Kess, Dissident Mage (Commander) - Core

Kess, Dissident Mage
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Julia Maddalena
May 1, 2026
Julia Maddalena
Fire and Ice: Kess, Dissident Mage
In this edition of Fire and Ice, we're looking at one of the classic Grixis Spellslinger commanders: Kess, Dissident Mage.
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Living Laser
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-1%synergy
Immortus, Master of Eternity
4.8%inclusion1 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Astonishing Spider-Man
4.8%inclusion1 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Origin of Black Widow
4.8%inclusion1 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Spider-Man, New Champion
4.8%inclusion1 decks21 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Guttersnipe
40%inclusion172 decks425 decks
34%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
40%inclusion172 decks425 decks
32%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
39%inclusion164 decks425 decks
28%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
30%inclusion126 decks425 decks
27%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
38%inclusion160 decks425 decks
27%synergy
Frantic Search
47%inclusion201 decks425 decks
26%synergy
Preordain
32%inclusion134 decks425 decks
26%synergy
Faithless Looting
44%inclusion189 decks425 decks
25%synergy
Consider
30%inclusion126 decks425 decks
23%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
25%inclusion108 decks425 decks
23%synergy
Top Cards
Blasphemous Act
39%inclusion165 decks425 decks
-5%synergy
Counterspell
38%inclusion162 decks425 decks
-6%synergy
Chaos Warp
35%inclusion150 decks425 decks
1%synergy
Negate
35%inclusion148 decks425 decks
13%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
33%inclusion142 decks425 decks
6%synergy
Brainstorm
32%inclusion135 decks425 decks
15%synergy
Dark Ritual
31%inclusion132 decks425 decks
-7%synergy
Ponder
31%inclusion130 decks425 decks
22%synergy
Terminate
30%inclusion128 decks425 decks
4%synergy
Feed the Swarm
30%inclusion128 decks425 decks
2%synergy
Creatures
Young Pyromancer
24%inclusion104 decks425 decks
23%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
22%inclusion49 decks218 decks
17%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
21%inclusion89 decks425 decks
17%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
18%inclusion75 decks420 decks
14%synergy
Archmage of Runes
18%inclusion66 decks372 decks
15%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
17%inclusion73 decks425 decks
15%synergy
Scalding Viper
17%inclusion72 decks425 decks
17%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
15%inclusion34 decks226 decks
10%synergy
Decadent Dragon
15%inclusion62 decks425 decks
13%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
15%inclusion62 decks425 decks
14%synergy
Coruscation Mage
14%inclusion58 decks419 decks
12%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
13%inclusion57 decks425 decks
8%synergy
Embereth Shieldbreaker
13%inclusion56 decks425 decks
13%synergy
Murderous Rider
13%inclusion55 decks425 decks
12%synergy
Hearth Elemental
13%inclusion54 decks425 decks
13%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
12%inclusion52 decks425 decks
4%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
12%inclusion52 decks425 decks
12%synergy
Bonecrusher Giant
12%inclusion50 decks425 decks
12%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
12%inclusion50 decks425 decks
10%synergy
Foulmire Knight
11%inclusion48 decks425 decks
11%synergy
Chancellor of Tales
11%inclusion48 decks425 decks
11%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
11%inclusion47 decks425 decks
9%synergy
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
11%inclusion47 decks425 decks
10%synergy
Picklock Prankster
11%inclusion46 decks425 decks
11%synergy
Brazen Borrower
11%inclusion46 decks425 decks
10%synergy
Order of Midnight
11%inclusion45 decks425 decks
11%synergy
Firebrand Archer
10%inclusion43 decks425 decks
9%synergy
Storyteller Pixie
10%inclusion43 decks425 decks
10%synergy
Rona, Sheoldred's Faithful
10%inclusion43 decks425 decks
10%synergy
Sapphire Dragon
10%inclusion42 decks425 decks
10%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
10%inclusion42 decks425 decks
10%synergy
Electrostatic Field
10%inclusion41 decks425 decks
9%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
10%inclusion41 decks425 decks
4%synergy
Horned Loch-Whale
9.4%inclusion40 decks425 decks
9%synergy
Sword Coast Serpent
9.4%inclusion40 decks425 decks
9%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
9.4%inclusion40 decks425 decks
8%synergy
Gray Slaad
9.2%inclusion39 decks425 decks
9%synergy
Spellscorn Coven
9.2%inclusion39 decks425 decks
9%synergy
Frolicking Familiar
8.9%inclusion38 decks425 decks
9%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
8.9%inclusion38 decks425 decks
