Melek, Reforged Researcher (Commander) - Upgraded

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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
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
16%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Sokka's Haiku
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Redirect Lightning
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Electro, Assaulting Battery
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
-3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Mystic Confluence
78%inclusion87 decks111 decks
74%synergy
Fact or Fiction
77%inclusion86 decks111 decks
70%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
76%inclusion84 decks111 decks
69%synergy
Spell Swindle
63%inclusion70 decks111 decks
58%synergy
Big Score
79%inclusion88 decks111 decks
57%synergy
Gravitic Punch
53%inclusion59 decks111 decks
52%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
54%inclusion60 decks111 decks
49%synergy
Rogue's Passage
60%inclusion67 decks111 decks
47%synergy
Pirate's Pillage
52%inclusion58 decks111 decks
47%synergy
Soul's Fire
49%inclusion54 decks111 decks
46%synergy
Top Cards
Frantic Search
73%inclusion81 decks111 decks
32%synergy
Blasphemous Act
57%inclusion63 decks111 decks
18%synergy
Aetherize
56%inclusion62 decks111 decks
45%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
55%inclusion61 decks111 decks
41%synergy
Faithless Looting
54%inclusion60 decks111 decks
21%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
52%inclusion58 decks111 decks
13%synergy
Practical Research
48%inclusion53 decks111 decks
46%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
47%inclusion52 decks111 decks
13%synergy
Chaos Warp
46%inclusion51 decks111 decks
2%synergy
Rewind
44%inclusion49 decks111 decks
37%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
32%inclusion35 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Jeska's Will
18%inclusion20 decks111 decks
-12%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
17%inclusion19 decks111 decks
-5%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
13%inclusion14 decks111 decks
11%synergy
Mystical Tutor
13%inclusion14 decks111 decks
-10%synergy
Rhystic Study
9.0%inclusion10 decks111 decks
-17%synergy
Creatures
Haughty Djinn
35%inclusion39 decks111 decks
28%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
34%inclusion38 decks111 decks
22%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
32%inclusion36 decks111 decks
3%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
24%inclusion27 decks111 decks
15%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
22%inclusion24 decks111 decks
20%synergy
Guttersnipe
21%inclusion23 decks111 decks
-5%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
21%inclusion23 decks111 decks
0%synergy
Archmage of Runes
20%inclusion22 decks111 decks
7%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
19%inclusion21 decks111 decks
1%synergy
Crackling Drake
18%inclusion20 decks111 decks
15%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
15%inclusion17 decks111 decks
8%synergy
Young Pyromancer
14%inclusion16 decks111 decks
-4%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
12%inclusion13 decks111 decks
1%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
11%inclusion12 decks111 decks
3%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
10%inclusion11 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Enigma Drake
10%inclusion11 decks111 decks
9%synergy
Deranged Assistant
10%inclusion11 decks111 decks
10%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
10%inclusion11 decks111 decks
-8%synergy
Millikin
10%inclusion11 decks111 decks
10%synergy
Eris, Roar of the Storm
8.1%inclusion9 decks111 decks
3%synergy
Spellheart Chimera
8.1%inclusion9 decks111 decks
7%synergy
High Fae Trickster
8.1%inclusion9 decks111 decks
6%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
8.1%inclusion9 decks111 decks
-21%synergy
Wizards of Thay
8.1%inclusion9 decks111 decks
4%synergy
Melek, Izzet Paragon
7.2%inclusion8 decks111 decks
3%synergy
Coruscation Mage
7.2%inclusion8 decks111 decks
-14%synergy
Chrome Host Seedshark
7.2%inclusion8 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
2%synergy
Ledger Shredder
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
3%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
3%synergy
The Emperor of Palamecia
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
1%synergy
