Melek, Reforged Researcher (Commander) - Core Spellslinger

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
Pym Particles
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Frozen in Ice
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Gravitic Punch
65%inclusion36 decks55 decks
65%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
69%inclusion38 decks55 decks
62%synergy
Fact or Fiction
67%inclusion37 decks55 decks
61%synergy
Haughty Djinn
58%inclusion32 decks55 decks
52%synergy
Mystic Confluence
55%inclusion30 decks55 decks
50%synergy
Spell Swindle
55%inclusion30 decks55 decks
50%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
55%inclusion30 decks55 decks
50%synergy
Rogue's Passage
62%inclusion34 decks55 decks
48%synergy
Soul's Fire
47%inclusion26 decks55 decks
45%synergy
Practical Research
45%inclusion25 decks55 decks
44%synergy
Top Cards
Frantic Search
75%inclusion41 decks55 decks
33%synergy
Big Score
64%inclusion35 decks55 decks
38%synergy
Faithless Looting
55%inclusion30 decks55 decks
23%synergy
Aetherize
53%inclusion29 decks55 decks
41%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
47%inclusion26 decks55 decks
12%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
47%inclusion26 decks55 decks
19%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
44%inclusion24 decks55 decks
28%synergy
Blasphemous Act
44%inclusion24 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Chemister's Insight
44%inclusion24 decks55 decks
42%synergy
Seize the Spoils
42%inclusion23 decks55 decks
35%synergy
Creatures
Goblin Electromancer
42%inclusion23 decks55 decks
14%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
40%inclusion22 decks55 decks
-0%synergy
Crackling Drake
40%inclusion22 decks55 decks
38%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
29%inclusion16 decks55 decks
28%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
29%inclusion16 decks55 decks
16%synergy
Spellheart Chimera
27%inclusion15 decks55 decks
26%synergy
Ashling, Rekindled
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
23%synergy
Enigma Drake
24%inclusion13 decks55 decks
22%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
22%inclusion12 decks55 decks
-1%synergy
The Emperor of Palamecia
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
15%synergy
Young Pyromancer
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Guttersnipe
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
-5%synergy
Wizards of Thay
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
17%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
9%synergy
High Fae Trickster
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Sanar, Unfinished Genius
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Dirgur Focusmage
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
-1%synergy
Archmage of Runes
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Abstract Paintmage
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Deranged Assistant
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
11%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Melek, Izzet Paragon
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Rielle, the Everwise
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Kinetic Augur
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Final-Word Phantom
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Millikin
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Dragonfly Swarm
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Prismari Pianist
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Wonder
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Baral and Kari Zev
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
-1%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
-1%synergy
Curious Homunculus
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Anger
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Mizzix of the Izmagnus
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Serpent of the Pass
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Mocking Sprite
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Ral, Monsoon Mage
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
-0%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
-4%synergy
Eris, Roar of the Storm
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
2%synergy
Archaeomancer
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Kazuul's Fury
45%inclusion25 decks55 decks
43%synergy
Silundi Vision
40%inclusion22 decks55 decks
34%synergy
Unwind
40%inclusion22 decks55 decks
35%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
36%inclusion20 decks55 decks
23%synergy
Rewind
36%inclusion20 decks55 decks
30%synergy
Soul Read
35%inclusion19 decks55 decks
34%synergy
Temur Battle Rage
33%inclusion18 decks55 decks
28%synergy
Sublime Epiphany
33%inclusion18 decks55 decks
30%synergy
Chaos Warp
31%inclusion17 decks55 decks
-10%synergy
Aetherspouts
29%inclusion16 decks55 decks
27%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
29%inclusion16 decks55 decks
23%synergy
Scatter Arc
27%inclusion15 decks55 decks
27%synergy
Consider
27%inclusion15 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Confounding Riddle
25%inclusion14 decks55 decks
25%synergy
Rain of Revelation
24%inclusion13 decks55 decks
23%synergy
Demand Answers
24%inclusion13 decks55 decks
17%synergy
Behold the Multiverse
24%inclusion13 decks55 decks
22%synergy
School Daze
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
23%synergy
Ashling's Command
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
20%synergy
Fling
22%inclusion12 decks55 decks
19%synergy
Return the Favor
22%inclusion12 decks55 decks
15%synergy
Access Denied
22%inclusion12 decks55 decks
19%synergy
Opt
22%inclusion12 decks55 decks
-13%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
22%inclusion12 decks55 decks
19%synergy
Decaying Time Loop
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
18%synergy
Negate
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
-12%synergy
Desertion
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
19%synergy
Riverwalk Technique
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
20%synergy
Brainstorm
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
-24%synergy
Sink into Stupor
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
1%synergy
Counterspell
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
-34%synergy
Abrade
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
-2%synergy
Eject
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
17%synergy
Thought Scour
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
13%synergy
Bolt Bend
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
13%synergy
Prismari Command
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
-1%synergy
Evacuation
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
14%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
-23%synergy
Lightning Bolt
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
-14%synergy
Quick Study
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
11%synergy
Otherworldly Gaze
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
13%synergy
Drown in Dreams
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
12%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
12%synergy
Intrude on the Mind
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
14%synergy
Scattered Thoughts
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
12%synergy
Jwari Disruption
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
11%synergy
Izzet Charm
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
-5%synergy
Arcane Denial
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
-17%synergy
Run for Your Life
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
12%synergy
Traumatic Critique
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Lórien Revealed
42%inclusion23 decks55 decks
36%synergy
Pirate's Pillage
40%inclusion22 decks55 decks
33%synergy
Deep Analysis
33%inclusion18 decks55 decks
26%synergy
Rapturous Moment
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Immolating Gyre
31%inclusion17 decks55 decks
29%synergy
Sundering Eruption
31%inclusion17 decks55 decks
25%synergy
Cosmic Epiphany
31%inclusion17 decks55 decks
30%synergy
Pore Over the Pages
29%inclusion16 decks55 decks
28%synergy
Experimental Overload
29%inclusion16 decks55 decks
28%synergy
Artful Dodge
27%inclusion15 decks55 decks
25%synergy
Gandalf's Sanction
25%inclusion14 decks55 decks
23%synergy
Mana Geyser
25%inclusion14 decks55 decks
2%synergy
Windfall
24%inclusion13 decks55 decks
-1%synergy
Vandalblast
24%inclusion13 decks55 decks
-1%synergy
Ill-Timed Explosion
24%inclusion13 decks55 decks
21%synergy
Soul Immolation
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
22%inclusion12 decks55 decks
2%synergy
Seize the Storm
22%inclusion12 decks55 decks
