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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Mana Sculpt
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Flow State
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Resonating Lute
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Harmonized Trio
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Prismari Charm
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
7%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Guttersnipe
42%inclusion178 decks427 decks
35%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
42%inclusion180 decks427 decks
33%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
39%inclusion168 decks427 decks
29%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
31%inclusion131 decks427 decks
28%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
38%inclusion164 decks427 decks
28%synergy
Frantic Search
48%inclusion203 decks427 decks
27%synergy
Preordain
31%inclusion133 decks427 decks
25%synergy
Faithless Looting
44%inclusion190 decks427 decks
25%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
26%inclusion112 decks427 decks
24%synergy
Fact or Fiction
31%inclusion132 decks427 decks
24%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
39%inclusion165 decks427 decks
-6%synergy
Blasphemous Act
38%inclusion164 decks427 decks
-6%synergy
Chaos Warp
36%inclusion153 decks427 decks
1%synergy
Negate
35%inclusion148 decks427 decks
12%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
33%inclusion142 decks427 decks
6%synergy
Feed the Swarm
32%inclusion136 decks427 decks
4%synergy
Ponder
31%inclusion134 decks427 decks
23%synergy
Brainstorm
31%inclusion132 decks427 decks
14%synergy
Dark Ritual
31%inclusion131 decks427 decks
-6%synergy
Windfall
30%inclusion127 decks427 decks
6%synergy
Creatures
Young Pyromancer
25%inclusion106 decks427 decks
23%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
22%inclusion94 decks427 decks
18%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
21%inclusion42 decks196 decks
16%synergy
Scalding Viper
18%inclusion77 decks427 decks
18%synergy
Archmage of Runes
18%inclusion64 decks355 decks
15%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
18%inclusion72 decks403 decks
14%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
18%inclusion75 decks427 decks
16%synergy
Decadent Dragon
16%inclusion68 decks427 decks
14%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
16%inclusion32 decks204 decks
10%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
15%inclusion65 decks427 decks
15%synergy
Embereth Shieldbreaker
14%inclusion59 decks427 decks
14%synergy
Coruscation Mage
14%inclusion55 decks402 decks
12%synergy
Murderous Rider
14%inclusion58 decks427 decks
13%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
14%inclusion58 decks427 decks
13%synergy
Hearth Elemental
14%inclusion58 decks427 decks
14%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
13%inclusion56 decks427 decks
8%synergy
Bonecrusher Giant
12%inclusion53 decks427 decks
12%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
12%inclusion52 decks427 decks
4%synergy
Foulmire Knight
12%inclusion51 decks427 decks
12%synergy
Picklock Prankster
12%inclusion50 decks427 decks
12%synergy
Chancellor of Tales
12%inclusion50 decks427 decks
12%synergy
Brazen Borrower
11%inclusion49 decks427 decks
11%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
11%inclusion49 decks427 decks
10%synergy
Order of Midnight
11%inclusion47 decks427 decks
11%synergy
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
11%inclusion47 decks427 decks
10%synergy
Storyteller Pixie
11%inclusion45 decks427 decks
10%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
11%inclusion45 decks427 decks
10%synergy
Rona, Sheoldred's Faithful
10%inclusion44 decks427 decks
10%synergy
Sapphire Dragon
10%inclusion44 decks427 decks
10%synergy
Horned Loch-Whale
10%inclusion44 decks427 decks
10%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
10%inclusion44 decks427 decks
8%synergy
Sword Coast Serpent
10%inclusion43 decks427 decks
10%synergy
Firebrand Archer
10%inclusion42 decks427 decks
9%synergy
Gray Slaad
10%inclusion42 decks427 decks
10%synergy
Spellscorn Coven
10%inclusion42 decks427 decks
10%synergy
Frolicking Familiar
10%inclusion42 decks427 decks
10%synergy
Merchant of the Vale
10%inclusion41 decks427 decks
10%synergy
Electrostatic Field
9.4%inclusion40 decks427 decks
9%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
9.4%inclusion40 decks427 decks
4%synergy
Young Blue Dragon
9.4%inclusion40 decks427 decks
9%synergy
Illithid Harvester
8.9%inclusion38 decks427 decks
9%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
8.9%inclusion38 decks427 decks
7%synergy
Lozhan, Dragons' Legacy
8.4%inclusion36 decks427 decks
8%synergy
