Melek, Reforged Researcher (Commander) - Upgraded Control

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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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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Sokka's Haiku
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Professor Zei, Anthropologist
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Redirect Lightning
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Abandon Attachments
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Mystic Confluence
92%inclusion12 decks13 decks
88%synergy
Fact or Fiction
92%inclusion12 decks13 decks
85%synergy
Rewind
85%inclusion11 decks13 decks
77%synergy
Spell Swindle
77%inclusion10 decks13 decks
72%synergy
Unwind
77%inclusion10 decks13 decks
71%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
77%inclusion10 decks13 decks
70%synergy
Big Score
85%inclusion11 decks13 decks
62%synergy
Scatter Arc
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
61%synergy
Chemister's Insight
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
60%synergy
Practical Research
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
60%synergy
Top Cards
Frantic Search
77%inclusion10 decks13 decks
36%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
56%synergy
Lórien Revealed
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
55%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
22%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
56%synergy
Seize the Spoils
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
48%synergy
Pirate's Pillage
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
48%synergy
Aetherize
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
42%synergy
Bolt Bend
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
50%synergy
Confounding Riddle
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
45%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Rhystic Study
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-10%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-6%synergy
Mystical Tutor
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-7%synergy
Jeska's Will
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-22%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Creatures
Wavebreak Hippocamp
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
37%synergy
Haughty Djinn
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
31%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
26%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
-6%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
-11%synergy
Guttersnipe
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
-3%synergy
Archmage of Runes
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Sapphire Dragon
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Young Pyromancer
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-3%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Torrential Gearhulk
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Wizards of Thay
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Electro, Assaulting Battery
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
The Emperor of Palamecia
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Soul-Scar Mage
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Zaffai, Thunder Conductor
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Bothersome Quasit
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Thryx, the Sudden Storm
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
High Fae Trickster
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Combustible Gearhulk
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Baral and Kari Zev
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Pink Horror
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Brash Taunter
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Geyser Drake
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Mercurial Chemister
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Spellseeker
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
2%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-1%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
0%synergy
Jace, Vryn's Prodigy
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Siren Stormtamer
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Magnus the Red
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Torrent Sculptor
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Horned Loch-Whale
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Ovika, Enigma Goliath
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
2%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-1%synergy
Sphinx of Forgotten Lore
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
The Locust God
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-1%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-4%synergy
Vengeful Ancestor
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-10%synergy
Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Duelist of the Mind
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Silundi Vision
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
64%synergy
Sink into Stupor
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
37%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
52%synergy
Aetherspouts
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
44%synergy
Sublime Epiphany
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
43%synergy
Soul Read
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
46%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
34%synergy
Temur Battle Rage
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
34%synergy
Rain of Revelation
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
38%synergy
Contradict
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
38%synergy
Behold the Multiverse
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
36%synergy
Desertion
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
38%synergy
Eject
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
35%synergy
School Daze
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Chaos Warp
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
-12%synergy
Negate
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
-3%synergy
Dismiss
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
30%synergy
Soul's Fire
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
28%synergy
Scattered Thoughts
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
30%synergy
Wyll's Reversal
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
28%synergy
Demand Answers
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
24%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
27%synergy
Summary Dismissal
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
30%synergy
Evacuation
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
28%synergy
Return the Favor
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
18%synergy
Out of Bounds
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
23%synergy
Time Stop
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
22%synergy
Mana Drain
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Insidious Will
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
22%synergy
Lost in the Mist
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
23%synergy
Magma Opus
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
20%synergy
Run for Your Life
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
22%synergy
Drown in Dreams
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
21%synergy
Riverwalk Technique
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Hurl into History
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Might of the Meek
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
1%synergy
Thirst for Discovery
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Precognitive Perception
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Consider
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-7%synergy
Unfathomable Truths
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Dispel
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
9%synergy
Repulse
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Leave in the Dust
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Gale's Redirection
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Out of the Way
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Glimmerburst
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Arcane Denial
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-14%synergy
Deflecting Swat
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-5%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
9%synergy
Sorceries
Sundering Eruption
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
49%synergy
Blasphemous Act
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Gravitic Punch
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
45%synergy
Pore Over the Pages
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
38%synergy
Mana Geyser
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
18%synergy
Bond of Insight
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
30%synergy
Wash Out
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
30%synergy
Deep Analysis
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
25%synergy
Pirate's Prize
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
29%synergy
Ill-Timed Explosion
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
28%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
26%synergy
Artful Dodge
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
29%synergy
Chain Reaction
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
17%synergy
Boon of the Wish-Giver
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
22%synergy
Vandalblast
