Melek, Reforged Researcher (Commander) - Core

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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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Frozen in Ice
4.5%inclusion1 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Pym Particles
4.2%inclusion1 decks24 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Mystic Confluence
69%inclusion241 decks350 decks
64%synergy
Fact or Fiction
70%inclusion246 decks350 decks
64%synergy
Spell Swindle
65%inclusion227 decks350 decks
60%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
67%inclusion236 decks350 decks
60%synergy
Gravitic Punch
55%inclusion194 decks350 decks
54%synergy
Aetherize
61%inclusion215 decks350 decks
50%synergy
Soul's Fire
51%inclusion180 decks350 decks
49%synergy
Rogue's Passage
61%inclusion214 decks350 decks
48%synergy
Big Score
72%inclusion251 decks350 decks
46%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
51%inclusion177 decks350 decks
46%synergy
Top Cards
Frantic Search
74%inclusion258 decks350 decks
32%synergy
Faithless Looting
63%inclusion222 decks350 decks
32%synergy
Unwind
49%inclusion172 decks350 decks
44%synergy
Rewind
48%inclusion169 decks350 decks
42%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
48%inclusion168 decks350 decks
33%synergy
Haughty Djinn
47%inclusion163 decks350 decks
41%synergy
Practical Research
46%inclusion162 decks350 decks
45%synergy
Pirate's Pillage
44%inclusion155 decks350 decks
38%synergy
Blasphemous Act
42%inclusion148 decks350 decks
4%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
42%inclusion147 decks350 decks
2%synergy
Creatures
Archmage Emeritus
42%inclusion146 decks350 decks
7%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
39%inclusion138 decks350 decks
11%synergy
Crackling Drake
33%inclusion117 decks350 decks
31%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
27%inclusion96 decks350 decks
26%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
26%inclusion92 decks350 decks
11%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
25%inclusion89 decks350 decks
12%synergy
Guttersnipe
23%inclusion80 decks350 decks
-2%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
22%inclusion77 decks346 decks
-0%synergy
Young Pyromancer
22%inclusion77 decks350 decks
6%synergy
Archmage of Runes
21%inclusion64 decks304 decks
8%synergy
Spellheart Chimera
21%inclusion72 decks350 decks
20%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
19%inclusion68 decks350 decks
11%synergy
Enigma Drake
18%inclusion63 decks350 decks
17%synergy
Wizards of Thay
16%inclusion55 decks350 decks
13%synergy
Sanar, Unfinished Genius
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Melek, Izzet Paragon
15%inclusion51 decks350 decks
12%synergy
Ashling, Rekindled
15%inclusion19 decks131 decks
11%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
14%inclusion48 decks350 decks
6%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
13%inclusion46 decks350 decks
-3%synergy
The Emperor of Palamecia
13%inclusion21 decks168 decks
7%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
12%inclusion41 decks350 decks
-15%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
12%inclusion41 decks350 decks
5%synergy
Deranged Assistant
11%inclusion40 decks350 decks
11%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
11%inclusion39 decks350 decks
3%synergy
Baral and Kari Zev
11%inclusion38 decks350 decks
9%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
10%inclusion35 decks350 decks
0%synergy
Millikin
10%inclusion34 decks350 decks
9%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
9.4%inclusion33 decks350 decks
5%synergy
Eris, Roar of the Storm
9.1%inclusion32 decks350 decks
6%synergy
Dirgur Focusmage
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
2%synergy
Abstract Paintmage
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
-0%synergy
Muse Seeker
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Rielle, the Everwise
7.4%inclusion26 decks350 decks
5%synergy
Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar
6.9%inclusion24 decks350 decks
4%synergy
Mocking Sprite
6.6%inclusion23 decks350 decks
4%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
6.6%inclusion23 decks350 decks
4%synergy
High Fae Trickster
6.3%inclusion19 decks300 decks
5%synergy
Coruscation Mage
6.1%inclusion21 decks346 decks
-14%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
6.1%inclusion21 decks346 decks
2%synergy
The Dawning Archaic
