Kess, Dissident Mage (Commander) - Budget

Jonathan Zucchetti
Mar 26, 2026
Which Commander Precons Were More Impactful, 2016 or 2017?
The precons of 2016 and 2017 were both huge milestones for the Commander format. But which year was more impactful?
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Prismari, the Inspiration
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Mana Sculpt
4.8%inclusion2 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Resonating Lute
4.7%inclusion2 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Traumatic Critique
4.7%inclusion2 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Great Hall of the Biblioplex
4.4%inclusion2 decks45 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Goblin Electromancer
55%inclusion443 decks801 decks
47%synergy
Guttersnipe
47%inclusion375 decks801 decks
40%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
34%inclusion269 decks801 decks
31%synergy
Opt
36%inclusion291 decks801 decks
31%synergy
Fact or Fiction
37%inclusion300 decks801 decks
30%synergy
Frantic Search
50%inclusion400 decks801 decks
30%synergy
Faithless Looting
47%inclusion374 decks801 decks
27%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
31%inclusion249 decks801 decks
27%synergy
Secrets of the Dead
28%inclusion226 decks801 decks
26%synergy
Young Pyromancer
27%inclusion218 decks801 decks
26%synergy
Top Cards
Negate
45%inclusion359 decks801 decks
22%synergy
Terminate
41%inclusion325 decks801 decks
15%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
39%inclusion310 decks801 decks
12%synergy
Counterspell
39%inclusion309 decks801 decks
-6%synergy
Feed the Swarm
35%inclusion279 decks801 decks
6%synergy
Chaos Warp
34%inclusion276 decks801 decks
-1%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
34%inclusion272 decks801 decks
24%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
34%inclusion272 decks801 decks
23%synergy
Rakdos Charm
33%inclusion265 decks801 decks
18%synergy
Blasphemous Act
33%inclusion261 decks801 decks
-12%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
6.9%inclusion55 decks801 decks
-1%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
5.9%inclusion47 decks801 decks
3%synergy
Creatures
Stormcatch Mentor
26%inclusion190 decks744 decks
22%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
23%inclusion94 decks405 decks
18%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
18%inclusion147 decks801 decks
18%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
18%inclusion146 decks801 decks
10%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
16%inclusion128 decks801 decks
14%synergy
Scalding Viper
16%inclusion126 decks801 decks
15%synergy
Archaeomancer
16%inclusion126 decks801 decks
12%synergy
Archmage of Runes
15%inclusion100 decks659 decks
12%synergy
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
15%inclusion121 decks801 decks
14%synergy
Decadent Dragon
15%inclusion118 decks801 decks
13%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
14%inclusion115 decks801 decks
14%synergy
Coruscation Mage
14%inclusion106 decks743 decks
12%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
13%inclusion57 decks428 decks
8%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
12%inclusion100 decks801 decks
10%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
12%inclusion99 decks801 decks
10%synergy
Rona, Sheoldred's Faithful
12%inclusion97 decks801 decks
12%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
12%inclusion94 decks801 decks
6%synergy
Hearth Elemental
11%inclusion89 decks801 decks
11%synergy
Frolicking Familiar
11%inclusion88 decks801 decks
11%synergy
Murderous Rider
11%inclusion85 decks801 decks
10%synergy
Bonecrusher Giant
11%inclusion85 decks801 decks
10%synergy
Firebrand Archer
10%inclusion80 decks801 decks
9%synergy
Foulmire Knight
10%inclusion78 decks801 decks
10%synergy
Picklock Prankster
10%inclusion77 decks801 decks
10%synergy
Embereth Shieldbreaker
10%inclusion77 decks801 decks
10%synergy
Chancellor of Tales
10%inclusion77 decks801 decks
10%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
9.5%inclusion76 decks801 decks
8%synergy
Electrostatic Field
9.4%inclusion75 decks801 decks
9%synergy
Horned Loch-Whale
9.4%inclusion75 decks801 decks
9%synergy
Order of Midnight
8.9%inclusion71 decks801 decks
9%synergy
Mocking Sprite
8.7%inclusion70 decks801 decks
8%synergy
Spellscorn Coven
8.6%inclusion69 decks801 decks
8%synergy
Storyteller Pixie
8.6%inclusion69 decks801 decks
9%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
8.2%inclusion66 decks801 decks
7%synergy
Gray Slaad
8.2%inclusion66 decks801 decks