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
-4%synergy
Visions of Ruin
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
22%synergy
Faithless Looting
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
-10%synergy
Nibelheim Aflame
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Sorceress's Schemes
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Seize the Day
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
13%synergy
Modify Memory
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Will of the Jeskai
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
9%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-4%synergy
Season of Weaving
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
11%synergy
Distortion Strike
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Cut Your Losses
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Curse of the Swine
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
9%synergy
Treasure Cruise
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
1%synergy
Bribery
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Pieces of the Puzzle
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Glimpse the Impossible
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Song-Mad Treachery
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Summons of Saruman
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Aether Gale
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
13%synergy
Ancestral Reminiscence
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Traumatize
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Volcanic Vision
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
13%synergy
Relm's Sketching
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Zenith Festival
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Will of the Temur
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
World at War
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Windfall
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-19%synergy
Tunnel Vision
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Clear the Mind
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Inscription of Insight
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Immolating Gyre
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Fight with Fire
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Stock Up
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Consuming Tide
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Slip Through Space
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ruby Medallion
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
11%synergy
Winged Boots
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-3%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Shadowspear
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Primal Amulet
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
2%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-22%synergy
Lightning Greaves
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-17%synergy
Loxodon Warhammer
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Ore-Rich Stalactite
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Double Vision
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
27%synergy
Fiery Inscription
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Shark Typhoon
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
16%synergy
Search for Azcanta
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
22%synergy
Stormchaser's Talent
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
2%synergy
Sorcerer Class
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-1%synergy
City on Fire
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
2%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Shiny Impetus
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Circle of Flame
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-8%synergy
Propaganda
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-7%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
0%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
21%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Koth, Fire of Resistance
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Saheeli, Sublime Artificer
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
0%synergy
Ral, Izzet Viceroy
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
56%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
36%synergy
Arena of Glory
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
26%synergy
Witch's Clinic
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
21%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
13%synergy
Reliquary Tower
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
-27%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Command Beacon
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Castle Vantress
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
10%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-3%synergy
Mistrise Village
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-8%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Detection Tower
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Terrain Generator
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Sunken Palace
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Drownyard Temple
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
92%inclusion12 decks13 decks
9%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
92%inclusion12 decks13 decks
38%synergy
Sol Ring
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
-25%synergy
Izzet Signet
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
-6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
22%synergy
Sky Diamond
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
22%synergy
Fire Diamond
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
22%synergy
Commander's Sphere
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-1%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Star Compass
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
11%synergy
Mind Stone
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-10%synergy
Sonic Screwdriver
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Phial of Galadriel
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
2%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Izzet Cluestone
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Cursed Mirror
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1%synergy
Thought Vessel
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-29%synergy
Gilded Lotus
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
2%synergy
Midnight Clock
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-4%synergy
Prismatic Lens
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion13 decks13 decks
13%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion13 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion13 decks13 decks
2%synergy
Shivan Reef
92%inclusion12 decks13 decks
33%synergy
Sulfur Falls
92%inclusion12 decks13 decks
27%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
77%inclusion10 decks13 decks
33%synergy
Silundi Vision
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
64%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
22%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
21%synergy
Training Center
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
18%synergy
Steam Vents
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Sink into Stupor
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
37%synergy
Sundering Eruption
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
49%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
11%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
52%synergy
Exotic Orchard
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Ferrous Lake
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
22%synergy
Thundering Falls
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
26%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
18%synergy
Scalding Tarn
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
26%synergy
Fiery Islet
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
13%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
26%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
-11%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
-1%synergy
Volcanic Island
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Fabled Passage
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Song-Mad Treachery
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Valakut Awakening
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Prismatic Vista
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1%synergy
Misty Rainforest
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-3%synergy
Rush of Inspiration
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Library
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Prismari Campus
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Urza's Cave
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
0%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
0%synergy
Molten Tributary
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-1%synergy
Wooded Foothills
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-1%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Jwari Disruption
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Beyeen Veil
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Path of Ancestry
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-6%synergy
Arid Mesa
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-2%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-7%synergy
Polluted Delta
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-3%synergy
Flooded Strand
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-3%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-2%synergy