Melek, Reforged Researcher (Commander) - Self-Mill

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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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School Daze
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
100%synergy
Secret Identity
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Chandra's Ignition
72%inclusion28 decks39 decks
65%synergy
Fact or Fiction
72%inclusion28 decks39 decks
64%synergy
Gravitic Punch
64%inclusion25 decks39 decks
63%synergy
Haughty Djinn
67%inclusion26 decks39 decks
60%synergy
Practical Research
56%inclusion22 decks39 decks
55%synergy
Artful Dodge
56%inclusion22 decks39 decks
55%synergy
Rogue's Passage
67%inclusion26 decks39 decks
53%synergy
Faithless Looting
85%inclusion33 decks39 decks
51%synergy
Soul's Fire
51%inclusion20 decks39 decks
49%synergy
Big Score
69%inclusion27 decks39 decks
47%synergy
Top Cards
Frantic Search
77%inclusion30 decks39 decks
36%synergy
Chaos Warp
56%inclusion22 decks39 decks
13%synergy
Consider
54%inclusion21 decks39 decks
32%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
51%inclusion20 decks39 decks
37%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
51%inclusion20 decks39 decks
22%synergy
Fling
49%inclusion19 decks39 decks
46%synergy
Blasphemous Act
49%inclusion19 decks39 decks
10%synergy
Mystic Confluence
49%inclusion19 decks39 decks
44%synergy
Aetherize
49%inclusion19 decks39 decks
38%synergy
Otherworldly Gaze
49%inclusion19 decks39 decks
47%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
23%inclusion9 decks39 decks
-3%synergy
Gamble
18%inclusion7 decks39 decks
0%synergy
Jeska's Will
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
-20%synergy
Force of Will
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
-5%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
3%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
-14%synergy
Mystical Tutor
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
-15%synergy
Ancient Tomb
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
-6%synergy
Creatures
Crackling Drake
46%inclusion18 decks39 decks
43%synergy
Spellheart Chimera
38%inclusion15 decks39 decks
37%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
33%inclusion13 decks39 decks
4%synergy
Enigma Drake
33%inclusion13 decks39 decks
32%synergy
Rielle, the Everwise
33%inclusion13 decks39 decks
31%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
31%inclusion12 decks39 decks
-8%synergy
Kinetic Augur
28%inclusion11 decks39 decks
28%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
28%inclusion11 decks39 decks
19%synergy
Deranged Assistant
23%inclusion9 decks39 decks
23%synergy
Millikin
21%inclusion8 decks39 decks
20%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
18%inclusion7 decks39 decks
13%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
18%inclusion7 decks39 decks
-16%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Eris, Roar of the Storm
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-9%synergy
Wonder
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
8%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
7%synergy
Inferno Project
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
10%synergy
Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
7%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
6%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Kitsa, Otterball Elite
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Melek, Izzet Paragon
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
4%synergy
Young Pyromancer
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
-10%synergy
Anger
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
5%synergy
Wizards of Thay
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
4%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
-10%synergy
Archmage of Runes
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-5%synergy
Kiora, the Rising Tide
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Visionary
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-5%synergy
Abhorrent Oculus
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Slickshot Lockpicker
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Bedlam Reveler
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
5%synergy
Academy Wall
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
5%synergy
Boundary Lands Ranger
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
5%synergy
Steamcore Scholar
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
5%synergy
Oliphaunt
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
4%synergy
Diplomatic Escort
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
5%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
-4%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
4%synergy
Baral and Kari Zev
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
3%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
-4%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
-5%synergy
Spellbinding Soprano
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
5%synergy
Niblis of Frost
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
5%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
-13%synergy
Mizzix of the Izmagnus
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Kazuul's Fury
62%inclusion24 decks39 decks
59%synergy
Decaying Time Loop
46%inclusion18 decks39 decks
44%synergy
Confounding Riddle
46%inclusion18 decks39 decks
45%synergy
Curate
44%inclusion17 decks39 decks
42%synergy
Demand Answers
44%inclusion17 decks39 decks
37%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
41%inclusion16 decks39 decks
28%synergy
Silundi Vision
41%inclusion16 decks39 decks
36%synergy
Rewind
41%inclusion16 decks39 decks
34%synergy
Prismari Command
41%inclusion16 decks39 decks
25%synergy
Spell Swindle
38%inclusion15 decks39 decks
33%synergy
Intrude on the Mind
38%inclusion15 decks39 decks
38%synergy
Temur Battle Rage
36%inclusion14 decks39 decks
31%synergy
Izzet Charm
36%inclusion14 decks39 decks
17%synergy
Thought Scour
33%inclusion13 decks39 decks
30%synergy
Sink into Stupor
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
28%inclusion11 decks39 decks
22%synergy
Jwari Disruption
26%inclusion10 decks39 decks
23%synergy
Scattered Thoughts
26%inclusion10 decks39 decks
25%synergy
Eject
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Cerebral Download
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Sublime Epiphany
23%inclusion9 decks39 decks
20%synergy
