Kess, Dissident Mage (Commander) - Optimized Control

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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4.9xlift
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17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
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83%inclusion24 decks29 decks
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72%inclusion21 decks29 decks
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69%inclusion20 decks29 decks
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66%inclusion19 decks29 decks
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66%inclusion19 decks29 decks
1.2xlift
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62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
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62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
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59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
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59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
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59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
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14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
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Chain of Smog
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
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Time Stretch
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
9.0xlift
Increasing Vengeance
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
8.6xlift
Izzet Charm
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
8.1xlift
Primal Amulet
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
8.0xlift
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41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
2.9xlift
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41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
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Baral, Chief of Compliance
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
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Notion Thief
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
1.8xlift
Archmage Emeritus
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
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Orcish Bowmasters
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
0.7xlift
Cormela, Glamour Thief
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
6.5xlift
Spellseeker
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
2.9xlift
Nightscape Familiar
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
0.9xlift
Dualcaster Mage
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
1.3xlift
Opposition Agent
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
1.2xlift
Pinnacle Monk
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
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Snapcaster Mage
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
1.0xlift
Boggart Trawler
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
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Goblin Electromancer
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
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Talion, the Kindly Lord
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
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Vivi Ornitier
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
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Displacer Kitten
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
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Dragon's Rage Channeler
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
3.9xlift
Sedgemoor Witch
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
4.7xlift
Consecrated Sphinx
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
1.3xlift
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
7.2xlift
Hullbreaker Horror
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
1.1xlift
Talrand, Sky Summoner
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
7.2xlift
Dauthi Voidwalker
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
0.6xlift
Exhibition Tidecaller
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
6.7xlift
Hexing Squelcher
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
0.6xlift
Archmage of Runes
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
3.9xlift
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
0.9xlift
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
14xlift
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
0.4xlift
Baleful Strix
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
0.7xlift
Young Pyromancer
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
6.3xlift
Archon of Cruelty
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
1.3xlift
Laboratory Maniac
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
1.5xlift
Psychic Frog
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
2.5xlift
Ledger Shredder
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
1.8xlift
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
2.2xlift
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
3.5xlift
Third Path Iconoclast
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10xlift
Thor, God of Thunder
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
32xlift
Electro, Assaulting Battery
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2.6xlift
Stingcaster Mage
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5.1xlift
Bilbo, Thief in the Night
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6.1xlift
Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6.0xlift
Kefka, Court Mage
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1.0xlift
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6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
14xlift
Lutri, the Spellchaser
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
18xlift
Ral, Monsoon Mage
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
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Saruman, the White Hand
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1.0xlift
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An Offer You Can't Refuse
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
1.2xlift
Cyclonic Rift
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
0.9xlift
Chaos Warp
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
1.8xlift
Vampiric Tutor
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
1.1xlift
Mana Drain
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
1.0xlift
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45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
1.2xlift
Terminate
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
2.3xlift
Arcane Denial
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
1.1xlift
Fierce Guardianship
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
0.7xlift
Demonic Consultation
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
3.3xlift
Fact or Fiction
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
4.5xlift
Consider
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
7.1xlift
Gifts Ungiven
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
4.2xlift
Flame of Anor
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
3.4xlift
Fell the Profane
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
1.8xlift
Rakdos Charm
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
2.9xlift
Sink into Stupor
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
