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Kess, Dissident Mage
Legendary Creature — Human Wizard
Flying Once during each of your turns, you may cast an instant or sorcery spell from your graveyard. If a spell cast this way would be put into your graveyard, exile it instead.
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Most Played With Kess, Dissident Mage (207)
Sol Ring
87% of decks · $1.34
Arcane Signet
86% of decks · $0.49
Talisman of Dominance
55% of decks · $0.45
Talisman of Creativity
55% of decks · $0.47
Talisman of Indulgence
46% of decks · $0.51
Fellwar Stone
42% of decks
Izzet Signet
41% of decks · $0.23
Preordain
41% of decks · $0.86
Dimir Signet
40% of decks · $0.29
Reanimate
40% of decks · $10.10
An Offer You Can't Refuse
40% of decks · $3.07
Toxic Deluge
37% of decks · $5.02
Mystical Tutor
37% of decks · $18.75
Demonic Tutor
36% of decks · $69.17
Chaos Warp
36% of decks
Goblin Electromancer
35% of decks · $0.29
Swan Song
35% of decks · $10.69
Cyclonic Rift
34% of decks · $39.16
Rakdos Signet
33% of decks · $0.35
Consider
32% of decks · $0.33
Nightscape Familiar
32% of decks · $0.41
Jeska's Will
32% of decks · $41.27
Negate
32% of decks · $0.24
Rhystic Study
31% of decks · $69.59
Guttersnipe
31% of decks · $0.50
Lightning Bolt
30% of decks · $0.87
Cabal Ritual
30% of decks
Arcane Denial
30% of decks · $1.72
Gitaxian Probe
30% of decks · $3.98
Feed the Swarm
29% of decks · $0.24
Mystic Remora
29% of decks · $15.08
Terminate
28% of decks · $0.33
Opt
28% of decks · $0.25
Vampiric Tutor
28% of decks · $54.03
Mana Drain
27% of decks · $56.44
Vandalblast
26% of decks · $1.71
Fact or Fiction
26% of decks · $0.30
Mana Geyser
26% of decks · $1.24
Thousand-Year Storm
26% of decks · $1.04
Underworld Breach
25% of decks · $10.93
Seething Song
24% of decks · $11.52
Rakdos Charm
24% of decks · $0.39
Fierce Guardianship
24% of decks · $63.43
Gamble
23% of decks · $18.72
Deflecting Swat
21% of decks · $71.17
Force of Will
21% of decks · $59.96
Brain Freeze
21% of decks
Narset's Reversal
20% of decks · $2.91
Snap
20% of decks · $3.78
Talrand, Sky Summoner
20% of decks · $1.84
Entomb
20% of decks · $18.32
Thassa's Oracle
20% of decks · $22.51
Lotus Petal
20% of decks
Flusterstorm
20% of decks · $8.05
Thrill of Possibility
19% of decks · $0.29
Dualcaster Mage
18% of decks · $4.23
Deadly Rollick
18% of decks · $28.68
Abrade
18% of decks · $0.31
Wheel of Fortune
18% of decks
Flame of Anor
18% of decks · $3.56
Demonic Consultation
18% of decks
Black Waltz No. 3
18% of decks · $0.33
Force of Negation
18% of decks · $49.60
Mizzix's Mastery
17% of decks · $8.48
Stormcatch Mentor
17% of decks · $0.32
Expressive Iteration
17% of decks · $0.31
Vivi Ornitier
17% of decks · $33.13
Torment of Hailfire
16% of decks · $36.04
Pact of Negation
16% of decks · $16.27
Thought Vessel
16% of decks
Exsanguinate
15% of decks · $0.41
Orcish Bowmasters
15% of decks · $43.37
Notion Thief
15% of decks · $1.51
Cormela, Glamour Thief
15% of decks · $0.27
Big Score
15% of decks · $0.41
Tainted Pact
15% of decks · $41.77
Archmage of Runes
15% of decks · $3.51
Snapcaster Mage
15% of decks · $16.93
Resonating Lute
15% of decks · $1.24
Solve the Equation
15% of decks · $4.51
Chrome Mox
14% of decks · $167.03
Professor Onyx
14% of decks · $4.75
Sink into Stupor
14% of decks
Bedevil
14% of decks · $0.29
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
14% of decks
Hexing Squelcher
14% of decks · $19.28
Sedgemoor Witch
14% of decks · $3.87
Birgi, God of Storytelling
14% of decks
Pongify
13% of decks · $3.05
Damnation
13% of decks · $21.01
Grapeshot
13% of decks · $0.33
Withering Torment
13% of decks · $1.60
Secrets of the Dead
