Kess, Dissident Mage (Commander) - Expensive Optimized Control

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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Rhystic Study
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
77%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
79%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
82%synergy
Chrome Mox
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
91%synergy
Imperial Seal
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
59%synergy
Ancient Tomb
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
54%synergy
Mana Vault
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
58%synergy
Demonic Tutor
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
45%synergy
Force of Will
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
56%synergy
Gamble
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
57%synergy
Creatures
Simian Spirit Guide
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
59%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
62%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
59%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
45%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Grief
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Opposition Agent
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Tidespout Tyrant
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
24%synergy
Subtlety
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Spellseeker
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Gilded Drake
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Rev, Tithe Extractor
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
23%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Jace's Archivist
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Skirge Familiar
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Nezahal, Primal Tide
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Toxrill, the Corrosive
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Fell Specter
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Spellskite
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Psychic Frog
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Mizzix of the Izmagnus
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Notion Thief
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Fury
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Instants
An Offer You Can't Refuse
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
70%synergy
Frantic Search
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
46%synergy
Entomb
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
61%synergy
Dark Ritual
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Flusterstorm
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
58%synergy
Swan Song
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
47%synergy
Force of Negation
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
59%synergy
Counterspell
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
22%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
51%synergy
Pact of Negation
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
58%synergy
Deadly Rollick
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
16%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Chaos Warp
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-2%synergy
Force of Despair
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Mental Misstep
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Chain of Vapor
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Run Away Together
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Intuition
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Flare of Denial
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Brain Freeze
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Flare of Malice
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Cabal Ritual
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
23%synergy
Mana Drain
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
18%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Wheel and Deal
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Deflecting Swat
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
14%synergy
Force of Rage
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
14%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Ravenous Trap
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Snapback
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Pyroblast
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Flare of Duplication
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Mystical Tutor
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
20%synergy
Sorceries
Windfall
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
77%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
90%synergy
Faithless Looting
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
47%synergy
Reanimate
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
42%synergy
Void Snare
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Incarnation Technique
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Jeska's Will
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
17%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Unmarked Grave
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Aether Tide
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Careful Study
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Persist
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Delirium Skeins
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Blasphemous Act
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-11%synergy
Whispering Madness
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Turbulent Dreams
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Personal Tutor
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Baral's Expertise
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Overmaster
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Burning Inquiry
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Toxic Deluge
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
13%synergy
Stitch Together
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Dark Deal
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Timetwister
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Damnation
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Grapeshot
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Reforge the Soul
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Winds of Change
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Exhume
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Entropic Battlecruiser
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
47%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
The One Ring
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
21%synergy
Library of Leng
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Lightning Greaves
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
4%synergy
Isochron Scepter
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Memory Jar
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Enchantments
Animate Dead
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
58%synergy
Waste Not
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
21%synergy
Dance of the Dead
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Forced Fruition
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Megrim
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Necromancy
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Overburden
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Mystic Remora
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
18%synergy
Necropotence
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Liliana's Caress
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Stranglehold
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
No Mercy
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Raiders' Wake
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Planeswalkers
Dack Fayden
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Utility Lands
Otawara, Soaring City
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
51%synergy
Bojuka Bog
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
9%synergy
Mistrise Village
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
25%synergy
Arena of Glory
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Reliquary Tower
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-2%synergy
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
12%synergy
Sol Ring
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
22%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
24%synergy
Lotus Petal
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
56%synergy
Rakdos Signet
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
34%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
17%synergy
Mox Amber
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
61%synergy
Dimir Signet
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Fellwar Stone
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Mox Opal
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
59%synergy
Commander's Sphere
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
14%synergy
Grim Monolith
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Izzet Signet
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
1%synergy
Mox Tantalite
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Mox Diamond
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
8%synergy
Badlands
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
85%synergy
Blood Crypt
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
54%synergy
Underground Sea
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
85%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
8%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
9%synergy
Island
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
7%synergy
Volcanic Island
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
85%synergy
Scalding Tarn
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
68%synergy
Polluted Delta
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
65%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
65%synergy
Watery Grave
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
52%synergy
Prismatic Vista
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
63%synergy
Undercity Sewers
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
54%synergy
Misty Rainforest
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
57%synergy
Fabled Passage
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
60%synergy
Steam Vents
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
21%synergy
Wooded Foothills
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
58%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
57%synergy
Luxury Suite
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
36%synergy
Morphic Pool
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
35%synergy
Arid Mesa
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
57%synergy
Mana Confluence
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
55%synergy
Marsh Flats
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
57%synergy
Training Center
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
35%synergy
City of Brass
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
53%synergy
Flooded Strand
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
56%synergy
Tainted Isle
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Raucous Theater
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
23%synergy
Shivan Reef
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
4%synergy
Exotic Orchard
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-23%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-12%synergy
Reflecting Pool
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
25%synergy
Sulfur Falls
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-13%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-9%synergy
Xander's Lounge
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-6%synergy
Underground River
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
6%synergy
Blazemire Verge
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
24%synergy
Tainted Peak
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Path of Ancestry
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
3%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Snow-Covered Mountain
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Thundering Falls
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
23%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
24%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
6%synergy
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