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Kess, Dissident Mage
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Jonathan Zucchetti
Mar 26, 2026
Jonathan Zucchetti
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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Flow State
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
11%synergy
Resonating Lute
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
8%synergy
Choreographed Sparks
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Abstract Paintmage
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Mana Sculpt
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
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Guttersnipe
42%inclusion176 decks422 decks
35%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
43%inclusion180 decks422 decks
34%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
40%inclusion168 decks422 decks
30%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
39%inclusion163 decks422 decks
28%synergy
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31%inclusion130 decks422 decks
28%synergy
Frantic Search
47%inclusion199 decks422 decks
27%synergy
Preordain
31%inclusion130 decks422 decks
25%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
27%inclusion112 decks422 decks
24%synergy
Faithless Looting
44%inclusion185 decks422 decks
24%synergy
Fact or Fiction
31%inclusion131 decks422 decks
24%synergy
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Blasphemous Act
38%inclusion162 decks422 decks
-6%synergy
Counterspell
38%inclusion160 decks422 decks
-6%synergy
Chaos Warp
35%inclusion149 decks422 decks
0%synergy
Negate
34%inclusion144 decks422 decks
12%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
34%inclusion142 decks422 decks
7%synergy
Feed the Swarm
32%inclusion135 decks422 decks
4%synergy
Ponder
32%inclusion133 decks422 decks
23%synergy
Brainstorm
31%inclusion132 decks422 decks
14%synergy
Windfall
30%inclusion128 decks422 decks
7%synergy
Dark Ritual
30%inclusion128 decks422 decks
-6%synergy
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Young Pyromancer
25%inclusion106 decks422 decks
23%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
22%inclusion94 decks422 decks
18%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
21%inclusion39 decks186 decks
16%synergy
Scalding Viper
18%inclusion77 decks422 decks
18%synergy
Archmage of Runes
18%inclusion62 decks346 decks
15%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
18%inclusion74 decks422 decks
16%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
17%inclusion68 decks394 decks
13%synergy
Decadent Dragon
16%inclusion69 decks422 decks
15%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
16%inclusion66 decks422 decks
15%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
14%inclusion28 decks194 decks
9%synergy
Murderous Rider
14%inclusion59 decks422 decks
14%synergy
Embereth Shieldbreaker
14%inclusion59 decks422 decks
14%synergy
Hearth Elemental
14%inclusion59 decks422 decks
14%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
14%inclusion58 decks422 decks
13%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
13%inclusion56 decks422 decks
8%synergy
Bonecrusher Giant
13%inclusion54 decks422 decks
13%synergy
Coruscation Mage
13%inclusion50 decks393 decks
11%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
12%inclusion52 decks422 decks
4%synergy
Foulmire Knight
12%inclusion51 decks422 decks
12%synergy
Chancellor of Tales
12%inclusion51 decks422 decks
12%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
12%inclusion50 decks422 decks
10%synergy
Picklock Prankster
12%inclusion49 decks422 decks
12%synergy
Brazen Borrower
12%inclusion49 decks422 decks
11%synergy
Order of Midnight
11%inclusion48 decks422 decks
11%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
11%inclusion48 decks422 decks
9%synergy
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
11%inclusion47 decks422 decks
10%synergy
Storyteller Pixie
11%inclusion46 decks422 decks
11%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
11%inclusion45 decks422 decks
11%synergy
Sapphire Dragon
11%inclusion45 decks422 decks
11%synergy
Horned Loch-Whale
11%inclusion45 decks422 decks
11%synergy
Rona, Sheoldred's Faithful
10%inclusion44 decks422 decks
10%synergy
Sword Coast Serpent
10%inclusion44 decks422 decks
10%synergy
Spellscorn Coven
10%inclusion43 decks422 decks
10%synergy
Gray Slaad
10%inclusion42 decks422 decks
10%synergy
Merchant of the Vale
10%inclusion42 decks422 decks
10%synergy
Frolicking Familiar
10%inclusion41 decks422 decks
10%synergy
Young Blue Dragon
10%inclusion41 decks422 decks
10%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
9.2%inclusion39 decks422 decks
8%synergy
Illithid Harvester
9.0%inclusion38 decks422 decks
9%synergy
Electrostatic Field
9.0%inclusion38 decks422 decks
8%synergy
Firebrand Archer
