Kess, Dissident Mage
$1.94
$1.94Legendary Creature — Human Wizard
How it feels to play against
Mildly Annoying
Some frustrating moments but still fun.
Popularity
Ranking
#271
Current Rank
#277
Last Week
#246
Last Month
Links & Decks
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
CEDH Gameplay! Tymna/Thrasios vs Kess vs Godo vs Tymna/Kraum!
CEDH Gameplay! Rakdos vs Rograkh/Silas vs Tymna/Malcolm vs Kess!
CEDH Gameplay! Loot vs Pako/Haldan vs Kotis vs Kess!
CEDH Gameplay! Featuring Fringe Decks??? Kotis vs Pako/Haldan vs Kess vs Loot!
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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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Kinnan v Kenrith v Kess v Yuriko Bracket 5 cEDH Commander Gameplay
More Kess, Dissident Mage VideosNew Cards
Fresh cards from recent sets that players are experimenting with in Kess, Dissident Mage decks.
Norman Osborn+1% Synergy
$7.90
Spider-Sense-1% Synergy
$1.68
Electro, Assaulting Battery-2% Synergy
$2.85
The Soul Stone-3% Synergy
$52.85
Oscorp Industries-7% Synergy
$0.82
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Kess, Dissident Mage's abilities and overall game plan.
Frantic Search+40% Synergy
$0.42
Ponder+38% Synergy
$1.05
Brainstorm+36% Synergy
$2.93
Faithless Looting+36% Synergy
$0.25
Preordain+34% Synergy
$0.48
Storm-Kiln Artist+33% Synergy
$0.74
Archmage Emeritus+32% Synergy
$0.66
Windfall+30% Synergy
$3.65
Dark Ritual+28% Synergy
$3.42
Goblin Electromancer+28% Synergy
$0.20
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Kess, Dissident Mage decks.
Gitaxian Probe+26% Synergy
$3.07
Toxic Deluge+18% Synergy
$5.65
Swan Song+16% Synergy
$7.22
Reanimate+14% Synergy
$5.23
An Offer You Can't Refuse+11% Synergy
$1.05
Negate+9% Synergy
$0.26
Counterspell+8% Synergy
$1.43
Nightscape Familiar+6% Synergy
$0.28
Chaos Warp-1% Synergy
$0.50
Blasphemous Act-4% Synergy
$1.79
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Mystical Tutor+30% Synergy
$12.80
Demonic Tutor+18% Synergy
$48.17
Underworld Breach+18% Synergy
$10.25
Gamble+17% Synergy
$10.90
Cyclonic Rift+16% Synergy
$40.39
Thassa's Oracle+16% Synergy
$16.33
Vampiric Tutor+15% Synergy
$55.60
Jeska's Will+15% Synergy
$27.05
Rhystic Study+12% Synergy
$51.56
Fierce Guardianship+6% Synergy
$39.33
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Kess, Dissident Mage's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Guttersnipe+25% Synergy
$0.22
Baral, Chief of Compliance+20% Synergy
$2.02
Talrand, Sky Summoner+18% Synergy
$0.42
Young Pyromancer+17% Synergy
$0.13
Archmage of Runes+13% Synergy
$1.60
Stormcatch Mentor+13% Synergy
$0.28
Sedgemoor Witch+13% Synergy
$1.09
Dualcaster Mage+12% Synergy
$3.34
Cormela, Glamour Thief+12% Synergy
$0.08
Dragon's Rage Channeler+12% Synergy
$1.47
Notion Thief+11% Synergy
$1.06
Black Waltz No. 3+11% Synergy
$0.20
Opposition Agent+10% Synergy
$19.77
Ledger Shredder+10% Synergy
$6.22
Snapcaster Mage+9% Synergy
$17.38
Spellseeker+9% Synergy
$12.62
Third Path Iconoclast+9% Synergy
$0.17
Coruscation Mage+9% Synergy
$0.96
Birgi, God of Storytelling+8% Synergy
