Kess, Dissident Mage (Commander) - Budget Upgraded Spellslinger

Kess, Dissident Mage
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Jonathan Zucchetti
Mar 26, 2026
Jonathan Zucchetti
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60%synergy
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58%synergy
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58%synergy
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57%synergy
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53%synergy
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52%synergy
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49%synergy
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46%synergy
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40%synergy
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56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
33%synergy
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45%synergy
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34%synergy
Terminate
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19%synergy
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42%synergy
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32%synergy
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11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-10%synergy
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3%synergy
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50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
45%synergy
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38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
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34%synergy
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31%synergy
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22%synergy
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25%synergy
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22%synergy
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21%synergy
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12%synergy
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22%synergy
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18%synergy
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21%synergy
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14%synergy
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20%synergy
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17%synergy
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22%synergy
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16%synergy
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16%synergy
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6%synergy
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9%synergy
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11%synergy
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12%synergy
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11%synergy
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10%synergy
Wandering Mind
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11%synergy
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8%synergy
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11%synergy
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11%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
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9%synergy
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11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Electrostatic Field
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Combustible Gearhulk
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Syndicate Enforcer
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Salvager of Secrets
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Doom Whisperer
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Jori En, Ruin Diver
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Vile Entomber
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Urabrask the Hidden
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Boggart Trawler
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Dusk Mangler
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Oriq Loremage
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
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10%synergy
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Prismari Command
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
38%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Thirst for Discovery
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Go for the Throat
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
27%synergy
Brainstorm
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Dark Ritual
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-3%synergy
Rakdos Charm
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Bedevil
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Abandon Attachments
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Pongify
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Experimental Augury
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Maestros Charm
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
13%synergy
Invoke Calamity
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Seething Song
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Dispel
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Reality Shift
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Aetherize
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Mystical Teachings
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Thought Scour
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Thirst for Knowledge
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Izzet Charm
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Reverberate
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Arcane Denial
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-6%synergy
Demand Answers
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Into the Roil
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Counterspell
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-22%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Impulse
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Dig Through Time
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Overkill
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Transpose
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
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13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
0%synergy
Hagra Mauling
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Hero's Downfall
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10%synergy
Fell the Profane
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3%synergy
Steam Augury
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Stroke of Genius
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Fated Return
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
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8%synergy
Illusionist's Stratagem
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Discover the Impossible
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Rona's Vortex
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Run Away Together
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Return the Favor
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Clutch of the Undercity
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Illusionist's Gambit
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Displace
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Vraska's Fall
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Press the Enemy
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
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Preordain
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
39%synergy
Ponder
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
25%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Read the Bones
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Mana Geyser
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
28%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Strategic Planning
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Epic Experiment
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Increasing Ambition
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Curse of the Swine
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Serum Visions
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Pirate's Pillage
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Merchant Scroll
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Reanimate
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-2%synergy
See the Truth
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Expressive Iteration
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Grapeshot
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Compulsive Research
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Singularity Rupture
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Circle of Power
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Evil Reawakened
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Poison the Waters
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Coiling Rebirth
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Will of the Abzan
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Diresight
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Boltwave
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Wail of the Forgotten
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Breaking // Entering
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Void Snare
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Slave of Bolas
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Hard Evidence
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Incarnation Technique
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Molten Disaster
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Victimize
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Divination
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Crackle with Power
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Contentious Plan
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Inspired Tinkering
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Dread Return
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Vandalblast
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-5%synergy
Last Chance
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Past in Flames
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
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Swiftfoot Boots
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-4%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Cloud Key
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Runechanter's Pike
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
0%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Silent Gravestone
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Explorer's Scope
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Neurok Stealthsuit
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Enchantments
Propaganda
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Secrets of the Dead
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Fiery Inscription
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Tectonic Reformation
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Sorcerer Class
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Dual Casting
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Shark Typhoon
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Impact Tremors
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Cemetery Tampering
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
As Foretold
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Burning Vengeance
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Barren Moor
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Forgotten Cave
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Restless Spire
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Arid Archway
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Restless Vents
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Terrain Generator
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Castle Locthwain
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Guildless Commons
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
-10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Izzet Signet
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
23%synergy
Sol Ring
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
-34%synergy
Commander's Sphere
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
25%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
0%synergy
Rakdos Signet
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
-5%synergy
Dimir Signet
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-10%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
20%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Fire Diamond
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Mind Stone
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Sky Diamond
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Spell Satchel
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Thought Vessel
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-11%synergy
Gilded Lotus
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Firemind Vessel
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Prismatic Lens
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Glittering Stockpile
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Exotic Orchard
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Island
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
36%synergy
Shivan Reef
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
37%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
52%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
39%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Temple of Deceit
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
43%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
13%synergy
Sunken Hollow
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Sulfur Falls
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
-2%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
23%synergy
Seething Landscape
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Ferrous Lake
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-12%synergy
Underground River
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Path of Ancestry
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Jagged Barrens
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Temple of Malice
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Evolving Wilds
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-1%synergy
Tainted Peak
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Soured Springs
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Blazemire Verge
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Hagra Mauling
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Tainted Isle
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Fiery Islet
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Steam Vents
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-34%synergy
Waterfront District
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Fetid Pools
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Akoum Refuge
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Prismari Campus
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-14%synergy
Graven Cairns
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Ash Barrens
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-14%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
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