Melek, Reforged Researcher (Commander) - Spellslinger

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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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Soul Immolation
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Impolite Entrance
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Ashling, Rekindled
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
9%synergy
Ashling's Command
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Tanufel Rimespeaker
4.2%inclusion1 decks24 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Chandra's Ignition
72%inclusion563 decks785 decks
64%synergy
Mystic Confluence
66%inclusion517 decks785 decks
61%synergy
Fact or Fiction
65%inclusion511 decks785 decks
58%synergy
Spell Swindle
59%inclusion467 decks785 decks
55%synergy
Gravitic Punch
52%inclusion406 decks785 decks
51%synergy
Rewind
57%inclusion446 decks785 decks
50%synergy
Big Score
72%inclusion566 decks785 decks
50%synergy
Haughty Djinn
55%inclusion433 decks785 decks
48%synergy
Aetherize
58%inclusion457 decks785 decks
47%synergy
Unwind
51%inclusion401 decks785 decks
45%synergy
Top Cards
Frantic Search
72%inclusion566 decks785 decks
31%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
61%inclusion479 decks785 decks
22%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
58%inclusion457 decks785 decks
24%synergy
Faithless Looting
56%inclusion442 decks785 decks
23%synergy
Chaos Warp
54%inclusion423 decks785 decks
11%synergy
Blasphemous Act
54%inclusion420 decks785 decks
15%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
53%inclusion417 decks785 decks
24%synergy
Lórien Revealed
50%inclusion395 decks785 decks
44%synergy
Consider
45%inclusion356 decks785 decks
23%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
45%inclusion354 decks785 decks
31%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
34%inclusion267 decks785 decks
8%synergy
Jeska's Will
28%inclusion218 decks785 decks
-2%synergy
Mystical Tutor
23%inclusion178 decks785 decks
0%synergy
Rhystic Study
18%inclusion143 decks785 decks
-7%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
15%inclusion117 decks785 decks
-7%synergy
Gamble
9.3%inclusion73 decks785 decks
-8%synergy
Ancient Tomb
7.0%inclusion55 decks785 decks
-4%synergy
Force of Will
6.2%inclusion49 decks785 decks
-6%synergy
Creatures
Guttersnipe
40%inclusion312 decks785 decks
14%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
38%inclusion298 decks785 decks
21%synergy
Crackling Drake
36%inclusion286 decks785 decks
34%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
34%inclusion269 decks785 decks
25%synergy
Young Pyromancer
31%inclusion241 decks785 decks
13%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
28%inclusion113 decks399 decks
7%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
28%inclusion132 decks473 decks
16%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
28%inclusion219 decks785 decks
27%synergy
Archmage of Runes
25%inclusion63 decks251 decks
12%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
23%inclusion129 decks550 decks
16%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
22%inclusion173 decks785 decks
-7%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
21%inclusion166 decks785 decks
3%synergy
Enigma Drake
21%inclusion166 decks785 decks
20%synergy
Melek, Izzet Paragon
20%inclusion158 decks785 decks
17%synergy
Spellheart Chimera
19%inclusion150 decks785 decks
18%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
19%inclusion148 decks785 decks
15%synergy
Wizards of Thay
17%inclusion134 decks785 decks
14%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
15%inclusion120 decks785 decks
7%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
13%inclusion62 decks473 decks
5%synergy
High Fae Trickster
12%inclusion30 decks249 decks
10%synergy
Eris, Roar of the Storm
12%inclusion65 decks550 decks
7%synergy
The Emperor of Palamecia
11%inclusion10 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Baral and Kari Zev
11%inclusion86 decks785 decks
9%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
11%inclusion84 decks785 decks
0%synergy
Mizzix of the Izmagnus
10%inclusion82 decks785 decks
8%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
10%inclusion80 decks785 decks
1%synergy
Coruscation Mage
10%inclusion39 decks396 decks
-11%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
9.0%inclusion71 decks785 decks
4%synergy
Electrostatic Field
8.8%inclusion69 decks785 decks
-5%synergy
Mocking Sprite
8.7%inclusion68 decks785 decks
6%synergy
Ovika, Enigma Goliath
8.5%inclusion67 decks785 decks
3%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
7.8%inclusion61 decks785 decks
-1%synergy
Spark Double
7.1%inclusion56 decks785 decks
2%synergy
Sprite Dragon
7.0%inclusion55 decks785 decks
2%synergy
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
