Melek, Reforged Researcher (Commander) - Expensive 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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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Mystic Confluence
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
95%synergy
Spell Swindle
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
95%synergy
Lórien Revealed
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
83%synergy
Fact or Fiction
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
82%synergy
Big Score
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
77%synergy
Sublime Epiphany
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
75%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
70%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
63%synergy
Intrude on the Mind
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
55%synergy
Behold the Multiverse
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
54%synergy
Top Cards
Storm-Kiln Artist
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
39%synergy
Frantic Search
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
25%synergy
Blasphemous Act
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Decaying Time Loop
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
53%synergy
Consider
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Pirate's Pillage
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
49%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Hit the Mother Lode
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
51%synergy
Mana Geyser
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
35%synergy
Rewind
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
49%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
64%synergy
Ancient Tomb
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
56%synergy
Rhystic Study
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Jeska's Will
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
23%synergy
Mana Vault
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
24%synergy
Force of Will
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Underworld Breach
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
9%synergy
The One Ring
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
13%synergy
Gamble
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Creatures
Archmage of Runes
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
87%synergy
Dockside Extortionist
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
42%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
37%synergy
Haughty Djinn
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
27%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
13%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Ledger Shredder
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Coruscation Mage
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-1%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-1%synergy
Ral, Monsoon Mage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-17%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Kylox, Visionary Inventor
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Baral and Kari Zev
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Spellseeker
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Urabrask
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Enigma Drake
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Magus of the Moon
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Deekah, Fractal Theorist
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-18%synergy
Eris, Roar of the Storm
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Spellheart Chimera
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Sprite Dragon
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Ovika, Enigma Goliath
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Jace's Archivist
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Crackling Drake
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Bria, Riptide Rogue
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Spellskite
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Mizzix of the Izmagnus
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Duelist of the Mind
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Kazuul's Fury
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
76%synergy
Unwind
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
50%synergy
Chaos Warp
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
40%synergy
Mana Drain
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
28%synergy
Aetherize
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Deflecting Swat
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
24%synergy
Silundi Vision
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
39%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
38%synergy
Desertion
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Valakut Awakening
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
35%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-3%synergy
Access Denied
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Aetherspouts
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Seething Song
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Reality Shift
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Practical Research
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Prismari Command
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Sink into Stupor
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Hurl into History
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Temur Battle Rage
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Brainstorm
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-21%synergy
Elminster's Simulacrum
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Lightning Bolt
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-6%synergy
Soul's Fire
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Nexus of Fate
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Resculpt
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Thought Scour
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Swan Song
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Magma Opus
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Chemister's Insight
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Snap
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-1%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Bolt Bend
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Storm King's Thunder
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Dig Through Time
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Abrade
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Mystical Tutor
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
0%synergy
Brainsurge
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Strix Serenade
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Pongify
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-16%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-6%synergy
Thirst for Discovery
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Ephara's Dispersal
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Chain of Vapor
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Forceful Denial
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Return the Favor
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Cyber Conversion
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Desperate Ritual
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Intuition
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Sorceries
Sea Gate Restoration
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
80%synergy
Enter the Enigma
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
44%synergy
Ponder
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Vandalblast
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Faithless Looting
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
25%synergy
Temporal Manipulation
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
43%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
40%synergy
Preordain
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Time Warp
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
41%synergy
Call Forth the Tempest
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Windfall
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Slip Through Space
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Pore Over the Pages
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Brass's Bounty
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
26%synergy
Capture of Jingzhou
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
26%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
28%synergy
Solve the Equation
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Chain Reaction
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Epic Experiment
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Boon of the Wish-Giver
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Immolating Gyre
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Quantum Misalignment
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Crackle with Power
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Inspired Tinkering
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Past in Flames
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Seize the Spoils
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Bribery
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Gravitic Punch
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Artful Dodge
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Expressive Iteration
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
0%synergy
Season of Weaving
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Season of the Bold
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Sleight of Hand
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Walk the Aeons
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Visions of Ruin
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Rise from the Tides
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Fiery Confluence
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Distortion Strike
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Rousing Refrain
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Cut Your Losses
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Serum Visions
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-7%synergy
Mnemonic Deluge
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Cone of Cold
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Treasure Cruise
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-3%synergy
Temporal Mastery
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Mists of Lórien
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
23%synergy
Shadowspear
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Winged Boots
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Lightning Greaves
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Glamdring
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Fiendlash
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Mithril Coat
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Vedalken Orrery
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Smoldering Stagecoach
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Sword of Wealth and Power
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Silver Shroud Costume
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Dowsing Dagger
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Enchantments
Rite of the Dragoncaller
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
94%synergy
Double Vision
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Mystic Remora
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Sunbird's Invocation
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Fiery Inscription
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Shark Typhoon
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Blood Moon
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Search for Azcanta
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Crackling Wit
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Otawara, Soaring City
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
37%synergy
Witch's Clinic
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
43%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Reliquary Tower
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
-4%synergy
Urza's Saga
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
25%synergy
Arena of Glory
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Lotus Field
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Rogue's Passage
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Restless Spire
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Rivendell
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Buried Ruin
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Command Beacon
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Terrain Generator
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Strip Mine
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
35%synergy
Izzet Signet
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Sol Ring
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
13%synergy
Thought Vessel
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-3%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Mana Crypt
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Coalition Relic
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Sky Diamond
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Lotus Petal
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-2%synergy
Cursed Mirror
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Fire Diamond
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Thran Dynamo
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Worn Powerstone
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Misleading Signpost
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Chrome Mox
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Mox Diamond
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
13%synergy
Steam Vents
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
52%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Scalding Tarn
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
69%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
80%synergy
Volcanic Island
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
74%synergy
Thundering Falls
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
68%synergy
Training Center
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
46%synergy
Prismatic Vista
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
71%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
37%synergy
Sulfur Falls
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
76%synergy
Misty Rainforest
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
56%synergy
Shivan Reef
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
28%synergy
Polluted Delta
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
56%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
23%synergy
Flooded Strand
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
56%synergy
Wooded Foothills
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
47%synergy
Arid Mesa
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
46%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
46%synergy
Fiery Islet
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
40%synergy
Silundi Vision
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
39%synergy
Valakut Awakening
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
35%synergy
Fabled Passage
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
25%synergy
Exotic Orchard
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
0%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-10%synergy
Sink into Stupor
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
13%synergy
Myriad Landscape
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-18%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Urza's Cave
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Molten Tributary
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Ferrous Lake
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-14%synergy
Reflecting Pool
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Song-Mad Treachery
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Demolition Field
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Volatile Fjord
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Mana Confluence
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
City of Brass
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy