Melek, Reforged Researcher (Commander) - Expensive Core

Melek, Reforged Researcher
Rank #903
37decks
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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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Fugitive Droid
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Here Comes a New Hero!
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Fact or Fiction
76%inclusion28 decks37 decks
68%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
70%inclusion26 decks37 decks
63%synergy
Spell Swindle
68%inclusion25 decks37 decks
63%synergy
Big Score
81%inclusion30 decks37 decks
58%synergy
Mystic Confluence
57%inclusion21 decks37 decks
52%synergy
Haughty Djinn
57%inclusion21 decks37 decks
50%synergy
Soul's Fire
51%inclusion19 decks37 decks
49%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
57%inclusion21 decks37 decks
42%synergy
Aetherize
54%inclusion20 decks37 decks
42%synergy
Lórien Revealed
46%inclusion17 decks37 decks
40%synergy
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Frantic Search
81%inclusion30 decks37 decks
39%synergy
Chaos Warp
54%inclusion20 decks37 decks
12%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
51%inclusion19 decks37 decks
12%synergy
Faithless Looting
51%inclusion19 decks37 decks
18%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
51%inclusion19 decks37 decks
17%synergy
Rewind
46%inclusion17 decks37 decks
39%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
43%inclusion16 decks37 decks
14%synergy
Blasphemous Act
43%inclusion16 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Consider
41%inclusion15 decks37 decks
18%synergy
Windfall
41%inclusion15 decks37 decks
14%synergy
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Gamble
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-12%synergy
Creatures
Pinnacle Monk
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
28%synergy
Archmage of Runes
36%inclusion12 decks33 decks
24%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
18%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
23%synergy
Crackling Drake
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
19%synergy
Wizards of Thay
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
16%synergy
Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
16%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Eris, Roar of the Storm
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Rielle, the Everwise
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
14%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Melek, Izzet Paragon
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Spark Double
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
-15%synergy
Mizzix of the Izmagnus
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Spellheart Chimera
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
12%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
-3%synergy
The Emperor of Palamecia
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Marang River Regent
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Young Pyromancer
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
-6%synergy
Enigma Drake
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Baral and Kari Zev
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Bria, Riptide Rogue
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
-7%synergy
Chrome Host Seedshark
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
8%synergy
High Fae Trickster
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Enraged Flamecaster
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Kitsa, Otterball Elite
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Summon: G.F. Cerberus
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Bothersome Quasit
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
0%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Ledger Shredder
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Archaeomancer
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Guttersnipe
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
-18%synergy
Professor Zei, Anthropologist
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Longshot, Rebel Bowman
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Ashling, Rekindled
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Hydro-Man, Fluid Felon
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Ral, Monsoon Mage
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Ashling, Flame Dancer
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Instants
Kazuul's Fury
49%inclusion18 decks37 decks
46%synergy
Sink into Stupor
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
26%synergy
Practical Research
41%inclusion15 decks37 decks
39%synergy
Unwind
38%inclusion14 decks37 decks
32%synergy
Sublime Epiphany
35%inclusion13 decks37 decks
32%synergy
Temur Battle Rage
35%inclusion13 decks37 decks
30%synergy
Silundi Vision
35%inclusion13 decks37 decks
30%synergy
Decaying Time Loop
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
30%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
28%synergy
Aetherspouts
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
30%synergy
Return the Favor
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
24%synergy
Bolt Bend
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
26%synergy
Intrude on the Mind
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
29%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
23%synergy
Desertion
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
29%synergy
Deflecting Swat
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Drown in Dreams
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
25%synergy
Soul Read
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
24%synergy
Valakut Awakening
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
15%synergy
Behold the Multiverse
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
20%synergy
Prismari Command
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Access Denied
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
19%synergy
Opt
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
-14%synergy
Chemister's Insight
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
20%synergy
Arcane Denial
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
-10%synergy
Demand Answers
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
12%synergy
Brainstorm
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
-25%synergy
Rain of Revelation
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
18%synergy
Seething Song
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
0%synergy
Counterspell
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
-34%synergy
Elminster's Simulacrum
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
15%synergy
Snap
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
-7%synergy
Shadow Rift
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
14%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Slip Out the Back
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Thought Scour
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Pongify
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
-14%synergy
Mana Drain
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
-3%synergy
Quick Study
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Magma Opus
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Storm King's Thunder
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Stubborn Denial
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Reality Shift
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
0%synergy
Izzet Charm
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
-5%synergy
Lightning Bolt
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
-15%synergy
Gale's Redirection
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
12%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Spellgyre
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Precognitive Perception
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Sorceries
Gravitic Punch
41%inclusion15 decks37 decks
40%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
38%inclusion14 decks37 decks
29%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
35%inclusion13 decks37 decks
15%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
35%inclusion13 decks37 decks
30%synergy
Immolating Gyre
35%inclusion13 decks37 decks
34%synergy
Mana Geyser
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
12%synergy
Ponder
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
-8%synergy
Preordain
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
-4%synergy
Sundering Eruption
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
23%synergy
Vandalblast
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
0%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
22%synergy
Pirate's Pillage
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
21%synergy
Traumatize
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
21%synergy
Past in Flames
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
17%synergy
Hit the Mother Lode
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
15%synergy
Artful Dodge
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
17%synergy
Crackle with Power
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Cosmic Epiphany
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
18%synergy
