Kess, Dissident Mage
$3.90
$3.90Legendary Creature — Human Wizard
New Cards
Recent-set cards that Kess, Dissident Mage players are trying out in Control decks.
Decorum Dissertation+9% Synergy
$5.43
Bilbo, Thief in the Night+8% Synergy
$6.47
Exhibition Tidecaller+4% Synergy
$0.54
Sanar, Unfinished Genius+4% Synergy
$0.27
Tablet of Discovery+3% Synergy
$1.56
High Synergy Cards
The highest-synergy picks for Kess, Dissident Mage's Control builds — cards that lean hardest into the Control theme.
Ponder+40% Synergy
$3.54
Brainstorm+38% Synergy
$0.56
Faithless Looting+37% Synergy
$0.39
Frantic Search+35% Synergy
$2.09
Preordain+31% Synergy
$0.86
Windfall+28% Synergy
$6.10
Toxic Deluge+28% Synergy
$5.02
Dark Ritual+25% Synergy
$7.28
Swan Song+23% Synergy
$10.69
Baral, Chief of Compliance+23% Synergy
$3.36
Top Cards
The staple cards most Kess, Dissident Mage Control decks run as their core.
Storm-Kiln Artist+22% Synergy
$1.69
Mana Drain+21% Synergy
$56.44
Reanimate+18% Synergy
$10.10
Vandalblast+18% Synergy
$1.71
Mystic Remora+18% Synergy
$13.77
Counterspell+11% Synergy
$4.28
An Offer You Can't Refuse+10% Synergy
$3.07
Feed the Swarm+10% Synergy
$0.24
Blasphemous Act+5% Synergy
$0.93
Chaos Warp+3% Synergy
$0.36
Game Changers
High-impact bombs that can take over a Kess, Dissident Mage Control game on their own.
Mystical Tutor+36% Synergy
$18.67
Demonic Tutor+28% Synergy
$69.17
Cyclonic Rift+24% Synergy
$39.16
Vampiric Tutor+24% Synergy
$54.03
Jeska's Will+22% Synergy
$41.27
Force of Will+20% Synergy
$59.96
Thassa's Oracle+20% Synergy
$22.51
Underworld Breach+18% Synergy
$10.93
Rhystic Study+16% Synergy
$69.59
Fierce Guardianship+13% Synergy
$63.43
Creatures
Creatures that carry the Control plan in Kess, Dissident Mage decks, from early pressure to payoff.
Archmage Emeritus+21% Synergy
$0.59
Goblin Electromancer+15% Synergy
$0.29
Snapcaster Mage+14% Synergy
$16.93
Spellseeker+14% Synergy
$17.36
Dragon's Rage Channeler+14% Synergy
$1.66
Dualcaster Mage+13% Synergy
$4.23
Notion Thief+12% Synergy
$1.51
Opposition Agent+12% Synergy
$20.71
Young Pyromancer+11% Synergy
$0.29
Guttersnipe+10% Synergy
$0.50
Cormela, Glamour Thief+10% Synergy
$0.27
Ledger Shredder+10% Synergy
$9.69
Archmage of Runes+10% Synergy
$3.51
Talrand, Sky Summoner+10% Synergy
$1.84
Sedgemoor Witch+10% Synergy
$3.87
Jace, Vryn's Prodigy+9% Synergy
$7.53
Coruscation Mage+7% Synergy
$1.68
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator+7% Synergy
$0.31
Third Path Iconoclast+7% Synergy
$0.38
Birgi, God of Storytelling+6% Synergy
$28.24
Pinnacle Monk+6% Synergy
$2.11
Nicol Bolas, the Ravager+6% Synergy
$17.44
Rona, Sheoldred's Faithful+6% Synergy
$0.12
Dauthi Voidwalker+5% Synergy
$5.72
Archaeomancer+5% Synergy
$0.33
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned+5% Synergy
$1.29
Thunderclap Drake+5% Synergy
$0.79
Docent of Perfection+5% Synergy
$0.59
Talion, the Kindly Lord+5% Synergy
$8.96
Vivi Ornitier+4% Synergy
$33.13
Simian Spirit Guide+4% Synergy
$3.14
Niv-Mizzet, Parun+4% Synergy
$5.25
Hullbreaker Horror+4% Synergy
$5.98
Stormcatch Mentor+4% Synergy
$0.32
Consecrated Sphinx+4% Synergy
$32.89
Archon of Cruelty+4% Synergy
$1.69
Laboratory Maniac+4% Synergy
$2.21
Boggart Trawler+4% Synergy
$2.10
Nightscape Familiar+3% Synergy
$0.41
Orcish Bowmasters+3% Synergy
$43.37
Valley Floodcaller+3% Synergy
$4.16
Displacer Kitten+3% Synergy
$34.06
Black Waltz No. 3+3% Synergy
$0.33
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch+3% Synergy
$20.24
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse+2% Synergy
$98.55
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian+1% Synergy
$32.89
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer0% Synergy
$41.20
Baleful Strix0% Synergy
$6.67
Hexing Squelcher-1% Synergy
$19.28
Faerie Mastermind-1% Synergy
$11.62
Instants
Instant-speed interaction and tricks that keep Kess, Dissident Mage's Control deck ahead.
