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
$1.56
Rapturous Moment+12% Synergy
$0.26
Sanar, Unfinished Genius+12% Synergy
$0.27
Turbulent Springs+11% Synergy
$5.05
Resonating Lute+3% Synergy
$1.24
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
$1.00
Chandra's Ignition+74% Synergy
$8.98
Fact or Fiction+69% Synergy
$0.30
Aetherize+68% Synergy
$0.44
Spell Swindle+68% Synergy
$1.94
Unwind+59% Synergy
$1.69
Big Score+57% Synergy
$0.41
Rewind+54% Synergy
$0.46
Gravitic Punch+51% Synergy
$0.16
Mystic Retrieval+50% Synergy
$0.21
Top Cards
The staple cards most Melek, Reforged Researcher Control decks run as their core.
Lórien Revealed+48% Synergy
$5.68
Temur Battle Rage+46% Synergy
$0.24
Practical Research+45% Synergy
$0.27
Soul's Fire+44% Synergy
$0.29
Artful Dodge+44% Synergy
$0.50
Frantic Search+41% Synergy
$2.09
Unexpected Windfall+38% Synergy
$3.15
Chaos Warp+14% Synergy
$0.36
Blasphemous Act+14% Synergy
$0.93
Storm-Kiln Artist+8% Synergy
$1.69
Game Changers
High-impact bombs that can take over a Melek, Reforged Researcher Control game on their own.
Cyclonic Rift+17% Synergy
$39.16
Gifts Ungiven+8% Synergy
$5.59
Mystical Tutor-3% Synergy
$18.67
Fierce Guardianship-7% Synergy
$63.43
Force of Will-7% Synergy
$59.96
Rhystic Study-11% Synergy
$69.59
Jeska's Will-16% Synergy
$41.27
Creatures
Creatures that carry the Control plan in Melek, Reforged Researcher decks, from early pressure to payoff.
Haughty Djinn+38% Synergy
$0.33
Wavebreak Hippocamp+32% Synergy
$0.75
Pinnacle Monk+31% Synergy
$2.11
Ashling, Rekindled+17% Synergy
$0.62
Baral, Chief of Compliance+16% Synergy
$3.36
The Dawning Archaic+12% Synergy
$0.86
Muse Seeker+12% Synergy
$0.19
Hydroelectric Specimen+11% Synergy
$1.82
Crackling Drake+9% Synergy
$0.18
The Emperor of Palamecia+8% Synergy
$0.31
Wizards of Thay+8% Synergy
$1.37
Thunderclap Drake+7% Synergy
$0.79
Dirgur Focusmage+7% Synergy
$0.24
Baral and Kari Zev+7% Synergy
$0.29
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea+7% Synergy
$4.85
Anger+6% Synergy
$0.54
Spellheart Chimera+6% Synergy
$0.24
Dragon's Rage Channeler+5% Synergy
$1.66
Rielle, the Everwise+5% Synergy
$3.98
Exhibition Tidecaller+5% Synergy
$0.54
Smoldering Egg+5% Synergy
$0.39
Deranged Assistant+5% Synergy
$0.27
Jin-Gitaxias+5% Synergy
$12.49
Millikin+5% Synergy
$0.33
Katara, Waterbending Master+5% Synergy
$8.14
Archmage of Runes+4% Synergy
$3.51
Thunderdrum Soloist+4% Synergy
$0.29
Snapcaster Mage+4% Synergy
$16.93
High Fae Trickster+4% Synergy
$4.02
Bothersome Quasit+4% Synergy
$14.40
Thryx, the Sudden Storm+4% Synergy
$0.23
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch+3% Synergy
$20.24
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch+3% Synergy
$4.04
Archmage Emeritus+2% Synergy
$0.59
Spellseeker+2% Synergy
$17.36
Leitmotif Composer+2% Synergy
$0.21
Melek, Izzet Paragon+2% Synergy
$0.26
Abstract Paintmage+1% Synergy
$0.27
Molten-Core Maestro0% Synergy
$0.40
Ral, Monsoon Mage0% Synergy
$6.84
Ovika, Enigma Goliath0% Synergy
$0.24
Murmuring Mystic-2% Synergy
$1.83
Goblin Electromancer-3% Synergy
$0.29
Young Pyromancer-3% Synergy
$0.29
Talrand, Sky Summoner-6% Synergy
$1.84
Third Path Iconoclast-7% Synergy
$0.38
Stormcatch Mentor-8% Synergy
$0.32
Guttersnipe-12% Synergy
$0.50
Niv-Mizzet, Parun-18% Synergy
$5.25
Instants
Instant-speed interaction and tricks that keep Melek, Reforged Researcher's Control deck ahead.
