Melek, Reforged Researcher
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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
$2.40
Rapturous Moment+12% Synergy
$0.28
Sanar, Unfinished Genius+12% Synergy
$0.24
Turbulent Springs+11% Synergy
$5.24
Resonating Lute+3% Synergy
$1.78
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
$0.98
Chandra's Ignition+74% Synergy
$7.01
Fact or Fiction+69% Synergy
$0.22
Aetherize+68% Synergy
$0.38
Spell Swindle+68% Synergy
$2.14
Unwind+59% Synergy
$0.97
Big Score+57% Synergy
$0.33
Rewind+54% Synergy
$0.53
Gravitic Punch+51% Synergy
$0.09
Mystic Retrieval+50% Synergy
$0.28
Top Cards
The staple cards most Melek, Reforged Researcher Control decks run as their core.
Lórien Revealed+48% Synergy
$4.59
Temur Battle Rage+46% Synergy
$0.23
Practical Research+45% Synergy
$0.20
Soul's Fire+44% Synergy
$0.20
Artful Dodge+44% Synergy
$0.45
Frantic Search+41% Synergy
$1.55
Unexpected Windfall+38% Synergy
$3.40
Chaos Warp+14% Synergy
$0.37
Blasphemous Act+14% Synergy
$3.83
Storm-Kiln Artist+8% Synergy
$1.33
Game Changers
High-impact bombs that can take over a Melek, Reforged Researcher Control game on their own.
Cyclonic Rift+17% Synergy
$40.14
Gifts Ungiven+8% Synergy
$5.31
Mystical Tutor-3% Synergy
$16.95
Fierce Guardianship-7% Synergy
$54.33
Force of Will-7% Synergy
$62.85
Rhystic Study-11% Synergy
$72.26
Jeska's Will-16% Synergy
$41.29
Creatures
Creatures that carry the Control plan in Melek, Reforged Researcher decks, from early pressure to payoff.
Haughty Djinn+38% Synergy
$0.32
Wavebreak Hippocamp+32% Synergy
$0.84
Pinnacle Monk+31% Synergy
$1.24
Ashling, Rekindled+17% Synergy
$1.39
Baral, Chief of Compliance+16% Synergy
$2.65
The Dawning Archaic+12% Synergy
$1.28
Muse Seeker+12% Synergy
$0.21
Hydroelectric Specimen+11% Synergy
$0.68
Crackling Drake+9% Synergy
$0.20
The Emperor of Palamecia+8% Synergy
$0.26
Wizards of Thay+8% Synergy
$1.80
Thunderclap Drake+7% Synergy
$0.66
Dirgur Focusmage+7% Synergy
$0.31
Baral and Kari Zev+7% Synergy
$0.24
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea+7% Synergy
$4.07
Anger+6% Synergy
$0.81
Spellheart Chimera+6% Synergy
$0.22
Dragon's Rage Channeler+5% Synergy
$1.87
Rielle, the Everwise+5% Synergy
$3.86
Exhibition Tidecaller+5% Synergy
$0.61
Smoldering Egg+5% Synergy
$0.38
Deranged Assistant+5% Synergy
$0.22
Jin-Gitaxias+5% Synergy
$11.82
Millikin+5% Synergy
$0.24
Katara, Waterbending Master+5% Synergy
$8.00
Archmage of Runes+4% Synergy
$3.31
Thunderdrum Soloist+4% Synergy
$0.22
Snapcaster Mage+4% Synergy
$18.79
High Fae Trickster+4% Synergy
$4.45
Bothersome Quasit+4% Synergy
$14.30
Thryx, the Sudden Storm+4% Synergy
$0.18
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch+3% Synergy
$25.59
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch+3% Synergy
$3.59
Archmage Emeritus+2% Synergy
$0.51
Spellseeker+2% Synergy
$17.58
Leitmotif Composer+2% Synergy
$0.19
Melek, Izzet Paragon+2% Synergy
$0.13
Abstract Paintmage+1% Synergy
$0.26
Molten-Core Maestro0% Synergy
$0.42
Ral, Monsoon Mage0% Synergy
$5.91
Ovika, Enigma Goliath0% Synergy
$0.21
Murmuring Mystic-2% Synergy
$0.92
Goblin Electromancer-3% Synergy
$0.31
Young Pyromancer-3% Synergy
$0.29
Talrand, Sky Summoner-6% Synergy
$0.82
Third Path Iconoclast-7% Synergy
$0.26
Stormcatch Mentor-8% Synergy
$0.62
Guttersnipe-12% Synergy
$0.27
Niv-Mizzet, Parun-18% Synergy
$6.70
Instants
Instant-speed interaction and tricks that keep Melek, Reforged Researcher's Control deck ahead.
