What are the best cards for Melek, Reforged Researcher?

Across 1,115 public decks, the most-played cards with Melek, Reforged Researcher are Arcane Signet (84%), Command Tower (83%) and Big Score (76%).

Which cards have the best synergy with Melek, Reforged Researcher?

The cards played far more often with Melek, Reforged Researcher than usual: Scatter Arc (118× its usual rate), Soul Read (92× its usual rate) and Intrude on the Mind (80× its usual rate).

What colors is Melek, Reforged Researcher?

Melek, Reforged Researcher is Izzet (blue-red), so its deck can only run cards within that color identity.

How popular is Melek, Reforged Researcher?

Melek, Reforged Researcher leads 1,115 public decks in our corpus, #1,110 of 3,757 commanders.

Melek, Reforged Researcher

URIzzet commanders1,115 decks in the corpus

Legendary Creature — Weird Detective3UR$0.53

Melek, Reforged Researcher appears in 1,115 public decks. The most-played cards are Arcane Signet, Command Tower and Big Score. The strongest synergies by lift are Scatter Arc, Soul Read and Intrude on the Mind.

Build a deck with Melek, Reforged Researcher

Commander Brawl

Top cards

#1Island

Basic Land — Island

94.0%

1,048 decks-0.03$0.20

#2Mountain

Basic Land — Mountain

93.6%

1,044 decks-0.03$0.16

#3Arcane Signet

Artifact

84.3%

940 decks+0.05$0.41

#4Command Tower

Land

83.0%

925 decks-0.04$0.27

#5Big Score

Instant

3R4

76.0%

847 decks+0.98$0.79

#6Frantic Search

Instant

2U3

73.9%

824 decks+0.63$1.17

#7Sulfur Falls

Land

71.0%

792 decks+0.09$0.32

#8Sol Ring

Artifact

69.9%

779 decks-0.21$1.51

#9Chandra's Ignition

Sorcery

3RR5

68.7%

766 decks+2.34$8.60

#10Mystic Confluence

Instant

3UU5

67.8%

756 decks+2.71$0.97

#11Fact or Fiction

Instant

3U4

67.8%

756 decks+2.35$0.31

#12Izzet Signet

Artifact

67.5%

753 decks+0.27$0.44

#13Talisman of Creativity

Artifact

64.6%

720 decks+0.14$2.67

#14Shivan Reef

Land

63.8%

711 decks+0.03$0.37

#15Aetherize

Instant

3U4

59.4%

662 decks+1.73$0.40

#16Spell Swindle

Instant

3UU5

59.0%

658 decks+2.72$1.91

#17Gravitic Punch

Sorcery

3R4

58.0%

647 decks+4.26$0.14

#18Faithless Looting

Sorcery

56.6%

631 decks+0.72$0.39

#19Rogue's Passage

Land

55.3%

617 decks+1.48$0.43

#20Blasphemous Act

Sorcery

8R9

50.9%

568 decks+0.27$1.01

#21Frostboil Snarl

Land

50.9%

567 decks+0.19$0.32

#22Soul's Fire

Instant

2R3

50.7%

565 decks+3.38$0.32

#23Cascade Bluffs

Land

50.0%

558 decks+0.09$0.36

#24Unexpected Windfall

Instant

2RR4

50.0%

558 decks+1.13$2.91

#25Storm-Kiln Artist

Creature — Dwarf Shaman

3R4

48.8%

544 decks+0.19$2.27

#26Rewind

Instant

2UU4

47.8%

533 decks+2.22$0.58

#27Unwind

Instant

2U3

47.8%

533 decks+2.40$1.43

#28Stormcarved Coast

Land

47.7%

532 decks+0.10$3.03

#29Mystic Retrieval

Sorcery

3U4

47.5%

530 decks+2.37$0.21

#30Izzet Boilerworks

Land

46.5%

519 decks+0.47$0.35

#31Steam Vents

Land — Island Mountain

46.0%

513 decks-0.16$10.66

#32Archmage Emeritus

Creature — Human Wizard

2UU4

44.7%

498 decks+0.27$0.83

#33Pirate's Pillage

Sorcery

3R4

43.9%

489 decks+1.83$0.83

#34Haughty Djinn

Creature — Djinn

1UU3

42.3%

472 decks+2.31$0.29

#35Fellwar Stone

Artifact

42.2%

471 decks+0.21$1.29

#36Chaos Warp

Instant

2R3

42.2%

470 decks+0.06$0.32

#37Mystic Sanctuary

Land — Island

41.6%

464 decks+0.39$2.85

#38Lórien Revealed

Sorcery

3UU5

41.4%

462 decks+1.97$3.78

#39Practical Research

Instant

