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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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
School Daze
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Spider-Sense
3.1%inclusion1 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Electro, Assaulting Battery
2.8%inclusion1 decks36 decks
-5%synergy
Sokka's Haiku
2.2%inclusion1 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
2.2%inclusion1 decks45 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Mystic Confluence
61%inclusion145 decks237 decks
57%synergy
Fact or Fiction
63%inclusion149 decks237 decks
55%synergy
Gravitic Punch
51%inclusion122 decks237 decks
50%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
56%inclusion132 decks237 decks
50%synergy
Chemister's Insight
49%inclusion115 decks237 decks
47%synergy
Practical Research
48%inclusion113 decks237 decks
46%synergy
Pirate's Pillage
51%inclusion121 decks237 decks
46%synergy
Aetherize
56%inclusion133 decks237 decks
45%synergy
Soul's Fire
47%inclusion111 decks237 decks
45%synergy
Soul Read
43%inclusion101 decks237 decks
42%synergy
Top Cards
Frantic Search
68%inclusion161 decks237 decks
27%synergy
Faithless Looting
57%inclusion136 decks237 decks
24%synergy
Big Score
53%inclusion125 decks237 decks
31%synergy
Negate
50%inclusion119 decks237 decks
16%synergy
Temur Battle Rage
46%inclusion110 decks237 decks
42%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
46%inclusion109 decks237 decks
32%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
43%inclusion103 decks237 decks
14%synergy
Rain of Revelation
42%inclusion100 decks237 decks
42%synergy
Rewind
41%inclusion98 decks237 decks
34%synergy
Unwind
41%inclusion98 decks237 decks
35%synergy
Creatures
Crackling Drake
37%inclusion87 decks237 decks
34%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
32%inclusion76 decks237 decks
-7%synergy
Haughty Djinn
31%inclusion74 decks237 decks
24%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
27%inclusion63 decks237 decks
9%synergy
Guttersnipe
26%inclusion61 decks237 decks
0%synergy
Young Pyromancer
25%inclusion59 decks237 decks
7%synergy
Spellheart Chimera
24%inclusion57 decks237 decks
23%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
23%inclusion54 decks237 decks
14%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
22%inclusion43 decks195 decks
1%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
21%inclusion49 decks237 decks
19%synergy
Enigma Drake
20%inclusion47 decks237 decks
19%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
19%inclusion45 decks237 decks
1%synergy
Millikin
19%inclusion44 decks237 decks
18%synergy
Deranged Assistant
17%inclusion41 decks237 decks
17%synergy
Najal, the Storm Runner
15%inclusion36 decks237 decks
14%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
14%inclusion34 decks237 decks
4%synergy
Mocking Sprite
14%inclusion33 decks237 decks
11%synergy
Melek, Izzet Paragon
14%inclusion33 decks237 decks
10%synergy
Baral and Kari Zev
11%inclusion27 decks237 decks
9%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
11%inclusion27 decks237 decks
-23%synergy
Geyser Drake
10%inclusion21 decks211 decks
10%synergy
The Emperor of Palamecia
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Rodeo Pyromancers
9.4%inclusion20 decks213 decks
8%synergy
Archmage of Runes
9.0%inclusion16 decks177 decks
-3%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
8.0%inclusion19 decks237 decks
-21%synergy
Wizards of Thay
7.6%inclusion18 decks237 decks
4%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
7.6%inclusion18 decks237 decks
-1%synergy
Curious Homunculus
7.6%inclusion18 decks237 decks
7%synergy
Ovika, Enigma Goliath
7.2%inclusion17 decks237 decks
