Kess, Dissident Mage (Commander) - Wheels

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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Moxfield
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Cool but Rude
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Irma, Part-Time Mutant
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Exhibition Tidecaller
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
The Dawning Archaic
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Windfall
97%inclusion180 decks186 decks
73%synergy
Whispering Madness
64%inclusion119 decks186 decks
58%synergy
Dark Deal
62%inclusion115 decks186 decks
54%synergy
Reforge the Soul
53%inclusion98 decks186 decks
48%synergy
Jace's Archivist
54%inclusion100 decks186 decks
48%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
53%inclusion99 decks186 decks
46%synergy
Waste Not
55%inclusion102 decks186 decks
43%synergy
Nekusar, the Mindrazer
42%inclusion79 decks186 decks
41%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
46%inclusion85 decks186 decks
36%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
45%inclusion83 decks186 decks
36%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
60%inclusion112 decks186 decks
24%synergy
Reanimate
54%inclusion100 decks186 decks
29%synergy
Faithless Looting
47%inclusion87 decks186 decks
27%synergy
Blasphemous Act
46%inclusion85 decks186 decks
1%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
45%inclusion84 decks186 decks
18%synergy
Frantic Search
44%inclusion81 decks186 decks
23%synergy
Liliana's Caress
42%inclusion79 decks186 decks
36%synergy
Arcane Denial
42%inclusion78 decks186 decks
13%synergy
Brainstorm
41%inclusion76 decks186 decks
24%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
40%inclusion75 decks186 decks
10%synergy
Game Changers
Orcish Bowmasters
48%inclusion89 decks186 decks
30%synergy
Mystical Tutor
45%inclusion84 decks186 decks
32%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
45%inclusion83 decks186 decks
23%synergy
Demonic Tutor
40%inclusion74 decks186 decks
19%synergy
Rhystic Study
39%inclusion73 decks186 decks
16%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
34%inclusion63 decks186 decks
18%synergy
Underworld Breach
32%inclusion60 decks186 decks
21%synergy
Jeska's Will
30%inclusion56 decks186 decks
14%synergy
Gamble
30%inclusion55 decks186 decks
20%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
27%inclusion51 decks186 decks
22%synergy
Creatures
Psychosis Crawler
38%inclusion70 decks186 decks
30%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
37%inclusion45 decks123 decks
28%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
32%inclusion48 decks148 decks
26%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
31%inclusion57 decks186 decks
22%synergy
Fate Unraveler
29%inclusion54 decks186 decks
23%synergy
The Locust God
26%inclusion49 decks186 decks
22%synergy
Kederekt Parasite
26%inclusion48 decks186 decks
21%synergy
Notion Thief
26%inclusion48 decks186 decks
18%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
24%inclusion45 decks186 decks
17%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
24%inclusion44 decks186 decks
16%synergy
Rielle, the Everwise
23%inclusion43 decks186 decks
22%synergy
Bone Miser
21%inclusion39 decks186 decks
17%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
21%inclusion39 decks186 decks
10%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
20%inclusion38 decks186 decks
15%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
19%inclusion36 decks186 decks
11%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
19%inclusion36 decks186 decks
14%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
18%inclusion34 decks186 decks
8%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
17%inclusion31 decks186 decks
14%synergy
Ledger Shredder
17%inclusion31 decks186 decks
14%synergy
Glint-Horn Buccaneer
16%inclusion30 decks186 decks
12%synergy
Fell Specter
15%inclusion28 decks186 decks
13%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
14%inclusion26 decks186 decks
12%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
13%inclusion25 decks186 decks
