Kess, Dissident Mage: Control
$5.02
$5.02Legendary Creature — Human Wizard
New Cards
Recent-set cards that Kess, Dissident Mage players are trying out in Control decks.
Decorum Dissertation+9% Synergy
$10.49
Flow State+7% Synergy
$3.49
Exhibition Tidecaller+4% Synergy
$0.91
Sanar, Unfinished Genius+4% Synergy
$0.27
Scorched Geyser+3% Synergy
$2.50
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
$2.00
Faithless Looting+38% Synergy
$0.28
Brainstorm+37% Synergy
$1.43
Frantic Search+35% Synergy
$0.51
Preordain+31% Synergy
$0.66
Windfall+28% Synergy
$4.34
Toxic Deluge+28% Synergy
$4.98
Dark Ritual+24% Synergy
$4.19
Swan Song+23% Synergy
$7.86
Storm-Kiln Artist+23% Synergy
$1.43
Top Cards
The staple cards most Kess, Dissident Mage Control decks run as their core.
Archmage Emeritus+22% Synergy
$0.76
Mana Drain+21% Synergy
$52.75
Mystic Remora+18% Synergy
$11.44
Reanimate+17% Synergy
$8.59
Vandalblast+17% Synergy
$2.21
Counterspell+11% Synergy
$3.43
An Offer You Can't Refuse+10% Synergy
$2.26
Feed the Swarm+10% Synergy
$0.33
Blasphemous Act+5% Synergy
$0.82
Chaos Warp+3% Synergy
$0.38
Game Changers
High-impact bombs that can take over a Kess, Dissident Mage Control game on their own.
Mystical Tutor+36% Synergy
$17.28
Demonic Tutor+27% Synergy
$70.03
Cyclonic Rift+24% Synergy
$41.26
Vampiric Tutor+24% Synergy
$62.01
Jeska's Will+21% Synergy
$41.60
Force of Will+20% Synergy
$70.22
Thassa's Oracle+20% Synergy
$22.93
Underworld Breach+18% Synergy
$12.45
Rhystic Study+16% Synergy
$69.44
Fierce Guardianship+12% Synergy
$56.78
Creatures
Creatures that carry the Control plan in Kess, Dissident Mage decks, from early pressure to payoff.
Baral, Chief of Compliance+23% Synergy
$2.61
Goblin Electromancer+16% Synergy
$0.29
Snapcaster Mage+14% Synergy
$17.92
Spellseeker+14% Synergy
$16.65
Dragon's Rage Channeler+14% Synergy
$1.49
Dualcaster Mage+13% Synergy
$4.38
Notion Thief+12% Synergy
$1.61
Opposition Agent+12% Synergy
$23.76
Ledger Shredder+11% Synergy
$7.55
Young Pyromancer+11% Synergy
$0.19
Guttersnipe+10% Synergy
$0.27
Archmage of Runes+10% Synergy
$3.20
Talrand, Sky Summoner+10% Synergy
$0.52
Sedgemoor Witch+10% Synergy
$10.99
Cormela, Glamour Thief+9% Synergy
$0.21
Jace, Vryn's Prodigy+9% Synergy
$4.89
Coruscation Mage+7% Synergy
$0.93
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator+7% Synergy
$0.30
Third Path Iconoclast+7% Synergy
$0.35
Birgi, God of Storytelling+6% Synergy
$32.35
Pinnacle Monk+6% Synergy
$1.42
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned+6% Synergy
$1.05
Nicol Bolas, the Ravager+6% Synergy
$22.48
Rona, Sheoldred's Faithful+6% Synergy
$0.09
Dauthi Voidwalker+5% Synergy
$5.36
Archaeomancer+5% Synergy
$0.31
Docent of Perfection+5% Synergy
$0.53
Thunderclap Drake+5% Synergy
$0.97
Talion, the Kindly Lord+5% Synergy
$9.61
Vivi Ornitier+4% Synergy
$36.29
Simian Spirit Guide+4% Synergy
$3.18
Niv-Mizzet, Parun+4% Synergy
$7.71
Hullbreaker Horror+4% Synergy
$6.00
Stormcatch Mentor+4% Synergy
$0.30
Consecrated Sphinx+4% Synergy
$34.59
Archon of Cruelty+4% Synergy
$7.97
Boggart Trawler+4% Synergy
$0.94
Orcish Bowmasters+3% Synergy
$48.48
Valley Floodcaller+3% Synergy
$4.70
Displacer Kitten+3% Synergy
$37.18
Black Waltz No. 3+3% Synergy
$0.31
Laboratory Maniac+3% Synergy
$2.24
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch+3% Synergy
$26.68
Nightscape Familiar+2% Synergy
$0.42
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse+2% Synergy
$89.91
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian+1% Synergy
$43.37
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer0% Synergy
$45.74
Hexing Squelcher-1% Synergy
$21.37
Baleful Strix-1% Synergy
$2.44
Faerie Mastermind-1% Synergy
$10.47
Instants
Instant-speed interaction and tricks that keep Kess, Dissident Mage's Control deck ahead.
