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
Bender's Waterskin
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Firebending Lesson
3.7%inclusion1 decks27 decks
3%synergy
The Last Agni Kai
3.0%inclusion1 decks33 decks
2%synergy
Ashling's Command
2.1%inclusion1 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Serpent of the Pass
1.5%inclusion1 decks65 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Mystic Confluence
61%inclusion152 decks250 decks
56%synergy
Fact or Fiction
62%inclusion154 decks250 decks
54%synergy
Gravitic Punch
50%inclusion124 decks250 decks
49%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
53%inclusion133 decks250 decks
48%synergy
Chemister's Insight
49%inclusion122 decks250 decks
47%synergy
Practical Research
48%inclusion121 decks250 decks
47%synergy
Pirate's Pillage
50%inclusion126 decks250 decks
45%synergy
Soul Read
44%inclusion111 decks250 decks
44%synergy
Aetherize
55%inclusion138 decks250 decks
44%synergy
Soul's Fire
46%inclusion115 decks250 decks
44%synergy
Top Cards
Frantic Search
65%inclusion162 decks250 decks
24%synergy
Big Score
53%inclusion133 decks250 decks
31%synergy
Faithless Looting
53%inclusion133 decks250 decks
20%synergy
Negate
51%inclusion127 decks250 decks
17%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
45%inclusion113 decks250 decks
31%synergy
Rain of Revelation
43%inclusion108 decks250 decks
43%synergy
Temur Battle Rage
42%inclusion106 decks250 decks
38%synergy
Deep Analysis
41%inclusion102 decks250 decks
35%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
40%inclusion101 decks250 decks
11%synergy
Spell Swindle
39%inclusion98 decks250 decks
34%synergy
Creatures
Crackling Drake
36%inclusion90 decks250 decks
33%synergy
Haughty Djinn
30%inclusion74 decks250 decks
22%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
28%inclusion71 decks250 decks
-11%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
24%inclusion61 decks250 decks
7%synergy
Guttersnipe
24%inclusion59 decks250 decks
-3%synergy
Spellheart Chimera
22%inclusion55 decks250 decks
21%synergy
Young Pyromancer
22%inclusion54 decks250 decks
4%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
21%inclusion43 decks208 decks
0%synergy
Enigma Drake
20%inclusion50 decks250 decks
19%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
20%inclusion50 decks250 decks
19%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
20%inclusion50 decks250 decks
11%synergy
Millikin
19%inclusion48 decks250 decks
19%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
19%inclusion47 decks250 decks
1%synergy
Deranged Assistant
18%inclusion45 decks250 decks
18%synergy
Najal, the Storm Runner
14%inclusion34 decks250 decks
12%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
13%inclusion33 decks250 decks
3%synergy
Melek, Izzet Paragon
13%inclusion32 decks250 decks
9%synergy
Mocking Sprite
13%inclusion32 decks250 decks
10%synergy
Baral and Kari Zev
11%inclusion27 decks250 decks
8%synergy
Rodeo Pyromancers
10%inclusion22 decks228 decks
9%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
10%inclusion24 decks250 decks
-25%synergy
Geyser Drake
8.8%inclusion20 decks226 decks
8%synergy
The Emperor of Palamecia
8.3%inclusion9 decks109 decks
3%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
8.0%inclusion20 decks250 decks
0%synergy
Archmage of Runes
7.4%inclusion14 decks190 decks
-5%synergy
Firebrand Archer
7.2%inclusion18 decks250 decks
-5%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
7.2%inclusion18 decks250 decks
-2%synergy
Ovika, Enigma Goliath
6.8%inclusion17 decks250 decks
1%synergy
Wizards of Thay
6.8%inclusion17 decks250 decks
