Melek, Reforged Researcher
$0.54
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New Cards
Recent-set cards that Melek, Reforged Researcher players are trying out in Control decks.
Tablet of Discovery+20% Synergy
$2.73
Rapturous Moment+12% Synergy
$0.30
Sanar, Unfinished Genius+12% Synergy
$0.30
Turbulent Springs+11% Synergy
$5.70
Resonating Lute+3% Synergy
$1.52
High Synergy Cards
The highest-synergy picks for Melek, Reforged Researcher's Control builds — cards that lean hardest into the Control theme.
Mystic Confluence+77% Synergy
$1.06
Chandra's Ignition+74% Synergy
$8.06
Fact or Fiction+69% Synergy
$0.25
Aetherize+68% Synergy
$0.73
Spell Swindle+68% Synergy
$2.13
Unwind+59% Synergy
$0.98
Big Score+57% Synergy
$0.39
Rewind+54% Synergy
$0.55
Gravitic Punch+51% Synergy
$0.20
Mystic Retrieval+50% Synergy
$0.25
Top Cards
The staple cards most Melek, Reforged Researcher Control decks run as their core.
Lórien Revealed+48% Synergy
$4.76
Temur Battle Rage+46% Synergy
$0.25
Practical Research+45% Synergy
$0.26
Soul's Fire+44% Synergy
$0.19
Artful Dodge+44% Synergy
$0.51
Frantic Search+41% Synergy
$1.94
Unexpected Windfall+38% Synergy
$4.45
Chaos Warp+14% Synergy
$0.36
Blasphemous Act+14% Synergy
$0.89
Storm-Kiln Artist+8% Synergy
$1.72
Game Changers
High-impact bombs that can take over a Melek, Reforged Researcher Control game on their own.
Cyclonic Rift+17% Synergy
$38.67
Gifts Ungiven+8% Synergy
$5.39
Mystical Tutor-3% Synergy
$16.42
Fierce Guardianship-7% Synergy
$57.26
Force of Will-7% Synergy
$59.38
Rhystic Study-11% Synergy
$69.93
Jeska's Will-16% Synergy
$40.59
Creatures
Creatures that carry the Control plan in Melek, Reforged Researcher decks, from early pressure to payoff.
Haughty Djinn+38% Synergy
$0.28
Wavebreak Hippocamp+32% Synergy
$0.94
Pinnacle Monk+31% Synergy
$1.73
Ashling, Rekindled+17% Synergy
$0.75
Baral, Chief of Compliance+16% Synergy
$3.04
The Dawning Archaic+12% Synergy
$1.22
Muse Seeker+12% Synergy
$0.21
Hydroelectric Specimen+11% Synergy
$0.88
Crackling Drake+9% Synergy
$0.22
The Emperor of Palamecia+8% Synergy
$0.29
Wizards of Thay+8% Synergy
$1.43
Thunderclap Drake+7% Synergy
$0.58
Dirgur Focusmage+7% Synergy
$0.30
Baral and Kari Zev+7% Synergy
$0.27
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea+7% Synergy
$5.25
Anger+6% Synergy
$0.61
Spellheart Chimera+6% Synergy
$0.24
Dragon's Rage Channeler+5% Synergy
$1.36
Rielle, the Everwise+5% Synergy
$4.54
Exhibition Tidecaller+5% Synergy
$0.67
Smoldering Egg+5% Synergy
$0.34
Deranged Assistant+5% Synergy
$0.24
Jin-Gitaxias+5% Synergy
$12.91
Millikin+5% Synergy
$0.23
Katara, Waterbending Master+5% Synergy
$8.27
Archmage of Runes+4% Synergy
$3.75
Thunderdrum Soloist+4% Synergy
$0.28
Snapcaster Mage+4% Synergy
$16.85
High Fae Trickster+4% Synergy
$4.75
Bothersome Quasit+4% Synergy
$14.74
Thryx, the Sudden Storm+4% Synergy
$0.18
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch+3% Synergy
$20.94
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch+3% Synergy
$4.24
Archmage Emeritus+2% Synergy
$0.59
Spellseeker+2% Synergy
$17.04
Leitmotif Composer+2% Synergy
$0.25
Melek, Izzet Paragon+2% Synergy
$0.22
Abstract Paintmage+1% Synergy
$0.23
Molten-Core Maestro0% Synergy
$0.36
Ral, Monsoon Mage0% Synergy
$7.55
Ovika, Enigma Goliath0% Synergy
$0.20
Murmuring Mystic-2% Synergy
$1.39
Goblin Electromancer-3% Synergy
$0.29
Young Pyromancer-3% Synergy
$0.24
Talrand, Sky Summoner-6% Synergy
$1.55
Third Path Iconoclast-7% Synergy
$0.28
Stormcatch Mentor-8% Synergy
$0.34
Guttersnipe-12% Synergy
$0.50
Niv-Mizzet, Parun-18% Synergy
$5.77
Instants
Instant-speed interaction and tricks that keep Melek, Reforged Researcher's Control deck ahead.
