Melek, Reforged Researcher (Commander) - Budget Treasure

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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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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Pirate's Pillage
93%inclusion13 decks14 decks
87%synergy
Mystic Confluence
86%inclusion12 decks14 decks
81%synergy
Spell Swindle
86%inclusion12 decks14 decks
81%synergy
Seize the Spoils
86%inclusion12 decks14 decks
80%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
93%inclusion13 decks14 decks
79%synergy
Big Score
100%inclusion14 decks14 decks
78%synergy
Practical Research
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
56%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
52%synergy
Unwind
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
51%synergy
Fact or Fiction
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Frantic Search
71%inclusion10 decks14 decks
31%synergy
Chaos Warp
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Negate
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
23%synergy
Aetherize
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
46%synergy
Inspired Tinkering
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
47%synergy
Soul's Fire
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
48%synergy
Pirate's Prize
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
48%synergy
Spellgyre
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Rewind
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
43%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
43%synergy
Creatures
Goblin Electromancer
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Guttersnipe
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
17%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
34%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Haughty Djinn
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Enigma Drake
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
20%synergy
Spellheart Chimera
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
20%synergy
Kinetic Augur
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Deranged Assistant
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Crackling Drake
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
19%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Millikin
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Firespitter Whelp
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
High Fae Trickster
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
12%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Najal, the Storm Runner
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Electrostatic Field
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
0%synergy
Inferno Project
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Young Pyromancer
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
-4%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Wizards of Thay
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
11%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
-3%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Coruscation Mage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-9%synergy
Detective's Phoenix
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Geyser Drake
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Rodeo Pyromancers
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Mocking Sprite
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Zaffai, Thunder Conductor
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Academy Wall
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Keranos, God of Storms
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Firebrand Archer
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-5%synergy
Galvanic Giant
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Silver Myr
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Iron Myr
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-1%synergy
Nimble Obstructionist
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-3%synergy
Gelectrode
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-27%synergy
Chrome Host Seedshark
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Docent of Perfection
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Sprite Dragon
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
0%synergy
Ovika, Enigma Goliath
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
1%synergy
Unruly Catapult
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Silundi Vision
64%inclusion9 decks14 decks
59%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
55%synergy
Prismari Command
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
34%synergy
Decaying Time Loop
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
41%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
29%synergy
Fling
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
40%synergy
Aetherspouts
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
33%synergy
Soul Read
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
35%synergy
Chemister's Insight
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
34%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
29%synergy
Demand Answers
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
29%synergy
Drown in Dreams
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
34%synergy
Behold the Multiverse
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
34%synergy
Evacuation
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
33%synergy
Glimmerburst
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Hurl into History
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
28%synergy
Temur Battle Rage
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
24%synergy
Consider
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Izzet Charm
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
9%synergy
Intrude on the Mind
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
28%synergy
Ricochet Trap
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Confounding Riddle
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Hieroglyphic Illumination
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Tolarian Winds
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
17%synergy
Opt
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
-15%synergy
Curate
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
20%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
17%synergy
Resculpt
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Jwari Disruption
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
19%synergy
Magma Opus
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
19%synergy
You Come to a River
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Contact Other Plane
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
19%synergy
Snap
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
-1%synergy
Whirlwind Denial
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
20%synergy
Run for Your Life
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Prophetic Bolt
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
20%synergy
Abrade
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Thoughtflare
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Creative Outburst
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
20%synergy
Rush of Inspiration
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Refute
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Unfathomable Truths
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Thirst for Discovery
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Starstorm
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Access Denied
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
11%synergy
You Find the Villains' Lair
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Scatter Arc
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Out of Bounds
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Shadow Rift
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Dispel
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Sorceries
Immolating Gyre
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
41%synergy
Faithless Looting
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
10%synergy
Cosmic Epiphany
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
42%synergy
Slip Through Space
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
31%synergy
Bond of Insight
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
35%synergy
Experimental Overload
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
34%synergy
Gravitic Punch
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
35%synergy
Artful Dodge
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
