Melek, Reforged Researcher (Commander) - Budget

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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
Unwelcome Sprite
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Soul Immolation
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Impolite Entrance
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Ashling's Command
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Ashling, Rekindled
4.4%inclusion3 decks68 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Mystic Confluence
61%inclusion147 decks242 decks
56%synergy
Fact or Fiction
63%inclusion152 decks242 decks
55%synergy
Gravitic Punch
52%inclusion125 decks242 decks
51%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
54%inclusion130 decks242 decks
48%synergy
Practical Research
48%inclusion116 decks242 decks
46%synergy
Soul Read
46%inclusion111 decks242 decks
45%synergy
Chemister's Insight
47%inclusion113 decks242 decks
45%synergy
Aetherize
56%inclusion136 decks242 decks
45%synergy
Rain of Revelation
45%inclusion108 decks242 decks
44%synergy
Soul's Fire
46%inclusion112 decks242 decks
44%synergy
Top Cards
Frantic Search
67%inclusion161 decks242 decks
25%synergy
Faithless Looting
55%inclusion133 decks242 decks
22%synergy
Big Score
55%inclusion133 decks242 decks
32%synergy
Pirate's Pillage
49%inclusion119 decks242 decks
43%synergy
Negate
48%inclusion115 decks242 decks
14%synergy
Temur Battle Rage
44%inclusion106 decks242 decks
39%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
43%inclusion105 decks242 decks
30%synergy
Deep Analysis
41%inclusion100 decks242 decks
35%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
40%inclusion96 decks242 decks
11%synergy
Ill-Timed Explosion
38%inclusion91 decks242 decks
35%synergy
Creatures
Crackling Drake
38%inclusion91 decks242 decks
35%synergy
Haughty Djinn
30%inclusion72 decks242 decks
23%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
29%inclusion69 decks242 decks
-10%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
26%inclusion62 decks242 decks
9%synergy
Guttersnipe
23%inclusion55 decks242 decks
-3%synergy
Young Pyromancer
22%inclusion53 decks242 decks
4%synergy
Spellheart Chimera
22%inclusion53 decks242 decks
21%synergy
Enigma Drake
21%inclusion51 decks242 decks
20%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
21%inclusion50 decks242 decks
12%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
20%inclusion49 decks242 decks
2%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
20%inclusion42 decks208 decks
-1%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
19%inclusion47 decks242 decks
18%synergy
Millikin
18%inclusion43 decks242 decks
18%synergy
Deranged Assistant
17%inclusion42 decks242 decks
17%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
14%inclusion35 decks242 decks
4%synergy
Melek, Izzet Paragon
14%inclusion34 decks242 decks
11%synergy
Mocking Sprite
13%inclusion31 decks242 decks
10%synergy
Najal, the Storm Runner
12%inclusion30 decks242 decks
11%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
11%inclusion26 decks242 decks
-23%synergy
Baral and Kari Zev
10%inclusion24 decks242 decks
8%synergy
Rodeo Pyromancers
10%inclusion22 decks226 decks
9%synergy
The Emperor of Palamecia
10%inclusion12 decks124 decks
5%synergy
Geyser Drake
8.5%inclusion19 decks224 decks
8%synergy
Firebrand Archer
7.9%inclusion19 decks242 decks
-5%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
7.4%inclusion18 decks242 decks
-21%synergy
Ovika, Enigma Goliath
7.4%inclusion18 decks242 decks
2%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
7.0%inclusion17 decks242 decks
-1%synergy
Archmage of Runes
6.8%inclusion13 decks192 decks