$20.38
Niv-Mizzet, Parun+8% Synergy
$5.60
Thunderclap Drake+8% Synergy
$6.20
Vivi Ornitier+7% Synergy
$23.90
Simian Spirit Guide+7% Synergy
$1.90
Veyran, Voice of Duality+7% Synergy
$3.49
Murmuring Mystic+7% Synergy
$0.37
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer+6% Synergy
$0.86
Electrostatic Field+6% Synergy
$2.53
Scalding Viper+6% Synergy
$0.24
Dauthi Voidwalker+5% Synergy
$4.41
Laboratory Maniac+5% Synergy
$0.86
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur+5% Synergy
$0.24
Urabrask+5% Synergy
$12.59
Kessig Flamebreather+5% Synergy
$1.77
Cruel Somnophage+5% Synergy
$0.36
Pinnacle Monk+4% Synergy
$1.59
Archaeomancer+4% Synergy
$0.23
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned+4% Synergy
$1.22
Decadent Dragon+4% Synergy
$0.40
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant+4% Synergy
$8.10
Faerie Mastermind+3% Synergy
$11.56
Dockside Extortionist+3% Synergy
$24.31
Displacer Kitten+3% Synergy
$22.41
Hullbreaker Horror+3% Synergy
$4.16
Talion, the Kindly Lord+3% Synergy
$7.29
Valley Floodcaller+2% Synergy
$2.87
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer+1% Synergy
$32.37
Orcish Bowmasters0% Synergy
$27.86
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse-1% Synergy
$71.01
Magus of the Wheel-1% Synergy
$0.71
Baleful Strix-5% Synergy
$0.87
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Kess, Dissident Mage safe.
Consider+24% Synergy
$0.50
Lightning Bolt+23% Synergy
$1.06
Opt+23% Synergy
$0.09
Increasing Vengeance+23% Synergy
$0.47
Cabal Ritual+22% Synergy
$12.19
Fact or Fiction+20% Synergy
$0.16
Seething Song+17% Synergy
$6.73
Demonic Consultation+15% Synergy
$6.84
Entomb+15% Synergy
$17.32
Narset's Reversal+15% Synergy
$1.53
Brain Freeze+14% Synergy
$4.97
Snap+14% Synergy
$2.06
Thought Scour+14% Synergy
$0.44
Force of Will+13% Synergy
$62.31
Flusterstorm+13% Synergy
$8.45
Force of Negation+12% Synergy
$47.40
Tainted Pact+12% Synergy
$24.96
Flame of Anor+12% Synergy
$2.68
Mana Drain+11% Synergy
$47.89
Pact of Negation+11% Synergy
$14.71
Muddle the Mixture+11% Synergy
$1.63
Izzet Charm+11% Synergy
$0.23
Intuition+11% Synergy
$195.88
Thrill of Possibility+10% Synergy
$0.11
Ad Nauseam+10% Synergy
$19.88
Mental Misstep+9% Synergy
$5.88
Dispel+9% Synergy
$0.33
Lim-Dûl's Vault+9% Synergy
$4.74
Rakdos Charm+8% Synergy
$0.33
Abrade+8% Synergy
$0.16
Chain of Vapor+8% Synergy
$10.40
Spell Pierce+8% Synergy
$0.20
Red Elemental Blast+7% Synergy
$8.95
Pyroblast+7% Synergy
$6.58
Maestros Charm+7% Synergy
$0.10
Dramatic Reversal+7% Synergy
$0.81
Pongify+6% Synergy
$1.62
Reality Shift+6% Synergy
$0.22
Prismari Command+6% Synergy
$0.24
Waterlogged Teachings+6% Synergy
$0.86
Sink into Stupor+4% Synergy
$7.12
Borne Upon a Wind+3% Synergy
$3.46
Terminate+2% Synergy
$0.58
Deflecting Swat+2% Synergy
$49.34
Big Score+2% Synergy
$0.49
Fell the Profane+2% Synergy
$4.67
Deadly Rollick0% Synergy
$18.11
Withering Torment0% Synergy
$2.38
Arcane Denial-1% Synergy
$1.88
Bedevil-3% Synergy
$0.48
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Kess, Dissident Mage's game plan and control the board.
