Kess, Dissident Mage (Commander) - Core Spellslinger

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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Gandalf, Goblins' Bane
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Misty Knight, Hero for Hire
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Hex Magic
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Astonishing Spider-Man
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Origin of Black Widow
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Guttersnipe
53%inclusion29 decks55 decks
46%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
51%inclusion28 decks55 decks
40%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
47%inclusion26 decks55 decks
37%synergy
Ponder
44%inclusion24 decks55 decks
35%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
44%inclusion24 decks55 decks
35%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
36%inclusion20 decks55 decks
34%synergy
Preordain
36%inclusion20 decks55 decks
31%synergy
Fact or Fiction
36%inclusion20 decks55 decks
30%synergy
Young Pyromancer
31%inclusion17 decks55 decks
29%synergy
Opt
35%inclusion19 decks55 decks
29%synergy
Top Cards
Blasphemous Act
45%inclusion25 decks55 decks
1%synergy
Dark Ritual
44%inclusion24 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Brainstorm
42%inclusion23 decks55 decks
25%synergy
Faithless Looting
42%inclusion23 decks55 decks
22%synergy
Counterspell
42%inclusion23 decks55 decks
-3%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
40%inclusion22 decks55 decks
13%synergy
Windfall
38%inclusion21 decks55 decks
15%synergy
Frantic Search
38%inclusion21 decks55 decks
17%synergy
Feed the Swarm
36%inclusion20 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Chaos Warp
36%inclusion20 decks55 decks
2%synergy
Creatures
Scalding Viper
27%inclusion15 decks55 decks
27%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
27%inclusion15 decks55 decks
23%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
21%synergy
Archmage of Runes
25%inclusion14 decks55 decks
23%synergy
Coruscation Mage
25%inclusion14 decks55 decks
24%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
25%inclusion14 decks55 decks
19%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
16%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
20%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
16%synergy
Decadent Dragon
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
17%synergy
Hearth Elemental
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
18%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
17%synergy
Foulmire Knight
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
16%synergy
Firebrand Archer
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
15%synergy
Embereth Shieldbreaker
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
16%synergy
Murderous Rider
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
14%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
10%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
13%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Horned Loch-Whale
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
14%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
13%synergy
Bonecrusher Giant
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
14%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
14%synergy
Grabby Giant
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
14%synergy
Order of Midnight
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
13%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
13%synergy
Chancellor of Tales
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
13%synergy
Rona, Sheoldred's Faithful
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
12%synergy
Sapphire Dragon
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
13%synergy
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
12%synergy
Melek, Izzet Paragon
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
11%synergy
Hypnotic Sprite
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
11%synergy
Picklock Prankster
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
11%synergy
Storyteller Pixie
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
11%synergy
Gray Slaad
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
11%synergy
Spellscorn Coven
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
11%synergy
Frolicking Familiar
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
11%synergy
Sword Coast Serpent
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
11%synergy
Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Molten-Core Maestro
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Mocking Sprite
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
8%synergy
Callous Sell-Sword
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Illithid Harvester
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
-1%synergy
Young Red Dragon
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Electrostatic Field
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
8%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Galvanic Giant
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Archaeomancer
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Rakdos Charm
36%inclusion20 decks55 decks
22%synergy
Terminate
36%inclusion20 decks55 decks
10%synergy
Consider
35%inclusion19 decks55 decks
28%synergy
Negate
29%inclusion16 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Lightning Bolt
29%inclusion16 decks55 decks
19%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
29%inclusion16 decks55 decks
27%synergy
Abrade
29%inclusion16 decks55 decks
20%synergy
Prismari Charm
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
27%synergy
Flashback
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
22%synergy
Flame of Anor
27%inclusion15 decks55 decks
22%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
24%inclusion13 decks55 decks
12%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
22%inclusion12 decks55 decks
-10%synergy
Arcane Denial
22%inclusion12 decks55 decks
-7%synergy
Mana Sculpt
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
15%synergy
Withering Torment
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
8%synergy
Maestros Charm
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
13%synergy
Sink into Stupor
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Narset's Reversal
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
10%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
10%synergy
Pongify
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
8%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
11%synergy
Reality Shift
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
10%synergy
Thought Scour
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
13%synergy
Swan Song
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
-5%synergy
Big Score
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
1%synergy
Bedevil
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
-1%synergy
Prismari Command
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Return the Favor
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
10%synergy
Seething Song
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Aetherize
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Izzet Charm
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
10%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Dig Through Time
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Valakut Awakening
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
1%synergy
Snap
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
1%synergy
Silundi Vision
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
10%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Reverberate
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Mystic Confluence
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Tainted Indulgence
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Resculpt
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Murder
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Comet Storm
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Wizard's Retort
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Hagra Mauling
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Deadly Rollick
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
-13%synergy
Sorceries
Vandalblast
27%inclusion15 decks55 decks
10%synergy
Night's Whisper
27%inclusion15 decks55 decks
22%synergy
Reanimate
27%inclusion15 decks55 decks
2%synergy
Mana Geyser
25%inclusion14 decks55 decks
20%synergy
See the Truth
25%inclusion14 decks55 decks
25%synergy
Expressive Iteration
22%inclusion12 decks55 decks
19%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
17%synergy
Toxic Deluge
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
-1%synergy
Flow State
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Exsanguinate
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
14%synergy
Circle of Power
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Serum Visions
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
13%synergy
Treasure Cruise
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
12%synergy
Solve the Equation
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