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
5.8%inclusion20 decks343 decks
5%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
5.7%inclusion20 decks350 decks
-2%synergy
Ovika, Enigma Goliath
5.7%inclusion20 decks350 decks
-0%synergy
Anger
5.7%inclusion20 decks350 decks
2%synergy
Mizzix of the Izmagnus
5.4%inclusion19 decks350 decks
3%synergy
Najal, the Storm Runner
5.1%inclusion18 decks350 decks
4%synergy
Kinetic Augur
5.1%inclusion18 decks350 decks
5%synergy
Dragonfly Swarm
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Chaos Warp
41%inclusion145 decks350 decks
0%synergy
Chemister's Insight
41%inclusion143 decks350 decks
40%synergy
Temur Battle Rage
39%inclusion136 decks350 decks
34%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
39%inclusion135 decks350 decks
36%synergy
Consider
38%inclusion133 decks350 decks
16%synergy
Aetherspouts
36%inclusion126 decks350 decks
34%synergy
Silundi Vision
35%inclusion122 decks350 decks
29%synergy
Sublime Epiphany
33%inclusion115 decks350 decks
30%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
33%inclusion115 decks350 decks
27%synergy
Negate
31%inclusion108 decks350 decks
-1%synergy
Desertion
30%inclusion105 decks350 decks
29%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
29%inclusion101 decks350 decks
15%synergy
Access Denied
28%inclusion99 decks350 decks
26%synergy
Opt
28%inclusion97 decks350 decks
-7%synergy
Behold the Multiverse
27%inclusion94 decks350 decks
25%synergy
Soul Read
25%inclusion87 decks350 decks
24%synergy
Demand Answers
24%inclusion83 decks350 decks
17%synergy
Decaying Time Loop
23%inclusion82 decks350 decks
21%synergy
Counterspell
23%inclusion82 decks350 decks
-28%synergy
Fling
23%inclusion80 decks350 decks
21%synergy
Bolt Bend
23%inclusion79 decks350 decks
19%synergy
Drown in Dreams
23%inclusion79 decks350 decks
20%synergy
Intrude on the Mind
22%inclusion78 decks350 decks
22%synergy
Rain of Revelation
22%inclusion77 decks350 decks
22%synergy
Confounding Riddle
22%inclusion76 decks350 decks
21%synergy
Brainstorm
21%inclusion72 decks350 decks
-22%synergy
Prismari Command
20%inclusion70 decks350 decks
2%synergy
Abrade
19%inclusion68 decks350 decks
-1%synergy
Thought Scour
19%inclusion66 decks350 decks
16%synergy
Izzet Charm
19%inclusion66 decks350 decks
1%synergy
Sink into Stupor
19%inclusion65 decks350 decks
1%synergy
Evacuation
19%inclusion65 decks350 decks
16%synergy
Scatter Arc
17%inclusion61 decks350 decks
17%synergy
School Daze
17%inclusion23 decks134 decks
17%synergy
Traumatic Critique
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Denial
16%inclusion56 decks350 decks
-13%synergy
Eject
16%inclusion26 decks164 decks
15%synergy
Return the Favor
15%inclusion54 decks350 decks
9%synergy
Unfathomable Truths
15%inclusion54 decks350 decks
15%synergy
Quick Study
15%inclusion51 decks350 decks
11%synergy
Reality Shift
14%inclusion49 decks350 decks
0%synergy
Ashling's Command
14%inclusion18 decks131 decks
10%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
13%inclusion46 decks350 decks
-24%synergy
Snap
13%inclusion46 decks350 decks
-11%synergy
Run for Your Life
13%inclusion45 decks350 decks
12%synergy
Spellgyre
13%inclusion43 decks343 decks
11%synergy
Lightning Bolt
12%inclusion41 decks350 decks
-17%synergy
Scattered Thoughts
11%inclusion40 decks350 decks
11%synergy
Leave in the Dust
11%inclusion40 decks350 decks
11%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
11%inclusion38 decks350 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Lórien Revealed
40%inclusion140 decks350 decks
34%synergy
Artful Dodge
37%inclusion131 decks350 decks
35%synergy
Immolating Gyre
33%inclusion117 decks350 decks
32%synergy
Rapturous Moment
30%inclusion20 decks67 decks
20%synergy
Enter the Enigma
28%inclusion91 decks322 decks
22%synergy
Seize the Spoils
27%inclusion96 decks350 decks
21%synergy
Cosmic Epiphany
27%inclusion96 decks350 decks
27%synergy
Vandalblast
27%inclusion95 decks350 decks
2%synergy
Ill-Timed Explosion
27%inclusion93 decks350 decks
24%synergy
Pore Over the Pages
26%inclusion92 decks350 decks
26%synergy
Deep Analysis
25%inclusion87 decks350 decks
18%synergy
Windfall
24%inclusion84 decks350 decks
-1%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
24%inclusion83 decks350 decks
4%synergy
Mana Geyser
23%inclusion81 decks350 decks
-0%synergy
Sundering Eruption
23%inclusion81 decks350 decks
18%synergy
Ponder
22%inclusion77 decks350 decks
-15%synergy
Slip Through Space
22%inclusion77 decks350 decks
17%synergy
Preordain
21%inclusion72 decks350 decks
