Commander

Melek, Reforged Researcher

Global commander stats

All Izzet commanders

229 Wins

389 Losses

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Overview

Summary

Melek, Reforged Researcher is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 618 recorded Playgroup games, winning 37% of them (229–389) at an Elo of 1,568, ranking #876 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 7 damage dealt and 0.94 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 24 Aug 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 618 recorded Playgroup games (229 wins, 389 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: 6 days.

How many decks use Melek, Reforged Researcher?

166 decks list Melek, Reforged Researcher as their commander on Playgroup, of which 111 have played at least one recorded game.

Melek, Reforged Researcher Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global rank

876

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1568

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Global Elo trend

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Commander popularity trend

Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 7

Average commander damage per game 20

Average poison counters given per game 2

Average kills per game 0.94

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 166

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 111

No. games played with this commander 618

Total hours played 6 days

Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank	Elo	User	Games	Wins	Winrate
1	1553	Umutoria	4	3	75 %
2	1514	HenryT	14	6	43 %
3	1502	Glorious Mane	4	1	25 %
4	1500	TheDubiela	1	1	100 %
5	1489	Beforesunrise	1	0	0 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Melek, Reforged Researcher wins, 40.68% of wins come via commander damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Commander Damage

40.68%

Non Combat Damage

36.16%

Combat

16.38%

Combo

3.95%

Alternative

2.26%

Mill

0.56%

Avg win turn 9.0 based on 230 wins with recorded turn counts

Table position

Does seating order matter?

Melek, Reforged Researcher wins 45.11% of games from position 1 and 12.5% from position 5 across tracked games.

Seat 1

45.11% n=184

Seat 2

38.22% n=191

Seat 3

31.29% n=147

Seat 4

25.47% n=106

Seat 5

12.5% n=8

Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Melek, Reforged Researcher wins 37.07% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 4 mulligans.

0 mulligans

37.07% n=348

1 mulligan

40.2% n=102

2 mulligans

28.89% n=45

3 mulligans

42.86% n=7

4 mulligans

0.0% n=3

Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Melek, Reforged Researcher 3.76/5 on average, across 440 self-reports.

3.76 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Melek, Reforged Researcher wins, opponents flag the game as salty 71.9% of the time across 231 tracked wins.

71.9 \%

Head to head

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.