Chemister's Insight
23%inclusion9 decks39 decks
22%synergy
Rush of Inspiration
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Bulk Up
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
19%synergy
Negate
21%inclusion8 decks39 decks
-13%synergy
Arcane Denial
21%inclusion8 decks39 decks
-9%synergy
Counterspell
21%inclusion8 decks39 decks
-33%synergy
Mission Briefing
21%inclusion8 decks39 decks
19%synergy
Run for Your Life
21%inclusion8 decks39 decks
20%synergy
Unwind
21%inclusion8 decks39 decks
14%synergy
Riverwalk Technique
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
You Find the Villains' Lair
18%inclusion7 decks39 decks
17%synergy
Rain of Revelation
18%inclusion7 decks39 decks
17%synergy
Drown in Dreams
18%inclusion7 decks39 decks
16%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
18%inclusion7 decks39 decks
13%synergy
Desertion
18%inclusion7 decks39 decks
17%synergy
Bolt Bend
18%inclusion7 decks39 decks
14%synergy
Steam Augury
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
14%synergy
Thirst for Discovery
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
14%synergy
Tale's End
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
14%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Siege Smash
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Unfathomable Truths
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Opt
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
-23%synergy
Soul Read
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
12%synergy
Aetherspouts
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
10%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
10%synergy
Electric Revelation
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
12%synergy
Behold the Multiverse
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
11%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
9%synergy
Sorceries
Mystic Retrieval
46%inclusion18 decks39 decks
41%synergy
Lórien Revealed
46%inclusion18 decks39 decks
40%synergy
Windfall
44%inclusion17 decks39 decks
17%synergy
Immolating Gyre
41%inclusion16 decks39 decks
39%synergy
Pirate's Pillage
41%inclusion16 decks39 decks
35%synergy
Cosmic Epiphany
41%inclusion16 decks39 decks
40%synergy
Slip Through Space
38%inclusion15 decks39 decks
33%synergy
Epic Experiment
36%inclusion14 decks39 decks
30%synergy
Seize the Spoils
36%inclusion14 decks39 decks
30%synergy
Enter the Enigma
35%inclusion6 decks17 decks
29%synergy
Seize the Storm
33%inclusion13 decks39 decks
33%synergy
Vandalblast
31%inclusion12 decks39 decks
3%synergy
Gandalf's Sanction
31%inclusion12 decks39 decks
28%synergy
Ill-Timed Explosion
31%inclusion12 decks39 decks
28%synergy
Sundering Eruption
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Past in Flames
28%inclusion11 decks39 decks
17%synergy
Bond of Insight
26%inclusion10 decks39 decks
25%synergy
Nibelheim Aflame
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Sorceress's Schemes
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
23%inclusion9 decks39 decks
19%synergy
Deep Analysis
23%inclusion9 decks39 decks
17%synergy
Thud
23%inclusion9 decks39 decks
22%synergy
Summons of Saruman
23%inclusion9 decks39 decks
22%synergy
Experimental Overload
23%inclusion9 decks39 decks
22%synergy
Traumatize
23%inclusion9 decks39 decks
22%synergy
Solve the Equation
23%inclusion9 decks39 decks
10%synergy
Inspiration from Beyond
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Rise from the Tides
21%inclusion8 decks39 decks
19%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
21%inclusion8 decks39 decks
12%synergy
Careful Study
21%inclusion8 decks39 decks
18%synergy
Pore Over the Pages
21%inclusion8 decks39 decks
20%synergy
Mana Geyser
21%inclusion8 decks39 decks
0%synergy
Wild Ride
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Cut Your Losses
18%inclusion7 decks39 decks
17%synergy
Song-Mad Treachery
18%inclusion7 decks39 decks
17%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
18%inclusion7 decks39 decks
-2%synergy
Hit the Mother Lode
18%inclusion7 decks39 decks
14%synergy
Aether Gale
18%inclusion7 decks39 decks
16%synergy
Reforge the Soul
18%inclusion7 decks39 decks
16%synergy
Strategic Planning
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
15%synergy
Curse of the Swine
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
9%synergy
Path of the Pyromancer
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
14%synergy
Taigam's Scheming
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
15%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
8%synergy
Seize the Day
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
10%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
8%synergy
Ancestral Reminiscence
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
12%synergy
Tormenting Voice
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
11%synergy
Waltz of Rage
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
11%synergy
Glimpse the Impossible
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Glamdring
31%inclusion12 decks39 decks
29%synergy
Runechanter's Pike
31%inclusion12 decks39 decks
30%synergy
Winged Boots
18%inclusion7 decks39 decks
15%synergy
Lightning Greaves
18%inclusion7 decks39 decks
-6%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
1%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
5%synergy
Smoldering Stagecoach
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Zephyr Boots
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
5%synergy
Fiendlash
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
5%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
2%synergy
Key to the City
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
3%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
-3%synergy
Enchantments
Artist's Talent
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Pain for All
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Double Vision
21%inclusion8 decks39 decks
17%synergy
Search for Azcanta
18%inclusion7 decks39 decks
17%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
9%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
3%synergy
Sword Coast Sailor
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
7%synergy
Shark Typhoon
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
0%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
1%synergy
The Tale of Tamiyo
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Founding the Third Path
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
5%synergy
Aqueous Form
