Kess, Dissident Mage (Commander) - Core Spellslinger

Kess, Dissident Mage
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Julia Maddalena
May 1, 2026
Julia Maddalena
Fire and Ice: Kess, Dissident Mage
In this edition of Fire and Ice, we're looking at one of the classic Grixis Spellslinger commanders: Kess, Dissident Mage.
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38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
2.6xlift
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27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
5.1xlift
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14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
17xlift
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14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
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14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
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51%inclusion30 decks59 decks
1.7xlift
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51%inclusion30 decks59 decks
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49%inclusion29 decks59 decks
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46%inclusion27 decks59 decks
1.1xlift
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46%inclusion27 decks59 decks
1.1xlift
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44%inclusion26 decks59 decks
1.2xlift
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44%inclusion26 decks59 decks
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44%inclusion26 decks59 decks
1.3xlift
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42%inclusion25 decks59 decks
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42%inclusion25 decks59 decks
1.5xlift
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12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
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8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
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8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
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12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
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Young Red Dragon
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
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6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
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Altar of Bhaal
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
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Picklock Prankster
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
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8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
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Storyteller Pixie
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
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Talrand, Sky Summoner
39%inclusion23 decks59 decks
2.4xlift
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37%inclusion22 decks59 decks
1.2xlift
Black Waltz No. 3
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
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Young Pyromancer
31%inclusion18 decks59 decks
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Coruscation Mage
27%inclusion16 decks59 decks
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Veyran, Voice of Duality
27%inclusion16 decks59 decks
1.5xlift
Scalding Viper
25%inclusion15 decks59 decks
11xlift
Archmage of Runes
25%inclusion15 decks59 decks
1.9xlift
Stormcatch Mentor
25%inclusion15 decks59 decks
1.5xlift
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
24%inclusion12 decks51 decks
2.4xlift
Third Path Iconoclast
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
2.7xlift
Sedgemoor Witch
19%inclusion11 decks59 decks
2.4xlift
Cruel Somnophage
19%inclusion11 decks59 decks
14xlift
Firebrand Archer
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
2.6xlift
Decadent Dragon
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
6.7xlift
Hearth Elemental
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
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Murderous Rider
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
13xlift
Foulmire Knight
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
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Cormela, Glamour Thief
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
0.7xlift
Embereth Shieldbreaker
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
14xlift
Baral, Chief of Compliance
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
3.2xlift
Murmuring Mystic
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
4.8xlift
Thunderclap Drake
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
1.5xlift
Dualcaster Mage
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
1.0xlift
Horned Loch-Whale
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
14xlift
Bonecrusher Giant
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
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Harmonic Prodigy
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
1.0xlift
Chancellor of Tales
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
16xlift
Rona, Sheoldred's Faithful
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
4.5xlift
Sapphire Dragon
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
14xlift
Grabby Giant
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
12xlift
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
1.2xlift
Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
3.4xlift
Hypnotic Sprite
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
12xlift
Snapcaster Mage
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
1.9xlift
Gray Slaad
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
16xlift
Spellscorn Coven
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
16xlift
Frolicking Familiar
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
12xlift
Brazen Borrower
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
6.2xlift
Sword Coast Serpent
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
16xlift
Kessig Flamebreather
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
3.3xlift
Longshot, Rebel Bowman
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
1.4xlift
Bilbo, Thief in the Night
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
10xlift
Mocking Sprite
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
1.7xlift
Melek, Izzet Paragon
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
3.7xlift
Callous Sell-Sword
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
10xlift
Electrostatic Field
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
2.3xlift
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
1.9xlift
Haughty Djinn
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
1.6xlift
Archaeomancer
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
1.8xlift
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Dark Ritual
42%inclusion25 decks59 decks
1.7xlift
Chaos Warp
41%inclusion24 decks59 decks
1.2xlift
Fact or Fiction
41%inclusion24 decks59 decks
2.3xlift
Terminate
41%inclusion24 decks59 decks
1.6xlift
Opt
36%inclusion21 decks59 decks
2.1xlift
Negate
34%inclusion20 decks59 decks
1.3xlift
Consider
34%inclusion20 decks59 decks