13% of decks · $0.45
Propaganda
13% of decks · $2.17
Mana Vault
13% of decks · $115.65
Night's Whisper
13% of decks · $6.25
Veyran, Voice of Duality
13% of decks · $1.97
Wishclaw Talisman
13% of decks · $2.47
Lightning Greaves
13% of decks · $4.10
Fiery Inscription
12% of decks · $0.42
The One Ring
12% of decks · $115.41
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
12% of decks · $5.25
Spellseeker
12% of decks · $17.36
Dragon's Rage Channeler
12% of decks · $1.66
Ad Nauseam
12% of decks · $9.71
Mental Misstep
12% of decks · $7.52
Simian Spirit Guide
12% of decks · $3.14
Coruscation Mage
12% of decks · $1.68
Prismari Command
12% of decks · $0.32
Imperial Seal
12% of decks · $166.33
Isochron Scepter
12% of decks · $12.32
Chromatic Lantern
11% of decks
Past in Flames
11% of decks · $3.96
Rite of Flame
11% of decks · $6.26
Ledger Shredder
11% of decks · $9.94
Flashback
11% of decks · $3.21
Necropotence
11% of decks · $38.23
Narset, Parter of Veils
11% of decks · $1.28
Fell the Profane
11% of decks
Pyroblast
11% of decks · $10.96
Mind Stone
11% of decks
Muddle the Mixture
11% of decks · $2.75
Red Elemental Blast
11% of decks · $11.81
Waterlogged Teachings
11% of decks
Izzet Charm
11% of decks · $0.22
Reality Shift
11% of decks · $0.35
Opposition Agent
11% of decks · $20.71
Gifts Ungiven
11% of decks · $5.59
Primal Amulet
11% of decks
Commander's Sphere
11% of decks · $0.31
Wheel of Misfortune
10% of decks · $7.70
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
10% of decks · $41.20
Careful Study
10% of decks · $5.27
Lion's Eye Diamond
10% of decks
Mox Diamond
10% of decks
Mox Opal
10% of decks · $229.58
Flow State
10% of decks · $1.65
Animate Dead
10% of decks · $7.45
Yawgmoth's Will
10% of decks
Third Path Iconoclast
10% of decks · $0.38
Dauthi Voidwalker
9% of decks · $5.72
Diabolic Tutor
9% of decks · $2.21
Double Vision
9% of decks · $0.73
Circle of Power
9% of decks · $0.28
Grim Tutor
9% of decks · $23.87
Treasure Cruise
9% of decks · $0.35
Cornered by Black Mages
9% of decks · $0.23
Relic of Sauron
9% of decks · $9.25
Tendrils of Agony
9% of decks
Swiftfoot Boots
8% of decks
Victimize
8% of decks · $1.25
Aetherflux Reservoir
8% of decks · $21.72
Prismari, the Inspiration
8% of decks · $2.93
Faerie Mastermind
8% of decks · $11.62
Hullbreaker Horror
8% of decks · $5.98
Laboratory Maniac
8% of decks · $2.21
Thunderclap Drake
8% of decks · $0.79
Breach the Multiverse
8% of decks · $11.45
Whispering Madness
8% of decks · $3.71
Sensei's Divining Top
8% of decks · $40.31
Stitch Together
8% of decks · $1.44
Dark Petition
8% of decks · $3.27
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
8% of decks · $98.55
Displacer Kitten
7% of decks · $34.67
Pinnacle Monk
7% of decks
Valley Floodcaller
7% of decks · $4.16
Cathartic Reunion
7% of decks · $0.25
Praetor's Grasp
7% of decks · $10.39
Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
7% of decks · $0.31
Dark Deal
7% of decks · $2.21
Black Mage's Rod
7% of decks · $0.25
Crackle with Power
7% of decks · $10.28
Buried Alive
7% of decks · $3.55
Archaeomancer
7% of decks · $0.33
Bonus Round
7% of decks · $5.94
Stock Up
7% of decks · $1.37
Exhibition Tidecaller
7% of decks · $0.54
Blasphemous Edict
7% of decks · $4.24
Harmonic Prodigy
7% of decks · $6.02
Beseech the Mirror
7% of decks · $21.21
Persist
7% of decks · $0.71
Swarm Intelligence
7% of decks · $0.40
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
7% of decks · $1.29
Baleful Strix
7% of decks · $6.67
Arcane Bombardment
7% of decks · $5.72
Sign in Blood
6% of decks · $3.14
Mox Amber
6% of decks · $86.61
Firebrand Archer
6% of decks · $0.25
Rise of the Dark Realms