-6%synergy
Kinetic Augur
6.6%inclusion16 decks242 decks
6%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
6.3%inclusion13 decks208 decks
2%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
6.2%inclusion15 decks242 decks
-3%synergy
Volshe Tideturner
6.2%inclusion15 decks242 decks
6%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
6.0%inclusion13 decks218 decks
-6%synergy
Steamcore Scholar
5.8%inclusion14 decks242 decks
6%synergy
Curious Homunculus
5.8%inclusion14 decks242 decks
5%synergy
Wizards of Thay
5.8%inclusion14 decks242 decks
2%synergy
Trinket Mage
5.8%inclusion14 decks242 decks
3%synergy
Pelargir Survivor
5.4%inclusion13 decks242 decks
5%synergy
Tempest Angler
5.3%inclusion11 decks208 decks
0%synergy
Instants
Spell Swindle
37%inclusion90 decks242 decks
32%synergy
Rewind
36%inclusion87 decks242 decks
29%synergy
Scatter Arc
36%inclusion86 decks242 decks
35%synergy
Unwind
35%inclusion84 decks242 decks
29%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
34%inclusion83 decks242 decks
20%synergy
Silundi Vision
34%inclusion83 decks242 decks
29%synergy
Behold the Multiverse
34%inclusion82 decks242 decks
32%synergy
Abrade
33%inclusion79 decks242 decks
13%synergy
Evacuation
33%inclusion79 decks242 decks
30%synergy
Riverwalk Technique
29%inclusion43 decks148 decks
29%synergy
Aetherspouts
29%inclusion70 decks242 decks
26%synergy
Opt
29%inclusion69 decks242 decks
-7%synergy
Leave in the Dust
27%inclusion66 decks242 decks
27%synergy
Contact Other Plane
27%inclusion65 decks242 decks
25%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
27%inclusion65 decks242 decks
25%synergy
Chaos Warp
26%inclusion63 decks242 decks
-16%synergy
Demand Answers
26%inclusion63 decks242 decks
19%synergy
Run for Your Life
26%inclusion62 decks242 decks
25%synergy
Fling
24%inclusion59 decks242 decks
22%synergy
Out of the Way
24%inclusion59 decks242 decks
24%synergy
Unfathomable Truths
24%inclusion53 decks218 decks
24%synergy
Confounding Riddle
24%inclusion58 decks242 decks
23%synergy
Out of Bounds
22%inclusion54 decks242 decks
22%synergy
Drown in Dreams
22%inclusion53 decks242 decks
20%synergy
Dismiss
20%inclusion49 decks242 decks
20%synergy
Contradict
20%inclusion48 decks242 decks
20%synergy
Thoughtflare
19%inclusion47 decks242 decks
19%synergy
Eject
19%inclusion22 decks114 decks
18%synergy
Consider
19%inclusion46 decks242 decks
-3%synergy
Izzet Charm
19%inclusion45 decks242 decks
0%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
19%inclusion45 decks242 decks
12%synergy
Bewildering Blizzard
18%inclusion27 decks149 decks
18%synergy
Thought Scour
18%inclusion43 decks242 decks
14%synergy
Quick Study
17%inclusion41 decks242 decks
13%synergy
Decaying Time Loop
16%inclusion39 decks242 decks
14%synergy
Dispel
16%inclusion39 decks242 decks
9%synergy
Prismari Command
16%inclusion39 decks242 decks
0%synergy
Repulse
15%inclusion37 decks242 decks
15%synergy
School Daze
15%inclusion11 decks73 decks
15%synergy
Jace's Ingenuity
15%inclusion36 decks242 decks
15%synergy
Desertion
15%inclusion36 decks242 decks
14%synergy
Reality Shift
14%inclusion35 decks242 decks
1%synergy
Counterspell
13%inclusion32 decks242 decks
-40%synergy
Dig Through Time
13%inclusion31 decks242 decks
1%synergy
Spellgyre
12%inclusion25 decks207 decks
11%synergy
Hurl into History
12%inclusion29 decks242 decks
12%synergy
Glimmerburst
12%inclusion23 decks197 decks
11%synergy
Case the Joint
12%inclusion28 decks242 decks
11%synergy
Sublime Epiphany
11%inclusion27 decks242 decks
8%synergy
Scattered Thoughts
11%inclusion27 decks242 decks
11%synergy
Sorceries
Seize the Spoils
37%inclusion90 decks242 decks
32%synergy
Artful Dodge
33%inclusion81 decks242 decks
32%synergy
