Melek, Reforged Researcher
$0.57
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New Cards
Recent-set cards that Melek, Reforged Researcher players are trying out in Self-Mill decks.
Steal the Show+22% Synergy
$0.25
Resonating Lute+16% Synergy
$1.78
Rapturous Moment+14% Synergy
$0.28
Sanar, Unfinished Genius+8% Synergy
$0.24
Prismari Charm+2% Synergy
$0.32
High Synergy Cards
The highest-synergy picks for Melek, Reforged Researcher's Self-Mill builds — cards that lean hardest into the Self-Mill theme.
Chandra's Ignition+71% Synergy
$7.01
Fact or Fiction+66% Synergy
$0.22
Gravitic Punch+66% Synergy
$0.09
Rogue's Passage+59% Synergy
$0.40
Soul's Fire+57% Synergy
$0.20
Artful Dodge+55% Synergy
$0.45
Mystic Confluence+53% Synergy
$0.98
Spell Swindle+53% Synergy
$2.14
Mystic Retrieval+53% Synergy
$0.28
Haughty Djinn+52% Synergy
$0.32
Top Cards
The staple cards most Melek, Reforged Researcher Self-Mill decks run as their core.
Practical Research+50% Synergy
$0.20
Aetherize+49% Synergy
$0.38
Rewind+48% Synergy
$0.53
Confounding Riddle+48% Synergy
$0.23
Faithless Looting+47% Synergy
$0.68
Big Score+47% Synergy
$0.33
Frantic Search+43% Synergy
$1.55
Swiftfoot Boots+28% Synergy
$2.46
Windfall+23% Synergy
$5.08
Chaos Warp+10% Synergy
$0.37
Game Changers
High-impact bombs that can take over a Melek, Reforged Researcher Self-Mill game on their own.
Narset, Parter of Veils+5% Synergy
$1.89
Gifts Ungiven+3% Synergy
$5.31
Gamble-5% Synergy
$16.74
Cyclonic Rift-12% Synergy
$40.14
Fierce Guardianship-12% Synergy
$54.33
Mystical Tutor-16% Synergy
$16.95
Jeska's Will-17% Synergy
$41.29
Creatures
Creatures that carry the Self-Mill plan in Melek, Reforged Researcher decks, from early pressure to payoff.
Crackling Drake+34% Synergy
$0.20
Spellheart Chimera+32% Synergy
$0.22
Rielle, the Everwise+25% Synergy
$3.86
Deranged Assistant+24% Synergy
$0.22
Millikin+24% Synergy
$0.24
Enigma Drake+23% Synergy
$0.15
Kinetic Augur+21% Synergy
$0.23
Pinnacle Monk+17% Synergy
$1.24
The Emperor of Palamecia+14% Synergy
$0.26
Dragonfly Swarm+12% Synergy
$0.18
Ashling, Rekindled+9% Synergy
$1.39
Eris, Roar of the Storm+8% Synergy
$5.00
Dragon's Rage Channeler+7% Synergy
$1.87
Wonder+6% Synergy
$1.70
Anger+6% Synergy
$0.81
Exhibition Tidecaller+6% Synergy
$0.61
Muse Seeker+6% Synergy
$0.21
Academy Wall+6% Synergy
$0.25
Steamcore Scholar+6% Synergy
$0.26
Boundary Lands Ranger+6% Synergy
$0.09
Inferno Project+6% Synergy
$0.22
Diplomatic Escort+6% Synergy
$0.24
Dreamborn Muse+6% Synergy
$3.26
Spellbinding Soprano+6% Synergy
$0.20
Slickshot Lockpicker+6% Synergy
$0.23
Baral, Chief of Compliance+4% Synergy
$2.65
Mizzix of the Izmagnus+4% Synergy
$0.77
Caldera Pyremaw+3% Synergy
$0.31
Snapcaster Mage+3% Synergy
$18.79
Wizards of Thay+3% Synergy
$1.80
Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar+3% Synergy
$5.01
Magus of the Wheel+3% Synergy
$1.22
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned+3% Synergy
$0.47
Storm-Kiln Artist+2% Synergy
$1.33
Alania, Divergent Storm+2% Synergy
$0.31
Thunderclap Drake+1% Synergy
$0.66
Dirgur Focusmage+1% Synergy
$0.31
Kitsa, Otterball Elite-1% Synergy
$3.76
Hydroelectric Specimen-2% Synergy
$0.68
Balmor, Battlemage Captain-4% Synergy
$0.32
Stormcatch Mentor-6% Synergy
$0.62
Goblin Electromancer-7% Synergy
$0.31
Hexing Squelcher-7% Synergy
$19.49
Third Path Iconoclast-10% Synergy
$0.26
Archmage Emeritus-14% Synergy
$0.51
Instants
Instant-speed interaction and tricks that keep Melek, Reforged Researcher's Self-Mill deck ahead.
