Melek, Reforged Researcher (Commander) - Upgraded 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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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Sokka's Haiku
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
20%synergy
Agna Qel'a
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
12%synergy
Redirect Lightning
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
7%synergy
Professor Zei, Anthropologist
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Chandra's Ignition
84%inclusion27 decks32 decks
77%synergy
Fact or Fiction
81%inclusion26 decks32 decks
74%synergy
Mystic Confluence
78%inclusion25 decks32 decks
74%synergy
Spell Swindle
66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
61%synergy
Practical Research
59%inclusion19 decks32 decks
58%synergy
Big Score
78%inclusion25 decks32 decks
56%synergy
Gravitic Punch
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
55%synergy
Soul's Fire
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
51%synergy
Unwind
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
50%synergy
Rewind
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
49%synergy
Top Cards
Storm-Kiln Artist
72%inclusion23 decks32 decks
33%synergy
Frantic Search
66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
24%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
43%synergy
Blasphemous Act
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
19%synergy
Faithless Looting
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Aetherize
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
39%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
45%synergy
Chaos Warp
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Temur Battle Rage
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
42%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Jeska's Will
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-14%synergy
Mystical Tutor
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-10%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-12%synergy
Rhystic Study
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-19%synergy
Creatures
Haughty Djinn
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
30%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Archmage of Runes
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
24%synergy
Young Pyromancer
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Guttersnipe
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-11%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
High Fae Trickster
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-8%synergy
Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-5%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-20%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Crackling Drake
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Ledger Shredder
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
The Emperor of Palamecia
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Zaffai, Thunder Conductor
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Ral, Monsoon Mage
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Coruscation Mage
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-15%synergy
Jace, Vryn's Prodigy
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Rielle, the Everwise
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Burnished Hart
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Spark Double
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Deranged Assistant
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Ovika, Enigma Goliath
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Millikin
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Electro, Assaulting Battery
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-3%synergy
Instants
Kazuul's Fury
59%inclusion19 decks32 decks
57%synergy
Silundi Vision
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
44%synergy
Aetherspouts
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
44%synergy
Sink into Stupor
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
30%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
36%synergy
Confounding Riddle
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
40%synergy
Consider
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Sublime Epiphany
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
35%synergy
Chemister's Insight
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
36%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
31%synergy
Bolt Bend
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
34%synergy
Fling
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
32%synergy
Behold the Multiverse
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
29%synergy
Scattered Thoughts
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
28%synergy
Soul Read
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
28%synergy
Demand Answers
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
21%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
25%synergy
Desertion
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
27%synergy
School Daze
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
27%synergy
Opt
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
-11%synergy
Rain of Revelation
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
25%synergy
Arcane Denial
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Dig Through Time
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Prismari Command
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Scatter Arc
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
22%synergy
Shadow Rift
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
19%synergy
Thought Scour
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Counterspell
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
-31%synergy
Evacuation
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
19%synergy
Valakut Awakening
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
12%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-17%synergy
Brainstorm
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-26%synergy
Magma Opus
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Consult the Star Charts
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Eject
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Decaying Time Loop
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Negate
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-18%synergy
Reality Shift
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Swan Song
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-5%synergy
Snap
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-8%synergy
Drown in Dreams
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Abrade
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Out of Bounds
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Hieroglyphic Illumination
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Seething Song
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-6%synergy
Mana Drain
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Jwari Disruption
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Izzet Charm
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-7%synergy
Sorceries
Lórien Revealed
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
41%synergy
Pirate's Pillage
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
41%synergy
Sundering Eruption
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
36%synergy
Mana Geyser
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Ponder
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Artful Dodge
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
33%synergy
Seize the Spoils
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
26%synergy
Sorceress's Schemes
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
27%synergy
Vandalblast
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Ill-Timed Explosion
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
22%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
20%synergy
Traumatize
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
24%synergy
Windfall
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
-5%synergy
Deep Analysis
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Treasure Cruise
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Cosmic Epiphany
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Immolating Gyre
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Season of Weaving
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Preordain
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-16%synergy
Expressive Iteration
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Nibelheim Aflame
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Cut Your Losses
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Pore Over the Pages
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Bribery
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Pirate's Prize
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Solve the Equation
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Boon of the Wish-Giver
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-9%synergy
Slip Through Space
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Past in Flames
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Bond of Insight
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-7%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Insurrection
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Song-Mad Treachery
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Expropriate
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Inspiration from Beyond
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Will of the Jeskai
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Chain Reaction
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Epic Experiment
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Quantum Misalignment
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Inspired Tinkering
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Visions of Ruin
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Wash Out
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Season of the Bold
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Waltz of Rage
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Glimpse the Impossible
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Quiet Speculation
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Path of the Pyromancer
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Seize the Storm
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Ruby Medallion
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Winged Boots
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-14%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Shadowspear
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Lightning Greaves
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-15%synergy
Vedalken Orrery
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Primal Amulet
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Commander's Plate
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Double Vision
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
27%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Propaganda
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Shark Typhoon
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Search for Azcanta
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Fiery Inscription
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Nightmares and Daydreams
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-6%synergy
Sunbird's Invocation
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
City on Fire
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Warstorm Surge
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Mystic Remora
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-14%synergy
The Tale of Tamiyo
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
20%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Saheeli, Sublime Artificer
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Rowan, Scholar of Sparks
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
37%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Reliquary Tower
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
-15%synergy
Arena of Glory
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Mistrise Village
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Castle Vantress
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Witch's Clinic
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Command Beacon
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Rivendell
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Ghost Quarter
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Talisman of Creativity
91%inclusion29 decks32 decks
36%synergy
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion28 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Sol Ring
75%inclusion24 decks32 decks
-12%synergy
Izzet Signet
72%inclusion23 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Fellwar Stone
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Mind Stone
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Thought Vessel
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
-9%synergy
Sky Diamond
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Commander's Sphere
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Fire Diamond
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Coalition Relic
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Izzet Cluestone
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Cursed Mirror
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Sonic Screwdriver
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Glittering Stockpile
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion32 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion32 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion28 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Shivan Reef
88%inclusion28 decks32 decks
29%synergy
Sulfur Falls
81%inclusion26 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Steam Vents
63%inclusion20 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Training Center
59%inclusion19 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
59%inclusion19 decks32 decks
57%synergy
Thundering Falls
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
33%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Silundi Vision
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
44%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Sink into Stupor
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
30%synergy
Exotic Orchard
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Ferrous Lake
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Sundering Eruption
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
36%synergy
Fiery Islet
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Scalding Tarn
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
-10%synergy
Myriad Landscape
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
20%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Valakut Awakening
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Volcanic Island
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Fabled Passage
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Song-Mad Treachery
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Jwari Disruption
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Prismatic Vista
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Misty Rainforest
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Rush of Inspiration
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Reflecting Pool
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-8%synergy
Polluted Delta
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Flooded Strand
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Escape Tunnel
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Molten Tributary
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Wooded Foothills
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Maestros Theater
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Beyeen Veil
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Path of Ancestry
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-8%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Arid Mesa
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-3%synergy