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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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49%synergy
Resonating Lute
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22%synergy
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25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
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20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
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20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
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54%inclusion27 decks50 decks
47%synergy
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44%inclusion22 decks50 decks
41%synergy
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50%inclusion25 decks50 decks
39%synergy
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38%inclusion19 decks50 decks
36%synergy
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46%inclusion23 decks50 decks
36%synergy
Ponder
44%inclusion22 decks50 decks
35%synergy
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44%inclusion22 decks50 decks
35%synergy
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30%inclusion15 decks50 decks
30%synergy
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34%inclusion17 decks50 decks
30%synergy
Fact or Fiction
36%inclusion18 decks50 decks
29%synergy
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Blasphemous Act
44%inclusion22 decks50 decks
0%synergy
Brainstorm
42%inclusion21 decks50 decks
25%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
42%inclusion21 decks50 decks
15%synergy
Dark Ritual
40%inclusion20 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Feed the Swarm
40%inclusion20 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Windfall
38%inclusion19 decks50 decks
15%synergy
Frantic Search
38%inclusion19 decks50 decks
18%synergy
Faithless Looting
38%inclusion19 decks50 decks
18%synergy
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36%inclusion18 decks50 decks
1%synergy
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36%inclusion18 decks50 decks
-8%synergy
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28%inclusion13 decks46 decks
25%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
28%inclusion14 decks50 decks
23%synergy
Coruscation Mage
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
26%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
19%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
22%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
19%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
20%synergy
Decadent Dragon
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
18%synergy
Hearth Elemental
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
20%synergy
Exhibition Tidecaller
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Foulmire Knight
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
18%synergy
Embereth Shieldbreaker
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
18%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
18%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
17%synergy
Murderous Rider
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
16%synergy
Firebrand Archer
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
15%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
15%synergy
Horned Loch-Whale
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
16%synergy
Bonecrusher Giant
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
16%synergy
Grabby Giant
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
16%synergy
Order of Midnight
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Chancellor of Tales
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Sapphire Dragon
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Caldera Pyremaw
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Hypnotic Sprite
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Picklock Prankster
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Storyteller Pixie
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Rona, Sheoldred's Faithful
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Gray Slaad
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Haughty Djinn
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Spellscorn Coven
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Sword Coast Serpent
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Longshot, Rebel Bowman
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
9%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Melek, Izzet Paragon
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Callous Sell-Sword
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Illithid Harvester
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Young Red Dragon
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Galvanic Giant
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Jori En, Ruin Diver
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Electrostatic Field
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Frolicking Familiar
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Brazen Borrower
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
10%synergy
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Consider
34%inclusion17 decks50 decks
28%synergy
Opt
34%inclusion17 decks50 decks
28%synergy
Negate
32%inclusion16 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Terminate
30%inclusion15 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Lightning Bolt
28%inclusion14 decks50 decks
18%synergy
Rakdos Charm
26%inclusion13 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
26%inclusion13 decks50 decks
24%synergy
Abrade
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
15%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Flame of Anor
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
15%synergy
Prismari Command
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
14%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
-12%synergy
Arcane Denial
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
-11%synergy
Narset's Reversal
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Dig Through Time
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Withering Torment
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Maestros Charm
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Reality Shift
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Thought Scour
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
13%synergy
Swan Song
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
-5%synergy
Big Score
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Snap
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Pongify
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Return the Favor
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Izzet Charm
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Silundi Vision
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Sink into Stupor
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Mystic Confluence
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Seething Song
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Aetherize
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Murder
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Bedevil
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
-6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Run Away Together
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Brainsurge
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Electrodominance
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Tainted Indulgence
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Unsummon
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Delay
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Comet Storm
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Spell Pierce
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Valakut Awakening
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Consult the Star Charts
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Entomb
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
0%synergy
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Mana Geyser
30%inclusion15 decks50 decks
25%synergy
Preordain
30%inclusion15 decks50 decks
24%synergy
See the Truth
26%inclusion13 decks50 decks
25%synergy
Vandalblast
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Reanimate
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
-3%synergy
Expressive Iteration
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
19%synergy
Expansion Algorithm
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
15%synergy
Serum Visions
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
17%synergy
Treasure Cruise
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
15%synergy
Solve the Equation
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
16%synergy
Circle of Power