Consider+20% Synergy
$0.33
Fact or Fiction+19% Synergy
$0.30
Increasing Vengeance+19% Synergy
$1.03
Cabal Ritual+18% Synergy
$14.55
Rakdos Charm+17% Synergy
$0.39
Lightning Bolt+17% Synergy
$0.87
Force of Negation+17% Synergy
$49.60
Demonic Consultation+15% Synergy
$7.33
Flame of Anor+15% Synergy
$3.56
Izzet Charm+15% Synergy
$0.22
Sink into Stupor+14% Synergy
$9.48
Flusterstorm+14% Synergy
$8.05
Pact of Negation+14% Synergy
$16.27
Tainted Pact+14% Synergy
$41.77
Lim-Dûl's Vault+14% Synergy
$5.19
Brain Freeze+13% Synergy
$4.15
Opt+13% Synergy
$0.25
Dig Through Time+13% Synergy
$0.30
Gifts Ungiven+13% Synergy
$5.59
Abrade+12% Synergy
$0.31
Entomb+12% Synergy
$18.32
Waterlogged Teachings+12% Synergy
$0.45
Ad Nauseam+12% Synergy
$9.71
Drown in the Loch+12% Synergy
$1.67
Seething Song+11% Synergy
$11.52
Narset's Reversal+11% Synergy
$2.91
Muddle the Mixture+11% Synergy
$2.75
Intuition+11% Synergy
$357.90
Snap+10% Synergy
$3.78
Prismari Command+10% Synergy
$0.32
Thought Scour+10% Synergy
$0.57
Mental Misstep+9% Synergy
$7.52
Fell the Profane+8% Synergy
$5.74
Pongify+8% Synergy
$3.05
Reality Shift+8% Synergy
$0.35
Maestros Charm+8% Synergy
$0.28
Mystic Confluence+7% Synergy
$1.00
Negate+6% Synergy
$0.24
Pyroblast+6% Synergy
$10.96
Withering Torment+5% Synergy
$1.60
Chain of Vapor+5% Synergy
$16.03
Terminate+4% Synergy
$0.33
Red Elemental Blast+4% Synergy
$11.81
Deflecting Swat+2% Synergy
$71.17
Thrill of Possibility+2% Synergy
$0.29
Arcane Denial+1% Synergy
$1.72
Big Score0% Synergy
$0.41
Borne Upon a Wind0% Synergy
$3.61
Deadly Rollick-1% Synergy
$28.68
Bedevil-1% Synergy
$0.29
Sorceries
Sorceries that push the Control game plan forward for Kess, Dissident Mage.