6.6%inclusion26 decks391 decks
6%synergy
Urabrask
6.6%inclusion52 decks785 decks
-2%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
6.6%inclusion26 decks396 decks
-2%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
6.5%inclusion26 decks399 decks
2%synergy
Chrome Host Seedshark
6.4%inclusion50 decks785 decks
4%synergy
Bria, Riptide Rogue
6.1%inclusion40 decks653 decks
2%synergy
Professor Zei, Anthropologist
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar
6.1%inclusion48 decks785 decks
3%synergy
Najal, the Storm Runner
6.0%inclusion47 decks785 decks
5%synergy
Kinetic Augur
5.7%inclusion45 decks785 decks
5%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
5.4%inclusion42 decks785 decks
-10%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
5.4%inclusion42 decks785 decks
-15%synergy
Ral, Monsoon Mage
5.0%inclusion24 decks479 decks
-1%synergy
Instants
Soul's Fire
43%inclusion338 decks785 decks
41%synergy
Temur Battle Rage
41%inclusion318 decks785 decks
36%synergy
Sublime Epiphany
38%inclusion302 decks785 decks
35%synergy
Counterspell
38%inclusion301 decks785 decks
-15%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
36%inclusion282 decks785 decks
34%synergy
Chemister's Insight
36%inclusion281 decks785 decks
34%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
36%inclusion280 decks785 decks
29%synergy
Opt
34%inclusion270 decks785 decks
-2%synergy
Brainstorm
33%inclusion260 decks785 decks
-11%synergy
Access Denied
32%inclusion255 decks785 decks
29%synergy
Practical Research
31%inclusion246 decks785 decks
30%synergy
Intrude on the Mind
31%inclusion243 decks785 decks
31%synergy
Decaying Time Loop
31%inclusion240 decks785 decks
28%synergy
Desertion
30%inclusion232 decks785 decks
29%synergy
Silundi Vision
27%inclusion211 decks785 decks
21%synergy
Sink into Stupor
26%inclusion124 decks479 decks
9%synergy
Negate
25%inclusion199 decks785 decks
-8%synergy
Fling
25%inclusion196 decks785 decks
22%synergy
Aetherspouts
24%inclusion187 decks785 decks
21%synergy
Arcane Denial
24%inclusion187 decks785 decks
-5%synergy
Behold the Multiverse
24%inclusion186 decks785 decks
22%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
21%inclusion167 decks785 decks
7%synergy
Drown in Dreams
21%inclusion164 decks785 decks
19%synergy
Pongify
20%inclusion159 decks785 decks
-7%synergy
Demand Answers
20%inclusion157 decks785 decks
13%synergy
Seething Song
19%inclusion150 decks785 decks
0%synergy
Quick Study
19%inclusion150 decks785 decks
15%synergy
Bolt Bend
19%inclusion147 decks785 decks
15%synergy
Thought Scour
18%inclusion144 decks785 decks
15%synergy
Abrade
18%inclusion143 decks785 decks
-1%synergy
Lightning Bolt
18%inclusion140 decks785 decks
-11%synergy
School Daze
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
17%synergy
Storm King's Thunder
17%inclusion130 decks785 decks
14%synergy
Prismari Command
16%inclusion127 decks785 decks
0%synergy
Evacuation
16%inclusion126 decks785 decks
14%synergy
Snap
16%inclusion125 decks785 decks
-7%synergy
Izzet Charm
16%inclusion124 decks785 decks
-3%synergy
Deflecting Swat
15%inclusion121 decks785 decks
-5%synergy
Confounding Riddle
15%inclusion120 decks785 decks
14%synergy
Return the Favor
15%inclusion85 decks558 decks
10%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
15%inclusion115 decks785 decks
-21%synergy
Reality Shift
14%inclusion113 decks785 decks
1%synergy
Sokka's Haiku
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
14%synergy
Soul Read
14%inclusion110 decks785 decks
14%synergy
Riverwalk Technique
14%inclusion14 decks102 decks
13%synergy
Valakut Awakening
14%inclusion107 decks785 decks
4%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
14%inclusion77 decks565 decks
9%synergy
Hurl into History
13%inclusion104 decks785 decks
13%synergy
Glimmerburst
13%inclusion41 decks315 decks
12%synergy
Eject
12%inclusion11 decks89 decks
11%synergy
Sorceries
Mana Geyser
45%inclusion351 decks785 decks
24%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
43%inclusion341 decks785 decks
38%synergy
Vandalblast
39%inclusion303 decks785 decks
12%synergy
Windfall
37%inclusion293 decks785 decks
10%synergy
Ponder
36%inclusion282 decks785 decks
-2%synergy
Artful Dodge
33%inclusion262 decks785 decks
32%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
32%inclusion251 decks785 decks
12%synergy
Preordain
31%inclusion240 decks785 decks
-4%synergy
Pirate's Pillage
28%inclusion220 decks785 decks
22%synergy
Immolating Gyre
24%inclusion192 decks785 decks
23%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
24%inclusion188 decks785 decks
19%synergy
Sundering Eruption
23%inclusion112 decks479 decks
18%synergy
Enter the Enigma
23%inclusion75 decks324 decks
17%synergy
Cosmic Epiphany
22%inclusion174 decks785 decks
22%synergy
Slip Through Space
20%inclusion157 decks785 decks
15%synergy
Past in Flames
20%inclusion154 decks785 decks