3UR5

40.5%

452 decks+3.47$0.28

#40Sublime Epiphany

Instant

4UU6

40.0%

446 decks+2.57$0.26

#41Silundi Vision // Silundi Isle

Instant // Land

2U3

39.6%

442 decks+1.91$0.40

#42Kazuul's Fury // Kazuul's Cliffs

Instant // Land

2R3

38.6%

430 decks+2.85$0.67

#43Temur Battle Rage

Instant

1R2

37.3%

416 decks+2.30$0.25

#44Training Center

Land

36.6%

408 decks-0.13$18.02

#45Goblin Electromancer

Creature — Goblin Wizard

UR2

36.0%

401 decks+0.41$0.28

#46Artful Dodge

Sorcery

35.4%

395 decks+2.68$0.50

#47Mana Geyser

Sorcery

3RR5

35.0%

390 decks+0.30$2.05

#48Consider

Instant

34.5%

385 decks+0.55$0.45

#49Thundering Falls

Land — Island Mountain

33.6%

375 decks+0.44$15.34

#50Chemister's Insight

Instant

3U4

33.3%

371 decks+3.47$0.12

#51Temple of Epiphany

Land

32.5%

362 decks-0.08$0.22

#52Reliquary Tower

Land

31.9%

356 decks-0.33$4.72

#53Desertion

Instant

3UU5

30.9%

345 decks+4.12$0.98

#54Immolating Gyre

Sorcery

4RR6

30.9%

345 decks+3.09$3.34

#55Aetherspouts

Instant

3UU5

30.5%

340 decks+2.70$0.76

#56Swiftfoot Boots

Artifact — Equipment

30.2%

337 decks+0.15$2.84

#57Bender's Waterskin

Artifact

30.1%

336 decks+1.67$1.04

#58Mizzix's Mastery

Sorcery

3R4

29.1%

325 decks+0.52$8.14

#59Vandalblast

Sorcery

28.9%

322 decks+0.30$3.23

#60Soul Read

Instant

3U4

28.5%

318 decks+4.53$0.27

Highest synergy

#1Scatter Arc

Instant

3U4

215 decks+4.77

In 19% of these decks, 118× its usual rate.

#2Soul Read

Instant

3U4

318 decks+4.53

In 29% of these decks, 92× its usual rate.

#3Intrude on the Mind

Instant

3UU5

181 decks+4.39

In 16% of these decks, 80× its usual rate.

#4Gravitic Punch

Sorcery

3R4

647 decks+4.26

In 58% of these decks, 71× its usual rate.

#5Desertion

Instant

3UU5

345 decks+4.12

In 31% of these decks, 62× its usual rate.

#6School Daze

Instant

3UU5

169 decks+4.02

In 15% of these decks, 56× its usual rate.

#7Rain of Revelation

Instant

3U4

252 decks+3.91

In 23% of these decks, 50× its usual rate.

#8Cosmic Epiphany

Sorcery

4UU6

240 decks+3.78

In 22% of these decks, 44× its usual rate.

#9Chemister's Insight

Instant

3U4

371 decks+3.47

In 33% of these decks, 32× its usual rate.

#10Practical Research

Instant

3UR5

452 decks+3.47

In 41% of these decks, 32× its usual rate.

#11Pore Over the Pages

Sorcery

3UU5

235 decks+3.44

In 21% of these decks, 31× its usual rate.

#12Soul's Fire

Instant

2R3

565 decks+3.38

In 51% of these decks, 29× its usual rate.

Public decklists

No public Brawl lists for this commander yet — Moxfield lists are excluded from the public catalogue.

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Questions about Melek, Reforged Researcher

What are the best cards for Melek, Reforged Researcher?: Across 1,115 public decks, the most-played cards with Melek, Reforged Researcher are Arcane Signet (84%), Command Tower (83%) and Big Score (76%).
Which cards have the best synergy with Melek, Reforged Researcher?: The cards played far more often with Melek, Reforged Researcher than usual: Scatter Arc (118× its usual rate), Soul Read (92× its usual rate) and Intrude on the Mind (80× its usual rate).
What colors is Melek, Reforged Researcher?: Melek, Reforged Researcher is Izzet (blue-red), so its deck can only run cards within that color identity.
How popular is Melek, Reforged Researcher?: Melek, Reforged Researcher leads 1,115 public decks in our corpus, #1,110 of 3,757 commanders.