Kess, Dissident Mage (Commander) - Spell Copy

Jonathan Zucchetti
Mar 26, 2026
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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Resonating Lute
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Ral Zarek, Guest Lecturer
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Prismari, the Inspiration
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Thousand-Year Storm
71%inclusion84 decks118 decks
68%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
67%inclusion79 decks118 decks
65%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
70%inclusion83 decks118 decks
60%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
69%inclusion82 decks118 decks
59%synergy
Mana Geyser
53%inclusion63 decks118 decks
48%synergy
Seething Song
50%inclusion59 decks118 decks
43%synergy
Reverberate
47%inclusion55 decks118 decks
43%synergy
Ponder
52%inclusion61 decks118 decks
43%synergy
Narset's Reversal
48%inclusion57 decks118 decks
43%synergy
Brainstorm
58%inclusion69 decks118 decks
41%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
69%inclusion81 decks118 decks
32%synergy
Counterspell
59%inclusion70 decks118 decks
15%synergy
Frantic Search
58%inclusion68 decks118 decks
38%synergy
Faithless Looting
53%inclusion63 decks118 decks
34%synergy
Lightning Bolt
47%inclusion56 decks118 decks
37%synergy
Blasphemous Act
46%inclusion54 decks118 decks
1%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
45%inclusion53 decks118 decks
36%synergy
Windfall
43%inclusion51 decks118 decks
20%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
43%inclusion51 decks118 decks
16%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
42%inclusion50 decks118 decks
34%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
44%inclusion52 decks118 decks
28%synergy
Mystical Tutor
42%inclusion50 decks118 decks
29%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
31%inclusion36 decks118 decks
9%synergy
Rhystic Study
23%inclusion27 decks118 decks
0%synergy
Demonic Tutor
23%inclusion27 decks118 decks
2%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
19%inclusion22 decks118 decks
3%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
18%inclusion21 decks118 decks
-2%synergy
Gamble
15%inclusion18 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
14%inclusion17 decks118 decks
12%synergy
Underworld Breach
12%inclusion14 decks118 decks
1%synergy
Creatures
Guttersnipe
42%inclusion50 decks118 decks
36%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
34%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
31%inclusion37 decks118 decks
29%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
30%inclusion27 decks89 decks
26%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
29%inclusion34 decks118 decks
24%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
26%inclusion31 decks118 decks
24%synergy
Archmage of Runes
25%inclusion15 decks59 decks
22%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
21%inclusion25 decks118 decks
19%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
20%inclusion24 decks118 decks
19%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
20%inclusion24 decks118 decks
15%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
19%inclusion22 decks118 decks
12%synergy
Coruscation Mage
18%inclusion16 decks89 decks
16%synergy
Young Pyromancer
16%inclusion19 decks118 decks
14%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
15%inclusion13 decks89 decks
14%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
14%inclusion17 decks118 decks
13%synergy
Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Ral, Monsoon Mage
13%inclusion13 decks103 decks
12%synergy
Melek, Izzet Paragon
12%inclusion14 decks118 decks
12%synergy
Displacer Kitten
11%inclusion13 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Stella Lee, Wild Card
11%inclusion13 decks118 decks
11%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
10%inclusion12 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Urabrask
10%inclusion12 decks118 decks
9%synergy
Wizards of Thay
10%inclusion12 decks118 decks
8%synergy
Archaeomancer
10%inclusion12 decks118 decks
7%synergy
Mizzix of the Izmagnus
10%inclusion12 decks118 decks
10%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
9.3%inclusion11 decks118 decks
7%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
9.3%inclusion11 decks118 decks
1%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Electrostatic Field
8.5%inclusion10 decks118 decks
8%synergy
Crackling Spellslinger
8.5%inclusion10 decks118 decks
8%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
8.5%inclusion10 decks118 decks
7%synergy
Notion Thief
8.5%inclusion10 decks118 decks
1%synergy
Ashling, Flame Dancer
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
7.6%inclusion9 decks118 decks
4%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
7.6%inclusion9 decks118 decks
7%synergy
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
7.6%inclusion9 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Haughty Djinn
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