11%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
13%inclusion25 decks186 decks
10%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
13%inclusion24 decks186 decks
1%synergy
Sangromancer
13%inclusion24 decks186 decks
11%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
13%inclusion24 decks186 decks
7%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
12%inclusion23 decks186 decks
5%synergy
Chasm Skulker
12%inclusion22 decks186 decks
10%synergy
Dragon Mage
12%inclusion22 decks186 decks
10%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
11%inclusion8 decks71 decks
3%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
11%inclusion18 decks162 decks
4%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
11%inclusion20 decks186 decks
7%synergy
Displacer Kitten
10%inclusion19 decks186 decks
5%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
10%inclusion18 decks186 decks
5%synergy
Opposition Agent
10%inclusion18 decks186 decks
5%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
10%inclusion18 decks186 decks
7%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
9.1%inclusion17 decks186 decks
5%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
8.6%inclusion16 decks186 decks
0%synergy
Runehorn Hellkite
8.6%inclusion16 decks186 decks
8%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
8.1%inclusion15 decks186 decks
7%synergy
Naktamun Lorespinner
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
7.5%inclusion14 decks186 decks
6%synergy
Whirlpool Warrior
7.5%inclusion14 decks186 decks
6%synergy
Guttersnipe
7.5%inclusion14 decks186 decks
1%synergy
Boggart Trawler
6.7%inclusion12 decks179 decks
4%synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
6.5%inclusion12 decks186 decks
3%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
6.1%inclusion11 decks179 decks
2%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
5.9%inclusion11 decks186 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
40%inclusion74 decks186 decks
-5%synergy
Chaos Warp
39%inclusion72 decks186 decks
4%synergy
Swan Song
38%inclusion71 decks186 decks
19%synergy
Wheel and Deal
33%inclusion62 decks186 decks
30%synergy
Cabal Ritual
32%inclusion59 decks186 decks
22%synergy
Mana Drain
30%inclusion55 decks186 decks
14%synergy
Negate
24%inclusion45 decks186 decks
2%synergy
Force of Will
24%inclusion45 decks186 decks
14%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
24%inclusion44 decks186 decks
4%synergy
Deflecting Swat
22%inclusion41 decks186 decks
3%synergy
Entomb
22%inclusion40 decks186 decks
16%synergy
Rakdos Charm
20%inclusion38 decks186 decks
5%synergy
Force of Negation
20%inclusion37 decks186 decks
12%synergy
Withering Torment
18%inclusion26 decks144 decks
6%synergy
Deadly Rollick
18%inclusion33 decks186 decks
0%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
16%inclusion30 decks186 decks
14%synergy
Drown in the Loch
16%inclusion29 decks186 decks
13%synergy
Flusterstorm
16%inclusion29 decks186 decks
7%synergy
Terminate
15%inclusion27 decks186 decks
-11%synergy
Pact of Negation
15%inclusion27 decks186 decks
6%synergy
Demonic Consultation
14%inclusion26 decks186 decks
7%synergy
Brain Freeze
13%inclusion25 decks186 decks
6%synergy
Intuition
13%inclusion24 decks186 decks
11%synergy
Snap
13%inclusion24 decks186 decks
3%synergy
Sink into Stupor
13%inclusion23 decks180 decks
3%synergy
Lightning Bolt
12%inclusion23 decks186 decks
2%synergy
Tainted Pact
12%inclusion22 decks186 decks
5%synergy
Pongify
12%inclusion22 decks186 decks
5%synergy
Izzet Charm
12%inclusion22 decks186 decks
9%synergy
Valakut Awakening
12%inclusion22 decks186 decks
8%synergy
Chain of Vapor
11%inclusion21 decks186 decks
6%synergy
Fact or Fiction
11%inclusion21 decks186 decks
4%synergy
Reality Shift
11%inclusion21 decks186 decks
6%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
11%inclusion18 decks162 decks
7%synergy
Mental Misstep
11%inclusion20 decks186 decks
4%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
11%inclusion20 decks186 decks
0%synergy
Seething Song
11%inclusion20 decks186 decks
4%synergy
Pyroblast
11%inclusion20 decks186 decks
5%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