8%synergy
Merchant of the Vale
8.9%inclusion38 decks425 decks
9%synergy
Young Blue Dragon
8.7%inclusion37 decks425 decks
9%synergy
Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
8.4%inclusion19 decks226 decks
5%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
8.2%inclusion35 decks425 decks
4%synergy
Mocking Sprite
8.0%inclusion34 decks425 decks
7%synergy
Callous Sell-Sword
8.0%inclusion34 decks425 decks
8%synergy
Lozhan, Dragons' Legacy
8.0%inclusion34 decks425 decks
8%synergy
Illithid Harvester
7.8%inclusion33 decks425 decks
8%synergy
Grabby Giant
7.8%inclusion33 decks425 decks
8%synergy
Archaeomancer
7.1%inclusion30 decks425 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Fact or Fiction
30%inclusion127 decks425 decks
23%synergy
Rakdos Charm
29%inclusion122 decks425 decks
14%synergy
Opt
27%inclusion115 decks425 decks
21%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
26%inclusion109 decks425 decks
14%synergy
Lightning Bolt
25%inclusion105 decks425 decks
14%synergy
Abrade
23%inclusion98 decks425 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Denial
19%inclusion82 decks425 decks
-9%synergy
Maestros Charm
19%inclusion80 decks425 decks
16%synergy
Flame of Anor
17%inclusion73 decks425 decks
12%synergy
Bedevil
17%inclusion72 decks425 decks
1%synergy
Izzet Charm
16%inclusion69 decks425 decks
14%synergy
Mana Sculpt
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
12%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
16%inclusion66 decks425 decks
-15%synergy
Thought Scour
15%inclusion63 decks425 decks
13%synergy
Big Score
14%inclusion61 decks425 decks
2%synergy
Prismari Charm
14%inclusion10 decks71 decks
13%synergy
Seething Song
13%inclusion57 decks425 decks
6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
13%inclusion57 decks425 decks
7%synergy
Withering Torment
13%inclusion52 decks393 decks
1%synergy
Prismari Command
12%inclusion50 decks425 decks
6%synergy
Flashback
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Dig Through Time
11%inclusion46 decks425 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion45 decks425 decks
2%synergy
Snap
10%inclusion44 decks425 decks
0%synergy
Reality Shift
10%inclusion43 decks425 decks
5%synergy
Narset's Reversal
9.2%inclusion39 decks425 decks
3%synergy
Aetherize
8.7%inclusion37 decks425 decks
5%synergy
Demand Answers
8.7%inclusion37 decks425 decks
3%synergy
Traumatic Critique
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
8.5%inclusion36 decks425 decks
-1%synergy
Sink into Stupor
8.2%inclusion35 decks425 decks
-2%synergy
Go for the Throat
8.0%inclusion34 decks425 decks
2%synergy
Return the Favor
8.0%inclusion34 decks425 decks
5%synergy
Silundi Vision
8.0%inclusion34 decks425 decks
7%synergy
Drown in the Loch
7.8%inclusion33 decks425 decks
5%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
7.8%inclusion33 decks425 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Confluence
7.5%inclusion32 decks425 decks
5%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
7.3%inclusion31 decks425 decks
3%synergy
Reverberate
7.3%inclusion31 decks425 decks
4%synergy
Pongify
7.1%inclusion30 decks425 decks
1%synergy
Swan Song
6.8%inclusion29 decks425 decks
-13%synergy
Crosis's Charm
6.6%inclusion28 decks425 decks
4%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
6.6%inclusion28 decks425 decks
6%synergy
Valakut Awakening
6.6%inclusion28 decks425 decks
3%synergy
Entomb
6.4%inclusion27 decks425 decks
1%synergy
Murder
6.4%inclusion27 decks425 decks
3%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
6.4%inclusion27 decks425 decks
5%synergy
Forbidden Alchemy
6.4%inclusion27 decks425 decks
5%synergy
Impulse
6.4%inclusion27 decks425 decks
5%synergy
Transpose
6.3%inclusion14 decks224 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Windfall
29%inclusion125 decks425 decks
6%synergy
See the Truth
22%inclusion95 decks425 decks
22%synergy
Mana Geyser
19%inclusion79 decks425 decks
13%synergy
Vandalblast
18%inclusion76 decks425 decks
2%synergy
Night's Whisper
17%inclusion73 decks425 decks
13%synergy
Reanimate
16%inclusion70 decks425 decks
-8%synergy
Expressive Iteration
15%inclusion65 decks425 decks
12%synergy
Serum Visions
15%inclusion64 decks425 decks
14%synergy
Exsanguinate
15%inclusion63 decks425 decks
11%synergy
Toxic Deluge
15%inclusion62 decks425 decks
-6%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
14%inclusion61 decks425 decks
11%synergy
Circle of Power
13%inclusion30 decks224 decks
11%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
12%inclusion49 decks425 decks
7%synergy
Chain Reaction
11%inclusion48 decks425 decks
9%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
11%inclusion47 decks425 decks
5%synergy
Treasure Cruise
11%inclusion45 decks425 decks
8%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
10%inclusion44 decks425 decks
9%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
10%inclusion44 decks425 decks
