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Melek, Reforged Researcher Commander Deck From Your Collection

A real BinderBrew Melek, Reforged Researcher Commander shell for Spellslinger, RU role balance, missing-card estimates, and a buy-list preview.

Legendary Creature — Weird DetectiveSpellslinger

8 draw pieces vs floor of 6.

Synergy data from EDHREC.

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CommanderMelek, Reforged Researcher

VariantMidrange

StrategySpellslinger

Full retail if you own nothing$447

Starting shell, not a prescription

This page is anchored by a real generated deck fixture. BinderBrew uses it to show the shape of a Melek, Reforged Researcher build, then your uploaded collection decides which cards are already covered and which upgrades are actually worth buying.

Synergy data from Melek, Reforged Researcher on EDHREC.

Role counts

The list is grouped against BinderBrew's Tier 1 role targets.

Lands: 37 cards, target 33-38
Ramp: 10 cards, target 4-16
Card Draw: 8 cards, target 6-20
Interaction: 10 cards, target 3-13
Board Wipes: 1 cards, target 1-5
Protection: 1 cards, target 0-8
Theme and Utility: 32 cards, target 0-99

Buy-list preview

Only missing-card estimates are shown here. Marketplace totals can change.

Jeska's Will - $40.02
Urabrask // The Great Work - $16.63
Force of Negation - $42.26
Cyclonic Rift - $30.32
Hexing Squelcher - $19.51
Rite of Flame - $5.25

Sample decklist by role

Lands (37)

1 Bonders' Enclave, 1 Brass's Tunnel-Grinder // Tecutlan, the Searing Rift, 1 Buried Ruin, 1 Command Tower, 14 Island, 8 Mountain, 1 Mystic Sanctuary, 1 Otawara, Soaring City, 1 Plaza of Heroes, 1 Scavenger Grounds, 1 Sea Gate Restoration // Sea Gate, Reborn, 1 Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs, 1 Sundering Eruption // Volcanic Fissure, 1 Turbulent Springs, ...

Ramp (10)

1 Jeska's Will, 1 Midnight Clock, 1 Prismari Command, 1 Rapturous Moment, 1 Resonating Lute, 1 Rite of Flame, 1 Seize the Spoils, 1 Storm-Kiln Artist, 1 Tablet of Discovery, 1 Urabrask // The Great Work

Card Draw (8)

1 Archmage Emeritus, 1 Baral, Chief of Compliance, 1 Big Score, 1 Faithless Looting, 1 Frantic Search, 1 Lórien Revealed, 1 Mystic Confluence, 1 Unexpected Windfall

Interaction (10)

1 An Offer You Can't Refuse, 1 Counterspell, 1 Cyclonic Rift, 1 Essence Flux, 1 Flusterstorm, 1 Force of Negation, 1 Mizzix's Mastery, 1 Rewind, 1 Spell Swindle, 1 Unwind

Board Wipes (1)

1 Blasphemous Act

Protection (1)

1 Hexing Squelcher

Theme and Utility (32)

1 Aetherize, 1 Archmage of Runes, 1 Ashling, Flame Dancer, 1 Birgi, God of Storytelling // Harnfel, Horn of Bounty, 1 Chandra's Ignition, 1 Chaos Warp, 1 Consider, 1 Dig Through Time, 1 Displacer Kitten, 1 Docent of Perfection // Final Iteration, 1 Expressive Iteration, 1 Fact or Fiction, 1 Galvanic Iteration, 1 Goblin Electromancer, ...

Common questions

Is this Melek, Reforged Researcher deck generated by BinderBrew?

Yes. This is a committed sample fixture produced by the deterministic BinderBrew generation use case. It is not generated during the web request.

Will my deck look exactly like this?

No. Treat this as a starting shell. Uploading your collection changes owned-card coverage, missing cards, budget pressure, and final recommendations.

Are the prices exact?

No. Prices are estimates from the committed card cache and marketplace checkout can differ by printing, condition, seller, tax, and shipping.