Kess, Dissident Mage (Commander) - Optimized 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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Helmut Zemo, Mastermind
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
3%synergy
Thor, God of Thunder
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Bilbo, Thief in the Night
3.2%inclusion1 decks31 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Ponder
60%inclusion53 decks89 decks
51%synergy
Frantic Search
71%inclusion63 decks89 decks
50%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
60%inclusion53 decks89 decks
49%synergy
Brainstorm
61%inclusion54 decks89 decks
44%synergy
Preordain
47%inclusion42 decks89 decks
41%synergy
Dark Ritual
79%inclusion70 decks89 decks
41%synergy
Faithless Looting
60%inclusion53 decks89 decks
40%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
39%inclusion35 decks89 decks
37%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
47%inclusion42 decks89 decks
37%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
39%inclusion35 decks89 decks
37%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
64%inclusion57 decks89 decks
20%synergy
Windfall
60%inclusion53 decks89 decks
36%synergy
Blasphemous Act
54%inclusion48 decks89 decks
10%synergy
Toxic Deluge
52%inclusion46 decks89 decks
31%synergy
Mana Drain
51%inclusion45 decks89 decks
35%synergy
Cabal Ritual
46%inclusion41 decks89 decks
36%synergy
Deflecting Swat
46%inclusion41 decks89 decks
27%synergy
Swan Song
45%inclusion40 decks89 decks
25%synergy
Lightning Bolt
44%inclusion39 decks89 decks
33%synergy
Chaos Warp
43%inclusion38 decks89 decks
8%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
66%inclusion59 decks89 decks
45%synergy
Jeska's Will
64%inclusion57 decks89 decks
48%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
64%inclusion57 decks89 decks
43%synergy
Mystical Tutor
63%inclusion56 decks89 decks
50%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
55%inclusion49 decks89 decks
39%synergy
Rhystic Study
52%inclusion46 decks89 decks
29%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
51%inclusion45 decks89 decks
31%synergy
Force of Will
44%inclusion39 decks89 decks
33%synergy
Underworld Breach
42%inclusion37 decks89 decks
30%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
35%inclusion31 decks89 decks
26%synergy
Creatures
Goblin Electromancer
42%inclusion37 decks89 decks
33%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
37%inclusion33 decks89 decks
10%synergy
Guttersnipe
33%inclusion29 decks89 decks
26%synergy
Notion Thief
28%inclusion25 decks89 decks
20%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
27%inclusion24 decks89 decks
22%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
27%inclusion21 decks79 decks
19%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
21%inclusion19 decks89 decks
13%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
21%inclusion19 decks89 decks
19%synergy
Spellseeker
20%inclusion18 decks89 decks
17%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
20%inclusion18 decks89 decks
14%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
20%inclusion18 decks89 decks
2%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
18%inclusion16 decks89 decks
16%synergy
Opposition Agent
16%inclusion14 decks89 decks
11%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
16%inclusion14 decks89 decks
11%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
16%inclusion14 decks89 decks
12%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Displacer Kitten
15%inclusion13 decks89 decks
9%synergy
Archmage of Runes
13%inclusion12 decks89 decks
11%synergy
Coruscation Mage
13%inclusion12 decks89 decks
12%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
13%inclusion12 decks89 decks
10%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
13%inclusion12 decks89 decks
8%synergy
Ledger Shredder
13%inclusion12 decks89 decks
10%synergy
Exhibition Tidecaller
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
11%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
12%inclusion11 decks89 decks
11%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
11%inclusion9 decks79 decks
6%synergy
Young Pyromancer
11%inclusion10 decks89 decks
10%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
11%inclusion10 decks89 decks
8%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
11%inclusion10 decks89 decks
4%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
10%inclusion9 decks89 decks
8%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
10%inclusion9 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
10%inclusion9 decks89 decks
-1%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
10%inclusion9 decks89 decks
3%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
10%inclusion9 decks89 decks
6%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
-0%synergy
Urabrask