Consider+20% Synergy
$0.30
Fact or Fiction+19% Synergy
$0.22
Increasing Vengeance+19% Synergy
$0.94
Cabal Ritual+18% Synergy
$15.78
Rakdos Charm+17% Synergy
$0.38
Lightning Bolt+17% Synergy
$3.35
Force of Negation+16% Synergy
$49.82
Flame of Anor+16% Synergy
$3.49
Izzet Charm+15% Synergy
$0.22
Sink into Stupor+14% Synergy
$7.11
Flusterstorm+14% Synergy
$9.13
Pact of Negation+14% Synergy
$18.57
Demonic Consultation+14% Synergy
$5.46
Tainted Pact+14% Synergy
$38.25
Dig Through Time+14% Synergy
$0.26
Brain Freeze+13% Synergy
$3.75
Opt+13% Synergy
$0.26
Lim-Dûl's Vault+13% Synergy
$7.62
Gifts Ungiven+13% Synergy
$5.12
Abrade+12% Synergy
$0.28
Waterlogged Teachings+12% Synergy
$0.44
Ad Nauseam+12% Synergy
$16.21
Snap+11% Synergy
$3.66
Seething Song+11% Synergy
$10.59
Entomb+11% Synergy
$16.75
Narset's Reversal+11% Synergy
$2.54
Drown in the Loch+11% Synergy
$1.36
Muddle the Mixture+11% Synergy
$1.88
Intuition+11% Synergy
$315.64
Prismari Command+10% Synergy
$0.31
Thought Scour+10% Synergy
$0.70
Mental Misstep+9% Synergy
$10.39
Reality Shift+9% Synergy
$0.28
Fell the Profane+8% Synergy
$3.00
Maestros Charm+8% Synergy
$0.30
Pongify+7% Synergy
$1.98
Mystic Confluence+7% Synergy
$0.74
Negate+6% Synergy
$0.14
Pyroblast+6% Synergy
$11.06
Withering Torment+5% Synergy
$3.27
Chain of Vapor+5% Synergy
$15.10
Terminate+4% Synergy
$0.38
Red Elemental Blast+4% Synergy
$12.00
Deflecting Swat+2% Synergy
$68.53
Thrill of Possibility+2% Synergy
$0.27
Arcane Denial0% Synergy
$1.46
Big Score0% Synergy
$0.60
Borne Upon a Wind0% Synergy
$5.09
Deadly Rollick-1% Synergy
$26.21
Bedevil-1% Synergy
$0.30
Sorceries
Sorceries that push the Control game plan forward for Kess, Dissident Mage.
Gitaxian Probe+22% Synergy
$5.96
See the Truth+16% Synergy
$0.55
Gamble+14% Synergy
$14.84
Torment of Hailfire+14% Synergy
$39.44
Imperial Seal+13% Synergy
$156.62
Mizzix's Mastery+13% Synergy
$8.12
Expressive Iteration+13% Synergy
$0.23
Wheel of Fortune+12% Synergy
$2092.91
Mana Geyser+12% Synergy
$1.23
Wheel of Misfortune+10% Synergy
$7.61
Grim Tutor+10% Synergy
$23.87
Grapeshot+10% Synergy
$0.27
Damnation+9% Synergy
$21.38
Yawgmoth's Will+9% Synergy
$230.81
Treasure Cruise+9% Synergy
$0.23
Solve the Equation+9% Synergy
$3.76
Night's Whisper+8% Synergy
$0.31
Exsanguinate+8% Synergy
$0.38
Past in Flames+8% Synergy
$4.54
Twinflame+8% Synergy
$0.86
Stitch Together+8% Synergy
$1.81
Serum Visions+8% Synergy
$1.06
Mnemonic Betrayal+7% Synergy
$10.27
Careful Study+7% Synergy
$4.92
Dark Petition+7% Synergy
$4.07
Strategic Planning+7% Synergy
$0.16
Praetor's Grasp+6% Synergy
$12.35
Breach the Multiverse+6% Synergy
$9.77
Cathartic Reunion+6% Synergy
$0.27
Stock Up+6% Synergy
$2.61
Singularity Rupture+6% Synergy
$1.09
Painful Truths+5% Synergy
$0.30
Unmarked Grave+5% Synergy
$2.97
Tendrils of Agony+5% Synergy
$0.60
Time Warp+5% Synergy
$14.06
Bonus Round+5% Synergy
$12.29
Doomsday+5% Synergy
$7.11
Final Parting+5% Synergy
$0.35
Dread Return+4% Synergy
$0.47
Insatiable Avarice+4% Synergy
$5.63
Chain Reaction+3% Synergy
$0.31
Persist+3% Synergy
$1.04
Lórien Revealed+3% Synergy
$3.39
Rite of Flame+2% Synergy
$5.80
Blasphemous Edict+2% Synergy
$4.22
Beseech the Mirror+2% Synergy
$20.04
Diabolic Tutor+2% Synergy
$2.09
Decree of Pain+2% Synergy
$0.27
Buried Alive+2% Synergy
$0.76
Victimize-2% Synergy
$2.02
Utility Artifacts
Artifacts that add consistency and utility to Kess, Dissident Mage Control decks.