12%synergy
Improvisation Capstone
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Epic Experiment
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
12%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
8%synergy
Candlekeep Inspiration
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
13%synergy
Chart a Course
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Victimize
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
2%synergy
Read the Bones
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Decree of Pain
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Cut // Ribbons
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
10%synergy
Rapturous Moment
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Chain Reaction
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Fiery Confluence
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
8%synergy
Strategic Planning
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Brass's Bounty
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Howl of the Horde
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Ignite the Future
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
7%synergy
River's Rebuke
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Dreadbore
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Tormenting Voice
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Notion Rain
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Compulsive Research
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Dream Harvest
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Breaking // Entering
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Sleight of Hand
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Crackle with Power
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Spelltwine
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
1%synergy
Dread Return
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Bonus Round
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Curse of the Swine
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Deep Analysis
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
2%synergy
Painful Truths
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
-9%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
13%synergy
Primal Amulet
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
13%synergy
Lightning Greaves
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
-15%synergy
Lucky Clover
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
13%synergy
Altar of Bhaal
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
-1%synergy
Ghost Lantern
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Brass's Tunnel-Grinder
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Fiery Inscription
22%inclusion12 decks55 decks
17%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
17%synergy
Secrets of the Dead
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
16%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
16%synergy
Double Vision
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
14%synergy
Propaganda
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
1%synergy
Shark Typhoon
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
12%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
10%synergy
Virtue of Courage
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
11%synergy
Artist's Talent
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Sorcerer Class
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Extraordinary Journey
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Maestros Ascendancy
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
8%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
8%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Mystic Remora
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
-8%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
-2%synergy
Fortune Teller's Talent
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Promise of Aclazotz
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Melee
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Burning Vengeance
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
22%inclusion12 decks55 decks
20%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
10%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
36%inclusion20 decks55 decks
2%synergy
Bojuka Bog
35%inclusion19 decks55 decks
11%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
20%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
12%synergy
Mistrise Village
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
-5%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
-7%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
0%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
76%inclusion42 decks55 decks
-13%synergy
Arcane Signet
75%inclusion41 decks55 decks
-14%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
47%inclusion26 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Izzet Signet
40%inclusion22 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
40%inclusion22 decks55 decks
-10%synergy
Dimir Signet
38%inclusion21 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Resonating Lute
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
29%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
33%inclusion18 decks55 decks
-12%synergy
Rakdos Signet
31%inclusion17 decks55 decks
-0%synergy
Fellwar Stone
31%inclusion17 decks55 decks
-5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
-3%synergy
Thought Vessel
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
-8%synergy
Relic of Sauron
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
-8%synergy
Mind Stone
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
-3%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Sky Diamond
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Midnight Clock
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
98%inclusion54 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Mountain
98%inclusion54 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Island
96%inclusion53 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
93%inclusion51 decks55 decks
1%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
64%inclusion35 decks55 decks
11%synergy
Exotic Orchard
62%inclusion34 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Sulfur Falls
62%inclusion34 decks55 decks
14%synergy
Sunken Hollow
51%inclusion28 decks55 decks
11%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
47%inclusion26 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
47%inclusion26 decks55 decks
0%synergy
Shivan Reef
44%inclusion24 decks55 decks
14%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
42%inclusion23 decks55 decks
-2%synergy
Xander's Lounge
36%inclusion20 decks55 decks
-3%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
35%inclusion19 decks55 decks
21%synergy
Evolving Wilds
35%inclusion19 decks55 decks
12%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
33%inclusion18 decks55 decks
23%synergy
Path of Ancestry
33%inclusion18 decks55 decks
2%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
31%inclusion17 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Watery Grave
31%inclusion17 decks55 decks
-17%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
29%inclusion16 decks55 decks
20%synergy
Steam Vents
29%inclusion16 decks55 decks
-17%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
29%inclusion16 decks55 decks
10%synergy
Seething Landscape
29%inclusion16 decks55 decks
14%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
27%inclusion15 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Temple of Deceit
25%inclusion14 decks55 decks
13%synergy
Blood Crypt
25%inclusion14 decks55 decks
-21%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
25%inclusion14 decks55 decks
14%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
24%inclusion13 decks55 decks
13%synergy
Polluted Delta
24%inclusion13 decks55 decks
-11%synergy
Underground River
22%inclusion12 decks55 decks
-6%synergy
Training Center
22%inclusion12 decks55 decks
-10%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
22%inclusion12 decks55 decks
-6%synergy
Scalding Tarn
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
-12%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
-15%synergy
Undercity Sewers
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
-1%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Haunted Ridge
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
-3%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
8%synergy
Sink into Stupor
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Morphic Pool
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
-15%synergy
Thundering Falls
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
10%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Temple of Malice
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Maestros Theater
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Canyon Slough
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Luxury Suite
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
-19%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Choked Estuary
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
-5%synergy
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