6%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
10%inclusion22 decks216 decks
7%synergy
Careful Study
9.4%inclusion40 decks425 decks
7%synergy
Solve the Equation
9.4%inclusion40 decks425 decks
7%synergy
Strategic Planning
8.9%inclusion38 decks425 decks
9%synergy
Flow State
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
7%synergy
Victimize
8.7%inclusion37 decks425 decks
-0%synergy
Ignite the Future
8.7%inclusion37 decks425 decks
8%synergy
Deep Analysis
8.5%inclusion36 decks425 decks
5%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
8.2%inclusion35 decks425 decks
5%synergy
Chart a Course
8.0%inclusion34 decks425 decks
6%synergy
Candlekeep Inspiration
8.0%inclusion34 decks425 decks
8%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
7.8%inclusion33 decks425 decks
3%synergy
Grapeshot
7.8%inclusion33 decks425 decks
6%synergy
River's Rebuke
7.3%inclusion31 decks425 decks
6%synergy
Sign in Blood
6.8%inclusion29 decks425 decks
3%synergy
Lórien Revealed
6.6%inclusion28 decks425 decks
4%synergy
Painful Truths
6.6%inclusion28 decks425 decks
5%synergy
Stitch Together
6.4%inclusion27 decks425 decks
4%synergy
Damnation
6.4%inclusion27 decks425 decks
-1%synergy
Syphon Mind
6.1%inclusion26 decks425 decks
3%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
6.1%inclusion26 decks425 decks
1%synergy
Singularity Rupture
5.9%inclusion12 decks202 decks
4%synergy
Read the Bones
5.9%inclusion25 decks425 decks
4%synergy
Whispering Madness
5.9%inclusion25 decks425 decks
-1%synergy
Final Parting
5.9%inclusion25 decks425 decks
5%synergy
Extract from Darkness
5.9%inclusion25 decks425 decks
3%synergy
Tormenting Voice
5.9%inclusion25 decks425 decks
5%synergy
Dream Harvest
5.9%inclusion7 decks119 decks
3%synergy
Decree of Pain
5.9%inclusion25 decks425 decks
1%synergy
Buried Alive
5.6%inclusion24 decks425 decks
2%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.5%inclusion20 decks366 decks
-0%synergy
Boltwave
5.5%inclusion20 decks366 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion58 decks425 decks
3%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
12%inclusion51 decks425 decks
-15%synergy
Lucky Clover
12%inclusion50 decks425 decks
12%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
11%inclusion47 decks425 decks
9%synergy
Lightning Greaves
11%inclusion47 decks425 decks
-18%synergy
Primal Amulet
10%inclusion44 decks425 decks
9%synergy
Ghost Lantern
9.2%inclusion39 decks425 decks
9%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
8.0%inclusion18 decks226 decks
6%synergy
Altar of Bhaal
5.4%inclusion23 decks425 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Secrets of the Dead
20%inclusion87 decks425 decks
19%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
20%inclusion85 decks425 decks
17%synergy
Double Vision
18%inclusion75 decks425 decks
15%synergy
Fiery Inscription
16%inclusion66 decks425 decks
11%synergy
Propaganda
11%inclusion46 decks425 decks
-3%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
9.4%inclusion40 decks425 decks
7%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
8.2%inclusion35 decks425 decks
8%synergy
Maestros Ascendancy
8.0%inclusion34 decks425 decks
7%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
7.7%inclusion28 decks366 decks
7%synergy
Shark Typhoon
7.5%inclusion32 decks425 decks
6%synergy
Sorcerer Class
7.3%inclusion31 decks425 decks
7%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
7.3%inclusion31 decks425 decks
7%synergy
Artist's Talent
7.1%inclusion30 decks420 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
7.1%inclusion30 decks425 decks
5%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
6.4%inclusion27 decks425 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
6.1%inclusion26 decks425 decks
-3%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
5.6%inclusion24 decks425 decks
5%synergy
Virtue of Courage
5.4%inclusion23 decks425 decks
5%synergy
Burning Vengeance
5.2%inclusion22 decks425 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
15%inclusion62 decks425 decks
13%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
11%inclusion45 decks425 decks
9%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
6.4%inclusion27 decks425 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
27%inclusion114 decks425 decks
3%synergy
Reliquary Tower
24%inclusion102 decks425 decks
-11%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
17%inclusion37 decks219 decks
13%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
14%inclusion59 decks425 decks
10%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
7.9%inclusion17 decks216 decks
6%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
7.5%inclusion32 decks425 decks
2%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
7.1%inclusion16 decks226 decks
6%synergy
Great Hall of the Biblioplex
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
6%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
