Melek, Reforged Researcher (Commander) - Upgraded Control

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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Tablet of Discovery
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
24%synergy
Abstract Paintmage
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
25%synergy
Divergent Equation
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Thunderdrum Soloist
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Flashback
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Mystic Confluence
88%inclusion14 decks16 decks
83%synergy
Unwind
88%inclusion14 decks16 decks
82%synergy
Fact or Fiction
88%inclusion14 decks16 decks
81%synergy
Spell Swindle
75%inclusion12 decks16 decks
70%synergy
Rewind
75%inclusion12 decks16 decks
68%synergy
Big Score
88%inclusion14 decks16 decks
63%synergy
Rogue's Passage
75%inclusion12 decks16 decks
62%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
69%inclusion11 decks16 decks
61%synergy
Bolt Bend
63%inclusion10 decks16 decks
59%synergy
Chemister's Insight
56%inclusion9 decks16 decks
55%synergy
Top Cards
Frantic Search
81%inclusion13 decks16 decks
39%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
69%inclusion11 decks16 decks
54%synergy
Aetherize
63%inclusion10 decks16 decks
51%synergy
Practical Research
56%inclusion9 decks16 decks
55%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
56%inclusion9 decks16 decks
16%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
56%inclusion9 decks16 decks
51%synergy
Scatter Arc
50%inclusion8 decks16 decks
50%synergy
Aetherspouts
50%inclusion8 decks16 decks
48%synergy
Sublime Epiphany
50%inclusion8 decks16 decks
47%synergy
Seize the Spoils
50%inclusion8 decks16 decks
44%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
31%inclusion5 decks16 decks
7%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Mystical Tutor
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
-3%synergy
Rhystic Study
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
-11%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
10%synergy
Jeska's Will
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-23%synergy
Force of Will
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-6%synergy
Creatures
Wavebreak Hippocamp
44%inclusion7 decks16 decks
43%synergy
Haughty Djinn
38%inclusion6 decks16 decks
31%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
38%inclusion6 decks16 decks
25%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
31%inclusion5 decks16 decks
-4%synergy
Young Pyromancer
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
2%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
-10%synergy
Guttersnipe
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
-7%synergy
Molten-Core Maestro
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Exhibition Tidecaller
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
The Dawning Archaic
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Sanar, Unfinished Genius
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Muse Seeker
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Ashling, Rekindled
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
11%synergy
Kitsa, Otterball Elite
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Archmage of Runes
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
-1%synergy
Sapphire Dragon
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
12%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Deranged Assistant
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
12%synergy
Torrential Gearhulk
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
12%synergy
Wizards of Thay
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
9%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
-4%synergy
The Emperor of Palamecia
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
7%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Katara, Waterbending Master
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Soul-Scar Mage
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Zaffai, Thunder Conductor
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Bothersome Quasit
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
2%synergy
Thryx, the Sudden Storm
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
High Fae Trickster
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Combustible Gearhulk
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Baral and Kari Zev
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Pink Horror
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Brash Taunter
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Geyser Drake
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Mercurial Chemister
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Spellseeker
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
1%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-2%synergy
Jace, Vryn's Prodigy
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Siren Stormtamer
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
2%synergy
Mathise, Surge Channeler
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Rielle, the Everwise
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Smoldering Egg
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Magnus the Red
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Torrent Sculptor
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Spellheart Chimera
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
1%synergy
Horned Loch-Whale
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Silundi Vision
81%inclusion13 decks16 decks
76%synergy
Sink into Stupor
56%inclusion9 decks16 decks
39%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
56%inclusion9 decks16 decks
54%synergy
Soul Read
50%inclusion8 decks16 decks
50%synergy
Temur Battle Rage
44%inclusion7 decks16 decks
39%synergy
Confounding Riddle
44%inclusion7 decks16 decks
43%synergy
Rain of Revelation
44%inclusion7 decks16 decks
43%synergy
Demand Answers
44%inclusion7 decks16 decks
37%synergy
Behold the Multiverse
44%inclusion7 decks16 decks
42%synergy
Chaos Warp
38%inclusion6 decks16 decks
-4%synergy
Negate
38%inclusion6 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Soul's Fire
38%inclusion6 decks16 decks
35%synergy
Desertion
38%inclusion6 decks16 decks
37%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
31%inclusion5 decks16 decks
18%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
31%inclusion5 decks16 decks
27%synergy
Dismiss
31%inclusion5 decks16 decks
31%synergy
Run for Your Life
31%inclusion5 decks16 decks
31%synergy
Drown in Dreams
31%inclusion5 decks16 decks
29%synergy
Evacuation
31%inclusion5 decks16 decks
29%synergy
Eject
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
26%synergy
Return the Favor
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
19%synergy
Time Stop
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
24%synergy
Mana Drain
