Art by Izzy
Saved commander deck
Kess, Dissident Mage
Cast instants and sorceries from the graveyard to trigger prowess and magecraft abilities while controlling the board and reducing spell costs.
Prompt: A $50 Kess, Dissident Mage commander deck — a spellslinger deck centered on instants and sorceries with prowess, cost reduction, and magecraft payoffs.
Commander
1 cards
Kess, Dissident Mage
{1}{U}{B}{R}Legendary Creature — Human Wizard
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
11 cards
Goblin Electromancer
{U}{R}Creature — Goblin Wizard
Reduces the cost of অধিকাংশ of the deck
Baral, Chief of Compliance
{1}{U}Legendary Creature — Human Wizard
Cost reducer and loot effect on counters
Card Draw
11 cards
Fact or Fiction
{3}{U}Instant
Strong card selection that fills the graveyard for Kess
Frantic Search
{2}{U}Instant
Filters cards and untapped lands while fueling graveyard
Removal
10 cards
Threats/Wincons
21 cards
Guttersnipe
{2}{R}Creature — Goblin Shaman
Consistent burn damage from every spell cast
Talrand, Sky Summoner
{2}{U}{U}Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard
Creates an army of flyers from spells
Young Pyromancer
{1}{R}Creature — Human Shaman
Generates board presence early and often
Murmuring Mystic
{3}{U}Creature — Human Wizard
Provides defensive tokens for every spell
Archmage Emeritus
{2}{U}{U}Creature — Human Wizard
Magecraft trigger provides massive card advantage
Kessig Flamebreather
{1}{R}Creature — Human Shaman
Pings opponents on noncreature casts
Storm-Kiln Artist
{3}{R}Creature — Dwarf Shaman
Generates Treasures via Magecraft
Haughty Djinn
{1}{U}{U}Creature — Djinn
Cost reduction and a massive flying threat
Crackling Drake
{U}{U}{R}{R}Creature — Drake
Threat that draws a card and counts exile
Sedgemoor Witch
{2}{B}Creature — Human Warlock
Magecraft token generation and Menace
Third Path Iconoclast
{U}{R}Creature — Human Monk
Generates artifact creatures on noncreature casts
Ral, Storm Conduit
{2}{U}{R}Legendary Planeswalker — Ral
Magecraft damage and spell copying
Dualcaster Mage
{1}{R}{R}Creature — Human Wizard
Utility creature that can combo or copy utility
Wizard Class
{U}Enchantment — Class
Buffs a creature and provides no hand size limit
Double Vision
{3}{R}{R}Enchantment
Doubles the impact of your first spell each turn
Thousand-Year Storm
{4}{U}{R}Enchantment
Budget-friendly win condition for big turns
Manaform Hellkite
{2}{R}{R}Creature — Dragon
Turns big spells into temporary haste flyers
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
{U}{U}{U}{R}{R}{R}Legendary Creature — Dragon Wizard
Hard to counter, draws cards, and pings targets
Utility
7 cards
Whispering Snitch
{1}{B}Creature — Vampire Rogue
Synergizes with Kess's surveil and casting from graveyard
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
{2}{R}{R}Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Horror
Doubles the burn damage from your spellslinging
Dreadhorde Arcanist
{1}{R}Creature — Zombie Wizard
Additional graveyard casting outside of Kess
