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Kess, Dissident Mage
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Julia Maddalena
May 1, 2026
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Laboratory Maniac
Laboratory Maniac
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Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
Notion Thief
Notion Thief
Sedgemoor Witch
Sedgemoor Witch
Stormcatch Mentor
Stormcatch Mentor
Storm-Kiln Artist
Storm-Kiln Artist
Young Pyromancer
Young Pyromancer
Instants (23)
An Offer You Can't Refuse
An Offer You Can't Refuse
Arcane Denial
Arcane Denial
Brainstorm
Brainstorm
Cabal Ritual
Cabal Ritual
Chaos Warp
Chaos Warp
Counterspell
Counterspell
Dark Ritual
Dark Ritual
Essence Scatter
Essence Scatter
Expansion // Explosion
Expansion // Explosion
Fact or Fiction
Fact or Fiction
Frantic Search
Frantic Search
Ghostly Flicker
Ghostly Flicker
Increasing Vengeance
Increasing Vengeance
Lightning Bolt
Lightning Bolt
Mystical Tutor
Mystical Tutor
Narset's Reversal
Narset's Reversal
Negate
Negate
Opt
Opt
Peek
Peek
Reiterate
Reiterate
Reverberate
Reverberate
Seething Song
Seething Song
Twincast
Twincast
Sorceries (16)
Chain of Smog
Chain of Smog
Expressive Iteration
Expressive Iteration
Feed the Swarm
Feed the Swarm
Final Parting
Final Parting
Gamble
Gamble
Gitaxian Probe
Gitaxian Probe
Grapeshot
Grapeshot
Insatiable Avarice
Insatiable Avarice
Mana Geyser
Mana Geyser
Ponder
Ponder
Preordain
Preordain
Profane Tutor
Profane Tutor
Ringsight
Ringsight
Serum Visions
Serum Visions
Tendrils of Agony
Tendrils of Agony
Toxic Deluge
Toxic Deluge
Artifacts (7)
Arcane Signet
Arcane Signet
Commander's Sphere
Commander's Sphere
Izzet Signet
Izzet Signet
Rakdos Signet
Rakdos Signet
Sol Ring
Sol Ring
Talisman of Creativity
Talisman of Creativity
Talisman of Indulgence
Talisman of Indulgence
Enchantments (2)
Curiosity
Curiosity
Thousand-Year Storm
Thousand-Year Storm
Planeswalkers (2)
Professor Onyx
Professor Onyx
Ral, Storm Conduit
Ral, Storm Conduit
Lands (20)
Cascade Bluffs
Cascade Bluffs
Command Tower
Command Tower
Crumbling Necropolis
Crumbling Necropolis
Darkwater Catacombs
Darkwater Catacombs
Dimir Aqueduct
Dimir Aqueduct
Dismal Backwater
Dismal Backwater
Dragonskull Summit
Dragonskull Summit
Exotic Orchard
Exotic Orchard
Foreboding Ruins
Foreboding Ruins
Izzet Boilerworks
Izzet Boilerworks
Path of Ancestry
Path of Ancestry
Rakdos Carnarium
Rakdos Carnarium
Shivan Reef
Shivan Reef
Smoldering Marsh
Smoldering Marsh
Sulfur Falls
Sulfur Falls
Sunken Hollow
Sunken Hollow
Swiftwater Cliffs
Swiftwater Cliffs
Temple of Epiphany
Temple of Epiphany
Terramorphic Expanse
Terramorphic Expanse
Thriving Isle
Thriving Isle
Basics (3)
Island
6 Islands
Mountain
4 Mountains
Swamp
5 Swamps
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