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
8%synergy
Scattered Thoughts
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
25%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
19%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
22%synergy
Dig Through Time
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
13%synergy
Valakut Awakening
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
15%synergy
School Daze
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Ricochet Trap
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
19%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
-18%synergy
Out of Bounds
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
19%synergy
Repulse
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
18%synergy
Insidious Will
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
18%synergy
Wyll's Reversal
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
17%synergy
Swan Song
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
-3%synergy
Out of the Way
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
19%synergy
Lost in the Mist
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
19%synergy
Magma Opus
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
15%synergy
Contradict
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
19%synergy
Arcane Denial
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
-11%synergy
Deflecting Swat
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
-2%synergy
Electric Revelation
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
18%synergy
Summary Dismissal
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
18%synergy
Prismari Command
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
1%synergy
The Last Agni Kai
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Banishing Betrayal
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Sokka's Haiku
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Laughing Mad
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
11%synergy
Consult the Star Charts
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
11%synergy
Sorceries
Sundering Eruption
63%inclusion10 decks16 decks
57%synergy
Lórien Revealed
50%inclusion8 decks16 decks
44%synergy
Soul Immolation
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
43%synergy
Gravitic Punch
44%inclusion7 decks16 decks
43%synergy
Pore Over the Pages
38%inclusion6 decks16 decks
37%synergy
Blasphemous Act
38%inclusion6 decks16 decks
-1%synergy
Pirate's Pillage
38%inclusion6 decks16 decks
31%synergy
Artful Dodge
38%inclusion6 decks16 decks
35%synergy
Immolating Gyre
31%inclusion5 decks16 decks
30%synergy
Bond of Insight
31%inclusion5 decks16 decks
30%synergy
Faithless Looting
31%inclusion5 decks16 decks
-1%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
31%inclusion5 decks16 decks
26%synergy
Mana Geyser
31%inclusion5 decks16 decks
9%synergy
Vandalblast
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
-1%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
16%synergy
Wash Out
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
24%synergy
Curse of the Swine
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
19%synergy
Deep Analysis
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
18%synergy
Ill-Timed Explosion
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
22%synergy
Summons of Saruman
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
24%synergy
Nibelheim Aflame
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
19%synergy
Visions of Ruin
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
18%synergy
Cut Your Losses
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
18%synergy
Treasure Cruise
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Pirate's Prize
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
17%synergy
Song-Mad Treachery
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
18%synergy
Time Warp
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
15%synergy
Traumatize
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
18%synergy
Volcanic Vision
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
16%synergy
Steal the Show
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Sorceress's Schemes
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
11%synergy
Chain Reaction
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
7%synergy
Tunnel Vision
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
12%synergy
Boon of the Wish-Giver
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
11%synergy
Stock Up
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Slip Through Space
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
7%synergy
Seize the Day
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
10%synergy
Modify Memory
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
12%synergy
Will of the Jeskai
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
-7%synergy
Season of Weaving
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
8%synergy
Distortion Strike
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
12%synergy
Gandalf's Sanction
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
10%synergy
Bribery
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
11%synergy
Glimpse the Impossible
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
11%synergy
Insurrection
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
10%synergy
Aether Gale
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
10%synergy
Inspiration from Beyond
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
12%synergy
Seize the Storm
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
12%synergy
Highway Robbery
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
11%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Winged Boots
31%inclusion5 decks16 decks
28%synergy
Ruby Medallion
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
2%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
8%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-3%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Shadowspear
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
3%synergy
Primal Amulet
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
1%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-22%synergy
Lightning Greaves
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-18%synergy
Loxodon Warhammer
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Ore-Rich Stalactite
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Double Vision
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
21%synergy
Shark Typhoon
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
11%synergy
Search for Azcanta
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
18%synergy
Fiery Inscription
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
2%synergy
Stormchaser's Talent
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
1%synergy
Sorcerer Class
