Kess, Dissident Mage
$5.19
$5.19Legendary Creature — Human Wizard
How it feels to play against
Mildly Annoying
Some frustrating moments but still fun.
Popularity
Ranking
#347
Current Rank
#301
Last Week
#253
Last Month
Combos
Debut Set
Decks on Moxfield
Decks on Archidekt
Scryfall
CardmarketVideos
Commander gameplay videos featuring Kess, Dissident Mage.
Quest for the Best Duel Commander Deck Ever - Grand Finals
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CEDH Gameplay! Rakdos vs Rograkh/Silas vs Tymna/Malcolm vs Kess!
I Make A Kraken! Chaotic Commander MTG EDH Gameplay!
CEDH Gameplay! Loot vs Pako/Haldan vs Kotis vs Kess!
CEDH Gameplay! Featuring Fringe Decks??? Kotis vs Pako/Haldan vs Kess vs Loot!
cEDH Gameplay @UnstableCommanders and @CelestialWinnerGaming!!! Hashaton v Kess v Derevi v Tivit
CEDH Gameplay! Godo vs Y'shtola vs Kess vs Tymna/Malcolm!
How Many Tutors can a Ragavan hit? Ketramose v Etali v Kess v Rakdos
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More Kess, Dissident Mage VideosNew Cards
Fresh cards from recent sets that players are experimenting with in Kess, Dissident Mage decks.
Fire Lord Azula+2% Synergy
$1.95
Longshot, Rebel Bowman0% Synergy
$4.96
Bender's Waterskin-2% Synergy
$0.36
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian-5% Synergy
$33.70
Redirect Lightning-6% Synergy
$8.71
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Kess, Dissident Mage's abilities and overall game plan.
Frantic Search+39% Synergy
$0.38
Ponder+38% Synergy
$1.16
Faithless Looting+36% Synergy
$0.24
Brainstorm+35% Synergy
$1.21
Preordain+33% Synergy
$0.48
Storm-Kiln Artist+31% Synergy
$1.39
Archmage Emeritus+31% Synergy
$1.24
Windfall+30% Synergy
$3.89
Goblin Electromancer+28% Synergy
$0.15
Dark Ritual+28% Synergy
$3.45
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Kess, Dissident Mage decks.
Gitaxian Probe+26% Synergy
$3.13
Toxic Deluge+18% Synergy
$6.48
Swan Song+16% Synergy
$7.61
Reanimate+14% Synergy
$5.32
Counterspell+9% Synergy
$1.24
An Offer You Can't Refuse+9% Synergy
$2.38
Negate+9% Synergy
$0.25
Nightscape Familiar+5% Synergy
$0.43
Chaos Warp-1% Synergy
$0.37
Blasphemous Act-3% Synergy
$1.49
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Mystical Tutor+28% Synergy
$13.51
Demonic Tutor+17% Synergy
$48.67
Underworld Breach+17% Synergy
$11.42
Gamble+17% Synergy
$9.62
Cyclonic Rift+16% Synergy
$38.29
Thassa's Oracle+16% Synergy
$16.92
Jeska's Will+15% Synergy
$30.89
Vampiric Tutor+15% Synergy
$58.04
Rhystic Study+12% Synergy
$49.78
Fierce Guardianship+6% Synergy
$40.44
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Kess, Dissident Mage's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Guttersnipe+25% Synergy
$0.20
Baral, Chief of Compliance+20% Synergy
$2.18
Talrand, Sky Summoner+18% Synergy
$0.62
Young Pyromancer+17% Synergy
$0.20
Archmage of Runes+13% Synergy
$2.80
Sedgemoor Witch+13% Synergy
$1.26
Cormela, Glamour Thief+12% Synergy
$0.10
Stormcatch Mentor+12% Synergy
$0.46
Dragon's Rage Channeler+12% Synergy
$1.48
Dualcaster Mage+11% Synergy
$4.29
Black Waltz No. 3+11% Synergy
$0.20
Notion Thief+10% Synergy
$1.59
Ledger Shredder+10% Synergy
$6.20
Opposition Agent+9% Synergy
$16.96
Snapcaster Mage+9% Synergy
$15.90
