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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Bender's Waterskin
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
17%synergy
Sokka's Haiku
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
14%synergy
Agna Qel'a
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Fire Nation Palace
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Professor Zei, Anthropologist
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Chandra's Ignition
71%inclusion616 decks863 decks
64%synergy
Mystic Confluence
66%inclusion573 decks863 decks
62%synergy
Fact or Fiction
65%inclusion561 decks863 decks
57%synergy
Spell Swindle
60%inclusion520 decks863 decks
55%synergy
Gravitic Punch
52%inclusion445 decks863 decks
50%synergy
Big Score
72%inclusion623 decks863 decks
50%synergy
Rewind
57%inclusion489 decks863 decks
50%synergy
Haughty Djinn
56%inclusion479 decks863 decks
48%synergy
Aetherize
59%inclusion507 decks863 decks
47%synergy
Unwind
51%inclusion438 decks863 decks
45%synergy
Top Cards
Frantic Search
71%inclusion617 decks863 decks
30%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
60%inclusion522 decks863 decks
21%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
59%inclusion511 decks863 decks
25%synergy
Faithless Looting
56%inclusion485 decks863 decks
23%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
55%inclusion474 decks863 decks
25%synergy
Chaos Warp
54%inclusion468 decks863 decks
11%synergy
Blasphemous Act
54%inclusion463 decks863 decks
15%synergy
Lórien Revealed
49%inclusion424 decks863 decks
43%synergy
Mana Geyser
46%inclusion397 decks863 decks
25%synergy
Consider
45%inclusion389 decks863 decks
23%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
34%inclusion297 decks863 decks
8%synergy
Jeska's Will
28%inclusion240 decks863 decks
-2%synergy
Mystical Tutor
22%inclusion188 decks863 decks
-1%synergy
Rhystic Study
19%inclusion160 decks863 decks
-7%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
14%inclusion122 decks863 decks
-8%synergy
Gamble
9.4%inclusion81 decks863 decks
-8%synergy
Ancient Tomb
7.0%inclusion60 decks863 decks
-4%synergy
Force of Will
6.0%inclusion52 decks863 decks
-7%synergy
Creatures
Guttersnipe
40%inclusion343 decks863 decks
14%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
39%inclusion337 decks863 decks
22%synergy
Crackling Drake
37%inclusion319 decks863 decks
34%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
34%inclusion297 decks863 decks
25%synergy
Young Pyromancer
31%inclusion267 decks863 decks
13%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
29%inclusion121 decks414 decks
8%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
29%inclusion248 decks863 decks
27%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
28%inclusion138 decks493 decks
16%synergy
Archmage of Runes
26%inclusion68 decks260 decks
14%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
23%inclusion134 decks573 decks
15%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
22%inclusion190 decks863 decks
-7%synergy
Melek, Izzet Paragon
21%inclusion185 decks863 decks
18%synergy
Enigma Drake
21%inclusion185 decks863 decks
20%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
21%inclusion180 decks863 decks
3%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
20%inclusion169 decks863 decks
16%synergy
Spellheart Chimera
19%inclusion164 decks863 decks
18%synergy
Wizards of Thay
17%inclusion147 decks863 decks
13%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
16%inclusion134 decks863 decks
7%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
13%inclusion64 decks493 decks
5%synergy
High Fae Trickster
13%inclusion33 decks258 decks
11%synergy
Eris, Roar of the Storm
12%inclusion71 decks573 decks
8%synergy
Baral and Kari Zev
12%inclusion103 decks863 decks
9%synergy
The Emperor of Palamecia
12%inclusion9 decks78 decks