1%synergy
Kinetic Augur
6.8%inclusion16 decks237 decks
6%synergy
Firebrand Archer
6.8%inclusion16 decks237 decks
-6%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
6.8%inclusion16 decks237 decks
-3%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
6.3%inclusion13 decks205 decks
-6%synergy
Eris, Roar of the Storm
6.2%inclusion13 decks211 decks
1%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
5.6%inclusion11 decks195 decks
1%synergy
Steamcore Scholar
5.5%inclusion13 decks236 decks
5%synergy
Storm Skreelix
5.5%inclusion13 decks237 decks
5%synergy
Pelargir Survivor
5.5%inclusion13 decks237 decks
5%synergy
Volshe Tideturner
5.5%inclusion13 decks237 decks
5%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
5.5%inclusion13 decks237 decks
-4%synergy
Coruscation Mage
5.1%inclusion10 decks195 decks
-16%synergy
Instants
Spell Swindle
41%inclusion96 decks237 decks
35%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
38%inclusion91 decks237 decks
25%synergy
Behold the Multiverse
38%inclusion89 decks237 decks
36%synergy
Abrade
37%inclusion87 decks237 decks
17%synergy
Silundi Vision
35%inclusion83 decks237 decks
30%synergy
Scatter Arc
33%inclusion79 decks237 decks
33%synergy
Evacuation
32%inclusion77 decks237 decks
30%synergy
Opt
32%inclusion76 decks237 decks
-4%synergy
Demand Answers
31%inclusion74 decks237 decks
24%synergy
Aetherspouts
30%inclusion71 decks237 decks
27%synergy
Chaos Warp
28%inclusion67 decks237 decks
-15%synergy
Contact Other Plane
28%inclusion66 decks237 decks
26%synergy
Unfathomable Truths
28%inclusion57 decks205 decks
27%synergy
Riverwalk Technique
28%inclusion33 decks120 decks
27%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
27%inclusion65 decks237 decks
25%synergy
Fling
27%inclusion63 decks237 decks
24%synergy
Leave in the Dust
26%inclusion62 decks237 decks
26%synergy
Run for Your Life
26%inclusion61 decks237 decks
25%synergy
Out of the Way
24%inclusion58 decks237 decks
24%synergy
Confounding Riddle
22%inclusion53 decks237 decks
22%synergy
Drown in Dreams
22%inclusion53 decks237 decks
20%synergy
Dismiss
22%inclusion51 decks237 decks
21%synergy
Contradict
22%inclusion51 decks237 decks
21%synergy
Thoughtflare
21%inclusion50 decks237 decks
21%synergy
Decaying Time Loop
20%inclusion48 decks237 decks
18%synergy
Out of Bounds
20%inclusion48 decks237 decks
20%synergy
Izzet Charm
20%inclusion47 decks237 decks
1%synergy
Quick Study
19%inclusion46 decks237 decks
15%synergy
Consider
19%inclusion46 decks237 decks
-3%synergy
Thought Scour
19%inclusion44 decks237 decks
15%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
19%inclusion44 decks237 decks
12%synergy
Bewildering Blizzard
18%inclusion22 decks121 decks
18%synergy
Repulse
18%inclusion43 decks237 decks
17%synergy
Jace's Ingenuity
17%inclusion41 decks237 decks
17%synergy
Prismari Command
17%inclusion40 decks237 decks
1%synergy
Dig Through Time
16%inclusion39 decks237 decks
4%synergy
Eject
16%inclusion13 decks82 decks
15%synergy
Dispel
16%inclusion37 decks237 decks
9%synergy
Reality Shift
15%inclusion35 decks237 decks
1%synergy
Counterspell
15%inclusion35 decks237 decks
-38%synergy
Spellgyre
14%inclusion27 decks193 decks
13%synergy
Desertion
14%inclusion32 decks237 decks
13%synergy
Siege Smash
13%inclusion26 decks205 decks
11%synergy
Glimmerburst
12%inclusion22 decks183 decks
11%synergy
Hurl into History
12%inclusion28 decks237 decks
12%synergy
Sublime Epiphany
11%inclusion27 decks237 decks
8%synergy
Ricochet Trap
11%inclusion26 decks237 decks
11%synergy
Scattered Thoughts
11%inclusion25 decks237 decks
10%synergy
Intrude on the Mind
11%inclusion25 decks237 decks
10%synergy
Case the Joint
10%inclusion23 decks237 decks
10%synergy
Sorceries
Deep Analysis
40%inclusion94 decks237 decks
34%synergy