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
8%synergy
Jace, Vryn's Prodigy
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
9%synergy
Ral, Monsoon Mage
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
7%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
7%synergy
Archaeomancer
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
4%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
3%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
6%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
7.6%inclusion6 decks79 decks
2%synergy
Electro, Assaulting Battery
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
0%synergy
Electrostatic Field
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
6%synergy
Ashling, Flame Dancer
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
3%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Visionary
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
6.3%inclusion5 decks79 decks
3%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
-5%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
3%synergy
Instants
An Offer You Can't Refuse
39%inclusion35 decks89 decks
9%synergy
Consider
38%inclusion34 decks89 decks
32%synergy
Fact or Fiction
35%inclusion31 decks89 decks
28%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
31%inclusion28 decks89 decks
29%synergy
Arcane Denial
31%inclusion28 decks89 decks
3%synergy
Seething Song
30%inclusion27 decks89 decks
23%synergy
Terminate
29%inclusion26 decks89 decks
4%synergy
Brain Freeze
28%inclusion25 decks89 decks
20%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
28%inclusion25 decks89 decks
26%synergy
Deadly Rollick
27%inclusion24 decks89 decks
9%synergy
Opt
27%inclusion24 decks89 decks
21%synergy
Demonic Consultation
27%inclusion24 decks89 decks
20%synergy
Negate
25%inclusion22 decks89 decks
2%synergy
Snap
25%inclusion22 decks89 decks
15%synergy
Sink into Stupor
25%inclusion22 decks89 decks
15%synergy
Narset's Reversal
24%inclusion21 decks89 decks
18%synergy
Flusterstorm
22%inclusion20 decks89 decks
14%synergy
Force of Negation
22%inclusion20 decks89 decks
14%synergy
Flame of Anor
22%inclusion20 decks89 decks
18%synergy
Entomb
21%inclusion19 decks89 decks
16%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
21%inclusion19 decks89 decks
19%synergy
Pact of Negation
21%inclusion19 decks89 decks
13%synergy
Rakdos Charm
20%inclusion18 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Mana Sculpt
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
14%synergy
Fell the Profane
18%inclusion16 decks89 decks
10%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
17%inclusion15 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Flashback
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Tainted Pact
16%inclusion14 decks89 decks
9%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
16%inclusion14 decks89 decks
13%synergy
Abrade
16%inclusion14 decks89 decks
6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
15%inclusion13 decks89 decks
8%synergy
Pongify
13%inclusion12 decks89 decks
7%synergy
Drown in the Loch
13%inclusion12 decks89 decks
11%synergy
Ad Nauseam
13%inclusion12 decks89 decks
9%synergy
Withering Torment
13%inclusion12 decks89 decks
1%synergy
Pyroblast
13%inclusion12 decks89 decks
8%synergy
Thought Scour
12%inclusion11 decks89 decks
11%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
12%inclusion11 decks89 decks
11%synergy
Reverberate
12%inclusion11 decks89 decks
9%synergy
Valakut Awakening
12%inclusion11 decks89 decks
9%synergy
Reality Shift
11%inclusion10 decks89 decks
6%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
10%inclusion9 decks89 decks
6%synergy
Prismari Command
10%inclusion9 decks89 decks
4%synergy
Reiterate
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
8%synergy
Dispel
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
6%synergy
Izzet Charm
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
7%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
3%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
6%synergy
Return the Favor
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Reanimate
43%inclusion38 decks89 decks
18%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
40%inclusion36 decks89 decks
35%synergy
Mana Geyser
36%inclusion32 decks89 decks
31%synergy
Vandalblast
35%inclusion31 decks89 decks
19%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
34%inclusion30 decks89 decks
29%synergy
Gamble
28%inclusion25 decks89 decks
18%synergy
See the Truth
27%inclusion24 decks89 decks
26%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
25%inclusion22 decks89 decks
22%synergy
Feed the Swarm
22%inclusion20 decks89 decks
-5%synergy
Grapeshot
22%inclusion20 decks89 decks
20%synergy
Exsanguinate
20%inclusion18 decks89 decks
16%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
20%inclusion18 decks89 decks
11%synergy
Damnation
20%inclusion18 decks89 decks