Callous Sell-Sword
8.2%inclusion35 decks427 decks
8%synergy
Grabby Giant
8.2%inclusion35 decks427 decks
8%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
8.2%inclusion35 decks427 decks
7%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
8.1%inclusion34 decks420 decks
4%synergy
Mocking Sprite
8.0%inclusion34 decks427 decks
7%synergy
Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
7.8%inclusion16 decks204 decks
5%synergy
Archaeomancer
7.5%inclusion32 decks427 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Consider
29%inclusion125 decks427 decks
23%synergy
Terminate
29%inclusion122 decks427 decks
3%synergy
Rakdos Charm
28%inclusion121 decks427 decks
13%synergy
Opt
28%inclusion119 decks427 decks
22%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
27%inclusion114 decks427 decks
15%synergy
Lightning Bolt
23%inclusion100 decks427 decks
13%synergy
Abrade
22%inclusion95 decks427 decks
13%synergy
Maestros Charm
19%inclusion80 decks427 decks
16%synergy
Arcane Denial
19%inclusion79 decks427 decks
-10%synergy
Bedevil
17%inclusion72 decks427 decks
1%synergy
Izzet Charm
17%inclusion72 decks427 decks
14%synergy
Flame of Anor
15%inclusion66 decks427 decks
10%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
15%inclusion64 decks427 decks
-15%synergy
Thought Scour
15%inclusion62 decks427 decks
13%synergy
Big Score
14%inclusion61 decks427 decks
2%synergy
Seething Song
14%inclusion59 decks427 decks
7%synergy
Withering Torment
13%inclusion50 decks376 decks
1%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
13%inclusion56 decks424 decks
7%synergy
Prismari Command
13%inclusion54 decks427 decks
7%synergy
Dig Through Time
11%inclusion49 decks427 decks
8%synergy
Reality Shift
11%inclusion47 decks427 decks
6%synergy
Snap
11%inclusion46 decks427 decks
1%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion42 decks424 decks
2%synergy
Narset's Reversal
10%inclusion42 decks427 decks
4%synergy
Aetherize
9.1%inclusion39 decks427 decks
5%synergy
Demand Answers
8.9%inclusion38 decks427 decks
4%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
8.7%inclusion37 decks427 decks
0%synergy
Mystic Confluence
8.2%inclusion35 decks427 decks
6%synergy
Go for the Throat
8.0%inclusion34 decks427 decks
2%synergy
Silundi Vision
8.0%inclusion34 decks427 decks
7%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
8.0%inclusion34 decks427 decks
6%synergy
Sink into Stupor
7.8%inclusion33 decks424 decks
-2%synergy
Drown in the Loch
7.7%inclusion33 decks427 decks
5%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
7.3%inclusion31 decks427 decks
3%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
7.3%inclusion31 decks427 decks
6%synergy
Return the Favor
7.0%inclusion30 decks427 decks
4%synergy
Swan Song
7.0%inclusion30 decks427 decks
-12%synergy
Pongify
6.8%inclusion29 decks427 decks
0%synergy
Murder
6.8%inclusion29 decks427 decks
4%synergy
Reverberate
6.8%inclusion29 decks427 decks
3%synergy
Crosis's Charm
6.8%inclusion29 decks427 decks
4%synergy
Entomb
6.6%inclusion28 decks427 decks
1%synergy
Forbidden Alchemy
6.6%inclusion28 decks427 decks
5%synergy
Impulse
6.6%inclusion28 decks427 decks
6%synergy
Transpose
6.4%inclusion13 decks202 decks
5%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
5.9%inclusion25 decks427 decks
5%synergy
Wizard's Retort
5.9%inclusion25 decks427 decks
4%synergy
Spell Pierce
5.9%inclusion25 decks427 decks
3%synergy
Valakut Awakening
5.9%inclusion25 decks427 decks
2%synergy
Infernal Grasp
5.6%inclusion24 decks427 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
See the Truth
24%inclusion101 decks427 decks
23%synergy
Mana Geyser
19%inclusion80 decks427 decks
14%synergy
Vandalblast
18%inclusion77 decks427 decks
2%synergy
Night's Whisper
18%inclusion75 decks427 decks
13%synergy
Reanimate
16%inclusion70 decks427 decks
-8%synergy
Serum Visions
15%inclusion66 decks427 decks
14%synergy
Expressive Iteration
15%inclusion65 decks427 decks
12%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
15%inclusion64 decks427 decks
12%synergy
Exsanguinate
15%inclusion63 decks427 decks
11%synergy
Toxic Deluge
14%inclusion60 decks427 decks
-6%synergy
Circle of Power
13%inclusion27 decks202 decks
10%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
11%inclusion49 decks427 decks
7%synergy
Chain Reaction
11%inclusion49 decks427 decks
9%synergy
Treasure Cruise
11%inclusion48 decks427 decks
8%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
11%inclusion47 decks427 decks
9%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
11%inclusion47 decks427 decks
5%synergy
Strategic Planning
10%inclusion42 decks427 decks
9%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
9.1%inclusion39 decks427 decks
4%synergy
Deep Analysis
8.9%inclusion38 decks427 decks
5%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