1.2xlift
Waterlogged Teachings
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
2.5xlift
Lightning Bolt
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
1.9xlift
Brain Freeze
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
2.7xlift
Cabal Ritual
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
1.8xlift
Seething Song
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
3.1xlift
Flusterstorm
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
1.7xlift
Abrade
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
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Withering Torment
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
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Pongify
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
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Entomb
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Negate
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Force of Negation
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Deadly Rollick
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Lim-Dûl's Vault
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Reality Shift
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
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Opt
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
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Pact of Negation
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1.1xlift
Dig Through Time
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1.5xlift
Thrill of Possibility
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Chain of Vapor
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2.4xlift
Three Steps Ahead
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Maestros Charm
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
6.8xlift
Reverberate
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
3.7xlift
Snap
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
1.3xlift
Rapid Hybridization
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
1.5xlift
Go for the Throat
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
2.5xlift
Reiterate
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
2.9xlift
Intuition
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
5.1xlift
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Reanimate
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
1.3xlift
Ponder
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
3.5xlift
Jeska's Will
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
1.4xlift
Blasphemous Act
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
1.0xlift
Preordain
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
4.1xlift
Feed the Swarm
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
1.6xlift
Torment of Hailfire
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
2.7xlift
Imperial Seal
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
2.6xlift
Gitaxian Probe
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
3.4xlift
Vandalblast
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
1.2xlift
Expressive Iteration
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
5.4xlift
Wheel of Fortune
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
1.4xlift
Damnation
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
1.2xlift
Mizzix's Mastery
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
4.8xlift
Gamble
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
1.1xlift
Dark Petition
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
8.0xlift
Twinflame
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
1.8xlift
Mana Geyser
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
2.6xlift
Time Warp
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
3.9xlift
Stock Up
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
2.6xlift
Yawgmoth's Will
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
2.9xlift
Past in Flames
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
4.5xlift
Serum Visions
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
7.7xlift
Final Parting
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
6.4xlift
Sundering Eruption
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
3.2xlift
Breach the Multiverse
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
2.2xlift
Grapeshot
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
4.9xlift
Decorum Dissertation
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
9.4xlift
Wheel of Misfortune
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
1.7xlift
Crackle with Power
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
5.8xlift
Careful Study
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
3.5xlift
Persist
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
2.0xlift
Temporal Mastery
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
4.5xlift
Praetor's Grasp
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
2.6xlift
Doomsday
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
6.8xlift
Whispering Madness
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
1.0xlift
Exsanguinate
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
1.9xlift
See the Truth
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
27xlift
Stitch Together
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
2.3xlift
Rise of the Dark Realms
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
1.4xlift
Grim Tutor
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
1.5xlift
Will of the Abzan
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2.8xlift
Strategic Planning
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
18xlift
Sleight of Hand
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
9.0xlift
Incarnation Technique
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7.7xlift
Cathartic Reunion
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4.9xlift
Electroduplicate
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1.4xlift
Unmarked Grave
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3.9xlift
Immolating Gyre
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
27xlift
Curse of the Swine
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7.7xlift
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The One Ring
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
0.5xlift
Isochron Scepter
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
3.5xlift
Wishclaw Talisman
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
1.2xlift
Sensei's Divining Top
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
0.7xlift
Panoptic Mirror
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
11xlift
Aetherflux Reservoir
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1.7xlift
Sapphire Medallion
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2.5xlift
Enchantments
Rhystic Study
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
0.9xlift
Mystic Remora
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
1.1xlift
Underworld Breach
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
1.1xlift
Propaganda
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
1.4xlift
Necropotence
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
1.4xlift
Thousand-Year Storm
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
6.0xlift
Arcane Bombardment
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
6.3xlift
Ripples of Undeath
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
6.8xlift
Necromancy
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
1.2xlift
Animate Dead
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
0.5xlift
Phyrexian Arena
