---
name: "Kess, Dissident Mage"
mana_cost: "{1}{U}{B}{R}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Human Wizard"
colors: ["B", "R", "U"]
color_identity: ["B", "R", "U"]
keywords: ["Flying"]
set: "C17"
set_name: "Commander 2017"
collector_number: "39"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Izzy"
oracle_id: "f5092c14-eec4-472c-999c-ba96c36b2fbb"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/kess-dissident-mage-c17"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Kess, Dissident Mage
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{U}{B}{R}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Human Wizard
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/4
- **Keywords:** Flying

## Oracle Text
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.

> *"Loss has no meaning here. You cannot take from those who have nothing."*

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## Printing Details
- **Set:** Commander 2017 (C17) #39
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Izzy
- **Total Printings:** 31 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`