Melek, Reforged Researcher (Commander) - Upgraded 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
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MTGStocks
Tablet of Discovery
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
17%synergy
Resonating Lute
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
-3%synergy
Steal the Show
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
20%synergy
Flashback
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
1%synergy
Sanar, Unfinished Genius
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
8%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Fact or Fiction
80%inclusion40 decks50 decks
73%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
76%inclusion38 decks50 decks
69%synergy
Mystic Confluence
72%inclusion36 decks50 decks
68%synergy
Big Score
80%inclusion40 decks50 decks
55%synergy
Gravitic Punch
56%inclusion28 decks50 decks
55%synergy
Practical Research
56%inclusion28 decks50 decks
55%synergy
Spell Swindle
58%inclusion29 decks50 decks
53%synergy
Soul's Fire
52%inclusion26 decks50 decks
50%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
52%inclusion26 decks50 decks
47%synergy
Rogue's Passage
60%inclusion30 decks50 decks
47%synergy
Top Cards
Frantic Search
68%inclusion34 decks50 decks
26%synergy
Aetherize
58%inclusion29 decks50 decks
46%synergy
Faithless Looting
54%inclusion27 decks50 decks
22%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
54%inclusion27 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Chaos Warp
52%inclusion26 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
52%inclusion26 decks50 decks
37%synergy
Rewind
52%inclusion26 decks50 decks
45%synergy
Unwind
52%inclusion26 decks50 decks
46%synergy
Blasphemous Act
50%inclusion25 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
50%inclusion25 decks50 decks
15%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
28%inclusion14 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
15%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
-7%synergy
Mystical Tutor
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
-10%synergy
Jeska's Will
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
-21%synergy
Rhystic Study
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
-16%synergy
Creatures
Haughty Djinn
42%inclusion21 decks50 decks
36%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
32%inclusion16 decks50 decks
19%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
28%inclusion14 decks50 decks
27%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
28%inclusion14 decks50 decks
-1%synergy
Archmage of Runes
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Ashling, Rekindled
21%inclusion8 decks39 decks
18%synergy
Young Pyromancer
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
-4%synergy
Guttersnipe
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
-9%synergy
Crackling Drake
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
-1%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
-2%synergy
Melek, Izzet Paragon
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Spellheart Chimera
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Molten-Core Maestro
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Dirgur Focusmage
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
-17%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
7%synergy
The Emperor of Palamecia
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
4%synergy
High Fae Trickster
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Enigma Drake
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
0%synergy
Rielle, the Everwise
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Abstract Paintmage
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-2%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
-6%synergy
Steamcore Scholar
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Kitsa, Otterball Elite
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-1%synergy
Ral, Monsoon Mage
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
0%synergy
Baral and Kari Zev
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-2%synergy
Coruscation Mage
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-14%synergy
Kinetic Augur
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Deranged Assistant
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Ovika, Enigma Goliath
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
0%synergy
Bria, Riptide Rogue
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-2%synergy
Ledger Shredder
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Millikin
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Thunderdrum Soloist
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
2%synergy
Exhibition Tidecaller
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
The Dawning Archaic
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Muse Seeker
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Kazuul's Fury
58%inclusion29 decks50 decks
56%synergy
Silundi Vision
52%inclusion26 decks50 decks
46%synergy
Temur Battle Rage
48%inclusion24 decks50 decks
43%synergy
Consider
44%inclusion22 decks50 decks
21%synergy
Sublime Epiphany
42%inclusion21 decks50 decks
39%synergy
Aetherspouts
40%inclusion20 decks50 decks
38%synergy
Sink into Stupor
38%inclusion19 decks50 decks
21%synergy
Fling
36%inclusion18 decks50 decks
34%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
34%inclusion17 decks50 decks
28%synergy
Confounding Riddle
32%inclusion16 decks50 decks
31%synergy
Soul Read
32%inclusion16 decks50 decks
32%synergy
Bolt Bend
32%inclusion16 decks50 decks
28%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
30%inclusion15 decks50 decks
25%synergy
Chemister's Insight
30%inclusion15 decks50 decks
29%synergy
Rain of Revelation
28%inclusion14 decks50 decks
28%synergy
Desertion
26%inclusion13 decks50 decks
25%synergy
Opt
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
-11%synergy
Thought Scour
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
21%synergy
Demand Answers
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
17%synergy
Counterspell
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
-28%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
21%synergy
Valakut Awakening
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Negate
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
-10%synergy
Brainstorm
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
-21%synergy
Scattered Thoughts
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
22%synergy
Snap
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
-2%synergy
Behold the Multiverse
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
20%synergy
Prismari Command
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
5%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
-17%synergy
Scatter Arc
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
20%synergy
Arcane Denial
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
-9%synergy
Evacuation
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
16%synergy
Drown in Dreams
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Decaying Time Loop
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Return the Favor
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Shadow Rift
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Swan Song
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
-8%synergy
Magma Opus
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Izzet Charm
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
-4%synergy
Run for Your Life
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
13%synergy
Eject
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
12%synergy
School Daze
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
12%synergy
Sokka's Haiku
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Rush of Inspiration
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Access Denied
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Seething Song
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
-8%synergy
Deflecting Swat
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
-9%synergy
Summary Dismissal
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Sorceries
Lórien Revealed
46%inclusion23 decks50 decks
40%synergy
Pirate's Pillage
42%inclusion21 decks50 decks
35%synergy
Sundering Eruption
40%inclusion20 decks50 decks
35%synergy
Artful Dodge
34%inclusion17 decks50 decks
32%synergy
Mana Geyser
32%inclusion16 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Cosmic Epiphany
32%inclusion16 decks50 decks
31%synergy
Vandalblast
30%inclusion15 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Ponder