Silundi Vision+56% Synergy
$0.43
Kazuul's Fury+50% Synergy
$0.68
Soul Read+40% Synergy
$0.27
Chemister's Insight+40% Synergy
$0.11
Desertion+36% Synergy
$0.98
Scatter Arc+35% Synergy
$0.17
Aetherspouts+33% Synergy
$0.77
Sublime Epiphany+30% Synergy
$0.35
Bolt Bend+30% Synergy
$5.14
Evacuation+28% Synergy
$0.26
Confounding Riddle+28% Synergy
$0.30
Rain of Revelation+27% Synergy
$0.21
Pull from Tomorrow+25% Synergy
$0.31
Three Steps Ahead+25% Synergy
$5.90
School Daze+25% Synergy
$0.18
Sink into Stupor+23% Synergy
$9.48
Drown in Dreams+22% Synergy
$1.30
Eject+22% Synergy
$0.21
Return the Favor+21% Synergy
$1.10
Access Denied+19% Synergy
$2.21
Behold the Multiverse+19% Synergy
$0.27
Wyll's Reversal+18% Synergy
$3.69
Glen Elendra's Answer+17% Synergy
$1.06
Valakut Awakening+16% Synergy
$15.73
Jwari Disruption+16% Synergy
$0.38
Scattered Thoughts+16% Synergy
$0.18
Run for Your Life+16% Synergy
$0.31
Thought Scour+15% Synergy
$0.57
March of Swirling Mist+15% Synergy
$4.08
Spellgyre+15% Synergy
$0.20
Riverwalk Technique+15% Synergy
$0.21
Ashling's Command+12% Synergy
$0.41
Rush of Inspiration+12% Synergy
$0.23
Shadow Rift+12% Synergy
$3.69
Untimely Malfunction+11% Synergy
$8.52
Demand Answers+11% Synergy
$0.58
Decaying Time Loop+11% Synergy
$0.38
Slip Out the Back+9% Synergy
$5.15
Consider+7% Synergy
$0.33
Traumatic Critique+7% Synergy
$0.72
Dig Through Time+3% Synergy
$0.30
Deflecting Swat+2% Synergy
$71.17
Prismari Command-1% Synergy
$0.32
Mana Drain-2% Synergy
$56.44
Negate-4% Synergy
$0.24
Snap-9% Synergy
$3.78
Arcane Denial-13% Synergy
$1.72
Pongify-13% Synergy
$3.05
Brainstorm-25% Synergy
$0.56
Counterspell-30% Synergy
$4.28
Sorceries
Sorceries that push the Control game plan forward for Melek, Reforged Researcher.
Sundering Eruption+41% Synergy
$1.51
Soul Immolation+40% Synergy
$2.66
Pirate's Pillage+36% Synergy
$1.06
Immolating Gyre+24% Synergy
$3.32
Seize the Spoils+23% Synergy
$0.29
Bond of Insight+23% Synergy
$0.22
Pore Over the Pages+22% Synergy
$0.19
Sea Gate Restoration+21% Synergy
$35.15
Slip Through Space+21% Synergy
$0.37
Ill-Timed Explosion+18% Synergy
$0.32
Shatterskull Smashing+17% Synergy
$8.04
Curse of the Swine+16% Synergy
$0.30
Summons of Saruman+16% Synergy
$0.34
Traumatize+16% Synergy
$4.05
Cosmic Epiphany+16% Synergy
$0.22
Enter the Enigma+14% Synergy
$0.31
Boon of the Wish-Giver+14% Synergy
$0.18
Volcanic Vision+12% Synergy
$0.58
Cut Your Losses+12% Synergy
$1.63
Chain Reaction+11% Synergy
$0.29
Pirate's Prize+11% Synergy
$0.19
Waltz of Rage+11% Synergy
$0.32
Faithless Looting+10% Synergy
$0.39
Inspired Tinkering+10% Synergy
$1.33
Time Warp+10% Synergy
$6.84
Distortion Strike+10% Synergy
$0.73
Wash Out+10% Synergy
$0.39
Sorceress's Schemes+9% Synergy
$0.27
Glimpse the Impossible+9% Synergy
$0.23
Song-Mad Treachery+9% Synergy
$0.19
Solve the Equation+8% Synergy
$3.64
Deep Analysis+8% Synergy
$0.24
Experimental Overload+8% Synergy
$0.22
Nibelheim Aflame+8% Synergy
$3.60
Irenicus's Vile Duplication+7% Synergy
$9.57
Seize the Day+7% Synergy
$1.38
Inspiration from Beyond+7% Synergy
$0.25
Consuming Tide+6% Synergy
$0.55
Stock Up+5% Synergy
$1.37
Full Throttle+5% Synergy
$5.02
Vandalblast+4% Synergy
$1.71
Mana Geyser+3% Synergy
$1.24
Will of the Jeskai+2% Synergy
$5.23
Past in Flames-2% Synergy
$3.96
Flow State-2% Synergy
$1.65
Mizzix's Mastery-7% Synergy
$8.48
Windfall-11% Synergy
$6.10
Gitaxian Probe-12% Synergy
$3.98
Preordain-19% Synergy
$0.86
Ponder-23% Synergy
$3.54
Utility Artifacts
Artifacts that add consistency and utility to Melek, Reforged Researcher Control decks.