3%synergy
Kitsa, Otterball Elite
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
6%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
0%synergy
Fire Lord Azula
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Longshot, Rebel Bowman
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Kaza, Roil Chaser
5.9%inclusion7 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
5.9%inclusion7 decks118 decks
1%synergy
Rona, Sheoldred's Faithful
5.9%inclusion7 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
5.9%inclusion7 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
2%synergy
Stormsplitter
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Rakdos Charm
39%inclusion46 decks118 decks
24%synergy
Chaos Warp
38%inclusion45 decks118 decks
3%synergy
Opt
36%inclusion43 decks118 decks
31%synergy
Consider
36%inclusion42 decks118 decks
30%synergy
Negate
35%inclusion41 decks118 decks
12%synergy
Twincast
31%inclusion36 decks118 decks
30%synergy
Fact or Fiction
30%inclusion35 decks118 decks
23%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
25%inclusion30 decks118 decks
24%synergy
Flame of Anor
25%inclusion30 decks118 decks
20%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
25%inclusion29 decks118 decks
-5%synergy
Reiterate
25%inclusion29 decks118 decks
23%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
24%inclusion28 decks118 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Denial
24%inclusion28 decks118 decks
-5%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
24%inclusion28 decks118 decks
23%synergy
Flare of Duplication
23%inclusion24 decks103 decks
20%synergy
Terminate
23%inclusion27 decks118 decks
-3%synergy
Cabal Ritual
22%inclusion26 decks118 decks
12%synergy
Mana Drain
22%inclusion26 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Snap
22%inclusion26 decks118 decks
12%synergy
Withering Torment
22%inclusion17 decks79 decks
9%synergy
Return the Favor
21%inclusion25 decks118 decks
19%synergy
Repeated Reverberation
19%inclusion23 decks118 decks
19%synergy
Abrade
19%inclusion22 decks118 decks
9%synergy
Maestros Charm
17%inclusion20 decks118 decks
14%synergy
Thought Scour
17%inclusion20 decks118 decks
16%synergy
Brain Freeze
16%inclusion19 decks118 decks
9%synergy
Big Score
16%inclusion19 decks118 decks
4%synergy
Wild Ricochet
15%inclusion18 decks118 decks
15%synergy
Prismari Command
15%inclusion18 decks118 decks
9%synergy
Swan Song
14%inclusion17 decks118 decks
-5%synergy
Comet Storm
14%inclusion17 decks118 decks
12%synergy
Bedevil
14%inclusion17 decks118 decks
-1%synergy
Storm King's Thunder
14%inclusion17 decks118 decks
14%synergy
Flusterstorm
13%inclusion15 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Deflecting Swat
13%inclusion15 decks118 decks
-6%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
12%inclusion14 decks118 decks
3%synergy
Teach by Example
12%inclusion14 decks118 decks
11%synergy
Dig Through Time
12%inclusion14 decks118 decks
8%synergy
Fury Storm
11%inclusion13 decks118 decks
11%synergy
Twinferno
11%inclusion13 decks118 decks
10%synergy
Demand Answers
11%inclusion13 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
11%inclusion13 decks118 decks
9%synergy
Reality Shift
10%inclusion12 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
10%inclusion12 decks118 decks
7%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
10%inclusion12 decks118 decks
9%synergy
Force of Will
10%inclusion12 decks118 decks
0%synergy
Pongify
9.3%inclusion11 decks118 decks
3%synergy
Desperate Ritual
9.3%inclusion11 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Electrodominance
9.3%inclusion11 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Izzet Charm
9.3%inclusion11 decks118 decks
7%synergy
Sorceries
Preordain
42%inclusion49 decks118 decks
36%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
39%inclusion46 decks118 decks
36%synergy
Vandalblast
32%inclusion38 decks118 decks
16%synergy
Feed the Swarm
31%inclusion36 decks118 decks
2%synergy
Grapeshot
31%inclusion36 decks118 decks
28%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
26%inclusion31 decks118 decks
21%synergy
See the Truth
25%inclusion30 decks118 decks
25%synergy
Solve the Equation
25%inclusion29 decks118 decks
22%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
24%inclusion28 decks118 decks
23%synergy
Toxic Deluge
22%inclusion26 decks118 decks
2%synergy
Circle of Power
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Crackle with Power
21%inclusion25 decks118 decks
19%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
20%inclusion24 decks118 decks
16%synergy
Past in Flames
19%inclusion23 decks118 decks
17%synergy
Serum Visions
19%inclusion23 decks118 decks
18%synergy
Exsanguinate
19%inclusion23 decks118 decks
16%synergy
Reanimate
19%inclusion23 decks118 decks
-5%synergy
Boltwave
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
16%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Night's Whisper
17%inclusion20 decks118 decks
12%synergy
Mind's Desire
17%inclusion20 decks118 decks
16%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
15%inclusion18 decks118 decks