Slip Through Space
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
14%synergy
Cut Your Losses
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
18%synergy
Enter the Enigma
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Soul Immolation
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Epic Experiment
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Ill-Timed Explosion
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Seize the Spoils
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Will of the Jeskai
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Gandalf's Sanction
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Pirate's Prize
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
12%synergy
Call Forth the Tempest
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Quantum Misalignment
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
12%synergy
Pore Over the Pages
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Curse of the Swine
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Treasure Cruise
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
-3%synergy
Brass's Bounty
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Volcanic Vision
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
8%synergy
River's Rebuke
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Reforge the Soul
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Inspiration from Beyond
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Impolite Entrance
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Grab the Prize
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Season of Weaving
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Glimpse the Impossible
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Nibelheim Aflame
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Inspired Tinkering
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Mob Rule
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Seize the Storm
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
35%inclusion13 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Primal Amulet
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
22%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
14%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
14%synergy
Winged Boots
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Ruby Medallion
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Glamdring
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
15%synergy
Runechanter's Pike
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Lightning Greaves
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
-13%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Shadowspear
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Semblance Anvil
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Brass's Tunnel-Grinder
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Propaganda
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Shark Typhoon
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
14%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
18%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
13%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
7%synergy
The Clone Saga
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Mystic Remora
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
-9%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Double Vision
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Lasting Tarfire
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Fiery Inscription
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
-2%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
-8%synergy
Search for Azcanta
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Crackling Wit
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-4%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
0%synergy
Saheeli, Sublime Artificer
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-2%synergy
Ral, Izzet Viceroy
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Teferi, Master of Time
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
46%inclusion17 decks37 decks
-3%synergy
Rogue's Passage
43%inclusion16 decks37 decks
30%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
41%inclusion15 decks37 decks
15%synergy
Arena of Glory
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
24%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Witch's Clinic
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
15%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Agna Qel'a
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Emergence Zone
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Command Beacon
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Castle Vantress
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Sunken Palace
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Lotus Field
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
1%synergy
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-4%synergy
Restless Spire
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
1%synergy
Flamekin Village
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
89%inclusion33 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
73%inclusion27 decks37 decks
19%synergy
Sol Ring
68%inclusion25 decks37 decks
-19%synergy
Izzet Signet
57%inclusion21 decks37 decks
-2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
43%inclusion16 decks37 decks
12%synergy
Thought Vessel
38%inclusion14 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Sonic Screwdriver
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
15%synergy
Sky Diamond
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Fire Diamond
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Coalition Relic
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Cursed Mirror
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
1%synergy
Misleading Signpost
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
-7%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Mind Stone
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-19%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
2%synergy
The Celestus
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Star Compass
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Glittering Stockpile
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Island
97%inclusion36 decks37 decks
0%synergy
Mountain
95%inclusion35 decks37 decks
-3%synergy
Command Tower
92%inclusion34 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Steam Vents
92%inclusion34 decks37 decks
44%synergy
Sulfur Falls
73%inclusion27 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
73%inclusion27 decks37 decks
32%synergy
Scalding Tarn
70%inclusion26 decks37 decks
39%synergy
Training Center
70%inclusion26 decks37 decks
27%synergy
Shivan Reef
68%inclusion25 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Thundering Falls
68%inclusion25 decks37 decks
47%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
57%inclusion21 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
54%inclusion20 decks37 decks
15%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
49%inclusion18 decks37 decks
25%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
49%inclusion18 decks37 decks
46%synergy
Sink into Stupor
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
26%synergy
Myriad Landscape
41%inclusion15 decks37 decks
24%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
28%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
38%inclusion14 decks37 decks
29%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
35%inclusion13 decks37 decks
-9%synergy
Silundi Vision
35%inclusion13 decks37 decks
30%synergy
Fabled Passage
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
21%synergy
Sundering Eruption
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
23%synergy
Fiery Islet
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
0%synergy
Exotic Orchard
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
-7%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
-13%synergy
Ferrous Lake
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
0%synergy
Valakut Awakening
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
15%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
17%synergy
Volcanic Island
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Flooded Strand
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Misty Rainforest
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Polluted Delta
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
1%synergy
Prismatic Vista
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Volatile Fjord
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Arid Mesa
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
1%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
1%synergy
Molten Tributary
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Wooded Foothills
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Reflecting Pool
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Song-Mad Treachery
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Demolition Field
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Rush of Inspiration
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Opal Palace
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-4%synergy
Prismari Campus
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
1%synergy