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-1%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
1%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
3%synergy
Mystic Remora
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-13%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
3%synergy
Shiny Impetus
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Circle of Flame
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-10%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
0%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
17%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Koth, Fire of Resistance
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Saheeli, Sublime Artificer
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-1%synergy
Ral, Izzet Viceroy
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Mystic Sanctuary
63%inclusion10 decks16 decks
36%synergy
Arena of Glory
38%inclusion6 decks16 decks
33%synergy
Reliquary Tower
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
-24%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
11%synergy
Witch's Clinic
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
17%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
9%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
0%synergy
Command Beacon
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
9%synergy
Sunken Palace
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
12%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Castle Vantress
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
8%synergy
Hanweir Battlements
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Hall of the Bandit Lord
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Mistrise Village
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-10%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Emergence Zone
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
3%synergy
Detection Tower
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Terrain Generator
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Drownyard Temple
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
3%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion14 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
88%inclusion14 decks16 decks
34%synergy
Fellwar Stone
56%inclusion9 decks16 decks
24%synergy
Izzet Signet
50%inclusion8 decks16 decks
-7%synergy
Sol Ring
50%inclusion8 decks16 decks
-36%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
45%synergy
Sky Diamond
31%inclusion5 decks16 decks
23%synergy
Fire Diamond
31%inclusion5 decks16 decks
24%synergy
Sonic Screwdriver
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
24%synergy
Star Compass
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
17%synergy
Resonating Lute
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-8%synergy
Commander's Sphere
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
-2%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
3%synergy
Thought Vessel
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
-23%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
9%synergy
Phial of Galadriel
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
0%synergy
Izzet Cluestone
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Gilded Lotus
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
0%synergy
Midnight Clock
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-4%synergy
Mind Stone
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-17%synergy
Prismatic Lens
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Misleading Signpost
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion16 decks16 decks
13%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion16 decks16 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion16 decks16 decks
2%synergy
Shivan Reef
94%inclusion15 decks16 decks
34%synergy
Sulfur Falls
94%inclusion15 decks16 decks
27%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
81%inclusion13 decks16 decks
37%synergy
Silundi Vision
81%inclusion13 decks16 decks
76%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
69%inclusion11 decks16 decks
32%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
63%inclusion10 decks16 decks
21%synergy
Sundering Eruption
63%inclusion10 decks16 decks
57%synergy
Training Center
63%inclusion10 decks16 decks
20%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
63%inclusion10 decks16 decks
18%synergy
Ferrous Lake
56%inclusion9 decks16 decks
31%synergy
Sink into Stupor
56%inclusion9 decks16 decks
39%synergy
Thundering Falls
56%inclusion9 decks16 decks
35%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
56%inclusion9 decks16 decks
54%synergy
Steam Vents
50%inclusion8 decks16 decks
1%synergy
Exotic Orchard
50%inclusion8 decks16 decks
16%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
44%inclusion7 decks16 decks
22%synergy
Scalding Tarn
38%inclusion6 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
38%inclusion6 decks16 decks
25%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
31%inclusion5 decks16 decks
7%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
31%inclusion5 decks16 decks
26%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
31%inclusion5 decks16 decks
-8%synergy
Fiery Islet
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
-1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
10%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
16%synergy
Valakut Awakening
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
15%synergy
Song-Mad Treachery
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
18%synergy
Volcanic Island
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
3%synergy
Turbulent Springs
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-1%synergy
Rush of Inspiration
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
10%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Molten Tributary
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
8%synergy
Beyeen Veil
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
12%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
-2%synergy
Daily Bugle Building
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Prismatic Vista
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
0%synergy
Misty Rainforest
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-4%synergy
Fabled Passage
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-3%synergy
Library
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Prismari Campus
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
1%synergy
Urza's Cave
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Wooded Foothills
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-3%synergy
Demolition Field
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Jwari Disruption
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-8%synergy
Arid Mesa
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-3%synergy
Polluted Delta
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-5%synergy