Silundi Vision+56% Synergy
$0.40
Kazuul's Fury+50% Synergy
$0.73
Soul Read+40% Synergy
$0.27
Chemister's Insight+40% Synergy
$0.11
Desertion+36% Synergy
$0.94
Scatter Arc+35% Synergy
$0.10
Aetherspouts+33% Synergy
$0.84
Sublime Epiphany+30% Synergy
$0.33
Bolt Bend+30% Synergy
$5.86
Evacuation+28% Synergy
$0.32
Confounding Riddle+28% Synergy
$0.24
Rain of Revelation+27% Synergy
$0.21
Pull from Tomorrow+25% Synergy
$0.22
Three Steps Ahead+25% Synergy
$5.23
School Daze+25% Synergy
$0.17
Sink into Stupor+23% Synergy
$6.91
Drown in Dreams+22% Synergy
$1.83
Eject+22% Synergy
$0.25
Return the Favor+21% Synergy
$0.99
Access Denied+19% Synergy
$2.77
Behold the Multiverse+19% Synergy
$0.27
Wyll's Reversal+18% Synergy
$3.06
Glen Elendra's Answer+17% Synergy
$1.06
Valakut Awakening+16% Synergy
$17.94
Jwari Disruption+16% Synergy
$0.39
Scattered Thoughts+16% Synergy
$0.18
Run for Your Life+16% Synergy
$0.31
Thought Scour+15% Synergy
$1.01
March of Swirling Mist+15% Synergy
$4.58
Spellgyre+15% Synergy
$0.20
Riverwalk Technique+15% Synergy
$0.16
Ashling's Command+12% Synergy
$0.54
Rush of Inspiration+12% Synergy
$0.31
Shadow Rift+12% Synergy
$2.33
Untimely Malfunction+11% Synergy
$9.33
Demand Answers+11% Synergy
$0.46
Decaying Time Loop+11% Synergy
$0.42
Slip Out the Back+9% Synergy
$5.08
Consider+7% Synergy
$0.32
Traumatic Critique+7% Synergy
$0.91
Dig Through Time+3% Synergy
$0.30
Deflecting Swat+2% Synergy
$69.27
Prismari Command-1% Synergy
$0.32
Mana Drain-2% Synergy
$57.71
Negate-4% Synergy
$0.31
Snap-9% Synergy
$3.65
Arcane Denial-13% Synergy
$1.67
Pongify-13% Synergy
$1.91
Brainstorm-25% Synergy
$1.41
Counterspell-30% Synergy
$3.32
Sorceries
Sorceries that push the Control game plan forward for Melek, Reforged Researcher.
Sundering Eruption+41% Synergy
$1.72
Soul Immolation+40% Synergy
$3.12
Pirate's Pillage+36% Synergy
$0.80
Immolating Gyre+24% Synergy
$4.59
Seize the Spoils+23% Synergy
$0.16
Bond of Insight+23% Synergy
$0.23
Pore Over the Pages+22% Synergy
$0.25
Sea Gate Restoration+21% Synergy
$35.68
Slip Through Space+21% Synergy
$0.38
Ill-Timed Explosion+18% Synergy
$0.30
Shatterskull Smashing+17% Synergy
$9.03
Curse of the Swine+16% Synergy
$0.32
Summons of Saruman+16% Synergy
$0.40
Traumatize+16% Synergy
$4.14
Cosmic Epiphany+16% Synergy
$0.20
Enter the Enigma+14% Synergy
$0.37
Boon of the Wish-Giver+14% Synergy
$0.17
Volcanic Vision+12% Synergy
$0.51
Cut Your Losses+12% Synergy
$2.26
Chain Reaction+11% Synergy
$0.26
Pirate's Prize+11% Synergy
$0.19
Waltz of Rage+11% Synergy
$0.32
Faithless Looting+10% Synergy
$0.46
Inspired Tinkering+10% Synergy
$1.59
Time Warp+10% Synergy
$5.26
Distortion Strike+10% Synergy
$0.75
Wash Out+10% Synergy
$0.40
Sorceress's Schemes+9% Synergy
$0.23
Glimpse the Impossible+9% Synergy
$0.34
Song-Mad Treachery+9% Synergy
$0.19
Solve the Equation+8% Synergy
$3.49
Deep Analysis+8% Synergy
$0.20
Experimental Overload+8% Synergy
$0.19
Nibelheim Aflame+8% Synergy
$4.58
Irenicus's Vile Duplication+7% Synergy
$11.93
Seize the Day+7% Synergy
$1.89
Inspiration from Beyond+7% Synergy
$0.24
Consuming Tide+6% Synergy
$0.56
Stock Up+5% Synergy
$1.48
Full Throttle+5% Synergy
$6.13
Vandalblast+4% Synergy
$1.10
Mana Geyser+3% Synergy
$1.18
Will of the Jeskai+2% Synergy
$4.49
Past in Flames-2% Synergy
$3.99
Flow State-2% Synergy
$1.84
Mizzix's Mastery-7% Synergy
$9.57
Windfall-11% Synergy
$5.05
Gitaxian Probe-12% Synergy
$4.17
Preordain-19% Synergy
$0.68
Ponder-23% Synergy
$2.28
Utility Artifacts
Artifacts that add consistency and utility to Melek, Reforged Researcher Control decks.