-13%synergy
Soul Immolation
20%inclusion20 decks98 decks
19%synergy
Waltz of Rage
18%inclusion58 decks322 decks
18%synergy
Gandalf's Sanction
18%inclusion63 decks350 decks
15%synergy
Curse of the Swine
18%inclusion62 decks350 decks
12%synergy
Bond of Insight
17%inclusion58 decks350 decks
16%synergy
Traumatize
16%inclusion55 decks350 decks
15%synergy
Pirate's Prize
14%inclusion49 decks350 decks
12%synergy
Chain Reaction
13%inclusion47 decks350 decks
8%synergy
Seize the Storm
13%inclusion46 decks350 decks
12%synergy
Past in Flames
13%inclusion44 decks350 decks
1%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
13%inclusion44 decks350 decks
7%synergy
Inspired Tinkering
12%inclusion43 decks350 decks
9%synergy
Cut Your Losses
12%inclusion43 decks350 decks
11%synergy
Experimental Overload
11%inclusion40 decks350 decks
10%synergy
Volcanic Vision
11%inclusion39 decks350 decks
8%synergy
Hit the Mother Lode
11%inclusion39 decks350 decks
7%synergy
Inspiration from Beyond
11%inclusion33 decks300 decks
10%synergy
Crash Through
11%inclusion38 decks350 decks
6%synergy
Epic Experiment
10%inclusion36 decks350 decks
5%synergy
Solve the Equation
10%inclusion36 decks350 decks
-2%synergy
Nibelheim Aflame
10%inclusion17 decks167 decks
9%synergy
Wash Out
10%inclusion35 decks350 decks
9%synergy
Glimpse the Impossible
9.1%inclusion32 decks350 decks
7%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
9.1%inclusion32 decks350 decks
1%synergy
Expressive Iteration
9.1%inclusion32 decks350 decks
-15%synergy
Summons of Saruman
8.9%inclusion31 decks350 decks
8%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
8.6%inclusion30 decks350 decks
5%synergy
Rise from the Tides
7.7%inclusion27 decks350 decks
7%synergy
Brass's Bounty
7.4%inclusion26 decks350 decks
0%synergy
Sorceress's Schemes
7.3%inclusion12 decks164 decks
5%synergy
Crackle with Power
6.9%inclusion24 decks350 decks
-2%synergy
Treasure Cruise
6.9%inclusion24 decks350 decks
-7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
41%inclusion143 decks350 decks
12%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
20%inclusion71 decks350 decks
11%synergy
Winged Boots
13%inclusion46 decks350 decks
10%synergy
Lightning Greaves
12%inclusion42 decks350 decks
-13%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
10%inclusion36 decks350 decks
6%synergy
Glamdring
10%inclusion34 decks350 decks
8%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
10%inclusion34 decks350 decks
7%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
8.3%inclusion29 decks350 decks
-1%synergy
Primal Amulet
8.0%inclusion28 decks350 decks
3%synergy
Runechanter's Pike
7.4%inclusion26 decks350 decks
6%synergy
Ruby Medallion
6.3%inclusion22 decks350 decks
-4%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
6.0%inclusion21 decks350 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Double Vision
25%inclusion89 decks350 decks
22%synergy
Propaganda
15%inclusion54 decks350 decks
1%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
14%inclusion48 decks350 decks
8%synergy
Shark Typhoon
11%inclusion40 decks350 decks
4%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
10%inclusion31 decks300 decks
5%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
10%inclusion35 decks350 decks
7%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
8.9%inclusion31 decks350 decks
5%synergy
Search for Azcanta
7.4%inclusion26 decks350 decks
7%synergy
Fiery Inscription
7.1%inclusion25 decks350 decks
-3%synergy
Aqueous Form
6.6%inclusion23 decks350 decks
4%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
5.4%inclusion19 decks350 decks
-11%synergy
Utility Lands
Mystic Sanctuary
41%inclusion142 decks350 decks
14%synergy
Reliquary Tower
34%inclusion120 decks350 decks
-15%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
19%inclusion65 decks350 decks
9%synergy
Restless Spire
10%inclusion34 decks350 decks
4%synergy
Witch's Clinic
8.6%inclusion30 decks350 decks
7%synergy
Arena of Glory
7.7%inclusion27 decks350 decks
4%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
7.1%inclusion25 decks350 decks
1%synergy
Agna Qel'a
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Forgotten Cave
6.0%inclusion21 decks350 decks
0%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
6.0%inclusion21 decks350 decks
0%synergy
Castle Vantress
6.0%inclusion21 decks350 decks
2%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.7%inclusion20 decks350 decks
-4%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
5.7%inclusion20 decks350 decks
