Kess, Dissident Mage (Commander) - Upgraded

Kess, Dissident Mage
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Jonathan Zucchetti
Mar 26, 2026
Jonathan Zucchetti
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11%synergy
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Decorum Dissertation
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7%synergy
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43%synergy
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41%synergy
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36%synergy
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35%synergy
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35%synergy
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32%synergy
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31%synergy
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29%synergy
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29%synergy
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28%synergy
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24%synergy
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10%synergy
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22%synergy
Reanimate
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14%synergy
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3%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
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7%synergy
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9%synergy
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1%synergy
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8%synergy
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4%synergy
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8%synergy
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8%synergy
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-1%synergy
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1%synergy
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-3%synergy
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-4%synergy
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2%synergy
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6%synergy
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4%synergy
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-12%synergy
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4%synergy
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-3%synergy
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Negate
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9%synergy
Lightning Bolt
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20%synergy
Fact or Fiction
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22%synergy
Terminate
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3%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
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26%synergy
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13%synergy
Opt
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21%synergy
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20%synergy
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16%synergy
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7%synergy
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8%synergy
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8%synergy
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6%synergy
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4%synergy
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6%synergy
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0%synergy
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8%synergy
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5%synergy
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4%synergy
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5%synergy
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5%synergy
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4%synergy
Transpose
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6%synergy
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5%synergy
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5%synergy
Force of Negation
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0%synergy
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Feed the Swarm
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2%synergy
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24%synergy
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12%synergy
See the Truth
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23%synergy
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15%synergy
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18%synergy
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16%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
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15%synergy
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13%synergy
Solve the Equation
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14%synergy
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14%synergy
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12%synergy
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12%synergy
Careful Study
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11%synergy
Whispering Madness
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7%synergy
Damnation
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6%synergy
Victimize
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4%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
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9%synergy
Night's Whisper
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8%synergy
Past in Flames
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10%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
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9%synergy
Persist
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8%synergy
Dark Deal
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4%synergy
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7%synergy
Circle of Power
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8%synergy
Treasure Cruise
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8%synergy
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1%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
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5%synergy
Buried Alive
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6%synergy
Dark Petition
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9%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
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9%synergy
Reforge the Soul
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4%synergy
Living Death
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3%synergy
Crackle with Power
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6%synergy
Dread Return
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5%synergy
Strategic Planning
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7%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
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6%synergy
Lórien Revealed
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5%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
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3%synergy
Grim Tutor
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4%synergy
Exhume
7.8%inclusion42 decks536 decks
7%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
7.5%inclusion40 decks533 decks
2%synergy
Unmarked Grave
7.3%inclusion39 decks536 decks
6%synergy
Boltwave
7.1%inclusion38 decks533 decks
6%synergy
Incarnation Technique
6.7%inclusion36 decks536 decks
6%synergy
Final Parting
6.5%inclusion35 decks536 decks
6%synergy
Rite of Flame
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0%synergy
Time Warp
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5%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
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1%synergy
Sign in Blood
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3%synergy
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Primal Amulet
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13%synergy
Lightning Greaves
12%inclusion63 decks536 decks
-18%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
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6%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
