17%inclusion23 decks136 decks
-19%synergy
School Daze
16%inclusion11 decks68 decks
16%synergy
Run for Your Life
16%inclusion22 decks136 decks
15%synergy
Izzet Charm
15%inclusion20 decks136 decks
-4%synergy
Abrade
15%inclusion20 decks136 decks
-5%synergy
Snap
14%inclusion19 decks136 decks
-9%synergy
Prismari Command
14%inclusion19 decks136 decks
-2%synergy
Domineering Will
13%inclusion18 decks136 decks
12%synergy
Return the Favor
13%inclusion18 decks136 decks
8%synergy
Dig Through Time
13%inclusion18 decks136 decks
1%synergy
Reality Shift
13%inclusion18 decks136 decks
-1%synergy
Thought Scour
13%inclusion18 decks136 decks
10%synergy
Swan Song
13%inclusion17 decks136 decks
-9%synergy
Pongify
12%inclusion16 decks136 decks
-16%synergy
Shadow Rift
11%inclusion15 decks136 decks
8%synergy
Sorceries
Lórien Revealed
40%inclusion54 decks136 decks
34%synergy
Artful Dodge
39%inclusion53 decks136 decks
37%synergy
Sundering Eruption
36%inclusion49 decks136 decks
31%synergy
Mana Geyser
32%inclusion44 decks136 decks
12%synergy
Immolating Gyre
29%inclusion39 decks136 decks
27%synergy
Ill-Timed Explosion
28%inclusion38 decks136 decks
25%synergy
Vandalblast
27%inclusion37 decks136 decks
0%synergy
Deep Analysis
27%inclusion37 decks136 decks
21%synergy
Seize the Spoils
27%inclusion37 decks136 decks
22%synergy
Pore Over the Pages
26%inclusion36 decks136 decks
26%synergy
Cosmic Epiphany
26%inclusion36 decks136 decks
26%synergy
Ponder
23%inclusion31 decks136 decks
-16%synergy
Solve the Equation
23%inclusion31 decks136 decks
10%synergy
Pirate's Prize
22%inclusion30 decks136 decks
20%synergy
Past in Flames
22%inclusion30 decks136 decks
11%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
21%inclusion29 decks136 decks
2%synergy
Traumatize
21%inclusion28 decks136 decks
20%synergy
Windfall
19%inclusion26 decks136 decks
-8%synergy
Chain Reaction
18%inclusion25 decks136 decks
13%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
18%inclusion25 decks136 decks
10%synergy
Bond of Insight
18%inclusion25 decks136 decks
18%synergy
Enter the Enigma
18%inclusion24 decks136 decks
11%synergy
Inspired Tinkering
17%inclusion23 decks136 decks
14%synergy
Cut Your Losses
17%inclusion23 decks136 decks
16%synergy
Sorceress's Schemes
17%inclusion17 decks103 decks
14%synergy
Nibelheim Aflame
16%inclusion17 decks105 decks
14%synergy
Slip Through Space
16%inclusion22 decks136 decks
11%synergy
Gandalf's Sanction
15%inclusion21 decks136 decks
13%synergy
Curse of the Swine
15%inclusion21 decks136 decks
9%synergy
Waltz of Rage
15%inclusion21 decks136 decks
15%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
15%inclusion20 decks136 decks
10%synergy
Preordain
15%inclusion20 decks136 decks
-20%synergy
Expressive Iteration
15%inclusion20 decks136 decks
-8%synergy
Inspiration from Beyond
14%inclusion19 decks136 decks
13%synergy
Wash Out
13%inclusion18 decks136 decks
12%synergy
Summons of Saruman
13%inclusion18 decks136 decks
13%synergy
Strike It Rich
13%inclusion17 decks136 decks
1%synergy
Epic Experiment
12%inclusion16 decks136 decks
6%synergy
Treasure Cruise
11%inclusion15 decks136 decks
-3%synergy
Quiet Speculation
11%inclusion15 decks136 decks
10%synergy
Seize the Storm
11%inclusion15 decks136 decks
10%synergy
Distortion Strike
10%inclusion13 decks136 decks
9%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
10%inclusion13 decks136 decks
4%synergy
Experimental Overload
10%inclusion13 decks136 decks
8%synergy
Glimpse the Impossible
10%inclusion13 decks136 decks
8%synergy
Bribery
8.8%inclusion12 decks136 decks
8%synergy
Time Warp
8.8%inclusion12 decks136 decks
5%synergy
Season of Weaving
8.1%inclusion11 decks136 decks
4%synergy
Crackle with Power
