Melek, Reforged Researcher
$0.54
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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
$0.29
Resonating Lute+16% Synergy
$1.52
Rapturous Moment+14% Synergy
$0.30
Sanar, Unfinished Genius+8% Synergy
$0.30
Prismari Charm+2% Synergy
$0.28
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
$8.06
Fact or Fiction+66% Synergy
$0.25
Gravitic Punch+66% Synergy
$0.20
Rogue's Passage+59% Synergy
$0.36
Soul's Fire+57% Synergy
$0.19
Artful Dodge+55% Synergy
$0.51
Mystic Confluence+53% Synergy
$1.06
Spell Swindle+53% Synergy
$2.13
Mystic Retrieval+53% Synergy
$0.25
Haughty Djinn+52% Synergy
$0.28
Top Cards
The staple cards most Melek, Reforged Researcher Self-Mill decks run as their core.
Practical Research+50% Synergy
$0.26
Aetherize+49% Synergy
$0.73
Rewind+48% Synergy
$0.55
Confounding Riddle+48% Synergy
$0.24
Faithless Looting+47% Synergy
$0.46
Big Score+47% Synergy
$0.39
Frantic Search+43% Synergy
$1.94
Swiftfoot Boots+28% Synergy
$2.28
Windfall+23% Synergy
$5.05
Chaos Warp+10% Synergy
$0.36
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
$1.44
Gifts Ungiven+3% Synergy
$5.39
Gamble-5% Synergy
$18.29
Cyclonic Rift-12% Synergy
$38.67
Fierce Guardianship-12% Synergy
$57.26
Mystical Tutor-16% Synergy
$16.42
Jeska's Will-17% Synergy
$40.59
Creatures
Creatures that carry the Self-Mill plan in Melek, Reforged Researcher decks, from early pressure to payoff.
Crackling Drake+34% Synergy
$0.22
Spellheart Chimera+32% Synergy
$0.24
Rielle, the Everwise+25% Synergy
$4.54
Deranged Assistant+24% Synergy
$0.24
Millikin+24% Synergy
$0.23
Enigma Drake+23% Synergy
$0.07
Kinetic Augur+21% Synergy
$0.24
Pinnacle Monk+17% Synergy
$1.73
The Emperor of Palamecia+14% Synergy
$0.29
Dragonfly Swarm+12% Synergy
$0.21
Ashling, Rekindled+9% Synergy
$0.75
Eris, Roar of the Storm+8% Synergy
$4.47
Dragon's Rage Channeler+7% Synergy
$1.36
Wonder+6% Synergy
$3.24
Anger+6% Synergy
$0.61
Exhibition Tidecaller+6% Synergy
$0.67
Muse Seeker+6% Synergy
$0.21
Academy Wall+6% Synergy
$0.26
Steamcore Scholar+6% Synergy
$0.25
Boundary Lands Ranger+6% Synergy
$0.18
Inferno Project+6% Synergy
$0.23
Diplomatic Escort+6% Synergy
$0.24
Dreamborn Muse+6% Synergy
$3.31
Spellbinding Soprano+6% Synergy
$0.28
Slickshot Lockpicker+6% Synergy
$0.22
Baral, Chief of Compliance+4% Synergy
$3.04
Mizzix of the Izmagnus+4% Synergy
$1.11
Caldera Pyremaw+3% Synergy
$0.37
Snapcaster Mage+3% Synergy
$16.85
Wizards of Thay+3% Synergy
$1.43
Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar+3% Synergy
$4.98
Magus of the Wheel+3% Synergy
$1.48
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned+3% Synergy
$0.92
Storm-Kiln Artist+2% Synergy
$1.72
Alania, Divergent Storm+2% Synergy
$0.28
Thunderclap Drake+1% Synergy
$0.58
Dirgur Focusmage+1% Synergy
$0.30
Kitsa, Otterball Elite-1% Synergy
$4.57
Hydroelectric Specimen-2% Synergy
$0.88
Balmor, Battlemage Captain-4% Synergy
$0.30
Stormcatch Mentor-6% Synergy
$0.34
Goblin Electromancer-7% Synergy
$0.29
Hexing Squelcher-7% Synergy
$22.70
Third Path Iconoclast-10% Synergy
$0.28
Archmage Emeritus-14% Synergy
$0.59
Instants
Instant-speed interaction and tricks that keep Melek, Reforged Researcher's Self-Mill deck ahead.