8%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
8.1%inclusion65 decks801 decks
8%synergy
Sapphire Dragon
8.1%inclusion65 decks801 decks
8%synergy
Merchant of the Vale
8.1%inclusion65 decks801 decks
8%synergy
Illithid Harvester
7.9%inclusion63 decks801 decks
8%synergy
Sword Coast Serpent
7.9%inclusion63 decks801 decks
8%synergy
Crackling Drake
7.7%inclusion62 decks801 decks
8%synergy
Lozhan, Dragons' Legacy
7.6%inclusion61 decks801 decks
8%synergy
Brazen Borrower
7.6%inclusion61 decks801 decks
7%synergy
Callous Sell-Sword
7.2%inclusion58 decks801 decks
7%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
7.1%inclusion57 decks801 decks
6%synergy
Young Blue Dragon
7.0%inclusion56 decks801 decks
7%synergy
Amethyst Dragon
6.5%inclusion52 decks801 decks
6%synergy
Topaz Dragon
6.5%inclusion52 decks801 decks
6%synergy
Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
6.3%inclusion27 decks428 decks
3%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
6.2%inclusion50 decks801 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Thrill of Possibility
32%inclusion253 decks801 decks
20%synergy
Abrade
29%inclusion234 decks801 decks
20%synergy
Consider
29%inclusion231 decks801 decks
23%synergy
Brainstorm
28%inclusion224 decks801 decks
11%synergy
Lightning Bolt
27%inclusion220 decks801 decks
17%synergy
Izzet Charm
26%inclusion212 decks801 decks
24%synergy
Dark Ritual
26%inclusion211 decks801 decks
-10%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
26%inclusion211 decks801 decks
24%synergy
Maestros Charm
25%inclusion198 decks801 decks
22%synergy
Bedevil
21%inclusion166 decks801 decks
5%synergy
Thought Scour
18%inclusion144 decks801 decks
17%synergy
Reality Shift
15%inclusion117 decks801 decks
10%synergy
Big Score
13%inclusion103 decks801 decks
1%synergy
Go for the Throat
12%inclusion96 decks801 decks
6%synergy
Murder
12%inclusion96 decks801 decks
9%synergy
Aetherize
12%inclusion94 decks801 decks
8%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
11%inclusion85 decks786 decks
5%synergy
Prismari Command
11%inclusion86 decks801 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Denial
10%inclusion84 decks801 decks
-18%synergy
Wizard's Retort
10%inclusion83 decks801 decks
9%synergy
Crosis's Charm
10%inclusion82 decks801 decks
8%synergy
Impulse
10%inclusion78 decks801 decks
9%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
8.5%inclusion68 decks801 decks
-21%synergy
Dispel
8.4%inclusion67 decks801 decks
5%synergy
Spell Pierce
8.2%inclusion66 decks801 decks
5%synergy
Mana Leak
8.0%inclusion64 decks801 decks
6%synergy
Dig Through Time
7.9%inclusion63 decks801 decks
4%synergy
Snap
7.4%inclusion59 decks801 decks
-3%synergy
Price of Fame
7.2%inclusion58 decks801 decks
7%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
7.2%inclusion58 decks801 decks
6%synergy
Mystical Teachings
7.1%inclusion57 decks801 decks
6%synergy
Rewind
7.1%inclusion57 decks801 decks
6%synergy
Unwind
7.0%inclusion56 decks801 decks
6%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
6.9%inclusion55 decks801 decks
-2%synergy
Cancel
6.9%inclusion55 decks801 decks
6%synergy
Infernal Grasp
6.9%inclusion55 decks801 decks
2%synergy
Mystic Confluence
6.9%inclusion55 decks801 decks
5%synergy
Demand Answers
6.6%inclusion53 decks801 decks
1%synergy
Doom Blade
6.5%inclusion52 decks801 decks
6%synergy
Flame of Anor
6.5%inclusion52 decks801 decks
1%synergy
Drown in the Loch
6.1%inclusion49 decks801 decks
3%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
6.1%inclusion49 decks801 decks
5%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
6.1%inclusion49 decks801 decks
5%synergy
Forbidden Alchemy
6.0%inclusion48 decks801 decks
4%synergy
Refute
5.9%inclusion39 decks658 decks
5%synergy
Seething Song
5.7%inclusion46 decks801 decks
-1%synergy
Comet Storm
5.5%inclusion44 decks801 decks
3%synergy
Transpose
5.4%inclusion23 decks423 decks
4%synergy
Anticipate
5.4%inclusion43 decks801 decks
5%synergy
Reverberate
5.1%inclusion41 decks801 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Preordain
31%inclusion248 decks801 decks
25%synergy
Ponder
28%inclusion225 decks801 decks
19%synergy
See the Truth
24%inclusion194 decks801 decks
23%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
20%inclusion158 decks801 decks
15%synergy
Windfall
19%inclusion150 decks801 decks
-5%synergy
Mana Geyser
16%inclusion132 decks801 decks
11%synergy
Chain Reaction
16%inclusion127 decks801 decks
13%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
16%inclusion125 decks801 decks
14%synergy
Exsanguinate
15%inclusion122 decks801 decks
11%synergy
