Kess, Dissident Mage
$3.74
$3.74Legendary Creature — Human Wizard
How it feels to play against
Mildly Annoying
Some frustrating moments but still fun.
Popularity
Ranking
#362
Current Rank
#335
Last Week
#310
Past 2 Years
Combos
Debut Set
Decks on Moxfield
Decks on Archidekt
Scryfall
CardmarketVideos
Commander gameplay videos featuring Kess, Dissident Mage.
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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.
Geist of Saint Thalia+4% Synergy
$1.99
Gandalf, Goblins' Bane+4% Synergy
$4.74
Glamdring, Foe-hammer+4% Synergy
$0.81
Bilbo, Thief in the Night+1% Synergy
$8.54
Wizard's Staff-2% Synergy
$3.01
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Kess, Dissident Mage's abilities and overall game plan.
Ponder+38% Synergy
$3.80
Frantic Search+36% Synergy
$1.69
Faithless Looting+34% Synergy
$0.37
Preordain+34% Synergy
$0.71
Brainstorm+34% Synergy
$1.34
Storm-Kiln Artist+32% Synergy
$3.80
Archmage Emeritus+31% Synergy
$0.56
Windfall+27% Synergy
$5.18
Goblin Electromancer+26% Synergy
$0.26
Consider+25% Synergy
$0.29
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Kess, Dissident Mage decks.
Dark Ritual+23% Synergy
$6.31
Toxic Deluge+15% Synergy
$4.26
Swan Song+14% Synergy
$10.21
Reanimate+13% Synergy
$9.23
Negate+9% Synergy
$0.27
Counterspell+9% Synergy
$3.52
An Offer You Can't Refuse+7% Synergy
$3.36
Nightscape Familiar+5% Synergy
$0.43
Chaos Warp+0% Synergy
$0.27
Blasphemous Act-1% Synergy
$0.95
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Mystical Tutor+24% Synergy
$17.61
Jeska's Will+15% Synergy
$40.20
Demonic Tutor+15% Synergy
$66.72
Cyclonic Rift+14% Synergy
$39.39
Underworld Breach+14% Synergy
$11.06
Gamble+13% Synergy
$16.83
Vampiric Tutor+12% Synergy
$54.51
Force of Will+11% Synergy
$60.18
Rhystic Study+9% Synergy
$71.11
Fierce Guardianship+4% Synergy
$64.38
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Kess, Dissident Mage's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Guttersnipe+24% Synergy
$0.50
Baral, Chief of Compliance+20% Synergy
$3.36
Talrand, Sky Summoner+17% Synergy
$1.84
Young Pyromancer+16% Synergy
$0.34
Black Waltz No. 3+13% Synergy
$0.27
Stormcatch Mentor+13% Synergy
$0.30
Thassa's Oracle+12% Synergy
$23.36
Sedgemoor Witch+12% Synergy
$4.64
Archmage of Runes+11% Synergy
$3.90
Cormela, Glamour Thief+11% Synergy
$0.28
Dragon's Rage Channeler+10% Synergy
$1.59
Coruscation Mage+9% Synergy
$1.92
Dualcaster Mage+9% Synergy
$4.57
Vivi Ornitier+9% Synergy
$38.10
Snapcaster Mage+9% Synergy
$16.83
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer+8% Synergy
$1.56
Spellseeker+8% Synergy
$18.17
Third Path Iconoclast+8% Synergy
$0.31
Ledger Shredder+7% Synergy
$9.38
Notion Thief+7% Synergy
$1.69
Birgi, God of Storytelling+7% Synergy
$29.02
Niv-Mizzet, Parun+6% Synergy
$5.56
Prismari, the Inspiration+6% Synergy
$3.82
Thunderclap Drake+6% Synergy
$0.55
Veyran, Voice of Duality+6% Synergy
$1.39
Electrostatic Field+6% Synergy
$2.31
Opposition Agent+6% Synergy
$20.41
Murmuring Mystic+6% Synergy
$1.65
Exhibition Tidecaller+5% Synergy
$0.57
Kessig Flamebreather+5% Synergy
$2.97
Firebrand Archer+4% Synergy
$0.26
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur+4% Synergy
$0.39
Laboratory Maniac+4% Synergy
$2.46
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned+4% Synergy
$1.27
Simian Spirit Guide+4% Synergy
$3.20
Emet-Selch of the Third Seat+3% Synergy
$0.31
Archaeomancer+3% Synergy
$0.34
Pinnacle Monk+3% Synergy
$1.80
Hullbreaker Horror+3% Synergy
$6.36
Hexing Squelcher+2% Synergy
$21.30
Dauthi Voidwalker+2% Synergy
$5.81
Displacer Kitten+2% Synergy
$32.31
Faerie Mastermind+0% Synergy
$11.32
Valley Floodcaller+0% Synergy
$4.73
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer0% Synergy
$42.57
Magus of the Wheel0% Synergy
$1.42
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse-1% Synergy
$102.15
Orcish Bowmasters-2% Synergy
$48.09
Baleful Strix-3% Synergy
$7.64
Harmonic Prodigy-3% Synergy
$3.70
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Kess, Dissident Mage safe.