See the Truth+20% Synergy
$0.49
Mana Geyser+19% Synergy
$1.60
Mizzix's Mastery+13% Synergy
$2.73
Solve the Equation+13% Synergy
$1.52
Torment of Hailfire+12% Synergy
$21.60
Expressive Iteration+12% Synergy
$0.30
Serum Visions+12% Synergy
$1.53
Exsanguinate+11% Synergy
$0.23
Grapeshot+11% Synergy
$0.25
Vandalblast+10% Synergy
$3.70
Wheel of Fortune+10% Synergy
$1532.89
Past in Flames+9% Synergy
$2.67
Careful Study+9% Synergy
$1.77
Wheel of Misfortune+8% Synergy
$5.13
Yawgmoth's Will+8% Synergy
$172.83
Tendrils of Agony+8% Synergy
$0.48
Imperial Seal+7% Synergy
$127.49
Night's Whisper+7% Synergy
$0.46
Cathartic Reunion+7% Synergy
$0.22
Dark Petition+7% Synergy
$2.47
Rite of Flame+6% Synergy
$4.68
Grim Tutor+6% Synergy
$22.58
Treasure Cruise+6% Synergy
$0.21
Circle of Power+6% Synergy
$0.10
Bonus Round+6% Synergy
$4.06
Final Parting+6% Synergy
$0.25
Damnation+5% Synergy
$17.98
Diabolic Tutor+5% Synergy
$1.82
Praetor's Grasp+5% Synergy
$7.97
Cornered by Black Mages+5% Synergy
$0.07
Stitch Together+5% Synergy
$2.97
Boltwave+5% Synergy
$1.91
Time Warp+5% Synergy
$12.05
Chain of Smog+5% Synergy
$4.75
Mnemonic Betrayal+4% Synergy
$7.68
Breach the Multiverse+4% Synergy
$5.84
Persist+4% Synergy
$2.20
Twinflame+4% Synergy
$6.02
Buried Alive+3% Synergy
$0.83
Unearth+3% Synergy
$0.45
Lórien Revealed+3% Synergy
$2.16
Blasphemous Edict+2% Synergy
$4.70
Beseech the Mirror+2% Synergy
$14.22
Sign in Blood+2% Synergy
$0.43
Whispering Madness+1% Synergy
$1.57
Peer into the Abyss+1% Synergy
$2.20
Cruel Ultimatum+1% Synergy
$0.54
Dark Deal0% Synergy
$1.31
Victimize-1% Synergy
$0.38
Feed the Swarm-3% Synergy
$0.62
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Primal Amulet+11% Synergy
$8.82
Isochron Scepter+10% Synergy
$16.23
Aetherflux Reservoir+8% Synergy
$18.99
Wishclaw Talisman+7% Synergy
$4.11
Sensei's Divining Top+6% Synergy
$34.06
Mindsplice Apparatus+6% Synergy
$0.54
Black Mage's Rod+5% Synergy
$0.16
The One Ring+2% Synergy
$77.68
Bolas's Citadel+1% Synergy
$12.40
Wayfarer's Bauble-6% Synergy
$0.18
Lightning Greaves-17% Synergy
$3.56
Swiftfoot Boots-17% Synergy
$1.14
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Kess, Dissident Mage's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Thousand-Year Storm+24% Synergy
$0.44
Mystic Remora+16% Synergy
$9.57
Secrets of the Dead+13% Synergy
$0.43
Fiery Inscription+8% Synergy
$0.30
Double Vision+8% Synergy
$0.42
Necropotence+7% Synergy
$18.37
Jace's Sanctum+7% Synergy
$0.54
Swarm Intelligence+7% Synergy
$0.33
Arcane Bombardment+5% Synergy
$4.83
Search for Azcanta+5% Synergy
$2.16
Rite of the Dragoncaller+5% Synergy
$2.34
Case of the Ransacked Lab+5% Synergy
$0.33
Artist's Talent+4% Synergy
$5.99
Shark Typhoon+4% Synergy
$0.62
Animate Dead0% Synergy
$7.73
Propaganda-2% Synergy
$2.27
Phyrexian Arena-5% Synergy
$2.46
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Kess, Dissident Mage to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Ral, Storm Conduit+14% Synergy
$0.88
Professor Onyx+12% Synergy
$1.32
Narset, Parter of Veils+11% Synergy
$1.96
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries+6% Synergy
$5.69
Ral, Crackling Wit+6% Synergy
$6.95
Ashiok, Dream Render+5% Synergy
$1.19