7%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
11%inclusion93 decks863 decks
0%synergy
Mizzix of the Izmagnus
11%inclusion91 decks863 decks
8%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
10%inclusion89 decks863 decks
1%synergy
Coruscation Mage
10%inclusion40 decks411 decks
-11%synergy
Mocking Sprite
9.2%inclusion79 decks863 decks
6%synergy
Electrostatic Field
8.9%inclusion77 decks863 decks
-6%synergy
Ovika, Enigma Goliath
8.3%inclusion72 decks863 decks
3%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
8.2%inclusion71 decks863 decks
3%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
7.5%inclusion65 decks863 decks
-1%synergy
Spark Double
7.3%inclusion63 decks863 decks
2%synergy
Urabrask
7.1%inclusion61 decks863 decks
-2%synergy
Sprite Dragon
6.8%inclusion59 decks863 decks
2%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
6.8%inclusion28 decks414 decks
2%synergy
Chrome Host Seedshark
6.5%inclusion56 decks863 decks
4%synergy
Najal, the Storm Runner
6.5%inclusion56 decks863 decks
5%synergy
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
6.4%inclusion26 decks406 decks
5%synergy
Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar
6.4%inclusion55 decks863 decks
3%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
6.3%inclusion26 decks411 decks
-2%synergy
Bria, Riptide Rogue
5.9%inclusion41 decks690 decks
1%synergy
Kinetic Augur
5.8%inclusion50 decks863 decks
5%synergy
Electro, Assaulting Battery
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-3%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
5.7%inclusion49 decks863 decks
-10%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
5.4%inclusion47 decks863 decks
-7%synergy
Ral, Monsoon Mage
5.4%inclusion27 decks500 decks
0%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
5.3%inclusion46 decks863 decks
-14%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias
5.1%inclusion44 decks863 decks
4%synergy
Marang River Regent
5.1%inclusion5 decks99 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Unexpected Windfall
44%inclusion383 decks863 decks
31%synergy
Soul's Fire
42%inclusion359 decks863 decks
39%synergy
Temur Battle Rage
40%inclusion343 decks863 decks
35%synergy
Sublime Epiphany
39%inclusion337 decks863 decks
36%synergy
Counterspell
38%inclusion331 decks863 decks
-15%synergy
Chemister's Insight
35%inclusion306 decks863 decks
34%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
35%inclusion306 decks863 decks
29%synergy
Opt
35%inclusion303 decks863 decks
-1%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
35%inclusion302 decks863 decks
33%synergy
Brainstorm
33%inclusion288 decks863 decks
-11%synergy
Access Denied
33%inclusion286 decks863 decks
30%synergy
Practical Research
31%inclusion270 decks863 decks
30%synergy
Decaying Time Loop
31%inclusion266 decks863 decks
29%synergy
Intrude on the Mind
31%inclusion264 decks863 decks
30%synergy
Desertion
30%inclusion256 decks863 decks
29%synergy
Negate
26%inclusion221 decks863 decks
-8%synergy
Fling
25%inclusion220 decks863 decks
23%synergy
Silundi Vision
25%inclusion220 decks863 decks
20%synergy
Sink into Stupor
25%inclusion127 decks500 decks
9%synergy
School Daze
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
24%synergy
Aetherspouts
24%inclusion209 decks863 decks
22%synergy
Arcane Denial
24%inclusion209 decks863 decks
-5%synergy
Behold the Multiverse
24%inclusion208 decks863 decks
22%synergy
Drown in Dreams
21%inclusion179 decks863 decks
19%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
21%inclusion178 decks863 decks
7%synergy
Quick Study
20%inclusion173 decks863 decks
16%synergy
Seething Song
19%inclusion168 decks863 decks
1%synergy
Pongify
19%inclusion167 decks863 decks
-8%synergy
Demand Answers
19%inclusion165 decks863 decks
12%synergy
Bolt Bend
19%inclusion163 decks863 decks
15%synergy
Thought Scour
18%inclusion159 decks863 decks
15%synergy
Lightning Bolt
18%inclusion157 decks863 decks
