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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Donatello's Technique
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Raphael's Technique
1.1%inclusion1 decks88 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Mystic Confluence
75%inclusion117 decks156 decks
70%synergy
Fact or Fiction
76%inclusion118 decks156 decks
68%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
73%inclusion114 decks156 decks
66%synergy
Spell Swindle
61%inclusion95 decks156 decks
56%synergy
Big Score
77%inclusion120 decks156 decks
54%synergy
Gravitic Punch
54%inclusion85 decks156 decks
53%synergy
Rogue's Passage
63%inclusion99 decks156 decks
50%synergy
Soul's Fire
51%inclusion80 decks156 decks
49%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
51%inclusion80 decks156 decks
46%synergy
Aetherize
58%inclusion90 decks156 decks
46%synergy
Top Cards
Frantic Search
73%inclusion114 decks156 decks
31%synergy
Faithless Looting
55%inclusion86 decks156 decks
22%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
54%inclusion84 decks156 decks
40%synergy
Blasphemous Act
52%inclusion81 decks156 decks
14%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
47%inclusion74 decks156 decks
9%synergy
Pirate's Pillage
47%inclusion73 decks156 decks
41%synergy
Rewind
47%inclusion73 decks156 decks
40%synergy
Chaos Warp
45%inclusion70 decks156 decks
3%synergy
Unwind
44%inclusion69 decks156 decks
38%synergy
Practical Research
44%inclusion69 decks156 decks
43%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
33%inclusion52 decks156 decks
9%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
18%inclusion28 decks156 decks
-4%synergy
Jeska's Will
16%inclusion25 decks156 decks
-13%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
16%inclusion25 decks156 decks
13%synergy
Mystical Tutor
12%inclusion19 decks156 decks
-10%synergy
Rhystic Study
11%inclusion17 decks156 decks
-14%synergy
Force of Will
5.1%inclusion8 decks156 decks
-7%synergy
Gamble
5.1%inclusion8 decks156 decks
-12%synergy
Creatures
Archmage Emeritus
42%inclusion66 decks156 decks
8%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
37%inclusion58 decks156 decks
25%synergy
Haughty Djinn
35%inclusion55 decks156 decks
29%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
30%inclusion47 decks156 decks
1%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
25%inclusion39 decks156 decks
24%synergy
Archmage of Runes
23%inclusion36 decks156 decks
10%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
20%inclusion31 decks156 decks
-1%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
18%inclusion28 decks156 decks
9%synergy
Guttersnipe
17%inclusion27 decks156 decks
-9%synergy
Ashling, Rekindled
16%inclusion15 decks91 decks
15%synergy
Crackling Drake
16%inclusion25 decks156 decks
13%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
15%inclusion24 decks156 decks
8%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
15%inclusion23 decks156 decks
-2%synergy
Young Pyromancer
15%inclusion23 decks156 decks
-2%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
12%inclusion18 decks156 decks
-6%synergy
Enigma Drake
11%inclusion17 decks156 decks
10%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
10%inclusion16 decks156 decks
0%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
10%inclusion16 decks156 decks
3%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
10%inclusion15 decks156 decks
5%synergy
Melek, Izzet Paragon
8.3%inclusion13 decks156 decks
5%synergy
Spellheart Chimera
8.3%inclusion13 decks156 decks
7%synergy
Deranged Assistant
8.3%inclusion13 decks156 decks
8%synergy
Wizards of Thay
8.3%inclusion13 decks156 decks
5%synergy
High Fae Trickster
7.7%inclusion12 decks156 decks
6%synergy
Millikin
7.7%inclusion12 decks156 decks
7%synergy
Eris, Roar of the Storm
7.7%inclusion12 decks156 decks
3%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
7.1%inclusion11 decks156 decks
-21%synergy
Baral and Kari Zev
7.1%inclusion11 decks156 decks
5%synergy
Coruscation Mage
7.1%inclusion11 decks156 decks
-14%synergy
Rielle, the Everwise
7.1%inclusion11 decks156 decks
5%synergy
The Emperor of Palamecia
6.9%inclusion9 decks130 decks
2%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
5.8%inclusion9 decks156 decks
3%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
5.8%inclusion9 decks156 decks
-2%synergy
Ledger Shredder
5.8%inclusion9 decks156 decks
3%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
5.8%inclusion9 decks156 decks
1%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-6%synergy