6% of decks · $6.73
Reforge the Soul
6% of decks · $6.30
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
6% of decks · $11.13
Wayfarer's Bauble
6% of decks · $5.61
Kessig Flamebreather
6% of decks · $3.06
Mindsplice Apparatus
6% of decks · $1.17
Phyrexian Arena
6% of decks · $4.16
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
6% of decks · $0.40
Magus of the Wheel
6% of decks · $1.39
Artist's Talent
6% of decks · $6.25
Bolas's Citadel
6% of decks · $15.83
Ral, Crackling Wit
6% of decks · $11.39
Grim Monolith
6% of decks · $478.02
Ral, Monsoon Mage
5% of decks
Jace's Sanctum
5% of decks · $2.25
Ashiok, Dream Render
5% of decks · $1.36
Tablet of Discovery
5% of decks · $1.56
Shark Typhoon
5% of decks · $0.29
Rite of the Dragoncaller
5% of decks · $4.03
New Cards
Geist of Saint Thalia
9% of decks · $0.97
Samut, Tyrant of Naktamun
8% of decks · $8.38
Gandalf, Goblins' Bane
6% of decks
Glamdring, Foe-hammer
6% of decks
Wizard's Staff
5% of decks · $3.57
Creatures (49)
Goblin Electromancer
35% of decks · $0.29
Nightscape Familiar
32% of decks · $0.41
Guttersnipe
31% of decks · $0.50
Talrand, Sky Summoner
20% of decks · $1.84
Thassa's Oracle
20% of decks · $22.51
Dualcaster Mage
18% of decks · $4.23
Black Waltz No. 3
18% of decks · $0.33
Stormcatch Mentor
17% of decks · $0.32
Vivi Ornitier
17% of decks · $33.13
Orcish Bowmasters
15% of decks · $43.37
Notion Thief
15% of decks · $1.51
Cormela, Glamour Thief
15% of decks · $0.27
Archmage of Runes
15% of decks · $3.51
Snapcaster Mage
15% of decks · $16.93
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
14% of decks
Hexing Squelcher
14% of decks · $19.28
Sedgemoor Witch
14% of decks · $3.87
Birgi, God of Storytelling
14% of decks
Veyran, Voice of Duality
13% of decks · $1.97
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
12% of decks · $5.25
Spellseeker
12% of decks · $17.36
Dragon's Rage Channeler
12% of decks · $1.66
Simian Spirit Guide
12% of decks · $3.14
Coruscation Mage
12% of decks · $1.68
Ledger Shredder
11% of decks · $9.94
Opposition Agent
11% of decks · $20.71
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
10% of decks · $41.20
Third Path Iconoclast
10% of decks · $0.38
Dauthi Voidwalker
9% of decks · $5.72
Prismari, the Inspiration
8% of decks · $2.93
Faerie Mastermind
8% of decks · $11.62
Hullbreaker Horror
8% of decks · $5.98
Laboratory Maniac
8% of decks · $2.21
Thunderclap Drake
8% of decks · $0.79
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
8% of decks · $98.55
Displacer Kitten
7% of decks · $34.67
Pinnacle Monk
7% of decks
Valley Floodcaller
7% of decks · $4.16
Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
7% of decks · $0.31
Archaeomancer
7% of decks · $0.33
Exhibition Tidecaller
7% of decks · $0.54
Harmonic Prodigy
7% of decks · $6.02
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
7% of decks · $1.29
Baleful Strix
7% of decks · $6.67
Firebrand Archer
6% of decks · $0.25
Kessig Flamebreather
6% of decks · $3.06
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
6% of decks · $0.40
Magus of the Wheel
6% of decks · $1.39
Ral, Monsoon Mage
5% of decks
Instants (50)
An Offer You Can't Refuse
40% of decks · $3.07
Mystical Tutor
37% of decks · $18.75
Chaos Warp
36% of decks
Swan Song
35% of decks · $10.69
Cyclonic Rift
34% of decks · $39.16
Consider
32% of decks · $0.33
Negate
32% of decks · $0.24
Lightning Bolt
30% of decks · $0.87
Cabal Ritual
30% of decks
Arcane Denial
30% of decks · $1.72
Terminate
28% of decks · $0.33
Opt
28% of decks · $0.25
Vampiric Tutor
28% of decks · $54.03
Mana Drain
27% of decks · $56.44
Fact or Fiction
26% of decks · $0.30
Seething Song
24% of decks · $11.52