Mocking Sprite
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
3%synergy
Rielle, the Everwise
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
3%synergy
Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
2%synergy
Mizzix of the Izmagnus
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
3%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
-3%synergy
Urabrask
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
-4%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
-5%synergy
Instants
Kazuul's Fury
48%inclusion53 decks111 decks
45%synergy
Silundi Vision
46%inclusion51 decks111 decks
40%synergy
Chemister's Insight
42%inclusion47 decks111 decks
41%synergy
Sink into Stupor
41%inclusion46 decks111 decks
25%synergy
Unwind
40%inclusion44 decks111 decks
33%synergy
Temur Battle Rage
39%inclusion43 decks111 decks
34%synergy
Aetherspouts
39%inclusion43 decks111 decks
36%synergy
Behold the Multiverse
37%inclusion41 decks111 decks
35%synergy
Soul Read
34%inclusion38 decks111 decks
34%synergy
Desertion
32%inclusion35 decks111 decks
31%synergy
Sublime Epiphany
30%inclusion33 decks111 decks
27%synergy
Consider
29%inclusion32 decks111 decks
7%synergy
Scatter Arc
28%inclusion31 decks111 decks
28%synergy
Fling
28%inclusion31 decks111 decks
25%synergy
Rain of Revelation
28%inclusion31 decks111 decks
27%synergy
Arcane Denial
26%inclusion29 decks111 decks
-3%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
26%inclusion29 decks111 decks
20%synergy
Demand Answers
25%inclusion28 decks111 decks
18%synergy
Negate
24%inclusion27 decks111 decks
-10%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
24%inclusion27 decks111 decks
20%synergy
Counterspell
24%inclusion27 decks111 decks
-29%synergy
Valakut Awakening
23%inclusion26 decks111 decks
14%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
23%inclusion25 decks111 decks
19%synergy
Bolt Bend
22%inclusion24 decks111 decks
18%synergy
Access Denied
22%inclusion24 decks111 decks
19%synergy
Decaying Time Loop
22%inclusion24 decks111 decks
19%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
21%inclusion23 decks111 decks
-14%synergy
Confounding Riddle
20%inclusion22 decks111 decks
19%synergy
Evacuation
20%inclusion22 decks111 decks
17%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
20%inclusion22 decks111 decks
6%synergy
Eject
19%inclusion15 decks77 decks
18%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
19%inclusion21 decks111 decks
11%synergy
Drown in Dreams
19%inclusion21 decks111 decks
17%synergy
Scattered Thoughts
18%inclusion20 decks111 decks
18%synergy
Deflecting Swat
18%inclusion20 decks111 decks
-2%synergy
Brainstorm
17%inclusion19 decks111 decks
-27%synergy
Return the Favor
15%inclusion17 decks111 decks
10%synergy
Dig Through Time
15%inclusion17 decks111 decks
3%synergy
Abrade
15%inclusion17 decks111 decks
-4%synergy
Domineering Will
15%inclusion17 decks111 decks
14%synergy
Opt
15%inclusion17 decks111 decks
-21%synergy
Run for Your Life
14%inclusion16 decks111 decks
14%synergy
Swan Song
14%inclusion16 decks111 decks
-7%synergy
Prismari Command
14%inclusion15 decks111 decks
-2%synergy
Slip Out the Back
14%inclusion15 decks111 decks
8%synergy
Izzet Charm
14%inclusion15 decks111 decks
-6%synergy
Intrude on the Mind
14%inclusion15 decks111 decks
13%synergy
Leave in the Dust
13%inclusion14 decks111 decks
12%synergy
Reality Shift
13%inclusion14 decks111 decks
-1%synergy
Shadow Rift
12%inclusion13 decks111 decks
9%synergy
Sorceries
Lórien Revealed
42%inclusion47 decks111 decks
36%synergy
Artful Dodge
41%inclusion45 decks111 decks
39%synergy
Sundering Eruption
38%inclusion42 decks111 decks
33%synergy
Immolating Gyre
32%inclusion36 decks111 decks
31%synergy
Pore Over the Pages
31%inclusion34 decks111 decks
30%synergy
Mana Geyser
31%inclusion34 decks111 decks
10%synergy
Deep Analysis
30%inclusion33 decks111 decks
24%synergy
Seize the Spoils
29%inclusion32 decks111 decks
23%synergy
Cosmic Epiphany
28%inclusion31 decks111 decks
27%synergy
Solve the Equation
25%inclusion28 decks111 decks
12%synergy
Ponder
25%inclusion28 decks111 decks
-13%synergy
Vandalblast
25%inclusion28 decks111 decks
-2%synergy
Ill-Timed Explosion
25%inclusion28 decks111 decks
23%synergy
Pirate's Prize
24%inclusion27 decks111 decks
23%synergy
Past in Flames
23%inclusion26 decks111 decks
12%synergy
Traumatize
23%inclusion25 decks111 decks
22%synergy
Windfall
22%inclusion24 decks111 decks
-5%synergy
Bond of Insight
21%inclusion23 decks111 decks