Kazuul's Fury+55% Synergy
$0.69
Otherworldly Gaze+47% Synergy
$0.33
Decaying Time Loop+43% Synergy
$0.35
Demand Answers+41% Synergy
$0.36
Silundi Vision+40% Synergy
$0.41
Unwind+37% Synergy
$0.97
Drown in Dreams+34% Synergy
$2.27
Fling+31% Synergy
$0.30
Sublime Epiphany+30% Synergy
$0.28
Thought Scour+30% Synergy
$1.45
Intrude on the Mind+30% Synergy
$0.25
Unexpected Windfall+27% Synergy
$3.40
Desertion+27% Synergy
$0.95
Temur Battle Rage+26% Synergy
$0.23
Chemister's Insight+26% Synergy
$0.10
Sokka's Haiku+25% Synergy
$0.20
Run for Your Life+24% Synergy
$0.33
Consider+23% Synergy
$0.29
Thrill of Possibility+23% Synergy
$0.24
Curate+23% Synergy
$0.31
Aetherspouts+22% Synergy
$0.75
Jwari Disruption+22% Synergy
$0.38
Rush of Inspiration+21% Synergy
$0.24
Riverwalk Technique+19% Synergy
$0.12
Pull from Tomorrow+18% Synergy
$0.27
Scatter Arc+18% Synergy
$0.08
Scattered Thoughts+18% Synergy
$0.12
Sink into Stupor+16% Synergy
$5.19
Prismari Command+16% Synergy
$0.28
Abandon Attachments+16% Synergy
$0.32
Bolt Bend+15% Synergy
$4.47
Soul Read+15% Synergy
$0.26
Rain of Revelation+15% Synergy
$0.20
Out of the Way+15% Synergy
$0.13
Spikefield Hazard+14% Synergy
$0.42
Mission Briefing+14% Synergy
$0.34
Behold the Multiverse+13% Synergy
$0.15
School Daze+12% Synergy
$0.15
Three Steps Ahead+11% Synergy
$5.12
Eject+11% Synergy
$0.19
The Last Agni Kai+11% Synergy
$1.87
Bulk Up+10% Synergy
$0.29
Izzet Charm+9% Synergy
$0.19
Untimely Malfunction+5% Synergy
$7.61
Negate+1% Synergy
$0.24
Flashback0% Synergy
$3.70
Arcane Denial-8% Synergy
$1.92
Snap-9% Synergy
$3.46
Brainstorm-28% Synergy
$1.62
Counterspell-37% Synergy
$3.77
Sorceries
Sorceries that push the Self-Mill game plan forward for Melek, Reforged Researcher.
