Melek, Izzet Paragon
Legendary Creature β Weird Wizard
Melek, Izzet Paragon
Legendary Creature β Weird Wizard
Card Text
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.
Card Details
- Mana Value
- 6
- Colors
- Red, Blue
- Color Identity
- Red, Blue
- Power / Toughness
- 2 / 4
- EDHREC Rank
- #6,899
Format Legalities
Market Prices
Prices from TCGPlayer and Cardmarket
Price History (30d)
All Printings (34)
| Set | # | Rarity | Lang | Artist | Price | Foil |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commander Masters (CMM) | #345 | uncommon | en | Jason Chan | $0.21 | $0.27 |
| Commander 2020 (C20) | #220 | rare | en | Jason Chan | $0.27 | β |
| Commander 2015 (C15) | #227 | rare | en | Jason Chan | $0.25 | β |
| Magic Online Promos (PRM) | #48578 | rare | en | Johann Bodin | β | β |
| Dragon's Maze (DGM) | #84 | rare | en | Jason Chan | $0.28 | $1.14 |
| Dragon's Maze Promos (PDGM) | #84 | rare | en | Johann Bodin | β | $3.20 |
| Commander Masters (CMM) | #345 | uncommon | de | Jason Chan | β | β |
| Commander 2020 (C20) | #220 | rare | de | Jason Chan | β | β |
| Commander 2015 (C15) | #227 | rare | de | Jason Chan | β | β |
| Dragon's Maze (DGM) | #84 | rare | de | Jason Chan | β | β |
| Commander Masters (CMM) | #345 | uncommon | es | Jason Chan | β | β |
| Commander 2020 (C20) | #220 | rare | es | Jason Chan | β | β |
| Commander 2015 (C15) | #227 | rare | es | Jason Chan | β | β |
| Dragon's Maze (DGM) | #84 | rare | es | Jason Chan | β | β |
| Commander 2020 (C20) | #220 | rare | fr | Jason Chan | β | β |
| Commander 2015 (C15) | #227 | rare | fr | Jason Chan | β | β |
| Dragon's Maze (DGM) | #84 | rare | fr | Jason Chan | β | β |
| Commander 2020 (C20) | #220 | rare | it | Jason Chan | β | β |
| Commander 2015 (C15) | #227 | rare | it | Jason Chan | β | β |
| Dragon's Maze (DGM) | #84 | rare | it | Jason Chan | β | β |
| Commander Masters (CMM) | #345 | uncommon | ja | Jason Chan | β | β |
| Commander 2020 (C20) | #220 | rare | ja | Jason Chan | β | β |
| Commander 2015 (C15) | #227 | rare | ja | Jason Chan | β | β |
| Dragon's Maze (DGM) | #84 | rare | ja | Jason Chan | β | β |
| Dragon's Maze (DGM) | #84 | rare | ko | Jason Chan | β | β |
| Commander Masters (CMM) | #345 | uncommon | pt | Jason Chan | β | β |
| Commander 2020 (C20) | #220 | rare | pt | Jason Chan | β | β |
| Dragon's Maze (DGM) | #84 | rare | pt | Jason Chan | β | β |
| Commander 2020 (C20) | #220 | rare | ru | Jason Chan | β | β |
| Dragon's Maze (DGM) | #84 | rare | ru | Jason Chan | β | β |
| Commander Masters (CMM) | #345 | uncommon | zhs | Jason Chan | β | β |
| Commander 2015 (C15) | #227 | rare | zhs | Jason Chan | β | β |
| Dragon's Maze (DGM) | #84 | rare | zhs | Jason Chan | β | β |
| Dragon's Maze (DGM) | #84 | rare | zht | Jason Chan | β | β |
Official Rulings (11)
Melekβs last ability will copy any instant or sorcery spell you cast from your library, not just one with targets.
Melek doesnβt affect the timing rules associated with when you can cast the card. If itβs a sorcery card, you can cast it only during your main phase when the stack is empty.
If the spell being copied is modal (that is, it says βChoose one ββ or the like), the copy will have the same mode. You canβt choose a different one.
Instant and sorcery cards with miracle allow a player to cast a card immediately upon drawing it. If you cast a spell this way, youβre casting it from your hand, not your library. Melekβs ability wonβt trigger.
The copy will have the same targets as the spell itβs 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 canβt choose a new legal target, then it remains unchanged (even if the current target is illegal).
If the top card of your library changes while youβre casting a spell, playing a land, or activating an ability, the new top card wonβt be revealed until you finish doing so.
When the last ability resolves, it creates a copy of the spell. You control the copy. That copy is created on the stack, so itβs not βcast.β Abilities that trigger when a player casts a spell wonβt trigger. The copy will then resolve like a normal spell, after players get a chance to cast spells and activate abilities.
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.
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.
You still pay all costs for that spell, including additional costs. You may also pay alternative costs, such as overload costs. Although you canβt pay additional costs for the copy thatβs 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.
The top card of your library isnβt in your hand, so you canβt suspend it, cycle it, discard it, or activate any of its activated abilities.
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