9.0%inclusion38 decks422 decks
8%synergy
Lozhan, Dragons' Legacy
8.8%inclusion37 decks422 decks
9%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
8.8%inclusion36 decks411 decks
5%synergy
Mocking Sprite
8.5%inclusion36 decks422 decks
8%synergy
Callous Sell-Sword
8.5%inclusion36 decks422 decks
8%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
8.5%inclusion36 decks422 decks
3%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
8.5%inclusion36 decks422 decks
8%synergy
Grabby Giant
8.5%inclusion36 decks422 decks
8%synergy
Archaeomancer
7.6%inclusion32 decks422 decks
4%synergy
Amethyst Dragon
7.3%inclusion31 decks422 decks
7%synergy
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Consider
29%inclusion121 decks422 decks
23%synergy
Rakdos Charm
28%inclusion120 decks422 decks
13%synergy
Terminate
28%inclusion120 decks422 decks
3%synergy
Opt
27%inclusion115 decks422 decks
22%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
26%inclusion111 decks422 decks
15%synergy
Lightning Bolt
24%inclusion100 decks422 decks
13%synergy
Abrade
22%inclusion91 decks422 decks
12%synergy
Maestros Charm
18%inclusion78 decks422 decks
15%synergy
Arcane Denial
18%inclusion77 decks422 decks
-10%synergy
Izzet Charm
17%inclusion71 decks422 decks
14%synergy
Bedevil
16%inclusion69 decks422 decks
1%synergy
Thought Scour
15%inclusion64 decks422 decks
14%synergy
Flame of Anor
15%inclusion64 decks422 decks
10%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
15%inclusion63 decks422 decks
-15%synergy
Withering Torment
14%inclusion50 decks367 decks
1%synergy
Big Score
14%inclusion57 decks422 decks
2%synergy
Seething Song
13%inclusion55 decks422 decks
6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
13%inclusion54 decks415 decks
7%synergy
Prismari Command
13%inclusion54 decks422 decks
7%synergy
Dig Through Time
11%inclusion48 decks422 decks
7%synergy
Reality Shift
11%inclusion47 decks422 decks
6%synergy
Snap
11%inclusion45 decks422 decks
1%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion43 decks415 decks
2%synergy
Narset's Reversal
9.5%inclusion40 decks422 decks
4%synergy
Aetherize
9.2%inclusion39 decks422 decks
6%synergy
Demand Answers
8.8%inclusion37 decks422 decks
4%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
8.5%inclusion36 decks422 decks
0%synergy
Mystic Confluence
8.5%inclusion36 decks422 decks
6%synergy
Drown in the Loch
8.1%inclusion34 decks422 decks
5%synergy
Go for the Throat
8.1%inclusion34 decks422 decks
2%synergy
Silundi Vision
8.1%inclusion34 decks422 decks
7%synergy
Sink into Stupor
7.7%inclusion32 decks415 decks
-2%synergy
Swan Song
7.6%inclusion32 decks422 decks
-12%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
7.3%inclusion31 decks422 decks
6%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
7.3%inclusion31 decks422 decks
6%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
7.1%inclusion30 decks422 decks
3%synergy
Crosis's Charm
7.1%inclusion30 decks422 decks
4%synergy
Impulse
7.1%inclusion30 decks422 decks
6%synergy
Murder
6.9%inclusion29 decks422 decks
4%synergy
Reverberate
6.6%inclusion28 decks422 decks
3%synergy
Forbidden Alchemy
6.6%inclusion28 decks422 decks
5%synergy
Pongify
6.4%inclusion27 decks422 decks
0%synergy
Return the Favor
6.4%inclusion27 decks422 decks
4%synergy
Spell Pierce
6.4%inclusion27 decks422 decks
3%synergy
Entomb
6.2%inclusion26 decks422 decks
1%synergy
Valakut Awakening
6.2%inclusion26 decks422 decks
3%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
5.9%inclusion25 decks422 decks
5%synergy
Infernal Grasp
5.7%inclusion24 decks422 decks
1%synergy
Price of Fame
5.5%inclusion23 decks422 decks
5%synergy
Bitter Triumph
5.5%inclusion23 decks422 decks
2%synergy
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See the Truth
23%inclusion98 decks422 decks
22%synergy
Mana Geyser
18%inclusion77 decks422 decks
13%synergy
Vandalblast
18%inclusion75 decks422 decks
2%synergy
Night's Whisper
17%inclusion72 decks422 decks
13%synergy
Reanimate
16%inclusion67 decks422 decks
-9%synergy
Serum Visions
15%inclusion65 decks422 decks
14%synergy
Expressive Iteration
15%inclusion62 decks422 decks
11%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
14%inclusion61 decks422 decks
11%synergy
Exsanguinate
14%inclusion61 decks422 decks
11%synergy
Toxic Deluge
14%inclusion61 decks422 decks
-6%synergy
Circle of Power
14%inclusion26 decks192 decks
11%synergy
Chain Reaction
12%inclusion49 decks422 decks
9%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
11%inclusion47 decks422 decks
7%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
11%inclusion47 decks422 decks
5%synergy
Treasure Cruise
11%inclusion47 decks422 decks
8%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
11%inclusion45 decks422 decks
9%synergy
Strategic Planning
10%inclusion42 decks422 decks
10%synergy
Deep Analysis
9.2%inclusion39 decks422 decks
6%synergy
Grapeshot
