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Kess, Dissident Mage
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Jonathan Zucchetti
Mar 26, 2026
Jonathan Zucchetti
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Steal the Show
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Goblin Electromancer
72%inclusion79 decks109 decks
64%synergy
Guttersnipe
66%inclusion72 decks109 decks
60%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
53%inclusion58 decks109 decks
50%synergy
Fact or Fiction
56%inclusion61 decks109 decks
49%synergy
Opt
54%inclusion59 decks109 decks
48%synergy
Young Pyromancer
47%inclusion51 decks109 decks
45%synergy
Frantic Search
65%inclusion71 decks109 decks
45%synergy
Preordain
50%inclusion54 decks109 decks
44%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
52%inclusion57 decks109 decks
42%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
42%inclusion46 decks109 decks
40%synergy
Top Cards
Faithless Looting
57%inclusion62 decks109 decks
37%synergy
Counterspell
57%inclusion62 decks109 decks
13%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
56%inclusion61 decks109 decks
29%synergy
Negate
54%inclusion59 decks109 decks
32%synergy
Terminate
53%inclusion58 decks109 decks
27%synergy
Brainstorm
50%inclusion55 decks109 decks
33%synergy
Feed the Swarm
50%inclusion55 decks109 decks
22%synergy
Chaos Warp
49%inclusion53 decks109 decks
14%synergy
Ponder
48%inclusion52 decks109 decks
39%synergy
Blasphemous Act
46%inclusion50 decks109 decks
1%synergy
Game Changers
Narset, Parter of Veils
10%inclusion11 decks109 decks
7%synergy
Notion Thief
7.3%inclusion8 decks109 decks
0%synergy
Creatures
Archmage Emeritus
43%inclusion47 decks109 decks
33%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
41%inclusion38 decks92 decks
37%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
40%inclusion44 decks109 decks
36%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
34%inclusion37 decks109 decks
26%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
23%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
28%inclusion30 decks109 decks
26%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
27%inclusion29 decks109 decks
26%synergy
Coruscation Mage
26%inclusion24 decks92 decks
24%synergy
Rona, Sheoldred's Faithful
25%inclusion27 decks109 decks
24%synergy
Archaeomancer
22%inclusion24 decks109 decks
18%synergy
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
22%inclusion24 decks109 decks
21%synergy
Scalding Viper
17%inclusion19 decks109 decks
17%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
17%inclusion18 decks109 decks
15%synergy
Archmage of Runes
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
13%synergy
Firebrand Archer
16%inclusion17 decks109 decks
14%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
16%inclusion17 decks109 decks
14%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
15%inclusion16 decks104 decks
11%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
15%inclusion16 decks109 decks
9%synergy
Decadent Dragon
14%inclusion15 decks109 decks
12%synergy
Electrostatic Field
13%inclusion14 decks109 decks
12%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
13%inclusion14 decks109 decks
11%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
12%inclusion13 decks109 decks
11%synergy
Hearth Elemental
12%inclusion13 decks109 decks
12%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
11%inclusion12 decks109 decks
10%synergy
Haughty Djinn
11%inclusion12 decks109 decks
10%synergy
Frolicking Familiar
11%inclusion12 decks109 decks
11%synergy
Marang River Regent
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
10%synergy
Mocking Sprite
10%inclusion11 decks109 decks
9%synergy
Naru Meha, Master Wizard
10%inclusion11 decks109 decks
8%synergy
Wizards of Thay
10%inclusion11 decks109 decks
7%synergy
Queen Brahne
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
9.2%inclusion10 decks109 decks
9%synergy
Crackling Drake
9.2%inclusion10 decks109 decks
9%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
9.2%inclusion10 decks109 decks
8%synergy
Melek, Izzet Paragon
8.3%inclusion9 decks109 decks
8%synergy
Horned Loch-Whale
8.3%inclusion9 decks109 decks
8%synergy
Feral Deathgorger
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Caldera Pyremaw
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
7%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Foulmire Knight
7.3%inclusion8 decks109 decks
7%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
7.3%inclusion8 decks109 decks
2%synergy
Mysidian Elder