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-18%synergy
Isochron Scepter
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5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.5%inclusion40 decks536 decks
-4%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
7.3%inclusion39 decks536 decks
6%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
7.1%inclusion38 decks536 decks
5%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
5.8%inclusion31 decks536 decks
-2%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
5.0%inclusion27 decks536 decks
2%synergy
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Thousand-Year Storm
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25%synergy
Mystic Remora
19%inclusion101 decks536 decks
3%synergy
Propaganda
17%inclusion92 decks536 decks
3%synergy
Fiery Inscription
16%inclusion85 decks536 decks
11%synergy
Secrets of the Dead
13%inclusion67 decks536 decks
11%synergy
Animate Dead
12%inclusion65 decks536 decks
3%synergy
Artist's Talent
8.6%inclusion46 decks533 decks
7%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
7.6%inclusion41 decks536 decks
7%synergy
Double Vision
7.3%inclusion39 decks536 decks
5%synergy
Waste Not
6.7%inclusion36 decks536 decks
-5%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
6.5%inclusion35 decks536 decks
6%synergy
Necromancy
6.3%inclusion34 decks536 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
6.0%inclusion32 decks536 decks
4%synergy
Curiosity
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2%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
5.8%inclusion31 decks533 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
5.8%inclusion31 decks536 decks
-4%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
5.6%inclusion30 decks535 decks
5%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
5.6%inclusion30 decks536 decks
5%synergy
Search for Azcanta
5.6%inclusion30 decks536 decks
5%synergy
Shark Typhoon
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4%synergy
Underworld Dreams
5.4%inclusion29 decks536 decks
-1%synergy
Sorcerer Class
5.2%inclusion28 decks536 decks
5%synergy
Black Market Connections
5.2%inclusion28 decks536 decks
-6%synergy
Liliana's Caress
5.0%inclusion27 decks536 decks
-2%synergy
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Professor Onyx
13%inclusion68 decks536 decks
11%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
12%inclusion65 decks536 decks
11%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
7.9%inclusion42 decks533 decks
7%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
6.7%inclusion36 decks536 decks
4%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
6.3%inclusion34 decks536 decks
5%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
5.0%inclusion27 decks536 decks
3%synergy
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Bojuka Bog
28%inclusion152 decks536 decks
4%synergy
Reliquary Tower
28%inclusion150 decks536 decks
-8%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
15%inclusion82 decks536 decks
0%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
15%inclusion66 decks439 decks
11%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
15%inclusion80 decks536 decks
11%synergy
Mistrise Village
12%inclusion59 decks494 decks
4%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
11%inclusion59 decks536 decks
-3%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
8.6%inclusion46 decks536 decks
6%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
7.8%inclusion42 decks536 decks
4%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
7.6%inclusion41 decks536 decks
3%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
6.5%inclusion35 decks536 decks
0%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
6.3%inclusion34 decks536 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.8%inclusion31 decks536 decks
-2%synergy
Great Hall of the Biblioplex
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
5%synergy
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Arcane Signet
86%inclusion460 decks536 decks
-2%synergy
Sol Ring
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-6%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
54%inclusion287 decks536 decks
9%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
51%inclusion276 decks536 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
43%inclusion231 decks536 decks
0%synergy
Izzet Signet
43%inclusion230 decks536 decks
10%synergy
Dimir Signet
39%inclusion209 decks536 decks
4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
37%inclusion200 decks536 decks
2%synergy
Rakdos Signet
34%inclusion184 decks536 decks
1%synergy
Thought Vessel
17%inclusion93 decks536 decks
-4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
15%inclusion78 decks536 decks
-5%synergy
Mind Stone
13%inclusion69 decks536 decks
0%synergy
Relic of Sauron
10%inclusion53 decks536 decks
-9%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
9.3%inclusion50 decks536 decks
-5%synergy
Lotus Petal
9.1%inclusion49 decks536 decks
-1%synergy
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Island
97%inclusion522 decks536 decks
5%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion515 decks536 decks
4%synergy
Command Tower
95%inclusion511 decks536 decks
4%synergy
Mountain
95%inclusion508 decks536 decks
3%synergy
Steam Vents
58%inclusion313 decks536 decks
13%synergy
Watery Grave
58%inclusion313 decks536 decks
11%synergy
Exotic Orchard
56%inclusion301 decks536 decks
0%synergy
Blood Crypt
53%inclusion285 decks536 decks
8%synergy
Sulfur Falls
48%inclusion259 decks536 decks
2%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
46%inclusion249 decks536 decks
-7%synergy
Shivan Reef
46%inclusion248 decks536 decks
17%synergy
Xander's Lounge
45%inclusion239 decks536 decks
5%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
44%inclusion235 decks536 decks
-1%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
43%inclusion231 decks536 decks
8%synergy
Polluted Delta
43%inclusion228 decks536 decks
8%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
41%inclusion218 decks536 decks
-2%synergy
Scalding Tarn
40%inclusion216 decks536 decks
8%synergy
Training Center
40%inclusion216 decks536 decks
8%synergy
Sunken Hollow
35%inclusion186 decks536 decks
-5%synergy
Luxury Suite
34%inclusion184 decks536 decks
3%synergy
Underground River
34%inclusion184 decks536 decks
7%synergy
Morphic Pool
33%inclusion179 decks536 decks
2%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
33%inclusion179 decks536 decks
6%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
33%inclusion175 decks536 decks
-5%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
27%inclusion146 decks536 decks
2%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
25%inclusion136 decks536 decks
1%synergy
Thundering Falls
25%inclusion133 decks536 decks
14%synergy
Haunted Ridge
22%inclusion119 decks536 decks
1%synergy
Undercity Sewers
22%inclusion118 decks536 decks
9%synergy
Raucous Theater
22%inclusion116 decks536 decks
11%synergy
Sink into Stupor
21%inclusion112 decks535 decks
11%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
21%inclusion111 decks536 decks
10%synergy
Evolving Wilds
20%inclusion108 decks536 decks
-3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
20%inclusion105 decks536 decks
-11%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
18%inclusion94 decks536 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion90 decks535 decks
9%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
17%inclusion89 decks536 decks
5%synergy
Seething Landscape
16%inclusion87 decks535 decks
0%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
15%inclusion82 decks535 decks
9%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
15%inclusion80 decks536 decks
3%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
14%inclusion76 decks536 decks
4%synergy
City of Brass
14%inclusion76 decks536 decks
1%synergy
Underground Sea
14%inclusion73 decks536 decks
-2%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
14%inclusion73 decks536 decks
-5%synergy
Volcanic Island
14%inclusion73 decks536 decks
-2%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
13%inclusion72 decks536 decks
7%synergy
Badlands
13%inclusion71 decks536 decks
-2%synergy
Choked Estuary
13%inclusion71 decks536 decks
-4%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
13%inclusion70 decks533 decks
4%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
13%inclusion69 decks536 decks
1%synergy
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