Kess, Dissident Mage (Commander) - Budget Upgraded

Kess, Dissident Mage
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Jonathan Zucchetti
Mar 26, 2026
Jonathan Zucchetti
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33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Emeritus of Conflict
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Tablet of Discovery
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Emeritus of Ideation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Wisdom of Ages
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
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Goblin Electromancer
66%inclusion35 decks53 decks
57%synergy
Guttersnipe
45%inclusion24 decks53 decks
39%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
35%inclusion18 decks51 decks
31%synergy
Faithless Looting
49%inclusion26 decks53 decks
29%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
34%inclusion18 decks53 decks
29%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
40%inclusion21 decks53 decks
29%synergy
Frantic Search
49%inclusion26 decks53 decks
29%synergy
Fact or Fiction
36%inclusion19 decks53 decks
29%synergy
Consider
34%inclusion18 decks53 decks
28%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
38%inclusion20 decks53 decks
28%synergy
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Nightscape Familiar
45%inclusion24 decks53 decks
18%synergy
Counterspell
45%inclusion24 decks53 decks
1%synergy
Negate
40%inclusion21 decks53 decks
17%synergy
Terminate
38%inclusion20 decks53 decks
12%synergy
Feed the Swarm
34%inclusion18 decks53 decks
6%synergy
Dark Ritual
34%inclusion18 decks53 decks
-3%synergy
Blasphemous Act
32%inclusion17 decks53 decks
-12%synergy
Ponder
30%inclusion16 decks53 decks
22%synergy
Chaos Warp
30%inclusion16 decks53 decks
-5%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
30%inclusion16 decks53 decks
27%synergy
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Narset, Parter of Veils
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
8%synergy
Notion Thief
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
4%synergy
Mystical Tutor
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
-4%synergy
Jeska's Will
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
-9%synergy
Gamble
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
-4%synergy
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Cormela, Glamour Thief
28%inclusion15 decks53 decks
24%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
26%inclusion14 decks53 decks
24%synergy
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25%inclusion10 decks40 decks
20%synergy
Young Pyromancer
21%inclusion11 decks53 decks
19%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
19%inclusion10 decks53 decks
17%synergy
Prismari, the Inspiration
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Zaffai and the Tempests
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
The Dawning Archaic
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Spellbook Seeker
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Abstract Paintmage
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
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14%synergy
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15%inclusion8 decks53 decks
7%synergy
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11%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
13%inclusion7 decks53 decks
11%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
13%inclusion7 decks53 decks
11%synergy
Electrostatic Field
13%inclusion7 decks53 decks
13%synergy
Rona, Sheoldred's Faithful
13%inclusion7 decks53 decks
13%synergy
Archmage of Runes
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
10%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
6%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
11%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
9%synergy
Ral, Monsoon Mage
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Scalding Viper
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
9%synergy
Firebrand Archer
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
8%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
9%synergy
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
8%synergy
Frolicking Familiar
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
9%synergy
River Kelpie
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
7%synergy
Mizzix of the Izmagnus
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
9%synergy
Mocking Sprite
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
7%synergy
Kaza, Roil Chaser
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
7%synergy
Picklock Prankster
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
7%synergy
Order of Midnight
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
7%synergy
Jori En, Ruin Diver
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
7%synergy
Gravebreaker Lamia
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
7%synergy
Decadent Dragon
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
6%synergy
Wizards of Thay
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
5%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
2%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
6%synergy
Flux Channeler
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
6%synergy
Bonecrusher Giant
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
7%synergy
Mysidian Elder
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Queen Brahne
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
The Emperor of Palamecia
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Volatile Stormdrake
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
2%synergy
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Opt
28%inclusion15 decks53 decks
23%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
26%inclusion14 decks53 decks
15%synergy
Maestros Charm
26%inclusion14 decks53 decks
23%synergy
Rakdos Charm
26%inclusion14 decks53 decks
11%synergy
Abrade
26%inclusion14 decks53 decks
17%synergy
Brainstorm
23%inclusion12 decks53 decks
5%synergy
Izzet Charm
23%inclusion12 decks53 decks
20%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
23%inclusion12 decks53 decks
20%synergy
Lightning Bolt
21%inclusion11 decks53 decks
11%synergy
Big Score
21%inclusion11 decks53 decks
9%synergy
Snap
19%inclusion10 decks53 decks
9%synergy
Bedevil
17%inclusion9 decks53 decks
1%synergy
Flashback
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Choreographed Sparks
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Seething Song
15%inclusion8 decks53 decks
8%synergy
Aetherize
15%inclusion8 decks53 decks
11%synergy
Mystical Teachings