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Tempest Angler
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Murderous Rider
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
6%synergy
Peregrine Drake
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
6%synergy
Picklock Prankster
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
6%synergy
Baleful Strix
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
-3%synergy
Mizzix of the Izmagnus
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
6%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
45%inclusion49 decks109 decks
8%synergy
Rakdos Charm
45%inclusion49 decks109 decks
30%synergy
Consider
41%inclusion45 decks109 decks
35%synergy
Izzet Charm
41%inclusion45 decks109 decks
39%synergy
Lightning Bolt
39%inclusion43 decks109 decks
29%synergy
Bedevil
36%inclusion39 decks109 decks
20%synergy
Abrade
36%inclusion39 decks109 decks
26%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
35%inclusion38 decks109 decks
24%synergy
Maestros Charm
33%inclusion36 decks109 decks
30%synergy
Thought Scour
22%inclusion24 decks109 decks
21%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
20%inclusion21 decks107 decks
14%synergy
Go for the Throat
17%inclusion18 decks109 decks
10%synergy
Reality Shift
17%inclusion18 decks109 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Denial
15%inclusion16 decks109 decks
-14%synergy
Snap
13%inclusion14 decks109 decks
3%synergy
Wizard's Retort
13%inclusion14 decks109 decks
11%synergy
Impulse
13%inclusion14 decks109 decks
12%synergy
Aetherize
11%inclusion12 decks109 decks
7%synergy
Crosis's Charm
11%inclusion12 decks109 decks
8%synergy
Prismari Command
11%inclusion12 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Comet Storm
10%inclusion11 decks109 decks
8%synergy
Big Score
10%inclusion11 decks109 decks
-2%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
9.2%inclusion10 decks109 decks
0%synergy
Infernal Grasp
9.2%inclusion10 decks109 decks
4%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
9.2%inclusion10 decks109 decks
8%synergy
Mana Leak
9.2%inclusion10 decks109 decks
8%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
8.3%inclusion9 decks109 decks
6%synergy
Price of Fame
8.3%inclusion9 decks109 decks
8%synergy
Murder
8.3%inclusion9 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Ghostly Flicker
8.3%inclusion9 decks109 decks
2%synergy
Into the Roil
8.3%inclusion9 decks109 decks
8%synergy
Silundi Vision
8.3%inclusion9 decks109 decks
7%synergy
Unwind
8.3%inclusion9 decks109 decks
7%synergy
Flame of Anor
8.3%inclusion9 decks109 decks
3%synergy
Don't Make a Sound
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
8%synergy
Run Away Together
7.3%inclusion8 decks109 decks
6%synergy
Doom Blade
7.3%inclusion8 decks109 decks
6%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
7.3%inclusion8 decks109 decks
6%synergy
Rewind
7.3%inclusion8 decks109 decks
6%synergy
Spell Pierce
7.3%inclusion8 decks109 decks
4%synergy
Dig Through Time
7.3%inclusion8 decks109 decks
3%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Electrodominance
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
2%synergy
Dispel
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
3%synergy
Sinister Sabotage
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
6%synergy
Narset's Reversal
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
1%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
4%synergy
Refute
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Illusionist's Stratagem
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Essence Scatter
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
See the Truth
36%inclusion39 decks109 decks
35%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
34%inclusion37 decks109 decks
29%synergy
Windfall
29%inclusion32 decks109 decks
6%synergy
Treasure Cruise
28%inclusion31 decks109 decks
25%synergy
Final Parting
26%inclusion28 decks109 decks
25%synergy
Mana Geyser
26%inclusion28 decks109 decks
21%synergy
Strategic Planning
25%inclusion27 decks109 decks
24%synergy
Circle of Power
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
21%synergy
Expressive Iteration
23%inclusion25 decks109 decks
20%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
22%inclusion24 decks109 decks
20%synergy
Grapeshot
21%inclusion23 decks109 decks
19%synergy
Chain Reaction
18%inclusion20 decks109 decks
16%synergy
Serum Visions
17%inclusion19 decks109 decks
16%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Increasing Ambition
17%inclusion18 decks109 decks
16%synergy
