Kess, Dissident Mage (Commander) - Expensive 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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Fact or Fiction
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Valakut Awakening
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Mizzium Skin
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Deadly Rollick
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Shred Memory
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Mental Misstep
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Entomb
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Expansion Algorithm
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Damnation
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Wayfarer's Bauble
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Ghoulcaller's Bell
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Mindsplice Apparatus
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Primal Amulet
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Bontu's Monument
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Tarrian's Journal
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Horizon Stone
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Swiftfoot Boots
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Wand of Vertebrae
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Swarm Intelligence
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Passionate Archaeologist
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Mystic Remora
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Phyresis
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Cemetery Tampering
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Secrets of the Dead
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Corrupted Conscience
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Maestros Ascendancy
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Great Hall of the Biblioplex
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Mistrise Village
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Tomb Fortress
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Karn's Bastion
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Arcane Signet
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Sol Ring
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Izzet Signet
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Decanter of Endless Water
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Relic of Sauron
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Talisman of Creativity
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Glistening Sphere
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Rakdos Signet
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Talisman of Dominance
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Cursed Mirror
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Thought Vessel
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Oscorp Industries
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6.8xlift
Command Tower
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Steam Vents
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Swamp
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Xander's Lounge
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Mountain
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Island
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Volcanic Island
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Watery Grave
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1.0xlift
Badlands
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Izzet Boilerworks
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4.1xlift
Blood Crypt
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0.7xlift
Underground Sea
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1.7xlift
Morphic Pool
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Scalding Tarn
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Training Center
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0.9xlift
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0.8xlift
Cascade Bluffs
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1.5xlift
Undercity Sewers
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Dragonskull Summit
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0.9xlift
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1.0xlift
Luxury Suite
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0.7xlift
Drowned Catacomb
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0.9xlift
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1.1xlift
Thundering Falls
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1.4xlift
Bloodstained Mire
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Valakut Awakening
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1.4xlift
Fell the Profane
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Shivan Reef
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0.8xlift
Exotic Orchard
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Temple of Deceit
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Smoldering Marsh
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Sea Gate Restoration
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Agadeem's Awakening
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Horizon of Progress
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Reflecting Pool
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Boggart Trawler
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Temple of Epiphany
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Underground River
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Malakir Rebirth
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Evolving Wilds
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Path of Ancestry
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