Winged Boots+14% Synergy
$7.77
Mindsplice Apparatus+9% Synergy
$1.17
Shadowspear+8% Synergy
$29.75
Wayfarer's Bauble+7% Synergy
$5.61
Palantír of Orthanc+7% Synergy
$18.64
Glamdring+6% Synergy
$2.69
Runechanter's Pike+5% Synergy
$0.35
Primal Amulet+4% Synergy
$11.28
The Reaver Cleaver+3% Synergy
$30.11
Whispersilk Cloak+2% Synergy
$2.18
Sapphire Medallion0% Synergy
$8.14
Ruby Medallion-5% Synergy
$14.81
Swiftfoot Boots-8% Synergy
$1.98
Lightning Greaves-12% Synergy
$4.10
Enchantments
Enchantments that reinforce the Control strategy in Melek, Reforged Researcher decks.
Double Vision+13% Synergy
$0.73
Search for Azcanta+12% Synergy
$2.15
Shark Typhoon+9% Synergy
$0.29
Metallurgic Summonings+6% Synergy
$2.39
Case of the Ransacked Lab+5% Synergy
$0.53
Propaganda+4% Synergy
$2.17
Rite of the Dragoncaller+3% Synergy
$4.03
Aqueous Form+3% Synergy
$0.29
Shiny Impetus+3% Synergy
$0.25
Fiery Inscription-3% Synergy
$0.42
Mystic Remora-6% Synergy
$13.77
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that back up Melek, Reforged Researcher's Control game plan.
Chandra, Hope's Beacon+11% Synergy
$3.22
Ral, Izzet Viceroy+5% Synergy
$0.57
Rowan, Scholar of Sparks+4% Synergy
$1.77
Ral, Storm Conduit0% Synergy
$0.90
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that pull extra weight in Melek, Reforged Researcher Control decks.
Rogue's Passage+50% Synergy
$0.77
Mystic Sanctuary+31% Synergy
$1.34
Arena of Glory+25% Synergy
$7.70
Desolate Lighthouse+13% Synergy
$0.28
Witch's Clinic+13% Synergy
$14.45
Cephalid Coliseum+9% Synergy
$0.32
Castle Vantress+8% Synergy
$0.31
Command Beacon+7% Synergy
$9.86
Flamekin Village+5% Synergy
$0.34
Fire Nation Palace+4% Synergy
$1.34
Scavenger Grounds+3% Synergy
$0.32
Otawara, Soaring City+2% Synergy
$26.55
Mistrise Village+1% Synergy
$7.72
Seat of the Synod-2% Synergy
$0.91
Lindblum, Industrial Regency-2% Synergy
$2.44
Temple of the False God-4% Synergy
$0.32
Great Furnace-4% Synergy
$2.52
Reliquary Tower-12% Synergy
$4.23
Mana Artifacts
Mana rocks and fixing to power out Melek, Reforged Researcher's Control strategy.
Bender's Waterskin+49% Synergy
$0.93
Sonic Screwdriver+19% Synergy
$3.27
Talisman of Creativity+18% Synergy
$0.47
Fellwar Stone+14% Synergy
$1.04
Sky Diamond+13% Synergy
$0.25
Liquimetal Torque+10% Synergy
$2.97
Star Compass+10% Synergy
$0.50
Fire Diamond+9% Synergy
$0.39
Coalition Relic+8% Synergy
$0.52
Arcane Signet+5% Synergy
$0.49
Prismatic Lens+5% Synergy
$0.41
Izzet Signet+4% Synergy
$0.23
Decanter of Endless Water+4% Synergy
$5.10
Coldsteel Heart+4% Synergy
$1.91
Everflowing Chalice0% Synergy
$0.30
Commander's Sphere-3% Synergy
$0.31
Mind Stone-6% Synergy
$0.34
Thought Vessel-10% Synergy
$2.35
Sol Ring-25% Synergy
$1.34
Lands
The mana base behind Melek, Reforged Researcher's Control decks.