Silundi Vision+56% Synergy
$0.41
Kazuul's Fury+50% Synergy
$0.69
Soul Read+40% Synergy
$0.26
Chemister's Insight+40% Synergy
$0.10
Desertion+36% Synergy
$0.95
Scatter Arc+35% Synergy
$0.08
Aetherspouts+33% Synergy
$0.75
Sublime Epiphany+30% Synergy
$0.28
Bolt Bend+30% Synergy
$4.47
Evacuation+28% Synergy
$0.33
Confounding Riddle+28% Synergy
$0.23
Rain of Revelation+27% Synergy
$0.20
Pull from Tomorrow+25% Synergy
$0.27
Three Steps Ahead+25% Synergy
$5.12
School Daze+25% Synergy
$0.15
Sink into Stupor+23% Synergy
$5.19
Drown in Dreams+22% Synergy
$2.27
Eject+22% Synergy
$0.19
Return the Favor+21% Synergy
$0.45
Access Denied+19% Synergy
$2.81
Behold the Multiverse+19% Synergy
$0.15
Wyll's Reversal+18% Synergy
$3.31
Glen Elendra's Answer+17% Synergy
$1.18
Valakut Awakening+16% Synergy
$17.51
Jwari Disruption+16% Synergy
$0.38
Scattered Thoughts+16% Synergy
$0.12
Run for Your Life+16% Synergy
$0.33
Thought Scour+15% Synergy
$1.45
March of Swirling Mist+15% Synergy
$5.40
Spellgyre+15% Synergy
$0.22
Riverwalk Technique+15% Synergy
$0.12
Ashling's Command+12% Synergy
$0.55
Rush of Inspiration+12% Synergy
$0.24
Shadow Rift+12% Synergy
$1.64
Untimely Malfunction+11% Synergy
$7.61
Demand Answers+11% Synergy
$0.36
Decaying Time Loop+11% Synergy
$0.35
Slip Out the Back+9% Synergy
$4.28
Consider+7% Synergy
$0.29
Traumatic Critique+7% Synergy
$0.53
Dig Through Time+3% Synergy
$0.23
Deflecting Swat+2% Synergy
$65.21
Prismari Command-1% Synergy
$0.28
Mana Drain-2% Synergy
$56.81
Negate-4% Synergy
$0.24
Snap-9% Synergy
$3.46
Arcane Denial-13% Synergy
$1.92
Pongify-13% Synergy
$1.54
Brainstorm-25% Synergy
$1.62
Counterspell-30% Synergy
$3.77
Sorceries
Sorceries that push the Control game plan forward for Melek, Reforged Researcher.
Sundering Eruption+41% Synergy
$0.85
Soul Immolation+40% Synergy
$2.26
Pirate's Pillage+36% Synergy
$0.74
Immolating Gyre+24% Synergy
$5.18
Seize the Spoils+23% Synergy
$0.28
Bond of Insight+23% Synergy
$0.23
Pore Over the Pages+22% Synergy
$0.19
Sea Gate Restoration+21% Synergy
$38.15
Slip Through Space+21% Synergy
$0.39
Ill-Timed Explosion+18% Synergy
$0.33
Shatterskull Smashing+17% Synergy
$9.35
Curse of the Swine+16% Synergy
$0.26
Summons of Saruman+16% Synergy
$0.31
Traumatize+16% Synergy
$4.09
Cosmic Epiphany+16% Synergy
$0.18
Enter the Enigma+14% Synergy
$0.29
Boon of the Wish-Giver+14% Synergy
$0.21
Volcanic Vision+12% Synergy
$0.66
Cut Your Losses+12% Synergy
$1.67
Chain Reaction+11% Synergy
$0.28
Pirate's Prize+11% Synergy
$0.26
Waltz of Rage+11% Synergy
$0.28
Faithless Looting+10% Synergy
$0.68
Inspired Tinkering+10% Synergy
$1.24
Time Warp+10% Synergy
$7.44
Distortion Strike+10% Synergy
$0.85
Wash Out+10% Synergy
$0.43
Sorceress's Schemes+9% Synergy
$0.24
Glimpse the Impossible+9% Synergy
$0.32
Song-Mad Treachery+9% Synergy
$0.30
Solve the Equation+8% Synergy
$3.82
Deep Analysis+8% Synergy
$0.35
Experimental Overload+8% Synergy
$0.18
Nibelheim Aflame+8% Synergy
$4.76
Irenicus's Vile Duplication+7% Synergy
$11.28
Seize the Day+7% Synergy
$2.81
Inspiration from Beyond+7% Synergy
$0.22
Consuming Tide+6% Synergy
$0.54
Stock Up+5% Synergy
$1.35
Full Throttle+5% Synergy
$5.74
Vandalblast+4% Synergy
$1.07
Mana Geyser+3% Synergy
$1.01
Will of the Jeskai+2% Synergy
$3.18
Past in Flames-2% Synergy
$4.22
Flow State-2% Synergy
$1.92
Mizzix's Mastery-7% Synergy
$9.19
Windfall-11% Synergy
$5.08
Gitaxian Probe-12% Synergy
$3.93
Preordain-19% Synergy
$0.47
Ponder-23% Synergy
$1.84
Utility Artifacts
Artifacts that add consistency and utility to Melek, Reforged Researcher Control decks.
