Kess – Wizards 2017 Precon Upgrade v2

Thought I might share my new and improved (that’s going to be a subjective thing I know) Kess Commander deck, which sufferers will remember is based on last years 2017 Wizards Tribal precon Deck and the $20 MtgGoldfish upgrade (original deck list HERE). I also did an post highlighting cards that were begging to put into the deck. So did any of those cards make it into the deck? Too bloody right or we wouldn’t be here with this new deck list, and my poorly written ramblings.

Still not overly sure of the win condition, I’ve added the additional turns to the deck. There are more counter spells, and cards that give me card draw. Naturally I’ve tweaked the creatures, Guttersnipe had to be added to give me a bit more offensive capability from just doing my thing. The deck is still all about recurring spells from the graveyard.

When I remember I like to include the stats that the deck builder app gives me for the deck. The mana curve has dropped a tad, well hardly at all. So I’m relatively happy that it’s not got worse.


I also like to for a laugh have the app tell me how much the deck would cost me to replace if some mishap would occur to it. The app wasn’t able to give me a price for the Nexus of Fate. Which after the recent pro tour where it was part of the Turbo Fog deck that swept all before it, is going for between $25 – $40 at the moment.


As you can see the deck has got a bit more expensive to buy.

Ok here is the updated deck list that you have been patiently waiting for.

Creatures:15

1 Timestream Navigator
1 Young Pyromancer
1 Guttersnipe
1 Izzet Chemister
1 Sea Gate Oracle
1 Archaeomancer
1 Kess, Dissident Mage
1 Talrand, Sky Summoner
1 Bloodline Necromancer
1 Body Double
1 Izzet Chronarch
1 Mercurial Chemister
1 Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir
1 Arcanis the Omnipotent
1 Torrential Gearhulk

Spells:47

1 Brainstorm
1 By Force
1 Dark Ritual
1 Faithless Looting
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Sensei’s Divining Top
1 Sol Ring
1 Cabal Ritual
1 Comet Storm
1 Counterspell
1 Dimir Signet
1 Fellwar Stone
1 Go for the Throat
1 Helm of Awakening
1 Into the Roil
1 Izzet Signet
1 Rakdos Charm
1 Rakdos Signet
1 Search for Azcanta
1 Terminate
1 Commander’s Sphere
1 Crosis’s Charm
1 Darksteel Ingot
1 Disallow
1 Cyclonic Rift (1 Frantic Search, if you can’t get or don’t have CR)
1 Rhystic Study
1 To the Slaughter
1 Unstable Obelisk
1 Worn Powerstone
1 Cryptic Command
1 Diabolic Tutor
1 Jace’s Sanctum
1 Memory Plunder
1 Primal Amulet
1 Dark Petition
1 Increasing Ambition
1 Mana Geyser
1 Silumgar’s Command
1 The Mirari Conjecture
1 Time Warp
1 Game Plan
1 Spelltwine
1 The Immortal Sun
1 Kindred Dominance
1 Necromantic Selection
1 Nexus of Fate
1 Decree of Pain

Lands:38

1 Arcane Lighthouse
1 Command Tower
1 Crumbling Necropolis
1 Dimir Aqueduct
1 Dismal Backwater
1 Evolving Wilds
1 Grixis Panorama
10 Island
1 Izzet Boilerworks
1 Jwar Isle Refuge
4 Mountain
1 Mystifying Maze
1 Rakdos Carnarium
1 Scavenger Grounds
6 Swamp
1 Swiftwater Cliffs
1 Temple of the False God
1 Terramorphic Expanse
1 Vivid Crag
1 Vivid Creek
1 Vivid Marsh

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