28%inclusion14 decks50 decks
-10%synergy
Immolating Gyre
28%inclusion14 decks50 decks
27%synergy
Windfall
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
-2%synergy
Seize the Spoils
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
18%synergy
Ill-Timed Explosion
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
21%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
15%synergy
Slip Through Space
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
13%synergy
Deep Analysis
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Traumatize
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
17%synergy
Epic Experiment
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
-4%synergy
Pore Over the Pages
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
15%synergy
Enter the Enigma
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Preordain
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
-18%synergy
Nibelheim Aflame
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Sorceress's Schemes
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Past in Flames
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Bond of Insight
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
13%synergy
Season of Weaving
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Pirate's Prize
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Expressive Iteration
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
-10%synergy
Solve the Equation
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Soul Immolation
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Chain Reaction
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Cut Your Losses
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Treasure Cruise
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
-2%synergy
Gandalf's Sanction
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Insurrection
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Song-Mad Treachery
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Inspiration from Beyond
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
-11%synergy
Wash Out
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Curse of the Swine
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Experimental Overload
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Expropriate
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Seize the Storm
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Will of the Jeskai
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Boon of the Wish-Giver
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Stock Up
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Inspired Tinkering
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Visions of Ruin
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
-8%synergy
Winged Boots
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
13%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Ruby Medallion
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
0%synergy
Lightning Greaves
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
-14%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Shadowspear
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Primal Amulet
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Double Vision
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
20%synergy
Propaganda
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Shark Typhoon
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Fiery Inscription
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Search for Azcanta
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
-6%synergy
Aqueous Form
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Mystic Remora
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-14%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Ral, Izzet Viceroy
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Mystic Sanctuary
46%inclusion23 decks50 decks
20%synergy
Reliquary Tower
38%inclusion19 decks50 decks
-11%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Arena of Glory
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Mistrise Village
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
-2%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
-4%synergy
Agna Qel'a
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Great Hall of the Biblioplex
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
8%synergy
Witch's Clinic
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Castle Vantress
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Command Beacon
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
-1%synergy
Rivendell
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
0%synergy
Sunken Palace
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion44 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
76%inclusion38 decks50 decks
22%synergy
Sol Ring
72%inclusion36 decks50 decks
-14%synergy
Izzet Signet
60%inclusion30 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
44%inclusion22 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
31%synergy
Thought Vessel
30%inclusion15 decks50 decks
-6%synergy
Mind Stone
26%inclusion13 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Sky Diamond
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Fire Diamond
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
-1%synergy
Sonic Screwdriver
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
0%synergy
Izzet Cluestone
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Gilded Lotus
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion50 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion50 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion44 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Shivan Reef
84%inclusion42 decks50 decks
24%synergy
Sulfur Falls
84%inclusion42 decks50 decks
18%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
58%inclusion29 decks50 decks
21%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
58%inclusion29 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
58%inclusion29 decks50 decks
56%synergy
Steam Vents
56%inclusion28 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
54%inclusion27 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Silundi Vision
52%inclusion26 decks50 decks
46%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
50%inclusion25 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Training Center
50%inclusion25 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Thundering Falls
48%inclusion24 decks50 decks
27%synergy
Exotic Orchard
40%inclusion20 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Sundering Eruption
40%inclusion20 decks50 decks
35%synergy
Ferrous Lake
38%inclusion19 decks50 decks
13%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
38%inclusion19 decks50 decks
-2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
38%inclusion19 decks50 decks
21%synergy
Scalding Tarn
34%inclusion17 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
32%inclusion16 decks50 decks
17%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
32%inclusion16 decks50 decks
19%synergy
Fiery Islet
30%inclusion15 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
28%inclusion14 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
26%inclusion13 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Valakut Awakening
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
15%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Volcanic Island
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Fabled Passage
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Rush of Inspiration
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Song-Mad Treachery
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Evolving Wilds
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
-5%synergy
Molten Tributary
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Demolition Field
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Jwari Disruption
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Path of Ancestry
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
-4%synergy
Prismatic Vista
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
0%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-6%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-11%synergy
Volatile Fjord
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Beyeen Veil
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Polluted Delta
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-5%synergy
Spectacle Summit
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-2%synergy
Turbulent Springs
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-12%synergy