Melek, Reforged Researcher (Commander) - Upgraded Control

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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
87%inclusion13 decks15 decks
82%synergy
Unwind
87%inclusion13 decks15 decks
81%synergy
Fact or Fiction
87%inclusion13 decks15 decks
79%synergy
Spell Swindle
73%inclusion11 decks15 decks
68%synergy
Rewind
73%inclusion11 decks15 decks
66%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
73%inclusion11 decks15 decks
66%synergy
Big Score
87%inclusion13 decks15 decks
63%synergy
Rogue's Passage
73%inclusion11 decks15 decks
60%synergy
Chemister's Insight
60%inclusion9 decks15 decks
59%synergy
Practical Research
60%inclusion9 decks15 decks
59%synergy
Top Cards
Frantic Search
80%inclusion12 decks15 decks
38%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
67%inclusion10 decks15 decks
52%synergy
Aetherize
60%inclusion9 decks15 decks
48%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
60%inclusion9 decks15 decks
21%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
60%inclusion9 decks15 decks
55%synergy
Bolt Bend
60%inclusion9 decks15 decks
56%synergy
Scatter Arc
53%inclusion8 decks15 decks
53%synergy
Aetherspouts
53%inclusion8 decks15 decks
51%synergy
Seize the Spoils
53%inclusion8 decks15 decks
48%synergy
Temur Battle Rage
47%inclusion7 decks15 decks
42%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
9%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
-2%synergy
Mystical Tutor
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
-2%synergy
Rhystic Study
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
-11%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
11%synergy
Jeska's Will
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-22%synergy
Force of Will
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-6%synergy
Creatures
Wavebreak Hippocamp
40%inclusion6 decks15 decks
39%synergy
Haughty Djinn
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
27%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
21%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
-7%synergy
Ashling, Rekindled
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
21%synergy
Archmage of Runes
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Young Pyromancer
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
3%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
-9%synergy
Guttersnipe
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
-6%synergy
Sapphire Dragon
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Deranged Assistant
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Torrential Gearhulk
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Wizards of Thay
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
10%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
-4%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Electro, Assaulting Battery
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-1%synergy
Soul-Scar Mage
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Zaffai, Thunder Conductor
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Bothersome Quasit
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
2%synergy
Kitsa, Otterball Elite
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-1%synergy
Thryx, the Sudden Storm
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
High Fae Trickster
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Combustible Gearhulk
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Baral and Kari Zev
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Pink Horror
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Brash Taunter
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Geyser Drake
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Mercurial Chemister
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Spellseeker
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
1%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-2%synergy
Coruscation Mage
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-14%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-1%synergy
Jace, Vryn's Prodigy
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Siren Stormtamer
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
2%synergy
Mathise, Surge Channeler
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Smoldering Egg
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Palladium Myr
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Magnus the Red
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Torrent Sculptor
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
2%synergy
Horned Loch-Whale
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Ovika, Enigma Goliath
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
1%synergy
Homunculus Horde
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-2%synergy
Sphinx of Forgotten Lore
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-10%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-5%synergy
Instants
Silundi Vision
80%inclusion12 decks15 decks
74%synergy
Sink into Stupor
53%inclusion8 decks15 decks
36%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
53%inclusion8 decks15 decks
51%synergy
Sublime Epiphany
47%inclusion7 decks15 decks
44%synergy
Soul Read
47%inclusion7 decks15 decks
46%synergy
Rain of Revelation
47%inclusion7 decks15 decks
46%synergy
Behold the Multiverse
47%inclusion7 decks15 decks
45%synergy
Negate
40%inclusion6 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Confounding Riddle
40%inclusion6 decks15 decks
39%synergy
Soul's Fire
40%inclusion6 decks15 decks
38%synergy
Demand Answers
40%inclusion6 decks15 decks
33%synergy
Desertion
40%inclusion6 decks15 decks
39%synergy
Chaos Warp
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
-9%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
29%synergy
Dismiss
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
33%synergy
Run for Your Life
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
33%synergy
Evacuation
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
31%synergy
Eject
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
27%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Return the Favor
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
21%synergy
Mana Drain
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
10%synergy
Scattered Thoughts
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
26%synergy
Drown in Dreams
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
24%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
23%synergy
Dig Through Time
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
15%synergy
School Daze
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
23%synergy
Ricochet Trap
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
20%synergy
Out of Bounds
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
20%synergy
Time Stop
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
19%synergy
Repulse
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
19%synergy
Insidious Will
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
19%synergy
Wyll's Reversal
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
18%synergy
Lost in the Mist
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
20%synergy
Magma Opus
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
17%synergy
Contradict
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
20%synergy
Arcane Denial
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
-9%synergy
Deflecting Swat
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
0%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
14%synergy
Summary Dismissal
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
20%synergy
Prismari Command
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Thoughtflare
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
19%synergy
Valakut Awakening
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
11%synergy
Sokka's Haiku
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Consult the Star Charts
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Hurl into History
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Might of the Meek
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
12%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
-23%synergy
Domineering Will
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Consider
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
-9%synergy
Unfathomable Truths
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Sorceries
Sundering Eruption
60%inclusion9 decks15 decks
55%synergy
Lórien Revealed
47%inclusion7 decks15 decks
40%synergy
Gravitic Punch
47%inclusion7 decks15 decks
46%synergy
Pore Over the Pages
40%inclusion6 decks15 decks
39%synergy
Pirate's Pillage
40%inclusion6 decks15 decks
34%synergy
Artful Dodge
40%inclusion6 decks15 decks
38%synergy
Soul Immolation
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Bond of Insight
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
32%synergy
Faithless Looting
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
0%synergy
Blasphemous Act
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
-5%synergy
Mana Geyser
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Immolating Gyre
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
25%synergy
Vandalblast
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
0%synergy
Wash Out
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
26%synergy
Curse of the Swine
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
20%synergy
Deep Analysis
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
20%synergy
Treasure Cruise
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Ill-Timed Explosion
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
24%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
22%synergy
Nibelheim Aflame
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
20%synergy
Visions of Ruin
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
19%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
12%synergy
Cut Your Losses
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
19%synergy
Pirate's Prize