Gitaxian Probe+22% Synergy
$3.98
See the Truth+16% Synergy
$0.61
Torment of Hailfire+15% Synergy
$36.04
Gamble+14% Synergy
$16.92
Imperial Seal+13% Synergy
$166.33
Mizzix's Mastery+13% Synergy
$8.48
Expressive Iteration+13% Synergy
$0.31
Wheel of Fortune+12% Synergy
$2800.00
Mana Geyser+12% Synergy
$1.24
Wheel of Misfortune+10% Synergy
$7.70
Grim Tutor+10% Synergy
$23.87
Grapeshot+10% Synergy
$0.33
Damnation+9% Synergy
$21.01
Yawgmoth's Will+9% Synergy
$244.52
Solve the Equation+9% Synergy
$3.64
Night's Whisper+8% Synergy
$6.25
Exsanguinate+8% Synergy
$0.41
Treasure Cruise+8% Synergy
$0.35
Past in Flames+8% Synergy
$3.96
Twinflame+8% Synergy
$0.85
Stitch Together+8% Synergy
$1.44
Careful Study+8% Synergy
$5.27
Serum Visions+8% Synergy
$2.84
Mnemonic Betrayal+7% Synergy
$7.86
Dark Petition+7% Synergy
$3.27
Strategic Planning+7% Synergy
$0.18
Praetor's Grasp+6% Synergy
$10.39
Breach the Multiverse+6% Synergy
$10.03
Cathartic Reunion+6% Synergy
$0.25
Singularity Rupture+6% Synergy
$1.79
Stock Up+5% Synergy
$1.37
Tendrils of Agony+5% Synergy
$0.46
Time Warp+5% Synergy
$6.84
Bonus Round+5% Synergy
$5.94
Doomsday+5% Synergy
$1.42
Final Parting+5% Synergy
$0.66
Chain Reaction+4% Synergy
$0.29
Dread Return+4% Synergy
$0.45
Painful Truths+4% Synergy
$0.25
Insatiable Avarice+4% Synergy
$6.03
Unmarked Grave+4% Synergy
$3.76
Timetwister+4% Synergy
Blasphemous Edict+3% Synergy
$4.24
Persist+3% Synergy
$0.71
Lórien Revealed+3% Synergy
$5.68
Rite of Flame+2% Synergy
$6.26
Beseech the Mirror+2% Synergy
$21.21
Diabolic Tutor+2% Synergy
$2.21
Decree of Pain+2% Synergy
$0.37
Victimize-2% Synergy
$1.25
Utility Artifacts
Artifacts that add consistency and utility to Kess, Dissident Mage Control decks.
Primal Amulet+12% Synergy
$11.28
Isochron Scepter+11% Synergy
$12.32
Sensei's Divining Top+6% Synergy
$40.31
Wishclaw Talisman+5% Synergy
$2.47
Aetherflux Reservoir+4% Synergy
$21.72
Mindsplice Apparatus+3% Synergy
$1.17
The One Ring+2% Synergy
$115.41
Lightning Greaves-21% Synergy
$4.10
Swiftfoot Boots-21% Synergy
$1.98
Enchantments
Enchantments that reinforce the Control strategy in Kess, Dissident Mage decks.
Thousand-Year Storm+14% Synergy
$1.04
Secrets of the Dead+9% Synergy
$0.45
Necropotence+8% Synergy
$38.23
Search for Azcanta+8% Synergy
$2.15
Arcane Bombardment+6% Synergy
$5.72
Shark Typhoon+6% Synergy
$0.29
Case of the Ransacked Lab+6% Synergy
$0.53
Artist's Talent+5% Synergy
$6.25
Ripples of Undeath+5% Synergy
$8.64
No Mercy+5% Synergy
$24.64
Double Vision+4% Synergy
$0.73
Fiery Inscription+2% Synergy
$0.42
Propaganda+1% Synergy
$2.17
Animate Dead+1% Synergy
$7.45
Phyrexian Arena0% Synergy
$4.16
Leyline of Anticipation-1% Synergy
$5.40
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that back up Kess, Dissident Mage's Control game plan.
Narset, Parter of Veils+14% Synergy
$1.28
Professor Onyx+14% Synergy
$4.75
Ral, Storm Conduit+11% Synergy
$0.90
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries+8% Synergy
$10.72
Ral, Crackling Wit+6% Synergy
$11.39
Ashiok, Dream Render+5% Synergy
$1.36
Dack Fayden+4% Synergy
$7.83
Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh+2% Synergy
$4.92
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that pull extra weight in Kess, Dissident Mage Control decks.
Otawara, Soaring City+10% Synergy
$26.55
Ancient Tomb+8% Synergy
$119.25
Mistrise Village+7% Synergy
$7.72
Mystic Sanctuary+7% Synergy
$1.34
Cephalid Coliseum+6% Synergy
$0.32
Boseiju, Who Shelters All+5% Synergy
$17.47
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire+3% Synergy
$10.64
Riptide Laboratory+3% Synergy
$0.76
Desolate Lighthouse+2% Synergy
$0.28
Urza's Saga+2% Synergy
$38.48
Bojuka Bog+1% Synergy
$1.40
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth0% Synergy
$55.48
Temple of the False God-1% Synergy
$0.32
Geier Reach Sanitarium-1% Synergy
$2.39
Reliquary Tower-8% Synergy
$4.23
Mana Artifacts
Mana rocks and fixing to power out Kess, Dissident Mage's Control strategy.