Vandalblast
17%inclusion18 decks109 decks
0%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
14%inclusion15 decks109 decks
9%synergy
Exsanguinate
14%inclusion15 decks109 decks
10%synergy
Solve the Equation
14%inclusion15 decks109 decks
12%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
13%inclusion14 decks109 decks
10%synergy
Night's Whisper
12%inclusion13 decks109 decks
7%synergy
Read the Bones
10%inclusion11 decks109 decks
8%synergy
Notion Rain
10%inclusion11 decks109 decks
10%synergy
Curse of the Swine
9.2%inclusion10 decks109 decks
8%synergy
Cut // Ribbons
9.2%inclusion10 decks109 decks
9%synergy
Sign in Blood
9.2%inclusion10 decks109 decks
6%synergy
Fell
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
8%synergy
Dream Harvest
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Rise from the Tides
8.3%inclusion9 decks109 decks
8%synergy
Deep Analysis
8.3%inclusion9 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
8.3%inclusion9 decks109 decks
7%synergy
Twinflame
8.3%inclusion9 decks109 decks
6%synergy
Baral's Expertise
8.3%inclusion9 decks109 decks
8%synergy
Ignite the Future
8.3%inclusion9 decks109 decks
8%synergy
Aether Gale
8.3%inclusion9 decks109 decks
8%synergy
Tormenting Voice
8.3%inclusion9 decks109 decks
7%synergy
Singularity Rupture
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Past in Flames
7.3%inclusion8 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Compulsive Research
7.3%inclusion8 decks109 decks
7%synergy
Coiling Rebirth
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
6%synergy
Army of the Damned
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
6%synergy
Epic Experiment
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Unmarked Grave
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
4%synergy
Spelltwine
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Dread Return
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
3%synergy
Devastation Tide
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Clone Legion
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
4%synergy
Reanimate
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
-19%synergy
Extract from Darkness
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mindsplice Apparatus
28%inclusion30 decks109 decks
26%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
19%inclusion21 decks109 decks
8%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
15%inclusion16 decks109 decks
-12%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Isochron Scepter
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Fiery Inscription
40%inclusion44 decks109 decks
35%synergy
Secrets of the Dead
38%inclusion41 decks109 decks
36%synergy
Double Vision
35%inclusion38 decks109 decks
32%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
27%inclusion29 decks109 decks
26%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
27%inclusion29 decks109 decks
24%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
9.2%inclusion10 decks109 decks
8%synergy
Shark Typhoon
9.2%inclusion10 decks109 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Melee
9.2%inclusion10 decks109 decks
9%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
9.2%inclusion10 decks109 decks
8%synergy
Propaganda
9.2%inclusion10 decks109 decks
-5%synergy
Shadow of the Goblin
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Mornsong Aria
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
8.3%inclusion9 decks109 decks
6%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Curiosity
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
1%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Impact Tremors
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
2%synergy
Firemind's Research
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Burning Vengeance
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Storm Conduit
31%inclusion34 decks109 decks
30%synergy
Professor Onyx
11%inclusion12 decks109 decks
9%synergy
Saheeli, Sublime Artificer
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
29%inclusion32 decks109 decks
-6%synergy
Bojuka Bog
17%inclusion19 decks109 decks
-7%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
15%inclusion16 decks109 decks
10%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.3%inclusion8 decks109 decks
-1%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
2%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
-1%synergy
Rogue's Passage
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
-17%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