Immolating Gyre
31%inclusion76 decks242 decks
30%synergy
Waltz of Rage
31%inclusion62 decks198 decks
31%synergy
Pirate's Prize
31%inclusion75 decks242 decks
29%synergy
Pore Over the Pages
31%inclusion75 decks242 decks
30%synergy
Enter the Enigma
31%inclusion61 decks198 decks
24%synergy
Bond of Insight
30%inclusion73 decks242 decks
29%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
27%inclusion66 decks242 decks
20%synergy
Cosmic Epiphany
27%inclusion66 decks242 decks
27%synergy
Gandalf's Sanction
26%inclusion63 decks242 decks
23%synergy
Chain Reaction
25%inclusion61 decks242 decks
19%synergy
Curse of the Swine
24%inclusion59 decks242 decks
18%synergy
Experimental Overload
21%inclusion52 decks242 decks
20%synergy
Summons of Saruman
21%inclusion52 decks242 decks
21%synergy
Inspiration from Beyond
21%inclusion40 decks192 decks
20%synergy
Seize the Storm
19%inclusion45 decks242 decks
18%synergy
Slip Through Space
18%inclusion44 decks242 decks
13%synergy
Crash Through
18%inclusion44 decks242 decks
13%synergy
Inspired Tinkering
18%inclusion43 decks242 decks
15%synergy
Cut Your Losses
16%inclusion38 decks242 decks
15%synergy
Sundering Eruption
14%inclusion30 decks219 decks
9%synergy
Wash Out
14%inclusion33 decks242 decks
13%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
13%inclusion32 decks242 decks
-6%synergy
Strike It Rich
13%inclusion32 decks242 decks
2%synergy
Visions of Ruin
12%inclusion30 decks242 decks
11%synergy
Mana Geyser
12%inclusion29 decks242 decks
-9%synergy
Ancestral Reminiscence
12%inclusion29 decks242 decks
11%synergy
Rise from the Tides
12%inclusion28 decks242 decks
10%synergy
Quiet Speculation
11%inclusion27 decks242 decks
10%synergy
Blasphemous Act
10%inclusion24 decks242 decks
-28%synergy
Highway Robbery
9.3%inclusion21 decks225 decks
8%synergy
Modify Memory
9.1%inclusion22 decks242 decks
9%synergy
Hit the Mother Lode
9.1%inclusion22 decks242 decks
5%synergy
Treasure Cruise
8.7%inclusion21 decks242 decks
-6%synergy
Geomancer's Gambit
7.9%inclusion19 decks242 decks
7%synergy
Volcanic Vision
7.9%inclusion19 decks242 decks
5%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
7.4%inclusion18 decks242 decks
4%synergy
Isengard Unleashed
7.4%inclusion18 decks242 decks
7%synergy
Distortion Strike
7.4%inclusion18 decks242 decks
7%synergy
Cleansing Wildfire
7.4%inclusion18 decks242 decks
6%synergy
Sorceress's Schemes
7.0%inclusion8 decks115 decks
5%synergy
Brass's Bounty
6.6%inclusion16 decks242 decks
0%synergy
Lórien Revealed
6.6%inclusion16 decks242 decks
0%synergy
Preordain
6.2%inclusion15 decks242 decks
-28%synergy
Epic Experiment
5.8%inclusion14 decks242 decks
0%synergy
River's Rebuke
5.8%inclusion14 decks242 decks
4%synergy
Beacon Bolt
5.8%inclusion14 decks242 decks
4%synergy
Traumatize
5.8%inclusion14 decks242 decks
5%synergy
Aether Gale
5.4%inclusion13 decks242 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
29%inclusion71 decks242 decks
19%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion34 decks242 decks
-15%synergy
Runechanter's Pike
10%inclusion23 decks242 decks
8%synergy
Dowsing Device
7.0%inclusion17 decks242 decks
6%synergy
Glamdring
5.8%inclusion14 decks242 decks
4%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
5.8%inclusion14 decks242 decks
1%synergy
Haunted Cloak
5.4%inclusion13 decks242 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Double Vision
23%inclusion55 decks242 decks
19%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
12%inclusion28 decks242 decks
4%synergy
Aqueous Form
10%inclusion24 decks242 decks
8%synergy
Fiery Inscription
9.1%inclusion22 decks242 decks
-2%synergy
Shark Typhoon
8.3%inclusion20 decks242 decks
1%synergy
Pain for All
