Kess, Dissident Mage (Commander) - Optimized

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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Helmut Zemo, Mastermind
2.0%inclusion1 decks50 decks
-0%synergy
Thor, God of Thunder
1.6%inclusion1 decks62 decks
1%synergy
Bilbo, Thief in the Night
0.8%inclusion1 decks129 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Ponder
54%inclusion309 decks574 decks
45%synergy
Brainstorm
60%inclusion345 decks574 decks
43%synergy
Frantic Search
63%inclusion364 decks574 decks
42%synergy
Windfall
62%inclusion357 decks574 decks
39%synergy
Preordain
44%inclusion252 decks574 decks
38%synergy
Faithless Looting
57%inclusion330 decks574 decks
38%synergy
Dark Ritual
75%inclusion430 decks574 decks
37%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
45%inclusion258 decks574 decks
34%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
38%inclusion217 decks574 decks
32%synergy
Cabal Ritual
41%inclusion238 decks574 decks
31%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
62%inclusion356 decks574 decks
18%synergy
Toxic Deluge
51%inclusion295 decks574 decks
31%synergy
Swan Song
50%inclusion287 decks574 decks
30%synergy
Reanimate
47%inclusion272 decks574 decks
22%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
47%inclusion267 decks574 decks
16%synergy
Mystic Remora
44%inclusion250 decks574 decks
28%synergy
Blasphemous Act
43%inclusion249 decks574 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Drain
40%inclusion230 decks574 decks
24%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
39%inclusion222 decks574 decks
28%synergy
Chaos Warp
34%inclusion198 decks574 decks
-0%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
64%inclusion367 decks574 decks
43%synergy
Mystical Tutor
63%inclusion360 decks574 decks
49%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
60%inclusion346 decks574 decks
40%synergy
Rhystic Study
55%inclusion314 decks574 decks
32%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
50%inclusion285 decks574 decks
34%synergy
Jeska's Will
48%inclusion278 decks574 decks
32%synergy
Force of Will
44%inclusion252 decks574 decks
33%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
43%inclusion248 decks574 decks
24%synergy
Underworld Breach
42%inclusion240 decks574 decks
31%synergy
Gamble
36%inclusion206 decks574 decks
26%synergy
Creatures
Thassa's Oracle
32%inclusion182 decks574 decks
23%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
29%inclusion167 decks574 decks
20%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
28%inclusion159 decks574 decks
26%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
28%inclusion158 decks574 decks
1%synergy
Notion Thief
27%inclusion154 decks574 decks
19%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
26%inclusion149 decks574 decks
8%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
23%inclusion130 decks574 decks
18%synergy
Guttersnipe
23%inclusion130 decks574 decks
16%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
22%inclusion124 decks574 decks
13%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
20%inclusion116 decks574 decks
14%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
19%inclusion91 decks470 decks
12%synergy
Spellseeker
19%inclusion109 decks574 decks
16%synergy
Opposition Agent
17%inclusion98 decks574 decks
12%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
17%inclusion42 decks251 decks
5%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
16%inclusion92 decks574 decks
13%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
14%inclusion78 decks574 decks
5%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
14%inclusion78 decks574 decks
6%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
13%inclusion77 decks574 decks
10%synergy
Ledger Shredder
13%inclusion77 decks574 decks
10%synergy
Young Pyromancer
13%inclusion76 decks574 decks
12%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
13%inclusion76 decks574 decks
8%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
13%inclusion74 decks574 decks
6%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
12%inclusion71 decks574 decks
10%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
12%inclusion67 decks574 decks
10%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
12%inclusion67 decks574 decks
8%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
11%inclusion62 decks574 decks
3%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
11%inclusion62 decks574 decks
5%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
11%inclusion61 decks574 decks
-1%synergy
Displacer Kitten
10%inclusion60 decks574 decks
5%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
10%inclusion59 decks574 decks
8%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
10%inclusion57 decks574 decks
5%synergy
Exhibition Tidecaller
10%inclusion16 decks164 decks
8%synergy
Archmage of Runes
9.3%inclusion53 decks569 decks
6%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
9.2%inclusion53 decks574 decks
5%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
9.1%inclusion52 decks574 decks