8.8%inclusion17 decks193 decks
6%synergy
Careful Study
8.7%inclusion37 decks427 decks
7%synergy
Ignite the Future
8.7%inclusion37 decks427 decks
8%synergy
Grapeshot
8.7%inclusion37 decks427 decks
7%synergy
Solve the Equation
8.7%inclusion37 decks427 decks
7%synergy
Victimize
8.4%inclusion36 decks427 decks
0%synergy
Chart a Course
8.2%inclusion35 decks427 decks
6%synergy
Candlekeep Inspiration
8.2%inclusion35 decks427 decks
8%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
8.2%inclusion35 decks427 decks
4%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
8.2%inclusion35 decks427 decks
4%synergy
River's Rebuke
7.5%inclusion32 decks427 decks
6%synergy
Painful Truths
6.8%inclusion29 decks427 decks
5%synergy
Sign in Blood
6.8%inclusion29 decks427 decks
3%synergy
Singularity Rupture
6.7%inclusion12 decks179 decks
5%synergy
Dread Return
6.6%inclusion28 decks427 decks
4%synergy
Stitch Together
6.6%inclusion28 decks427 decks
4%synergy
Read the Bones
6.3%inclusion27 decks427 decks
4%synergy
Extract from Darkness
6.1%inclusion26 decks427 decks
3%synergy
Tormenting Voice
6.1%inclusion26 decks427 decks
5%synergy
Buried Alive
6.1%inclusion26 decks427 decks
2%synergy
Final Parting
6.1%inclusion26 decks427 decks
5%synergy
Damnation
6.1%inclusion26 decks427 decks
-2%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Past in Flames
5.9%inclusion25 decks427 decks
3%synergy
Decree of Pain
5.9%inclusion25 decks427 decks
1%synergy
Syphon Mind
5.9%inclusion25 decks427 decks
3%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.7%inclusion20 decks349 decks
0%synergy
Boltwave
5.7%inclusion20 decks349 decks
4%synergy
Lórien Revealed
5.6%inclusion24 decks427 decks
3%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
5.6%inclusion24 decks427 decks
0%synergy
Dream Harvest
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
15%inclusion62 decks427 decks
4%synergy
Lucky Clover
13%inclusion54 decks427 decks
13%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
12%inclusion52 decks427 decks
-14%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
12%inclusion51 decks427 decks
10%synergy
Lightning Greaves
11%inclusion45 decks427 decks
-19%synergy
Ghost Lantern
10%inclusion43 decks427 decks
10%synergy
Primal Amulet
10%inclusion43 decks427 decks
9%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
7.8%inclusion16 decks204 decks
5%synergy
Altar of Bhaal
6.6%inclusion28 decks427 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Secrets of the Dead
21%inclusion90 decks427 decks
19%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
21%inclusion89 decks427 decks
18%synergy
Double Vision
18%inclusion78 decks427 decks
16%synergy
Fiery Inscription
16%inclusion68 decks427 decks
11%synergy
Propaganda
11%inclusion45 decks427 decks
-3%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
10%inclusion42 decks427 decks
7%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
9.4%inclusion40 decks427 decks
9%synergy
Maestros Ascendancy
8.9%inclusion38 decks427 decks
8%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
8.2%inclusion35 decks427 decks
7%synergy
Shark Typhoon
7.7%inclusion33 decks427 decks
6%synergy
Artist's Talent
7.4%inclusion30 decks403 decks
6%synergy
Sorcerer Class
7.3%inclusion31 decks427 decks
7%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
7.2%inclusion25 decks349 decks
6%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
7.0%inclusion30 decks427 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
6.8%inclusion29 decks427 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
6.8%inclusion29 decks427 decks
-3%synergy
Virtue of Courage
5.6%inclusion24 decks427 decks
6%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
5.4%inclusion23 decks427 decks
5%synergy
Burning Vengeance
5.4%inclusion23 decks427 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
15%inclusion64 decks427 decks
13%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
11%inclusion48 decks427 decks
10%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
6.3%inclusion27 decks427 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
26%inclusion112 decks427 decks
2%synergy
Reliquary Tower
24%inclusion101 decks427 decks
-12%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
17%inclusion34 decks197 decks
13%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
14%inclusion61 decks427 decks
10%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
8.8%inclusion17 decks193 decks
7%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
7.5%inclusion32 decks427 decks
1%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
7.4%inclusion15 decks204 decks
6%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
6.6%inclusion28 decks427 decks
-9%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.3%inclusion27 decks427 decks
