Kess, Dissident Mage - Spellslinger Control

Commander / EDH Casual UBR (Grixis)

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Land (39)

• 1x Akoum Refuge
• 1x Barren Moor
• 1x Bloodfell Caves
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Crumbling Necropolis
• 1x Dragonskull Summit
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Fetid Pools
• 10x Island
• 1x Izzet Boilerworks
• 1x Izzet Guildgate
• 1x Jwar Isle Refuge
• 2x Mountain
• 1x Opal Palace
• 1x Rakdos Carnarium
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Rupture Spire
• 1x Smoldering Marsh
• 1x Steam Vents
• 1x Submerged Boneyard
• 1x Sulfur Falls
• 3x Swamp
• 1x Swiftwater Cliffs
• 1x Temple of Epiphany
• 1x Temple of the False God
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse
• 1x Vivid Creek

Enchantment (4)

• 1x Jace's Sanctum
• 1x Metallurgic Summonings
• 1x The Eldest Reborn
• 1x Thousand-Year Storm

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh

Instant (18)

• 1x Brainstorm
• 1x Chaos Warp
• 1x Counterflux
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Dark Ritual
• 1x Dig Through Time
• 1x Disallow
• 1x Frantic Search
• 1x Hero's Downfall
• 1x Increasing Vengeance
• 1x Memory Plunder
• 1x Mystical Tutor
• 1x Negate
• 1x Pull from Tomorrow
• 1x Reality Shift
• 1x Rewind
• 1x Terminate

Artifact (14)

• 1x Commander's Sphere
• 1x Dimir Signet
• 1x Expedition Map
• 1x Gilded Lotus
• 1x Hedron Archive
• 1x Izzet Locket
• 1x Izzet Signet
• 1x Mirage Mirror
• 1x Primal Amulet  ^Flip
• 1x Rakdos Signet
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Thought Vessel
• 1x Worn Powerstone

Commander (1)

Sorcery (14)

• 1x Blasphemous Act
• 1x Cruel Ultimatum
• 1x Decree of Pain
• 1x Dreadbore
• 1x Exsanguinate
• 1x Faithless Looting
• 1x Increasing Ambition
• 1x Ponder
• 1x Preordain
• 1x Slave of Bolas
• 1x Temporal Mastery
• 1x Torment of Hailfire
• 1x Treasure Cruise
• 1x Vandalblast

Creature (9)

• 1x Burnished Hart
• 1x Docent of Perfection  ^Flip
• 1x Dragonlord Silumgar
• 1x Nicol Bolas, the Ravager  ^Flip
• 1x Nightscape Familiar
• 1x Niv-Mizzet, Parun
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Talrand, Sky Summoner
• 1x Torrential Gearhulk

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My attempt at a casual Spellslinger with a lot of Control elements.

You're looking to control the board early, deny commanders with Terminate , Hero's Downfall , and Dreadbore (replaying each with Kess when possible).

Tons of tutors to find either early game removal, more draw, or one of your big finishers.

After you've ramped enough, look to close the game out with Exsanguinate , Torment of Hailfire , and Increasing Vengeance .

Date added	5 years
Last updated	5 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	7 - 0 Mythic Rares 32 - 0 Rares 23 - 0 Uncommons 21 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.52
Tokens	Construct */* C, Drake 2/2 U, Human Wizard 1/1 U, Manifest 2/2 C