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
18%synergy
Summons of Saruman
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
19%synergy
Time Warp
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
17%synergy
Traumatize
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
19%synergy
Volcanic Vision
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
17%synergy
Sorceress's Schemes
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Chain Reaction
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
8%synergy
Tunnel Vision
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Boon of the Wish-Giver
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
12%synergy
Slip Through Space
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
9%synergy
Seize the Day
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
11%synergy
Modify Memory
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Will of the Jeskai
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
-6%synergy
Season of Weaving
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
9%synergy
Distortion Strike
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
12%synergy
Bribery
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
12%synergy
Glimpse the Impossible
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
11%synergy
Insurrection
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
11%synergy
Song-Mad Treachery
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Aether Gale
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
11%synergy
Inspiration from Beyond
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Highway Robbery
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
12%synergy
Will of the Temur
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
12%synergy
Solve the Equation
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
0%synergy
Relm's Sketching
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
World at War
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Winged Boots
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
23%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
9%synergy
Ruby Medallion
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-3%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-4%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Shadowspear
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
3%synergy
Primal Amulet
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
2%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-22%synergy
Lightning Greaves
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-17%synergy
Loxodon Warhammer
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Ore-Rich Stalactite
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-2%synergy
Enchantments
Double Vision
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
23%synergy
Shark Typhoon
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
12%synergy
Search for Azcanta
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
19%synergy
Fiery Inscription
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
3%synergy
Stormchaser's Talent
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
1%synergy
Sorcerer Class
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-1%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
1%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
3%synergy
Mystic Remora
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-13%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
3%synergy
Shiny Impetus
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Circle of Flame
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-9%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
0%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
18%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Koth, Fire of Resistance
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Saheeli, Sublime Artificer
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-1%synergy
Ral, Izzet Viceroy
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Mystic Sanctuary
67%inclusion10 decks15 decks
42%synergy
Arena of Glory
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
29%synergy
Reliquary Tower
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
-22%synergy
Witch's Clinic
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
18%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
10%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Command Beacon
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
10%synergy
Castle Vantress
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
8%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
-5%synergy
Hanweir Battlements
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Hall of the Bandit Lord
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Mistrise Village
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-9%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Emergence Zone
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
3%synergy
Detection Tower
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Terrain Generator
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Sunken Palace
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Drownyard Temple
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
3%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
0%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
93%inclusion14 decks15 decks
11%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
93%inclusion14 decks15 decks
40%synergy
Fellwar Stone
60%inclusion9 decks15 decks
28%synergy
Izzet Signet
53%inclusion8 decks15 decks
-5%synergy
Sol Ring
53%inclusion8 decks15 decks
-33%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
41%synergy
Sky Diamond
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
25%synergy
Fire Diamond
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
25%synergy
Sonic Screwdriver
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
25%synergy
Star Compass
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
19%synergy
Commander's Sphere
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
-2%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Thought Vessel
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
-23%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
10%synergy
Phial of Galadriel
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
1%synergy
Izzet Cluestone
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Cursed Mirror
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
0%synergy
Gilded Lotus
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
0%synergy
Midnight Clock
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-4%synergy
Mind Stone
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-17%synergy
Prismatic Lens
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Misleading Signpost
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion15 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion15 decks15 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion15 decks15 decks
2%synergy
Shivan Reef
93%inclusion14 decks15 decks
34%synergy
Sulfur Falls
93%inclusion14 decks15 decks
27%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
87%inclusion13 decks15 decks
43%synergy
Silundi Vision
80%inclusion12 decks15 decks
74%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
67%inclusion10 decks15 decks
28%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
60%inclusion9 decks15 decks
19%synergy
Ferrous Lake
60%inclusion9 decks15 decks
35%synergy
Sundering Eruption
60%inclusion9 decks15 decks
55%synergy
Training Center
60%inclusion9 decks15 decks
17%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
60%inclusion9 decks15 decks
16%synergy
Steam Vents
53%inclusion8 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Sink into Stupor
53%inclusion8 decks15 decks
36%synergy
Thundering Falls
53%inclusion8 decks15 decks
32%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
53%inclusion8 decks15 decks
51%synergy
Exotic Orchard
47%inclusion7 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
40%inclusion6 decks15 decks
19%synergy
Scalding Tarn
40%inclusion6 decks15 decks
9%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
-7%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
21%synergy
Fiery Islet
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
0%synergy
Myriad Landscape
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
10%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
3%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
22%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
12%synergy
Volcanic Island
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Valakut Awakening
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
11%synergy
Molten Tributary
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Song-Mad Treachery
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
-1%synergy
Daily Bugle Building
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Prismatic Vista
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
0%synergy
Misty Rainforest
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-4%synergy
Fabled Passage
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-2%synergy
Rush of Inspiration
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Library
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Prismari Campus
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
2%synergy
Urza's Cave
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-1%synergy
Wooded Foothills
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-2%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
2%synergy
Demolition Field
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Jwari Disruption
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Beyeen Veil
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Path of Ancestry
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-7%synergy
Arid Mesa
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-3%synergy
Polluted Delta
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-4%synergy
Flooded Strand
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-4%synergy