-2%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
5.6%inclusion24 decks427 decks
2%synergy
Great Hall of the Biblioplex
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
5.2%inclusion22 decks427 decks
-9%synergy
Mistrise Village
5.1%inclusion13 decks254 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
79%inclusion336 decks427 decks
-9%synergy
Sol Ring
74%inclusion317 decks427 decks
-16%synergy
Izzet Signet
48%inclusion204 decks427 decks
15%synergy
Dimir Signet
46%inclusion196 decks427 decks
11%synergy
Rakdos Signet
40%inclusion171 decks427 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
39%inclusion166 decks427 decks
-5%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
37%inclusion158 decks427 decks
-12%synergy
Fellwar Stone
31%inclusion134 decks427 decks
-4%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
30%inclusion128 decks427 decks
-13%synergy
Commander's Sphere
22%inclusion93 decks427 decks
3%synergy
Mind Stone
14%inclusion60 decks427 decks
1%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
12%inclusion53 decks427 decks
-2%synergy
Thought Vessel
11%inclusion45 decks427 decks
-11%synergy
Relic of Sauron
10%inclusion42 decks427 decks
-9%synergy
Sky Diamond
5.2%inclusion22 decks427 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Island
99%inclusion421 decks427 decks
6%synergy
Swamp
97%inclusion416 decks427 decks
5%synergy
Mountain
97%inclusion414 decks427 decks
6%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion381 decks427 decks
-2%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
64%inclusion275 decks427 decks
11%synergy
Exotic Orchard
58%inclusion246 decks427 decks
1%synergy
Sulfur Falls
47%inclusion200 decks427 decks
0%synergy
Sunken Hollow
44%inclusion187 decks427 decks
4%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
41%inclusion176 decks427 decks
4%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
38%inclusion161 decks427 decks
-7%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
37%inclusion157 decks427 decks
-6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
35%inclusion151 decks427 decks
12%synergy
Shivan Reef
35%inclusion150 decks427 decks
6%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
32%inclusion135 decks427 decks
17%synergy
Xander's Lounge
29%inclusion124 decks427 decks
-11%synergy
Steam Vents
27%inclusion114 decks427 decks
-19%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
27%inclusion114 decks427 decks
16%synergy
Watery Grave
26%inclusion113 decks427 decks
-21%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
26%inclusion111 decks427 decks
7%synergy
Path of Ancestry
26%inclusion110 decks427 decks
-5%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
26%inclusion109 decks427 decks
0%synergy
Seething Landscape
25%inclusion107 decks420 decks
9%synergy
Blood Crypt
25%inclusion108 decks427 decks
-20%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
25%inclusion106 decks427 decks
13%synergy
Temple of Deceit
25%inclusion105 decks427 decks
12%synergy
Underground River
23%inclusion99 decks427 decks
-4%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
22%inclusion94 decks427 decks
-5%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
22%inclusion92 decks427 decks
11%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
22%inclusion92 decks427 decks
-3%synergy
Choked Estuary
22%inclusion92 decks427 decks
4%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
21%inclusion90 decks427 decks
3%synergy
Maestros Theater
19%inclusion83 decks427 decks
11%synergy
Polluted Delta
19%inclusion83 decks427 decks
-15%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
19%inclusion82 decks427 decks
7%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
19%inclusion81 decks427 decks
-16%synergy
Temple of Malice
19%inclusion80 decks427 decks
7%synergy
Training Center
18%inclusion78 decks427 decks
-14%synergy
Haunted Ridge
18%inclusion75 decks427 decks
-4%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
18%inclusion75 decks427 decks
7%synergy
Scalding Tarn
18%inclusion75 decks427 decks
-15%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
17%inclusion73 decks427 decks
2%synergy
Luxury Suite
17%inclusion72 decks427 decks
-14%synergy
Morphic Pool
17%inclusion72 decks427 decks
-15%synergy
Myriad Landscape
15%inclusion65 decks427 decks
6%synergy
Thundering Falls
15%inclusion64 decks427 decks
5%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
15%inclusion63 decks427 decks
5%synergy
Undercity Sewers
15%inclusion62 decks427 decks
2%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
14%inclusion61 decks427 decks
8%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
13%inclusion56 decks424 decks
7%synergy
Dismal Backwater
13%inclusion55 decks427 decks
7%synergy
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