Kess, Dissident Mage (Commander) - Optimized Control

Kess, Dissident Mage
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Ciel Collins
Jun 29, 2026
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Precon Data Dive: Colors, Themes, and Prices
A close look into 15 years of Commander precons: which color combinations, themes, and price trends define the format's preconstructed decks.
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20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
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13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
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13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
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Chain of Smog
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
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20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
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17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
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17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
8.1xlift
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Dark Ritual
83%inclusion25 decks30 decks
1.4xlift
Frantic Search
70%inclusion21 decks30 decks
3.2xlift
Counterspell
67%inclusion20 decks30 decks
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Faithless Looting
67%inclusion20 decks30 decks
3.3xlift
Brainstorm
63%inclusion19 decks30 decks
2.6xlift
Swan Song
60%inclusion18 decks30 decks
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Windfall
60%inclusion18 decks30 decks
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Toxic Deluge
60%inclusion18 decks30 decks
1.2xlift
Reanimate
57%inclusion17 decks30 decks
1.3xlift
Ponder
53%inclusion16 decks30 decks
3.5xlift
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Mystical Tutor
67%inclusion20 decks30 decks
1.7xlift
Demonic Tutor
60%inclusion18 decks30 decks
1.0xlift
Cyclonic Rift
57%inclusion17 decks30 decks
0.9xlift
Rhystic Study
53%inclusion16 decks30 decks
0.9xlift
Vampiric Tutor
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
1.2xlift
Force of Will
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
1.2xlift
Jeska's Will
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
1.4xlift
Notion Thief
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
1.9xlift
Fierce Guardianship
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
0.8xlift
Thassa's Oracle
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
2.8xlift
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Storm-Kiln Artist
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
4.2xlift
Baral, Chief of Compliance
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
6.2xlift
Archmage Emeritus
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
3.6xlift
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27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
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Nightscape Familiar
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Dualcaster Mage
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1.4xlift
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23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
1.3xlift
Cormela, Glamour Thief
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
6.5xlift
Snapcaster Mage
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
1.2xlift
Pinnacle Monk
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
1.9xlift
Vivi Ornitier
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
1.1xlift
Boggart Trawler
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
3.2xlift
Goblin Electromancer
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
3.9xlift
Talion, the Kindly Lord
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
3.2xlift
Dauthi Voidwalker
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
0.7xlift
Displacer Kitten
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
0.7xlift
Dragon's Rage Channeler
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
3.7xlift
Sedgemoor Witch
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
4.7xlift
Archmage of Runes
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
4.9xlift
Consecrated Sphinx
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
1.3xlift
Baleful Strix
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
0.9xlift
Young Pyromancer
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
7.4xlift
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
6.9xlift
Hullbreaker Horror
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
1.1xlift
Exhibition Tidecaller
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
6.1xlift
Lutri, the Spellchaser
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
13xlift
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
0.9xlift
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
13xlift
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
0.3xlift
Archaeomancer
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
1.3xlift
Archon of Cruelty
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
1.3xlift
Laboratory Maniac
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
1.4xlift
Psychic Frog
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
2.4xlift
Ledger Shredder
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
1.8xlift
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
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Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
3.4xlift
Third Path Iconoclast
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10xlift
Hexing Squelcher
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
0.6xlift
Thor, God of Thunder
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
34xlift
Electro, Assaulting Battery
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2.5xlift
Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5.7xlift
Kefka, Court Mage
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1.0xlift
Scalding Viper
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
13xlift
Ral, Monsoon Mage
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5.2xlift
Saruman, the White Hand
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
1.0xlift
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6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
1.0xlift
Phyrexian Metamorph
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
0.7xlift
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
0.5xlift
Marchesa, Dealer of Death
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
17xlift
Instants
Chaos Warp
53%inclusion16 decks30 decks
1.8xlift
An Offer You Can't Refuse
53%inclusion16 decks30 decks
1.1xlift
Mana Drain
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
1.0xlift
Terminate
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
2.3xlift
Arcane Denial
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
1.1xlift
Demonic Consultation
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
3.3xlift
Fact or Fiction
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
4.1xlift
Consider
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
6.8xlift
Gifts Ungiven
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
4.1xlift
Flame of Anor
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
3.2xlift
Fell the Profane
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
1.7xlift
Brain Freeze
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
2.9xlift
Cabal Ritual
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
2.0xlift
Rakdos Charm
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
2.9xlift
Flusterstorm
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
1.9xlift
Sink into Stupor