Winged Boots+14% Synergy
$9.79
Mindsplice Apparatus+9% Synergy
$0.90
Shadowspear+8% Synergy
$30.68
Wayfarer's Bauble+7% Synergy
$0.33
Palantír of Orthanc+7% Synergy
$22.64
Glamdring+6% Synergy
$2.04
Runechanter's Pike+5% Synergy
$0.30
Primal Amulet+4% Synergy
$13.53
The Reaver Cleaver+3% Synergy
$15.18
Whispersilk Cloak+2% Synergy
$1.37
Sapphire Medallion0% Synergy
$5.28
Ruby Medallion-5% Synergy
$11.83
Swiftfoot Boots-8% Synergy
$2.46
Lightning Greaves-12% Synergy
$3.66
Enchantments
Enchantments that reinforce the Control strategy in Melek, Reforged Researcher decks.
Double Vision+13% Synergy
$0.59
Search for Azcanta+12% Synergy
$1.72
Shark Typhoon+9% Synergy
$1.40
Metallurgic Summonings+6% Synergy
$2.29
Case of the Ransacked Lab+5% Synergy
$0.49
Propaganda+4% Synergy
$2.13
Rite of the Dragoncaller+3% Synergy
$3.78
Aqueous Form+3% Synergy
$0.36
Shiny Impetus+3% Synergy
$0.31
Fiery Inscription-3% Synergy
$0.46
Mystic Remora-6% Synergy
$12.67
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that back up Melek, Reforged Researcher's Control game plan.
Chandra, Hope's Beacon+11% Synergy
$2.48
Ral, Izzet Viceroy+5% Synergy
$0.65
Rowan, Scholar of Sparks+4% Synergy
$2.17
Ral, Storm Conduit0% Synergy
$1.20
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that pull extra weight in Melek, Reforged Researcher Control decks.
Rogue's Passage+50% Synergy
$0.40
Mystic Sanctuary+31% Synergy
$1.09
Arena of Glory+25% Synergy
$7.56
Desolate Lighthouse+13% Synergy
$0.30
Witch's Clinic+13% Synergy
$14.11
Cephalid Coliseum+9% Synergy
$0.29
Castle Vantress+8% Synergy
$0.33
Command Beacon+7% Synergy
$7.41
Flamekin Village+5% Synergy
$0.31
Fire Nation Palace+4% Synergy
$1.77
Scavenger Grounds+3% Synergy
$0.31
Otawara, Soaring City+2% Synergy
$27.39
Mistrise Village+1% Synergy
$8.25
Seat of the Synod-2% Synergy
$0.73
Lindblum, Industrial Regency-2% Synergy
$2.43
Temple of the False God-4% Synergy
$0.29
Great Furnace-4% Synergy
$2.18
Reliquary Tower-12% Synergy
$3.36
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
$3.03
Talisman of Creativity+18% Synergy
$2.02
Fellwar Stone+14% Synergy
$0.70
Sky Diamond+13% Synergy
$0.26
Liquimetal Torque+10% Synergy
$3.57
Star Compass+10% Synergy
$0.59
Fire Diamond+9% Synergy
$0.39
Coalition Relic+8% Synergy
$0.40
Arcane Signet+5% Synergy
$0.69
Prismatic Lens+5% Synergy
$0.38
Izzet Signet+4% Synergy
$0.34
Decanter of Endless Water+4% Synergy
$4.13
Coldsteel Heart+4% Synergy
$1.86
Everflowing Chalice0% Synergy
$0.28
Commander's Sphere-3% Synergy
$0.26
Mind Stone-6% Synergy
$0.31
Thought Vessel-10% Synergy
$1.92
Sol Ring-25% Synergy
$1.84
Lands
The mana base behind Melek, Reforged Researcher's Control decks.
