Melek, Reforged Researcher

Global Commander Stats

215 Wins

353 Losses

Summary

Melek, Reforged Researcher is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 568 recorded Playgroup games, winning 37% of them (215–353) at an Elo of 1,601, ranking #479 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 7 damage dealt and 0.95 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 22 Jun 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Melek, Reforged Researcher's win rate?

Melek, Reforged Researcher has a 37% win rate across 568 recorded Playgroup games (215 wins, 353 losses).

How long do winning games with Melek, Reforged Researcher take?

Wins with Melek, Reforged Researcher take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: 5 days.

How many decks use Melek, Reforged Researcher?

150 decks list Melek, Reforged Researcher as their commander on Playgroup, of which 101 have played at least one recorded game.

Melek, Reforged Researcher Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global Rank

479

Wins By Turn (on avg.)

Elo rating

1601

Global Elo Trend

Commander Popularity Trend

Misc. Stats

Average damage per game 7

Average commander damage per game 20

Average poison counters given per game 2

Average kills per game 0.95

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 150

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 101

No. games played with this commander 568

Total hours played 5 days

Top 5 Public Decks

Rank	Elo	User	No. games	Wins	Winrate
1	1553	Umutoria	4	3	75 %
2	1541	Wedgi	3	2	67 %
3	1509	HenryT	14	6	43 %
4	1502	Glorious Mane	4	1	25 %
5	1500	TheDubiela	1	1	100 %

How does this commander win?

When Melek, Reforged Researcher wins, 39.16% of wins come via commander damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Commander Damage

39.16%

Non Combat Damage

37.35%

Combat

16.87%

Combo

4.22%

Alternative

1.81%

Mill

0.6%

Avg win turn 9.0 based on 216 wins with recorded turn counts

Does seating order matter?

Melek, Reforged Researcher wins 47.06% of games from position 1 and 14.29% from position 5 across tracked games.

Seat 1

47.06% n=170

Seat 2

38.33% n=180

Seat 3

31.3% n=131

Seat 4

25.74% n=101

Seat 5

14.29% n=7

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Melek, Reforged Researcher wins 37.54% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 4 mulligans.

0 mulligans

37.54% n=333

1 mulligan

40.7% n=86

2 mulligans

31.58% n=38

3 mulligans

50.0% n=6

4 mulligans

0.0% n=3

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Melek, Reforged Researcher 3.75/5 on average, across 405 self-reports.

3.75 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Melek, Reforged Researcher wins, opponents flag the game as salty 72.4% of the time across 217 tracked wins.

72.4 \%

Best and worst matchups

Opposing commanders with at least ten tracked games against Melek, Reforged Researcher. Pairs with fewer than 25 games are shown in italics; treat those as suggestive, not statistical.