Artful Dodge
37%inclusion88 decks237 decks
35%synergy
Pore Over the Pages
36%inclusion85 decks237 decks
35%synergy
Seize the Spoils
36%inclusion85 decks237 decks
30%synergy
Ill-Timed Explosion
36%inclusion84 decks235 decks
33%synergy
Immolating Gyre
32%inclusion75 decks237 decks
30%synergy
Enter the Enigma
31%inclusion57 decks184 decks
24%synergy
Pirate's Prize
30%inclusion72 decks237 decks
29%synergy
Waltz of Rage
30%inclusion55 decks184 decks
29%synergy
Cosmic Epiphany
30%inclusion70 decks237 decks
29%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
28%inclusion67 decks237 decks
21%synergy
Bond of Insight
28%inclusion67 decks237 decks
28%synergy
Curse of the Swine
25%inclusion60 decks237 decks
19%synergy
Gandalf's Sanction
23%inclusion55 decks237 decks
20%synergy
Summons of Saruman
22%inclusion53 decks237 decks
22%synergy
Slip Through Space
22%inclusion53 decks237 decks
17%synergy
Chain Reaction
22%inclusion51 decks237 decks
15%synergy
Inspiration from Beyond
21%inclusion37 decks177 decks
20%synergy
Experimental Overload
21%inclusion49 decks237 decks
19%synergy
Crash Through
20%inclusion48 decks237 decks
15%synergy
Seize the Storm
19%inclusion45 decks237 decks
18%synergy
Cut Your Losses
17%inclusion41 decks237 decks
17%synergy
Inspired Tinkering
15%inclusion36 decks237 decks
12%synergy
Wash Out
14%inclusion33 decks237 decks
13%synergy
Highway Robbery
13%inclusion27 decks212 decks
11%synergy
Rise from the Tides
13%inclusion30 decks237 decks
11%synergy
Ancestral Reminiscence
13%inclusion30 decks237 decks
12%synergy
Sorceress's Schemes
12%inclusion10 decks84 decks
9%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
12%inclusion28 decks237 decks
-8%synergy
Visions of Ruin
11%inclusion27 decks237 decks
10%synergy
Treasure Cruise
11%inclusion26 decks237 decks
-4%synergy
Strike It Rich
11%inclusion26 decks237 decks
0%synergy
Mana Geyser
11%inclusion26 decks237 decks
-10%synergy
Hit the Mother Lode
11%inclusion25 decks237 decks
6%synergy
Sundering Eruption
10%inclusion21 decks206 decks
5%synergy
Quiet Speculation
8.9%inclusion21 decks237 decks
8%synergy
Traumatize
8.4%inclusion20 decks237 decks
8%synergy
Epic Experiment
8.0%inclusion19 decks237 decks
2%synergy
Preordain
8.0%inclusion19 decks237 decks
-27%synergy
Blasphemous Act
8.0%inclusion19 decks237 decks
-31%synergy
Volcanic Vision
8.0%inclusion19 decks237 decks
6%synergy
Distortion Strike
7.6%inclusion18 decks237 decks
7%synergy
Modify Memory
7.2%inclusion17 decks237 decks
7%synergy
Brass's Bounty
7.2%inclusion17 decks237 decks
0%synergy
Boon of the Wish-Giver
6.8%inclusion16 decks237 decks
6%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
6.3%inclusion15 decks237 decks
2%synergy
Past in Flames
6.3%inclusion15 decks237 decks
-5%synergy
Isengard Unleashed
5.9%inclusion14 decks237 decks
5%synergy
Cleansing Wildfire
5.9%inclusion14 decks237 decks
5%synergy
Tunnel Vision
5.9%inclusion14 decks237 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
29%inclusion68 decks237 decks
17%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
16%inclusion37 decks237 decks
-14%synergy
Runechanter's Pike
10%inclusion24 decks237 decks
9%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
10%inclusion23 decks237 decks
5%synergy
Haunted Cloak
7.2%inclusion17 decks237 decks
7%synergy
Glamdring
6.3%inclusion15 decks237 decks
5%synergy
Dowsing Device
5.9%inclusion14 decks237 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Double Vision
26%inclusion61 decks237 decks
22%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
14%inclusion33 decks237 decks
6%synergy
Fiery Inscription
11%inclusion25 decks237 decks
-1%synergy
Aqueous Form
10%inclusion24 decks237 decks
8%synergy
Shark Typhoon
7.6%inclusion18 decks237 decks
0%synergy
Pain for All