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
5.1%inclusion8 decks156 decks
4%synergy
Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar
5.1%inclusion8 decks156 decks
2%synergy
Mizzix of the Izmagnus
5.1%inclusion8 decks156 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Silundi Vision
51%inclusion80 decks156 decks
46%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
49%inclusion76 decks156 decks
46%synergy
Temur Battle Rage
41%inclusion64 decks156 decks
36%synergy
Chemister's Insight
39%inclusion61 decks156 decks
38%synergy
Sink into Stupor
39%inclusion61 decks156 decks
22%synergy
Aetherspouts
36%inclusion56 decks156 decks
33%synergy
Behold the Multiverse
33%inclusion51 decks156 decks
31%synergy
Soul Read
32%inclusion50 decks156 decks
32%synergy
Desertion
31%inclusion49 decks156 decks
31%synergy
Consider
31%inclusion48 decks156 decks
8%synergy
Sublime Epiphany
31%inclusion48 decks156 decks
28%synergy
Fling
30%inclusion47 decks156 decks
28%synergy
Negate
28%inclusion43 decks156 decks
-6%synergy
Rain of Revelation
27%inclusion42 decks156 decks
26%synergy
Arcane Denial
26%inclusion41 decks156 decks
-3%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
25%inclusion39 decks156 decks
20%synergy
Scatter Arc
24%inclusion38 decks156 decks
24%synergy
Valakut Awakening
24%inclusion38 decks156 decks
15%synergy
Bolt Bend
24%inclusion37 decks156 decks
20%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
23%inclusion36 decks156 decks
17%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
22%inclusion34 decks156 decks
8%synergy
Demand Answers
22%inclusion34 decks156 decks
15%synergy
Counterspell
22%inclusion34 decks156 decks
-31%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
21%inclusion33 decks156 decks
-15%synergy
Evacuation
20%inclusion31 decks156 decks
17%synergy
Access Denied
19%inclusion30 decks156 decks
16%synergy
Confounding Riddle
19%inclusion30 decks156 decks
18%synergy
Sokka's Haiku
19%inclusion20 decks105 decks
19%synergy
Brainstorm
19%inclusion29 decks156 decks
-25%synergy
Opt
19%inclusion29 decks156 decks
-17%synergy
Deflecting Swat
19%inclusion29 decks156 decks
-2%synergy
Decaying Time Loop
18%inclusion28 decks156 decks
16%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
18%inclusion28 decks156 decks
10%synergy
Drown in Dreams
18%inclusion28 decks156 decks
16%synergy
Scattered Thoughts
18%inclusion28 decks156 decks
18%synergy
Eject
17%inclusion22 decks127 decks
16%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
17%inclusion27 decks156 decks
14%synergy
Run for Your Life
17%inclusion26 decks156 decks
16%synergy
School Daze
16%inclusion15 decks95 decks
15%synergy
Return the Favor
15%inclusion24 decks156 decks
10%synergy
Izzet Charm
15%inclusion23 decks156 decks
-4%synergy
Thought Scour
14%inclusion22 decks156 decks
11%synergy
Prismari Command
14%inclusion22 decks156 decks
-2%synergy
Domineering Will
13%inclusion21 decks156 decks
13%synergy
Swan Song
13%inclusion21 decks156 decks
-8%synergy
Snap
13%inclusion21 decks156 decks
-10%synergy
Dig Through Time
13%inclusion20 decks156 decks
1%synergy
Abrade
13%inclusion20 decks156 decks
-7%synergy
Slip Out the Back
12%inclusion19 decks156 decks
7%synergy
Reality Shift
12%inclusion18 decks156 decks
-2%synergy
Sorceries
Lórien Revealed
42%inclusion65 decks156 decks
35%synergy
Artful Dodge
42%inclusion65 decks156 decks
40%synergy
Sundering Eruption
37%inclusion58 decks156 decks
32%synergy
Soul Immolation
31%inclusion17 decks55 decks
30%synergy
Mana Geyser
29%inclusion46 decks156 decks
9%synergy
Immolating Gyre
28%inclusion44 decks156 decks
27%synergy
Cosmic Epiphany
28%inclusion43 decks156 decks
27%synergy
Pore Over the Pages
27%inclusion42 decks156 decks
26%synergy
Seize the Spoils
27%inclusion42 decks156 decks
21%synergy
Vandalblast
27%inclusion42 decks156 decks
0%synergy
Ill-Timed Explosion
26%inclusion40 decks156 decks
23%synergy
Deep Analysis
25%inclusion39 decks156 decks
19%synergy
Ponder
22%inclusion35 decks156 decks
-16%synergy
Past in Flames
21%inclusion32 decks156 decks
9%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
21%inclusion32 decks156 decks
1%synergy
Solve the Equation
21%inclusion32 decks156 decks
8%synergy
Pirate's Prize
20%inclusion31 decks156 decks
18%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
20%inclusion31 decks156 decks
11%synergy
Traumatize
20%inclusion31 decks156 decks
19%synergy
Windfall
19%inclusion29 decks156 decks
-8%synergy
Bond of Insight
19%inclusion29 decks156 decks
18%synergy
Slip Through Space