Increasing Vengeance+22% Synergy
$0.98
Opt+22% Synergy
$0.25
Cabal Ritual+20% Synergy
$14.66
Lightning Bolt+19% Synergy
$0.99
Fact or Fiction+19% Synergy
$0.28
Seething Song+16% Synergy
$12.07
Entomb+14% Synergy
$19.23
Narset's Reversal+13% Synergy
$2.49
Brain Freeze+13% Synergy
$4.27
Flame of Anor+13% Synergy
$4.17
Thought Scour+12% Synergy
$0.73
Flusterstorm+11% Synergy
$8.88
Mana Drain+11% Synergy
$56.80
Demonic Consultation+11% Synergy
$7.11
Snap+10% Synergy
$3.89
Force of Negation+10% Synergy
$52.98
Rakdos Charm+10% Synergy
$0.37
Tainted Pact+8% Synergy
$41.17
Abrade+8% Synergy
$0.31
Intuition+8% Synergy
$361.81
Izzet Charm+8% Synergy
$0.21
Muddle the Mixture+8% Synergy
$2.34
Pact of Negation+8% Synergy
$17.77
Lim-Dûl's Vault+7% Synergy
$5.96
Ad Nauseam+7% Synergy
$10.80
Gifts Ungiven+7% Synergy
$5.41
Thrill of Possibility+7% Synergy
$0.28
Mana Sculpt+6% Synergy
$1.02
Spell Pierce+6% Synergy
$0.29
Pongify+6% Synergy
$2.36
Reality Shift+6% Synergy
$0.28
Pyroblast+6% Synergy
$10.77
Reverberate+6% Synergy
$2.96
Mental Misstep+5% Synergy
$8.72
Chain of Vapor+5% Synergy
$15.90
Prismari Command+5% Synergy
$0.24
Red Elemental Blast+5% Synergy
$18.86
Pyretic Ritual+5% Synergy
$5.43
Flashback+4% Synergy
$3.57
Waterlogged Teachings+4% Synergy
$0.59
Sink into Stupor+4% Synergy
$7.81
Fell the Profane+2% Synergy
$4.61
Terminate+2% Synergy
$0.34
Deflecting Swat+1% Synergy
$72.00
Big Score+1% Synergy
$0.39
Arcane Denial+0% Synergy
$2.10
Borne Upon a Wind+0% Synergy
$4.25
Deadly Rollick0% Synergy
$30.53
Withering Torment0% Synergy
$1.52
Bedevil-1% Synergy
$0.33
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Kess, Dissident Mage's game plan and control the board.