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
6%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
6.2%inclusion15 decks242 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
50%inclusion122 decks242 decks
37%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
13%inclusion31 decks242 decks
-13%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
10%inclusion23 decks242 decks
0%synergy
Darksteel Citadel
7.0%inclusion17 decks242 decks
1%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
6.6%inclusion16 decks242 decks
0%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.6%inclusion16 decks242 decks
-3%synergy
Reliquary Tower
5.8%inclusion14 decks242 decks
-44%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
74%inclusion179 decks242 decks
-9%synergy
Izzet Signet
67%inclusion163 decks242 decks
8%synergy
Sol Ring
52%inclusion127 decks242 decks
-34%synergy
Sky Diamond
50%inclusion122 decks242 decks
42%synergy
Fire Diamond
42%inclusion101 decks242 decks
34%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
35%inclusion85 decks242 decks
-19%synergy
Fellwar Stone
35%inclusion84 decks242 decks
3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
33%inclusion81 decks242 decks
18%synergy
Mind Stone
26%inclusion63 decks242 decks
1%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
21%inclusion18 decks84 decks
17%synergy
Sonic Screwdriver
19%inclusion45 decks242 decks
17%synergy
Star Compass
18%inclusion44 decks242 decks
17%synergy
Izzet Cluestone
12%inclusion29 decks242 decks
10%synergy
Izzet Locket
10%inclusion24 decks242 decks
6%synergy
Thought Vessel
7.4%inclusion18 decks242 decks
-29%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion242 decks242 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion241 decks242 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
79%inclusion190 decks242 decks
-9%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
50%inclusion120 decks242 decks
6%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
43%inclusion105 decks242 decks
4%synergy
Sulfur Falls
43%inclusion105 decks242 decks
-22%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
39%inclusion94 decks242 decks
-2%synergy
Shivan Reef
38%inclusion93 decks242 decks
-21%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
34%inclusion83 decks242 decks
16%synergy
Silundi Vision
34%inclusion83 decks242 decks
29%synergy
Exotic Orchard
29%inclusion70 decks242 decks
-5%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
27%inclusion65 decks242 decks
25%synergy
Ferrous Lake
26%inclusion63 decks239 decks
2%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
19%inclusion45 decks242 decks
-24%synergy
Myriad Landscape
18%inclusion44 decks242 decks
1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
18%inclusion44 decks242 decks
1%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
17%inclusion42 decks242 decks
8%synergy
Sundering Eruption
14%inclusion30 decks219 decks
9%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
13%inclusion32 decks242 decks
3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
13%inclusion31 decks242 decks
1%synergy
Molten Tributary
12%inclusion30 decks242 decks
4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
8.7%inclusion21 decks242 decks
-5%synergy
Eroded Canyon
7.9%inclusion18 decks228 decks
0%synergy
Prismari Campus
7.4%inclusion18 decks242 decks
3%synergy
Highland Lake
7.4%inclusion18 decks242 decks
3%synergy
Peculiar Lighthouse
6.6%inclusion13 decks198 decks
4%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
6.0%inclusion13 decks218 decks
-6%synergy
Thriving Isle
5.8%inclusion14 decks242 decks
3%synergy
Rush of Inspiration
5.5%inclusion12 decks219 decks
3%synergy