Winged Boots+14% Synergy
$8.71
Mindsplice Apparatus+9% Synergy
$1.35
Shadowspear+8% Synergy
$34.19
Wayfarer's Bauble+7% Synergy
$4.67
Palantír of Orthanc+7% Synergy
$21.50
Glamdring+6% Synergy
$2.87
Runechanter's Pike+5% Synergy
$0.34
Primal Amulet+4% Synergy
$11.14
The Reaver Cleaver+3% Synergy
$30.50
Whispersilk Cloak+2% Synergy
$1.71
Sapphire Medallion0% Synergy
$6.98
Ruby Medallion-5% Synergy
$13.98
Swiftfoot Boots-8% Synergy
$2.28
Lightning Greaves-12% Synergy
$4.52
Enchantments
Enchantments that reinforce the Control strategy in Melek, Reforged Researcher decks.
Double Vision+13% Synergy
$0.59
Search for Azcanta+12% Synergy
$1.51
Shark Typhoon+9% Synergy
$1.42
Metallurgic Summonings+6% Synergy
$6.92
Case of the Ransacked Lab+5% Synergy
$0.49
Propaganda+4% Synergy
$2.54
Rite of the Dragoncaller+3% Synergy
$3.45
Aqueous Form+3% Synergy
$0.31
Shiny Impetus+3% Synergy
$0.22
Fiery Inscription-3% Synergy
$0.75
Mystic Remora-6% Synergy
$13.04
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that back up Melek, Reforged Researcher's Control game plan.
Chandra, Hope's Beacon+11% Synergy
$2.85
Ral, Izzet Viceroy+5% Synergy
$0.62
Rowan, Scholar of Sparks+4% Synergy
$1.88
Ral, Storm Conduit0% Synergy
$1.10
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that pull extra weight in Melek, Reforged Researcher Control decks.
Rogue's Passage+50% Synergy
$0.36
Mystic Sanctuary+31% Synergy
$1.09
Arena of Glory+25% Synergy
$7.74
Desolate Lighthouse+13% Synergy
$0.25
Witch's Clinic+13% Synergy
$14.84
Cephalid Coliseum+9% Synergy
$0.31
Castle Vantress+8% Synergy
$0.34
Command Beacon+7% Synergy
$9.73
Flamekin Village+5% Synergy
$0.30
Fire Nation Palace+4% Synergy
$1.71
Scavenger Grounds+3% Synergy
$0.30
Otawara, Soaring City+2% Synergy
$28.30
Mistrise Village+1% Synergy
$8.61
Seat of the Synod-2% Synergy
$0.93
Lindblum, Industrial Regency-2% Synergy
$2.49
Temple of the False God-4% Synergy
$0.26
Great Furnace-4% Synergy
$2.48
Reliquary Tower-12% Synergy
$3.52
Mana Artifacts
Mana rocks and fixing to power out Melek, Reforged Researcher's Control strategy.