Gitaxian Probe+24% Synergy
$3.65
Mana Geyser+20% Synergy
$1.12
See the Truth+17% Synergy
$0.57
Mizzix's Mastery+14% Synergy
$7.68
Expressive Iteration+13% Synergy
$0.28
Solve the Equation+12% Synergy
$3.44
Serum Visions+12% Synergy
$2.57
Torment of Hailfire+11% Synergy
$36.95
Exsanguinate+11% Synergy
$0.42
Grapeshot+10% Synergy
$0.29
Vandalblast+9% Synergy
$1.48
Wheel of Fortune+8% Synergy
$2635.93
Past in Flames+8% Synergy
$4.00
Flow State+8% Synergy
$1.42
Careful Study+8% Synergy
$6.44
Tendrils of Agony+7% Synergy
$0.52
Night's Whisper+7% Synergy
$5.45
Dark Petition+6% Synergy
$3.39
Circle of Power+6% Synergy
$0.33
Wheel of Misfortune+6% Synergy
$8.33
Yawgmoth's Will+6% Synergy
$246.66
Bonus Round+6% Synergy
$6.61
Cornered by Black Mages+6% Synergy
$0.26
Damnation+5% Synergy
$21.24
Treasure Cruise+5% Synergy
$0.24
Cathartic Reunion+5% Synergy
$0.20
Grim Tutor+5% Synergy
$24.51
Imperial Seal+5% Synergy
$169.92
Rite of Flame+5% Synergy
$5.63
Stitch Together+5% Synergy
$1.43
Crackle with Power+4% Synergy
$8.41
Diabolic Tutor+4% Synergy
$2.30
Final Parting+4% Synergy
$0.40
Time Warp+4% Synergy
$6.12
Stock Up+4% Synergy
$1.46
Boltwave+4% Synergy
$2.70
Breach the Multiverse+4% Synergy
$10.25
Persist+3% Synergy
$1.42
Praetor's Grasp+3% Synergy
$10.67
Buried Alive+3% Synergy
$2.67
Sign in Blood+3% Synergy
$3.34
Mnemonic Betrayal+2% Synergy
$8.32
Beseech the Mirror+1% Synergy
$20.98
Blasphemous Edict+1% Synergy
$4.14
Feed the Swarm+1% Synergy
$0.21
Whispering Madness+1% Synergy
$3.83
Reforge the Soul+1% Synergy
$6.51
Rise of the Dark Realms+0% Synergy
$6.80
Dark Deal0% Synergy
$1.84
Victimize0% Synergy
$1.25
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Primal Amulet+9% Synergy
$11.28
Isochron Scepter+9% Synergy
$13.48
Aetherflux Reservoir+7% Synergy
$22.00
Black Mage's Rod+5% Synergy
$0.29
Sensei's Divining Top+4% Synergy
$42.14
Wishclaw Talisman+4% Synergy
$1.77
Mindsplice Apparatus+4% Synergy
$1.51
Bolas's Citadel+0% Synergy
$16.23
The One Ring0% Synergy
$120.95
Wayfarer's Bauble-3% Synergy
$5.04
Lightning Greaves-16% Synergy
$4.55
Swiftfoot Boots-18% Synergy
$2.30
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Kess, Dissident Mage's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Thousand-Year Storm+22% Synergy
$1.29
Mystic Remora+13% Synergy
$13.06
Secrets of the Dead+11% Synergy
$0.44
Fiery Inscription+7% Synergy
$0.53
Double Vision+7% Synergy
$0.62
Swarm Intelligence+6% Synergy
$0.40
Necropotence+5% Synergy
$37.53
Jace's Sanctum+4% Synergy
$1.82
Arcane Bombardment+4% Synergy
$6.30
Rite of the Dragoncaller+4% Synergy
$3.58
Artist's Talent+4% Synergy
$5.96
Shark Typhoon+3% Synergy
$1.99
Animate Dead+0% Synergy
$8.10
Propaganda-2% Synergy
$2.85
Phyrexian Arena-3% Synergy
$4.56
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Kess, Dissident Mage to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Ral, Storm Conduit+12% Synergy
$1.10
Professor Onyx+12% Synergy
$5.23
Narset, Parter of Veils+8% Synergy
$1.39
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries+4% Synergy
$10.24
Ral, Crackling Wit+4% Synergy
$13.07
Ashiok, Dream Render+3% Synergy
$1.34