8.1%inclusion11 decks136 decks
0%synergy
Song-Mad Treachery
8.1%inclusion11 decks136 decks
7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
24%inclusion33 decks136 decks
-5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
18%inclusion25 decks136 decks
7%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
14%inclusion19 decks136 decks
9%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
12%inclusion16 decks136 decks
9%synergy
Winged Boots
11%inclusion15 decks136 decks
8%synergy
Lightning Greaves
11%inclusion15 decks136 decks
-13%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
11%inclusion15 decks136 decks
3%synergy
Ruby Medallion
8.1%inclusion11 decks136 decks
-1%synergy
Primal Amulet
6.6%inclusion9 decks136 decks
1%synergy
Runechanter's Pike
5.9%inclusion8 decks136 decks
5%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
5.9%inclusion8 decks136 decks
5%synergy
Glamdring
5.1%inclusion7 decks136 decks
4%synergy
Shadowspear
5.1%inclusion7 decks136 decks
1%synergy
Enchantments
Double Vision
23%inclusion31 decks136 decks
19%synergy
Propaganda
18%inclusion24 decks136 decks
2%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
18%inclusion24 decks136 decks
10%synergy
Search for Azcanta
12%inclusion16 decks136 decks
11%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
10%inclusion13 decks136 decks
4%synergy
Shark Typhoon
10%inclusion13 decks136 decks
2%synergy
Fiery Inscription
8.8%inclusion12 decks136 decks
-2%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
5.9%inclusion8 decks136 decks
-10%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
5.9%inclusion8 decks136 decks
2%synergy
Mystic Remora
5.1%inclusion7 decks136 decks
-15%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
11%inclusion15 decks136 decks
9%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
7.4%inclusion10 decks136 decks
-2%synergy
Utility Lands
Mystic Sanctuary
42%inclusion57 decks136 decks
16%synergy
Reliquary Tower
28%inclusion38 decks136 decks
-22%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
20%inclusion27 decks136 decks
1%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
15%inclusion21 decks136 decks
5%synergy
Mistrise Village
13%inclusion17 decks128 decks
-2%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
13%inclusion18 decks136 decks
7%synergy
Witch's Clinic
13%inclusion18 decks136 decks
12%synergy
Arena of Glory
13%inclusion18 decks136 decks
9%synergy
Command Beacon
8.1%inclusion11 decks136 decks
4%synergy
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
8.1%inclusion11 decks136 decks
5%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
7.6%inclusion8 decks105 decks
-2%synergy
Castle Vantress
7.4%inclusion10 decks136 decks
2%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.1%inclusion7 decks136 decks
-4%synergy
Rivendell
5.1%inclusion7 decks136 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion120 decks136 decks
5%synergy
Sol Ring
73%inclusion99 decks136 decks
-14%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
69%inclusion94 decks136 decks
14%synergy
Izzet Signet
65%inclusion88 decks136 decks
5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
46%inclusion63 decks136 decks
14%synergy
Sky Diamond
26%inclusion36 decks136 decks
18%synergy
Thought Vessel
24%inclusion32 decks136 decks
-13%synergy
Mind Stone
24%inclusion32 decks136 decks
-1%synergy
Fire Diamond
21%inclusion28 decks136 decks
12%synergy
Sonic Screwdriver
16%inclusion22 decks136 decks
15%synergy
Commander's Sphere
12%inclusion16 decks136 decks
-4%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
8.1%inclusion11 decks136 decks
-2%synergy
Cursed Mirror
8.1%inclusion11 decks136 decks
1%synergy
Star Compass