10%inclusion19 decks186 decks
8%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
10%inclusion19 decks186 decks
1%synergy
Narset's Reversal
10%inclusion19 decks186 decks
5%synergy
Tolarian Winds
10%inclusion18 decks186 decks
9%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
10%inclusion18 decks186 decks
4%synergy
Bedevil
10%inclusion18 decks186 decks
-6%synergy
Dispel
9.1%inclusion17 decks186 decks
6%synergy
Ad Nauseam
9.1%inclusion17 decks186 decks
4%synergy
Spell Pierce
9.1%inclusion17 decks186 decks
6%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
8.6%inclusion16 decks186 decks
5%synergy
Delay
8.6%inclusion16 decks186 decks
7%synergy
Baleful Mastery
8.6%inclusion16 decks186 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
37%inclusion69 decks186 decks
17%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
35%inclusion65 decks186 decks
31%synergy
Molten Psyche
33%inclusion62 decks186 decks
29%synergy
Winds of Change
30%inclusion56 decks186 decks
25%synergy
Burning Inquiry
30%inclusion55 decks186 decks
27%synergy
Ponder
29%inclusion54 decks186 decks
20%synergy
Wheel of Fate
26%inclusion49 decks186 decks
23%synergy
Vandalblast
22%inclusion41 decks186 decks
6%synergy
Feed the Swarm
21%inclusion39 decks186 decks
-7%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
20%inclusion38 decks186 decks
15%synergy
Incendiary Command
20%inclusion37 decks186 decks
18%synergy
Damnation
20%inclusion37 decks186 decks
12%synergy
Echo of Eons
19%inclusion35 decks186 decks
16%synergy
Preordain
18%inclusion34 decks186 decks
12%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
17%inclusion32 decks186 decks
14%synergy
Khorvath's Fury
17%inclusion32 decks186 decks
16%synergy
Stitch Together
17%inclusion32 decks186 decks
15%synergy
Mana Geyser
15%inclusion28 decks186 decks
10%synergy
Imperial Seal
14%inclusion26 decks186 decks
7%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
13%inclusion24 decks186 decks
7%synergy
Careful Study
12%inclusion23 decks186 decks
10%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
12%inclusion23 decks186 decks
9%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
12%inclusion15 decks122 decks
6%synergy
Rite of Flame
12%inclusion22 decks186 decks
6%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
11%inclusion21 decks186 decks
6%synergy
Solve the Equation
11%inclusion20 decks186 decks
9%synergy
Persist
10%inclusion19 decks186 decks
7%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
10%inclusion18 decks186 decks
5%synergy
Day's Undoing
10%inclusion18 decks186 decks
8%synergy
Victimize
9.1%inclusion17 decks186 decks
0%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
9.1%inclusion17 decks186 decks
5%synergy
Prosperity
9.1%inclusion17 decks186 decks
7%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
9.1%inclusion17 decks186 decks
4%synergy
See the Truth
9.1%inclusion17 decks186 decks
8%synergy
Will of the Jeskai
9.1%inclusion7 decks77 decks
7%synergy
Grim Tutor
8.6%inclusion16 decks186 decks
5%synergy
Dread Return
8.1%inclusion15 decks186 decks
5%synergy
Past in Flames
7.5%inclusion14 decks186 decks
5%synergy
Collective Defiance
7.5%inclusion14 decks186 decks
7%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
7.5%inclusion14 decks186 decks
3%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
7.0%inclusion13 decks186 decks
6%synergy
Path of the Pyromancer
7.0%inclusion13 decks186 decks
7%synergy
Timetwister
7.0%inclusion13 decks186 decks
5%synergy
Exhume
7.0%inclusion13 decks186 decks
6%synergy
Singularity Rupture
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Living Death
6.5%inclusion12 decks186 decks
1%synergy
Time Reversal
6.5%inclusion12 decks186 decks
5%synergy
Dream Harvest
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Incarnation Technique
5.9%inclusion11 decks186 decks
5%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
5.9%inclusion11 decks186 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Teferi's Puzzle Box
24%inclusion44 decks186 decks
18%synergy
The One Ring
20%inclusion37 decks186 decks
7%synergy
Howling Mine
19%inclusion36 decks186 decks
14%synergy
Lightning Greaves
18%inclusion33 decks186 decks