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
1.4xlift
Waste Not
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
0.2xlift
Dance of the Dead
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1.5xlift
Shark Typhoon
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3.6xlift
Leyline of Anticipation
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1.2xlift
Artist's Talent
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7.7xlift
Search for Azcanta
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3.0xlift
Planeswalkers
Narset, Parter of Veils
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
2.2xlift
Professor Onyx
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
4.8xlift
Ashiok, Dream Render
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
1.8xlift
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
4.1xlift
Dack Fayden
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1.5xlift
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
1.0xlift
Mystic Sanctuary
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
3.1xlift
Bojuka Bog
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
0.7xlift
Otawara, Soaring City
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
0.7xlift
Mistrise Village
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
0.9xlift
Ancient Tomb
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
0.4xlift
Emergence Zone
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
3.4xlift
Desolate Lighthouse
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
2.5xlift
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
1.0xlift
Wasteland
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1.7xlift
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1.9xlift
Riptide Laboratory
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
0.8xlift
Geier Reach Sanitarium
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
0.8xlift
Cephalid Coliseum
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1.2xlift
Castle Vantress
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5.4xlift
Temple of the False God
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2.3xlift
Great Hall of the Biblioplex
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6.7xlift
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
97%inclusion28 decks29 decks
1.0xlift
Arcane Signet
86%inclusion25 decks29 decks
0.9xlift
Talisman of Creativity
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
1.0xlift
Talisman of Dominance
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
0.8xlift
Dimir Signet
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
1.7xlift
Izzet Signet
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
1.7xlift
Fellwar Stone
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
1.0xlift
Talisman of Indulgence
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
0.6xlift
Rakdos Signet
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
1.4xlift
Lotus Petal
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
1.2xlift
Resonating Lute
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
7.6xlift
Chrome Mox
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
0.8xlift
Relic of Sauron
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
0.4xlift
Grim Monolith
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1.5xlift
Mana Vault
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
0.3xlift
Decanter of Endless Water
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2.0xlift
Thought Vessel
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
0.3xlift
Mox Opal
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
0.8xlift
Lion's Eye Diamond
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1.8xlift
Mox Diamond
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
0.8xlift
Tablet of Discovery
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
3.1xlift
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Command Tower
97%inclusion28 decks29 decks
1.0xlift
Island
97%inclusion28 decks29 decks
1.0xlift
Swamp
93%inclusion27 decks29 decks
1.0xlift
Mountain
86%inclusion25 decks29 decks
1.0xlift
Steam Vents
79%inclusion23 decks29 decks
1.0xlift
Watery Grave
76%inclusion22 decks29 decks
0.9xlift
Blood Crypt
72%inclusion21 decks29 decks
0.9xlift
Xander's Lounge
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
1.0xlift
Polluted Delta
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
0.9xlift
Bloodstained Mire
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
0.9xlift
Morphic Pool
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
1.1xlift
Scalding Tarn
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
0.9xlift
Exotic Orchard
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
0.9xlift
Drowned Catacomb
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
1.1xlift
Training Center
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
0.9xlift
Shivan Reef
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
1.2xlift
Sulfur Falls
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
1.0xlift
Dragonskull Summit
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
0.9xlift
Luxury Suite
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
0.8xlift
Undercity Sewers
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
1.4xlift
Crumbling Necropolis
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
1.3xlift
Fell the Profane
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
1.8xlift
Shipwreck Marsh
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
1.0xlift
Underground River
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
0.8xlift
Sink into Stupor
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
1.2xlift
Waterlogged Teachings
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
2.5xlift
Stormcarved Coast
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
0.9xlift
Reflecting Pool
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
1.1xlift
Thundering Falls
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
1.2xlift
Haunted Ridge
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
1.1xlift
Raucous Theater
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
1.1xlift
Misty Rainforest
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
1.3xlift
Badlands
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
1.0xlift
Underground Sea
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
1.0xlift
Verdant Catacombs
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
1.4xlift
Volcanic Island
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
1.0xlift
Mana Confluence
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
1.0xlift
Gloomlake Verge
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
1.2xlift
Marsh Flats
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
1.3xlift
Sulfurous Springs
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
0.7xlift
Wooded Foothills
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
1.3xlift
Blazemire Verge
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
1.2xlift
Cascade Bluffs
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
1.3xlift
City of Brass
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
0.8xlift
Flooded Strand
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
1.0xlift
Pinnacle Monk
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
2.0xlift
Clearwater Pathway
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
1.4xlift
Smoldering Marsh
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
0.7xlift
Darkwater Catacombs
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
2.5xlift
Riverglide Pathway
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
1.7xlift
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