Kess, Dissident Mage
Commander 2017 39 • mythic
- Set
- Commander 2017
- Collector number
- 39
- Rarity
- Mythic
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana blue mana black mana red mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black · Red · Blue
- Artist
- Izzy
- Finish
- Foil
What it does
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.
"Loss has no meaning here. You cannot take from those who have nothing."
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Kess, Dissident Mage was introduced in 2017 as the face commander of the 'Arcane Wizardry' deck for the Commander 2017 release. The set was designed to explore tribal synergies, with this specific deck focusing on the Wizard creature type. Kess was created to offer players a powerful engine for spell-based strategies, allowing them to recur instants and sorceries from the graveyard, a design space that leans into the classic Grixis color identity of blue, black, and red.
The card illustration was created by Magali Villeneuve, a renowned fantasy artist known for her expressive character work within the Magic: The Gathering franchise. Her design captures the character as a formidable and scholarly figure, emphasizing the intellectual and volatile nature of the Grixis mages. Upon release, the card was widely received as a top-tier commander due to its efficiency and the flexibility it provides in competitive gameplay environments.
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