3%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
6.8%inclusion17 decks250 decks
-22%synergy
Kinetic Augur
6.4%inclusion16 decks250 decks
6%synergy
Curious Homunculus
6.4%inclusion16 decks250 decks
5%synergy
Volshe Tideturner
6.0%inclusion15 decks250 decks
6%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
5.5%inclusion12 decks219 decks
-7%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
5.3%inclusion11 decks208 decks
1%synergy
Pelargir Survivor
5.2%inclusion13 decks250 decks
5%synergy
Storm Skreelix
5.2%inclusion13 decks250 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Unwind
38%inclusion95 decks250 decks
32%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
37%inclusion92 decks250 decks
23%synergy
Behold the Multiverse
36%inclusion90 decks250 decks
34%synergy
Rewind
36%inclusion89 decks250 decks
28%synergy
Scatter Arc
35%inclusion87 decks250 decks
35%synergy
Silundi Vision
34%inclusion86 decks250 decks
29%synergy
Evacuation
34%inclusion85 decks250 decks
31%synergy
Abrade
33%inclusion82 decks250 decks
13%synergy
Aetherspouts
31%inclusion77 decks250 decks
28%synergy
Riverwalk Technique
29%inclusion39 decks134 decks
29%synergy
Demand Answers
29%inclusion72 decks250 decks
22%synergy
Opt
29%inclusion72 decks250 decks
-7%synergy
Contact Other Plane
29%inclusion72 decks250 decks
27%synergy
Leave in the Dust
28%inclusion70 decks250 decks
28%synergy
Run for Your Life
27%inclusion67 decks250 decks
26%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
26%inclusion66 decks250 decks
24%synergy
Unfathomable Truths
26%inclusion57 decks219 decks
26%synergy
Chaos Warp
26%inclusion65 decks250 decks
-17%synergy
Out of the Way
25%inclusion63 decks250 decks
25%synergy
Fling
25%inclusion62 decks250 decks
22%synergy
Drown in Dreams
22%inclusion56 decks250 decks
20%synergy
Contradict
22%inclusion55 decks250 decks
22%synergy
Confounding Riddle
22%inclusion55 decks250 decks
21%synergy
Dismiss
22%inclusion55 decks250 decks
22%synergy
Out of Bounds
22%inclusion54 decks250 decks
21%synergy
Thoughtflare
22%inclusion54 decks250 decks
21%synergy
Eject
21%inclusion21 decks98 decks
20%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
19%inclusion48 decks250 decks
13%synergy
Consider
19%inclusion47 decks250 decks
-3%synergy
Bewildering Blizzard
19%inclusion25 decks135 decks
18%synergy
Thought Scour
18%inclusion46 decks250 decks
15%synergy
Repulse
18%inclusion45 decks250 decks
17%synergy
Quick Study
18%inclusion45 decks250 decks
14%synergy
Dispel
18%inclusion44 decks250 decks
11%synergy
Izzet Charm
18%inclusion44 decks250 decks
-2%synergy
Jace's Ingenuity
18%inclusion44 decks250 decks
17%synergy
Decaying Time Loop
16%inclusion41 decks250 decks
14%synergy
Prismari Command
16%inclusion39 decks250 decks
0%synergy
Counterspell
16%inclusion39 decks250 decks
-37%synergy
Dig Through Time
15%inclusion38 decks250 decks
3%synergy
Reality Shift
15%inclusion38 decks250 decks
1%synergy
Desertion
14%inclusion35 decks250 decks
13%synergy
Spellgyre
13%inclusion27 decks207 decks
12%synergy
Glimmerburst
12%inclusion24 decks195 decks
11%synergy
Hurl into History
12%inclusion29 decks250 decks
11%synergy
Ricochet Trap
11%inclusion28 decks250 decks
11%synergy
School Daze
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Sublime Epiphany
11%inclusion27 decks250 decks
8%synergy
Case the Joint
11%inclusion27 decks250 decks
11%synergy
Siege Smash
10%inclusion22 decks218 decks
9%synergy
Sorceries
Seize the Spoils
37%inclusion93 decks250 decks
32%synergy
Artful Dodge
36%inclusion90 decks250 decks
34%synergy
Ill-Timed Explosion
35%inclusion88 decks249 decks
33%synergy
Pirate's Prize
34%inclusion85 decks250 decks
32%synergy
