Kess, Dissident Mage (Commander) - Core Discard

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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Guttersnipe
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
43%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
41%synergy
Brainstorm
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Frantic Search
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
30%synergy
Windfall
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
27%synergy
Creatures
Cormela, Glamour Thief
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
27%synergy
Norman Osborn
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Party Thrasher
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Callous Sell-Sword
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Scalding Viper
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Inti, Seneschal of the Sun
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Hypnotic Sprite
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Fear of Missing Out
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Illithid Harvester
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Order of Midnight
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Detective's Phoenix
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Embereth Shieldbreaker
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Sapphire Dragon
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-2%synergy
Kiora, the Rising Tide
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Decadent Dragon
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Hezrou
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Gray Slaad
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
15%synergy
Anje's Ravager
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Spellscorn Coven
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Archaeomancer
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Abhorrent Oculus
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Sword Coast Serpent
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Ivora, Insatiable Heir
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Psychic Frog
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Marauding Mako
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Grabby Giant
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Ledger Shredder
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Hearth Elemental
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Merchant of the Vale
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Kefka, Court Mage
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Gau, Feral Youth
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
0%synergy
Mocking Sprite
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Melek, Izzet Paragon
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Amethyst Dragon
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Galvanoth
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Squee, Goblin Nabob
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Murderous Rider
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Foulmire Knight
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Alesha, Who Laughs at Fate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Thrill of Possibility
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
26%synergy
Negate
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
15%synergy
Counterspell
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-7%synergy
Chaos Warp
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-10%synergy
Obsessive Search
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Lightning Bolt
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
15%synergy
Consider
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Dark Ritual
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-12%synergy
Terminate
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-1%synergy
Opt
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Izzet Charm
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Spell Pierce
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Dig Through Time
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Abrade
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Faithless Salvaging
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Deadly Rollick
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-5%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Drown in the Loch
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-18%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Refute
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Wizard's Lightning
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Snuff Out
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Village Rites
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Maestros Charm
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Price of Fame
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Electrodominance
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Blink of an Eye
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Rakdos Charm
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-2%synergy
Dispel
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Mnemonic Nexus
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Just the Wind
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Bitter Triumph
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Broken Concentration
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Aetherize
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Cancel
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Refuse // Cooperate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Violent Eruption
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Murder
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Delay
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
You Come to a River
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Display of Power
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Cling to Dust
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Cryptic Command
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Denial
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-16%synergy
Sorceries
Cathartic Reunion
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Faithless Looting
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Feed the Swarm
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Blasphemous Act
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-7%synergy
Tormenting Voice
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Ponder
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Epic Experiment
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Candlekeep Inspiration
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Vandalblast
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Fiery Confluence
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Deep Analysis
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Treasure Cruise
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Preordain
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Toxic Deluge
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Circle of Power
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Nibelheim Aflame
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Strategic Planning
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Chart a Course
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Chain Reaction
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Increasing Ambition
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Extinction Event
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Psychotic Episode
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Portent of Calamity
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Wheel of Fate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Claim // Fame
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Collective Brutality
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Echo of Eons
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Victimize
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Alchemist's Gambit
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Profane Tutor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Careful Study
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Dread Return
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Past in Flames
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Seize the Spotlight
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Collective Defiance
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Insult // Injury
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Unearth
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Serum Visions
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Read the Bones
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Lórien Revealed
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Molten Psyche
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Blood Money
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Whispering Madness
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Monument to Endurance
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
31%synergy
Altar of Bhaal
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Ghost Lantern
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Campfire
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Chimil, the Inner Sun
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Matzalantli, the Great Door
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Urza's Bauble
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Ghoulcaller's Bell
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Lucky Clover
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Blasting Station
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Mishra's Bauble
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Primal Amulet
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Doubling Cube
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Tarrian's Journal
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Brass's Tunnel-Grinder
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Two-Handed Axe
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-14%synergy
Lightning Greaves
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-17%synergy
Wondrous Crucible
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Howling Mine
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Altar of Dementia
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Wand of Vertebrae
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Spawning Pit
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Helm of Awakening
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Enchantments
Fiery Inscription
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Virtue of Courage
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Waste Not
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Black Market
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Cryptic Pursuit
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Forced Fruition
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Promise of Aclazotz
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Soul Enervation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Megrim
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Omniscience
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Ominous Roost
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Spiteful Visions
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Future Sight
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Underworld Dreams
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Melee
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Faith of the Devoted
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Cemetery Tampering
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Charred Foyer // Warped Space
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
No Mercy
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Maestros Ascendancy
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Demonic Embrace
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Propaganda
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-1%synergy
Burning Vengeance
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Virtue of Knowledge
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Defiled Crypt // Cadaver Lab
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Storm Conduit
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
The Royal Scions
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Professor Onyx
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Kaito, Cunning Infiltrator
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Utility Lands
Midgar, City of Mako
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Bojuka Bog
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
13%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Arena of Glory
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Reliquary Tower
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-10%synergy
Temple of the False God
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Witch's Cottage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Polluted Mire
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Tomb Fortress
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Smoldering Crater
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Castle Vantress
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Field of Ruin
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
-1%synergy
Sol Ring
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
-15%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-7%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-6%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-12%synergy
Fellwar Stone
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Dimir Signet
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-10%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Relic of Sauron
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Blinkmoth Urn
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Mistvein Borderpost
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Sky Diamond
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Izzet Signet
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-20%synergy
Rakdos Signet
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-20%synergy
Veinfire Borderpost
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Fire Diamond
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Thought Vessel
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-9%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Thran Dynamo
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Mind Stone
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-1%synergy
Prismatic Lens
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Island
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
-4%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
38%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
30%synergy
Sulfur Falls
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
28%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
32%synergy
Sunken Hollow
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Xander's Lounge
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Undercity Sewers
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Exotic Orchard
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-19%synergy
Seething Landscape
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Temple of Deceit
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
26%synergy
Underground River
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Evolving Wilds
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
14%synergy
Thundering Falls
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
27%synergy
Choked Estuary
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Raucous Theater
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
14%synergy
Shivan Reef
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-4%synergy
Steam Vents
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-20%synergy
Canyon Slough
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Myriad Landscape
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
0%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Temple of Malice
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
14%synergy
Path of Ancestry
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-6%synergy
Scalding Tarn
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-7%synergy
Training Center
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-7%synergy
Polluted Delta
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-10%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-10%synergy
Watery Grave
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-23%synergy
Fiery Islet
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Prismatic Vista
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Misty Rainforest
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Badlands
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-3%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-7%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Bad River
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Fetid Pools
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
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