Kess, Temporal Master - cEDH

Commander / EDH Combo Competitive UBR (Grixis)

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Land (32)

• 1x Ancient Tomb
• 1x Arid Mesa
• 1x Badlands
• 1x Blackcleave Cliffs
• 1x Blood Crypt
• 1x Bloodstained Mire
• 1x Cascade Bluffs
• 1x City of Brass
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Darkslick Shores
• 1x Drowned Catacomb
• 1x Fiery Islet
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 1x Gemstone Caverns
• 1x Island
• 1x Mana Confluence
• 1x Misty Rainforest
• 1x Morphic Pool
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x River of Tears
• 1x Riverglide Pathway  ^Flip
• 1x Scalding Tarn
• 1x Seat of the Synod
• 1x Snow-Covered Island
• 1x Snow-Covered Swamp
• 1x Steam Vents
• 1x Sunken Ruins
• 1x Swamp
• 1x Training Center
• 1x Underground River
• 1x Watery Grave
• 1x Wooded Foothills

Other (4)

• 1x Plunge into Darkness
• 1x Ponder
• 1x Preordain
• 1x Street Wraith

Recursion (4)

• 1x Mission Briefing
• 1x Mizzix's Mastery
• 1x Snapcaster Mage
• 1x Yawgmoth's Will

Ramp (18)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Capture of Jingzhou
• 1x Chrome Mox
• 1x Dark Ritual
• 1x Dockside Extortionist
• 1x Jeska's Will
• 1x Lotus Petal
• 1x Mana Crypt
• 1x Mox Opal
• 1x Scroll Rack
• 1x Sensei's Divining Top
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Talisman of Creativity
• 1x Talisman of Dominance
• 1x Talisman of Indulgence
• 1x Temporal Manipulation
• 1x Temporal Mastery
• 1x Time Warp

Control (11)

• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Dismember
• 1x Force of Will
• 1x Mana Drain
• 1x Mystic Reflection
• 1x Narset's Reversal
• 1x Opposition Agent
• 1x Pact of Negation
• 1x Thoughtseize
• 1x Toxic Deluge
• 1x Vendilion Clique

Win (6)

• 1x Enter the Infinite
• 1x God-Eternal Kefnet
• 1x Nexus of Fate
• 1x Omniscience
• 1x Show and Tell
• 1x Thassa's Oracle

Commander (1)

Tutor (14)

• 1x Demonic Consultation
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Entomb
• 1x Gamble
• 1x Grim Tutor
• 1x Imperial Seal
• 1x Lim-Dul's Vault
• 1x Merchant Scroll
• 1x Mystical Tutor
• 1x Personal Tutor
• 1x Spellseeker
• 1x Step Through
• 1x Tainted Pact
• 1x Vampiric Tutor

Draw (10)

• 1x Baleful Strix
• 1x Brainstorm
• 1x Consider
• 1x Dark Confidant
• 1x Faithless Looting
• 1x Frantic Search
• 1x Gitaxian Probe
• 1x Mystic Remora
• 1x Necropotence
• 1x Serum Visions

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Maybeboard

Other (9)

• 1x Copy Artifact
• 1x Fierce Guardianship
• 1x Force of Negation
• 1x Gilded Drake
• 1x Hullbreacher
• 1x Muddle the Mixture
• 1x Serum Visions
• 1x Steal Enchantment
• 1x Swan Song

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Deck Information

Kess, Temporal Master

Summary

Commander Grixis {R}/{B}/{U}

This Elder Dargon Highlander deck was originally helmed by Jhoira of the Ghitu converted into Jeleva, Nephalia's Scourge until the release of Commander 2017.
Black is my favourite colour in the MTG. It didn't feel right to play Izzet, and the volatility of the previous commander's attack trigger was easily stopped by opponents.

General

Kess, Dissident Mage {1}{R}{U}{B}
Oracle Text
Flying

During each of your turns, you may cast an instant or sorcery card from your graveyard.
If a card cast this way would be put into your graveyard, exile it instead.

Commander Pro et Contra

Pros

Low Mana Cost

Built in Evasion

Very Strong Ability

Cons

Low Offence

Three Colours Needed to Cast

Vulnerable to Graveyard Hate

Win Conditions

Condition One

CMC Total: {U}{U}{B}
Cast Thassa's Oracle then Demonic Consultation and exile your library.
Keep the last remaining card from your library, when it resolves you win the game.

Condition One Point Five

CMC Total: {U}{U}{1}{B}
Cast Thassa's Oracle then Tainted Pact and exile your library.
Keep the last remaining card from your library, when it resolves you win the game.

Condition Two

CMC Total: {2}{U}
Cast Show and Tell putting Omniscience on the battlefield. Cast Enter the Infinite
Then cast Nexus of Fate for infinite turns.

Condition Three

Conditional CMC Total: {1}{U}{U} with cards in play.
With God-Eternal Kefnet and Scroll Rack on the battlefield;
Cast Temporal Manipulation or Time Warp or Nexus of Fate or Temporal Mastery or Capture of Jingzhou
from the top of your library for infinite turns.

Play Testing

• Mystic Reflection -VS- Counterspell
• Opt -VS- Serum Visions

Date added	7 years
Last updated	7 months
Splash colors	R
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	16 - 0 Mythic Rares 51 - 0 Rares 14 - 0 Uncommons 14 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.50
Tokens	Copy Clone, Treasure
Folders	decks to try