1.9xlift
Rakdos Charm
32%inclusion19 decks59 decks
1.4xlift
Flame of Anor
32%inclusion19 decks59 decks
2.5xlift
Lightning Bolt
29%inclusion17 decks59 decks
1.2xlift
Increasing Vengeance
29%inclusion17 decks59 decks
3.5xlift
An Offer You Can't Refuse
27%inclusion16 decks59 decks
1.1xlift
Arcane Denial
27%inclusion16 decks59 decks
1.1xlift
Abrade
27%inclusion16 decks59 decks
1.3xlift
Thrill of Possibility
24%inclusion14 decks59 decks
0.9xlift
Flashback
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
2.2xlift
Bedevil
19%inclusion11 decks59 decks
1.1xlift
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
1.6xlift
Swan Song
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
2.5xlift
Big Score
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
0.5xlift
Sink into Stupor
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
1.4xlift
Narset's Reversal
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
1.4xlift
Withering Torment
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
1.3xlift
Prismari Charm
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
4.0xlift
Mana Sculpt
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
2.6xlift
Maestros Charm
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
1.3xlift
Thought Scour
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
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15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
0.9xlift
Prismari Command
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
1.0xlift
Pongify
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
1.7xlift
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14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
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14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
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14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
1.7xlift
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14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
1.8xlift
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12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
1.0xlift
Seething Song
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
1.0xlift
Reality Shift
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
1.6xlift
Snap
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
0.6xlift
Silundi Vision
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
1.1xlift
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11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9.2xlift
Aetherize
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
1.6xlift
Comet Storm
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
1.2xlift
Galvanic Iteration
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
1.1xlift
Mystic Confluence
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
0.8xlift
Go for the Throat
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
1.1xlift
Tainted Indulgence
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
4.8xlift
Pyretic Ritual
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
1.6xlift
Reverberate
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
1.0xlift
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Windfall
39%inclusion23 decks59 decks
3.5xlift
Preordain
39%inclusion23 decks59 decks
2.5xlift
Feed the Swarm
36%inclusion21 decks59 decks
1.3xlift
Night's Whisper
31%inclusion18 decks59 decks
3.4xlift
See the Truth
29%inclusion17 decks59 decks
9.1xlift
Vandalblast
27%inclusion16 decks59 decks
2.3xlift
Mana Geyser
27%inclusion16 decks59 decks
1.8xlift
Reanimate
25%inclusion15 decks59 decks
2.3xlift
Expressive Iteration
24%inclusion14 decks59 decks
2.6xlift
Toxic Deluge
22%inclusion13 decks59 decks
1.9xlift
Exsanguinate
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
1.8xlift
Circle of Power
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
2.5xlift
Mizzix's Mastery
19%inclusion11 decks59 decks
1.5xlift
Treasure Cruise
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
1.6xlift
Flow State
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
2.1xlift
Serum Visions
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
4.7xlift
Cruel Ultimatum
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
0.9xlift
Gitaxian Probe
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
2.5xlift
Solve the Equation
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
2.7xlift
Epic Experiment
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
7.2xlift
Diabolic Tutor
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
2.6xlift
Victimize
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
2.7xlift
Candlekeep Inspiration
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
10xlift
Cornered by Black Mages
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
1.4xlift
Chain Reaction
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
1.9xlift
Fiery Confluence
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
2.3xlift
Read the Bones
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
2.9xlift
Decree of Pain
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
1.3xlift
Cut // Ribbons
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
3.9xlift
Chart a Course
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
3.1xlift
Cathartic Reunion
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
2.3xlift
Deep Analysis
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
0.7xlift
Ignite the Future
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
7.0xlift
Syphon Mind
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
1.2xlift
Breach the Multiverse
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
1.2xlift
Improvisation Capstone
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
1.0xlift
Steal the Show
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5.4xlift
Rapturous Moment
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2.5xlift
Strategic Planning
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
7.8xlift
Crackle with Power
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
1.1xlift
Painful Truths
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
1.5xlift
Brass's Bounty
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
1.3xlift
Baral's Expertise
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
3.0xlift
Boltwave
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
2.4xlift
Stitch Together
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
3.9xlift
Dreadbore
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
2.7xlift
Tormenting Voice
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
3.6xlift
Notion Rain
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
6.2xlift
Compulsive Research
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
4.8xlift
Dream Harvest
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
0.6xlift
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Swiftfoot Boots
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
0.6xlift
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
0.9xlift
Mindsplice Apparatus
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
1.6xlift
Primal Amulet
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
2.7xlift
Lightning Greaves
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
0.7xlift
Glamdring, Foe-hammer
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