Kazuul's Fury+55% Synergy
$0.73
Otherworldly Gaze+47% Synergy
$0.31
Decaying Time Loop+43% Synergy
$0.42
Demand Answers+41% Synergy
$0.46
Silundi Vision+40% Synergy
$0.40
Unwind+37% Synergy
$0.98
Drown in Dreams+34% Synergy
$1.83
Fling+31% Synergy
$0.36
Sublime Epiphany+30% Synergy
$0.33
Thought Scour+30% Synergy
$1.01
Intrude on the Mind+30% Synergy
$0.31
Unexpected Windfall+27% Synergy
$4.45
Desertion+27% Synergy
$0.94
Temur Battle Rage+26% Synergy
$0.25
Chemister's Insight+26% Synergy
$0.11
Sokka's Haiku+25% Synergy
$0.27
Run for Your Life+24% Synergy
$0.31
Consider+23% Synergy
$0.32
Thrill of Possibility+23% Synergy
$0.27
Curate+23% Synergy
$0.28
Aetherspouts+22% Synergy
$0.84
Jwari Disruption+22% Synergy
$0.39
Rush of Inspiration+21% Synergy
$0.31
Riverwalk Technique+19% Synergy
$0.16
Pull from Tomorrow+18% Synergy
$0.22
Scatter Arc+18% Synergy
$0.10
Scattered Thoughts+18% Synergy
$0.18
Sink into Stupor+16% Synergy
$6.91
Prismari Command+16% Synergy
$0.32
Abandon Attachments+16% Synergy
$0.33
Bolt Bend+15% Synergy
$5.86
Soul Read+15% Synergy
$0.27
Rain of Revelation+15% Synergy
$0.21
Out of the Way+15% Synergy
$0.15
Spikefield Hazard+14% Synergy
$0.40
Mission Briefing+14% Synergy
$0.34
Behold the Multiverse+13% Synergy
$0.27
School Daze+12% Synergy
$0.17
Three Steps Ahead+11% Synergy
$5.23
Eject+11% Synergy
$0.25
The Last Agni Kai+11% Synergy
$2.88
Bulk Up+10% Synergy
$0.37
Izzet Charm+9% Synergy
$0.20
Untimely Malfunction+5% Synergy
$9.33
Negate+1% Synergy
$0.31
Flashback0% Synergy
$3.91
Arcane Denial-8% Synergy
$1.67
Snap-9% Synergy
$3.65
Brainstorm-28% Synergy
$1.41
Counterspell-37% Synergy
$3.32
Sorceries
Sorceries that push the Self-Mill game plan forward for Melek, Reforged Researcher.