18%inclusion28 decks156 decks
13%synergy
Enter the Enigma
18%inclusion28 decks156 decks
12%synergy
Nibelheim Aflame
17%inclusion22 decks129 decks
15%synergy
Chain Reaction
16%inclusion25 decks156 decks
10%synergy
Cut Your Losses
15%inclusion24 decks156 decks
14%synergy
Curse of the Swine
15%inclusion24 decks156 decks
9%synergy
Preordain
15%inclusion24 decks156 decks
-19%synergy
Inspired Tinkering
15%inclusion23 decks156 decks
12%synergy
Expressive Iteration
15%inclusion23 decks156 decks
-8%synergy
Waltz of Rage
14%inclusion22 decks156 decks
14%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
14%inclusion22 decks156 decks
9%synergy
Gandalf's Sanction
13%inclusion21 decks156 decks
11%synergy
Sorceress's Schemes
13%inclusion17 decks127 decks
11%synergy
Wash Out
13%inclusion20 decks156 decks
12%synergy
Summons of Saruman
12%inclusion19 decks156 decks
11%synergy
Inspiration from Beyond
12%inclusion18 decks156 decks
11%synergy
Epic Experiment
11%inclusion17 decks156 decks
5%synergy
Strike It Rich
11%inclusion17 decks156 decks
-1%synergy
Treasure Cruise
10%inclusion16 decks156 decks
-4%synergy
Quiet Speculation
10%inclusion15 decks156 decks
9%synergy
Seize the Storm
10%inclusion15 decks156 decks
9%synergy
Time Warp
10%inclusion15 decks156 decks
6%synergy
Experimental Overload
10%inclusion15 decks156 decks
8%synergy
Glimpse the Impossible
10%inclusion15 decks156 decks
8%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
9.0%inclusion14 decks156 decks
4%synergy
Distortion Strike
8.3%inclusion13 decks156 decks
7%synergy
Song-Mad Treachery
8.3%inclusion13 decks156 decks
8%synergy
Season of Weaving
8.3%inclusion13 decks156 decks
4%synergy
Volcanic Vision
8.3%inclusion13 decks156 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
25%inclusion39 decks156 decks
-4%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
17%inclusion27 decks156 decks
7%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
13%inclusion20 decks156 decks
8%synergy
Winged Boots
12%inclusion18 decks156 decks
8%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
10%inclusion16 decks156 decks
7%synergy
Lightning Greaves
10%inclusion16 decks156 decks
-14%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
10%inclusion15 decks156 decks
1%synergy
Primal Amulet
7.1%inclusion11 decks156 decks
2%synergy
Ruby Medallion
6.4%inclusion10 decks156 decks
-3%synergy
Shadowspear
6.4%inclusion10 decks156 decks
3%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
5.1%inclusion8 decks156 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Double Vision
19%inclusion29 decks156 decks
15%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
17%inclusion26 decks156 decks
10%synergy
Propaganda
17%inclusion26 decks156 decks
1%synergy
Search for Azcanta
12%inclusion19 decks156 decks
11%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
8.3%inclusion13 decks156 decks
3%synergy
Fiery Inscription
7.7%inclusion12 decks156 decks
-3%synergy
Shark Typhoon
7.7%inclusion12 decks156 decks
0%synergy
Mystic Remora
5.8%inclusion9 decks156 decks
-14%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
5.1%inclusion8 decks156 decks
1%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
5.1%inclusion8 decks156 decks
-11%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
10%inclusion15 decks156 decks
8%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
6.4%inclusion10 decks156 decks
-2%synergy
Utility Lands
Mystic Sanctuary
43%inclusion67 decks156 decks
18%synergy
Reliquary Tower
28%inclusion43 decks156 decks
-21%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
19%inclusion30 decks156 decks
1%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
15%inclusion24 decks156 decks
6%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
15%inclusion24 decks156 decks
9%synergy
Arena of Glory
15%inclusion23 decks156 decks
11%synergy
Agna Qel'a
13%inclusion10 decks77 decks
11%synergy
Mistrise Village
13%inclusion19 decks148 decks
-3%synergy
Witch's Clinic
12%inclusion19 decks156 decks
11%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
8.5%inclusion11 decks129 decks
-1%synergy
Command Beacon
8.3%inclusion13 decks156 decks
5%synergy
Castle Vantress
7.1%inclusion11 decks156 decks
2%synergy
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
7.1%inclusion11 decks156 decks
4%synergy
Rivendell
5.8%inclusion9 decks156 decks
2%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
5.1%inclusion8 decks156 decks
0%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