Traumatize+44% Synergy
$4.09
Cosmic Epiphany+42% Synergy
$0.18
Immolating Gyre+41% Synergy
$5.18
Lórien Revealed+39% Synergy
$4.59
Cut Your Losses+38% Synergy
$1.67
Gandalf's Sanction+37% Synergy
$0.19
Pirate's Pillage+36% Synergy
$0.74
Seize the Storm+35% Synergy
$0.13
Ill-Timed Explosion+34% Synergy
$0.33
Seize the Spoils+33% Synergy
$0.28
Slip Through Space+31% Synergy
$0.39
Sundering Eruption+31% Synergy
$0.85
Bond of Insight+28% Synergy
$0.23
Deep Analysis+27% Synergy
$0.35
Summons of Saruman+24% Synergy
$0.31
Inspiration from Beyond+21% Synergy
$0.22
Pore Over the Pages+21% Synergy
$0.19
Experimental Overload+20% Synergy
$0.18
Epic Experiment+19% Synergy
$0.31
Soul Immolation+18% Synergy
$2.26
Cathartic Reunion+17% Synergy
$0.31
Nibelheim Aflame+17% Synergy
$4.76
Quiet Speculation+17% Synergy
$0.61
Sorceress's Schemes+16% Synergy
$0.24
Seize the Day+16% Synergy
$2.81
Tunnel Vision+15% Synergy
$5.67
Enter the Enigma+14% Synergy
$0.29
Rise from the Tides+14% Synergy
$0.21
Past in Flames+13% Synergy
$4.22
Will of the Jeskai+12% Synergy
$3.18
Careful Study+12% Synergy
$3.82
Volcanic Vision+12% Synergy
$0.66
Thud+12% Synergy
$0.92
Taigam's Scheming+12% Synergy
$0.06
Strategic Planning+11% Synergy
$0.15
Song-Mad Treachery+11% Synergy
$0.30
Blasphemous Act+10% Synergy
$3.83
Path of the Pyromancer+10% Synergy
$4.19
Reforge the Soul+10% Synergy
$6.18
Aether Gale+9% Synergy
$0.31
Increasing Confusion+9% Synergy
$0.87
Hit the Mother Lode+8% Synergy
$0.66
Flood of Recollection+8% Synergy
$0.18
Shatterskull Smashing+7% Synergy
$9.35
Curse of the Swine+6% Synergy
$0.26
Wheel of Misfortune+5% Synergy
$8.06
Vandalblast+2% Synergy
$1.07
Solve the Equation+2% Synergy
$3.82
Mana Geyser-2% Synergy
$1.01
Mizzix's Mastery-5% Synergy
$9.19
Utility Artifacts
Artifacts that add consistency and utility to Melek, Reforged Researcher Self-Mill decks.
Runechanter's Pike+20% Synergy
$0.30
Glamdring+20% Synergy
$2.04
Winged Boots+15% Synergy
$9.79
Riverchurn Monument+12% Synergy
$2.01
Wayfarer's Bauble+6% Synergy
$0.33
Key to the City+6% Synergy
$0.83
Zephyr Boots+6% Synergy
$0.37
Perpetual Timepiece+6% Synergy
$0.57
Mindsplice Apparatus+5% Synergy
$0.90
Smoldering Stagecoach+5% Synergy
$0.37
Whispersilk Cloak+3% Synergy
$1.37
Lightning Greaves-6% Synergy
$3.66
Enchantments
Enchantments that reinforce the Self-Mill strategy in Melek, Reforged Researcher decks.
Search for Azcanta+17% Synergy
$1.72
Artist's Talent+16% Synergy
$6.09
Double Vision+12% Synergy
$0.59
Leyline of Anticipation+6% Synergy
$7.91
Founding the Third Path+6% Synergy
$0.21
Sword Coast Sailor+6% Synergy
$0.13
Aqueous Form+4% Synergy
$0.36
Case of the Ransacked Lab+3% Synergy
$0.49
Proft's Eidetic Memory+3% Synergy
$1.70
Propaganda-9% Synergy
$2.13
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that back up Melek, Reforged Researcher's Self-Mill game plan.
The Royal Scions+5% Synergy
$0.71
Ral, Crackling Wit-5% Synergy
$13.61
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that pull extra weight in Melek, Reforged Researcher Self-Mill decks.
Mystic Sanctuary+40% Synergy
$1.09
Desolate Lighthouse+24% Synergy
$0.30
Sunken Palace+11% Synergy
$0.85
Cephalid Coliseum+9% Synergy
$0.29
Witch's Clinic+8% Synergy
$14.11
Ghost Quarter+7% Synergy
$0.95
Geier Reach Sanitarium+6% Synergy
$1.64
Arid Archway+6% Synergy
$0.75
Arena of Glory+5% Synergy
$7.56
Tolaria West+5% Synergy
$1.69
Agna Qel'a+4% Synergy
$0.97
Halimar Depths+3% Synergy
$0.33
Otawara, Soaring City-6% Synergy
$27.39
Mistrise Village-10% Synergy
$8.25
Reliquary Tower-16% Synergy
$3.36
Mana Artifacts
Mana rocks and fixing to power out Melek, Reforged Researcher's Self-Mill strategy.
