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Kess, Dissident Mage

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Power level

9.3±0.3
Fringe cEDH
Near-optimal construction. High card-for-card quality with interaction ready from the start.
High confidence628 pts
Estimated win turn
T3best
T4typical
T5+contested
Vector breakdown
Tight Curve+15ⓘ
Fast mana5
Mana rocks9
Treasure generators1
Tutors7
Draw engines4
Cantrips & burst draw11
Wheels2
Recursion1
Value engines3
Control Strategy+30ⓘ
Counterspells7
Artifact/enchantment removal1
Spot removal5
Board wipes2
Stax & hate2
Mana Acceleration+4ⓘ
Fetchlands1
Dual & shock lands6
Premium utility lands4
Utility lands9
Taplands2
Basic lands3
10 Combo(s) Detected (Consistency: 92%)+67ⓘ
Combat Damage Synergy: aristocrats engine+8ⓘ
Commander Synergy+5ⓘ
Combo pieces15
Synergy pieces1

Bracket

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

0.3 above Bracket 4 ceiling (9)

This deck has no formal Bracket 4 markers (no 4+ Game Changers, MLD, infinite turns, or early 2-card combo). Its power level places it here — under a marker-only reading of WotC's bracket guidance it may fit Bracket 4.
Markers
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Game changers 7
Minimum Bracket 4
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2-card combo 1
✕Mass land denial — none
✕Extra turns — none

Themes5 total

No dominant themes detected. This deck may include draw, ramp, removal, and other value elements, but no single strategy is prominent enough to define it.
Spellslinger11 cards

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

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Counter Control7 cards

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

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Token Strategy6 cards

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

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Combos10 total

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  • 3-card combos · 2
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