20%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
20%inclusion22 decks111 decks
12%synergy
Sorceress's Schemes
19%inclusion15 decks77 decks
17%synergy
Enter the Enigma
18%inclusion20 decks111 decks
11%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
18%inclusion20 decks111 decks
-1%synergy
Nibelheim Aflame
18%inclusion14 decks79 decks
16%synergy
Slip Through Space
17%inclusion19 decks111 decks
12%synergy
Waltz of Rage
17%inclusion19 decks111 decks
17%synergy
Cut Your Losses
17%inclusion19 decks111 decks
16%synergy
Curse of the Swine
17%inclusion19 decks111 decks
11%synergy
Inspired Tinkering
16%inclusion18 decks111 decks
13%synergy
Gandalf's Sanction
16%inclusion18 decks111 decks
13%synergy
Chain Reaction
16%inclusion18 decks111 decks
10%synergy
Summons of Saruman
15%inclusion17 decks111 decks
15%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
15%inclusion17 decks111 decks
10%synergy
Expressive Iteration
15%inclusion17 decks111 decks
-7%synergy
Wash Out
14%inclusion16 decks111 decks
14%synergy
Treasure Cruise
14%inclusion16 decks111 decks
0%synergy
Preordain
14%inclusion15 decks111 decks
-21%synergy
Seize the Storm
13%inclusion14 decks111 decks
12%synergy
Inspiration from Beyond
12%inclusion13 decks111 decks
11%synergy
Strike It Rich
12%inclusion13 decks111 decks
1%synergy
Epic Experiment
11%inclusion12 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Ancestral Reminiscence
10%inclusion11 decks111 decks
9%synergy
Distortion Strike
10%inclusion11 decks111 decks
9%synergy
Time Warp
10%inclusion11 decks111 decks
6%synergy
Bribery
10%inclusion11 decks111 decks
9%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
9.0%inclusion10 decks111 decks
3%synergy
Glimpse the Impossible
9.0%inclusion10 decks111 decks
7%synergy
Season of Weaving
9.0%inclusion10 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Quiet Speculation
8.1%inclusion9 decks111 decks
7%synergy
Temporal Manipulation
8.1%inclusion9 decks111 decks
6%synergy
Experimental Overload
8.1%inclusion9 decks111 decks
7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
20%inclusion22 decks111 decks
-10%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
16%inclusion18 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
14%inclusion16 decks111 decks
9%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
14%inclusion16 decks111 decks
11%synergy
Winged Boots
13%inclusion14 decks111 decks
9%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
12%inclusion13 decks111 decks
4%synergy
Lightning Greaves
12%inclusion13 decks111 decks
-13%synergy
Ruby Medallion
9.0%inclusion10 decks111 decks
0%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
8.1%inclusion9 decks111 decks
7%synergy
Runechanter's Pike
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
4%synergy
Shadowspear
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
2%synergy
Primal Amulet
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
0%synergy
Enchantments
Double Vision
23%inclusion25 decks111 decks
19%synergy
Propaganda
21%inclusion23 decks111 decks
6%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
19%inclusion21 decks111 decks
11%synergy
Search for Azcanta
11%inclusion12 decks111 decks
10%synergy
Shark Typhoon
9.0%inclusion10 decks111 decks
2%synergy
Fiery Inscription
9.0%inclusion10 decks111 decks
-2%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
8.1%inclusion9 decks111 decks
2%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
-9%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
14%inclusion16 decks111 decks
12%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
7.2%inclusion8 decks111 decks
-2%synergy
Utility Lands
Mystic Sanctuary
44%inclusion49 decks111 decks
18%synergy
Reliquary Tower
29%inclusion32 decks111 decks
-21%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
22%inclusion24 decks111 decks
3%synergy
Witch's Clinic
16%inclusion18 decks111 decks
15%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
14%inclusion15 decks111 decks
3%synergy
Arena of Glory
13%inclusion14 decks111 decks
8%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
13%inclusion14 decks111 decks
6%synergy
Mistrise Village
10%inclusion10 decks102 decks
-6%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
8.9%inclusion7 decks79 decks
-1%synergy
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
8.1%inclusion9 decks111 decks
4%synergy
Command Beacon
8.1%inclusion9 decks111 decks
4%synergy
Castle Vantress
8.1%inclusion9 decks111 decks