-12%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
17%inclusion31 decks186 decks
12%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
14%inclusion26 decks186 decks
6%synergy
Library of Leng
13%inclusion24 decks186 decks
11%synergy
Font of Mythos
12%inclusion22 decks186 decks
9%synergy
Monument to Endurance
11%inclusion10 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Primal Amulet
8.1%inclusion15 decks186 decks
7%synergy
Entropic Battlecruiser
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
6.5%inclusion12 decks186 decks
3%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
6.5%inclusion12 decks186 decks
-20%synergy
Isochron Scepter
6.5%inclusion12 decks186 decks
4%synergy
Memory Jar
6.5%inclusion12 decks186 decks
6%synergy
Temple Bell
5.4%inclusion10 decks186 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Underworld Dreams
40%inclusion74 decks186 decks
33%synergy
Megrim
36%inclusion67 decks186 decks
30%synergy
Mystic Remora
32%inclusion59 decks186 decks
16%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
26%inclusion48 decks186 decks
21%synergy
Propaganda
19%inclusion35 decks186 decks
5%synergy
Spiteful Visions
17%inclusion31 decks186 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Tyranny
15%inclusion28 decks186 decks
11%synergy
Forced Fruition
14%inclusion26 decks186 decks
10%synergy
Animate Dead
13%inclusion25 decks186 decks
5%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
12%inclusion23 decks186 decks
10%synergy
Raiders' Wake
12%inclusion22 decks186 decks
10%synergy
Fevered Visions
11%inclusion20 decks186 decks
7%synergy
Necropotence
10%inclusion18 decks186 decks
3%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
9.1%inclusion17 decks186 decks
8%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
8.1%inclusion15 decks186 decks
5%synergy
Ominous Seas
7.5%inclusion14 decks186 decks
7%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
7.0%inclusion13 decks186 decks
4%synergy
Curiosity
6.5%inclusion12 decks186 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Narset, Parter of Veils
17%inclusion32 decks186 decks
14%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
8.1%inclusion15 decks186 decks
5%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
8.1%inclusion15 decks186 decks
6%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
7.0%inclusion13 decks186 decks
6%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
5.9%inclusion11 decks186 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
40%inclusion75 decks186 decks
5%synergy
Bojuka Bog
29%inclusion54 decks186 decks
5%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
29%inclusion54 decks186 decks
22%synergy
Ancient Tomb
25%inclusion47 decks186 decks
13%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
24%inclusion44 decks186 decks
8%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
20%inclusion37 decks186 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
13%inclusion24 decks186 decks
9%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
12%inclusion22 decks186 decks
9%synergy
Mistrise Village
12%inclusion9 decks77 decks
3%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
11%inclusion20 decks186 decks
8%synergy
Urza's Saga
10%inclusion18 decks186 decks
4%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
7.0%inclusion13 decks186 decks
2%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.5%inclusion12 decks186 decks
-1%synergy
Cabal Coffers
5.9%inclusion11 decks186 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
92%inclusion172 decks186 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Signet
90%inclusion167 decks186 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
65%inclusion120 decks186 decks
15%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
63%inclusion117 decks186 decks
19%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
54%inclusion100 decks186 decks
11%synergy
Fellwar Stone
51%inclusion95 decks186 decks
16%synergy
Izzet Signet
47%inclusion87 decks186 decks
14%synergy
Dimir Signet
42%inclusion79 decks186 decks
7%synergy
Rakdos Signet
32%inclusion60 decks186 decks
-1%synergy
Thought Vessel
31%inclusion58 decks186 decks