Pore Over the Pages
34%inclusion84 decks250 decks
33%synergy
Immolating Gyre
32%inclusion80 decks250 decks
30%synergy
Bond of Insight
31%inclusion77 decks250 decks
30%synergy
Enter the Enigma
30%inclusion58 decks196 decks
23%synergy
Waltz of Rage
30%inclusion58 decks196 decks
29%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
29%inclusion73 decks250 decks
22%synergy
Cosmic Epiphany
28%inclusion69 decks250 decks
27%synergy
Curse of the Swine
26%inclusion64 decks250 decks
19%synergy
Chain Reaction
24%inclusion61 decks250 decks
18%synergy
Gandalf's Sanction
24%inclusion59 decks250 decks
21%synergy
Summons of Saruman
22%inclusion55 decks250 decks
21%synergy
Experimental Overload
21%inclusion53 decks250 decks
20%synergy
Inspiration from Beyond
21%inclusion39 decks190 decks
20%synergy
Slip Through Space
20%inclusion49 decks250 decks
15%synergy
Crash Through
20%inclusion49 decks250 decks
15%synergy
Cut Your Losses
18%inclusion45 decks250 decks
17%synergy
Seize the Storm
18%inclusion45 decks250 decks
17%synergy
Inspired Tinkering
16%inclusion40 decks250 decks
13%synergy
Wash Out
16%inclusion39 decks250 decks
15%synergy
Ancestral Reminiscence
12%inclusion31 decks250 decks
12%synergy
Highway Robbery
12%inclusion28 decks227 decks
11%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
12%inclusion30 decks250 decks
-8%synergy
Strike It Rich
12%inclusion30 decks250 decks
1%synergy
Rise from the Tides
11%inclusion28 decks250 decks
10%synergy
Treasure Cruise
11%inclusion28 decks250 decks
-3%synergy
Blasphemous Act
11%inclusion28 decks250 decks
-27%synergy
Mana Geyser
11%inclusion28 decks250 decks
-9%synergy
Sundering Eruption
11%inclusion24 decks220 decks
6%synergy
Visions of Ruin
11%inclusion27 decks250 decks
10%synergy
Traumatize
10%inclusion24 decks250 decks
9%synergy
Quiet Speculation
10%inclusion24 decks250 decks
9%synergy
Hit the Mother Lode
9.2%inclusion23 decks250 decks
5%synergy
Sorceress's Schemes
9.1%inclusion9 decks99 decks
7%synergy
Modify Memory
8.4%inclusion21 decks250 decks
8%synergy
Distortion Strike
8.0%inclusion20 decks250 decks
7%synergy
Volcanic Vision
8.0%inclusion20 decks250 decks
6%synergy
Lórien Revealed
7.6%inclusion19 decks250 decks
1%synergy
Preordain
7.2%inclusion18 decks250 decks
-28%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
6.8%inclusion17 decks250 decks
3%synergy
Isengard Unleashed
6.4%inclusion16 decks250 decks
6%synergy
Geomancer's Gambit
6.4%inclusion16 decks250 decks
6%synergy
Beacon Bolt
6.4%inclusion16 decks250 decks
4%synergy
Cleansing Wildfire
6.4%inclusion16 decks250 decks
5%synergy
Brass's Bounty
6.0%inclusion15 decks250 decks
-1%synergy
Tunnel Vision
5.6%inclusion14 decks250 decks
5%synergy
River's Rebuke
5.6%inclusion14 decks250 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
28%inclusion70 decks250 decks
17%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
16%inclusion39 decks250 decks
-14%synergy
Runechanter's Pike
10%inclusion24 decks250 decks
8%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
7.2%inclusion18 decks250 decks
2%synergy
Dowsing Device
6.4%inclusion16 decks250 decks
6%synergy
Haunted Cloak
6.4%inclusion16 decks250 decks
6%synergy
Glamdring
5.6%inclusion14 decks250 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Double Vision
24%inclusion59 decks250 decks
20%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
13%inclusion32 decks250 decks
5%synergy
Fiery Inscription
10%inclusion24 decks250 decks
-1%synergy
Aqueous Form
9.2%inclusion23 decks250 decks
7%synergy
Shark Typhoon
7.6%inclusion19 decks250 decks
0%synergy
Pain for All
6.4%inclusion5 decks78 decks
6%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
