Art by Izzy
Saved commander deck
Kess, Dissident Mage
Cast cheap instants and sorceries to trigger prowess and magecraft, then reuse them from the graveyard with Kess to drain opponents and generate massive value.
Prompt: A $300 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
12 cards
Baral, Chief of Compliance
{1}{U}Legendary Creature — Human Wizard
Cost reduction and loot engine for spells
Nightscape Familiar
{1}{B}Creature — Zombie
Reduces the cost of blue and red spells
Goblin Electromancer
{U}{R}Creature — Goblin Wizard
Classic cost reducer for instants and sorceries
Haughty Djinn
{1}{U}{U}Creature — Djinn
Reduces cost and serves as a late game threat
Card Draw
12 cards
Archmage Emeritus
{2}{U}{U}Creature — Human Wizard
Magecraft payoff that provides massive card advantage
Removal
12 cards
Drown in the Loch
{U}{B}Instant
Flexible interaction in a deck that mills opponents
Threats/Wincons
19 cards
Guttersnipe
{2}{R}Creature — Goblin Shaman
Primary burn finisher for spellslinging
Talrand, Sky Summoner
{2}{U}{U}Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard
Generates a flying army from spells
Young Pyromancer
{1}{R}Creature — Human Shaman
Efficient token generation for blocking and pressure
Murmuring Mystic
{3}{U}Creature — Human Wizard
Tougher version of Talrand for bird tokens
Kessig Flamebreather
{1}{R}Creature — Human Shaman
Consistent pinging for every noncreature spell
Firebrand Archer
{1}{R}Creature — Human Archer
Additional ping damage for every instant/sorcery
Storm-Kiln Artist
{3}{R}Creature — Dwarf Shaman
Magecraft treasure generation for explosive turns
Sedgemoor Witch
{2}{B}Creature — Human Warlock
Magecraft token generation with evasion
Electrostatic Field
{1}{R}Creature — Wall
Defensive pinger to whittle down opponents
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
{U}{R}Legendary Creature — Bird Wizard
Gives the board prowess and trample for combat wins
Thousand-Year Storm
{4}{U}{R}Enchantment
Massive late game spell ceiling for win conditions
Ral, Storm Conduit
{2}{U}{R}Legendary Planeswalker — Ral
Magecraft burn and potential infinite combo piece
Third Path Iconoclast
{U}{R}Creature — Human Monk
High quality token generator on noncreature cast
Manaform Hellkite
{2}{R}{R}Creature — Dragon
Converts spell mana into temporary hasty threats
Veyran, Voice of Duality
{1}{U}{R}Legendary Creature — Efreet Wizard
Doubles all prowess and magecraft triggers
Tor Wauki the Younger
{3}{B}{R}Legendary Creature — Human Archer
Pings and amplifies damage from noncombat sources
Utility
5 cards
Double Vision
{3}{R}{R}Enchantment
Doubles the first instant or sorcery each turn