15%inclusion8 decks53 decks
14%synergy
Prismari Command
15%inclusion8 decks53 decks
9%synergy
Narset's Reversal
15%inclusion8 decks53 decks
9%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Experimental Augury
13%inclusion7 decks53 decks
12%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
13%inclusion7 decks53 decks
-17%synergy
Arcane Denial
13%inclusion7 decks53 decks
-15%synergy
Flame of Anor
13%inclusion7 decks53 decks
8%synergy
Impulse
13%inclusion7 decks53 decks
12%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
10%synergy
Go for the Throat
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
5%synergy
Thought Scour
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
10%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
2%synergy
Mana Leak
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
10%synergy
Dig Through Time
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
7%synergy
Thirst for Discovery
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
9%synergy
Dispel
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
6%synergy
Reality Shift
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
4%synergy
Supreme Will
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
9%synergy
Murder
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
6%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
8%synergy
Repulse
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
9%synergy
Twinferno
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
8%synergy
Infernal Grasp
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
5%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
8%synergy
Spell Pierce
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
6%synergy
Remand
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
9%synergy
Entomb
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
2%synergy
Prologue to Phyresis
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
7%synergy
Soul Manipulation
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
7%synergy
Invoke Calamity
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
6%synergy
Vraska's Fall
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
7%synergy
Bitter Triumph
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
4%synergy
Confounding Riddle
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
7%synergy
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Preordain
25%inclusion13 decks53 decks
19%synergy
Mana Geyser
23%inclusion12 decks53 decks
18%synergy
See the Truth
23%inclusion12 decks53 decks
22%synergy
Grapeshot
21%inclusion11 decks53 decks
19%synergy
Solve the Equation
21%inclusion11 decks53 decks
19%synergy
Windfall
19%inclusion10 decks53 decks
-5%synergy
Exsanguinate
17%inclusion9 decks53 decks
13%synergy
Final Parting
17%inclusion9 decks53 decks
16%synergy
Improvisation Capstone
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Flow State
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Strategic Planning
15%inclusion8 decks53 decks
15%synergy
Read the Bones
15%inclusion8 decks53 decks
13%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
12%synergy
Vandalblast
13%inclusion7 decks53 decks
-3%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
13%inclusion7 decks53 decks
10%synergy
Treasure Cruise
13%inclusion7 decks53 decks
10%synergy
Expressive Iteration
13%inclusion7 decks53 decks
10%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
7%synergy
Victimize
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
3%synergy
Seize the Spoils
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
10%synergy
Mastermind's Acquisition
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
11%synergy
Pirate's Pillage
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
10%synergy
Epic Experiment
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
9%synergy
Razaketh's Rite
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
9%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
8%synergy
Contentious Plan
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
9%synergy
Inspired Tinkering
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
9%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
9%synergy
Whispering Madness
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
3%synergy
Serum Visions
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
8%synergy
Maestros Confluence
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
8%synergy
Chain Reaction
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
5%synergy
Increasing Ambition
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
7%synergy
Profane Tutor
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
3%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
2%synergy
Fiery Confluence
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
7%synergy
Dance with Calamity
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
7%synergy
Careful Study
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
6%synergy
Gix's Command
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
7%synergy
Deep Analysis
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
4%synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
6%synergy
Infectious Inquiry
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
7%synergy
Tormenting Voice
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
7%synergy
Night's Whisper
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
3%synergy
Merchant Scroll
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
7%synergy
Lock and Load
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
7%synergy
Circle of Power
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Poison the Waters
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Boltwave
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Flood of Recollection
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
5%synergy
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Mindsplice Apparatus
13%inclusion7 decks53 decks
11%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
-2%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
-17%synergy
Lightning Greaves
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
-22%synergy
World Map
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Lucky Clover
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
6%synergy
Twinning Staff
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
1%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
-2%synergy
Rimefire Torque
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Propaganda
25%inclusion13 decks53 decks
11%synergy
Fiery Inscription
17%inclusion9 decks53 decks
12%synergy
Secrets of the Dead
17%inclusion9 decks53 decks
15%synergy
Double Vision
13%inclusion7 decks53 decks
