edhseer Commander synergy, explained

Kess, Dissident Mage

Kess, Dissident Mage

Legendary Creature — Human Wizard

Mana cost: {1}{U}{B}{R}

How we read this card

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

static — brings a card back

static —

What we read on this card

Causes: cast an instant, cast a sorcery, an instant leaves a graveyard, a sorcery leaves a graveyard, exile a spell, a spell leaves the battlefield.

Cares about: an instant in a graveyard, a sorcery in a graveyard.

Works well with

an instant in a graveyard — 2 cards in Kess's colors can cause this (Kess is one).

  1. Makeshift Mannequin — When Makeshift Mannequin is in the graveyard, Kess, Dissident Mage can bring it back
  2. Supper for Spiders — When Supper for Spiders is in the graveyard, Kess, Dissident Mage can bring it back

2 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

an instant leaves a graveyard — 173 cards in Kess's colors can cause this (Kess is one).

  1. Murktide Regent — When an instant leaves a graveyard thanks to Kess, Dissident Mage, Murktide Regent puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

a nontoken Wizard enters the battlefield — 918 cards in Kess's colors can cause this (Kess is one).

  1. Inalla, Archmage Ritualist — When Kess, Dissident Mage enters, Inalla, Archmage Ritualist makes a token

a Wizard creature enters the battlefield — 933 cards in Kess's colors can cause this (Kess is one).

  1. Diviner's Wand — When Kess, Dissident Mage enters, Diviner's Wand triggers

anything leaves a graveyard — 1,465 cards in Kess's colors can cause this (Kess is one).

When an instant or sorcery leaves a graveyard thanks to Kess, Dissident Mage:

  1. Blastoneuron — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  2. Defiled Crypt // Cadaver Lab — makes a token
  3. Tormod, the Desecrator — makes a token
  4. Garrison Excavator — makes a token
  5. Fang, Fearless l'Cie — draws you 1 card
  6. Spirit of Resilience — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  7. Fuming Effigy — deals 1 damage
  8. Advanced Reconstruction — deals 2 damage
  9. Teval's Judgment — triggers

a sorcery is cast — 2,384 cards in Kess's colors can cause this (Kess is one).

  1. Electro, Assaulting Battery — When an instant is cast thanks to Kess, Dissident Mage, Electro, Assaulting Battery adds 1 mana
  2. Spellweaver Volute — When a sorcery is cast thanks to Kess, Dissident Mage, Spellweaver Volute copies a spell
  3. Sword of Wealth and Power — When an instant is cast thanks to Kess, Dissident Mage, Sword of Wealth and Power copies a spell
  4. Lilah, Undefeated Slickshot — When an instant is cast thanks to Kess, Dissident Mage, Lilah, Undefeated Slickshot gets +1/+1
  5. Metallurgic Summonings — When an instant is cast thanks to Kess, Dissident Mage, Metallurgic Summonings makes a token
  6. Storm-Kiln Artist — When an instant is cast thanks to Kess, Dissident Mage, Storm-Kiln Artist makes a token
  7. Niv-Mizzet, Parun — When an instant is cast thanks to Kess, Dissident Mage, Niv-Mizzet, Parun draws you 1 card
  8. Tor Wauki the Younger — When an instant is cast thanks to Kess, Dissident Mage, Tor Wauki the Younger deals 2 damage
  9. Niblis of Frost — When an instant is cast thanks to Kess, Dissident Mage, Niblis of Frost taps a creature an opponent controls
  10. Mica, Reader of Ruins — When an instant is cast thanks to Kess, Dissident Mage, Mica, Reader of Ruins sacrifices an artifact

332 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

an instant is cast — 2,375 cards in Kess's colors can cause this (Kess is one).

When an instant is cast thanks to Kess, Dissident Mage:

  1. Lunar Mystic — draws you 1 card
  2. Repeated Reverberation — copies an ability
  3. In the Eye of Chaos — counters a spell

342 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a Human enters the battlefield — 2,102 cards in Kess's colors can cause this (Kess is one).

When Kess, Dissident Mage enters:

  1. Captain of the Mists — untaps itself
  2. Erkenbrand, Lord of Westfold — gives +1/+0
  3. Vigilante Justice — deals 1 damage

anything attacks — 9,608 cards in Kess's colors can cause this (Kess is one).

When Kess, Dissident Mage attacks:

  1. Shaun, Father of Synths — makes a token
  2. Far Fortune, End Boss — deals 1 damage
  3. Gossip's Talent — triggers

54 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature attacks — 9,608 cards in Kess's colors can cause this (Kess is one).

When Kess, Dissident Mage attacks:

  1. Adaptive Omnitool — searches a library
  2. Anthem of Rakdos — gives +2/+0
  3. Kindred Discovery — draws you 1 card
  4. Saw — sacrifices a creature

111 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature blocks — 9,608 cards in Kess's colors can cause this (Kess is one).

  1. Tide of War — When Kess, Dissident Mage blocks, Tide of War sacrifices a creature

13 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature enters the battlefield — 10,550 cards in Kess's colors can cause this (Kess is one).

When Kess, Dissident Mage enters:

  1. Pollywog Prodigy — puts a counter on itself
  2. Slash, Reptile Rampager — deals 2 damage
  3. Gimli of the Glittering Caves — puts counters on a permanent
  4. Ray Fillet, Wave Warrior — puts a counter on itself
  5. Wingnut, Bat on the Belfry — grants flying, haste and menace
  6. Raphael, Most Attitude — exiles a card from your library

138 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.