13%synergy
Expressive Iteration
19%inclusion17 decks89 decks
16%synergy
Past in Flames
17%inclusion15 decks89 decks
14%synergy
Solve the Equation
17%inclusion15 decks89 decks
15%synergy
Flow State
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
14%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
16%inclusion14 decks89 decks
15%synergy
Chain of Smog
16%inclusion14 decks89 decks
15%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
15%inclusion13 decks89 decks
10%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
15%inclusion13 decks89 decks
11%synergy
Crackle with Power
13%inclusion12 decks89 decks
11%synergy
Serum Visions
13%inclusion12 decks89 decks
12%synergy
Night's Whisper
13%inclusion12 decks89 decks
9%synergy
Grim Tutor
13%inclusion12 decks89 decks
10%synergy
Imperial Seal
12%inclusion11 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Bonus Round
12%inclusion11 decks89 decks
12%synergy
Dark Petition
12%inclusion11 decks89 decks
11%synergy
Boltwave
10%inclusion9 decks89 decks
9%synergy
Dark Deal
10%inclusion9 decks89 decks
3%synergy
Stock Up
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
7%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
4%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
3%synergy
Rite of Flame
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
3%synergy
Time Warp
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
8%synergy
Strategic Planning
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
7%synergy
Unearth
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Doomsday
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
7%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
2%synergy
Final Parting
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
6%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
3%synergy
Diabolic Intent
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
-2%synergy
Careful Study
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
4%synergy
Insult // Injury
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Treasure Cruise
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
3%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
4%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
1%synergy
Mind's Desire
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Reforge the Soul
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The One Ring
22%inclusion20 decks89 decks
10%synergy
Isochron Scepter
20%inclusion18 decks89 decks
18%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
17%inclusion15 decks89 decks
15%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
12%inclusion11 decks89 decks
4%synergy
Lightning Greaves
12%inclusion11 decks89 decks
-17%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
10%inclusion9 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Primal Amulet
10%inclusion9 decks89 decks
9%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
-19%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
-5%synergy
Enchantments
Mystic Remora
38%inclusion34 decks89 decks
23%synergy
Necropotence
21%inclusion19 decks89 decks
15%synergy
Fiery Inscription
10%inclusion9 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Secrets of the Dead
10%inclusion9 decks89 decks
8%synergy
Propaganda
10%inclusion9 decks89 decks
-4%synergy
Double Vision
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
7%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
7%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Black Market Connections
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
-6%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
-4%synergy
Search for Azcanta
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Storm Conduit
25%inclusion22 decks89 decks
23%synergy
Professor Onyx
22%inclusion20 decks89 decks
21%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
16%inclusion14 decks89 decks
13%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
15%inclusion13 decks89 decks
14%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
12%inclusion11 decks89 decks
11%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
27%inclusion24 decks89 decks
-8%synergy
Bojuka Bog
25%inclusion22 decks89 decks
1%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
25%inclusion22 decks89 decks
9%synergy
Ancient Tomb
19%inclusion17 decks89 decks
6%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
18%inclusion16 decks89 decks
4%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
17%inclusion15 decks89 decks
13%synergy
Mistrise Village
13%inclusion11 decks84 decks
5%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
10%inclusion8 decks79 decks
6%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
10%inclusion9 decks89 decks
7%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
3%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
3%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