21%synergy
Waltz of Rage
22%inclusion11 decks51 decks
21%synergy
Preordain
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
-14%synergy
Traumatize
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
19%synergy
Inspiration from Beyond
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
17%synergy
Ponder
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
-21%synergy
Chain Reaction
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
11%synergy
Solve the Equation
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Slip Through Space
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Pirate's Prize
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
13%synergy
Quiet Speculation
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
13%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Enter the Enigma
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Past in Flames
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
1%synergy
Bond of Insight
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
12%synergy
Nibelheim Aflame
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Epic Experiment
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Inspired Tinkering
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
8%synergy
Crash Through
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
2%synergy
Summons of Saruman
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
10%synergy
Curse of the Swine
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Glimpse the Impossible
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Volcanic Vision
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Sorceress's Schemes
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Abstract Performance
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Steal the Show
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Chart a Course
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Modify Memory
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Rise from the Tides
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Cut Your Losses
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Wash Out
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Winged Boots
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
12%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Lightning Greaves
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
-16%synergy
Ruby Medallion
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
-5%synergy
Runechanter's Pike
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Glamdring
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Trailblazer's Boots
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Primal Amulet
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
1%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
2%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
-4%synergy
Enchantments
Double Vision
27%inclusion15 decks55 decks
24%synergy
Propaganda
22%inclusion12 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Shark Typhoon
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
-9%synergy
Search for Azcanta
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Aqueous Form
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
2%synergy
Artist's Talent
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
-2%synergy
Pain for All
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Mystic Sanctuary
35%inclusion19 decks55 decks
8%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
31%inclusion17 decks55 decks
22%synergy
Reliquary Tower
27%inclusion15 decks55 decks
-22%synergy
Forgotten Cave
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
8%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Mistrise Village
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
-7%synergy
Witch's Clinic
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Restless Spire
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
2%synergy
Command Beacon
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
-11%synergy
Agna Qel'a
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Ghost Quarter
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Buried Ruin
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
-1%synergy
Blast Zone
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Arena of Glory
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
84%inclusion46 decks55 decks
1%synergy
Sol Ring
73%inclusion40 decks55 decks
-14%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
64%inclusion35 decks55 decks
10%synergy
Izzet Signet
60%inclusion33 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
47%inclusion17 decks36 decks
41%synergy
Resonating Lute
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Tablet of Discovery
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Fellwar Stone
29%inclusion16 decks55 decks
-3%synergy
Thought Vessel
25%inclusion14 decks55 decks
-10%synergy
Mind Stone
22%inclusion12 decks55 decks
-1%synergy
Sky Diamond
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
12%synergy
Fire Diamond
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
0%synergy
Sonic Screwdriver
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
8%synergy
Worn Powerstone
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Coalition Relic
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
-8%synergy
Star Compass
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Prismatic Lens
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Glittering Stockpile
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion55 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion55 decks55 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
91%inclusion50 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Sulfur Falls
78%inclusion43 decks55 decks
11%synergy
Shivan Reef
67%inclusion37 decks55 decks
8%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
62%inclusion34 decks55 decks
18%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
56%inclusion31 decks55 decks
20%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
53%inclusion29 decks55 decks
8%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
49%inclusion27 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
45%inclusion25 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
45%inclusion25 decks55 decks
43%synergy
Exotic Orchard
42%inclusion23 decks55 decks
8%synergy
Silundi Vision
40%inclusion22 decks55 decks
34%synergy
Ferrous Lake
35%inclusion19 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Steam Vents
33%inclusion18 decks55 decks
-17%synergy
Sundering Eruption
31%inclusion17 decks55 decks
25%synergy
Thundering Falls
31%inclusion17 decks55 decks
10%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
29%inclusion16 decks55 decks
16%synergy
Scorched Geyser
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
24%inclusion13 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Training Center
22%inclusion12 decks55 decks
-21%synergy
Coastal Peak
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
-4%synergy
Sink into Stupor
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
1%synergy
Fiery Islet
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
-9%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
-8%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Molten Tributary
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
8%synergy
Scalding Tarn
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
-15%synergy
Turbulent Springs
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Fabled Passage
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
-2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
1%synergy
Ash Barrens
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
8%synergy
Jwari Disruption
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
11%synergy
Path of Ancestry
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
-2%synergy
Rush of Inspiration
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
8%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
-6%synergy
Hidden Grotto
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
10%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
2%synergy
Valakut Awakening
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
2%synergy
Song-Mad Treachery
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Volatile Fjord
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
-1%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
-7%synergy
Conduit Pylons
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Prismari Campus
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
0%synergy
Eroded Canyon
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
-1%synergy
Demolition Field
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Maestros Theater
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
4%synergy