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
1.1xlift
Waterlogged Teachings
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
2.4xlift
Lightning Bolt
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
1.9xlift
Seething Song
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
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Force of Negation
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
1.1xlift
Deflecting Swat
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
0.6xlift
Abrade
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3.1xlift
Withering Torment
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
1.9xlift
Deadly Rollick
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
0.6xlift
Pongify
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
2.3xlift
Entomb
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
1.9xlift
Negate
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
1.3xlift
Lim-Dûl's Vault
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
2.3xlift
Izzet Charm
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7.8xlift
Narset's Reversal
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
2.2xlift
Muddle the Mixture
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
2.4xlift
Tainted Pact
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
2.9xlift
Reality Shift
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
2.2xlift
Opt
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
3.9xlift
Pact of Negation
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
1.0xlift
Dig Through Time
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
2.9xlift
Drown in the Loch
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
1.5xlift
Thrill of Possibility
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
2.3xlift
Chain of Vapor
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
2.3xlift
Three Steps Ahead
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
3.1xlift
Maestros Charm
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
6.5xlift
Reverberate
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
3.7xlift
Snap
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
1.3xlift
Rapid Hybridization
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
1.4xlift
Go for the Throat
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
2.4xlift
Reiterate
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
2.8xlift
Intuition
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
4.9xlift
Tainted Indulgence
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
11xlift
Bitter Triumph
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
2.2xlift
Thought Scour
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
6.5xlift
Sorceries
Blasphemous Act
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
1.1xlift
Preordain
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
4.3xlift
Feed the Swarm
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
1.6xlift
Torment of Hailfire
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
2.9xlift
Imperial Seal
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
2.8xlift
Gitaxian Probe
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
3.6xlift
Vandalblast
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
1.2xlift
Expressive Iteration
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
5.1xlift
Damnation
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
1.3xlift
Wheel of Fortune
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
1.4xlift
Mizzix's Mastery
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
4.6xlift
Gamble
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
1.1xlift
Dark Petition
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
7.6xlift
Twinflame
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
1.7xlift
Mana Geyser
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
2.5xlift
Time Warp
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
3.9xlift
Yawgmoth's Will
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
2.7xlift
Past in Flames
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
4.3xlift
Serum Visions
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
7.4xlift
Praetor's Grasp
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
3.3xlift
Final Parting
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
6.1xlift
Sundering Eruption
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
3.1xlift
Breach the Multiverse
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
2.1xlift
Grapeshot
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
4.7xlift
Decorum Dissertation
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
8.5xlift
Wheel of Misfortune
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
1.7xlift
Stock Up
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
1.9xlift
Crackle with Power
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
5.6xlift
Careful Study
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
3.5xlift
Persist
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
2.0xlift
Temporal Mastery
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
4.3xlift
Doomsday
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
6.5xlift
Whispering Madness
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
1.0xlift
Exsanguinate
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
1.9xlift
See the Truth
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
26xlift
Stitch Together
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
2.2xlift
Rise of the Dark Realms
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
1.3xlift
Grim Tutor
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
1.4xlift
Reforge the Soul
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
1.0xlift
Will of the Abzan
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2.7xlift
Strategic Planning
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
17xlift
Sleight of Hand
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
8.6xlift
Incarnation Technique
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7.4xlift
Cathartic Reunion
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5.2xlift
Electroduplicate
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
1.3xlift
Unmarked Grave
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3.7xlift
Immolating Gyre
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
26xlift
Curse of the Swine
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7.4xlift
Treasure Cruise
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2.4xlift
Ringsight
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
1.0xlift
Utility Artifacts
The One Ring
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
0.6xlift
Isochron Scepter
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
3.3xlift
Wishclaw Talisman
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
1.2xlift
Sensei's Divining Top
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
0.9xlift
Aetherflux Reservoir
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
2.5xlift
Panoptic Mirror
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
10xlift
Sapphire Medallion
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2.4xlift
Enchantments
Mystic Remora
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
1.2xlift
Underworld Breach
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
1.1xlift
Propaganda
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
1.3xlift
Necropotence
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
1.4xlift
Thousand-Year Storm
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
5.8xlift
Arcane Bombardment
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7.1xlift
Ripples of Undeath
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
6.0xlift
Necromancy
