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Kess, Dissident Mage
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Jonathan Zucchetti
Mar 26, 2026
Jonathan Zucchetti
Which Commander Precons Were More Impactful, 2016 or 2017?
The precons of 2016 and 2017 were both huge milestones for the Commander format. But which year was more impactful?
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Flow State
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
99%synergy
Mana Sculpt
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Resonating Lute
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Exhibition Tidecaller
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Banishing Betrayal
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
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Faithless Looting
55%inclusion23 decks42 decks
35%synergy
Frantic Search
55%inclusion23 decks42 decks
35%synergy
Consider
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
30%synergy
Ponder
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
29%synergy
See the Truth
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
28%synergy
Preordain
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
27%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
43%inclusion18 decks42 decks
27%synergy
Windfall
48%inclusion20 decks42 decks
24%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
24%synergy
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27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
24%synergy
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Blasphemous Act
45%inclusion19 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Reanimate
43%inclusion18 decks42 decks
18%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Brainstorm
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Toxic Deluge
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Counterspell
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
-11%synergy
Swan Song
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Dark Ritual
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
-6%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
21%synergy
Arcane Denial
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
2%synergy
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Consecrated Sphinx
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
9%synergy
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Storm-Kiln Artist
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
17%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
23%synergy
Grave Researcher
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Guttersnipe
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
17%synergy
Brazen Borrower
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
21%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
21%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
18%synergy
Decadent Dragon
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
17%synergy
Murderous Rider
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Scalding Viper
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Picklock Prankster
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
17%synergy
Embereth Shieldbreaker
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
17%synergy
Gray Slaad
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
17%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Ledger Shredder
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Bonecrusher Giant
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
17%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Storyteller Pixie
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Chancellor of Tales
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Order of Midnight
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Boggart Trawler
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Hearth Elemental
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Callous Sell-Sword
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Hypnotic Sprite
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Foulmire Knight
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Sapphire Dragon
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Spellscorn Coven
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Sword Coast Serpent
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Anger
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Young Pyromancer
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Jace's Archivist
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Lozhan, Dragons' Legacy
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-2%synergy
Coruscation Mage
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Illithid Harvester
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
0%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Horned Loch-Whale
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Grabby Giant
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Sage of the Beyond
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Young Blue Dragon
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Sink into Stupor
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
21%synergy
Entomb
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
23%synergy
Negate
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
4%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
-4%synergy
Rakdos Charm
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Fell the Profane
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
18%synergy
Mana Drain
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Thought Scour
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
20%synergy
Lightning Bolt
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Flame of Anor
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Chaos Warp
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
-16%synergy
Terminate
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
-7%synergy
Cabal Ritual
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Fact or Fiction
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Big Score
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Prismari Command
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Valakut Awakening
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Withering Torment
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Bitter Triumph
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Izzet Charm
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Drown in the Loch
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Deadly Rollick
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
-6%synergy
Seething Song
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Opt
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Silundi Vision
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Mystic Confluence
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Mental Note
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Narset's Reversal
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Deflecting Swat
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
-7%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Infernal Grasp
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Snap
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
0%synergy
Brain Freeze
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Reality Shift
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Abrade
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
0%synergy
Consult the Star Charts
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Transpose
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Pongify
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Mental Misstep
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Chain of Vapor
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Desperate Ritual
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
4%synergy
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Wheel of Fortune
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
19%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
20%synergy
Expansion Algorithm
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Vandalblast
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Careful Study
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
17%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Mana Geyser
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Damnation
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Will of the Abzan
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
17%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
15%synergy
Buried Alive
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Expressive Iteration
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Singularity Rupture
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Incarnation Technique
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Feed the Swarm
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
-14%synergy
Sundering Eruption
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Exsanguinate
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Candlekeep Inspiration
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Dread Return
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Lórien Revealed
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Grim Tutor
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Stitch Together
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Boltwave
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
8%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Victimize
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Persist
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Treasure Cruise
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Living Death
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Restart Sequence
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Traumatize
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Night's Whisper
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Zombify
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Reforge the Soul
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Solve the Equation
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Will of the Jeskai
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Stock Up
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Circle of Power
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Epic Experiment
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Lively Dirge
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Serum Visions
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Deep Analysis
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Echo of Eons
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Dark Petition
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
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Primal Amulet
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
18%synergy
Lucky Clover
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Ghost Lantern
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Lightning Greaves
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
-15%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Altar of Bhaal
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-4%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Isochron Scepter
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Monument to Endurance
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-1%synergy
Enchantments
Secrets of the Dead
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
20%synergy
Mystic Remora
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
-1%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Propaganda
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
0%synergy
Artist's Talent
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Virtue of Courage
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Animate Dead
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Chakra Meditation
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Waste Not
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-5%synergy
Fiery Inscription
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Shark Typhoon
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Black Market Connections
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-5%synergy
Megrim
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Double Vision
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Fevered Visions
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Maestros Ascendancy
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Virtue of Knowledge
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Teval's Judgment
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
0%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
19%synergy
Bojuka Bog
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Great Hall of the Biblioplex
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
19%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Sunken Palace
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Cabal Coffers
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Mistrise Village
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Arena of Glory
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
76%inclusion32 decks42 decks
-12%synergy
Sol Ring
64%inclusion27 decks42 decks
-25%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
48%inclusion20 decks42 decks
-2%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
45%inclusion19 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
43%inclusion18 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
40%inclusion17 decks42 decks
-3%synergy
Izzet Signet
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Dimir Signet
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Rakdos Signet
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
0%synergy
Thought Vessel
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
-5%synergy
Relic of Sauron
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
-2%synergy
Mind Stone
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
-1%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
-5%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion42 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Swamp
95%inclusion40 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion37 decks42 decks
-4%synergy
Mountain
88%inclusion37 decks42 decks
-3%synergy
Steam Vents
86%inclusion36 decks42 decks
41%synergy
Watery Grave
86%inclusion36 decks42 decks
38%synergy
Blood Crypt
83%inclusion35 decks42 decks
38%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
76%inclusion32 decks42 decks
41%synergy
Scalding Tarn
76%inclusion32 decks42 decks
44%synergy
Polluted Delta
76%inclusion32 decks42 decks
41%synergy
Luxury Suite
71%inclusion30 decks42 decks
40%synergy
Morphic Pool
71%inclusion30 decks42 decks
40%synergy
Xander's Lounge
71%inclusion30 decks42 decks
32%synergy
Training Center
69%inclusion29 decks42 decks
37%synergy
Undercity Sewers
48%inclusion20 decks42 decks
35%synergy
Sulfur Falls
48%inclusion20 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
45%inclusion19 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Thundering Falls
45%inclusion19 decks42 decks
35%synergy
Raucous Theater
43%inclusion18 decks42 decks
32%synergy
Exotic Orchard
43%inclusion18 decks42 decks
-14%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
43%inclusion18 decks42 decks
-2%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
43%inclusion18 decks42 decks
18%synergy
Underground River
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Shivan Reef
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Volcanic Island
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
21%synergy
Badlands
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
18%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
-20%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Haunted Ridge
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Flooded Strand
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
23%synergy
Underground Sea
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
21%synergy
Sink into Stupor
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
21%synergy
Mana Confluence
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
19%synergy
Marsh Flats
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
21%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Misty Rainforest
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
19%synergy
Arid Mesa
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
19%synergy
City of Brass
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Wooded Foothills
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
18%synergy
Fell the Profane
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
18%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
15%synergy
Reflecting Pool
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Oscorp Industries
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
6%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Valakut Awakening
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
8%synergy
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