6.8%inclusion29 decks425 decks
-9%synergy
Mistrise Village
6.3%inclusion17 decks271 decks
-2%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
5.9%inclusion25 decks425 decks
2%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.9%inclusion25 decks425 decks
-2%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
5.6%inclusion24 decks425 decks
-8%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
78%inclusion330 decks425 decks
-10%synergy
Sol Ring
75%inclusion317 decks425 decks
-15%synergy
Izzet Signet
46%inclusion196 decks425 decks
14%synergy
Dimir Signet
45%inclusion190 decks425 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
40%inclusion168 decks425 decks
-5%synergy
Rakdos Signet
39%inclusion166 decks425 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
37%inclusion157 decks425 decks
-13%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
31%inclusion131 decks425 decks
-13%synergy
Fellwar Stone
31%inclusion130 decks425 decks
-5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
20%inclusion86 decks425 decks
2%synergy
Resonating Lute
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Mind Stone
14%inclusion59 decks425 decks
1%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
12%inclusion53 decks425 decks
-1%synergy
Thought Vessel
11%inclusion47 decks425 decks
-10%synergy
Relic of Sauron
10%inclusion43 decks425 decks
-9%synergy
Lands
Island
99%inclusion419 decks425 decks
6%synergy
Swamp
97%inclusion413 decks425 decks
5%synergy
Mountain
97%inclusion411 decks425 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion377 decks425 decks
-3%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
64%inclusion270 decks425 decks
11%synergy
Exotic Orchard
56%inclusion236 decks425 decks
-1%synergy
Sulfur Falls
47%inclusion201 decks425 decks
0%synergy
Sunken Hollow
43%inclusion181 decks425 decks
3%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
40%inclusion171 decks425 decks
3%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
39%inclusion167 decks425 decks
-6%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
38%inclusion160 decks425 decks
-5%synergy
Shivan Reef
35%inclusion149 decks425 decks
5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
34%inclusion144 decks425 decks
11%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
31%inclusion130 decks425 decks
17%synergy
Xander's Lounge
30%inclusion126 decks425 decks
-10%synergy
Steam Vents
28%inclusion119 decks425 decks
-18%synergy
Watery Grave
27%inclusion116 decks425 decks
-21%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
26%inclusion112 decks425 decks
16%synergy
Seething Landscape
26%inclusion112 decks425 decks
10%synergy
Blood Crypt
26%inclusion111 decks425 decks
-20%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
26%inclusion111 decks425 decks
0%synergy
Path of Ancestry
25%inclusion108 decks425 decks
-5%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
25%inclusion107 decks425 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
25%inclusion107 decks425 decks
14%synergy
Temple of Deceit
24%inclusion103 decks425 decks
12%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
22%inclusion95 decks425 decks
-2%synergy
Underground River
22%inclusion93 decks425 decks
-6%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
22%inclusion93 decks425 decks
-6%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
22%inclusion92 decks425 decks
12%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
22%inclusion92 decks425 decks
3%synergy
Choked Estuary
21%inclusion90 decks425 decks
4%synergy
Polluted Delta
20%inclusion83 decks425 decks
-16%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
20%inclusion83 decks425 decks
-16%synergy
Maestros Theater
19%inclusion82 decks425 decks
11%synergy
Training Center
19%inclusion80 decks425 decks
-13%synergy
Haunted Ridge
19%inclusion79 decks425 decks
-3%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
18%inclusion78 decks425 decks
7%synergy
Temple of Malice
18%inclusion78 decks425 decks
7%synergy
Scalding Tarn
18%inclusion77 decks425 decks
-14%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
18%inclusion77 decks425 decks
7%synergy
Morphic Pool
18%inclusion75 decks425 decks
-14%synergy
Luxury Suite
17%inclusion73 decks425 decks
-14%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
17%inclusion72 decks425 decks
2%synergy
Undercity Sewers
15%inclusion64 decks425 decks
2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
15%inclusion64 decks425 decks
6%synergy
Thundering Falls
15%inclusion63 decks425 decks
4%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
15%inclusion62 decks425 decks
8%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
14%inclusion61 decks425 decks
5%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
13%inclusion57 decks425 decks
7%synergy
Raucous Theater
13%inclusion56 decks425 decks
2%synergy
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