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Mystic Sanctuary+11% Synergy
$2.20
Lindblum, Industrial Regency+7% Synergy
$1.62
Otawara, Soaring City+6% Synergy
$18.27
Cephalid Coliseum+6% Synergy
$0.16
Ancient Tomb+5% Synergy
$91.40
Mistrise Village+4% Synergy
$4.85
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire+2% Synergy
$6.59
Riptide Laboratory+2% Synergy
$0.47
Urza's Saga+1% Synergy
$35.19
Desolate Lighthouse0% Synergy
$0.11
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth-1% Synergy
$46.59
Bojuka Bog-2% Synergy
$1.04
Temple of the False God-3% Synergy
$0.16
Reliquary Tower-5% Synergy
$1.91
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Lotus Petal+13% Synergy
$26.54
Talisman of Creativity+12% Synergy
$1.41
Fellwar Stone+11% Synergy
$0.68
Izzet Signet+11% Synergy
$0.25
Chrome Mox+9% Synergy
$109.95
Talisman of Dominance+7% Synergy
$0.93
Mana Vault+7% Synergy
$76.65
Dimir Signet+6% Synergy
$0.50
Lion's Eye Diamond+6% Synergy
$490.08
Mox Opal+5% Synergy
$175.26
Mox Diamond+5% Synergy
$723.17
Mana Crypt+4% Synergy
$39.60
Talisman of Indulgence+2% Synergy
$1.43
Grim Monolith+2% Synergy
$386.69
Rakdos Signet+1% Synergy
$0.91
Mox Amber+1% Synergy
$59.26
Sol Ring-2% Synergy
$1.33
Arcane Signet-2% Synergy
$0.43
Mind Stone-2% Synergy
$0.18
Chromatic Lantern-3% Synergy
$2.20
Thought Vessel-4% Synergy
$1.05
Commander's Sphere-9% Synergy
$0.19
Relic of Sauron-11% Synergy
$7.20
Lands
The mana base foundation for Kess, Dissident Mage decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Steam Vents+14% Synergy
$17.00
Scalding Tarn+14% Synergy
$23.35
Polluted Delta+13% Synergy
$13.45
Watery Grave+12% Synergy
$7.13
Blood Crypt+11% Synergy
$25.00
Bloodstained Mire+11% Synergy
$12.53
Shivan Reef+11% Synergy
$0.32
City of Brass+11% Synergy
$17.56
Flooded Strand+11% Synergy
$13.06
Misty Rainforest+10% Synergy
$21.85
Marsh Flats+10% Synergy
$20.95
Training Center+9% Synergy
$10.18
Mana Confluence+9% Synergy
$21.98
Arid Mesa+9% Synergy
$22.37
Verdant Catacombs+9% Synergy
$19.79
Morphic Pool+8% Synergy
$16.56
Cascade Bluffs+8% Synergy
$0.56
Wooded Foothills+8% Synergy
$11.86
Undercity Sewers+7% Synergy
$18.32
Thundering Falls+7% Synergy
$14.17
Underground River+6% Synergy
$0.89
Underground Sea+6% Synergy
Volcanic Island+6% Synergy
Luxury Suite+5% Synergy
$17.73
Badlands+5% Synergy
Izzet Boilerworks+4% Synergy
$0.35
Raucous Theater+4% Synergy
$8.29
Exotic Orchard+3% Synergy
$0.19
Temple of Epiphany+3% Synergy
$0.10
Dimir Aqueduct+2% Synergy
$0.23
Island+1% Synergy
$0.25
Temple of Deceit+1% Synergy
$0.27
Command Tower0% Synergy
$0.26
Xander's Lounge-1% Synergy
$9.17
Sulfurous Springs-1% Synergy
$0.63
Stormcarved Coast-1% Synergy
$4.31
Swamp-2% Synergy
$0.25
Sulfur Falls-2% Synergy
$0.36
Shipwreck Marsh-2% Synergy
$4.17
Drowned Catacomb-3% Synergy
$1.51
Haunted Ridge-3% Synergy
$4.54
Seething Landscape-3% Synergy
$0.09
Mountain-4% Synergy
$0.37
Dragonskull Summit-5% Synergy
$0.71
Evolving Wilds-6% Synergy
$0.09
Terramorphic Expanse-7% Synergy
$0.11
Sunken Hollow-9% Synergy
$0.28
Smoldering Marsh-10% Synergy
$0.19
Crumbling Necropolis-11% Synergy
$0.64
Path of Ancestry-16% Synergy
$0.17
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