Bender's Waterskin+44% Synergy
$1.04
Talisman of Creativity+19% Synergy
$2.02
Sonic Screwdriver+14% Synergy
$3.03
Izzet Signet+10% Synergy
$0.34
Star Compass+8% Synergy
$0.59
Tablet of Discovery+7% Synergy
$2.40
Fire Diamond+5% Synergy
$0.39
Fellwar Stone+4% Synergy
$0.70
Commander's Sphere+4% Synergy
$0.26
Sky Diamond+4% Synergy
$0.26
Izzet Locket+3% Synergy
$0.31
Arcane Signet+2% Synergy
$0.69
Mind Stone+1% Synergy
$0.31
Decanter of Endless Water0% Synergy
$4.13
Sol Ring-7% Synergy
$1.84
Thought Vessel-18% Synergy
$1.92
Lands
The mana base behind Melek, Reforged Researcher's Self-Mill decks.
Kazuul's Fury+55% Synergy
$0.69
Silundi Vision+40% Synergy
$0.41
Izzet Boilerworks+36% Synergy
$0.37
Sundering Eruption+31% Synergy
$0.85
Frostboil Snarl+26% Synergy
$0.26
Thundering Falls+24% Synergy
$14.72
Jwari Disruption+22% Synergy
$0.38
Rush of Inspiration+21% Synergy
$0.24
Pinnacle Monk+17% Synergy
$1.24
Sink into Stupor+16% Synergy
$5.19
Sulfur Falls+15% Synergy
$0.23
Stormcarved Coast+15% Synergy
$1.99
Spikefield Hazard+14% Synergy
$0.42
Shivan Reef+13% Synergy
$0.36
Song-Mad Treachery+11% Synergy
$0.30
Temple of Epiphany+9% Synergy
$0.28
Molten Tributary+9% Synergy
$0.34
Beyeen Veil+9% Synergy
$0.19
Shatterskull Smashing+7% Synergy
$9.35
Riverglide Pathway+6% Synergy
$4.73
Riverpyre Verge+6% Synergy
$20.57
Izzet Guildgate+6% Synergy
$0.12
Hidden Grotto+6% Synergy
$0.25
Gallifrey Council Chamber+6% Synergy
$0.31
Fiery Islet+4% Synergy
$5.74
Prismari Campus+4% Synergy
$0.22
Ash Barrens+4% Synergy
$0.35
Training Center+3% Synergy
$16.27
Myriad Landscape+3% Synergy
$0.31
Valakut Awakening+3% Synergy
$17.51
Island+2% Synergy
$0.21
Ferrous Lake+2% Synergy
$0.30
Fabled Passage+2% Synergy
$1.05
Eroded Canyon+2% Synergy
$0.30
Path of Ancestry+1% Synergy
$0.31
Mountain0% Synergy
$0.16
Sea Gate Restoration0% Synergy
$38.15
Steam Vents-1% Synergy
$12.51
Scorched Geyser-1% Synergy
$0.57
Coastal Peak-1% Synergy
$0.29
Cascade Bluffs-2% Synergy
$0.39
Terramorphic Expanse-3% Synergy
$0.29
Exotic Orchard-4% Synergy
$0.24
Misty Rainforest-4% Synergy
$35.70
Command Tower-5% Synergy
$0.34
Spirebluff Canal-6% Synergy
$5.09
Scalding Tarn-7% Synergy
$38.56
Swiftwater Cliffs-8% Synergy
$0.17
Evolving Wilds-8% Synergy
$0.33
Turbulent Springs-10% Synergy
$5.24
Similar Commanders
The following Commanders share a similar playing style, strategy, or theme like Melek, Reforged Researcher: Self-Mill.
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