Bender's Waterskin+49% Synergy
$1.04
Sonic Screwdriver+19% Synergy
$3.06
Talisman of Creativity+18% Synergy
$1.51
Fellwar Stone+14% Synergy
$0.89
Sky Diamond+13% Synergy
$0.26
Liquimetal Torque+10% Synergy
$3.95
Star Compass+10% Synergy
$0.50
Fire Diamond+9% Synergy
$0.36
Coalition Relic+8% Synergy
$0.39
Arcane Signet+5% Synergy
$0.89
Prismatic Lens+5% Synergy
$0.41
Izzet Signet+4% Synergy
$0.41
Decanter of Endless Water+4% Synergy
$5.39
Coldsteel Heart+4% Synergy
$1.68
Everflowing Chalice0% Synergy
$0.30
Commander's Sphere-3% Synergy
$0.34
Mind Stone-6% Synergy
$0.31
Thought Vessel-10% Synergy
$2.59
Sol Ring-25% Synergy
$1.55
Lands
The mana base behind Melek, Reforged Researcher's Control decks.
Silundi Vision+56% Synergy
$0.40
Kazuul's Fury+50% Synergy
$0.73
Sundering Eruption+41% Synergy
$1.72
Pinnacle Monk+31% Synergy
$1.73
Izzet Boilerworks+28% Synergy
$0.36
Frostboil Snarl+23% Synergy
$0.28
Sink into Stupor+23% Synergy
$6.91
Sea Gate Restoration+21% Synergy
$35.68
Ferrous Lake+19% Synergy
$0.45
Thundering Falls+19% Synergy
$15.42
Shatterskull Smashing+17% Synergy
$9.03
Valakut Awakening+16% Synergy
$17.94
Jwari Disruption+16% Synergy
$0.39
Shivan Reef+14% Synergy
$0.33
Cascade Bluffs+14% Synergy
$0.41
Sulfur Falls+13% Synergy
$0.28
Rush of Inspiration+12% Synergy
$0.31
Stormcarved Coast+11% Synergy
$2.50
Hydroelectric Specimen+11% Synergy
$0.88
Beyeen Veil+11% Synergy
$0.20
Riverpyre Verge+9% Synergy
$18.36
Myriad Landscape+9% Synergy
$0.37
Song-Mad Treachery+9% Synergy
$0.19
Riverglide Pathway+8% Synergy
$4.83
Volcanic Island+7% Synergy
Spikefield Hazard+7% Synergy
$0.40
Demolition Field+5% Synergy
$0.24
Training Center+4% Synergy
$17.43
Prismari Campus+4% Synergy
$0.26
Exotic Orchard+3% Synergy
$0.24
Fabled Passage+3% Synergy
$1.11
Island+2% Synergy
$0.08
Command Tower+2% Synergy
$0.31
Molten Tributary+2% Synergy
$0.27
Steam Vents+1% Synergy
$10.15
Reflecting Pool+1% Synergy
$14.88
Volatile Fjord+1% Synergy
$0.79
Scalding Tarn0% Synergy
$37.29
Spirebluff Canal0% Synergy
$4.78
Mountain-1% Synergy
$0.08
Prismatic Vista-1% Synergy
$32.42
Silverbluff Bridge-2% Synergy
$0.27
Coastal Peak-2% Synergy
$0.24
Misty Rainforest-3% Synergy
$35.90
Fiery Islet-4% Synergy
$6.20
Path of Ancestry-7% Synergy
$0.23
Terramorphic Expanse-7% Synergy
$0.26
Scorched Geyser-10% Synergy
$0.38
Evolving Wilds-11% Synergy
$0.25
Temple of Epiphany-12% Synergy
$0.30
Similar Commanders
The following Commanders share a similar playing style, strategy, or theme like Melek, Reforged Researcher: Control.
Gandalf the Grey
Najal, the Storm Runner
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy // Passionate Archaeologist
Lilah, Undefeated Slickshot
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy // Guild Artisan
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy // Tavern Brawler
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
Alena, Kessig Trapper // Kraum, Ludevic's Opus
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy // Popular Entertainer
Baral and Kari Zev
Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Tavern Brawler
Shantotto, Tactician Magician
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy // Dragon Cultist
The Second Doctor // Bill Potts
Melek, Izzet Paragon
Riku of Many Paths
The Fifth Doctor // Bill Potts
Karlach, Fury of Avernus // Candlekeep Sage
Eris, Roar of the Storm
The Eleventh Doctor // Bill Potts
Zaffai, Thunder Conductor
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy // Sword Coast Sailor
Gandalf of the Secret Fire
Tibor and Lumia
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy // Shameless Charlatan
Jori En, Ruin Diver
Kraum, Violent Cacophony
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
Kylox, Visionary Inventor
Johann, Apprentice Sorcerer
Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy // Faceless One
Eruth, Tormented Prophet
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy // Street Urchin
Krark, the Thumbless // Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
Veyran, Voice of Duality
Magnus the Red
Mizzix of the Izmagnus
Zevlor, Elturel Exile
Cecily, Haunted Mage // Kraum, Ludevic's Opus