Melek, Reforged Researcher (Commander) - Control

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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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Scryfall
MTGStocks
Fire Nation Palace
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Sokka's Haiku
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
16%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
14%synergy
Agna Qel'a
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Professor Zei, Anthropologist
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Chandra's Ignition
83%inclusion39 decks47 decks
76%synergy
Mystic Confluence
79%inclusion37 decks47 decks
74%synergy
Spell Swindle
72%inclusion34 decks47 decks
67%synergy
Fact or Fiction
74%inclusion35 decks47 decks
67%synergy
Big Score
81%inclusion38 decks47 decks
59%synergy
Aetherize
68%inclusion32 decks47 decks
57%synergy
Gravitic Punch
57%inclusion27 decks47 decks
56%synergy
Unwind
60%inclusion28 decks47 decks
53%synergy
Rewind
57%inclusion27 decks47 decks
50%synergy
Temur Battle Rage
53%inclusion25 decks47 decks
48%synergy
Top Cards
Frantic Search
74%inclusion35 decks47 decks
33%synergy
Chaos Warp
57%inclusion27 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Blasphemous Act
57%inclusion27 decks47 decks
19%synergy
Haughty Djinn
55%inclusion26 decks47 decks
48%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
51%inclusion24 decks47 decks
37%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
49%inclusion23 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
49%inclusion23 decks47 decks
43%synergy
Lórien Revealed
47%inclusion22 decks47 decks
41%synergy
Practical Research
47%inclusion22 decks47 decks
45%synergy
Soul's Fire
45%inclusion21 decks47 decks
42%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
40%inclusion19 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Jeska's Will
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
-13%synergy
Rhystic Study
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
-11%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
-9%synergy
Mystical Tutor
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
-10%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Creatures
Goblin Electromancer
38%inclusion18 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
38%inclusion18 decks47 decks
29%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
38%inclusion15 decks40 decks
25%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
36%inclusion17 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
31%synergy
Young Pyromancer
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
18%inclusion7 decks39 decks
-3%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Guttersnipe
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
-11%synergy
Crackling Drake
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
12%synergy
The Emperor of Palamecia
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Archmage of Runes
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
-16%synergy
Baral and Kari Zev
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Wizards of Thay
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
-5%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
-7%synergy
Mizzix of the Izmagnus
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Enigma Drake
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Rielle, the Everwise
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Spellheart Chimera
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Anger
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
7%synergy
Dragonfly Swarm
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Ral, Monsoon Mage
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Melek, Izzet Paragon
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-4%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-3%synergy
Sprite Dragon
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-6%synergy
High Fae Trickster
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Sphinx of Forgotten Lore
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Electro, Assaulting Battery
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-3%synergy
Instants
Silundi Vision
49%inclusion23 decks47 decks
43%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
43%inclusion20 decks47 decks
40%synergy
Chemister's Insight
36%inclusion17 decks47 decks
35%synergy
Desertion
36%inclusion17 decks47 decks
36%synergy
Soul Read
34%inclusion16 decks47 decks
34%synergy
Counterspell
34%inclusion16 decks47 decks
-19%synergy
School Daze
33%inclusion6 decks18 decks
33%synergy
Consider
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Bolt Bend
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
28%synergy
Evacuation
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
29%synergy
Scatter Arc
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
30%synergy
Sublime Epiphany
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
27%synergy
Behold the Multiverse
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
28%synergy
Sink into Stupor
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
24%synergy
Return the Favor
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
23%synergy
Negate
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
-6%synergy
Aetherspouts
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
25%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
21%synergy
Drown in Dreams
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
26%synergy
Access Denied
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
22%synergy
Riverwalk Technique
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Opt
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
-13%synergy
Rain of Revelation
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
23%synergy
Thought Scour
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
20%synergy
Arcane Denial
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
-6%synergy
Valakut Awakening
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Eject
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Pongify
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
-6%synergy
Confounding Riddle
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
20%synergy
Spellgyre
21%inclusion8 decks39 decks
19%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Deflecting Swat
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
Intrude on the Mind
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
19%synergy
Glimmerburst
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
18%synergy
Decaying Time Loop
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
15%synergy
Brainstorm
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
-28%synergy
Wyll's Reversal
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
15%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
14%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
-20%synergy
Gale's Redirection
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Jwari Disruption
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Abrade
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
-5%synergy
Prismari Command
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
Hurl into History
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Out of Bounds
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Dismiss
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Shadow Rift
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Reality Shift
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Drain
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
-4%synergy
Sorceries
Faithless Looting
40%inclusion19 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Pirate's Pillage
40%inclusion19 decks47 decks
35%synergy
Artful Dodge
40%inclusion19 decks47 decks
39%synergy
Sundering Eruption
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
32%synergy
Vandalblast
34%inclusion16 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Mana Geyser
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
11%synergy
Enter the Enigma
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
17%synergy
Slip Through Space
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
18%synergy
Seize the Spoils
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
