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Kess, Dissident Mage

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5 printings listed in our catalog, from newest to oldest.

Kess, Dissident Mage, The List printing
The List PLST · No. NCC-344 2026-10-19

Card text

{1}{U}{B}{R}
Legendary Creature — Human Wizard
Flying Once during each of your turns, you may cast an instant or sorcery spell from your graveyard. If a spell cast this way would be put into your graveyard, exile it instead.
3 / 4
Keywords: Flying
"Loss has no meaning here. You cannot take from those who have nothing."
EDHREC rank #3215 Mythic Not on the Reserved List
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The 5 printings

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Standard ∅ Not legal
Pioneer ∅ Not legal
Modern ✓ Legal
Legacy ✓ Legal
Vintage ✓ Legal
Pauper ∅ Not legal
Commander ✓ Legal
Oathbreaker ✓ Legal
Brawl ∅ Not legal
Historic ∅ Not legal
Timeless ∅ Not legal
Alchemy ∅ Not legal
Explorer ∅ Not legal
Gladiator ∅ Not legal
Penny ✓ Legal
Duel ✓ Legal

Official rulings

7 rulings · in English, source Scryfall

If a spell cast this way is put into another zone after it resolves (perhaps because it had buyback), it's considered a new object. If that card later moves to your graveyard, it won't be exiled.

2019-06-14 · Wizards of the Coast

If a sorcery card is put into your graveyard during your main phase and the stack is empty, you have a chance to cast it before any player may attempt to remove that card from your graveyard.

2019-06-14 · Wizards of the Coast

If you cast one instant or sorcery card from your graveyard and then have a new Kess come under your control in the same turn, you may cast another instant or sorcery card from your graveyard that turn.

2019-06-14 · Wizards of the Coast

You must pay the costs to cast that card. If it has an alternative cost, you may cast it for that cost instead.

2019-06-14 · Wizards of the Coast

Once you begin to cast the card, losing control of Kess won't affect the spell. You can finish casting it as normal and it will be exiled if it would be put into your graveyard.

2019-06-14 · Wizards of the Coast

You must follow the normal timing permissions and restrictions of the card you cast from your graveyard.

2019-06-14 · Wizards of the Coast

If you cast a card from your graveyard using another permission (such as that of flashback), Kess's effect doesn't apply. You can cast another instant or sorcery card from your graveyard.

2019-06-14 · Wizards of the Coast

All printings

Kess, Dissident Mage, The List printing
The List
PLST · #NCC-344
Mythic
∅ No QC price
Kess, Dissident Mage, Secret Lair Drop printing
Secret Lair Drop
SLD · #1167
Mythic
Tapt's Canadian calculation. How to read these prices
401 Games · Condition MP · Foil
Kess, Dissident Mage, New Capenna Commander printing
New Capenna Commander
NCC · #344
Mythic
Tapt's Canadian calculation. How to read these prices
Dark Fox TCG · Condition LP
Kess, Dissident Mage, Commander 2017 printing
Commander 2017
C17 · #39
Mythic
Tapt's Canadian calculation. How to read these prices
Total Play · Condition MP · Foil