Kess, Dissident Mage (Commander) - Expensive 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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Dualcaster Mage
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
65%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
64%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
61%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
54%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
52%synergy
Reverberate
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
51%synergy
Mana Geyser
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
49%synergy
Fury Storm
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
45%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
44%synergy
Double Vision
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
43%synergy
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Dark Ritual
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
36%synergy
Frantic Search
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
34%synergy
Brainstorm
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
37%synergy
Mana Drain
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
39%synergy
Mystic Remora
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
39%synergy
Ponder
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
37%synergy
Lightning Bolt
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
35%synergy
Seething Song
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
39%synergy
Blasphemous Act
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Deflecting Swat
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
100%inclusion11 decks11 decks
84%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
82%inclusion9 decks11 decks
62%synergy
Mystical Tutor
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
59%synergy
Rhystic Study
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
40%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
42%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
48%synergy
Demonic Tutor
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
33%synergy
Imperial Seal
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
38%synergy
Ancient Tomb
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
33%synergy
The One Ring
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
24%synergy
Creatures
Archmage of Runes
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
47%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
36%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
34%synergy
Guttersnipe
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
30%synergy
Ral, Monsoon Mage
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
23%synergy
Dockside Extortionist
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
24%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
21%synergy
Kitsa, Otterball Elite
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Displacer Kitten
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Urabrask
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Young Pyromancer
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Stella Lee, Wild Card
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
11%synergy
Crackling Spellslinger
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Mizzix of the Izmagnus
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Mocking Sprite
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Trophy Mage
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Melek, Izzet Paragon
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Kaza, Roil Chaser
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Peregrine Drake
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Callous Sell-Sword
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Scalding Viper
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Ardent Elementalist
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Opposition Agent
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Dark Confidant
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Picklock Prankster
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Errant, Street Artist
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Izzet Guildmage
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Baral and Kari Zev
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Spellseeker
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Naru Meha, Master Wizard
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Decadent Dragon
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Wandering Archaic
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Oriq Loremage
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Treasonous Ogre
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Cabal Ritual
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Twincast
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
36%synergy
Force of Will
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Narset's Reversal
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
31%synergy
Pact of Negation
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
28%synergy
Strix Serenade
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
-3%synergy
Fact or Fiction
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
20%synergy
Fork
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Opt
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
22%synergy
Force of Negation
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
19%synergy
Snap
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Storm King's Thunder
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
19%synergy
Withering Torment
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
13%synergy
Pongify
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
12%synergy
Chaos Warp
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-17%synergy
Mental Misstep
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
12%synergy
Entomb
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Reiterate
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Intuition
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Brain Freeze
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
11%synergy
Consider
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
12%synergy
Swan Song
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-1%synergy
Twinferno
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Repeated Reverberation
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Big Score
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Flare of Duplication
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Ionize
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Deadly Rollick
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-8%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Stinging Study
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Illusionist's Stratagem
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
See Double
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Tainted Pact
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-2%synergy
Searing Touch
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Magma Jet
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Clutch of the Undercity
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Displace
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Negate
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-14%synergy
Desperate Ritual
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Aetherspouts
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
0%synergy
Electrodominance
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Stock Up
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
44%synergy
Boltwave
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
31%synergy
Crackle with Power
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
34%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
32%synergy
Faithless Looting
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Toxic Deluge
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Solve the Equation
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
34%synergy
Windfall
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
23%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
24%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Mnemonic Deluge
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Feed the Swarm
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
-1%synergy
Howl of the Horde
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Reanimate
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Gamble
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Sign in Blood
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
24%synergy
Grim Tutor
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
23%synergy
Grapeshot
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Careful Study
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Vandalblast
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Bonus Round
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Lórien Revealed
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Skull Storm
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Night's Whisper
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Rite of Flame
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
12%synergy
Echo Storm
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Doublecast
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
9%synergy
See the Truth
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Mind's Desire
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Aminatou's Augury
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Chain of Smog
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Strategic Planning
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Epic Experiment
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Increasing Confusion
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Browbeat
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Unmarked Grave
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Quantum Misalignment
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Fanning the Flames
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Inner Fire
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Eldritch Pact
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Lava Spike
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Damnable Pact
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Enter the Infinite
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Twinning Staff
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
31%synergy
Primal Amulet
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
35%synergy
Isochron Scepter
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Cloud Key
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-17%synergy
Lightning Greaves
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-20%synergy
Enchantments
Rite of the Dragoncaller
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Counterbalance
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Fiery Inscription
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Dual Casting
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Necropotence
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
12%synergy
Black Market Connections
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Eye of the Storm
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Cast Through Time
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Underworld Breach
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-2%synergy
Dictate of the Twin Gods
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Furnace of Rath
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Melee
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Crackling Wit
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
49%synergy
Professor Onyx
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
34%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Ral, Izzet Viceroy
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
37%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
41%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
21%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Urza's Saga
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Temple of the False God
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
10%synergy
Bojuka Bog
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-15%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Mirrorpool
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Cabal Coffers
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
The Biblioplex
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Detection Tower
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Nivix, Aerie of the Firemind
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Field of the Dead
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
91%inclusion10 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Arcane Signet
82%inclusion9 decks11 decks
-6%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
11%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Mana Crypt
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
35%synergy
Izzet Signet
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Signet
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Thought Vessel
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Gilded Lotus
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
24%synergy
Chrome Mox
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Lotus Petal
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Rakdos Signet
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-15%synergy
Mana Vault
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Mox Amber
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Chromatic Orrery
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Relic of Sauron
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-1%synergy
Mox Opal
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
10%synergy
Commander's Sphere
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-10%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-5%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Thran Dynamo
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Mox Diamond
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Steam Vents
100%inclusion11 decks11 decks
55%synergy
Badlands
91%inclusion10 decks11 decks
76%synergy
Underground Sea
91%inclusion10 decks11 decks
76%synergy
Swamp
91%inclusion10 decks11 decks
-1%synergy
Mountain
91%inclusion10 decks11 decks
0%synergy
Island
91%inclusion10 decks11 decks
-2%synergy
Volcanic Island
91%inclusion10 decks11 decks
76%synergy
Scalding Tarn
91%inclusion10 decks11 decks
59%synergy
Polluted Delta
91%inclusion10 decks11 decks
56%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
91%inclusion10 decks11 decks
56%synergy
Watery Grave
91%inclusion10 decks11 decks
43%synergy
Command Tower
82%inclusion9 decks11 decks
-10%synergy
Blood Crypt
82%inclusion9 decks11 decks
36%synergy
Xander's Lounge
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
33%synergy
Sulfur Falls
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Morphic Pool
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Training Center
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Luxury Suite
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
-6%synergy
Raucous Theater
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Undercity Sewers
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Misty Rainforest
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Exotic Orchard
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
-29%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Thundering Falls
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
16%synergy
Shivan Reef
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-11%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
12%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-1%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-19%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
12%synergy
Graven Cairns
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
11%synergy
Wooded Foothills
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
10%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Reflecting Pool
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
10%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-35%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Arid Mesa
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Sunken Hollow
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-21%synergy
Mana Confluence
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Marsh Flats
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Haunted Ridge
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-3%synergy
Sunken Ruins
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Flooded Strand
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Seething Landscape
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-2%synergy