2%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
8.9%inclusion51 decks574 decks
5%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
8.6%inclusion39 decks453 decks
3%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
8.4%inclusion48 decks574 decks
7%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
7.9%inclusion37 decks470 decks
2%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
7.7%inclusion44 decks574 decks
6%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
7.5%inclusion43 decks574 decks
0%synergy
Prismari, the Inspiration
7.3%inclusion12 decks164 decks
5%synergy
Jace's Archivist
7.1%inclusion41 decks574 decks
1%synergy
Ral, Monsoon Mage
7.0%inclusion40 decks574 decks
6%synergy
Archaeomancer
6.6%inclusion38 decks574 decks
3%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
6.6%inclusion38 decks574 decks
4%synergy
Urabrask
6.4%inclusion37 decks574 decks
6%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
6.4%inclusion37 decks574 decks
5%synergy
Jace, Vryn's Prodigy
6.1%inclusion35 decks574 decks
6%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
6.1%inclusion35 decks574 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Arcane Denial
33%inclusion188 decks574 decks
4%synergy
Deflecting Swat
32%inclusion183 decks574 decks
12%synergy
Lightning Bolt
32%inclusion181 decks574 decks
21%synergy
Consider
30%inclusion174 decks574 decks
24%synergy
Brain Freeze
30%inclusion170 decks574 decks
22%synergy
Flusterstorm
29%inclusion165 decks574 decks
20%synergy
Entomb
27%inclusion156 decks574 decks
22%synergy
Demonic Consultation
27%inclusion156 decks574 decks
20%synergy
Force of Negation
27%inclusion156 decks574 decks
19%synergy
Negate
27%inclusion154 decks574 decks
5%synergy
Seething Song
25%inclusion145 decks574 decks
18%synergy
Deadly Rollick
25%inclusion144 decks574 decks
7%synergy
Fact or Fiction
25%inclusion144 decks574 decks
18%synergy
Narset's Reversal
24%inclusion138 decks574 decks
18%synergy
Opt
24%inclusion138 decks574 decks
18%synergy
Terminate
24%inclusion137 decks574 decks
-2%synergy
Pact of Negation
23%inclusion132 decks574 decks
15%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
23%inclusion131 decks574 decks
20%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
23%inclusion130 decks574 decks
20%synergy
Snap
22%inclusion129 decks574 decks
12%synergy
Sink into Stupor
21%inclusion123 decks574 decks
12%synergy
Rakdos Charm
21%inclusion122 decks574 decks
6%synergy
Tainted Pact
21%inclusion118 decks574 decks
14%synergy
Ad Nauseam
18%inclusion101 decks574 decks
13%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
17%inclusion98 decks574 decks
15%synergy
Pongify
17%inclusion96 decks574 decks
10%synergy
Flame of Anor
16%inclusion94 decks574 decks
11%synergy
Pyroblast
16%inclusion92 decks574 decks
11%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
16%inclusion91 decks574 decks
14%synergy
Mental Misstep
16%inclusion90 decks574 decks
9%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion88 decks574 decks
7%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
15%inclusion88 decks574 decks
13%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
14%inclusion83 decks574 decks
9%synergy
Chain of Vapor
14%inclusion79 decks574 decks
8%synergy
Intuition
14%inclusion78 decks574 decks
12%synergy
Abrade
13%inclusion75 decks574 decks
4%synergy
Thought Scour
13%inclusion72 decks574 decks
11%synergy
Withering Torment
12%inclusion69 decks573 decks
-0%synergy
Flashback
12%inclusion19 decks161 decks
5%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
12%inclusion67 decks574 decks
5%synergy
Bedevil
11%inclusion65 decks574 decks
-4%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
11%inclusion64 decks574 decks
-0%synergy
Reality Shift
11%inclusion64 decks574 decks
6%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
11%inclusion64 decks574 decks
7%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
11%inclusion63 decks574 decks
2%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
11%inclusion62 decks574 decks
7%synergy
Reverberate
10%inclusion59 decks574 decks
7%synergy
Spell Pierce
10%inclusion59 decks574 decks
7%synergy
Desperate Ritual
10%inclusion58 decks574 decks
7%synergy
Drown in the Loch
9.4%inclusion54 decks574 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Vandalblast
31%inclusion180 decks574 decks
15%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
29%inclusion166 decks574 decks
19%synergy
Mana Geyser
25%inclusion143 decks574 decks
20%synergy
Feed the Swarm
23%inclusion133 decks574 decks
-5%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
21%inclusion121 decks574 decks
17%synergy
See the Truth
18%inclusion105 decks574 decks
18%synergy
Solve the Equation
18%inclusion104 decks574 decks
16%synergy
Damnation
18%inclusion101 decks574 decks
10%synergy
Expressive Iteration
17%inclusion100 decks574 decks
14%synergy
Imperial Seal
16%inclusion93 decks574 decks
9%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
15%inclusion87 decks574 decks
12%synergy
Grapeshot
15%inclusion87 decks574 decks
13%synergy
Past in Flames
15%inclusion85 decks574 decks
12%synergy