-10%synergy
Abrade
17%inclusion151 decks863 decks
-2%synergy
Storm King's Thunder
17%inclusion149 decks863 decks
14%synergy
Prismari Command
16%inclusion138 decks863 decks
0%synergy
Evacuation
16%inclusion136 decks863 decks
13%synergy
Izzet Charm
16%inclusion135 decks863 decks
-4%synergy
Eject
16%inclusion12 decks77 decks
14%synergy
Snap
16%inclusion134 decks863 decks
-8%synergy
Return the Favor
15%inclusion88 decks581 decks
10%synergy
Deflecting Swat
15%inclusion130 decks863 decks
-5%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
15%inclusion128 decks863 decks
-20%synergy
Confounding Riddle
15%inclusion126 decks863 decks
14%synergy
Riverwalk Technique
14%inclusion13 decks92 decks
14%synergy
Reality Shift
14%inclusion121 decks863 decks
0%synergy
Glimmerburst
14%inclusion45 decks324 decks
13%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
14%inclusion80 decks589 decks
9%synergy
Soul Read
14%inclusion117 decks863 decks
13%synergy
Hurl into History
13%inclusion116 decks863 decks
13%synergy
Valakut Awakening
13%inclusion112 decks863 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Mystic Retrieval
43%inclusion375 decks863 decks
38%synergy
Vandalblast
41%inclusion351 decks863 decks
13%synergy
Windfall
37%inclusion319 decks863 decks
10%synergy
Ponder
36%inclusion308 decks863 decks
-3%synergy
Artful Dodge
34%inclusion291 decks863 decks
32%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
33%inclusion285 decks863 decks
13%synergy
Preordain
30%inclusion261 decks863 decks
-4%synergy
Pirate's Pillage
27%inclusion232 decks863 decks
21%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
24%inclusion210 decks863 decks
19%synergy
Enter the Enigma
24%inclusion80 decks335 decks
17%synergy
Immolating Gyre
24%inclusion205 decks863 decks
22%synergy
Sundering Eruption
22%inclusion111 decks500 decks
17%synergy
Cosmic Epiphany
22%inclusion186 decks863 decks
21%synergy
Past in Flames
21%inclusion181 decks863 decks
10%synergy
Slip Through Space
19%inclusion164 decks863 decks
14%synergy
Ill-Timed Explosion
18%inclusion155 decks841 decks
16%synergy
Solve the Equation
18%inclusion157 decks863 decks
5%synergy
Sorceress's Schemes
17%inclusion13 decks77 decks
14%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
17%inclusion145 decks863 decks
9%synergy
Hit the Mother Lode
17%inclusion145 decks863 decks
13%synergy
Deep Analysis
17%inclusion144 decks863 decks
11%synergy
Nibelheim Aflame
16%inclusion12 decks77 decks
14%synergy
Waltz of Rage
15%inclusion49 decks331 decks
14%synergy
Epic Experiment
14%inclusion118 decks863 decks
8%synergy
Expressive Iteration
14%inclusion118 decks863 decks
-9%synergy
Gandalf's Sanction
14%inclusion117 decks863 decks
11%synergy
Pore Over the Pages
13%inclusion110 decks863 decks
12%synergy
Traumatize
13%inclusion109 decks863 decks
12%synergy
Seize the Storm
12%inclusion107 decks863 decks
12%synergy
Crackle with Power
12%inclusion106 decks863 decks
5%synergy
Curse of the Swine
12%inclusion105 decks863 decks
6%synergy
Experimental Overload
12%inclusion101 decks863 decks
10%synergy
Quantum Misalignment
11%inclusion93 decks863 decks
9%synergy
Seize the Spoils
11%inclusion91 decks863 decks
5%synergy
Inspiration from Beyond
11%inclusion27 decks257 decks
10%synergy
Serum Visions
10%inclusion83 decks863 decks
-9%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
9.4%inclusion81 decks863 decks
-12%synergy
Time Warp
9.4%inclusion81 decks863 decks
6%synergy
Cut Your Losses
9.2%inclusion79 decks863 decks
8%synergy
Volcanic Vision
9.0%inclusion78 decks863 decks
7%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
9.0%inclusion78 decks863 decks
4%synergy
Treasure Cruise
8.6%inclusion74 decks863 decks
-6%synergy
Crash Through
8.6%inclusion74 decks863 decks
4%synergy
Bond of Insight
8.5%inclusion73 decks863 decks
8%synergy
Inspired Tinkering
7.9%inclusion68 decks863 decks
5%synergy
Brass's Bounty