6%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
3%synergy
Urza's Saga
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
1%synergy
Strip Mine
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
6%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
93%inclusion83 decks89 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Signet
84%inclusion75 decks89 decks
-4%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
66%inclusion59 decks89 decks
22%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
63%inclusion56 decks89 decks
13%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
49%inclusion44 decks89 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Signet
39%inclusion35 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
39%inclusion35 decks89 decks
4%synergy
Izzet Signet
35%inclusion31 decks89 decks
3%synergy
Lotus Petal
27%inclusion24 decks89 decks
16%synergy
Rakdos Signet
22%inclusion20 decks89 decks
-10%synergy
Resonating Lute
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
11%synergy
Chrome Mox
16%inclusion14 decks89 decks
7%synergy
Mana Vault
13%inclusion12 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Mox Diamond
12%inclusion11 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Thought Vessel
11%inclusion10 decks89 decks
-10%synergy
Mox Opal
11%inclusion10 decks89 decks
4%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
-5%synergy
Mox Amber
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
-12%synergy
Relic of Sauron
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
-13%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
96%inclusion85 decks89 decks
4%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion85 decks89 decks
3%synergy
Island
94%inclusion84 decks89 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
92%inclusion82 decks89 decks
1%synergy
Steam Vents
83%inclusion74 decks89 decks
37%synergy
Watery Grave
81%inclusion72 decks89 decks
33%synergy
Blood Crypt
76%inclusion68 decks89 decks
30%synergy
Polluted Delta
66%inclusion59 decks89 decks
31%synergy
Exotic Orchard
64%inclusion57 decks89 decks
8%synergy
Scalding Tarn
63%inclusion56 decks89 decks
31%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
61%inclusion54 decks89 decks
25%synergy
Xander's Lounge
57%inclusion51 decks89 decks
18%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
54%inclusion48 decks89 decks
11%synergy
Sulfur Falls
53%inclusion47 decks89 decks
6%synergy
Training Center
52%inclusion46 decks89 decks
20%synergy
Shivan Reef
51%inclusion45 decks89 decks
21%synergy
Morphic Pool
49%inclusion44 decks89 decks
18%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
46%inclusion41 decks89 decks
0%synergy
Luxury Suite
43%inclusion38 decks89 decks
11%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
39%inclusion35 decks89 decks
13%synergy
Underground River
39%inclusion35 decks89 decks
11%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
35%inclusion31 decks89 decks
-18%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
31%inclusion28 decks89 decks
7%synergy
Thundering Falls
30%inclusion27 decks89 decks
20%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
30%inclusion27 decks89 decks
19%synergy
Undercity Sewers
29%inclusion26 decks89 decks
16%synergy
Sunken Hollow
29%inclusion26 decks89 decks
-10%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
25%inclusion22 decks89 decks
-13%synergy
Reflecting Pool
25%inclusion22 decks89 decks
16%synergy
Mana Confluence
25%inclusion22 decks89 decks
13%synergy
Sink into Stupor
25%inclusion22 decks89 decks
15%synergy
City of Brass
25%inclusion22 decks89 decks
11%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
25%inclusion22 decks89 decks
-3%synergy
Raucous Theater
22%inclusion20 decks89 decks
12%synergy
Badlands
22%inclusion20 decks89 decks
7%synergy
Volcanic Island
20%inclusion18 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Underground Sea
19%inclusion17 decks89 decks
4%synergy
Haunted Ridge
19%inclusion17 decks89 decks
-2%synergy
Fell the Profane
18%inclusion16 decks89 decks
10%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
17%inclusion15 decks89 decks
11%synergy
Sunken Ruins
17%inclusion15 decks89 decks
12%synergy
Misty Rainforest
16%inclusion14 decks89 decks
6%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
16%inclusion14 decks89 decks
6%synergy
Flooded Strand
16%inclusion14 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Marsh Flats
16%inclusion14 decks89 decks
6%synergy
Wooded Foothills
15%inclusion13 decks89 decks
6%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
15%inclusion13 decks89 decks
1%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
15%inclusion13 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Arid Mesa
15%inclusion13 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
15%inclusion13 decks89 decks
8%synergy
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