Kess, Battle Mage

Commander / EDH* UBR (Grixis)

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Other (18)

• 1x Aminatou's Augury
• 1x Brute Force
• 1x Brute Strength
• 1x Cruel Entertainment
• 1x Dredge the Mire
• 1x Expedite
• 1x Fiery Confluence
• 1x Fists of Flame
• 1x Hunger of the Nim
• 1x Ignite the Future
• 1x Illusionist's Gambit
• 1x Infuriate
• 1x Nightmare Unmaking
• 1x Rite of Replication
• 1x Rouse
• 1x Shadow Rift
• 1x Snuff Out
• 1x Sudden Substitution

Answers (8)

• 1x Boomerang
• 1x By Force
• 1x Chain of Vapor
• 1x Channeled Force
• 1x Grixis Charm
• 1x Quiet Contemplation
• 1x Stern Dismissal
• 1x Terminate

Copy (5)

• 1x Mirrorpool
• 1x Primal Amulet  ^Flip
• 1x Radiate
• 1x Reverberate
• 1x Twincast

Value (4)

• 1x Archaeomancer
• 1x Fabricate
• 1x Isochron Scepter
• 1x Past in Flames

Voltron (15)

• 1x Adeliz, the Cinder Wind
• 1x Champion's Helm
• 1x Darksteel Plate
• 1x Invigorated Rampage
• 1x Psychotic Fury
• 1x Run Amok
• 1x Runechanter's Pike
• 1x Rush of Adrenaline
• 1x Rush of Blood
• 1x Samut's Sprint
• 1x Seize the Day
• 1x Supernatural Stamina
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Temur Battle Rage
• 1x Unleash Fury

Mana (9)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Dimir Signet
• 1x Izzet Signet
• 1x Primal Amulet  ^Flip
• 1x Rakdos Signet
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Talisman of Creativity
• 1x Talisman of Dominance
• 1x Talisman of Indulgence

Land (37)

• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 15x Island
• 1x Mirrorpool
• 9x Mountain
• 9x Swamp
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse

Threats (2)

• 1x Jaya's Immolating Inferno
• 1x Torment of Hailfire

Commander (1)

Draw (12)

• 1x Ancient Excavation
• 1x Azami, Lady of Scrolls
• 1x Brainstorm
• 1x Cathartic Reunion
• 1x Fact or Fiction
• 1x Frantic Search
• 1x Ransack the Lab
• 1x Rielle, the Everwise
• 1x Secrets of the Dead
• 1x Sire Of Insanity
• 1x Strategic Planning
• 1x Windfall

Counter (7)

• 1x Arcane Denial
• 1x Narset's Reversal
• 1x Negate
• 1x Pyroblast
• 1x Remand
• 1x Swan Song
• 1x Turn Aside

Wipe (3)

• 1x Blasphemous Act
• 1x Curse of the Swine
• 1x Flood of Tears

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Other (13)

• 1x Bedevil
• 1x Chandra, Torch of Defiance
• 1x Disrupt Decorum
• 1x Fateful Showdown
• 1x Fierce Guardianship
• 1x Force of Will
• 1x Gamble
• 1x Intuition
• 1x Mystical Tutor
• 1x Naru Meha, Master Wizard
• 1x Stealth Mission
• 1x Stifle
• 1x Sure Strike

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Concept

Kess Voltron/control, with a few backup win-cons. Lots of powerful women depicted in the art.

Win conditions

• Voltron: Kess, Dissident Mage with Adeliz, the Cinder Wind, Temur Battle Rage, Rush of Adrenaline, etc.

• Copied X spells: Torment of Hailfire, Jaya's Immolating Inferno, doubled via copy spells like Twincast and Reverberate.

Future upgrades

• Replace Counterspell with Fierce Guardianship.
• Replace Negate with Rise of Zendikar art.

Date added	7 years
Last updated	3 years
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	4 - 0 Mythic Rares 26 - 0 Rares 23 - 0 Uncommons 33 - 0 Commons
Cards	119
Avg. CMC	2.74
Tokens	Bird 2/2 U, Boar 2/2 G, Copy Clone
Folders	Great Stuff, EDH sketches, Cool Decks, EDH for Kt