8.1%inclusion11 decks136 decks
7%synergy
Worn Powerstone
6.6%inclusion9 decks136 decks
3%synergy
Coalition Relic
5.1%inclusion7 decks136 decks
4%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
5.1%inclusion7 decks136 decks
-1%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
5.1%inclusion7 decks136 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Mountain
99%inclusion135 decks136 decks
2%synergy
Island
99%inclusion135 decks136 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion122 decks136 decks
3%synergy
Sulfur Falls
74%inclusion101 decks136 decks
9%synergy
Shivan Reef
67%inclusion91 decks136 decks
8%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
53%inclusion72 decks136 decks
9%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
52%inclusion71 decks136 decks
9%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
51%inclusion69 decks136 decks
11%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
49%inclusion67 decks136 decks
47%synergy
Steam Vents
49%inclusion66 decks136 decks
2%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
46%inclusion62 decks136 decks
5%synergy
Silundi Vision
46%inclusion62 decks136 decks
40%synergy
Training Center
44%inclusion60 decks136 decks
1%synergy
Sink into Stupor
40%inclusion54 decks136 decks
23%synergy
Thundering Falls
40%inclusion54 decks136 decks
19%synergy
Ferrous Lake
37%inclusion50 decks136 decks
13%synergy
Sundering Eruption
36%inclusion49 decks136 decks
31%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
35%inclusion48 decks136 decks
23%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
32%inclusion44 decks136 decks
-9%synergy
Exotic Orchard
32%inclusion43 decks136 decks
-2%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
32%inclusion43 decks136 decks
7%synergy
Scalding Tarn
32%inclusion43 decks136 decks
1%synergy
Fiery Islet
27%inclusion37 decks136 decks
0%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
25%inclusion34 decks135 decks
4%synergy
Valakut Awakening
23%inclusion31 decks136 decks
13%synergy
Myriad Landscape
21%inclusion29 decks136 decks
4%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
18%inclusion25 decks136 decks
10%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
15%inclusion21 decks136 decks
8%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
15%inclusion20 decks136 decks
10%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
13%inclusion18 decks136 decks
-1%synergy
Volcanic Island
11%inclusion15 decks136 decks
-4%synergy
Jwari Disruption
11%inclusion15 decks136 decks
9%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
11%inclusion15 decks136 decks
-7%synergy
Rush of Inspiration
10%inclusion13 decks136 decks
7%synergy
Molten Tributary
8.8%inclusion12 decks136 decks
0%synergy
Path of Ancestry
8.8%inclusion12 decks136 decks
-5%synergy
Fabled Passage
8.1%inclusion11 decks136 decks
0%synergy
Song-Mad Treachery
8.1%inclusion11 decks136 decks
7%synergy
Flooded Strand
8.1%inclusion11 decks136 decks
-3%synergy
Prismatic Vista
8.1%inclusion11 decks136 decks
1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
7.4%inclusion10 decks136 decks
-10%synergy
Polluted Delta
6.6%inclusion9 decks136 decks
-4%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
6.6%inclusion9 decks136 decks
-3%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
6.6%inclusion9 decks136 decks
-3%synergy
Misty Rainforest
5.9%inclusion8 decks136 decks
-4%synergy
Reflecting Pool
5.9%inclusion8 decks136 decks
1%synergy
Volatile Fjord
5.9%inclusion8 decks136 decks
1%synergy
Beyeen Veil
5.9%inclusion8 decks136 decks
5%synergy
Wooded Foothills
5.1%inclusion7 decks136 decks
-4%synergy
Arid Mesa
5.1%inclusion7 decks136 decks
-4%synergy