7.8%inclusion67 decks863 decks
1%synergy
Will of the Jeskai
7.1%inclusion7 decks99 decks
1%synergy
Call Forth the Tempest
7.1%inclusion61 decks863 decks
4%synergy
Ancestral Reminiscence
6.7%inclusion58 decks863 decks
6%synergy
Mnemonic Deluge
6.5%inclusion56 decks863 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
44%inclusion381 decks863 decks
15%synergy
Lightning Greaves
29%inclusion248 decks863 decks
4%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
20%inclusion175 decks863 decks
15%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
19%inclusion164 decks863 decks
8%synergy
Glamdring
15%inclusion133 decks863 decks
14%synergy
Winged Boots
15%inclusion133 decks863 decks
12%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
13%inclusion110 decks863 decks
10%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
12%inclusion106 decks863 decks
5%synergy
Primal Amulet
12%inclusion104 decks863 decks
7%synergy
Ruby Medallion
10%inclusion88 decks863 decks
1%synergy
Runechanter's Pike
10%inclusion84 decks863 decks
9%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
7.8%inclusion35 decks450 decks
7%synergy
Shadowspear
7.3%inclusion63 decks863 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Double Vision
30%inclusion259 decks863 decks
26%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
29%inclusion253 decks863 decks
22%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
15%inclusion132 decks863 decks
12%synergy
Fiery Inscription
14%inclusion118 decks863 decks
3%synergy
Propaganda
13%inclusion115 decks863 decks
-2%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
13%inclusion33 decks255 decks
7%synergy
Shark Typhoon
13%inclusion111 decks863 decks
5%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
11%inclusion93 decks863 decks
8%synergy
Mystic Remora
10%inclusion88 decks863 decks
-10%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
10%inclusion85 decks863 decks
6%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
9.2%inclusion79 decks863 decks
-7%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
6.1%inclusion53 decks863 decks
-1%synergy
Artist's Talent
5.8%inclusion24 decks414 decks
-2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Storm Conduit
13%inclusion112 decks863 decks
4%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
8.4%inclusion35 decks415 decks
-4%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
8.3%inclusion72 decks863 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
52%inclusion445 decks863 decks
2%synergy
Rogue's Passage
51%inclusion443 decks863 decks
38%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
50%inclusion429 decks863 decks
24%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
19%inclusion161 decks863 decks
9%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
16%inclusion141 decks863 decks
-2%synergy
Mistrise Village
13%inclusion13 decks99 decks
-3%synergy
Arena of Glory
12%inclusion57 decks491 decks
7%synergy
Witch's Clinic
11%inclusion98 decks863 decks
10%synergy
Restless Spire
9.3%inclusion80 decks863 decks
4%synergy
Command Beacon
8.7%inclusion75 decks863 decks
5%synergy
Castle Vantress
8.6%inclusion74 decks863 decks
3%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
7.8%inclusion6 decks77 decks
-2%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.8%inclusion59 decks863 decks
-3%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
5.2%inclusion45 decks863 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
89%inclusion769 decks863 decks
5%synergy
Sol Ring
83%inclusion713 decks863 decks
-4%synergy
Izzet Signet
71%inclusion615 decks863 decks
11%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
70%inclusion600 decks863 decks
15%synergy
Fellwar Stone
43%inclusion371 decks863 decks
11%synergy
Thought Vessel
43%inclusion368 decks863 decks
6%synergy
Mind Stone
22%inclusion192 decks863 decks
-3%synergy
Sky Diamond
17%inclusion147 decks863 decks
