Kess, Dissident Mage
$3.59
$3.59Legendary Creature — Human Wizard
New Cards
Recent-set cards that Kess, Dissident Mage players are trying out in Reanimator decks.
Exhibition Tidecaller+20% Synergy
$0.67
Grave Researcher+9% Synergy
$1.92
Steal the Show+8% Synergy
$0.29
Mana Sculpt+7% Synergy
$1.29
Prismari Charm+7% Synergy
$0.28
High Synergy Cards
The highest-synergy picks for Kess, Dissident Mage's Reanimator builds — cards that lean hardest into the Reanimator theme.
Reanimate+56% Synergy
$9.76
Faithless Looting+56% Synergy
$0.46
Frantic Search+52% Synergy
$1.94
Stitch Together+50% Synergy
$1.64
Entomb+49% Synergy
$17.31
Persist+43% Synergy
$1.34
Victimize+40% Synergy
$1.58
Animate Dead+40% Synergy
$7.87
Careful Study+38% Synergy
$4.09
Incarnation Technique+37% Synergy
$9.97
Top Cards
The staple cards most Kess, Dissident Mage Reanimator decks run as their core.
Buried Alive+37% Synergy
$1.35
Living Death+35% Synergy
$3.57
Archon of Cruelty+35% Synergy
$8.28
Dread Return+35% Synergy
$0.44
Exhume+34% Synergy
$5.53
Windfall+32% Synergy
$5.05
Toxic Deluge+23% Synergy
$4.37
Dark Ritual+19% Synergy
$5.94
Blasphemous Act-2% Synergy
$0.89
Counterspell-3% Synergy
$3.32
Game Changers
High-impact bombs that can take over a Kess, Dissident Mage Reanimator game on their own.
Consecrated Sphinx+17% Synergy
$29.93
Mystical Tutor+15% Synergy
$16.42
Demonic Tutor+12% Synergy
$61.95
Cyclonic Rift+9% Synergy
$38.67
Vampiric Tutor+8% Synergy
$54.82
Rhystic Study+6% Synergy
$69.93
Gamble+6% Synergy
$18.29
Force of Will+4% Synergy
$59.38
Fierce Guardianship+2% Synergy
$57.26
Jeska's Will+2% Synergy
$40.59
Creatures
Creatures that carry the Reanimator plan in Kess, Dissident Mage decks, from early pressure to payoff.
Sheoldred, Whispering One+31% Synergy
$21.36
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur+25% Synergy
$12.63
Ledger Shredder+23% Synergy
$9.20
Valgavoth, Terror Eater+23% Synergy
$15.54
Nezahal, Primal Tide+22% Synergy
$8.26
Vilis, Broker of Blood+21% Synergy
$9.79
Hullbreaker Horror+20% Synergy
$6.29
Sepulchral Primordial+20% Synergy
$0.40
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant+20% Synergy
$9.22
Anger+19% Synergy
$0.61
Toxrill, the Corrosive+17% Synergy
$16.23
Obsessive Stitcher+17% Synergy
$0.35
Chainer, Nightmare Adept+16% Synergy
$0.92
Combustible Gearhulk+15% Synergy
$0.38
Likeness Looter+14% Synergy
$3.04
Massacre Wurm+14% Synergy
$1.68
Lord Xander, the Collector+13% Synergy
$3.52
Flayer of the Hatebound+13% Synergy
$0.32
Feldon of the Third Path+13% Synergy
$1.43
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator+12% Synergy
$0.30
Ancient Brass Dragon+11% Synergy
$42.44
Metamorphosis Fanatic+11% Synergy
$6.12
Baral, Chief of Compliance+10% Synergy
$3.04
Twilight Diviner+10% Synergy
$2.39
Burning-Rune Demon+10% Synergy
$5.12
Ancient Silver Dragon+10% Synergy
$57.81
Etali, Primal Storm+9% Synergy
$0.60
Noxious Gearhulk+9% Synergy
$0.44
Rune-Scarred Demon+9% Synergy
$0.91
Dragon's Rage Channeler+9% Synergy
$1.36
Rona, Herald of Invasion+9% Synergy
$1.71
Psychic Frog+8% Synergy
$5.08
Terror of the Peaks+8% Synergy
$28.91
Vile Entomber+8% Synergy
$0.25
Goblin Electromancer+7% Synergy
$0.29
Archfiend of Ifnir+7% Synergy
$0.38
Moria Scavenger+7% Synergy
$0.35
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse+6% Synergy
$98.29
Niv-Mizzet, Parun+6% Synergy
$5.77
Pinnacle Monk+6% Synergy
$1.73
Cormela, Glamour Thief+5% Synergy
$0.29
Jace's Archivist+4% Synergy
$8.51
Magus of the Wheel+3% Synergy
$1.48
Storm-Kiln Artist+2% Synergy
$1.72
Archmage Emeritus+2% Synergy
$0.59
Thassa's Oracle+1% Synergy
$21.94
Dualcaster Mage+1% Synergy
$4.39
Nightscape Familiar0% Synergy
$0.49
Hexing Squelcher-2% Synergy
$22.70
Orcish Bowmasters-5% Synergy
$46.80
Instants
Instant-speed interaction and tricks that keep Kess, Dissident Mage's Reanimator deck ahead.
Izzet Charm+21% Synergy
$0.20
Fact or Fiction+18% Synergy
$0.25
Cabal Ritual+14% Synergy
$13.51
Fell the Profane+14% Synergy
$3.86
Bitter Triumph+14% Synergy
$0.32
Thrill of Possibility+11% Synergy
$0.27
Sink into Stupor+11% Synergy
$6.91
Thought Scour+11% Synergy
$1.01
Prismari Command+10% Synergy
$0.32
Consider+10% Synergy
$0.32
Demand Answers+10% Synergy
$0.46
Gifts Ungiven+10% Synergy
$5.39
Swan Song+9% Synergy
$11.36
Malakir Rebirth+9% Synergy
$13.47
Forbidden Alchemy+9% Synergy
$0.30
Mana Drain+8% Synergy
$57.71
Ancient Excavation+8% Synergy
$1.01
Drown in the Loch+7% Synergy
$3.66
Maestros Charm+7% Synergy
$0.31
You Find the Villains' Lair+7% Synergy
$0.26
Tainted Indulgence+7% Synergy
$0.31
Saw in Half+6% Synergy
$5.39
Intuition+6% Synergy
$357.81
Big Score+5% Synergy
$0.39
Flame of Anor+5% Synergy
$4.86
An Offer You Can't Refuse+4% Synergy
$3.83
Brainstorm+4% Synergy
$1.41
Rakdos Charm+4% Synergy
$0.45
Three Steps Ahead+4% Synergy
$5.23
Muddle the Mixture+4% Synergy
$2.58
Arcane Denial+3% Synergy
$1.67
Waterlogged Teachings+3% Synergy
$0.36
Withering Torment+2% Synergy
$0.86
Unexpected Windfall+2% Synergy
$4.45
Pongify+2% Synergy
$1.91
Reality Shift+2% Synergy
$0.32
Deflecting Swat+1% Synergy
$69.27
Brain Freeze+1% Synergy
$3.77
Pact of Negation+1% Synergy
$18.00
Negate0% Synergy
$0.31
Force of Negation0% Synergy
$49.89
Demonic Consultation0% Synergy
$7.02
Flashback0% Synergy
$3.91
Mental Misstep0% Synergy
$8.90
Flusterstorm-1% Synergy
$8.78
Deadly Rollick-2% Synergy
$27.91
Chaos Warp-3% Synergy
$0.36
Bedevil-3% Synergy
$0.31
Abrade-3% Synergy
$0.33
Terminate-7% Synergy
$0.28
Sorceries
Sorceries that push the Reanimator game plan forward for Kess, Dissident Mage.
Unmarked Grave+25% Synergy
$3.38
Zombify+23% Synergy
$0.21
Breach the Multiverse+22% Synergy
$10.56
Will of the Abzan+21% Synergy
$5.30
Cathartic Reunion+18% Synergy
$0.31
Rise of the Dark Realms+17% Synergy
$6.58
Singularity Rupture+16% Synergy
$0.82
Extract from Darkness+12% Synergy
$0.28
Wheel of Fortune+11% Synergy
$2495.70
Coiling Rebirth+10% Synergy
$0.28
Restart Sequence+10% Synergy
$0.29
Wheel of Misfortune+9% Synergy
$8.19
Winternight Stories+9% Synergy
$1.24
Glimpse the Unthinkable+9% Synergy
$3.56
Vandalblast+8% Synergy
$1.10
Abstract Performance+8% Synergy
$0.22
Ponder+7% Synergy
$2.28
Agadeem's Awakening+7% Synergy
$27.24
Afterlife from the Loam+7% Synergy
$0.92
See the Truth+7% Synergy
$0.57
Strategic Planning+7% Synergy
$0.18
Feed the Swarm+6% Synergy
$0.16
Whispering Madness+6% Synergy
$3.82
Preordain+6% Synergy
$0.68
Lively Dirge+6% Synergy
$3.62
Beacon of Unrest+6% Synergy
$0.36
Blood for Bones+6% Synergy
$0.56
Mizzix's Mastery+5% Synergy
$9.57
Chart a Course+5% Synergy
$0.14
Breaking // Entering+5% Synergy
$0.18
Grave Upheaval+5% Synergy
$0.56
Mana Geyser+4% Synergy
$1.18
Reforge the Soul+4% Synergy
$6.08
Too Greedily, Too Deep+4% Synergy
$0.34
Sundering Eruption+4% Synergy
$1.72
Dark Deal+3% Synergy
$1.70
Gitaxian Probe+3% Synergy
$4.17
Yawgmoth's Will+3% Synergy
$249.31
Lórien Revealed+3% Synergy
$4.76
Burning Inquiry+3% Synergy
$3.47
Will of the Jeskai+3% Synergy
$4.49
Damnation+2% Synergy
$20.48
Imperial Seal+2% Synergy
$165.76
Blasphemous Edict+2% Synergy
$4.67
Demonic Counsel+2% Synergy
$2.17
Exsanguinate+2% Synergy
$0.39
Night's Whisper+1% Synergy
$5.42
Peer into the Abyss0% Synergy
$3.15
Utility Artifacts
Artifacts that add consistency and utility to Kess, Dissident Mage Reanimator decks.
Mesmeric Orb+7% Synergy
$18.32
Monument to Endurance+4% Synergy
$20.49
Palantír of Orthanc+3% Synergy
$21.50
The One Ring-1% Synergy
$115.22
Wishclaw Talisman-2% Synergy
$1.98
Wayfarer's Bauble-3% Synergy
$4.67
Lightning Greaves-10% Synergy
$4.52
Swiftfoot Boots-19% Synergy
$2.28
Enchantments
Enchantments that reinforce the Reanimator strategy in Kess, Dissident Mage decks.
Necromancy+27% Synergy
$20.06
Ripples of Undeath+18% Synergy
$6.31
Dance of the Dead+15% Synergy
$15.98
Sneak Attack+9% Synergy
$11.68
Virtue of Persistence+7% Synergy
$6.09
Bitter Reunion+5% Synergy
$0.70
Secrets of the Dead+4% Synergy
$0.42
Mystic Remora+2% Synergy
$13.04
Underworld Breach+2% Synergy
$11.08
Phyrexian Arena-3% Synergy
$4.43
Black Market Connections-5% Synergy
$10.16
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that back up Kess, Dissident Mage's Reanimator game plan.
Ral Zarek, Guest Lecturer+6% Synergy
$1.70
Professor Onyx+5% Synergy
$5.79
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that pull extra weight in Kess, Dissident Mage Reanimator decks.
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire+11% Synergy
$10.89
Cephalid Coliseum+11% Synergy
$0.31
Tomb Fortress+11% Synergy
$4.69
Otawara, Soaring City+9% Synergy
$28.30
Geier Reach Sanitarium+8% Synergy
$3.38
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth+7% Synergy
$54.58
Mystic Sanctuary+7% Synergy
$1.09
Desolate Lighthouse+6% Synergy
$0.25
Bojuka Bog+3% Synergy
$1.93
Lindblum, Industrial Regency+1% Synergy
$2.49
Ancient Tomb0% Synergy
$134.99
Urza's Saga0% Synergy
$38.89
Mistrise Village-1% Synergy
$8.61
Rogue's Passage-15% Synergy
$0.36
Reliquary Tower-20% Synergy
$3.52
Mana Artifacts
Mana rocks and fixing to power out Kess, Dissident Mage's Reanimator strategy.