8.8%inclusion37 decks422 decks
7%synergy
Ignite the Future
8.8%inclusion37 decks422 decks
8%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
8.7%inclusion16 decks183 decks
6%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
8.5%inclusion36 decks422 decks
4%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
8.5%inclusion36 decks422 decks
5%synergy
Chart a Course
8.3%inclusion35 decks422 decks
6%synergy
Candlekeep Inspiration
8.3%inclusion35 decks422 decks
8%synergy
Careful Study
8.3%inclusion35 decks422 decks
6%synergy
Solve the Equation
8.3%inclusion35 decks422 decks
6%synergy
Victimize
8.1%inclusion34 decks422 decks
-1%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
8.1%inclusion34 decks422 decks
4%synergy
River's Rebuke
7.3%inclusion31 decks422 decks
6%synergy
Sign in Blood
6.9%inclusion29 decks422 decks
3%synergy
Dread Return
6.6%inclusion28 decks422 decks
4%synergy
Singularity Rupture
6.5%inclusion11 decks169 decks
5%synergy
Painful Truths
6.4%inclusion27 decks422 decks
4%synergy
Stitch Together
6.4%inclusion27 decks422 decks
4%synergy
Past in Flames
6.2%inclusion26 decks422 decks
4%synergy
Read the Bones
6.2%inclusion26 decks422 decks
4%synergy
Damnation
6.2%inclusion26 decks422 decks
-2%synergy
Extract from Darkness
6.2%inclusion26 decks422 decks
3%synergy
Tormenting Voice
6.2%inclusion26 decks422 decks
5%synergy
Lórien Revealed
5.9%inclusion25 decks422 decks
3%synergy
Buried Alive
5.9%inclusion25 decks422 decks
2%synergy
Decree of Pain
5.9%inclusion25 decks422 decks
1%synergy
Final Parting
5.9%inclusion25 decks422 decks
5%synergy
Boltwave
5.9%inclusion20 decks340 decks
4%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.9%inclusion20 decks340 decks
0%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
5.7%inclusion24 decks422 decks
5%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
5.7%inclusion24 decks422 decks
1%synergy
Fiery Confluence
5.5%inclusion23 decks422 decks
5%synergy
Whispering Madness
5.5%inclusion23 decks422 decks
-1%synergy
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Wayfarer's Bauble
15%inclusion62 decks422 decks
4%synergy
Lucky Clover
13%inclusion55 decks422 decks
13%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
12%inclusion50 decks422 decks
10%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
12%inclusion49 decks422 decks
-15%synergy
Lightning Greaves
10%inclusion44 decks422 decks
-19%synergy
Ghost Lantern
10%inclusion41 decks422 decks
9%synergy
Primal Amulet
10%inclusion41 decks422 decks
8%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
7.2%inclusion14 decks194 decks
5%synergy
Altar of Bhaal
6.9%inclusion29 decks422 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Secrets of the Dead
22%inclusion93 decks422 decks
20%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
20%inclusion85 decks422 decks
17%synergy
Double Vision
18%inclusion76 decks422 decks
16%synergy
Fiery Inscription
15%inclusion65 decks422 decks
11%synergy
Propaganda
10%inclusion44 decks422 decks
-4%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
10%inclusion42 decks422 decks
7%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
9.5%inclusion40 decks422 decks
9%synergy
Maestros Ascendancy
9.0%inclusion38 decks422 decks
8%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
8.3%inclusion35 decks422 decks
8%synergy
Shark Typhoon
7.8%inclusion33 decks422 decks
7%synergy
Artist's Talent
7.6%inclusion30 decks394 decks
6%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
7.4%inclusion25 decks340 decks
7%synergy
Sorcerer Class
7.3%inclusion31 decks422 decks
7%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
7.3%inclusion31 decks422 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
6.9%inclusion29 decks422 decks
-3%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
6.4%inclusion27 decks422 decks
4%synergy
Virtue of Courage
5.9%inclusion25 decks422 decks
6%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
5.5%inclusion23 decks422 decks
5%synergy
Burning Vengeance
5.5%inclusion23 decks422 decks
5%synergy
Advanced Reconstruction
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
15%inclusion63 decks422 decks
13%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
11%inclusion47 decks422 decks
10%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
6.4%inclusion27 decks422 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
25%inclusion107 decks422 decks
1%synergy
Reliquary Tower
23%inclusion99 decks422 decks
-12%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
17%inclusion31 decks187 decks
13%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
14%inclusion60 decks422 decks
10%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
8.2%inclusion15 decks183 decks
6%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
7.3%inclusion31 decks422 decks
1%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
7.2%inclusion14 decks194 decks