Third Path Iconoclast+9% Synergy
$0.21
Coruscation Mage+9% Synergy
$1.43
Spellseeker+8% Synergy
$12.92
Birgi, God of Storytelling+7% Synergy
$21.29
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer+7% Synergy
$0.63
Niv-Mizzet, Parun+7% Synergy
$5.46
Thunderclap Drake+7% Synergy
$7.90
Murmuring Mystic+7% Synergy
$0.75
Vivi Ornitier+6% Synergy
$23.45
Simian Spirit Guide+6% Synergy
$2.38
Electrostatic Field+6% Synergy
$6.64
Scalding Viper+6% Synergy
$0.26
Dauthi Voidwalker+5% Synergy
$3.78
Veyran, Voice of Duality+5% Synergy
$5.11
Laboratory Maniac+5% Synergy
$0.85
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur+5% Synergy
$0.19
Urabrask+5% Synergy
$12.77
Kessig Flamebreather+5% Synergy
$2.88
Cruel Somnophage+5% Synergy
$0.39
Pinnacle Monk+4% Synergy
$2.13
Archaeomancer+4% Synergy
$0.27
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned+4% Synergy
$0.71
Decadent Dragon+4% Synergy
$0.52
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant+4% Synergy
$8.11
Displacer Kitten+3% Synergy
$21.53
Dockside Extortionist+3% Synergy
$23.88
Hullbreaker Horror+3% Synergy
$5.57
Talion, the Kindly Lord+3% Synergy
$7.93
Faerie Mastermind+2% Synergy
$14.52
Valley Floodcaller+1% Synergy
$5.76
Orcish Bowmasters0% Synergy
$30.46
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer0% Synergy
$36.65
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse-1% Synergy
$73.19
Magus of the Wheel-1% Synergy
$0.71
Baleful Strix-4% Synergy
$0.99
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Kess, Dissident Mage safe.
Consider+24% Synergy
$0.28
Increasing Vengeance+23% Synergy
$0.60
Cabal Ritual+22% Synergy
$11.08
Opt+22% Synergy
$0.10
Lightning Bolt+21% Synergy
$1.28
Fact or Fiction+20% Synergy
$0.12
Seething Song+16% Synergy
$8.04
Entomb+15% Synergy
$13.46
Demonic Consultation+14% Synergy
$5.62
Brain Freeze+14% Synergy
$5.98
Narset's Reversal+14% Synergy
$1.89
Thought Scour+14% Synergy
$0.34
Force of Will+13% Synergy
$63.86
Flusterstorm+13% Synergy
$8.95
Snap+12% Synergy
$2.53
Force of Negation+12% Synergy
$47.91
Tainted Pact+12% Synergy
$26.33
Flame of Anor+12% Synergy
$2.50
Mana Drain+11% Synergy
$45.60
Pact of Negation+11% Synergy
$14.77
Muddle the Mixture+11% Synergy
$1.77
Ad Nauseam+10% Synergy
$20.71
Izzet Charm+10% Synergy
$0.24
Intuition+10% Synergy
$206.20
Rakdos Charm+9% Synergy
$0.22
Thrill of Possibility+9% Synergy
$0.10
Lim-Dûl's Vault+9% Synergy
$5.03
Abrade+8% Synergy
$0.12
Mental Misstep+8% Synergy
$7.83
Chain of Vapor+8% Synergy
$10.12
Dispel+8% Synergy
$0.36
Spell Pierce+8% Synergy
$0.18
Red Elemental Blast+7% Synergy
$10.48
Pyroblast+7% Synergy
$7.40
Maestros Charm+7% Synergy
$0.09
Dramatic Reversal+7% Synergy
$7.42
Pongify+6% Synergy
$1.53
Reality Shift+6% Synergy
$0.25
Prismari Command+6% Synergy
$0.21
Waterlogged Teachings+5% Synergy
$1.17
Sink into Stupor+3% Synergy
$8.64
Terminate+2% Synergy
$0.50
Deflecting Swat+2% Synergy
$48.91
Fell the Profane+2% Synergy
$5.22
Borne Upon a Wind+2% Synergy
$4.96
Big Score+1% Synergy
$0.72
Arcane Denial0% Synergy
$1.61
Withering Torment0% Synergy
$3.13
Deadly Rollick-1% Synergy
$18.34
Bedevil-2% Synergy
$0.54
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Kess, Dissident Mage's game plan and control the board.