11%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
15%inclusion18 decks118 decks
11%synergy
Sign in Blood
15%inclusion18 decks118 decks
12%synergy
Expressive Iteration
15%inclusion18 decks118 decks
12%synergy
Insult // Injury
14%inclusion17 decks118 decks
14%synergy
Time Warp
14%inclusion17 decks118 decks
13%synergy
Bonus Round
13%inclusion15 decks118 decks
12%synergy
Dark Petition
12%inclusion14 decks118 decks
11%synergy
Chain of Smog
11%inclusion13 decks118 decks
10%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Twinflame
10%inclusion12 decks118 decks
8%synergy
Treasure Cruise
9.3%inclusion11 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Final Parting
9.3%inclusion11 decks118 decks
8%synergy
Epic Experiment
8.5%inclusion10 decks118 decks
8%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
8.5%inclusion10 decks118 decks
4%synergy
Consuming Tide
7.6%inclusion9 decks118 decks
7%synergy
Damnable Pact
7.6%inclusion9 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Decree of Pain
7.6%inclusion9 decks118 decks
3%synergy
Damnation
7.6%inclusion9 decks118 decks
0%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
7.6%inclusion9 decks118 decks
4%synergy
Chart a Course
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
4%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
1%synergy
Careful Study
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Fiery Confluence
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Time Stretch
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Army of the Damned
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Whispering Madness
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
0%synergy
Elemental Eruption
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
7%synergy
Rite of Flame
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Twinning Staff
31%inclusion37 decks118 decks
26%synergy
Primal Amulet
31%inclusion37 decks118 decks
30%synergy
Isochron Scepter
19%inclusion22 decks118 decks
16%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
15%inclusion18 decks118 decks
13%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
13%inclusion15 decks118 decks
11%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
10%inclusion12 decks118 decks
-1%synergy
The One Ring
7.6%inclusion9 decks118 decks
-5%synergy
Lightning Greaves
7.6%inclusion9 decks118 decks
-22%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
5.9%inclusion7 decks118 decks
3%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
5.9%inclusion7 decks118 decks
-21%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
0%synergy
Enchantments
Swarm Intelligence
35%inclusion41 decks118 decks
34%synergy
Double Vision
28%inclusion33 decks118 decks
25%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
24%inclusion28 decks118 decks
22%synergy
Mystic Remora
18%inclusion21 decks118 decks
2%synergy
Secrets of the Dead
17%inclusion20 decks118 decks
15%synergy
Propaganda
14%inclusion17 decks118 decks
0%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
14%inclusion16 decks118 decks
13%synergy
Fiery Inscription
11%inclusion13 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Dual Casting
11%inclusion13 decks118 decks
11%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
10%inclusion12 decks118 decks
8%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
9.3%inclusion11 decks118 decks
9%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
9.3%inclusion11 decks118 decks
9%synergy
Artist's Talent
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
7%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Sorcerer Class
8.5%inclusion10 decks118 decks
8%synergy
Shark Typhoon
7.6%inclusion9 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
-3%synergy
The Legend of Kuruk
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Descent into Avernus
5.9%inclusion7 decks118 decks
2%synergy
Omniscience
5.9%inclusion7 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Melee
5.9%inclusion7 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
-1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Storm Conduit
41%inclusion48 decks118 decks
39%synergy
Professor Onyx
35%inclusion41 decks118 decks
33%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
21%inclusion19 decks90 decks
20%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
10%inclusion12 decks118 decks
10%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
8.5%inclusion10 decks118 decks
7%synergy
Rowan, Scholar of Sparks
8.5%inclusion10 decks118 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
39%inclusion46 decks118 decks
3%synergy
Bojuka Bog
28%inclusion33 decks118 decks
4%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
23%inclusion27 decks118 decks
19%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Ancient Tomb
11%inclusion13 decks118 decks
-2%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
9.3%inclusion11 decks118 decks
-6%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.5%inclusion10 decks118 decks
1%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
7.6%inclusion9 decks118 decks