Rakdos Charm
24% of decks · $0.39
Fierce Guardianship
24% of decks · $63.43
Deflecting Swat
21% of decks · $71.17
Force of Will
21% of decks · $59.96
Brain Freeze
21% of decks
Narset's Reversal
20% of decks · $2.91
Snap
20% of decks · $3.78
Entomb
20% of decks · $18.32
Flusterstorm
20% of decks · $8.05
Thrill of Possibility
19% of decks · $0.29
Deadly Rollick
18% of decks · $28.68
Abrade
18% of decks · $0.31
Flame of Anor
18% of decks · $3.56
Demonic Consultation
18% of decks
Force of Negation
18% of decks · $49.60
Pact of Negation
16% of decks · $16.27
Big Score
15% of decks · $0.41
Tainted Pact
15% of decks · $41.77
Sink into Stupor
14% of decks
Bedevil
14% of decks · $0.29
Pongify
13% of decks · $3.05
Withering Torment
13% of decks · $1.60
Ad Nauseam
12% of decks · $9.71
Mental Misstep
12% of decks · $7.52
Prismari Command
12% of decks · $0.32
Flashback
11% of decks · $3.21
Fell the Profane
11% of decks
Pyroblast
11% of decks · $10.96
Muddle the Mixture
11% of decks · $2.75
Red Elemental Blast
11% of decks · $11.81
Waterlogged Teachings
11% of decks
Izzet Charm
11% of decks · $0.22
Reality Shift
11% of decks · $0.35
Gifts Ungiven
11% of decks · $5.59
Sorceries (50)
Preordain
41% of decks · $0.86
Reanimate
40% of decks · $10.10
Toxic Deluge
37% of decks · $5.02
Demonic Tutor
36% of decks · $69.17
Jeska's Will
32% of decks · $41.27
Gitaxian Probe
30% of decks · $3.98
Feed the Swarm
29% of decks · $0.24
Vandalblast
26% of decks · $1.71
Mana Geyser
26% of decks · $1.24
Gamble
23% of decks · $18.72
Wheel of Fortune
18% of decks
Mizzix's Mastery
17% of decks · $8.48
Expressive Iteration
17% of decks · $0.31
Torment of Hailfire
16% of decks · $36.04
Exsanguinate
15% of decks · $0.41
Solve the Equation
15% of decks · $4.51
Damnation
13% of decks · $21.01
Grapeshot
13% of decks · $0.33
Night's Whisper
13% of decks · $6.25
Imperial Seal
12% of decks · $166.33
Past in Flames
11% of decks · $3.96
Rite of Flame
11% of decks · $6.26
Wheel of Misfortune
10% of decks · $7.70
Careful Study
10% of decks · $5.27
Flow State
10% of decks · $1.65
Yawgmoth's Will
10% of decks
Diabolic Tutor
9% of decks · $2.21
Circle of Power
9% of decks · $0.28
Grim Tutor
9% of decks · $23.87
Treasure Cruise
9% of decks · $0.35
Cornered by Black Mages
9% of decks · $0.23
Tendrils of Agony
9% of decks
Victimize
8% of decks · $1.25
Breach the Multiverse
8% of decks · $11.45
Whispering Madness
8% of decks · $3.71
Stitch Together
8% of decks · $1.44
Dark Petition
8% of decks · $3.27
Cathartic Reunion
7% of decks · $0.25
Praetor's Grasp
7% of decks · $10.39
Dark Deal
7% of decks · $2.21
Crackle with Power
7% of decks · $10.28
Buried Alive
7% of decks · $3.55
Bonus Round
7% of decks · $5.94
Stock Up
7% of decks · $1.37
Blasphemous Edict
7% of decks · $4.24
Beseech the Mirror
7% of decks · $21.21
Persist
7% of decks · $0.71
Sign in Blood
6% of decks · $3.14
Rise of the Dark Realms
6% of decks · $6.73
Reforge the Soul
6% of decks · $6.30
Utility Artifacts (12)
Wishclaw Talisman
13% of decks · $2.47
Lightning Greaves
13% of decks · $4.10
The One Ring
12% of decks · $115.41
Isochron Scepter
12% of decks · $12.32
Primal Amulet
11% of decks
Swiftfoot Boots
8% of decks
Aetherflux Reservoir
8% of decks · $21.72
Sensei's Divining Top
8% of decks · $40.31
Black Mage's Rod
7% of decks · $0.25
Wayfarer's Bauble
6% of decks · $5.61
Mindsplice Apparatus
6% of decks · $1.17
Bolas's Citadel
6% of decks · $15.83
Mana Artifacts (24)
Sol Ring
87% of decks · $1.34
Arcane Signet
86% of decks · $0.49
Talisman of Dominance
55% of decks · $0.45
Talisman of Creativity
55% of decks · $0.47
Talisman of Indulgence
46% of decks · $0.51
Fellwar Stone
42% of decks
