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Kess, Dissident Mage
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Julia Maddalena
May 1, 2026
Julia Maddalena
Fire and Ice: Kess, Dissident Mage
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Archaeomancer
Archaeomancer
Archmage Emeritus
Archmage Emeritus
Azami, Lady of Scrolls
Azami, Lady of Scrolls
Baral, Chief of Compliance
Baral, Chief of Compliance
Black Waltz No. 3
Black Waltz No. 3
Coruscation Mage
Coruscation Mage
Dualcaster Mage
Dualcaster Mage
Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
Goblin Electromancer
Goblin Electromancer
Guttersnipe
Guttersnipe
Harmonic Prodigy
Harmonic Prodigy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
Prismari, the Inspiration
Prismari, the Inspiration
Stormcatch Mentor
Stormcatch Mentor
Storm-Kiln Artist
Storm-Kiln Artist
Talrand, Sky Summoner
Talrand, Sky Summoner
Veyran, Voice of Duality
Veyran, Voice of Duality
Vivi Ornitier
Vivi Ornitier
Instants (18)
Arcane Denial
Arcane Denial
Brainstorm
Brainstorm
Chaos Warp
Chaos Warp
Counterspell
Counterspell
Crosis's Charm
Crosis's Charm
Cyclonic Rift
Cyclonic Rift
Dark Ritual
Dark Ritual
Flame of Anor
Flame of Anor
Frantic Search
Frantic Search
Increasing Vengeance
Increasing Vengeance
Lightning Bolt
Lightning Bolt
Mystical Tutor
Mystical Tutor
Negate
Negate
Rakdos Charm
Rakdos Charm
Reality Shift
Reality Shift
Terminate
Terminate
Transpose
Transpose
Vivi's Persistence
Vivi's Persistence
Sorceries (14)
Blasphemous Act
Blasphemous Act
Circle of Power
Circle of Power
Cornered by Black Mages
Cornered by Black Mages
Cruel Ultimatum
Cruel Ultimatum
Demonic Tutor
Demonic Tutor
Faithless Looting
Faithless Looting
Feed the Swarm
Feed the Swarm
Mana Geyser
Mana Geyser
Ponder
Ponder
Preordain
Preordain
Reanimate
Reanimate
See the Truth
See the Truth
Vandalblast
Vandalblast
Windfall
Windfall
Artifacts (7)
Arcane Signet
Arcane Signet
Black Mage's Rod
Black Mage's Rod
Fellwar Stone
Fellwar Stone
Izzet Signet
Izzet Signet
Sol Ring
Sol Ring
Talisman of Creativity
Talisman of Creativity
Talisman of Dominance
Talisman of Dominance
Enchantments (4)
Rhystic Study
Rhystic Study
Secrets of the Dead
Secrets of the Dead
Sorcerer Class
Sorcerer Class
Thousand-Year Storm
Thousand-Year Storm
Planeswalkers (1)
Professor Onyx
Professor Onyx
Lands (19)
Blood Crypt
Blood Crypt
Bojuka Bog
Bojuka Bog
Command Tower
Command Tower
Crumbling Necropolis
Crumbling Necropolis
Drowned Catacomb
Drowned Catacomb
Exotic Orchard
Exotic Orchard
Izzet Boilerworks
Izzet Boilerworks
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
Path of Ancestry
Path of Ancestry
Reliquary Tower
Reliquary Tower
Riptide Laboratory
Riptide Laboratory
Scalding Tarn
Scalding Tarn
Smoldering Marsh
Smoldering Marsh
Steam Vents
Steam Vents
Stormcarved Coast
Stormcarved Coast
Sulfur Falls
Sulfur Falls
Sunken Hollow
Sunken Hollow
Watery Grave
Watery Grave
Xander's Lounge
Xander's Lounge
Basics (3)
Island
7 Islands
Mountain
5 Mountains
Swamp
5 Swamps
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