Primal Amulet+12% Synergy
$12.77
Isochron Scepter+11% Synergy
$12.89
Sensei's Divining Top+6% Synergy
$47.01
Wishclaw Talisman+5% Synergy
$1.86
Mindsplice Apparatus+4% Synergy
$1.66
Aetherflux Reservoir+4% Synergy
$23.88
The One Ring+2% Synergy
$101.75
Lightning Greaves-21% Synergy
$3.93
Swiftfoot Boots-21% Synergy
$2.99
Enchantments
Enchantments that reinforce the Control strategy in Kess, Dissident Mage decks.
Thousand-Year Storm+14% Synergy
$0.87
Secrets of the Dead+9% Synergy
$0.53
Necropotence+8% Synergy
$37.03
Search for Azcanta+8% Synergy
$2.02
Shark Typhoon+6% Synergy
$0.98
Case of the Ransacked Lab+6% Synergy
$0.57
Arcane Bombardment+5% Synergy
$6.61
Artist's Talent+5% Synergy
$7.10
No Mercy+5% Synergy
$25.85
Ripples of Undeath+5% Synergy
$5.82
Rite of the Dragoncaller+5% Synergy
$3.34
Double Vision+4% Synergy
$0.63
Fiery Inscription+2% Synergy
$0.37
Propaganda+1% Synergy
$3.52
Animate Dead+1% Synergy
$4.74
Phyrexian Arena0% Synergy
$4.02
Leyline of Anticipation-1% Synergy
$8.51
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that back up Kess, Dissident Mage's Control game plan.
Narset, Parter of Veils+14% Synergy
$2.95
Professor Onyx+14% Synergy
$5.30
Ral, Storm Conduit+11% Synergy
$1.46
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries+8% Synergy
$10.01
Ral, Crackling Wit+6% Synergy
$16.33
Ashiok, Dream Render+5% Synergy
$1.78
Dack Fayden+4% Synergy
$6.44
Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh+2% Synergy
$3.32
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that pull extra weight in Kess, Dissident Mage Control decks.
Otawara, Soaring City+10% Synergy
$31.72
Ancient Tomb+8% Synergy
$125.34
Mistrise Village+7% Synergy
$9.24
Mystic Sanctuary+7% Synergy
$0.85
Cephalid Coliseum+6% Synergy
$0.32
Boseiju, Who Shelters All+5% Synergy
$16.90
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire+3% Synergy
$11.57
Riptide Laboratory+3% Synergy
$0.63
Desolate Lighthouse+2% Synergy
$0.21
Bojuka Bog+1% Synergy
$0.63
Urza's Saga+1% Synergy
$39.67
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth0% Synergy
$57.13
Temple of the False God-1% Synergy
$0.32
Geier Reach Sanitarium-1% Synergy
$1.71
Reliquary Tower-8% Synergy
$2.76
Mana Artifacts
Mana rocks and fixing to power out Kess, Dissident Mage's Control strategy.
