Kess, Dissident Mage

Commander
UBRKess, Dissident Mage
9.3±0.3
Fringe cEDH
Near-optimal construction. High card-for-card quality with interaction ready from the start.
Primary win line:Deterministic combo lines—Professor Onyx,Chain of Smog
High confidence(628 pts)
Estimated win turn
T3best
T4typical
T5+contested
Vector breakdown
Tight Curve (69% CMC 0-2)+15ⓘ
Fast mana5
1Sol Ring+10
BDark Ritual+7
1RDesperate Ritual+5
2RSeething Song+6
2RBirgi, God of Storytelling // Harnfel, Horn of Bounty+1
Mana rocks9
2Arcane Signet+6
2Fellwar Stone+5
2Talisman of Dominance+5
2Talisman of Indulgence+5
2Talisman of Creativity+5
2Mind Stone+4
2Rakdos Signet+4
2Izzet Signet+4
2Dimir Signet+4
Treasure generators1
3RStorm-Kiln Artist+6
Tutors7
UMystical Tutor+9
UPersonal Tutor+8
RGamble+7
1BWishclaw Talisman+13
UUMuddle the Mixture+4
2USolve the Equation+5
3UGifts Ungiven+8
Draw engines4
1ULedger Shredder+6
1UFaerie Mastermind+5
2USecrets of the Dead+5
2UUArchmage Emeritus+5
Cantrips & burst draw11
UPonder+6
UBrainstorm+6
UPreordain+5
URExpressive Iteration+1
UBLim-Dûl's Vault+1
2UFrantic Search+6
1UUNarset, Parter of Veils+4
2UBNotion Thief+4
2URRal, Storm Conduit+1
U/RU/RXUURRExpansion // Explosion+1
4BBProfessor Onyx+1
Wheels2
1BChain of Smog+1
2UWindfall+6
Recursion1
1USnapcaster Mage+6
Value engines3
2RBirgi, God of Storytelling // Harnfel, Horn of Bounty+1
3BBBBolas's Citadel+5
4URThousand-Year Storm+1
Control Strategy Bonus (17.2 interaction cards)+30ⓘ
Counterspells7
USwan Song+8
UAn Offer You Can't Refuse+7
1UArcane Denial+8
UUCounterspell+8
1UNegate+6
UUMuddle the Mixture+4
UBCountersquall+1
Spot removal5
URapid Hybridization+5
UPongify+5
XRRElectrodominance+5
BRTerminate+5
U/RU/RXUURRExpansion // Explosion+1
Artifact/enchantment removal1
RVandalblast+6
Board wipes2
2BToxic Deluge+8
8RBlasphemous Act+5
Stax & hate2
1UUNarset, Parter of Veils+5
2UBNotion Thief+5
Mana Acceleration (14 sources)+4ⓘ
Fetchlands1
Seething Landscape+8
Dual & shock lands6
Dragonskull Summit+4
Sulfur Falls+4
Drowned Catacomb+4
Underground River+4
Sulfurous Springs+4
Shivan Reef+4
Premium utility lands4
Xander's Lounge+5
Command Tower+5
Reflecting Pool+4
Exotic Orchard+4
Utility lands9
Reliquary Tower+2
Haunted Ridge+2
Stormcarved Coast+2
Shadowblood Ridge+2
Smoldering Marsh+2
Shipwreck Marsh+2
Ferrous Lake+2
Sunken Hollow+2
Cascade Bluffs+2
Taplands2
Crumbling Necropolis+2
Bojuka Bog+2
Basic lands3
Mountain+3
Island+8
Swamp+2
10 Combo(s) Detected (Consistency: 92%)+67ⓘ
Combat Damage Synergy: aristocrats engine+8ⓘ
Commander Synergy (1 groups)+5ⓘ
Combo pieces15
1RUnderworld Breach+13
RRIncreasing Vengeance+2
RRReverberate+2
UUTwincast+2
1BChain of Smog+1
1RRBonus Round+9
2BSedgemoor Witch+5
2UFrantic Search+3
3RStorm-Kiln Artist+3
2UUArchmage Emeritus
2URRal, Storm Conduit
3BBBBolas's Citadel+6
+3 more
Synergy pieces1
BReanimate+8

Bracket

5
Bracket 5cEDH
Competitive mindset. Built with cEDH meta assumptions, every card slot contested.
Breakdown
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Power level 9.3 → Bracket 5
Threats94Consistency93Speed84

0.8 above Bracket 4 ceiling (8.5)

Game Changers are present, but your power level already places this deck in Bracket 5.

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Game changers 7
Narset, Parter of VeilsUnderworld BreachNotion ThiefGifts UngivenGambleMystical TutorBolas's Citadel
✓2-card combo
✕Mass land denial — none
✕Extra turns — none

Themes5 total

Spellslinger11 cards

11 instant/sorcery synergies. Storm and copy effects can chain into explosive turns.

Increasing Vengeance,Reverberate,Ral, Storm Conduit,Twincast,Sedgemoor Witch
Counter Control7 cards

7 counterspells. Control the stack and protect your win conditions.

Negate,Arcane Denial,Counterspell,An Offer You Can't Refuse,Muddle the Mixture
Token Strategy6 cards

6 token producers. Go-wide strategies can overwhelm opponents with numbers.

An Offer You Can't Refuse,Rapid Hybridization,Pongify,Sedgemoor Witch,Storm-Kiln Artist

Combos10 total