8%synergy
Fire Diamond
15%inclusion129 decks863 decks
7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
14%inclusion122 decks863 decks
-2%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
12%inclusion100 decks863 decks
1%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
7.5%inclusion65 decks863 decks
4%synergy
Sonic Screwdriver
6.6%inclusion57 decks863 decks
5%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
5.2%inclusion45 decks863 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Island
98%inclusion849 decks863 decks
1%synergy
Mountain
98%inclusion847 decks863 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion778 decks863 decks
3%synergy
Sulfur Falls
74%inclusion642 decks863 decks
9%synergy
Shivan Reef
67%inclusion577 decks863 decks
8%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
54%inclusion466 decks863 decks
14%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
52%inclusion450 decks863 decks
9%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
49%inclusion426 decks863 decks
10%synergy
Steam Vents
49%inclusion419 decks863 decks
2%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
47%inclusion408 decks863 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
46%inclusion398 decks863 decks
5%synergy
Training Center
45%inclusion385 decks863 decks
1%synergy
Thundering Falls
41%inclusion358 decks863 decks
21%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
35%inclusion302 decks863 decks
33%synergy
Exotic Orchard
33%inclusion283 decks863 decks
-1%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
28%inclusion138 decks493 decks
16%synergy
Myriad Landscape
27%inclusion236 decks863 decks
10%synergy
Fiery Islet
27%inclusion234 decks863 decks
1%synergy
Scalding Tarn
27%inclusion234 decks863 decks
-4%synergy
Silundi Vision
25%inclusion220 decks863 decks
20%synergy
Sink into Stupor
25%inclusion127 decks500 decks
9%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
25%inclusion32 decks126 decks
5%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
25%inclusion215 decks863 decks
1%synergy
Ferrous Lake
23%inclusion165 decks715 decks
-1%synergy
Sundering Eruption
22%inclusion111 decks500 decks
17%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
17%inclusion145 decks863 decks
9%synergy
Evolving Wilds
16%inclusion137 decks863 decks
-2%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
15%inclusion126 decks863 decks
-4%synergy
Molten Tributary
14%inclusion123 decks863 decks
5%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
13%inclusion64 decks493 decks
5%synergy
Valakut Awakening
13%inclusion112 decks863 decks
3%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
11%inclusion99 decks863 decks
-3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
11%inclusion98 decks863 decks
-1%synergy
Volcanic Island
10%inclusion86 decks863 decks
-5%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
9.0%inclusion78 decks863 decks
4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
8.6%inclusion74 decks863 decks
-5%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
8.3%inclusion72 decks863 decks
-1%synergy
Volatile Fjord
8.1%inclusion70 decks863 decks
3%synergy
Fabled Passage
7.9%inclusion68 decks863 decks
-1%synergy
Polluted Delta
7.8%inclusion67 decks863 decks
-3%synergy
Rush of Inspiration
7.5%inclusion37 decks494 decks
5%synergy
Misty Rainforest
7.4%inclusion64 decks863 decks
-3%synergy
Flooded Strand
7.2%inclusion62 decks863 decks
-4%synergy
Eroded Canyon
7.0%inclusion41 decks589 decks
-1%synergy
Jwari Disruption
6.3%inclusion54 decks863 decks
4%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
6.1%inclusion53 decks863 decks
-4%synergy
Prismatic Vista
6.1%inclusion53 decks863 decks
-1%synergy
Arid Mesa
6.1%inclusion53 decks863 decks
-3%synergy
Prismari Campus
5.7%inclusion49 decks863 decks
0%synergy
Wooded Foothills
5.4%inclusion47 decks863 decks
-3%synergy