6.4%inclusion16 decks250 decks
2%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
6.0%inclusion15 decks250 decks
-10%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
50%inclusion126 decks250 decks
37%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
17%inclusion43 decks250 decks
-9%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
8.0%inclusion20 decks250 decks
-2%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.2%inclusion18 decks250 decks
-2%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
6.4%inclusion16 decks250 decks
0%synergy
Restless Spire
6.0%inclusion15 decks250 decks
1%synergy
Reliquary Tower
6.0%inclusion15 decks250 decks
-44%synergy
Darksteel Citadel
5.6%inclusion14 decks250 decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
74%inclusion184 decks250 decks
-10%synergy
Izzet Signet
66%inclusion166 decks250 decks
6%synergy
Sol Ring
52%inclusion131 decks250 decks
-35%synergy
Sky Diamond
51%inclusion128 decks250 decks
42%synergy
Fire Diamond
43%inclusion107 decks250 decks
34%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
38%inclusion94 decks250 decks
-17%synergy
Fellwar Stone
36%inclusion90 decks250 decks
4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
32%inclusion79 decks250 decks
16%synergy
Mind Stone
25%inclusion63 decks250 decks
0%synergy
Sonic Screwdriver
20%inclusion49 decks250 decks
18%synergy
Star Compass
20%inclusion49 decks250 decks
18%synergy
Izzet Locket
11%inclusion28 decks250 decks
8%synergy
Izzet Cluestone
11%inclusion27 decks250 decks
8%synergy
Thought Vessel
7.6%inclusion19 decks250 decks
-29%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion250 decks250 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion249 decks250 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
78%inclusion194 decks250 decks
-9%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
50%inclusion125 decks250 decks
6%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
47%inclusion117 decks250 decks
7%synergy
Sulfur Falls
45%inclusion113 decks250 decks
-20%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
39%inclusion98 decks250 decks
-2%synergy
Shivan Reef
38%inclusion96 decks250 decks
-20%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
36%inclusion89 decks250 decks
17%synergy
Silundi Vision
34%inclusion86 decks250 decks
29%synergy
Ferrous Lake
28%inclusion69 decks243 decks
4%synergy
Exotic Orchard
27%inclusion68 decks250 decks
-7%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
26%inclusion66 decks250 decks
24%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
21%inclusion52 decks250 decks
-22%synergy
Evolving Wilds
19%inclusion48 decks250 decks
1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
18%inclusion45 decks250 decks
0%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
18%inclusion45 decks250 decks
8%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
14%inclusion35 decks250 decks
2%synergy
Molten Tributary
13%inclusion33 decks250 decks
4%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
12%inclusion30 decks250 decks
2%synergy
Sundering Eruption
11%inclusion24 decks220 decks
6%synergy
Prismari Campus
8.4%inclusion21 decks250 decks
3%synergy
Eroded Canyon
8.3%inclusion19 decks230 decks
1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
7.6%inclusion19 decks250 decks
-6%synergy
Highland Lake
7.6%inclusion19 decks250 decks
3%synergy
Peculiar Lighthouse
7.1%inclusion14 decks196 decks
5%synergy
Fiery Islet
5.6%inclusion14 decks250 decks
-21%synergy
Thriving Isle
5.6%inclusion14 decks250 decks
3%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
5.5%inclusion12 decks219 decks
-7%synergy