1.2xlift
Lucky Clover
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
14xlift
Black Mage's Rod
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
1.1xlift
Brass's Tunnel-Grinder
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
5.2xlift
Sapphire Medallion
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
2.6xlift
Enchantments
Fiery Inscription
24%inclusion14 decks59 decks
1.5xlift
Secrets of the Dead
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
10xlift
Thousand-Year Storm
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
1.9xlift
Propaganda
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
1.6xlift
Rite of the Dragoncaller
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
5.6xlift
Double Vision
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
1.1xlift
Jace's Sanctum
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
3.4xlift
Shark Typhoon
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
1.6xlift
Mystic Remora
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
3.1xlift
Virtue of Courage
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
12xlift
Maestros Ascendancy
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
1.8xlift
Artist's Talent
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
2.6xlift
Phyrexian Arena
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
2.5xlift
Case of the Ransacked Lab
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
3.1xlift
Extraordinary Journey
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
16xlift
Virtue of Persistence
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
6.5xlift
Sorcerer Class
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
2.7xlift
Origin of Black Widow
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
20xlift
Arcane Bombardment
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
0.5xlift
Promise of Aclazotz
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
16xlift
Metallurgic Summonings
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
1.1xlift
Arcane Melee
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
3.3xlift
Burning Vengeance
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
5.2xlift
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
2.2xlift
Ral, Storm Conduit
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
2.4xlift
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
36%inclusion21 decks59 decks
1.4xlift
Bojuka Bog
32%inclusion19 decks59 decks
1.3xlift
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
1.9xlift
Mystic Sanctuary
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
1.6xlift
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
2.1xlift
Otawara, Soaring City
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
1.6xlift
Mistrise Village
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
1.2xlift
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
4.3xlift
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
2.8xlift
Midgar, City of Mako
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
2.8xlift
Temple of the False God
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
0.9xlift
Rogue's Passage
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
0.2xlift
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
80%inclusion47 decks59 decks
1.0xlift
Arcane Signet
78%inclusion46 decks59 decks
0.9xlift
Talisman of Creativity
49%inclusion29 decks59 decks
1.1xlift
Izzet Signet
46%inclusion27 decks59 decks
1.2xlift
Dimir Signet
44%inclusion26 decks59 decks
1.3xlift
Talisman of Dominance
39%inclusion23 decks59 decks
1.0xlift
Talisman of Indulgence
36%inclusion21 decks59 decks
1.0xlift
Rakdos Signet
34%inclusion20 decks59 decks
1.1xlift
Fellwar Stone
32%inclusion19 decks59 decks
1.0xlift
Resonating Lute
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
1.5xlift
Commander's Sphere
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
0.8xlift
Thought Vessel
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
0.8xlift
Mind Stone
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
0.8xlift
Relic of Sauron
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
0.7xlift
Charcoal Diamond
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
1.8xlift
Sky Diamond
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
1.4xlift
Lands
Swamp
98%inclusion58 decks59 decks
1.0xlift
Mountain
98%inclusion58 decks59 decks
1.0xlift
Island
98%inclusion58 decks59 decks
1.0xlift
Command Tower
93%inclusion55 decks59 decks
1.0xlift
Exotic Orchard
63%inclusion37 decks59 decks
1.0xlift
Sulfur Falls
59%inclusion35 decks59 decks
1.1xlift
Crumbling Necropolis
59%inclusion35 decks59 decks
1.0xlift
Sunken Hollow
53%inclusion31 decks59 decks
1.1xlift
Smoldering Marsh
49%inclusion29 decks59 decks
1.1xlift
Shivan Reef
47%inclusion28 decks59 decks
1.2xlift
Dragonskull Summit
44%inclusion26 decks59 decks
1.0xlift
Drowned Catacomb
44%inclusion26 decks59 decks
1.0xlift
Evolving Wilds
36%inclusion21 decks59 decks
1.1xlift
Stormcarved Coast
34%inclusion20 decks59 decks
1.1xlift
Xander's Lounge
34%inclusion20 decks59 decks
1.2xlift
Path of Ancestry
34%inclusion20 decks59 decks
1.0xlift
Watery Grave
32%inclusion19 decks59 decks
1.1xlift
Steam Vents
31%inclusion18 decks59 decks
1.0xlift
Temple of Epiphany
31%inclusion18 decks59 decks
1.2xlift
Terramorphic Expanse
29%inclusion17 decks59 decks
1.1xlift
Izzet Boilerworks
29%inclusion17 decks59 decks
1.8xlift
Seething Landscape
29%inclusion17 decks59 decks
1.0xlift
Shipwreck Marsh
29%inclusion17 decks59 decks
1.3xlift
Cascade Bluffs
29%inclusion17 decks59 decks
1.1xlift
Rakdos Carnarium
27%inclusion16 decks59 decks
2.0xlift
Blood Crypt
27%inclusion16 decks59 decks
0.9xlift
Underground River
25%inclusion15 decks59 decks
0.8xlift
Temple of Deceit
22%inclusion13 decks59 decks
1.3xlift
Training Center
22%inclusion13 decks59 decks
1.2xlift
Polluted Delta
22%inclusion13 decks59 decks
1.3xlift
Sulfurous Springs
22%inclusion13 decks59 decks
0.7xlift
Dimir Aqueduct
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
1.5xlift
Frostboil Snarl
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
0.9xlift
Haunted Ridge
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
1.0xlift
Undercity Sewers
19%inclusion11 decks59 decks
2.4xlift
Foreboding Ruins
19%inclusion11 decks59 decks
0.8xlift
Scalding Tarn
19%inclusion11 decks59 decks
1.3xlift
Bloodstained Mire
19%inclusion11 decks59 decks
1.2xlift
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
1.6xlift
Sink into Stupor
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
1.4xlift
Morphic Pool
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
1.1xlift
Scorched Geyser
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
2.2xlift
Maestros Theater
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
0.8xlift
Thundering Falls
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
1.8xlift
Waterlogged Teachings
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
0.9xlift
Canyon Slough
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
2.1xlift
Swiftwater Cliffs
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
1.3xlift
Temple of Malice
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
0.9xlift
Malakir Rebirth
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
2.6xlift
Valakut Awakening
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
1.8xlift
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