Strategic Planning
15%inclusion121 decks801 decks
15%synergy
Final Parting
15%inclusion118 decks801 decks
14%synergy
Circle of Power
15%inclusion62 decks423 decks
12%synergy
Treasure Cruise
15%inclusion117 decks801 decks
12%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
14%inclusion57 decks402 decks
11%synergy
Expressive Iteration
13%inclusion104 decks801 decks
10%synergy
Serum Visions
13%inclusion102 decks801 decks
12%synergy
Vandalblast
12%inclusion97 decks801 decks
-4%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
12%inclusion95 decks801 decks
7%synergy
Night's Whisper
12%inclusion93 decks801 decks
7%synergy
Grapeshot
11%inclusion89 decks801 decks
9%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
11%inclusion87 decks801 decks
8%synergy
Deep Analysis
9.1%inclusion73 decks801 decks
5%synergy
Read the Bones
9.0%inclusion72 decks801 decks
7%synergy
Increasing Ambition
8.6%inclusion69 decks801 decks
8%synergy
Sign in Blood
8.0%inclusion64 decks801 decks
4%synergy
Solve the Equation
7.6%inclusion61 decks801 decks
6%synergy
Tormenting Voice
7.6%inclusion61 decks801 decks
7%synergy
Candlekeep Inspiration
7.4%inclusion59 decks801 decks
7%synergy
Dream Harvest
7.1%inclusion11 decks155 decks
4%synergy
Victimize
7.0%inclusion56 decks801 decks
-2%synergy
Chart a Course
6.9%inclusion55 decks801 decks
5%synergy
Clone Legion
6.9%inclusion55 decks801 decks
5%synergy
Cut // Ribbons
6.7%inclusion54 decks801 decks
6%synergy
River's Rebuke
6.5%inclusion52 decks801 decks
5%synergy
Epic Experiment
6.2%inclusion50 decks801 decks
6%synergy
Duress
6.2%inclusion50 decks801 decks
5%synergy
Maestros Confluence
6.2%inclusion50 decks801 decks
5%synergy
Notion Rain
6.2%inclusion50 decks801 decks
6%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
6.1%inclusion49 decks801 decks
5%synergy
Army of the Damned
6.0%inclusion48 decks801 decks
4%synergy
Ignite the Future
6.0%inclusion48 decks801 decks
6%synergy
Painful Truths
5.7%inclusion46 decks801 decks
4%synergy
Reanimate
5.7%inclusion46 decks801 decks
-19%synergy
Seize the Spoils
5.6%inclusion45 decks801 decks
4%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
5.2%inclusion42 decks801 decks
-1%synergy
Dread Return
5.2%inclusion42 decks801 decks
2%synergy
Decree of Pain
5.1%inclusion41 decks801 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
15%inclusion123 decks801 decks
4%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
12%inclusion97 decks801 decks
10%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
11%inclusion86 decks801 decks
-16%synergy
Lucky Clover
10%inclusion84 decks801 decks
10%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
10%inclusion41 decks428 decks
7%synergy
Ghost Lantern
7.2%inclusion58 decks801 decks
7%synergy
Lightning Greaves
7.1%inclusion57 decks801 decks
-22%synergy
Enchantments
Double Vision
23%inclusion185 decks801 decks
21%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
22%inclusion178 decks801 decks
20%synergy
Fiery Inscription
20%inclusion162 decks801 decks
15%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
15%inclusion120 decks801 decks
14%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
8.2%inclusion66 decks801 decks
7%synergy
Propaganda
8.2%inclusion66 decks801 decks
-6%synergy
Maestros Ascendancy
6.7%inclusion54 decks801 decks
6%synergy
Burning Vengeance
6.2%inclusion50 decks801 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Melee
6.0%inclusion48 decks801 decks
6%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
6.0%inclusion48 decks801 decks
5%synergy
Shark Typhoon
5.2%inclusion42 decks801 decks
4%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
5.2%inclusion34 decks650 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
5.1%inclusion41 decks801 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Storm Conduit
17%inclusion138 decks801 decks
16%synergy
Professor Onyx
9.1%inclusion73 decks801 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
17%inclusion136 decks801 decks
-19%synergy
Bojuka Bog
14%inclusion113 decks801 decks
-10%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
12%inclusion93 decks801 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion82 decks801 decks
2%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
7.3%inclusion30 decks411 decks
3%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
7.2%inclusion58 decks801 decks
1%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
5.6%inclusion45 decks801 decks
2%synergy
Rogue's Passage
5.1%inclusion41 decks801 decks
-17%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
72%inclusion578 decks801 decks