6%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.9%inclusion29 decks422 decks
-1%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
6.4%inclusion27 decks422 decks
-9%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
5.7%inclusion24 decks422 decks
2%synergy
Great Hall of the Biblioplex
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
79%inclusion333 decks422 decks
-9%synergy
Sol Ring
74%inclusion314 decks422 decks
-15%synergy
Izzet Signet
49%inclusion205 decks422 decks
16%synergy
Dimir Signet
47%inclusion198 decks422 decks
12%synergy
Rakdos Signet
41%inclusion171 decks422 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
39%inclusion164 decks422 decks
-5%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
37%inclusion158 decks422 decks
-12%synergy
Fellwar Stone
32%inclusion134 decks422 decks
-4%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
30%inclusion128 decks422 decks
-13%synergy
Commander's Sphere
22%inclusion93 decks422 decks
3%synergy
Mind Stone
15%inclusion62 decks422 decks
2%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
12%inclusion51 decks422 decks
-2%synergy
Thought Vessel
12%inclusion49 decks422 decks
-10%synergy
Relic of Sauron
10%inclusion41 decks422 decks
-9%synergy
Sky Diamond
5.5%inclusion23 decks422 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Island
99%inclusion417 decks422 decks
6%synergy
Swamp
98%inclusion412 decks422 decks
6%synergy
Mountain
97%inclusion410 decks422 decks
6%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion376 decks422 decks
-3%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
64%inclusion272 decks422 decks
11%synergy
Exotic Orchard
58%inclusion244 decks422 decks
1%synergy
Sulfur Falls
47%inclusion198 decks422 decks
0%synergy
Sunken Hollow
45%inclusion189 decks422 decks
5%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
41%inclusion175 decks422 decks
4%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
38%inclusion159 decks422 decks
-7%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
36%inclusion152 decks422 decks
-7%synergy
Shivan Reef
36%inclusion151 decks422 decks
6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
35%inclusion149 decks422 decks
12%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
32%inclusion135 decks422 decks
18%synergy
Xander's Lounge
28%inclusion120 decks422 decks
-11%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
27%inclusion114 decks422 decks
16%synergy
Path of Ancestry
27%inclusion112 decks422 decks
-4%synergy
Steam Vents
26%inclusion111 decks422 decks
-19%synergy
Watery Grave
26%inclusion111 decks422 decks
-21%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
26%inclusion109 decks422 decks
7%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
26%inclusion108 decks422 decks
0%synergy
Seething Landscape
26%inclusion105 decks411 decks
9%synergy
Temple of Deceit
25%inclusion106 decks422 decks
12%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
25%inclusion106 decks422 decks
14%synergy
Blood Crypt
25%inclusion106 decks422 decks
-20%synergy
Underground River
23%inclusion98 decks422 decks
-4%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
22%inclusion94 decks422 decks
-5%synergy
Choked Estuary
22%inclusion93 decks422 decks
5%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
22%inclusion91 decks422 decks
11%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
22%inclusion91 decks422 decks
-3%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
21%inclusion89 decks422 decks
3%synergy
Maestros Theater
20%inclusion85 decks422 decks
12%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
20%inclusion83 decks422 decks
8%synergy
Temple of Malice
19%inclusion81 decks422 decks
8%synergy
Polluted Delta
19%inclusion81 decks422 decks
-16%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
18%inclusion78 decks422 decks
-17%synergy
Training Center
18%inclusion76 decks422 decks
-14%synergy
Haunted Ridge
18%inclusion75 decks422 decks
-3%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
18%inclusion74 decks422 decks
7%synergy
Scalding Tarn
17%inclusion72 decks422 decks
-15%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
17%inclusion72 decks422 decks
2%synergy
Luxury Suite
17%inclusion72 decks422 decks
-14%synergy
Morphic Pool
17%inclusion71 decks422 decks
-15%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
15%inclusion63 decks422 decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
15%inclusion63 decks422 decks
6%synergy
Undercity Sewers
14%inclusion61 decks422 decks
2%synergy
Thundering Falls
14%inclusion61 decks422 decks
4%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
14%inclusion60 decks422 decks
8%synergy
Dismal Backwater
13%inclusion55 decks422 decks
7%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
13%inclusion54 decks415 decks
7%synergy
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