8%synergy
Ill-Timed Explosion
19%inclusion149 decks778 decks
16%synergy
Solve the Equation
19%inclusion150 decks785 decks
6%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
17%inclusion134 decks785 decks
9%synergy
Deep Analysis
17%inclusion130 decks785 decks
11%synergy
Hit the Mother Lode
16%inclusion127 decks785 decks
12%synergy
Sorceress's Schemes
15%inclusion13 decks89 decks
12%synergy
Waltz of Rage
14%inclusion45 decks321 decks
14%synergy
Epic Experiment
14%inclusion110 decks785 decks
8%synergy
Expressive Iteration
14%inclusion108 decks785 decks
-9%synergy
Nibelheim Aflame
13%inclusion12 decks89 decks
12%synergy
Gandalf's Sanction
13%inclusion100 decks785 decks
10%synergy
Pore Over the Pages
13%inclusion99 decks785 decks
12%synergy
Seize the Storm
12%inclusion98 decks785 decks
12%synergy
Experimental Overload
12%inclusion97 decks785 decks
11%synergy
Traumatize
12%inclusion97 decks785 decks
11%synergy
Curse of the Swine
12%inclusion94 decks785 decks
6%synergy
Crackle with Power
12%inclusion92 decks785 decks
4%synergy
Seize the Spoils
11%inclusion86 decks785 decks
5%synergy
Inspiration from Beyond
11%inclusion27 decks248 decks
10%synergy
Quantum Misalignment
10%inclusion80 decks785 decks
8%synergy
Serum Visions
10%inclusion75 decks785 decks
-9%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
9.3%inclusion73 decks785 decks
4%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
9.3%inclusion73 decks785 decks
-12%synergy
Time Warp
9.3%inclusion73 decks785 decks
6%synergy
Cut Your Losses
9.0%inclusion71 decks785 decks
8%synergy
Volcanic Vision
9.0%inclusion71 decks785 decks
7%synergy
Crash Through
8.9%inclusion70 decks785 decks
4%synergy
Treasure Cruise
8.8%inclusion69 decks785 decks
-5%synergy
Bond of Insight
8.4%inclusion66 decks785 decks
8%synergy
Will of the Jeskai
8.3%inclusion9 decks108 decks
2%synergy
Inspired Tinkering
7.8%inclusion61 decks785 decks
5%synergy
Call Forth the Tempest
6.9%inclusion54 decks785 decks
4%synergy
Brass's Bounty
6.9%inclusion54 decks785 decks
0%synergy
Ancestral Reminiscence
6.5%inclusion51 decks785 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
43%inclusion340 decks785 decks
14%synergy
Lightning Greaves
28%inclusion221 decks785 decks
4%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
19%inclusion153 decks785 decks
15%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
19%inclusion151 decks785 decks
8%synergy
Winged Boots
16%inclusion128 decks785 decks
13%synergy
Glamdring
14%inclusion110 decks785 decks
13%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
12%inclusion94 decks785 decks
4%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
12%inclusion92 decks785 decks
9%synergy
Primal Amulet
11%inclusion89 decks785 decks
6%synergy
Runechanter's Pike
10%inclusion76 decks785 decks
9%synergy
Ruby Medallion
10%inclusion76 decks785 decks
0%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
7.9%inclusion34 decks432 decks
7%synergy
Shadowspear
7.5%inclusion59 decks785 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Double Vision
30%inclusion232 decks785 decks
26%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
29%inclusion231 decks785 decks
22%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
14%inclusion113 decks785 decks
11%synergy
Propaganda
13%inclusion103 decks785 decks
-2%synergy
Fiery Inscription
13%inclusion100 decks785 decks
2%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
13%inclusion31 decks247 decks
7%synergy
Shark Typhoon
12%inclusion94 decks785 decks
4%synergy
Mystic Remora
10%inclusion80 decks785 decks
-10%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
10%inclusion77 decks785 decks
7%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
9.0%inclusion71 decks785 decks
5%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
8.5%inclusion67 decks785 decks
-7%synergy
Artist's Talent
5.8%inclusion23 decks399 decks
-2%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
5.6%inclusion44 decks785 decks
-1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Storm Conduit
13%inclusion100 decks785 decks
4%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
8.5%inclusion34 decks399 decks
-4%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
8.0%inclusion63 decks785 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
51%inclusion403 decks785 decks
38%synergy
Reliquary Tower
51%inclusion401 decks785 decks
2%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
50%inclusion391 decks785 decks
24%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
18%inclusion141 decks785 decks
8%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
16%inclusion127 decks785 decks
-2%synergy
Mistrise Village
16%inclusion17 decks108 decks
0%synergy
Arena of Glory
12%inclusion58 decks471 decks
8%synergy
Witch's Clinic
11%inclusion87 decks785 decks
9%synergy
Restless Spire
10%inclusion75 decks785 decks
