Melek, Reforged Researcher
Melek's power and toughness are each equal to twice the number of instant and sorcery cards in your graveyard. The first instant or sorcery spell you cast each turn costs {3} less to cast.
How Melek decks play in EDH
Melek, Reforged Researcher is a Izzet commander in blue and red costing 3UR, and its legendary creature - weird detective line shapes the whole deck around it. Its ability is narrow enough that the deck is usually built to protect it and repeat the effect, rather than to go wide. The cards below are the ones Melek, Reforged Researcher decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $9.81Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Card draw (5)
Counterspells (9)
Synergy & payoffs (6)
Build the full 100
Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Melek, Reforged Researcher decklist with a written strategy, a full mana base and live prices — from the whole card pool, or only from cards you already own.
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What colours can I use in a Melek, Reforged Researcher deck?
Melek, Reforged Researcher has a Izzet colour identity, so every card in the deck must be blue and red or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Melek, Reforged Researcher?
The cards played most often in Melek, Reforged Researcher decks include Glamdring, Foe-hammer // Gleam of Death, Confusticate and Bebother, Plunder the Trollshaws. The full list of staples above is grouped by the job each card does, so you can see the deck's skeleton rather than just a pile of names.
How much does a Melek, Reforged Researcher deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $9.81 at current market prices. A complete 100-card build costs more, and Grimoire can generate a budget version instead if you set a price ceiling.
Can I build a Melek, Reforged Researcher deck from cards I already own?
Yes. Import your collection into Grimoire and choose "my cards" when you build. The generator will only use cards you actually own, and the Missing Cards page shows what you would need to buy to finish any list.