Melek, Reforged Researcher

Melek, Reforged Researcher is a Legendary Creature — Weird Detective card from the Magic: The Gathering trading card game.

Its ability reads: "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."

Melek, Reforged Researcher has a mana cost of {3}{U}{R}, which equals 5.0 total mana (converted mana cost/mana value).

It requires R, U mana to cast.

Mana cost is the amount and type of mana required to cast a spell in Magic: The Gathering.

Melek, Reforged Researcher's mana cost of {3}{U}{R} means you need to pay that much mana from your lands or other sources.

Colored symbols (W=White, U=Blue, B=Black, R=Red, G=Green) must be paid with that specific color, while numbers can be paid with any color.

Converted mana cost (now officially called "mana value") is the total amount of mana in a card's mana cost, regardless of color.

Melek, Reforged Researcher has a mana value of 5.0. This is important for effects that care about a spell's total cost, like cascade or cards that say "mana value 3 or less."

Oracle text is the official, current rules text for a Magic card as maintained by Wizards of the Coast. It supersedes any printed text on older cards.

Melek, Reforged Researcher's current oracle text is: "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."

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Melek, Reforged Researcher is Legal in Standard format.

Standard is a rotating format that only allows cards from the most recent sets.

Melek, Reforged Researcher is Legal in Modern format.

Modern includes all cards printed in a standard-legal set from 8th Edition forward.

Melek, Reforged Researcher is Legal in Commander (EDH) format.

Commander is a casual multiplayer format where you build a 100-card singleton deck around a legendary creature.

Melek, Reforged Researcher is Legal in Pioneer format.

Pioneer is a non-rotating format that includes all standard-legal sets from Return to Ravnica forward.

Melek, Reforged Researcher is Legal in Legacy format.

Legacy allows almost all cards ever printed, with a substantial ban list for balance.

Melek, Reforged Researcher is Legal in Vintage format.

Vintage is the most permissive format, allowing almost all cards with only a minimal ban list. Some powerful cards are "Restricted" (limited to 1 copy).

Format legality information for Melek, Reforged Researcher in Pauper is not available.

Pauper only allows cards that have been printed at common rarity in a paper or online set.

Format legality indicates which official MTG formats allow a card to be played:

• Legal: Card is allowed in the format
• Banned: Card is prohibited from play
• Restricted: Limited to 1 copy (Vintage only)
• Not Legal: Card was never part of that format's card pool

Different formats have different banned lists based on power level and game balance.

This printing of Melek, Reforged Researcher is from MKM (MKM), with collector number 430.

Melek, Reforged Researcher may also appear in other MTG sets with different art or special treatments.

Melek, Reforged Researcher is a mythic card in MKM.

Card rarity affects both availability and price. From rarest to most common: Mythic Rare → Rare → Uncommon → Common.

Melek, Reforged Researcher was illustrated by Andreas Zafiratos.

Magic: The Gathering features artwork from hundreds of talented artists, and many cards have been reprinted with new art over the years.

Melek, Reforged Researcher is a */* creature.

Power (*) determines how much combat damage the creature deals. Toughness (*) determines how much damage it can take before being destroyed.