Melek, Reforged Researcher (Commander) - Expensive Core

Melek, Reforged Researcher
Rank #896
36decks
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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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Here Comes a New Hero!
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Soul Immolation
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Glen Elendra's Answer
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
6%synergy
Impolite Entrance
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
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Fact or Fiction
83%inclusion30 decks36 decks
76%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
75%inclusion27 decks36 decks
68%synergy
Spell Swindle
72%inclusion26 decks36 decks
67%synergy
Mystic Confluence
64%inclusion23 decks36 decks
59%synergy
Big Score
81%inclusion29 decks36 decks
58%synergy
Soul's Fire
58%inclusion21 decks36 decks
56%synergy
Haughty Djinn
58%inclusion21 decks36 decks
52%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
64%inclusion23 decks36 decks
50%synergy
Lórien Revealed
56%inclusion20 decks36 decks
49%synergy
Gravitic Punch
47%inclusion17 decks36 decks
46%synergy
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Frantic Search
81%inclusion29 decks36 decks
39%synergy
Chaos Warp
58%inclusion21 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Aetherize
56%inclusion20 decks36 decks
44%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
56%inclusion20 decks36 decks
17%synergy
Blasphemous Act
53%inclusion19 decks36 decks
15%synergy
Faithless Looting
53%inclusion19 decks36 decks
20%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
47%inclusion17 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Rewind
47%inclusion17 decks36 decks
40%synergy
Practical Research
44%inclusion16 decks36 decks
43%synergy
Sublime Epiphany
42%inclusion15 decks36 decks
39%synergy
Game Changers
Gamble
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-12%synergy
Creatures
Goblin Electromancer
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
23%synergy
Archmage of Runes
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
24%synergy
Crackling Drake
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
22%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
15%synergy
Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
17%synergy
Wizards of Thay
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Eris, Roar of the Storm
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Rielle, the Everwise
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Spellheart Chimera
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
14%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Melek, Izzet Paragon
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Spark Double
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Mizzix of the Izmagnus
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Young Pyromancer
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
-3%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Enigma Drake
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Baral and Kari Zev
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Bria, Riptide Rogue
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
6%synergy
The Emperor of Palamecia
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
-1%synergy
Kitsa, Otterball Elite
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Marang River Regent
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-20%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Guttersnipe
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-18%synergy
Ledger Shredder
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-9%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Chrome Host Seedshark
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Ashling, Rekindled
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
High Fae Trickster
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Ral, Monsoon Mage
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Ashling, Flame Dancer
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Bothersome Quasit
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Magnus the Red
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-15%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-3%synergy
Instants
Kazuul's Fury
50%inclusion18 decks36 decks
48%synergy
Sink into Stupor
47%inclusion16 decks34 decks
30%synergy
Unwind
42%inclusion15 decks36 decks
36%synergy
Temur Battle Rage
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
34%synergy
Consider
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
31%synergy
Decaying Time Loop
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
34%synergy
Silundi Vision
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
31%synergy
Bolt Bend
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
30%synergy
Drown in Dreams
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
31%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
27%synergy
Return the Favor
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
25%synergy
Aetherspouts
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
28%synergy
Valakut Awakening
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
21%synergy
Desertion
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
30%synergy
Intrude on the Mind
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
30%synergy
Soul Read
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
27%synergy
Chemister's Insight
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
26%synergy
Behold the Multiverse
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
26%synergy
Access Denied
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
22%synergy
Deflecting Swat
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Opt
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
-16%synergy
Rain of Revelation
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
19%synergy
Thought Scour
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Brainstorm
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
-24%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Prismari Command
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Denial
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
-10%synergy
Elminster's Simulacrum
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Seething Song
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Shadow Rift
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Slip Out the Back
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Reality Shift
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Snap
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
-7%synergy
Consult the Star Charts
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
13%synergy
Pongify
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
-14%synergy
Stubborn Denial
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Gale's Redirection
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Magma Opus
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Demand Answers
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Storm King's Thunder
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Mana Drain
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
-3%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Counterspell
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
-39%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Spellgyre
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Hurl into History
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Thirst for Discovery
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Lightning Bolt
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
-17%synergy
Electrodominance
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Windfall
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Immolating Gyre
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
32%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
25%synergy
Mana Geyser
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
28%synergy
Ponder
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
-8%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
25%synergy
Sundering Eruption
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
24%synergy
Preordain
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
-6%synergy
Pirate's Pillage
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
22%synergy
Vandalblast
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Past in Flames
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Artful Dodge
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
23%synergy
Slip Through Space
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
17%synergy
Ill-Timed Explosion
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
19%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
17%synergy
Enter the Enigma
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Cut Your Losses