-16%synergy
Sol Ring
71%inclusion570 decks801 decks
-19%synergy
Izzet Signet
49%inclusion396 decks801 decks
17%synergy
Dimir Signet
47%inclusion379 decks801 decks
12%synergy
Rakdos Signet
43%inclusion347 decks801 decks
10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
31%inclusion248 decks801 decks
-4%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
31%inclusion246 decks801 decks
-14%synergy
Commander's Sphere
29%inclusion236 decks801 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
28%inclusion224 decks801 decks
-21%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
22%inclusion176 decks801 decks
-21%synergy
Mind Stone
17%inclusion138 decks801 decks
4%synergy
Thought Vessel
10%inclusion77 decks801 decks
-12%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
6.5%inclusion52 decks801 decks
-8%synergy
Sky Diamond
6.4%inclusion51 decks801 decks
5%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
5.6%inclusion45 decks801 decks
4%synergy
Fire Diamond
5.4%inclusion43 decks801 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Island
99%inclusion793 decks801 decks
6%synergy
Mountain
99%inclusion791 decks801 decks
7%synergy
Swamp
98%inclusion788 decks801 decks
6%synergy
Command Tower
83%inclusion666 decks801 decks
-8%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
66%inclusion529 decks801 decks
13%synergy
Exotic Orchard
55%inclusion440 decks801 decks
-1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
47%inclusion377 decks801 decks
23%synergy
Sunken Hollow
43%inclusion343 decks801 decks
3%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
41%inclusion331 decks801 decks
4%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
38%inclusion302 decks801 decks
23%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
38%inclusion301 decks801 decks
18%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
33%inclusion266 decks801 decks
22%synergy
Sulfur Falls
33%inclusion261 decks801 decks
-14%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
32%inclusion253 decks801 decks
20%synergy
Path of Ancestry
31%inclusion250 decks801 decks
1%synergy
Temple of Deceit
31%inclusion248 decks801 decks
18%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
29%inclusion231 decks801 decks
18%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
28%inclusion221 decks801 decks
21%synergy
Seething Landscape
27%inclusion212 decks779 decks
11%synergy
Shivan Reef
26%inclusion211 decks801 decks
-3%synergy
Dismal Backwater
25%inclusion204 decks801 decks
19%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
24%inclusion193 decks801 decks
-21%synergy
Temple of Malice
22%inclusion179 decks801 decks
11%synergy
Choked Estuary
22%inclusion175 decks801 decks
4%synergy
Maestros Theater
22%inclusion174 decks801 decks
13%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
21%inclusion166 decks801 decks
3%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
20%inclusion159 decks801 decks
-23%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
19%inclusion155 decks801 decks
14%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
19%inclusion153 decks801 decks
7%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
18%inclusion147 decks801 decks
4%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
16%inclusion125 decks801 decks
6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
15%inclusion119 decks801 decks
6%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
14%inclusion112 decks801 decks
-13%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
14%inclusion111 decks801 decks
3%synergy
Grixis Panorama
13%inclusion101 decks801 decks
9%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
12%inclusion100 decks801 decks
10%synergy
Underground River
12%inclusion99 decks801 decks
-15%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
11%inclusion91 decks801 decks
9%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
11%inclusion85 decks786 decks
5%synergy
Ash Barrens
10%inclusion77 decks801 decks
5%synergy
Thriving Isle
10%inclusion77 decks801 decks
6%synergy
Thriving Moor
9.4%inclusion75 decks801 decks
5%synergy
Ferrous Lake
9.1%inclusion73 decks801 decks
5%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
9.0%inclusion72 decks801 decks
7%synergy
Tainted Isle
8.7%inclusion70 decks801 decks
5%synergy
Thriving Bluff
8.5%inclusion68 decks801 decks
5%synergy
Tainted Peak
7.2%inclusion58 decks801 decks
3%synergy
Oscorp Industries
7.0%inclusion21 decks298 decks
-4%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
6.6%inclusion53 decks801 decks
6%synergy
Fetid Pools
6.2%inclusion50 decks801 decks
2%synergy