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Exsanguinate
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Chart a Course
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Epic Experiment
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Candlekeep Inspiration
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Fiery Confluence
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
13%synergy
Toxic Deluge
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
-6%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Decree of Pain
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Tormenting Voice
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Ignite the Future
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Grapeshot
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Strategic Planning
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Chain Reaction
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Crackle with Power
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Deep Analysis
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Painful Truths
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Read the Bones
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Brass's Bounty
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Final Parting
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Stitch Together
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
5%synergy
River's Rebuke
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Notion Rain
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Zombify
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Singularity Rupture
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Boltwave
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Diresight
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Dream Harvest
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
3%synergy
Sleight of Hand
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Increasing Ambition
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Victimize
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-3%synergy
Careful Study
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Dread Return
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Past in Flames
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
3%synergy
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Swiftfoot Boots
26%inclusion13 decks50 decks
0%synergy
Lightning Greaves
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
-12%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Lucky Clover
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Primal Amulet
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
13%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Altar of Bhaal
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Ghost Lantern
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Twinning Staff
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Spellbook
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
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Secrets of the Dead
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
22%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
21%synergy
Fiery Inscription
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
17%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
15%synergy
Double Vision
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
15%synergy
Shark Typhoon
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
13%synergy
Virtue of Courage
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Maestros Ascendancy
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Propaganda
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
-2%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Sorcerer Class
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Extraordinary Journey
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Artist's Talent
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Burning Vengeance
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Fortune Teller's Talent
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Promise of Aclazotz
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Remora
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-10%synergy
Arcane Melee
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
18%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
32%inclusion16 decks50 decks
-4%synergy
Bojuka Bog
28%inclusion14 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
17%synergy
Great Hall of the Biblioplex
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Mistrise Village
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
-6%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
-8%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-2%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
76%inclusion38 decks50 decks
-12%synergy
Sol Ring
76%inclusion38 decks50 decks
-14%synergy
Izzet Signet
48%inclusion24 decks50 decks
15%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
46%inclusion23 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Dimir Signet
44%inclusion22 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
40%inclusion20 decks50 decks
-9%synergy
Rakdos Signet
32%inclusion16 decks50 decks
-1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
32%inclusion16 decks50 decks
-3%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
30%inclusion15 decks50 decks
-13%synergy
Commander's Sphere
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
-3%synergy
Thought Vessel
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
-8%synergy
Relic of Sauron
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
-5%synergy
Mind Stone
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
-1%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Sky Diamond
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-8%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion50 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion50 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Island
98%inclusion49 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion45 decks50 decks
-2%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
72%inclusion36 decks50 decks
19%synergy
Exotic Orchard
62%inclusion31 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Sulfur Falls
60%inclusion30 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Sunken Hollow
52%inclusion26 decks50 decks
13%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
50%inclusion25 decks50 decks
13%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
48%inclusion24 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
44%inclusion22 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Shivan Reef
42%inclusion21 decks50 decks
13%synergy
Evolving Wilds
42%inclusion21 decks50 decks
18%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
40%inclusion20 decks50 decks
26%synergy
Path of Ancestry
40%inclusion20 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Xander's Lounge
34%inclusion17 decks50 decks
-6%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
32%inclusion16 decks50 decks
13%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
30%inclusion15 decks50 decks
19%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
30%inclusion15 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Seething Landscape
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Underground River
28%inclusion14 decks50 decks
0%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
26%inclusion13 decks50 decks
16%synergy
Temple of Deceit
26%inclusion13 decks50 decks
13%synergy
Polluted Delta
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
-11%synergy
Watery Grave
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
-23%synergy
Steam Vents
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
-23%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Blood Crypt
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
-25%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
-5%synergy
Training Center
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
-12%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
-7%synergy
Undercity Sewers
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Maestros Theater
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Scalding Tarn
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
-14%synergy
Thundering Falls
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Choked Estuary
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Temple of Malice
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
-19%synergy
Raucous Theater
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Haunted Ridge
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
-7%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Oscorp Industries
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Canyon Slough
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
8%synergy
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