Silundi Vision+56% Synergy
$0.41
Kazuul's Fury+50% Synergy
$0.69
Sundering Eruption+41% Synergy
$0.85
Pinnacle Monk+31% Synergy
$1.24
Izzet Boilerworks+28% Synergy
$0.37
Frostboil Snarl+23% Synergy
$0.26
Sink into Stupor+23% Synergy
$5.19
Sea Gate Restoration+21% Synergy
$38.15
Ferrous Lake+19% Synergy
$0.30
Thundering Falls+19% Synergy
$14.72
Shatterskull Smashing+17% Synergy
$9.35
Valakut Awakening+16% Synergy
$17.51
Jwari Disruption+16% Synergy
$0.38
Shivan Reef+14% Synergy
$0.36
Cascade Bluffs+14% Synergy
$0.39
Sulfur Falls+13% Synergy
$0.23
Rush of Inspiration+12% Synergy
$0.24
Stormcarved Coast+11% Synergy
$1.99
Hydroelectric Specimen+11% Synergy
$0.68
Beyeen Veil+11% Synergy
$0.19
Riverpyre Verge+9% Synergy
$20.57
Myriad Landscape+9% Synergy
$0.31
Song-Mad Treachery+9% Synergy
$0.30
Riverglide Pathway+8% Synergy
$4.73
Volcanic Island+7% Synergy
Spikefield Hazard+7% Synergy
$0.42
Demolition Field+5% Synergy
$0.27
Training Center+4% Synergy
$16.27
Prismari Campus+4% Synergy
$0.22
Exotic Orchard+3% Synergy
$0.24
Fabled Passage+3% Synergy
$1.05
Island+2% Synergy
$0.21
Command Tower+2% Synergy
$0.34
Molten Tributary+2% Synergy
$0.34
Steam Vents+1% Synergy
$12.51
Reflecting Pool+1% Synergy
$15.20
Volatile Fjord+1% Synergy
$0.83
Scalding Tarn0% Synergy
$38.56
Spirebluff Canal0% Synergy
$5.09
Mountain-1% Synergy
$0.16
Prismatic Vista-1% Synergy
$34.97
Silverbluff Bridge-2% Synergy
$0.28
Coastal Peak-2% Synergy
$0.29
Misty Rainforest-3% Synergy
$35.70
Fiery Islet-4% Synergy
$5.74
Path of Ancestry-7% Synergy
$0.31
Terramorphic Expanse-7% Synergy
$0.29
Scorched Geyser-10% Synergy
$0.57
Evolving Wilds-11% Synergy
$0.33
Temple of Epiphany-12% Synergy
$0.28
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
Lilah, Undefeated Slickshot
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy // Passionate Archaeologist
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy // Tavern Brawler
Alena, Kessig Trapper // Kraum, Ludevic's Opus
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy // Guild Artisan
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy // Popular Entertainer
Eris, Roar of the Storm
Riku of Many Paths
Baral and Kari Zev
Karlach, Fury of Avernus // Candlekeep Sage
The Fifth Doctor // Bill Potts
Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Tavern Brawler
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy // Dragon Cultist
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy // Sword Coast Sailor
Gandalf of the Secret Fire
The Eleventh Doctor // Bill Potts
Melek, Izzet Paragon
The Second Doctor // Bill Potts
Zaffai, Thunder Conductor
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy // Shameless Charlatan
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
Kraum, Violent Cacophony
Tibor and Lumia
Zevlor, Elturel Exile
Stella Lee, Wild Card
Mizzix of the Izmagnus
Cecily, Haunted Mage // Kraum, Ludevic's Opus
Krark, the Thumbless // Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
Jori En, Ruin Diver
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy // Faceless One
Shantotto, Tactician Magician
Veyran, Voice of Duality
Kylox, Visionary Inventor
Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
Anhelo, the Painter
Eruth, Tormented Prophet
Livaan, Cultist of Tiamat // Cloakwood Hermit