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
19%synergy
Traumatize
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
18%synergy
Crackle with Power
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Will of the Jeskai
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Quantum Misalignment
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
15%synergy
Curse of the Swine
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Hit the Mother Lode
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Pore Over the Pages
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Cosmic Epiphany
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Epic Experiment
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Pirate's Prize
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Call Forth the Tempest
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Chain Reaction
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
-10%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Brass's Bounty
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Gandalf's Sanction
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Inspired Tinkering
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
4%synergy
River's Rebuke
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Seize the Storm
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Seize the Spoils
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Volcanic Vision
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Nibelheim Aflame
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
8%synergy
Inspiration from Beyond
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Glimpse the Impossible
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Spelltwine
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Careful Study
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Wash Out
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Mob Rule
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Expressive Iteration
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-14%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
17%synergy
Primal Amulet
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
23%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Winged Boots
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Ruby Medallion
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Glamdring
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Runechanter's Pike
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Lightning Greaves
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
-13%synergy
Shadowspear
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Brass's Tunnel-Grinder
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Illvoi Light Jammer
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Astrologian's Planisphere
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Rite of the Dragoncaller
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Propaganda
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Shark Typhoon
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Lasting Tarfire
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
The Clone Saga
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Search for Azcanta
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Double Vision
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Mystic Remora
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
-9%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Fiery Inscription
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-8%synergy
Artist's Talent
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-2%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Crackling Wit
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-4%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Mystic Sanctuary
47%inclusion17 decks36 decks
22%synergy
Rogue's Passage
47%inclusion17 decks36 decks
34%synergy
Reliquary Tower
44%inclusion16 decks36 decks
-5%synergy
Arena of Glory
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
28%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Witch's Clinic
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
21%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Castle Vantress
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
1%synergy
Agna Qel'a
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Emergence Zone
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Sunken Palace
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Restless Spire
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Lotus Field
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Flamekin Village
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-4%synergy
Command Beacon
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
89%inclusion32 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
75%inclusion27 decks36 decks
21%synergy
Sol Ring
64%inclusion23 decks36 decks
-23%synergy
Izzet Signet
61%inclusion22 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
47%inclusion17 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Thought Vessel
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Sonic Screwdriver
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
18%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
12%synergy
Sky Diamond
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Fire Diamond
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Coalition Relic
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Commander's Sphere
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
-4%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Cursed Mirror
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Mind Stone
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-16%synergy
Misleading Signpost
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Glittering Stockpile
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Star Compass
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
The Celestus
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Island
97%inclusion35 decks36 decks
-1%synergy
Steam Vents
94%inclusion34 decks36 decks
47%synergy
Mountain
94%inclusion34 decks36 decks
-3%synergy
Command Tower
92%inclusion33 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
78%inclusion28 decks36 decks
37%synergy
Shivan Reef
75%inclusion27 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Sulfur Falls
75%inclusion27 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Scalding Tarn
75%inclusion27 decks36 decks
44%synergy
Training Center
72%inclusion26 decks36 decks
29%synergy
Thundering Falls
69%inclusion25 decks36 decks
48%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
61%inclusion22 decks36 decks
18%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
50%inclusion18 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
50%inclusion18 decks36 decks
48%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
47%inclusion17 decks36 decks
23%synergy
Sink into Stupor
47%inclusion16 decks34 decks
30%synergy
Myriad Landscape
42%inclusion15 decks36 decks
25%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Silundi Vision
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
31%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
23%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
25%synergy
Fiery Islet
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
-13%synergy
Valakut Awakening
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
21%synergy
Sundering Eruption
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
24%synergy
Exotic Orchard
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
-6%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
-13%synergy
Ferrous Lake
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Fabled Passage
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
17%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
17%synergy
Volcanic Island
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Misty Rainforest
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Flooded Strand
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Reflecting Pool
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Polluted Delta
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
-1%synergy
Demolition Field
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Arid Mesa
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Volatile Fjord
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Rush of Inspiration
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Molten Tributary
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Wooded Foothills
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-1%synergy
Opal Palace
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Snow-Covered Mountain
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Jwari Disruption
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Prismatic Vista
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-1%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy