Average Deck for Kess, Dissident Mage - Budget
Kess, Dissident Mage
Rank #274
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May 1, 2026
Fire and Ice: Kess, Dissident Mage
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Average Decklist
- 1 Kess, Dissident MageKess, Dissident Mage
- 1 AbradeAbrade
- 1 AetherizeAetherize
- 1 Arcane DenialArcane Denial
- 1 Arcane SignetArcane Signet
- 1 Archmage EmeritusArchmage Emeritus
- 1 Black Waltz No. 3Black Waltz No. 3
- 1 Blasphemous ActBlasphemous Act
- 1 BrainstormBrainstorm
- 1 Cascade BluffsCascade Bluffs
- 1 Chaos WarpChaos Warp
- 1 Choked EstuaryChoked Estuary
- 1 Command TowerCommand Tower
- 1 Commander's SphereCommander's Sphere
- 1 ConsiderConsider
- 1 Cormela, Glamour ThiefCormela, Glamour Thief
- 1 CounterspellCounterspell
- 1 Crumbling NecropolisCrumbling Necropolis
- 1 Dark RitualDark Ritual
- 1 Dimir SignetDimir Signet
- 1 Dragonskull SummitDragonskull Summit
- 1 Dramatic ReversalDramatic Reversal
- 1 Drowned CatacombDrowned Catacomb
- 1 Dualcaster MageDualcaster Mage
- 1 Everflowing ChaliceEverflowing Chalice
- 1 Evolving WildsEvolving Wilds
- 1 Exotic OrchardExotic Orchard
- 1 Extract from DarknessExtract from Darkness
- 1 FabricateFabricate
- 1 Fact or FictionFact or Fiction
- 1 Faithless LootingFaithless Looting
- 1 Feed the SwarmFeed the Swarm
- 1 Fiery InscriptionFiery Inscription
- 1 Foreboding RuinsForeboding Ruins
- 1 Fortune Teller's TalentFortune Teller's Talent
- 1 Frantic SearchFrantic Search
- 1 Frostboil SnarlFrostboil Snarl
- 1 Goblin ElectromancerGoblin Electromancer
- 1 GuttersnipeGuttersnipe
- 7 IslandIsland
- 1 Isochron ScepterIsochron Scepter
- 1 Izzet SignetIzzet Signet
- 1 Manic ScribeManic Scribe
- 1 Mind StoneMind Stone
- 6 MountainMountain
- 1 Muddle the MixtureMuddle the Mixture
- 1 Murmuring MysticMurmuring Mystic
- 1 NegateNegate
- 1 Nightscape FamiliarNightscape Familiar
- 1 OptOpt
- 1 Ornithopter of ParadiseOrnithopter of Paradise
- 1 Path of AncestryPath of Ancestry
- 1 PonderPonder
- 1 PreordainPreordain
- 1 Prismari CharmPrismari Charm
- 1 Pull from TomorrowPull from Tomorrow
- 1 Quest for the NecropolisQuest for the Necropolis
- 1 Rakdos CharmRakdos Charm
- 1 Rakdos SignetRakdos Signet
- 1 Ral, Storm ConduitRal, Storm Conduit
- 1 ReanimateReanimate
- 1 Renowned WeaponsmithRenowned Weaponsmith
- 1 Scalding ViperScalding Viper
- 1 Shivan ReefShivan Reef
- 1 SizzleSizzle
- 1 Smoldering MarshSmoldering Marsh
- 1 Sol RingSol Ring
- 1 Solve the EquationSolve the Equation
- 1 Storm-Kiln ArtistStorm-Kiln Artist
- 1 Stormcatch MentorStormcatch Mentor
- 1 Sulfur FallsSulfur Falls
- 1 Summons of SarumanSummons of Saruman
- 1 Sunken HollowSunken Hollow
- 5 SwampSwamp
- 1 Talrand, Sky SummonerTalrand, Sky Summoner
- 1 TerminateTerminate
- 1 Terramorphic ExpanseTerramorphic Expanse
- 1 Third Path IconoclastThird Path Iconoclast