4%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
7.6%inclusion9 decks118 decks
-6%synergy
Mirrorpool
5.9%inclusion7 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
5.9%inclusion7 decks118 decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
88%inclusion104 decks118 decks
-2%synergy
Arcane Signet
86%inclusion102 decks118 decks
-2%synergy
Izzet Signet
48%inclusion57 decks118 decks
15%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
47%inclusion56 decks118 decks
3%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
46%inclusion54 decks118 decks
-4%synergy
Dimir Signet
42%inclusion50 decks118 decks
7%synergy
Rakdos Signet
42%inclusion49 decks118 decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
38%inclusion45 decks118 decks
-5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
38%inclusion45 decks118 decks
3%synergy
Thought Vessel
24%inclusion28 decks118 decks
2%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
20%inclusion24 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Mind Stone
14%inclusion16 decks118 decks
0%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
13%inclusion15 decks118 decks
12%synergy
Commander's Sphere
12%inclusion14 decks118 decks
-8%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
12%inclusion14 decks118 decks
7%synergy
Relic of Sauron
9.3%inclusion11 decks118 decks
-10%synergy
Gilded Lotus
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
4%synergy
Lotus Petal
5.9%inclusion7 decks118 decks
-4%synergy
Thran Dynamo
5.9%inclusion7 decks118 decks
1%synergy
Mana Vault
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
-4%synergy
Lands
Island
98%inclusion116 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Mountain
97%inclusion114 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion113 decks118 decks
4%synergy
Command Tower
92%inclusion108 decks118 decks
0%synergy
Exotic Orchard
59%inclusion70 decks118 decks
3%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
58%inclusion69 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Sulfur Falls
53%inclusion62 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Steam Vents
47%inclusion55 decks118 decks
1%synergy
Shivan Reef
45%inclusion53 decks118 decks
16%synergy
Watery Grave
44%inclusion52 decks118 decks
-3%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
42%inclusion50 decks118 decks
-3%synergy
Blood Crypt
40%inclusion47 decks118 decks
-6%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
37%inclusion44 decks118 decks
-5%synergy
Xander's Lounge
37%inclusion44 decks118 decks
-3%synergy
Training Center
36%inclusion43 decks118 decks
4%synergy
Sunken Hollow
35%inclusion41 decks118 decks
-5%synergy
Scalding Tarn
32%inclusion38 decks118 decks
0%synergy
Polluted Delta
32%inclusion38 decks118 decks
-2%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
32%inclusion38 decks118 decks
21%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
31%inclusion37 decks118 decks
-4%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
29%inclusion34 decks118 decks
-9%synergy
Underground River
28%inclusion33 decks118 decks
0%synergy
Morphic Pool
28%inclusion33 decks118 decks
-4%synergy
Luxury Suite
27%inclusion32 decks118 decks
-4%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
27%inclusion32 decks118 decks
0%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
26%inclusion31 decks118 decks
1%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
24%inclusion28 decks118 decks
9%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
22%inclusion26 decks118 decks
11%synergy
Thundering Falls
21%inclusion25 decks118 decks
11%synergy
Temple of Deceit
20%inclusion24 decks118 decks
7%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
20%inclusion24 decks118 decks
8%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
20%inclusion24 decks118 decks
-4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
19%inclusion23 decks118 decks
-4%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
19%inclusion22 decks118 decks
7%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
19%inclusion22 decks118 decks
4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
19%inclusion22 decks118 decks
-12%synergy
Haunted Ridge
19%inclusion22 decks118 decks
-3%synergy
Seething Landscape
18%inclusion19 decks103 decks
2%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
17%inclusion20 decks118 decks
7%synergy
Choked Estuary
17%inclusion20 decks118 decks
0%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
16%inclusion19 decks118 decks
-3%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
15%inclusion18 decks118 decks
-3%synergy
Ferrous Lake
15%inclusion18 decks118 decks
11%synergy
Oscorp Industries
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Undercity Sewers
14%inclusion17 decks118 decks
2%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
14%inclusion17 decks118 decks
8%synergy
Raucous Theater
14%inclusion16 decks118 decks
3%synergy
Maestros Theater
14%inclusion16 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
13%inclusion15 decks118 decks
3%synergy
Volcanic Island
12%inclusion14 decks118 decks
-3%synergy