3%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion98 decks111 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
75%inclusion83 decks111 decks
20%synergy
Sol Ring
72%inclusion80 decks111 decks
-15%synergy
Izzet Signet
69%inclusion77 decks111 decks
8%synergy
Fellwar Stone
46%inclusion51 decks111 decks
13%synergy
Sky Diamond
28%inclusion31 decks111 decks
19%synergy
Thought Vessel
25%inclusion28 decks111 decks
-12%synergy
Mind Stone
23%inclusion26 decks111 decks
-2%synergy
Fire Diamond
21%inclusion23 decks111 decks
12%synergy
Sonic Screwdriver
20%inclusion22 decks111 decks
18%synergy
Star Compass
10%inclusion11 decks111 decks
9%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
9.0%inclusion10 decks111 decks
-2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
9.0%inclusion10 decks111 decks
-7%synergy
Cursed Mirror
8.1%inclusion9 decks111 decks
1%synergy
Worn Powerstone
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
3%synergy
Coalition Relic
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
4%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Mountain
99%inclusion110 decks111 decks
2%synergy
Island
99%inclusion110 decks111 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion99 decks111 decks
2%synergy
Sulfur Falls
77%inclusion85 decks111 decks
11%synergy
Shivan Reef
71%inclusion79 decks111 decks
12%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
53%inclusion59 decks111 decks
11%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
52%inclusion58 decks111 decks
9%synergy
Steam Vents
51%inclusion57 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
49%inclusion54 decks111 decks
8%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
48%inclusion53 decks111 decks
45%synergy
Silundi Vision
46%inclusion51 decks111 decks
40%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
45%inclusion50 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Training Center
44%inclusion49 decks111 decks
0%synergy
Sink into Stupor
41%inclusion46 decks111 decks
25%synergy
Thundering Falls
41%inclusion46 decks111 decks
21%synergy
Ferrous Lake
38%inclusion42 decks111 decks
14%synergy
Sundering Eruption
38%inclusion42 decks111 decks
33%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
34%inclusion38 decks111 decks
22%synergy
Scalding Tarn
33%inclusion37 decks111 decks
3%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
32%inclusion36 decks111 decks
-9%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
32%inclusion35 decks111 decks
7%synergy
Exotic Orchard
31%inclusion34 decks111 decks
-3%synergy
Fiery Islet
29%inclusion32 decks111 decks
2%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
25%inclusion27 decks110 decks
4%synergy
Valakut Awakening
23%inclusion26 decks111 decks
14%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
20%inclusion22 decks111 decks
12%synergy
Myriad Landscape
19%inclusion21 decks111 decks
1%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
15%inclusion17 decks111 decks
8%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
15%inclusion17 decks111 decks
10%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
13%inclusion14 decks111 decks
-1%synergy
Jwari Disruption
12%inclusion13 decks111 decks
9%synergy
Volcanic Island
12%inclusion13 decks111 decks
-3%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
12%inclusion13 decks111 decks
-7%synergy
Fabled Passage
10%inclusion11 decks111 decks
1%synergy
Rush of Inspiration
9.0%inclusion10 decks111 decks
6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
9.0%inclusion10 decks111 decks
-9%synergy
Flooded Strand
8.1%inclusion9 decks111 decks
-3%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
8.1%inclusion9 decks111 decks
-2%synergy
Song-Mad Treachery
8.1%inclusion9 decks111 decks
7%synergy
Prismatic Vista
7.2%inclusion8 decks111 decks
0%synergy
Path of Ancestry
7.2%inclusion8 decks111 decks
-7%synergy
Beyeen Veil
7.2%inclusion8 decks111 decks
7%synergy
Polluted Delta
7.2%inclusion8 decks111 decks
-4%synergy
Molten Tributary
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
-3%synergy
Reflecting Pool
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
1%synergy
Arid Mesa
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
-3%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
-4%synergy
Misty Rainforest
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
-4%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
2%synergy
Wooded Foothills
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
-3%synergy