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
1.1xlift
Animate Dead
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
0.5xlift
Phyrexian Arena
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
1.4xlift
Waste Not
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
0.2xlift
Dance of the Dead
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
1.5xlift
Rite of the Dragoncaller
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
17xlift
Shark Typhoon
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3.7xlift
Leyline of Anticipation
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
1.1xlift
Artist's Talent
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7.4xlift
Search for Azcanta
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2.9xlift
Planeswalkers
Narset, Parter of Veils
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
2.3xlift
Professor Onyx
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
4.6xlift
Ashiok, Dream Render
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
1.8xlift
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
4.1xlift
Dack Fayden
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
1.5xlift
Rowan, Scholar of Sparks
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
13xlift
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
0.9xlift
Mystic Sanctuary
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
2.9xlift
Otawara, Soaring City
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
0.8xlift
Bojuka Bog
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
0.7xlift
Mistrise Village
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
0.9xlift
Ancient Tomb
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
0.4xlift
Emergence Zone
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
3.2xlift
Desolate Lighthouse
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
2.3xlift
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
1.0xlift
Wasteland
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
1.6xlift
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2.0xlift
Riptide Laboratory
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
0.8xlift
Urza's Saga
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
0.4xlift
Geier Reach Sanitarium
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
0.7xlift
Cephalid Coliseum
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
1.2xlift
Castle Vantress
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5.2xlift
Temple of the False God
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2.3xlift
Great Hall of the Biblioplex
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6.1xlift
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
97%inclusion29 decks30 decks
1.0xlift
Arcane Signet
87%inclusion26 decks30 decks
0.9xlift
Talisman of Creativity
60%inclusion18 decks30 decks
1.0xlift
Talisman of Dominance
57%inclusion17 decks30 decks
0.9xlift
Dimir Signet
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
1.6xlift
Fellwar Stone
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
1.1xlift
Izzet Signet
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
1.7xlift
Talisman of Indulgence
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
0.7xlift
Rakdos Signet
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
1.4xlift
Lotus Petal
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
1.2xlift
Resonating Lute
24%inclusion4 decks17 decks
6.9xlift
Chrome Mox
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
1.0xlift
Relic of Sauron
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
0.4xlift
Grim Monolith
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
1.4xlift
Mana Vault
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
0.3xlift
Decanter of Endless Water
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
1.9xlift
Thought Vessel
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
0.3xlift
Mox Opal
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
0.8xlift
Lion's Eye Diamond
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
1.7xlift
Mox Diamond
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
0.8xlift
Tablet of Discovery
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
2.8xlift
Lands
Command Tower
97%inclusion29 decks30 decks
1.0xlift
Island
97%inclusion29 decks30 decks
1.0xlift
Swamp
93%inclusion28 decks30 decks
1.0xlift
Mountain
87%inclusion26 decks30 decks
1.0xlift
Steam Vents
80%inclusion24 decks30 decks
1.0xlift
Watery Grave
77%inclusion23 decks30 decks
0.9xlift
Blood Crypt
73%inclusion22 decks30 decks
0.9xlift
Xander's Lounge
63%inclusion19 decks30 decks
1.0xlift
Polluted Delta
63%inclusion19 decks30 decks
0.9xlift
Bloodstained Mire
60%inclusion18 decks30 decks
0.9xlift
Exotic Orchard
57%inclusion17 decks30 decks
1.0xlift
Morphic Pool
57%inclusion17 decks30 decks
1.2xlift
Scalding Tarn
57%inclusion17 decks30 decks
0.9xlift
Drowned Catacomb
53%inclusion16 decks30 decks
1.2xlift
Training Center
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
1.0xlift
Shivan Reef
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
1.2xlift
Sulfur Falls
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
1.1xlift
Dragonskull Summit
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
0.9xlift
Luxury Suite
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
0.8xlift
Undercity Sewers
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
1.4xlift
Crumbling Necropolis
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
1.2xlift
Underground River
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
0.9xlift
Shipwreck Marsh
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
1.0xlift
Fell the Profane
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
1.7xlift
Stormcarved Coast
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
1.0xlift
Reflecting Pool
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
1.2xlift
Sink into Stupor
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
1.1xlift
Waterlogged Teachings
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
2.4xlift
Mana Confluence
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
1.1xlift
Thundering Falls
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
1.2xlift
Gloomlake Verge
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
1.3xlift
Haunted Ridge
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
1.1xlift
Misty Rainforest
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
1.3xlift
Badlands
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
1.0xlift
Underground Sea
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
1.0xlift
Verdant Catacombs
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
1.3xlift
Volcanic Island
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
1.0xlift
Marsh Flats
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
1.2xlift
Cascade Bluffs
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
1.5xlift
City of Brass
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
0.9xlift
Sulfurous Springs
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
0.7xlift
Raucous Theater
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
0.9xlift
Wooded Foothills
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
1.3xlift
Blazemire Verge
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
1.1xlift
Sunken Ruins
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
1.8xlift
Flooded Strand
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
0.9xlift
Pinnacle Monk
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
1.9xlift
Clearwater Pathway
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
1.3xlift
Smoldering Marsh
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
0.7xlift
Darkwater Catacombs
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
2.4xlift
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