Chain of Smog
13%inclusion77 decks574 decks
13%synergy
Exsanguinate
13%inclusion76 decks574 decks
9%synergy
Serum Visions
13%inclusion74 decks574 decks
12%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
13%inclusion73 decks574 decks
9%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
12%inclusion70 decks574 decks
8%synergy
Grim Tutor
12%inclusion69 decks574 decks
8%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
12%inclusion69 decks574 decks
11%synergy
Time Warp
12%inclusion68 decks574 decks
11%synergy
Rite of Flame
12%inclusion67 decks574 decks
5%synergy
Dark Petition
11%inclusion65 decks574 decks
10%synergy
Night's Whisper
10%inclusion60 decks574 decks
6%synergy
Dark Deal
10%inclusion58 decks574 decks
3%synergy
Careful Study
10%inclusion57 decks574 decks
8%synergy
Flow State
9.4%inclusion15 decks159 decks
8%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
8.7%inclusion50 decks574 decks
3%synergy
Twinflame
8.5%inclusion49 decks574 decks
6%synergy
Whispering Madness
8.4%inclusion48 decks574 decks
2%synergy
Bonus Round
7.8%inclusion45 decks574 decks
7%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
7.8%inclusion45 decks574 decks
3%synergy
Stitch Together
7.8%inclusion45 decks574 decks
5%synergy
Persist
7.7%inclusion44 decks574 decks
5%synergy
Stock Up
7.6%inclusion43 decks566 decks
5%synergy
Mind's Desire
7.5%inclusion43 decks574 decks
7%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
7.0%inclusion40 decks574 decks
2%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
6.9%inclusion39 decks569 decks
1%synergy
Reforge the Soul
6.8%inclusion39 decks574 decks
2%synergy
Unmarked Grave
6.6%inclusion38 decks574 decks
5%synergy
Doomsday
6.6%inclusion38 decks574 decks
6%synergy
Buried Alive
6.6%inclusion38 decks574 decks
3%synergy
Final Parting
6.6%inclusion38 decks574 decks
6%synergy
Echo of Eons
6.4%inclusion37 decks574 decks
3%synergy
Unearth
6.4%inclusion37 decks574 decks
4%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
6.4%inclusion37 decks574 decks
1%synergy
Personal Tutor
6.3%inclusion36 decks574 decks
5%synergy
Treasure Cruise
6.3%inclusion36 decks574 decks
3%synergy
Temporal Manipulation
6.1%inclusion35 decks574 decks
5%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
6.1%inclusion35 decks574 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The One Ring
22%inclusion128 decks574 decks
10%synergy
Isochron Scepter
20%inclusion114 decks574 decks
18%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
17%inclusion96 decks574 decks
9%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
13%inclusion77 decks574 decks
12%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
13%inclusion73 decks574 decks
10%synergy
Primal Amulet
13%inclusion72 decks574 decks
11%synergy
Lightning Greaves
12%inclusion67 decks574 decks
-18%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
10%inclusion57 decks574 decks
5%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
7.3%inclusion42 decks574 decks
-19%synergy
Enchantments
Thousand-Year Storm
25%inclusion141 decks574 decks
22%synergy
Necropotence
18%inclusion101 decks574 decks
11%synergy
Propaganda
13%inclusion74 decks574 decks
-1%synergy
Animate Dead
11%inclusion63 decks574 decks
2%synergy
Secrets of the Dead
9.1%inclusion52 decks574 decks
7%synergy
Fiery Inscription
7.3%inclusion42 decks574 decks
2%synergy
Waste Not
7.1%inclusion41 decks574 decks
-5%synergy
Necromancy
6.3%inclusion36 decks574 decks
3%synergy
Double Vision
6.1%inclusion35 decks574 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
6.1%inclusion35 decks574 decks
-3%synergy
Liliana's Caress
5.7%inclusion33 decks574 decks
-1%synergy
Search for Azcanta
5.7%inclusion33 decks574 decks
5%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
5.6%inclusion32 decks574 decks
5%synergy
Dance of the Dead
5.2%inclusion30 decks574 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
5.1%inclusion29 decks574 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Narset, Parter of Veils
21%inclusion120 decks574 decks
18%synergy
Professor Onyx
17%inclusion95 decks574 decks
15%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
16%inclusion93 decks574 decks
15%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
10%inclusion58 decks574 decks
9%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
7.7%inclusion44 decks574 decks
6%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
5.6%inclusion32 decks574 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
34%inclusion195 decks574 decks
-1%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
27%inclusion153 decks574 decks
11%synergy
Bojuka Bog
23%inclusion133 decks574 decks
-1%synergy
Ancient Tomb
22%inclusion129 decks574 decks
10%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
18%inclusion104 decks574 decks
4%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
15%inclusion84 decks574 decks
10%synergy
Mistrise Village
14%inclusion72 decks521 decks
6%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
10%inclusion55 decks574 decks
7%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
8.7%inclusion50 decks574 decks
