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Kess, Dissident Mage
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Julia Maddalena
May 1, 2026
Julia Maddalena
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Kess, Dissident Mage
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Archmage Emeritus
Archmage Emeritus
Black Waltz No. 3
Black Waltz No. 3
Cormela, Glamour Thief
Cormela, Glamour Thief
Coruscation Mage
Coruscation Mage
Goblin Electromancer
Goblin Electromancer
Guttersnipe
Guttersnipe
Murmuring Mystic
Murmuring Mystic
Nightscape Familiar
Nightscape Familiar
Rona, Sheoldred's Faithful
Rona, Sheoldred's Faithful
Sedgemoor Witch
Sedgemoor Witch
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 (16)
Abrade
Abrade
Arcane Denial
Arcane Denial
Brainstorm
Brainstorm
Chaos Warp
Chaos Warp
Counterspell
Counterspell
Dark Ritual
Dark Ritual
Frantic Search
Frantic Search
Increasing Vengeance
Increasing Vengeance
Lightning Bolt
Lightning Bolt
Maestros Charm
Maestros Charm
Negate
Negate
Prismari Charm
Prismari Charm
Rakdos Charm
Rakdos Charm
Terminate
Terminate
Thought Scour
Thought Scour
Traumatic Critique
Traumatic Critique
Sorceries (15)
Blasphemous Act
Blasphemous Act
Chain Reaction
Chain Reaction
Circle of Power
Circle of Power
Diabolic Tutor
Diabolic Tutor
Dream Harvest
Dream Harvest
Faithless Looting
Faithless Looting
Feed the Swarm
Feed the Swarm
Furygale Flocking
Furygale Flocking
Mana Geyser
Mana Geyser
Mizzix's Mastery
Mizzix's Mastery
Night's Whisper
Night's Whisper
Ponder
Ponder
See the Truth
See the Truth
Strategic Planning
Strategic Planning
Windfall
Windfall
Artifacts (10)
Arcane Signet
Arcane Signet
Commander's Sphere
Commander's Sphere
Dimir Signet
Dimir Signet
Fellwar Stone
Fellwar Stone
Izzet Signet
Izzet Signet
Rakdos Signet
Rakdos Signet
Sol Ring
Sol Ring
Talisman of Creativity
Talisman of Creativity
Talisman of Dominance
Talisman of Dominance
Talisman of Indulgence
Talisman of Indulgence
Enchantments (4)
Arcane Bombardment
Arcane Bombardment
Fiery Inscription
Fiery Inscription
Shark Typhoon
Shark Typhoon
Thousand-Year Storm
Thousand-Year Storm
Planeswalkers (2)
Professor Onyx
Professor Onyx
Ral, Storm Conduit
Ral, Storm Conduit
Lands (18)
Command Tower
Command Tower
Crumbling Necropolis
Crumbling Necropolis
Dimir Aqueduct
Dimir Aqueduct
Dragonskull Summit
Dragonskull Summit
Drowned Catacomb
Drowned Catacomb
Evolving Wilds
Evolving Wilds
Exotic Orchard
Exotic Orchard
Foreboding Ruins
Foreboding Ruins
Frostboil Snarl
Frostboil Snarl
Maestros Theater
Maestros Theater
Path of Ancestry
Path of Ancestry
Seething Landscape
Seething Landscape
Shivan Reef
Shivan Reef
Smoldering Marsh
Smoldering Marsh
Sulfur Falls
Sulfur Falls
Sunken Hollow
Sunken Hollow
Temple of Deceit
Temple of Deceit
Temple of Epiphany
Temple of Epiphany
Basics (3)
Island
7 Islands
Mountain
6 Mountains
Swamp
6 Swamps
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