18%synergy
Preordain
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
-11%synergy
Solve the Equation
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Ponder
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
-17%synergy
Traumatize
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
20%synergy
Windfall
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
-8%synergy
Immolating Gyre
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
18%synergy
Bond of Insight
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
18%synergy
Pore Over the Pages
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
19%synergy
Curse of the Swine
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Volcanic Vision
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
17%synergy
Ill-Timed Explosion
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
15%synergy
Chain Reaction
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
11%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
-3%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Pirate's Prize
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
15%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Nibelheim Aflame
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Cut Your Losses
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Deep Analysis
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Waltz of Rage
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
13%synergy
Past in Flames
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Wash Out
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Experimental Overload
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
11%synergy
Plea for Power
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Time Warp
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Cosmic Epiphany
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Glimpse the Impossible
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Sorceress's Schemes
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Boon of the Wish-Giver
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Mizzium Mortars
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Distortion Strike
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Expressive Iteration
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
-12%synergy
Ancestral Reminiscence
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Stock Up
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Full Throttle
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-13%synergy
Inspired Tinkering
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Gandalf's Sanction
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Time Stretch
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Insurrection
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
-6%synergy
Lightning Greaves
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
-5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Shadowspear
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Primal Amulet
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Winged Boots
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Ruby Medallion
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-3%synergy
Glamdring
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Double Vision
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
22%synergy
Propaganda
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Shark Typhoon
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Search for Azcanta
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Fiery Inscription
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-3%synergy
Aqueous Form
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Remora
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-12%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
Rowan, Scholar of Sparks
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Ral, Izzet Viceroy
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
62%inclusion29 decks47 decks
48%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
49%inclusion23 decks47 decks
23%synergy
Reliquary Tower
43%inclusion20 decks47 decks
-7%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
16%synergy
Arena of Glory
23%inclusion9 decks39 decks
19%synergy
Castle Vantress
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Mistrise Village
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-2%synergy
Witch's Clinic
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
11%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
-6%synergy
Command Beacon
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Restless Spire
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Flamekin Village
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
89%inclusion42 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
81%inclusion38 decks47 decks
26%synergy
Izzet Signet
74%inclusion35 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Sol Ring
68%inclusion32 decks47 decks
-19%synergy
Fellwar Stone
40%inclusion19 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Thought Vessel
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
-7%synergy
Mind Stone
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Sky Diamond
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
17%synergy
Fire Diamond
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
15%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
11%synergy
Sonic Screwdriver
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Commander's Sphere
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
-3%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Star Compass
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Coalition Relic
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Cursed Mirror
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
Prismatic Lens
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion47 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion47 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion42 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Sulfur Falls
81%inclusion38 decks47 decks
16%synergy
Shivan Reef
77%inclusion36 decks47 decks
18%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
66%inclusion31 decks47 decks
26%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
64%inclusion30 decks47 decks
20%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
64%inclusion30 decks47 decks
21%synergy
Steam Vents
55%inclusion26 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
55%inclusion26 decks47 decks
15%synergy
Silundi Vision
49%inclusion23 decks47 decks
43%synergy
Training Center
47%inclusion22 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
43%inclusion20 decks47 decks
40%synergy
Thundering Falls
40%inclusion19 decks47 decks
20%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
38%inclusion18 decks47 decks
-3%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
38%inclusion15 decks40 decks
25%synergy
Sundering Eruption
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
32%synergy
Ferrous Lake
34%inclusion15 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Scalding Tarn
34%inclusion16 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Exotic Orchard
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
-2%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Sink into Stupor
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Fiery Islet
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
Valakut Awakening
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Volcanic Island
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Jwari Disruption
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Fabled Passage
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Rush of Inspiration
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
-2%synergy
Volatile Fjord
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-9%synergy
Beyeen Veil
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Prismari Campus
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Song-Mad Treachery
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Path of Ancestry
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-7%synergy
Peculiar Lighthouse
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
3%synergy