76%inclusion83 decks109 decks
-12%synergy
Sol Ring
74%inclusion81 decks109 decks
-15%synergy
Dimir Signet
59%inclusion64 decks109 decks
24%synergy
Izzet Signet
57%inclusion62 decks109 decks
24%synergy
Rakdos Signet
54%inclusion59 decks109 decks
21%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
39%inclusion43 decks109 decks
-5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
36%inclusion39 decks109 decks
0%synergy
Commander's Sphere
35%inclusion38 decks109 decks
15%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
25%inclusion27 decks109 decks
-24%synergy
Mind Stone
21%inclusion23 decks109 decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
18%inclusion20 decks109 decks
-25%synergy
Thought Vessel
10%inclusion11 decks109 decks
-12%synergy
Sky Diamond
8.3%inclusion9 decks109 decks
7%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
7.3%inclusion8 decks109 decks
6%synergy
Fire Diamond
7.3%inclusion8 decks109 decks
6%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
3%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
-9%synergy
Obelisk of Grixis
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion109 decks109 decks
9%synergy
Island
100%inclusion109 decks109 decks
7%synergy
Swamp
98%inclusion107 decks109 decks
6%synergy
Command Tower
91%inclusion99 decks109 decks
-1%synergy
Exotic Orchard
75%inclusion82 decks109 decks
19%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
72%inclusion79 decks109 decks
19%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
53%inclusion58 decks109 decks
39%synergy
Sunken Hollow
53%inclusion58 decks109 decks
14%synergy
Evolving Wilds
51%inclusion56 decks109 decks
28%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
49%inclusion53 decks109 decks
29%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
46%inclusion50 decks109 decks
9%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
41%inclusion45 decks109 decks
30%synergy
Temple of Deceit
40%inclusion44 decks109 decks
27%synergy
Seething Landscape
39%inclusion41 decks104 decks
23%synergy
Sulfur Falls
38%inclusion41 decks109 decks
-9%synergy
Maestros Theater
38%inclusion41 decks109 decks
29%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
36%inclusion39 decks109 decks
24%synergy
Path of Ancestry
36%inclusion39 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
34%inclusion37 decks109 decks
24%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
33%inclusion36 decks109 decks
27%synergy
Shivan Reef
31%inclusion34 decks109 decks
2%synergy
Temple of Malice
30%inclusion33 decks109 decks
19%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
28%inclusion31 decks109 decks
-17%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
28%inclusion31 decks109 decks
-14%synergy
Dismal Backwater
28%inclusion30 decks109 decks
21%synergy
Choked Estuary
27%inclusion29 decks109 decks
9%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
26%inclusion28 decks109 decks
11%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
24%inclusion26 decks109 decks
12%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
22%inclusion24 decks109 decks
12%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
22%inclusion24 decks109 decks
4%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
20%inclusion21 decks107 decks
14%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
18%inclusion20 decks109 decks
13%synergy
Oscorp Industries
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
17%inclusion18 decks109 decks
6%synergy
Underground River
16%inclusion17 decks109 decks
-12%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
15%inclusion16 decks104 decks
11%synergy
Ferrous Lake
15%inclusion16 decks109 decks
11%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
15%inclusion16 decks109 decks
-13%synergy
Myriad Landscape
13%inclusion14 decks109 decks
3%synergy
Thriving Isle
12%inclusion13 decks109 decks
8%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
12%inclusion13 decks109 decks
10%synergy
Tainted Isle
9.2%inclusion10 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
9.2%inclusion10 decks109 decks
7%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
8.3%inclusion9 decks109 decks
6%synergy
Grixis Panorama
8.3%inclusion9 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Silundi Vision
8.3%inclusion9 decks109 decks
7%synergy
Fiery Islet
7.3%inclusion8 decks109 decks
2%synergy
Ash Barrens
7.3%inclusion8 decks109 decks
3%synergy
Thriving Bluff
7.3%inclusion8 decks109 decks
4%synergy
Tainted Peak
7.3%inclusion8 decks109 decks
3%synergy
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