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Mystic Sanctuary+10% Synergy
$1.14
Lindblum, Industrial Regency+6% Synergy
$2.78
Cephalid Coliseum+4% Synergy
$0.35
Otawara, Soaring City+4% Synergy
$28.81
Mistrise Village+3% Synergy
$8.90
Ancient Tomb+2% Synergy
$132.61
Riptide Laboratory+2% Synergy
$0.66
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire+2% Synergy
$11.21
Urza's Saga+0% Synergy
$40.76
Bojuka Bog0% Synergy
$1.46
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth0% Synergy
$58.36
Desolate Lighthouse0% Synergy
$0.18
Reliquary Tower-5% Synergy
$3.85
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Resonating Lute+11% Synergy
$1.25
Talisman of Creativity+10% Synergy
$1.91
Izzet Signet+10% Synergy
$0.44
Lotus Petal+9% Synergy
$35.85
Dimir Signet+7% Synergy
$1.19
Fellwar Stone+6% Synergy
$0.90
Chrome Mox+6% Synergy
$168.60
Talisman of Dominance+4% Synergy
$1.20
Mana Vault+4% Synergy
$120.43
Lion's Eye Diamond+4% Synergy
$797.56
Mox Diamond+3% Synergy
$1144.79
Tablet of Discovery+3% Synergy
$1.78
Mox Opal+2% Synergy
$239.83
Rakdos Signet+2% Synergy
$4.26
Grim Monolith+1% Synergy
$483.24
Talisman of Indulgence+0% Synergy
$1.94
Mox Amber+0% Synergy
$87.50
Mind Stone-1% Synergy
$0.25
Chromatic Lantern-1% Synergy
$1.03
Sol Ring-2% Synergy
$1.56
Arcane Signet-2% Synergy
$0.64
Thought Vessel-5% Synergy
$2.38
Commander's Sphere-6% Synergy
$0.26
Relic of Sauron-10% Synergy
$9.55
Lands
The mana base foundation for Kess, Dissident Mage decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Steam Vents+13% Synergy
$10.58
Scalding Tarn+12% Synergy
$38.71
Polluted Delta+12% Synergy
$20.56
Bloodstained Mire+11% Synergy
$18.14
Shivan Reef+10% Synergy
$0.37
Watery Grave+10% Synergy
$10.58
Blood Crypt+9% Synergy
$8.89
Flooded Strand+8% Synergy
$15.86
Training Center+8% Synergy
$18.98
City of Brass+8% Synergy
$11.67
Misty Rainforest+8% Synergy
$37.87
Mana Confluence+7% Synergy
$36.09
Thundering Falls+7% Synergy
$16.25
Marsh Flats+7% Synergy
$32.77
Undercity Sewers+7% Synergy
$14.58
Morphic Pool+7% Synergy
$29.68
Arid Mesa+6% Synergy
$27.95
Verdant Catacombs+6% Synergy
$30.27
Cascade Bluffs+6% Synergy
$0.33
Wooded Foothills+6% Synergy
$19.01
Izzet Boilerworks+5% Synergy
$0.35
Underground River+5% Synergy
$2.23
Raucous Theater+4% Synergy
$11.28
Underground Sea+4% Synergy
Volcanic Island+4% Synergy
Badlands+4% Synergy
Sink into Stupor+4% Synergy
$7.81
Temple of Epiphany+3% Synergy
$0.26
Luxury Suite+3% Synergy
$9.37
Dimir Aqueduct+3% Synergy
$0.35
Temple of Deceit+1% Synergy
$0.16
Exotic Orchard+1% Synergy
$0.20
Island+1% Synergy
$0.06
Stormcarved Coast+0% Synergy
$2.33
Xander's Lounge+0% Synergy
$13.24
Shipwreck Marsh+0% Synergy
$7.04
Command Tower+0% Synergy
$0.30
Sulfurous Springs0% Synergy
$1.08
Swamp0% Synergy
$0.09
Haunted Ridge-1% Synergy
$7.61
Sulfur Falls-1% Synergy
$0.37
Drowned Catacomb-1% Synergy
$1.23
Mountain-2% Synergy
$0.09
Evolving Wilds-4% Synergy
$0.25
Terramorphic Expanse-4% Synergy
$0.26
Dragonskull Summit-5% Synergy
$0.40
Crumbling Necropolis-8% Synergy
$0.36
Sunken Hollow-8% Synergy
$0.37
Smoldering Marsh-9% Synergy
$0.33
Path of Ancestry-14% Synergy
$0.26
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