5.1%inclusion8 decks156 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.1%inclusion8 decks156 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
89%inclusion139 decks156 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
71%inclusion110 decks156 decks
17%synergy
Sol Ring
70%inclusion109 decks156 decks
-17%synergy
Izzet Signet
64%inclusion100 decks156 decks
6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
46%inclusion72 decks156 decks
15%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
34%inclusion36 decks105 decks
30%synergy
Sky Diamond
24%inclusion37 decks156 decks
15%synergy
Thought Vessel
22%inclusion35 decks156 decks
-14%synergy
Fire Diamond
20%inclusion31 decks156 decks
12%synergy
Mind Stone
19%inclusion30 decks156 decks
-5%synergy
Sonic Screwdriver
16%inclusion25 decks156 decks
15%synergy
Commander's Sphere
11%inclusion17 decks156 decks
-4%synergy
Star Compass
10%inclusion15 decks156 decks
8%synergy
Cursed Mirror
7.1%inclusion11 decks156 decks
0%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
7.1%inclusion11 decks156 decks
-3%synergy
Worn Powerstone
6.4%inclusion10 decks156 decks
3%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
5.1%inclusion8 decks156 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Mountain
98%inclusion153 decks156 decks
1%synergy
Island
98%inclusion153 decks156 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion140 decks156 decks
3%synergy
Sulfur Falls
77%inclusion120 decks156 decks
11%synergy
Shivan Reef
71%inclusion111 decks156 decks
12%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
55%inclusion86 decks156 decks
11%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
54%inclusion84 decks156 decks
10%synergy
Steam Vents
53%inclusion83 decks156 decks
5%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
51%inclusion80 decks156 decks
13%synergy
Silundi Vision
51%inclusion80 decks156 decks
46%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
49%inclusion76 decks156 decks
46%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
46%inclusion72 decks156 decks
6%synergy
Training Center
44%inclusion68 decks156 decks
1%synergy
Thundering Falls
41%inclusion64 decks156 decks
20%synergy
Sink into Stupor
39%inclusion61 decks156 decks
22%synergy
Ferrous Lake
38%inclusion59 decks156 decks
13%synergy
Sundering Eruption
37%inclusion58 decks156 decks
32%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
37%inclusion58 decks156 decks
25%synergy
Exotic Orchard
34%inclusion53 decks156 decks
0%synergy
Scalding Tarn
34%inclusion53 decks156 decks
3%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
33%inclusion51 decks156 decks
-8%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
30%inclusion47 decks156 decks
6%synergy
Fiery Islet
26%inclusion41 decks156 decks
0%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
25%inclusion39 decks155 decks
4%synergy
Valakut Awakening
24%inclusion38 decks156 decks
15%synergy
Myriad Landscape
21%inclusion32 decks156 decks
4%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
20%inclusion31 decks156 decks
11%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
15%inclusion24 decks156 decks
8%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
15%inclusion23 decks156 decks
0%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
14%inclusion22 decks156 decks
9%synergy
Volcanic Island
13%inclusion20 decks156 decks
-2%synergy
Molten Tributary
10%inclusion16 decks156 decks
2%synergy
Jwari Disruption
10%inclusion16 decks156 decks
8%synergy
Rush of Inspiration
10%inclusion15 decks156 decks
7%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
10%inclusion15 decks156 decks
-8%synergy
Fabled Passage
9.0%inclusion14 decks156 decks
1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
9.0%inclusion14 decks156 decks
-5%synergy
Song-Mad Treachery
8.3%inclusion13 decks156 decks
8%synergy
Evolving Wilds
8.3%inclusion13 decks156 decks
-9%synergy
Prismatic Vista
7.7%inclusion12 decks156 decks
1%synergy
Polluted Delta
7.7%inclusion12 decks156 decks
-3%synergy
Flooded Strand
7.7%inclusion12 decks156 decks
-3%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
7.1%inclusion11 decks156 decks
-3%synergy
Volatile Fjord
6.4%inclusion10 decks156 decks
2%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
6.4%inclusion10 decks156 decks
-4%synergy
Misty Rainforest
5.8%inclusion9 decks156 decks
-5%synergy
Demolition Field
5.8%inclusion9 decks156 decks
3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
5.1%inclusion8 decks156 decks
-7%synergy
Arid Mesa
5.1%inclusion8 decks156 decks
-4%synergy
Reflecting Pool
5.1%inclusion8 decks156 decks
0%synergy