Kess, Dissident Mage (Commander) - Upgraded Combo

Kess, Dissident Mage
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Jonathan Zucchetti
Mar 26, 2026
Jonathan Zucchetti
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20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Sanar, Unfinished Genius
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Spectacle Summit
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Resonating Lute
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Emeritus of Conflict
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Frantic Search
75%inclusion24 decks32 decks
55%synergy
Faithless Looting
72%inclusion23 decks32 decks
52%synergy
Preordain
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
50%synergy
Consider
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
44%synergy
Lightning Bolt
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
43%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
43%synergy
Ponder
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
41%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
40%synergy
Brainstorm
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
39%synergy
See the Truth
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
37%synergy
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Dark Ritual
69%inclusion22 decks32 decks
32%synergy
Counterspell
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Windfall
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
27%synergy
Negate
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
24%synergy
Terminate
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Blasphemous Act
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Geyser
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
36%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
35%synergy
Arcane Denial
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Narset's Reversal
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
32%synergy
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Jeska's Will
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Demonic Tutor
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Underworld Breach
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Mystical Tutor
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Gamble
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Notion Thief
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Rhystic Study
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-11%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
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Nightscape Familiar
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
17%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
19%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
23%synergy
Guttersnipe
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Harmonized Trio
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Displacer Kitten
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Spellseeker
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Coruscation Mage
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Nekusar, the Mindrazer
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Archaeomancer
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Kefka, Court Mage
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Baxter, Fly in the Ointment
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
0%synergy
High Fae Trickster
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Urabrask
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Oriq Loremage
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Fate Unraveler
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Anger
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Electro, Assaulting Battery
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Melek, Izzet Paragon
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Kaza, Roil Chaser
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Archmage of Runes
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Haughty Djinn
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Naru Meha, Master Wizard
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Irencrag Pyromancer
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
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Rakdos Charm
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
19%synergy
Chaos Warp
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Fact or Fiction
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
24%synergy
Cabal Ritual
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Opt
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
26%synergy
Thought Scour
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
30%synergy
Snap
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
25%synergy
Flame of Anor
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
23%synergy
Prismari Command
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
22%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Seething Song
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Izzet Charm
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
22%synergy
Big Score
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Entomb
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Mana Drain
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Valakut Awakening
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Maestros Charm
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Swan Song
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Sink into Stupor
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Withering Torment
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Return the Favor
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Reverberate
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Force of Negation
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Bedevil
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Spell Pierce
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Saw in Half
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Dig Through Time
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Pongify
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Drown in the Loch
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Dispel
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Flusterstorm
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Otherworldly Gaze
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Abrade
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Evacuation
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Consult the Star Charts
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Deadly Rollick
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-8%synergy
Desperate Ritual
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Reiterate
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Electrodominance
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Soul Shatter
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Invert Polarity
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
25%synergy
Reanimate
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Toxic Deluge
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
25%synergy
Expressive Iteration
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
25%synergy
Vandalblast
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Serum Visions
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
24%synergy
Night's Whisper
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Exsanguinate
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Personal Tutor
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Final Parting
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Crackle with Power
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Past in Flames
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Insult // Injury
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Treasure Cruise
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Stitch Together
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Grapeshot
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Solve the Equation
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Victimize
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Bonus Round
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Dark Deal
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Grim Tutor
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Singularity Rupture
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Strategic Planning
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Careful Study
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Dread Return
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Cut Your Losses
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Whispering Madness
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Rite of Flame
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Ignite the Future
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Traumatize
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Reforge the Soul
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Chart a Course
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Sleight of Hand
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Unmarked Grave
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Wheel of Fate
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Immolating Gyre
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Commit // Memory
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Painful Truths
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Read the Bones
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Primal Amulet
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Isochron Scepter
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Lightning Greaves
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-20%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-5%synergy
Twinning Staff
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-20%synergy
Neurok Stealthsuit
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Thousand-Year Storm
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
29%synergy
Mystic Remora
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Propaganda
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Secrets of the Dead
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Curiosity
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Artist's Talent
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Waste Not
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-6%synergy
Sorcerer Class
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Mass Hysteria
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Megrim
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Fevered Visions
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Underworld Dreams
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Liliana's Caress
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Animate Dead
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Storm Conduit
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
20%synergy
Professor Onyx
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
19%synergy
Mistrise Village
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Reliquary Tower
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-23%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Urza's Saga
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Barren Moor
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Forgotten Cave
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Emergence Zone
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
97%inclusion31 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Sol Ring
94%inclusion30 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
75%inclusion24 decks32 decks
31%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
72%inclusion23 decks32 decks
23%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Fellwar Stone
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Izzet Signet
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Dimir Signet
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Rakdos Signet
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Thought Vessel
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Lotus Petal
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Mind Stone
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Relic of Sauron
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-10%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-8%synergy
Mox Amber
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Prismatic Lens
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion32 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Island
100%inclusion32 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Command Tower
97%inclusion31 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Swamp
97%inclusion31 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Shivan Reef
66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
36%synergy
Exotic Orchard
66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Sulfur Falls
66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
19%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
63%inclusion20 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Underground River
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
22%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Watery Grave
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Steam Vents
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Blood Crypt
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Morphic Pool
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Scalding Tarn
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Polluted Delta
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Xander's Lounge
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
-16%synergy
Training Center
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Luxury Suite
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
25%synergy
Seething Landscape
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Path of Ancestry
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Thundering Falls
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Haunted Ridge
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
-15%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Valakut Awakening
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Undercity Sewers
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Temple of Deceit
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Sink into Stupor
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Sunken Hollow
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-21%synergy
Raucous Theater
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Temple of Malice
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-8%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Misty Rainforest
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-7%synergy
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