Silundi Vision+56% Synergy
$0.43
Kazuul's Fury+50% Synergy
$0.68
Sundering Eruption+41% Synergy
$1.51
Pinnacle Monk+31% Synergy
$2.11
Izzet Boilerworks+28% Synergy
$0.35
Frostboil Snarl+23% Synergy
$0.24
Sink into Stupor+23% Synergy
$9.48
Sea Gate Restoration+21% Synergy
$35.15
Ferrous Lake+19% Synergy
$0.33
Thundering Falls+19% Synergy
$16.35
Shatterskull Smashing+17% Synergy
$8.04
Valakut Awakening+16% Synergy
$15.73
Jwari Disruption+16% Synergy
$0.38
Shivan Reef+14% Synergy
$0.18
Cascade Bluffs+14% Synergy
$0.36
Sulfur Falls+13% Synergy
$0.20
Rush of Inspiration+12% Synergy
$0.23
Stormcarved Coast+11% Synergy
$2.58
Hydroelectric Specimen+11% Synergy
$1.82
Beyeen Veil+11% Synergy
$0.20
Riverpyre Verge+9% Synergy
$14.80
Myriad Landscape+9% Synergy
$0.34
Song-Mad Treachery+9% Synergy
$0.19
Riverglide Pathway+8% Synergy
$4.98
Volcanic Island+7% Synergy
Spikefield Hazard+7% Synergy
$0.37
Demolition Field+5% Synergy
$0.31
Training Center+4% Synergy
$17.64
Prismari Campus+4% Synergy
$0.34
Exotic Orchard+3% Synergy
$0.30
Fabled Passage+3% Synergy
$0.64
Island+2% Synergy
$0.07
Command Tower+2% Synergy
$0.25
Molten Tributary+2% Synergy
$0.26
Steam Vents+1% Synergy
$9.57
Reflecting Pool+1% Synergy
$5.71
Volatile Fjord+1% Synergy
$0.70
Scalding Tarn0% Synergy
$37.51
Spirebluff Canal0% Synergy
$4.93
Mountain-1% Synergy
$0.09
Prismatic Vista-1% Synergy
$30.56
Silverbluff Bridge-2% Synergy
$0.29
Coastal Peak-2% Synergy
$0.27
Misty Rainforest-3% Synergy
$35.75
Fiery Islet-4% Synergy
$5.56
Path of Ancestry-7% Synergy
$0.27
Terramorphic Expanse-7% Synergy
$0.26
Scorched Geyser-10% Synergy
$0.45
Evolving Wilds-11% Synergy
$0.29
Temple of Epiphany-12% Synergy
$0.29
Similar Commanders
The following Commanders share a similar playing style, strategy, or theme like Melek, Reforged Researcher: Control.
Najal, the Storm Runner
Gandalf the Grey
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Tavern Brawler
Shantotto, Tactician Magician
Baral and Kari Zev
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy // Dragon Cultist
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy // Guild Artisan
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy // Passionate Archaeologist
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy // Popular Entertainer
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy // Tavern Brawler
Lilah, Undefeated Slickshot
Alena, Kessig Trapper // Kraum, Ludevic's Opus
Melek, Izzet Paragon
The Second Doctor // Bill Potts
Eris, Roar of the Storm
Riku of Many Paths
Karlach, Fury of Avernus // Candlekeep Sage
The Fifth Doctor // Bill Potts
Jori En, Ruin Diver
Tibor and Lumia
Zaffai, Thunder Conductor
The Eleventh Doctor // Bill Potts
Kraum, Violent Cacophony
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy // Shameless Charlatan
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy // Sword Coast Sailor
Kylox, Visionary Inventor
Gandalf of the Secret Fire
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy // Faceless One
Johann, Apprentice Sorcerer
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy // Street Urchin
Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
Eruth, Tormented Prophet
Krark, the Thumbless // Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
Veyran, Voice of Duality
Alania, Divergent Storm
Magnus the Red
The Twelfth Doctor
Tellah, Great Sage