See the Truth+20% Synergy
$0.59
Mana Geyser+19% Synergy
$1.61
Mizzix's Mastery+13% Synergy
$3.20
Solve the Equation+13% Synergy
$1.82
Torment of Hailfire+12% Synergy
$23.09
Expressive Iteration+12% Synergy
$0.29
Serum Visions+12% Synergy
$1.68
Vandalblast+11% Synergy
$2.28
Exsanguinate+11% Synergy
$0.29
Grapeshot+11% Synergy
$0.25
Wheel of Fortune+10% Synergy
$1499.99
Past in Flames+9% Synergy
$3.25
Careful Study+9% Synergy
$1.88
Yawgmoth's Will+8% Synergy
$177.05
Tendrils of Agony+8% Synergy
$0.53
Imperial Seal+7% Synergy
$133.19
Wheel of Misfortune+7% Synergy
$4.67
Night's Whisper+7% Synergy
$0.27
Cathartic Reunion+7% Synergy
$0.20
Dark Petition+7% Synergy
$2.84
Rite of Flame+6% Synergy
$5.68
Grim Tutor+6% Synergy
$23.02
Circle of Power+6% Synergy
$0.11
Treasure Cruise+6% Synergy
$0.19
Cornered by Black Mages+6% Synergy
$0.08
Bonus Round+6% Synergy
$5.57
Final Parting+6% Synergy
$0.32
Damnation+5% Synergy
$17.04
Diabolic Tutor+5% Synergy
$1.81
Praetor's Grasp+5% Synergy
$8.89
Stitch Together+5% Synergy
$2.97
Boltwave+5% Synergy
$2.36
Time Warp+5% Synergy
$12.78
Chain of Smog+5% Synergy
$5.16
Breach the Multiverse+4% Synergy
$5.82
Persist+4% Synergy
$1.95
Twinflame+4% Synergy
$5.38
Crackle with Power+4% Synergy
$9.17
Mnemonic Betrayal+3% Synergy
$7.59
Buried Alive+3% Synergy
$0.98
Unearth+3% Synergy
$0.42
Lórien Revealed+3% Synergy
$2.82
Blasphemous Edict+2% Synergy
$5.17
Beseech the Mirror+2% Synergy
$14.87
Sign in Blood+2% Synergy
$0.46
Whispering Madness+1% Synergy
$1.70
Peer into the Abyss+1% Synergy
$2.13
Dark Deal0% Synergy
$2.79
Victimize-1% Synergy
$0.36
Feed the Swarm-2% Synergy
$0.25
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Primal Amulet+11% Synergy
$9.42
Isochron Scepter+10% Synergy
$17.08
Aetherflux Reservoir+8% Synergy
$17.47
Wishclaw Talisman+7% Synergy
$3.40
Sensei's Divining Top+6% Synergy
$34.32
Mindsplice Apparatus+6% Synergy
$0.51
Black Mage's Rod+5% Synergy
$0.18
The One Ring+2% Synergy
$91.82
Bolas's Citadel+1% Synergy
$12.26
Wayfarer's Bauble-5% Synergy
$0.19
Lightning Greaves-17% Synergy
$3.82
Swiftfoot Boots-18% Synergy
$1.21
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Kess, Dissident Mage's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Thousand-Year Storm+24% Synergy
$0.65
Mystic Remora+16% Synergy
$9.04
Secrets of the Dead+13% Synergy
$0.58
Fiery Inscription+9% Synergy
$0.43
Double Vision+8% Synergy
$0.50
Necropotence+7% Synergy
$20.52
Swarm Intelligence+7% Synergy
$0.32
Jace's Sanctum+7% Synergy
$0.52
Arcane Bombardment+5% Synergy
$7.17
Search for Azcanta+5% Synergy
$2.32
Case of the Ransacked Lab+5% Synergy
$0.40
Rite of the Dragoncaller+5% Synergy
$3.49
Artist's Talent+4% Synergy
$18.27
Shark Typhoon+4% Synergy
$0.55
Animate Dead0% Synergy
$7.78
Propaganda-2% Synergy
$2.87
Phyrexian Arena-4% Synergy
$3.06
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Kess, Dissident Mage to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Ral, Storm Conduit+14% Synergy
$1.01
Professor Onyx+12% Synergy
$1.32
Narset, Parter of Veils+11% Synergy
$1.38
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries+6% Synergy
$5.99
Ashiok, Dream Render+5% Synergy
$1.56
Ral, Crackling Wit+5% Synergy
$8.49