34%synergy
Seize the Storm
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
35%synergy
Pore Over the Pages
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
28%synergy
Curse of the Swine
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
22%synergy
Deep Analysis
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
23%synergy
Gandalf's Sanction
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
26%synergy
Ill-Timed Explosion
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
26%synergy
Consuming Tide
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
20%synergy
Brass's Bounty
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Lórien Revealed
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
15%synergy
Volcanic Vision
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
19%synergy
Inspiration from Beyond
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Megaton's Fate
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Tunnel Vision
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Boon of the Wish-Giver
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Rush of Knowledge
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Visions of Ruin
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Crash Through
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
9%synergy
Crush of Tentacles
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Wash Out
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Treasure Cruise
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
0%synergy
Thud
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Enter the Enigma
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Blasphemous Act
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
-25%synergy
Beacon Bolt
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Hit the Mother Lode
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
10%synergy
Spite of Mogis
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Summons of Saruman
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Strike It Rich
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Fervent Mastery
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Ravenform
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
11%synergy
Elemental Masterpiece
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Solve the Equation
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
1%synergy
Sundering Eruption
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Jailbreak Scheme
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Highway Robbery
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Hell to Pay
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Witch's Mark
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Flood of Recollection
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Sleight of Hand
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Chain Reaction
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
1%synergy
Epic Experiment
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
1%synergy
Rile
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
17%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
16%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
-8%synergy
Runechanter's Pike
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Glamdring
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Eye of Ojer Taq
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Geistflame Reservoir
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
The Reaver Cleaver
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Winged Boots
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Lightning Greaves
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-17%synergy
Ore-Rich Stalactite
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Collector's Vault
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Case of the Ransacked Lab
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
35%synergy
Fiery Inscription
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
10%synergy
Double Vision
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
18%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Sorcerer Class
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-1%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Shark Typhoon
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
0%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Return the Past
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
44%synergy
Restless Spire
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
16%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
-4%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
8%synergy
Temple of the False God
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Ghost Quarter
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
1%synergy
Mines of Moria
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
War Room
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Wandering Fumarole
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Emergence Zone
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Soaring Seacliff
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Reliquary Tower
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-43%synergy
Castle Vantress
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Bonders' Enclave
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
93%inclusion13 decks14 decks
9%synergy
Izzet Signet
86%inclusion12 decks14 decks
25%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
64%inclusion9 decks14 decks
9%synergy
Sky Diamond
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
48%synergy
Fire Diamond
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
49%synergy
Sol Ring
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
-37%synergy
Fellwar Stone
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
10%synergy
Star Compass
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
20%synergy
Mind Stone
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
-4%synergy
Sonic Screwdriver
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
20%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
8%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
The Irencrag
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Prismatic Lens
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Agility Bobblehead
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Coalition Relic
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Cursed Mirror
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
0%synergy
Spell Satchel
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Obsidian Obelisk
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Fractured Powerstone
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion14 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion14 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
93%inclusion13 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
86%inclusion12 decks14 decks
42%synergy
Sulfur Falls
79%inclusion11 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
64%inclusion9 decks14 decks
24%synergy
Silundi Vision
64%inclusion9 decks14 decks
59%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
16%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
55%synergy
Exotic Orchard
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
9%synergy
Molten Tributary
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
33%synergy
Shivan Reef
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
-23%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
17%synergy
Ferrous Lake
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Volatile Fjord
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
23%synergy
Evolving Wilds
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
11%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
19%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
-14%synergy
Fiery Islet
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
-5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
17%synergy
Jwari Disruption
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
19%synergy
Rush of Inspiration
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
12%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Prismari Campus
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
9%synergy
Path of Ancestry
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
0%synergy
Sundering Eruption
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-3%synergy
Cliffgate
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Thriving Isle
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Thriving Bluff
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Highland Lake
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
3%synergy