Traumatize+44% Synergy
$4.14
Cosmic Epiphany+42% Synergy
$0.20
Immolating Gyre+41% Synergy
$4.59
Lórien Revealed+39% Synergy
$4.76
Cut Your Losses+38% Synergy
$2.26
Gandalf's Sanction+37% Synergy
$0.24
Pirate's Pillage+36% Synergy
$0.80
Seize the Storm+35% Synergy
$0.11
Ill-Timed Explosion+34% Synergy
$0.30
Seize the Spoils+33% Synergy
$0.16
Slip Through Space+31% Synergy
$0.38
Sundering Eruption+31% Synergy
$1.72
Bond of Insight+28% Synergy
$0.23
Deep Analysis+27% Synergy
$0.20
Summons of Saruman+24% Synergy
$0.40
Inspiration from Beyond+21% Synergy
$0.24
Pore Over the Pages+21% Synergy
$0.25
Experimental Overload+20% Synergy
$0.19
Epic Experiment+19% Synergy
$0.29
Soul Immolation+18% Synergy
$3.12
Cathartic Reunion+17% Synergy
$0.31
Nibelheim Aflame+17% Synergy
$4.58
Quiet Speculation+17% Synergy
$0.65
Sorceress's Schemes+16% Synergy
$0.23
Seize the Day+16% Synergy
$1.89
Tunnel Vision+15% Synergy
$5.65
Enter the Enigma+14% Synergy
$0.37
Rise from the Tides+14% Synergy
$0.23
Past in Flames+13% Synergy
$3.99
Will of the Jeskai+12% Synergy
$4.49
Careful Study+12% Synergy
$4.09
Volcanic Vision+12% Synergy
$0.51
Thud+12% Synergy
$0.67
Taigam's Scheming+12% Synergy
$0.05
Strategic Planning+11% Synergy
$0.18
Song-Mad Treachery+11% Synergy
$0.19
Blasphemous Act+10% Synergy
$0.89
Path of the Pyromancer+10% Synergy
$4.14
Reforge the Soul+10% Synergy
$6.08
Aether Gale+9% Synergy
$0.28
Increasing Confusion+9% Synergy
$0.80
Hit the Mother Lode+8% Synergy
$0.76
Flood of Recollection+8% Synergy
$0.17
Shatterskull Smashing+7% Synergy
$9.03
Curse of the Swine+6% Synergy
$0.32
Wheel of Misfortune+5% Synergy
$8.19
Vandalblast+2% Synergy
$1.10
Solve the Equation+2% Synergy
$3.49
Mana Geyser-2% Synergy
$1.18
Mizzix's Mastery-5% Synergy
$9.57
Utility Artifacts
Artifacts that add consistency and utility to Melek, Reforged Researcher Self-Mill decks.
Runechanter's Pike+20% Synergy
$0.34
Glamdring+20% Synergy
$2.87
Winged Boots+15% Synergy
$8.71
Riverchurn Monument+12% Synergy
$2.26
Wayfarer's Bauble+6% Synergy
$4.67
Key to the City+6% Synergy
$0.85
Zephyr Boots+6% Synergy
$0.46
Perpetual Timepiece+6% Synergy
$0.26
Mindsplice Apparatus+5% Synergy
$1.35
Smoldering Stagecoach+5% Synergy
$0.33
Whispersilk Cloak+3% Synergy
$1.71
Lightning Greaves-6% Synergy
$4.52
Enchantments
Enchantments that reinforce the Self-Mill strategy in Melek, Reforged Researcher decks.
Search for Azcanta+17% Synergy
$1.51
Artist's Talent+16% Synergy
$5.88
Double Vision+12% Synergy
$0.59
Leyline of Anticipation+6% Synergy
$6.81
Founding the Third Path+6% Synergy
$0.23
Sword Coast Sailor+6% Synergy
$0.19
Aqueous Form+4% Synergy
$0.31
Case of the Ransacked Lab+3% Synergy
$0.49
Proft's Eidetic Memory+3% Synergy
$3.14
Propaganda-9% Synergy
$2.54
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that back up Melek, Reforged Researcher's Self-Mill game plan.