- 1 Thrill of PossibilityThrill of Possibility
- 1 TwinflameTwinflame
- 1 UnsummonUnsummon
- 1 VandalblastVandalblast
- 1 Vessel of ParamnesiaVessel of Paramnesia
- 1 Wake the DragonWake the Dragon
- 1 Young PyromancerYoung Pyromancer
Archmage Emeritus
Archmage Emeritus
Black Waltz No. 3
Black Waltz No. 3
Cormela, Glamour Thief
Cormela, Glamour Thief
Dualcaster Mage
Dualcaster Mage
Goblin Electromancer
Goblin Electromancer
Guttersnipe
Guttersnipe
Manic Scribe
Manic Scribe
Murmuring Mystic
Murmuring Mystic
Nightscape Familiar
Nightscape Familiar
Ornithopter of Paradise
Ornithopter of Paradise
Renowned Weaponsmith
Renowned Weaponsmith
Scalding Viper
Scalding Viper
Stormcatch Mentor
Stormcatch Mentor
Storm-Kiln Artist
Storm-Kiln Artist
Talrand, Sky Summoner
Talrand, Sky Summoner
Third Path Iconoclast
Third Path Iconoclast
Young Pyromancer
Young Pyromancer
Instants (20)
Abrade
Abrade
Aetherize
Aetherize
Arcane Denial
Arcane Denial
Brainstorm
Brainstorm
Chaos Warp
Chaos Warp
Consider
Consider
Counterspell
Counterspell
Dark Ritual
Dark Ritual
Dramatic Reversal
Dramatic Reversal
Fact or Fiction
Fact or Fiction
Frantic Search
Frantic Search
Muddle the Mixture
Muddle the Mixture
Negate
Negate
Opt
Opt
Prismari Charm
Prismari Charm
Pull from Tomorrow
Pull from Tomorrow
Rakdos Charm
Rakdos Charm
Terminate
Terminate
Thrill of Possibility
Thrill of Possibility
Unsummon
Unsummon
Sorceries (14)
Blasphemous Act
Blasphemous Act
Extract from Darkness
Extract from Darkness
Fabricate
Fabricate
Faithless Looting
Faithless Looting
Feed the Swarm
Feed the Swarm
Ponder
Ponder
Preordain
Preordain
Reanimate
Reanimate
Sizzle
Sizzle
Solve the Equation
Solve the Equation
Summons of Saruman
Summons of Saruman
Twinflame
Twinflame
Vandalblast
Vandalblast
Wake the Dragon
Wake the Dragon
Artifacts (9)
Arcane Signet
Arcane Signet
Commander's Sphere
Commander's Sphere
Dimir Signet
Dimir Signet
Everflowing Chalice
Everflowing Chalice
Isochron Scepter
Isochron Scepter
Izzet Signet
Izzet Signet
Mind Stone
Mind Stone
Rakdos Signet
Rakdos Signet
Sol Ring
Sol Ring
Enchantments (4)
Fiery Inscription
Fiery Inscription
Fortune Teller's Talent
Fortune Teller's Talent
Quest for the Necropolis
Quest for the Necropolis
Vessel of Paramnesia
Vessel of Paramnesia
Planeswalkers (1)
Ral, Storm Conduit
Ral, Storm Conduit
Lands (16)
Cascade Bluffs
Cascade Bluffs
Choked Estuary
Choked Estuary
Command Tower
Command Tower
Crumbling Necropolis
Crumbling Necropolis
Dragonskull Summit
Dragonskull Summit
Drowned Catacomb
Drowned Catacomb
Evolving Wilds
Evolving Wilds
Exotic Orchard
Exotic Orchard
Foreboding Ruins
Foreboding Ruins
Frostboil Snarl
Frostboil Snarl
Path of Ancestry
Path of Ancestry
Shivan Reef
Shivan Reef
Smoldering Marsh
Smoldering Marsh
Sulfur Falls
Sulfur Falls
Sunken Hollow
Sunken Hollow
Terramorphic Expanse
Terramorphic Expanse
Basics (3)
Island
7 Islands
Mountain
6 Mountains
Swamp
5 Swamps