Izzet Signet
41% of decks · $0.23
Dimir Signet
40% of decks · $0.29
Rakdos Signet
33% of decks · $0.35
Lotus Petal
20% of decks
Thought Vessel
16% of decks
Resonating Lute
15% of decks · $1.24
Chrome Mox
14% of decks · $167.03
Mana Vault
13% of decks · $115.65
Chromatic Lantern
11% of decks
Mind Stone
11% of decks
Commander's Sphere
11% of decks · $0.31
Lion's Eye Diamond
10% of decks
Mox Diamond
10% of decks
Mox Opal
10% of decks · $229.58
Relic of Sauron
9% of decks · $9.25
Mox Amber
6% of decks · $86.61
Grim Monolith
6% of decks · $478.02
Tablet of Discovery
5% of decks · $1.56
Enchantments (17)
Rhystic Study
31% of decks · $69.59
Mystic Remora
29% of decks · $15.08
Thousand-Year Storm
26% of decks · $1.04
Underworld Breach
25% of decks · $10.93
Secrets of the Dead
13% of decks · $0.45
Propaganda
13% of decks · $2.17
Fiery Inscription
12% of decks · $0.42
Necropotence
11% of decks · $38.23
Animate Dead
10% of decks · $7.45
Double Vision
9% of decks · $0.73
Swarm Intelligence
7% of decks · $0.40
Arcane Bombardment
7% of decks · $5.72
Phyrexian Arena
6% of decks · $4.16
Artist's Talent
6% of decks · $6.25
Jace's Sanctum
5% of decks · $2.25
Shark Typhoon
5% of decks · $0.29
Rite of the Dragoncaller
5% of decks · $4.03
Planeswalkers (5)
Professor Onyx
14% of decks · $4.75
Narset, Parter of Veils
11% of decks · $1.28
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
6% of decks · $11.13
Ral, Crackling Wit
6% of decks · $11.39
Ashiok, Dream Render
5% of decks · $1.36
Utility Lands (13)
Reliquary Tower
29% of decks
Bojuka Bog
24% of decks
Otawara, Soaring City
21% of decks
Ancient Tomb
15% of decks
Mystic Sanctuary
14% of decks
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
13% of decks
Mistrise Village
11% of decks
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
10% of decks
Cephalid Coliseum
8% of decks
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
7% of decks
Riptide Laboratory
6% of decks
Urza's Saga
6% of decks
Desolate Lighthouse
6% of decks
Lands (50)
Island
94% of decks
Command Tower
92% of decks
Swamp
92% of decks
Mountain
90% of decks
Steam Vents
60% of decks
Watery Grave
59% of decks
Exotic Orchard
59% of decks
Blood Crypt
57% of decks
Polluted Delta
47% of decks
Sulfur Falls
47% of decks
Bloodstained Mire
47% of decks
Scalding Tarn
45% of decks
Crumbling Necropolis
44% of decks
Drowned Catacomb
43% of decks
Dragonskull Summit
42% of decks
Shivan Reef
41% of decks
Xander's Lounge
40% of decks
Training Center
40% of decks
Morphic Pool
38% of decks
Luxury Suite
36% of decks
Underground River
34% of decks
Sunken Hollow
32% of decks
Smoldering Marsh
28% of decks
Sulfurous Springs
28% of decks
Stormcarved Coast
28% of decks
Shipwreck Marsh
25% of decks
City of Brass
22% of decks
Undercity Sewers
20% of decks
Haunted Ridge
20% of decks
Underground Sea
20% of decks
Mana Confluence
20% of decks
Volcanic Island
19% of decks
Badlands
19% of decks
Flooded Strand
19% of decks
Thundering Falls
18% of decks
Cascade Bluffs
18% of decks
Evolving Wilds
18% of decks
Misty Rainforest
18% of decks
Marsh Flats
17% of decks
Path of Ancestry
17% of decks
Temple of Epiphany
17% of decks
Verdant Catacombs
16% of decks
Arid Mesa
16% of decks
Raucous Theater
16% of decks
Izzet Boilerworks
15% of decks
Wooded Foothills
15% of decks
Sink into Stupor
14% of decks
Terramorphic Expanse
14% of decks
Dimir Aqueduct
14% of decks
Temple of Deceit
13% of decks
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Public Decks with Kess, Dissident Mage
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Decks built with Kess, Dissident Mage on Mana Forge (0)
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