The Royal Scions+5% Synergy
$0.72
Ral, Crackling Wit-5% Synergy
$13.76
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
$0.25
Sunken Palace+11% Synergy
$0.99
Cephalid Coliseum+9% Synergy
$0.31
Witch's Clinic+8% Synergy
$14.84
Ghost Quarter+7% Synergy
$0.96
Geier Reach Sanitarium+6% Synergy
$3.38
Arid Archway+6% Synergy
$0.89
Arena of Glory+5% Synergy
$7.74
Tolaria West+5% Synergy
$1.80
Agna Qel'a+4% Synergy
$1.08
Halimar Depths+3% Synergy
$0.39
Otawara, Soaring City-6% Synergy
$28.30
Mistrise Village-10% Synergy
$8.61
Reliquary Tower-16% Synergy
$3.52
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
$1.51
Sonic Screwdriver+14% Synergy
$3.06
Izzet Signet+10% Synergy
$0.41
Star Compass+8% Synergy
$0.50
Tablet of Discovery+7% Synergy
$2.73
Fire Diamond+5% Synergy
$0.36
Fellwar Stone+4% Synergy
$0.89
Commander's Sphere+4% Synergy
$0.34
Sky Diamond+4% Synergy
$0.26
Izzet Locket+3% Synergy
$0.33
Arcane Signet+2% Synergy
$0.89
Mind Stone+1% Synergy
$0.31
Decanter of Endless Water0% Synergy
$5.39
Sol Ring-7% Synergy
$1.55
Thought Vessel-18% Synergy
$2.59
Lands
The mana base behind Melek, Reforged Researcher's Self-Mill decks.
Kazuul's Fury+55% Synergy
$0.73
Silundi Vision+40% Synergy
$0.40
Izzet Boilerworks+36% Synergy
$0.36
Sundering Eruption+31% Synergy
$1.72
Frostboil Snarl+26% Synergy
$0.28
Thundering Falls+24% Synergy
$15.42
Jwari Disruption+22% Synergy
$0.39
Rush of Inspiration+21% Synergy
$0.31
Pinnacle Monk+17% Synergy
$1.73
Sink into Stupor+16% Synergy
$6.91
Sulfur Falls+15% Synergy
$0.28
Stormcarved Coast+15% Synergy
$2.50
Spikefield Hazard+14% Synergy
$0.40
Shivan Reef+13% Synergy
$0.33
Song-Mad Treachery+11% Synergy
$0.19
Temple of Epiphany+9% Synergy
$0.30
Molten Tributary+9% Synergy
$0.27
Beyeen Veil+9% Synergy
$0.20
Shatterskull Smashing+7% Synergy
$9.03
Riverglide Pathway+6% Synergy
$4.83
Riverpyre Verge+6% Synergy
$18.36
Izzet Guildgate+6% Synergy
$0.13
Hidden Grotto+6% Synergy
$0.21
Gallifrey Council Chamber+6% Synergy
$0.29
Fiery Islet+4% Synergy
$6.20
Prismari Campus+4% Synergy
$0.26
Ash Barrens+4% Synergy
$0.28
Training Center+3% Synergy
$17.43
Myriad Landscape+3% Synergy
$0.37
Valakut Awakening+3% Synergy
$17.94
Island+2% Synergy
$0.08
Ferrous Lake+2% Synergy
$0.45
Fabled Passage+2% Synergy
$1.11
Eroded Canyon+2% Synergy
$0.29
Path of Ancestry+1% Synergy
$0.23
Mountain0% Synergy
$0.08
Sea Gate Restoration0% Synergy
$35.68
Steam Vents-1% Synergy
$10.15
Scorched Geyser-1% Synergy
$0.38
Coastal Peak-1% Synergy
$0.24
Cascade Bluffs-2% Synergy
$0.41
Terramorphic Expanse-3% Synergy
$0.26
Exotic Orchard-4% Synergy
$0.24
Misty Rainforest-4% Synergy
$35.90
Command Tower-5% Synergy
$0.31
Spirebluff Canal-6% Synergy
$4.78
Scalding Tarn-7% Synergy
$37.29
Swiftwater Cliffs-8% Synergy
$0.11
Evolving Wilds-8% Synergy
$0.25
Turbulent Springs-10% Synergy
$5.70
Similar Commanders
The following Commanders share a similar playing style, strategy, or theme like Melek, Reforged Researcher: Self-Mill.
Gandalf the Grey
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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