Talisman of Dominance+14% Synergy
$2.58
Talisman of Creativity+14% Synergy
$2.01
Lotus Petal+13% Synergy
$38.08
Fellwar Stone+12% Synergy
$0.60
Chrome Mox+12% Synergy
$158.66
Izzet Signet+11% Synergy
$0.39
Lion's Eye Diamond+8% Synergy
$761.24
Dimir Signet+7% Synergy
$1.19
Mana Vault+6% Synergy
$105.77
Rakdos Signet+5% Synergy
$2.19
Mox Opal+5% Synergy
$229.90
Mox Diamond+5% Synergy
$1076.87
Talisman of Indulgence+4% Synergy
$2.99
Grim Monolith+4% Synergy
$459.66
Mox Amber+2% Synergy
$73.71
Sol Ring+1% Synergy
$1.40
Arcane Signet+1% Synergy
$0.46
Decanter of Endless Water+1% Synergy
$4.11
Resonating Lute+1% Synergy
$3.10
Chromatic Lantern-1% Synergy
$1.31
Mind Stone-4% Synergy
$0.34
Thought Vessel-5% Synergy
$2.60
Commander's Sphere-7% Synergy
$0.25
Relic of Sauron-12% Synergy
$7.25
Lands
The mana base behind Kess, Dissident Mage's Control decks.
Scalding Tarn+24% Synergy
$38.66
Watery Grave+21% Synergy
$12.40
Polluted Delta+21% Synergy
$18.92
Bloodstained Mire+21% Synergy
$17.82
Steam Vents+20% Synergy
$11.18
Blood Crypt+20% Synergy
$10.10
Shivan Reef+16% Synergy
$0.33
Sink into Stupor+14% Synergy
$7.11
Badlands+13% Synergy
Underground Sea+13% Synergy
Undercity Sewers+13% Synergy
$19.18
Thundering Falls+13% Synergy
$16.38
Training Center+12% Synergy
$15.42
Volcanic Island+12% Synergy
Flooded Strand+12% Synergy
$15.52
Marsh Flats+12% Synergy
$30.45
Waterlogged Teachings+12% Synergy
$0.44
City of Brass+10% Synergy
$9.98
Mana Confluence+9% Synergy
$33.09
Raucous Theater+9% Synergy
$11.68
Misty Rainforest+9% Synergy
$36.10
Verdant Catacombs+9% Synergy
$32.22
Arid Mesa+9% Synergy
$33.45
Temple of Epiphany+8% Synergy
$0.31
Cascade Bluffs+8% Synergy
$0.39
Fell the Profane+8% Synergy
$3.00
Wooded Foothills+8% Synergy
$17.02
Xander's Lounge+7% Synergy
$11.76
Dimir Aqueduct+7% Synergy
$0.31
Morphic Pool+6% Synergy
$27.85
Luxury Suite+6% Synergy
$26.54
Underground River+6% Synergy
$1.42
Izzet Boilerworks+6% Synergy
$0.36
Command Tower+5% Synergy
$0.25
Stormcarved Coast+3% Synergy
$2.08
Drowned Catacomb+2% Synergy
$2.51
Shipwreck Marsh+2% Synergy
$7.35
Island+1% Synergy
$0.07
Exotic Orchard+1% Synergy
$0.36
Sulfur Falls+1% Synergy
$0.31
Haunted Ridge0% Synergy
$8.45
Choked Estuary0% Synergy
$0.38
Swamp-1% Synergy
$0.07
Sulfurous Springs-1% Synergy
$1.09
Seething Landscape-1% Synergy
$0.19
Mountain-5% Synergy
$0.08
Dragonskull Summit-6% Synergy
$0.52
Smoldering Marsh-7% Synergy
$0.35
Sunken Hollow-8% Synergy
$0.36
Crumbling Necropolis-14% Synergy
$0.34
Similar Commanders
The following Commanders share a similar playing style, strategy, or theme like Kess, Dissident Mage: Control.
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Karlach, Fury of Avernus // Candlekeep Sage
Magnus the Red
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Baral and Kari Zev
Toshiro Umezawa
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Niv-Mizzet, Supreme
Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Tavern Brawler
Johann, Apprentice Sorcerer
Veyran, Voice of Duality
Rootha, Mercurial Artist
Talrand, Sky Summoner
Tibor and Lumia
Mizzix of the Izmagnus
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
Shantotto, Tactician Magician
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
Najal, the Storm Runner
Deekah, Fractal Theorist
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Kraum, Violent Cacophony
Melek, Izzet Paragon
Melek, Reforged Researcher
Cecily, Haunted Mage // Elmar, Ulvenwald Informant
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
Jeleva, Nephalia's Scourge
Krark, the Thumbless // Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
Gandalf the Grey
Krark, the Thumbless // Kraum, Ludevic's Opus
Krark, the Thumbless // Sengir, the Dark Baron
Kaza, Roil Chaser