5%synergy
Command Beacon
9.2%inclusion72 decks785 decks
5%synergy
Castle Vantress
9.2%inclusion72 decks785 decks
4%synergy
Agna Qel'a
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
-3%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.6%inclusion52 decks785 decks
-3%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
5.9%inclusion46 decks785 decks
0%synergy
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
5.5%inclusion43 decks785 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
89%inclusion698 decks785 decks
6%synergy
Sol Ring
83%inclusion648 decks785 decks
-4%synergy
Izzet Signet
71%inclusion554 decks785 decks
11%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
69%inclusion545 decks785 decks
15%synergy
Fellwar Stone
43%inclusion336 decks785 decks
11%synergy
Thought Vessel
42%inclusion327 decks785 decks
5%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
29%inclusion20 decks70 decks
25%synergy
Mind Stone
21%inclusion167 decks785 decks
-3%synergy
Sky Diamond
17%inclusion133 decks785 decks
8%synergy
Fire Diamond
15%inclusion117 decks785 decks
7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
14%inclusion109 decks785 decks
-2%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
11%inclusion87 decks785 decks
1%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
7.3%inclusion57 decks785 decks
3%synergy
Sonic Screwdriver
6.6%inclusion52 decks785 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Island
99%inclusion774 decks785 decks
1%synergy
Mountain
98%inclusion772 decks785 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion710 decks785 decks
3%synergy
Sulfur Falls
74%inclusion582 decks785 decks
8%synergy
Shivan Reef
67%inclusion523 decks785 decks
8%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
53%inclusion418 decks785 decks
13%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
52%inclusion411 decks785 decks
9%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
50%inclusion393 decks785 decks
11%synergy
Steam Vents
49%inclusion382 decks785 decks
1%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
48%inclusion375 decks785 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
46%inclusion360 decks785 decks
5%synergy
Training Center
45%inclusion352 decks785 decks
1%synergy
Thundering Falls
42%inclusion331 decks785 decks
21%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
36%inclusion282 decks785 decks
34%synergy
Exotic Orchard
32%inclusion249 decks785 decks
-2%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
28%inclusion132 decks473 decks
16%synergy
Scalding Tarn
27%inclusion213 decks785 decks
-4%synergy
Silundi Vision
27%inclusion211 decks785 decks
21%synergy
Fiery Islet
26%inclusion208 decks785 decks
0%synergy
Sink into Stupor
26%inclusion124 decks479 decks
9%synergy
Myriad Landscape
26%inclusion203 decks785 decks
9%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
25%inclusion193 decks785 decks
0%synergy
Sundering Eruption
23%inclusion112 decks479 decks
18%synergy
Ferrous Lake
23%inclusion158 decks677 decks
-1%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
23%inclusion30 decks130 decks
2%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
17%inclusion134 decks785 decks
9%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
15%inclusion117 decks785 decks
-3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
15%inclusion117 decks785 decks
-3%synergy
Molten Tributary
15%inclusion116 decks785 decks
6%synergy
Valakut Awakening
14%inclusion107 decks785 decks
4%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
13%inclusion62 decks473 decks
5%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
11%inclusion89 decks785 decks
-3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
11%inclusion85 decks785 decks
-1%synergy
Volcanic Island
10%inclusion77 decks785 decks
-5%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
9.3%inclusion73 decks785 decks
4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
8.5%inclusion67 decks785 decks
-5%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
8.5%inclusion67 decks785 decks
-1%synergy
Polluted Delta
8.0%inclusion63 decks785 decks
-3%synergy
Fabled Passage
7.9%inclusion62 decks785 decks
-1%synergy
Volatile Fjord
7.9%inclusion62 decks785 decks
3%synergy
Rush of Inspiration
7.8%inclusion37 decks474 decks
5%synergy
Misty Rainforest
7.4%inclusion58 decks785 decks
-3%synergy
Flooded Strand
7.4%inclusion58 decks785 decks
-4%synergy
Jwari Disruption
7.0%inclusion55 decks785 decks
5%synergy
Eroded Canyon
6.9%inclusion39 decks565 decks
-1%synergy
Arid Mesa
6.6%inclusion52 decks785 decks
-3%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
6.5%inclusion51 decks785 decks
-3%synergy
Prismatic Vista
6.2%inclusion49 decks785 decks
0%synergy
Wooded Foothills
5.9%inclusion46 decks785 decks
-3%synergy
Prismari Campus
5.6%inclusion44 decks785 decks
1%synergy