11%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
13%inclusion7 decks53 decks
13%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
11%synergy
Sorcerer Class
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
7%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Burning Vengeance
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
7%synergy
Cryptic Pursuit
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
5%synergy
Impact Tremors
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
2%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Melee
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Storm Conduit
15%inclusion8 decks53 decks
14%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
11%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
23%inclusion12 decks53 decks
-1%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
21%inclusion11 decks53 decks
16%synergy
Reliquary Tower
17%inclusion9 decks53 decks
-19%synergy
Great Hall of the Biblioplex
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
15%inclusion8 decks53 decks
14%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion7 decks53 decks
5%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
8%synergy
Barren Moor
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
8%synergy
Forgotten Cave
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
8%synergy
Karn's Bastion
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
6%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
-15%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
3%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
-1%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
0%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
74%inclusion39 decks53 decks
-14%synergy
Sol Ring
70%inclusion37 decks53 decks
-20%synergy
Izzet Signet
40%inclusion21 decks53 decks
7%synergy
Fellwar Stone
36%inclusion19 decks53 decks
0%synergy
Rakdos Signet
34%inclusion18 decks53 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
30%inclusion16 decks53 decks
-14%synergy
Dimir Signet
30%inclusion16 decks53 decks
-5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
25%inclusion13 decks53 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
25%inclusion13 decks53 decks
-25%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
19%inclusion10 decks53 decks
-24%synergy
Mind Stone
17%inclusion9 decks53 decks
4%synergy
Resonating Lute
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Thought Vessel
13%inclusion7 decks53 decks
-8%synergy
Fire Diamond
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
8%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Locket
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
7%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
-7%synergy
Prismatic Lens
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
7%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
4%synergy
Sky Diamond
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
4%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
2%synergy
Manalith
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
5%synergy
Obelisk of Grixis
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
4%synergy
Ring of the Lucii
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
98%inclusion52 decks53 decks
6%synergy
Mountain
98%inclusion52 decks53 decks
7%synergy
Island
98%inclusion52 decks53 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
85%inclusion45 decks53 decks
-7%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
68%inclusion36 decks53 decks
15%synergy
Exotic Orchard
60%inclusion32 decks53 decks
4%synergy
Shivan Reef
49%inclusion26 decks53 decks
20%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
49%inclusion26 decks53 decks
12%synergy
Evolving Wilds
49%inclusion26 decks53 decks
25%synergy
Sulfur Falls
49%inclusion26 decks53 decks
3%synergy
Sunken Hollow
47%inclusion25 decks53 decks
8%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
38%inclusion20 decks53 decks
23%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
34%inclusion18 decks53 decks
23%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
34%inclusion18 decks53 decks
-9%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
30%inclusion16 decks53 decks
-15%synergy
Seething Landscape
29%inclusion15 decks52 decks
12%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
28%inclusion15 decks53 decks
22%synergy
Temple of Deceit
28%inclusion15 decks53 decks
15%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
26%inclusion14 decks53 decks
7%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
26%inclusion14 decks53 decks
15%synergy
Path of Ancestry
26%inclusion14 decks53 decks
-4%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
25%inclusion13 decks53 decks
14%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
25%inclusion13 decks53 decks
13%synergy
Dismal Backwater
25%inclusion13 decks53 decks
18%synergy
Maestros Theater
23%inclusion12 decks53 decks
14%synergy
Choked Estuary
23%inclusion12 decks53 decks
5%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
23%inclusion12 decks53 decks
12%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
23%inclusion12 decks53 decks
-5%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
21%inclusion11 decks53 decks
11%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
21%inclusion11 decks53 decks
3%synergy
Underground River
21%inclusion11 decks53 decks
-7%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
17%inclusion9 decks53 decks
12%synergy
Ferrous Lake
15%inclusion8 decks53 decks
11%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Ash Barrens
13%inclusion7 decks53 decks
9%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
13%inclusion7 decks53 decks
-2%synergy
Temple of Malice
13%inclusion7 decks53 decks
2%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
9%synergy
Thriving Isle
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
6%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
7%synergy
Geothermal Bog
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
8%synergy
Oscorp Industries
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
-2%synergy
Tainted Isle
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
3%synergy
Fiery Islet
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
2%synergy
Eroded Canyon
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
6%synergy
Thriving Bluff
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
6%synergy
Silundi Vision
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
6%synergy
Molten Tributary
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
6%synergy
Thriving Moor
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
3%synergy
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