Average Deck for Kess, Dissident Mage - Budget Wheels

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Average Decklist

Archmage Emeritus
Archmage Emeritus
Cormela, Glamour Thief
Cormela, Glamour Thief
Dualcaster Mage
Dualcaster Mage
Electrostatic Field
Electrostatic Field
Fate Unraveler
Fate Unraveler
Goblin Electromancer
Goblin Electromancer
Guttersnipe
Guttersnipe
Jace's Archivist
Jace's Archivist
Magus of the Wheel
Magus of the Wheel
Nekusar, the Mindrazer
Nekusar, the Mindrazer
Nightscape Familiar
Nightscape Familiar
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
Razorkin Needlehead
Razorkin Needlehead
Runehorn Hellkite
Runehorn Hellkite
Scrawling Crawler
Scrawling Crawler
Storm-Kiln Artist
Storm-Kiln Artist
Third Path Iconoclast
Third Path Iconoclast
Instants (13)
Abrade
Abrade
Arcane Denial
Arcane Denial
Brainstorm
Brainstorm
Chaos Warp
Chaos Warp
Counterspell
Counterspell
Dark Ritual
Dark Ritual
Frantic Search
Frantic Search
Go for the Throat
Go for the Throat
Infernal Grasp
Infernal Grasp
Negate
Negate
Rakdos Charm
Rakdos Charm
Wheel and Deal
Wheel and Deal
Withering Torment
Withering Torment
Sorceries (18)
Blasphemous Act
Blasphemous Act
Dark Deal
Dark Deal
Diabolic Tutor
Diabolic Tutor
Faithless Looting
Faithless Looting
Feed the Swarm
Feed the Swarm
Incendiary Command
Incendiary Command
Khorvath's Fury
Khorvath's Fury
Mizzix's Mastery
Mizzix's Mastery
Preordain
Preordain
Reanimate
Reanimate
Reforge the Soul
Reforge the Soul
Solve the Equation
Solve the Equation
Toxic Deluge
Toxic Deluge
Vandalblast
Vandalblast
Wheel of Fate
Wheel of Fate
Wheel of Misfortune
Wheel of Misfortune
Whispering Madness
Whispering Madness
Windfall
Windfall
Artifacts (8)
Arcane Signet
Arcane Signet
Dimir Signet
Dimir Signet
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 (6)
Forced Fruition
Forced Fruition
Liliana's Caress
Liliana's Caress
Phyrexian Tyranny
Phyrexian Tyranny
Propaganda
Propaganda
Underworld Dreams
Underworld Dreams
Waste Not
Waste Not
Planeswalkers (1)
Ral, Storm Conduit
Ral, Storm Conduit
Lands (15)
Bojuka Bog
Bojuka Bog
Choked Estuary
Choked Estuary
Command Tower
Command Tower
Crumbling Necropolis
Crumbling Necropolis
Dimir Aqueduct
Dimir Aqueduct
Evolving Wilds
Evolving Wilds
Exotic Orchard
Exotic Orchard
Foreboding Ruins
Foreboding Ruins
Frostboil Snarl
Frostboil Snarl
Maestros Theater
Maestros Theater
Seething Landscape
Seething Landscape
Smoldering Marsh
Smoldering Marsh
Sulfur Falls
Sulfur Falls
Sunken Hollow
Sunken Hollow
Terramorphic Expanse
Terramorphic Expanse
Basics (3)
Island
8 Islands
Mountain
6 Mountains
Swamp
7 Swamps