10%synergy
Chrome Mox
23%inclusion43 decks186 decks
14%synergy
Lotus Petal
19%inclusion35 decks186 decks
8%synergy
Mana Vault
17%inclusion31 decks186 decks
8%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
13%inclusion25 decks186 decks
-1%synergy
Mox Diamond
13%inclusion25 decks186 decks
7%synergy
Mox Opal
12%inclusion22 decks186 decks
4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
11%inclusion20 decks186 decks
-9%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
11%inclusion20 decks186 decks
5%synergy
Mox Amber
8.6%inclusion16 decks186 decks
3%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
7.5%inclusion14 decks186 decks
3%synergy
Mind Stone
7.5%inclusion14 decks186 decks
-6%synergy
The Soul Stone
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Grim Monolith
7.0%inclusion13 decks186 decks
3%synergy
Relic of Sauron
5.4%inclusion10 decks186 decks
-14%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
95%inclusion177 decks186 decks
4%synergy
Island
94%inclusion174 decks186 decks
1%synergy
Swamp
92%inclusion172 decks186 decks
0%synergy
Mountain
87%inclusion161 decks186 decks
-5%synergy
Exotic Orchard
65%inclusion121 decks186 decks
9%synergy
Watery Grave
65%inclusion121 decks186 decks
18%synergy
Steam Vents
64%inclusion119 decks186 decks
19%synergy
Blood Crypt
64%inclusion119 decks186 decks
19%synergy
Polluted Delta
53%inclusion98 decks186 decks
18%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
51%inclusion95 decks186 decks
16%synergy
Scalding Tarn
49%inclusion92 decks186 decks
17%synergy
Morphic Pool
49%inclusion91 decks186 decks
17%synergy
Training Center
49%inclusion91 decks186 decks
17%synergy
Xander's Lounge
46%inclusion85 decks186 decks
6%synergy
Luxury Suite
42%inclusion79 decks186 decks
11%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
40%inclusion75 decks186 decks
-13%synergy
Sulfur Falls
40%inclusion74 decks186 decks
-7%synergy
Shivan Reef
38%inclusion71 decks186 decks
9%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
38%inclusion71 decks186 decks
-7%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
37%inclusion69 decks186 decks
-5%synergy
Underground River
34%inclusion64 decks186 decks
7%synergy
Sunken Hollow
31%inclusion57 decks186 decks
-9%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
27%inclusion51 decks186 decks
0%synergy
City of Brass
25%inclusion47 decks186 decks
12%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
25%inclusion46 decks186 decks
-13%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
24%inclusion45 decks186 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Confluence
24%inclusion45 decks186 decks
12%synergy
Misty Rainforest
23%inclusion42 decks186 decks
13%synergy
Badlands
23%inclusion42 decks186 decks
7%synergy
Underground Sea
23%inclusion42 decks186 decks
7%synergy
Flooded Strand
23%inclusion42 decks186 decks
12%synergy
Volcanic Island
22%inclusion41 decks186 decks
7%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
21%inclusion39 decks186 decks
11%synergy
Marsh Flats
21%inclusion39 decks186 decks
11%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
20%inclusion38 decks186 decks
-5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
20%inclusion38 decks186 decks
-3%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
20%inclusion37 decks186 decks
9%synergy
Wooded Foothills
19%inclusion36 decks186 decks
11%synergy
Arid Mesa
19%inclusion36 decks186 decks
10%synergy
Reflecting Pool
18%inclusion33 decks186 decks
9%synergy
Haunted Ridge
18%inclusion33 decks186 decks
-3%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
17%inclusion31 decks186 decks
9%synergy
Seething Landscape
16%inclusion29 decks179 decks
0%synergy
Undercity Sewers
16%inclusion30 decks186 decks
4%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
16%inclusion30 decks186 decks
4%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
16%inclusion23 decks146 decks
7%synergy
Raucous Theater
16%inclusion29 decks186 decks
5%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
15%inclusion28 decks186 decks
-4%synergy
Thundering Falls
15%inclusion27 decks186 decks
4%synergy
Blazemire Verge
14%inclusion21 decks146 decks
5%synergy