Kess, Dissident Mage (Commander) - Budget Combo

Kess, Dissident Mage
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Jonathan Zucchetti
Mar 26, 2026
Jonathan Zucchetti
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52%synergy
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19%synergy
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8%synergy
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8%synergy
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8%synergy
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7%synergy
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8%synergy
Electrostatic Field
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7%synergy
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7%synergy
Ertai Resurrected
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6%synergy
Vile Entomber
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7%synergy
Decadent Dragon
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6%synergy
Young Pyromancer
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6%synergy
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8%synergy
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7%synergy
Docent of Perfection
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8%synergy
Wizards of Thay
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8%synergy
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7%synergy
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1%synergy
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Terminate
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14%synergy
Fact or Fiction
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29%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
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34%synergy
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31%synergy
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3%synergy
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22%synergy
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22%synergy
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21%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
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-10%synergy
Return the Favor
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18%synergy
Seething Song
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13%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
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19%synergy
Dig Through Time
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16%synergy
Abrade
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11%synergy
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14%synergy
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10%synergy
Clutch of the Undercity
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16%synergy
Displace
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14%synergy
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13%synergy
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9%synergy
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14%synergy
Rewind
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15%synergy
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15%synergy
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8%synergy
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7%synergy
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7%synergy
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27%synergy
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23%synergy
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21%synergy
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-3%synergy
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20%synergy
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18%synergy
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16%synergy
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Crackle with Power
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14%synergy
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Careful Study
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14%synergy
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13%synergy
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12%synergy
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16%synergy
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10%synergy
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8%synergy
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10%synergy
Profane Tutor
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8%synergy
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12%synergy
Read the Bones
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10%synergy
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10%synergy
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11%synergy
Ignite the Future
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12%synergy
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11%synergy
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9%synergy
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12%synergy
Whelming Wave
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12%synergy
Chain of Smog
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11%synergy
Solve the Equation
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10%synergy
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8%synergy
Chart a Course
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
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8%synergy
Alchemist's Gambit
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7%synergy
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4%synergy
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5%synergy
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7%synergy
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7%synergy
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Wayfarer's Bauble
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1%synergy
Lightning Greaves
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-18%synergy
Robe of the Archmagi
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7%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
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-18%synergy
Isochron Scepter
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6%synergy
Insight Engine
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6%synergy
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5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Adaptive Training Post
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5%synergy
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33%synergy
Secrets of the Dead
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18%synergy
Propaganda
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6%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
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15%synergy
Impact Tremors
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Mornsong Aria
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14%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Outpost Siege
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Fiery Inscription
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Warstorm Surge
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Double Vision
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Remora
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-8%synergy
Animate Dead
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
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Professor Onyx
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
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Bojuka Bog
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Barren Moor
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Tolaria West
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Sunscorched Desert
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Forgotten Cave
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Reliquary Tower
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-28%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Cori Mountain Monastery
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
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Arcane Signet
80%inclusion20 decks25 decks
-8%synergy
Sol Ring
76%inclusion19 decks25 decks
-14%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Izzet Signet
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
27%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Dimir Signet
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
25%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Rakdos Signet
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19%synergy
Fellwar Stone
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Thought Vessel
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-6%synergy
Mind Stone
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
3%synergy
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12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-11%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-6%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Relic of Sauron
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-11%synergy
Prismatic Lens
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
2%synergy
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Swamp
100%inclusion25 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion25 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Island
100%inclusion25 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Command Tower
96%inclusion24 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Exotic Orchard
80%inclusion20 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Shivan Reef
68%inclusion17 decks25 decks
39%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
68%inclusion17 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Sulfur Falls
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Underground River
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Sunken Hollow
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
-9%synergy
Path of Ancestry
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Seething Landscape
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Evolving Wilds
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Temple of Malice
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Choked Estuary
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Temple of Deceit
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Tainted Isle
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Dismal Backwater
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Ash Barrens
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Canyon Slough
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Fetid Pools
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Ferrous Lake
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
7%synergy
River of Tears
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Tainted Peak
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Haunted Ridge
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-9%synergy
Steam Vents
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-37%synergy
Vivid Marsh
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Vivid Creek
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Blood Crypt
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-37%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
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