-13%synergy
Mistrise Village
5.2%inclusion11 decks212 decks
-11%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
87%inclusion305 decks350 decks
5%synergy
Izzet Signet
71%inclusion250 decks350 decks
15%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
67%inclusion236 decks350 decks
14%synergy
Sol Ring
66%inclusion231 decks350 decks
-20%synergy
Fellwar Stone
40%inclusion141 decks350 decks
8%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
38%inclusion54 decks142 decks
32%synergy
Tablet of Discovery
29%inclusion19 decks65 decks
20%synergy
Thought Vessel
28%inclusion98 decks350 decks
-8%synergy
Resonating Lute
27%inclusion18 decks67 decks
2%synergy
Sky Diamond
25%inclusion88 decks350 decks
18%synergy
Mind Stone
24%inclusion85 decks350 decks
1%synergy
Fire Diamond
24%inclusion83 decks350 decks
16%synergy
Sonic Screwdriver
16%inclusion55 decks350 decks
14%synergy
Commander's Sphere
13%inclusion46 decks350 decks
-1%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
12%inclusion42 decks350 decks
3%synergy
Star Compass
7.7%inclusion27 decks350 decks
6%synergy
Cursed Mirror
6.6%inclusion23 decks350 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Island
99%inclusion347 decks350 decks
1%synergy
Mountain
99%inclusion345 decks350 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
87%inclusion305 decks350 decks
0%synergy
Sulfur Falls
75%inclusion261 decks350 decks
8%synergy
Shivan Reef
69%inclusion243 decks350 decks
10%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
58%inclusion202 decks350 decks
14%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
56%inclusion196 decks350 decks
20%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
49%inclusion173 decks350 decks
4%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
49%inclusion170 decks350 decks
10%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
42%inclusion146 decks350 decks
-2%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
39%inclusion135 decks350 decks
36%synergy
Exotic Orchard
36%inclusion125 decks350 decks
2%synergy
Silundi Vision
35%inclusion122 decks350 decks
29%synergy
Ferrous Lake
33%inclusion117 decks350 decks
8%synergy
Steam Vents
31%inclusion107 decks350 decks
-19%synergy
Thundering Falls
27%inclusion93 decks350 decks
5%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
25%inclusion89 decks350 decks
12%synergy
Training Center
25%inclusion88 decks350 decks
-17%synergy
Myriad Landscape
24%inclusion84 decks350 decks
9%synergy
Sundering Eruption
23%inclusion81 decks350 decks
18%synergy
Fiery Islet
23%inclusion79 decks350 decks
-3%synergy
Sink into Stupor
19%inclusion65 decks350 decks
1%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
18%inclusion63 decks350 decks
-6%synergy
Scalding Tarn
18%inclusion62 decks350 decks
-13%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
16%inclusion57 decks350 decks
-1%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
15%inclusion38 decks252 decks
-7%synergy
Turbulent Springs
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
-4%synergy
Molten Tributary
14%inclusion50 decks350 decks
6%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
14%inclusion48 decks350 decks
6%synergy
Scorched Geyser
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
-5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
12%inclusion43 decks350 decks
-4%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
11%inclusion37 decks350 decks
-4%synergy
Valakut Awakening
11%inclusion37 decks350 decks
1%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
9.1%inclusion32 decks350 decks
1%synergy
Coastal Peak
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
-0%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
8.9%inclusion31 decks350 decks
-3%synergy
Jwari Disruption
8.6%inclusion30 decks350 decks
6%synergy
Rush of Inspiration
7.7%inclusion27 decks350 decks
5%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
7.4%inclusion26 decks350 decks
-1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
7.1%inclusion25 decks350 decks
-7%synergy
Fabled Passage
6.9%inclusion24 decks350 decks
-4%synergy
Prismari Campus
6.3%inclusion22 decks350 decks
1%synergy
Song-Mad Treachery
6.3%inclusion22 decks350 decks
6%synergy
Spectacle Summit
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
-2%synergy
Ash Barrens
5.7%inclusion20 decks350 decks
1%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
5.7%inclusion20 decks350 decks
1%synergy
Eroded Canyon
5.7%inclusion20 decks350 decks
-1%synergy