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
6.8%inclusion16 decks237 decks
3%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
5.9%inclusion14 decks237 decks
-10%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
5.1%inclusion12 decks237 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
50%inclusion118 decks237 decks
36%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
19%inclusion46 decks237 decks
-6%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
9.3%inclusion22 decks237 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.2%inclusion17 decks237 decks
-3%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
7.2%inclusion17 decks237 decks
0%synergy
Reliquary Tower
6.8%inclusion16 decks237 decks
-43%synergy
Restless Spire
5.9%inclusion14 decks237 decks
1%synergy
Darksteel Citadel
5.1%inclusion12 decks237 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
75%inclusion178 decks237 decks
-9%synergy
Izzet Signet
67%inclusion158 decks237 decks
6%synergy
Sky Diamond
51%inclusion121 decks237 decks
42%synergy
Sol Ring
51%inclusion120 decks237 decks
-36%synergy
Fire Diamond
43%inclusion101 decks237 decks
34%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
39%inclusion92 decks237 decks
-16%synergy
Fellwar Stone
36%inclusion86 decks237 decks
4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
32%inclusion77 decks237 decks
16%synergy
Mind Stone
25%inclusion60 decks237 decks
0%synergy
Sonic Screwdriver
19%inclusion46 decks237 decks
18%synergy
Star Compass
17%inclusion41 decks237 decks
16%synergy
Izzet Cluestone
11%inclusion25 decks237 decks
8%synergy
Izzet Locket
10%inclusion23 decks237 decks
6%synergy
Thought Vessel
9.3%inclusion22 decks237 decks
-28%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion237 decks237 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion237 decks237 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
78%inclusion185 decks237 decks
-9%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
50%inclusion119 decks237 decks
7%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
48%inclusion114 decks237 decks
8%synergy
Sulfur Falls
46%inclusion108 decks237 decks
-20%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
41%inclusion98 decks237 decks
0%synergy
Shivan Reef
40%inclusion95 decks237 decks
-19%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
35%inclusion83 decks237 decks
17%synergy
Silundi Vision
35%inclusion83 decks237 decks
30%synergy
Exotic Orchard
31%inclusion73 decks237 decks
-3%synergy
Ferrous Lake
28%inclusion65 decks229 decks
4%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
27%inclusion65 decks237 decks
25%synergy
Evolving Wilds
20%inclusion48 decks237 decks
2%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
19%inclusion44 decks237 decks
-24%synergy
Myriad Landscape
18%inclusion42 decks237 decks
0%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
16%inclusion38 decks237 decks
6%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
16%inclusion37 decks237 decks
3%synergy
Molten Tributary
15%inclusion35 decks237 decks
5%synergy
Sundering Eruption
10%inclusion21 decks206 decks
5%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
9.3%inclusion22 decks237 decks
-1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
8.9%inclusion21 decks237 decks
-5%synergy
Prismari Campus
8.9%inclusion21 decks237 decks
3%synergy
Eroded Canyon
7.0%inclusion15 decks215 decks
-1%synergy
Highland Lake
6.8%inclusion16 decks237 decks
2%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
6.3%inclusion13 decks205 decks
-6%synergy
Fiery Islet
5.5%inclusion13 decks237 decks
-21%synergy
Peculiar Lighthouse
5.4%inclusion10 decks184 decks
3%synergy
Thriving Isle
5.1%inclusion12 decks237 decks
2%synergy