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Melek, Izzet Paragon

{4}{U}{R}

Legendary Creature — Weird Wizard

C20Commander 2020#220rare
Finishes
Nonfoil
Border
black
Security stamp
oval
Frame
2015
Pull rate
about 1 per booster
Illustrator
Jason Chan
Found in
Commander 2020 Commander Deck Arcane Maelstrom
Printings6Combos2EDHREC rank#7,376
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersNot legal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
BrawlNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
GladiatorNot legal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
Future StandardNot legal
Play with the top card of your library revealed. You may cast instant and sorcery spells from the top of your library. Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell from your library, copy it. You may choose new targets for the copy.
2/4
Plays as:
Spell CopySpell PayoffTopdeck Matters
Market · per finishspark updated 1h ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
Nonfoil-11.8%
$0.30
$0.10 low$0.07 gapTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$0.20· across 6 printings· view the cheapest printing ›

Rulings

11 · latest Apr 15, 2013
  • WotCApr 15, 2013

    If the spell being copied has an X whose value was determined as it was cast (like Debt to the Deathless has), the copy has the same value of X.

  • WotCApr 15, 2013

    If the spell being copied is modal (that is, it says “Choose one —” or the like), the copy will have the same mode. You can’t choose a different one.

  • WotCApr 15, 2013

    If the top card of your library changes while you’re casting a spell, playing a land, or activating an ability, the new top card won’t be revealed until you finish doing so.

  • WotCApr 15, 2013

    Instant and sorcery cards with miracle allow a player to cast a card immediately upon drawing it. If you cast a spell this way, you’re casting it from your hand, not your library. Melek’s ability won’t trigger.

  • WotCApr 15, 2013

    Melek doesn’t affect the timing rules associated with when you can cast the card. If it’s a sorcery card, you can cast it only during your main phase when the stack is empty.

  • WotCApr 15, 2013

    Melek’s last ability will copy any instant or sorcery spell you cast from your library, not just one with targets.

  • WotCApr 15, 2013

    The copy will have the same targets as the spell it’s copying unless you choose new ones. You may change any number of the targets, including all of them or none of them. If, for one of the targets, you can’t choose a new legal target, then it remains unchanged (even if the current target is illegal).

  • WotCApr 15, 2013

    The top card of your library isn’t in your hand, so you can’t suspend it, cycle it, discard it, or activate any of its activated abilities.

  • WotCApr 15, 2013

    When playing with the top card of your library revealed, if an effect tells you to draw several cards, reveal each one before you draw it.

  • WotCApr 15, 2013

    When the last ability resolves, it creates a copy of the spell. You control the copy. That copy is created on the stack, so it’s not “cast.” Abilities that trigger when a player casts a spell won’t trigger. The copy will then resolve like a normal spell, after players get a chance to cast spells and activate abilities.

  • WotCApr 15, 2013

    You still pay all costs for that spell, including additional costs. You may also pay alternative costs, such as overload costs. Although you can’t pay additional costs for the copy that’s created, effects based on any additional costs that were paid for the original spell are copied as though those same costs were paid for the copy too. For example, if a player sacrifices a 3/3 creature to cast Fling, and you copy it, the copy of Fling will also deal 3 damage to its target.