4%synergy
Urza's Saga
7.7%inclusion44 decks574 decks
2%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
6.8%inclusion31 decks458 decks
3%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
5.7%inclusion33 decks574 decks
-1%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
5.4%inclusion31 decks574 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
94%inclusion542 decks574 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion505 decks574 decks
-0%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
63%inclusion359 decks574 decks
13%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
59%inclusion339 decks574 decks
15%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
50%inclusion289 decks574 decks
7%synergy
Fellwar Stone
49%inclusion282 decks574 decks
14%synergy
Dimir Signet
40%inclusion232 decks574 decks
6%synergy
Izzet Signet
40%inclusion228 decks574 decks
8%synergy
Rakdos Signet
32%inclusion183 decks574 decks
-0%synergy
Lotus Petal
30%inclusion171 decks574 decks
19%synergy
Chrome Mox
20%inclusion113 decks574 decks
11%synergy
Mana Vault
19%inclusion110 decks574 decks
10%synergy
Thought Vessel
16%inclusion89 decks574 decks
-6%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
12%inclusion70 decks574 decks
-2%synergy
Mox Diamond
12%inclusion70 decks574 decks
5%synergy
Resonating Lute
11%inclusion18 decks162 decks
6%synergy
Mox Opal
11%inclusion63 decks574 decks
3%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
10%inclusion60 decks574 decks
4%synergy
Mind Stone
10%inclusion56 decks574 decks
-3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.9%inclusion51 decks574 decks
-10%synergy
Mox Amber
8.7%inclusion50 decks574 decks
3%synergy
Relic of Sauron
7.5%inclusion43 decks574 decks
-11%synergy
Grim Monolith
5.6%inclusion32 decks574 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
94%inclusion542 decks574 decks
3%synergy
Island
93%inclusion536 decks574 decks
1%synergy
Swamp
92%inclusion526 decks574 decks
-0%synergy
Mountain
88%inclusion505 decks574 decks
-3%synergy
Watery Grave
78%inclusion449 decks574 decks
30%synergy
Steam Vents
77%inclusion443 decks574 decks
31%synergy
Blood Crypt
74%inclusion426 decks574 decks
28%synergy
Polluted Delta
65%inclusion373 decks574 decks
30%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
63%inclusion363 decks574 decks
28%synergy
Scalding Tarn
63%inclusion362 decks574 decks
31%synergy
Exotic Orchard
59%inclusion340 decks574 decks
3%synergy
Training Center
52%inclusion298 decks574 decks
20%synergy
Xander's Lounge
49%inclusion282 decks574 decks
9%synergy
Morphic Pool
48%inclusion277 decks574 decks
17%synergy
Sulfur Falls
47%inclusion269 decks574 decks
-0%synergy
Luxury Suite
46%inclusion262 decks574 decks
14%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
44%inclusion255 decks574 decks
1%synergy
Shivan Reef
43%inclusion248 decks574 decks
14%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
43%inclusion247 decks574 decks
-3%synergy
Underground River
36%inclusion208 decks574 decks
8%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
35%inclusion199 decks574 decks
-18%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
30%inclusion172 decks574 decks
4%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
29%inclusion166 decks574 decks
4%synergy
City of Brass
29%inclusion165 decks574 decks
15%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
27%inclusion157 decks574 decks
-0%synergy
Flooded Strand
26%inclusion151 decks574 decks
16%synergy
Sunken Hollow
26%inclusion150 decks574 decks
-13%synergy
Volcanic Island
25%inclusion146 decks574 decks
10%synergy
Underground Sea
25%inclusion145 decks574 decks
10%synergy
Mana Confluence
25%inclusion145 decks574 decks
13%synergy
Badlands
25%inclusion144 decks574 decks
10%synergy
Marsh Flats
23%inclusion133 decks574 decks
13%synergy
Misty Rainforest
23%inclusion131 decks574 decks
13%synergy
Undercity Sewers
22%inclusion129 decks574 decks
10%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
22%inclusion128 decks574 decks
11%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
22%inclusion125 decks574 decks
-16%synergy
Thundering Falls
22%inclusion124 decks574 decks
11%synergy
Sink into Stupor
21%inclusion123 decks574 decks
12%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
21%inclusion121 decks574 decks
12%synergy
Haunted Ridge
21%inclusion121 decks574 decks
-0%synergy
Arid Mesa
21%inclusion120 decks574 decks
12%synergy
Wooded Foothills
20%inclusion114 decks574 decks
11%synergy
Reflecting Pool
20%inclusion112 decks574 decks
11%synergy
Raucous Theater
19%inclusion107 decks574 decks
8%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
16%inclusion93 decks574 decks
10%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion88 decks574 decks
7%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
15%inclusion87 decks574 decks
9%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
13%inclusion73 decks574 decks
7%synergy
Fiery Islet
13%inclusion72 decks574 decks
7%synergy
Fabled Passage
13%inclusion72 decks574 decks
5%synergy
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