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
-2%synergy
Warstorm Surge
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
4%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
2%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
-11%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Crackling Wit
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
5%synergy
The Royal Scions
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
7%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
-4%synergy
Ral, Izzet Viceroy
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Mystic Sanctuary
59%inclusion23 decks39 decks
33%synergy
Reliquary Tower
38%inclusion15 decks39 decks
-11%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
36%inclusion14 decks39 decks
26%synergy
Mistrise Village
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
4%synergy
Witch's Clinic
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
14%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
9%synergy
Arena of Glory
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
-6%synergy
Sunken Palace
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
7%synergy
Arid Archway
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Mines of Moria
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
5%synergy
Restless Spire
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
0%synergy
Halimar Depths
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
2%synergy
Ghost Quarter
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
3%synergy
Buried Ruin
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
-2%synergy
Command Beacon
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
1%synergy
Hidden Cataract
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
4%synergy
Ipnu Rivulet
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
5%synergy
Castle Vantress
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
0%synergy
Ramunap Ruins
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
5%synergy
The Autonomous Furnace
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
82%inclusion32 decks39 decks
-2%synergy
Sol Ring
79%inclusion31 decks39 decks
-8%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
62%inclusion24 decks39 decks
6%synergy
Izzet Signet
62%inclusion24 decks39 decks
1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
28%inclusion11 decks39 decks
-4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
21%inclusion8 decks39 decks
4%synergy
Thought Vessel
21%inclusion8 decks39 decks
-16%synergy
Mind Stone
21%inclusion8 decks39 decks
-5%synergy
Sky Diamond
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
4%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
0%synergy
Fire Diamond
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
2%synergy
Sonic Screwdriver
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
9%synergy
Star Compass
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
6%synergy
Agility Bobblehead
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Izzet Cluestone
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
3%synergy
Izzet Locket
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion39 decks39 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
97%inclusion38 decks39 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
74%inclusion29 decks39 decks
-13%synergy
Sulfur Falls
72%inclusion28 decks39 decks
7%synergy
Shivan Reef
64%inclusion25 decks39 decks
5%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
62%inclusion24 decks39 decks
21%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
62%inclusion24 decks39 decks
59%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
59%inclusion23 decks39 decks
15%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
51%inclusion20 decks39 decks
11%synergy
Thundering Falls
51%inclusion20 decks39 decks
31%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
51%inclusion20 decks39 decks
10%synergy
Steam Vents
46%inclusion18 decks39 decks
-1%synergy
Training Center
46%inclusion18 decks39 decks
3%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
44%inclusion17 decks39 decks
1%synergy
Silundi Vision
41%inclusion16 decks39 decks
36%synergy
Fiery Islet
36%inclusion14 decks39 decks
9%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Exotic Orchard
31%inclusion12 decks39 decks
-3%synergy
Sink into Stupor
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Sundering Eruption
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Scalding Tarn
28%inclusion11 decks39 decks
-2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
26%inclusion10 decks39 decks
8%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
26%inclusion10 decks39 decks
1%synergy
Jwari Disruption
26%inclusion10 decks39 decks
23%synergy
Ferrous Lake
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Rush of Inspiration
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
21%inclusion8 decks39 decks
12%synergy
Molten Tributary
21%inclusion8 decks39 decks
11%synergy
Prismari Campus
18%inclusion7 decks39 decks
13%synergy
Song-Mad Treachery
18%inclusion7 decks39 decks
17%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
18%inclusion7 decks39 decks
13%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
18%inclusion7 decks39 decks
4%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Fabled Passage
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
7%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
8%synergy
Valakut Awakening
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
3%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-8%synergy
Eroded Canyon
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Misty Rainforest
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
0%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
-2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
-8%synergy
Beyeen Veil
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
10%synergy
Arid Mesa
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
1%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
-11%synergy
Path of Ancestry
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
-6%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
-2%synergy
Flooded Strand
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
-3%synergy
Prismatic Vista
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
-2%synergy
Gallifrey Council Chamber
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
5%synergy
Wooded Foothills
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
-4%synergy