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Kenessos, Priest of Thassa
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Kenessos, Priest of Thassa

{1}{U}

Legendary Creature — Merfolk Cleric

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{3}{G/U}: Look at the top card of your library. If it's a Kraken, Leviathan, Octopus, or Serpent creature card, you may put it onto the battlefield. If you don't put the card onto the battlefield, you may put it on the bottom of your library.

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Set
Jumpstart 2022 (J22 #13)
Rarity
Rare
Mana value
2
Released
2022-12-02
Artist
Joshua Raphael
EDHREC rank
#9,668
Colour identity
{G}{U}
Finishes
Nonfoil
Served from
Local database

Commander bracket

1 +
Fits any bracket
No Game Changer, land denial, extra turns or two-card combos.

Derived from card traits, not a ruling — bracket rules turn on how a deck intends to use a card. Bracket rules

EDHREC

Salt Score 0.62
How much players resent seeing this card. The scale tops out around 3.1.
Can be your commander

Combos 1

Mind Over Matter+Eligeth, Crossroads Augur+Kenessos, Priest of Thassa+Attentive Sunscribe
{G}{W}{U}
Infinite draw triggersInfinite lootingInfinite self-discard triggers
0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗

Commander recommendations

Top synergy 50

Played far more in this commander's decks than elsewhere.

  1. Scourge of Fleets 87 %+80.0 %
  2. Whelming Wave 90 %+80.0 %
  3. Serpent of Yawning Depths 85 %+78.8 %
  4. Spawning Kraken 83 %+76.0 %
  5. Training Grounds 77 %+73.3 %
  6. Tromokratis 78 %+73.2 %
  7. Arixmethes, Slumbering Isle 84 %+71.1 %
  8. Koma, Cosmos Serpent 86 %+71.0 %
  9. Stormsurge Kraken 75 %+70.9 %
  10. Summon: Leviathan 77 %+70.0 %
  11. Thassa, God of the Sea 74 %+68.8 %
  12. Koma, World-Eater 80 %+68.1 %
  13. Biomancer's Familiar 71 %+67.6 %
  14. Hullbreaker Horror 84 %+66.6 %
  15. Preordain 74 %+65.9 %
  16. Brainstorm 80 %+65.4 %
  17. Stormtide Leviathan 70 %+64.7 %
  18. Inkwell Leviathan 68 %+64.5 %
  19. Starwinder 70 %+64.4 %
  20. Joint Exploration 65 %+59.8 %
  21. Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait 75 %+57.3 %
  22. Omen Hawker 56 %+54.4 %
  23. Opt 61 %+54.0 %
  24. Rivendell 58 %+53.2 %
  25. Halimar Depths 54 %+51.1 %
  26. Quest for Ula's Temple 52 %+49.4 %
  27. Glacier Godmaw 53 %+49.2 %
  28. Slinn Voda, the Rising Deep 55 %+49.2 %
  29. Brainsurge 52 %+48.5 %
  30. Simic Sky Swallower 52 %+48.4 %
  31. Xolatoyac, the Smiling Flood 54 %+47.6 %
  32. Lorthos, the Tidemaker 49 %+46.6 %
  33. Serum Visions 49 %+45.9 %
  34. Garruk's Uprising 63 %+45.8 %
  35. Ponder 52 %+44.4 %
  36. Castle Vantress 49 %+43.1 %
  37. Sin, Unending Cataclysm 46 %+42.6 %
  38. Temple of Mystery 77 %+40.4 %
  39. Sigiled Starfish 40 %+38.6 %
  40. Grappling Kraken 42 %+38.5 %
  41. Lifecrafter's Bestiary 42 %+38.4 %
  42. Sensei's Divining Top 42 %+38.3 %
  43. Deliberate 39 %+37.2 %
  44. Crystal Grotto 39 %+37.1 %
  45. Brinelin, the Moon Kraken 41 %+37.0 %
  46. The Unagi of Kyoshi Island 42 %+37.0 %
  47. Biblioplex Kraken 38 %+36.8 %
  48. In Search of Greatness 38 %+36.7 %
  49. Monstrosity of the Lake 39 %+36.2 %
  50. Scroll Rack 37 %+34.8 %

Most included 50

Highest share of decks running them, distinctive or not.

  1. Whelming Wave 90 %+80.0 %
  2. Scourge of Fleets 87 %+80.0 %
  3. Koma, Cosmos Serpent 86 %+71.0 %
  4. Serpent of Yawning Depths 85 %+78.8 %
  5. Sol Ring 84 %+4.1 %
  6. Arixmethes, Slumbering Isle 84 %+71.1 %
  7. Command Tower 84 %-1.1 %
  8. Hullbreaker Horror 84 %+66.6 %
  9. Island 83 %-12.4 %
  10. Spawning Kraken 83 %+76.0 %
  11. Forest 81 %-14.6 %
  12. Brainstorm 80 %+65.4 %
  13. Koma, World-Eater 80 %+68.1 %
  14. Tromokratis 78 %+73.2 %
  15. Training Grounds 77 %+73.3 %
  16. Temple of Mystery 77 %+40.4 %
  17. Summon: Leviathan 77 %+70.0 %
  18. Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait 75 %+57.3 %
  19. Stormsurge Kraken 75 %+70.9 %
  20. Thassa, God of the Sea 74 %+68.8 %
  21. Preordain 74 %+65.9 %
  22. Biomancer's Familiar 71 %+67.6 %
  23. Starwinder 70 %+64.4 %
  24. Stormtide Leviathan 70 %+64.7 %
  25. Hinterland Harbor 70 %+7.2 %
  26. Inkwell Leviathan 68 %+64.5 %
  27. Joint Exploration 65 %+59.8 %
  28. Garruk's Uprising 63 %+45.8 %
  29. Opt 61 %+54.0 %
  30. Arcane Signet 60 %-2.9 %
  31. Counterspell 60 %+11.5 %
  32. Rivendell 58 %+53.2 %
  33. Cultivate 57 %+11.3 %
  34. Dreamroot Cascade 57 %+10.4 %
  35. Omen Hawker 56 %+54.4 %
  36. Yavimaya Coast 55 %+2.3 %
  37. Slinn Voda, the Rising Deep 55 %+49.2 %
  38. Halimar Depths 54 %+51.1 %
  39. Xolatoyac, the Smiling Flood 54 %+47.6 %
  40. Glacier Godmaw 53 %+49.2 %
  41. Breeding Pool 53 %+4.9 %
  42. Simic Sky Swallower 52 %+48.4 %
  43. Brainsurge 52 %+48.5 %
  44. Quest for Ula's Temple 52 %+49.4 %
  45. Ponder 52 %+44.4 %
  46. Beast Within 50 %+1.9 %
  47. Lorthos, the Tidemaker 49 %+46.6 %
  48. Castle Vantress 49 %+43.1 %
  49. Serum Visions 49 %+45.9 %
  50. Growth Spiral 48 %+3.7 %

Format legality

Standard Not legal
Pioneer Not legal
Modern Not legal
Legacy Legal
Vintage Legal
Pauper Not legal
Commander Legal
Oathbreaker Legal
Duel Commander Legal
Brawl Not legal
Standard Brawl Not legal
Historic Not legal
Timeless Not legal
Alchemy Not legal
Penny Not legal
Premodern Not legal
PreDH Not legal
Pauper EDH Not legal
Old School Not legal
Future Not legal
Gladiator Not legal
All printingsScryfall ↗Gatherer ↗Edhrec ↗

Rulings

  • 2022-12-02

    While resolving Kenessos, Priest of Thassa's last ability, you may choose to leave the card on top of your library.

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