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Mystic Sanctuary+11% Synergy
$6.74
Lindblum, Industrial Regency+7% Synergy
$1.19
Otawara, Soaring City+6% Synergy
$19.47
Cephalid Coliseum+6% Synergy
$0.18
Ancient Tomb+4% Synergy
$90.28
Mistrise Village+4% Synergy
$5.78
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire+2% Synergy
$7.12
Riptide Laboratory+2% Synergy
$0.45
Urza's Saga+1% Synergy
$34.59
Desolate Lighthouse0% Synergy
$0.09
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth-1% Synergy
$46.26
Bojuka Bog-2% Synergy
$0.63
Temple of the False God-3% Synergy
$0.13
Reliquary Tower-6% Synergy
$2.07
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Talisman of Creativity+12% Synergy
$1.58
Lotus Petal+12% Synergy
$24.35
Izzet Signet+11% Synergy
$0.23
Fellwar Stone+10% Synergy
$0.93
Chrome Mox+8% Synergy
$116.80
Talisman of Dominance+7% Synergy
$2.82
Dimir Signet+7% Synergy
$0.59
Mana Vault+7% Synergy
$83.43
Lion's Eye Diamond+6% Synergy
$524.34
Mox Opal+5% Synergy
$176.47
Mox Diamond+5% Synergy
$745.80
Mana Crypt+4% Synergy
$40.66
Grim Monolith+2% Synergy
$399.06
Talisman of Indulgence+1% Synergy
$1.58
Rakdos Signet+1% Synergy
$0.81
Mox Amber+1% Synergy
$61.26
Sol Ring-2% Synergy
$1.20
Arcane Signet-2% Synergy
$0.35
Chromatic Lantern-2% Synergy
$2.58
Mind Stone-2% Synergy
$0.18
Thought Vessel-5% Synergy
$1.21
Commander's Sphere-8% Synergy
$0.14
Relic of Sauron-10% Synergy
$12.69
Lands
The mana base foundation for Kess, Dissident Mage decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Steam Vents+14% Synergy
$16.90
Scalding Tarn+14% Synergy
$25.31
Watery Grave+12% Synergy
$7.08
Polluted Delta+12% Synergy
$15.15
Blood Crypt+11% Synergy
$17.32
Bloodstained Mire+11% Synergy
$13.64
Shivan Reef+11% Synergy
$0.20
Flooded Strand+11% Synergy
$13.21
City of Brass+10% Synergy
$20.01
Misty Rainforest+10% Synergy
$24.21
Marsh Flats+10% Synergy
$20.32
Training Center+9% Synergy
$11.28
Mana Confluence+9% Synergy
$23.77
Arid Mesa+9% Synergy
$24.43
Morphic Pool+8% Synergy
$17.39
Verdant Catacombs+8% Synergy
$19.79
Wooded Foothills+8% Synergy
$13.71
Undercity Sewers+7% Synergy
$16.76
Thundering Falls+7% Synergy
$12.36
Cascade Bluffs+7% Synergy
$0.46
Underground River+6% Synergy
$0.97
Underground Sea+6% Synergy
Volcanic Island+6% Synergy
Luxury Suite+5% Synergy
$18.54
Badlands+5% Synergy
Izzet Boilerworks+4% Synergy
$0.35
Raucous Theater+4% Synergy
$9.55
Exotic Orchard+3% Synergy
$0.13
Temple of Epiphany+3% Synergy
$0.09
Dimir Aqueduct+3% Synergy
$0.19
Island+1% Synergy
$0.08
Temple of Deceit+1% Synergy
$0.23
Command Tower0% Synergy
$0.18
Xander's Lounge-1% Synergy
$10.09
Stormcarved Coast-1% Synergy
$4.12
Swamp-2% Synergy
$0.10
Sulfur Falls-2% Synergy
$0.26
Drowned Catacomb-2% Synergy
$1.88
Sulfurous Springs-2% Synergy
$0.55
Shipwreck Marsh-2% Synergy
$4.95
Haunted Ridge-3% Synergy
$5.51
Seething Landscape-3% Synergy
$0.17
Mountain-4% Synergy
$0.10
Dragonskull Summit-5% Synergy
$0.87
Evolving Wilds-6% Synergy
$0.07
Terramorphic Expanse-6% Synergy
$0.12
Sunken Hollow-8% Synergy
$0.21
Smoldering Marsh-9% Synergy
$0.20
Crumbling Necropolis-10% Synergy
$0.29
Path of Ancestry-16% Synergy
$0.17
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