Talisman of Dominance+14% Synergy
$0.45
Talisman of Creativity+13% Synergy
$0.47
Fellwar Stone+13% Synergy
$1.04
Lotus Petal+13% Synergy
$37.42
Chrome Mox+12% Synergy
$167.03
Izzet Signet+11% Synergy
$0.23
Lion's Eye Diamond+8% Synergy
$805.65
Dimir Signet+7% Synergy
$0.29
Mana Vault+6% Synergy
$115.65
Mox Opal+6% Synergy
$229.58
Mox Diamond+5% Synergy
$1108.66
Talisman of Indulgence+4% Synergy
$0.51
Rakdos Signet+4% Synergy
$0.35
Grim Monolith+4% Synergy
$478.02
Mox Amber+2% Synergy
$86.61
Sol Ring+1% Synergy
$1.34
Arcane Signet+1% Synergy
$0.49
Decanter of Endless Water+1% Synergy
$5.10
Resonating Lute+1% Synergy
$1.24
Chromatic Lantern-1% Synergy
$0.73
Mind Stone-3% Synergy
$0.34
Thought Vessel-4% Synergy
$2.35
Commander's Sphere-7% Synergy
$0.31
Relic of Sauron-12% Synergy
$9.25
Lands
The mana base behind Kess, Dissident Mage's Control decks.
Scalding Tarn+25% Synergy
$37.51
Watery Grave+22% Synergy
$10.08
Polluted Delta+21% Synergy
$19.87
Bloodstained Mire+21% Synergy
$18.38
Steam Vents+20% Synergy
$9.57
Blood Crypt+20% Synergy
$8.55
Shivan Reef+15% Synergy
$0.18
Thundering Falls+14% Synergy
$16.35
Sink into Stupor+14% Synergy
$9.48
Training Center+13% Synergy
$17.64
Badlands+13% Synergy
Underground Sea+13% Synergy
Undercity Sewers+13% Synergy
$14.33
Volcanic Island+12% Synergy
Flooded Strand+12% Synergy
$15.74
Marsh Flats+12% Synergy
$32.33
Waterlogged Teachings+12% Synergy
$0.45
City of Brass+10% Synergy
$11.44
Raucous Theater+10% Synergy
$10.60
Misty Rainforest+10% Synergy
$35.75
Mana Confluence+9% Synergy
$35.43
Verdant Catacombs+9% Synergy
$29.04
Arid Mesa+9% Synergy
$30.77
Temple of Epiphany+8% Synergy
$0.29
Cascade Bluffs+8% Synergy
$0.36
Fell the Profane+8% Synergy
$5.74
Wooded Foothills+8% Synergy
$19.18
Xander's Lounge+7% Synergy
$14.48
Dimir Aqueduct+7% Synergy
$0.37
Morphic Pool+6% Synergy
$28.05
Luxury Suite+6% Synergy
$8.71
Underground River+6% Synergy
$0.59
Izzet Boilerworks+6% Synergy
$0.35
Command Tower+5% Synergy
$0.25
Stormcarved Coast+4% Synergy
$2.58
Drowned Catacomb+2% Synergy
$0.45
Shipwreck Marsh+2% Synergy
$1.25
Island+1% Synergy
$0.07
Exotic Orchard+1% Synergy
$0.30
Sulfur Falls0% Synergy
$0.20
Haunted Ridge0% Synergy
$1.22
Choked Estuary0% Synergy
$0.37
Sulfurous Springs-1% Synergy
$0.49
Seething Landscape-1% Synergy
$0.26
Swamp-2% Synergy
$0.10
Mountain-5% Synergy
$0.09
Dragonskull Summit-6% Synergy
$0.50
Smoldering Marsh-6% Synergy
$0.66
Sunken Hollow-8% Synergy
$0.37
Crumbling Necropolis-14% Synergy
$0.34
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The following Commanders share a similar playing style, strategy, or theme like Kess, Dissident Mage: Control.
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