Talisman of Indulgence+13% Synergy
$1.85
Talisman of Dominance+12% Synergy
$1.04
Talisman of Creativity+11% Synergy
$1.51
Fellwar Stone+7% Synergy
$0.89
Dimir Signet+6% Synergy
$1.20
The Soul Stone+6% Synergy
$101.88
Izzet Signet+4% Synergy
$0.41
Rakdos Signet+3% Synergy
$4.43
Resonating Lute+2% Synergy
$1.52
Arcane Signet+1% Synergy
$0.89
Chrome Mox+1% Synergy
$165.23
Lotus Petal0% Synergy
$38.19
Mana Vault0% Synergy
$120.10
Lion's Eye Diamond0% Synergy
$797.61
Mox Diamond-1% Synergy
$1131.80
Relic of Sauron-4% Synergy
$9.52
Chromatic Lantern-6% Synergy
$0.87
Mind Stone-7% Synergy
$0.31
Commander's Sphere-10% Synergy
$0.34
Sol Ring-11% Synergy
$1.55
Thought Vessel-14% Synergy
$2.59
Lands
The mana base behind Kess, Dissident Mage's Reanimator decks.
Undercity Sewers+21% Synergy
$15.18
Polluted Delta+19% Synergy
$20.44
Shivan Reef+19% Synergy
$0.33
Raucous Theater+19% Synergy
$10.75
Watery Grave+18% Synergy
$9.66
Bloodstained Mire+18% Synergy
$18.20
Underground River+18% Synergy
$2.22
Steam Vents+17% Synergy
$10.15
Training Center+17% Synergy
$17.43
Morphic Pool+17% Synergy
$27.14
Thundering Falls+17% Synergy
$15.42
Blood Crypt+16% Synergy
$9.11
Scalding Tarn+15% Synergy
$37.29
Sulfurous Springs+14% Synergy
$1.50
Fell the Profane+14% Synergy
$3.86
Xander's Lounge+13% Synergy
$13.50
Luxury Suite+12% Synergy
$9.09
Sink into Stupor+11% Synergy
$6.91
Clearwater Pathway+10% Synergy
$4.39
Malakir Rebirth+9% Synergy
$13.47
Drowned Catacomb+8% Synergy
$1.19
Blightstep Pathway+8% Synergy
$5.92
Gloomlake Verge+7% Synergy
$10.54
Dragonskull Summit+6% Synergy
$0.47
Haunted Ridge+6% Synergy
$8.51
Shipwreck Marsh+5% Synergy
$7.45
Mana Confluence+5% Synergy
$36.24
Marsh Flats+5% Synergy
$31.87
Blazemire Verge+5% Synergy
$9.75
Stormcarved Coast+4% Synergy
$2.50
Underground Sea+4% Synergy
Oscorp Industries+4% Synergy
$1.86
Command Tower+3% Synergy
$0.31
Swamp+3% Synergy
$0.08
City of Brass+3% Synergy
$12.30
Dimir Aqueduct+3% Synergy
$0.33
Flooded Strand+3% Synergy
$15.97
Rakdos Carnarium+3% Synergy
$0.35
Island+2% Synergy
$0.08
Seething Landscape+2% Synergy
$0.31
Volcanic Island+2% Synergy
Sulfur Falls+1% Synergy
$0.28
Badlands+1% Synergy
Exotic Orchard0% Synergy
$0.24
Mountain-1% Synergy
$0.08
Sunken Hollow-4% Synergy
$0.33
Smoldering Marsh-4% Synergy
$0.30
Crumbling Necropolis-7% Synergy
$0.28
Evolving Wilds-7% Synergy
$0.25
Path of Ancestry-15% Synergy
$0.23
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