Kess, Dissident Mage (Commander) - Reanimator

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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Glamdring, Foe-hammer
24%inclusion4 decks17 decks
22%synergy
Most Decrepit Old Bird
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
12%synergy
The Weaver King
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Smaug, Wicked Worm
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
3%synergy
Wizard's Staff
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Reanimate
79%inclusion157 decks198 decks
54%synergy
Faithless Looting
74%inclusion146 decks198 decks
54%synergy
Frantic Search
70%inclusion138 decks198 decks
48%synergy
Entomb
53%inclusion105 decks198 decks
47%synergy
Stitch Together
48%inclusion95 decks198 decks
45%synergy
Animate Dead
48%inclusion96 decks198 decks
39%synergy
Persist
40%inclusion80 decks198 decks
37%synergy
Victimize
44%inclusion88 decks198 decks
35%synergy
Buried Alive
38%inclusion76 decks198 decks
35%synergy
Careful Study
36%inclusion72 decks198 decks
34%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
59%inclusion117 decks198 decks
21%synergy
Windfall
53%inclusion104 decks198 decks
29%synergy
Blasphemous Act
42%inclusion83 decks198 decks
-3%synergy
Toxic Deluge
41%inclusion82 decks198 decks
20%synergy
Counterspell
41%inclusion81 decks198 decks
-4%synergy
Living Death
39%inclusion78 decks198 decks
33%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
35%inclusion70 decks198 decks
32%synergy
Incarnation Technique
35%inclusion69 decks198 decks
34%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
33%inclusion65 decks198 decks
30%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
33%inclusion65 decks198 decks
1%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
31%inclusion62 decks198 decks
10%synergy
Rhystic Study
28%inclusion56 decks198 decks
6%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
27%inclusion54 decks198 decks
7%synergy
Mystical Tutor
27%inclusion54 decks198 decks
14%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
23%inclusion46 decks198 decks
8%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
22%inclusion44 decks198 decks
3%synergy
Jeska's Will
20%inclusion40 decks198 decks
4%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
17%inclusion34 decks198 decks
15%synergy
Gamble
17%inclusion33 decks198 decks
7%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
15%inclusion30 decks198 decks
-3%synergy
Creatures
Nightscape Familiar
31%inclusion61 decks198 decks
4%synergy
Anger
28%inclusion55 decks198 decks
16%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
26%inclusion51 decks198 decks
24%synergy
Nezahal, Primal Tide
24%inclusion47 decks198 decks
23%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
23%inclusion44 decks192 decks
21%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
22%inclusion44 decks198 decks
20%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
22%inclusion43 decks198 decks
17%synergy
Ledger Shredder
21%inclusion42 decks198 decks
18%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
20%inclusion39 decks198 decks
18%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
20%inclusion39 decks198 decks
18%synergy
Combustible Gearhulk
18%inclusion36 decks198 decks
15%synergy
Toxrill, the Corrosive
18%inclusion35 decks198 decks
17%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
17%inclusion34 decks198 decks
9%synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
17%inclusion33 decks198 decks
13%synergy
Exhibition Tidecaller
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
15%synergy
Obsessive Stitcher
16%inclusion31 decks198 decks
15%synergy
Lord Xander, the Collector
16%inclusion31 decks198 decks
13%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
15%inclusion30 decks198 decks
4%synergy
Massacre Wurm
15%inclusion29 decks198 decks
13%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
15%inclusion29 decks198 decks
4%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
14%inclusion13 decks90 decks
3%synergy
Likeness Looter
14%inclusion27 decks198 decks
11%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
14%inclusion27 decks198 decks
7%synergy
Flayer of the Hatebound
14%inclusion27 decks198 decks
11%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
13%inclusion26 decks198 decks
4%synergy
Feldon of the Third Path
13%inclusion26 decks198 decks
11%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
13%inclusion25 decks198 decks
11%synergy
Noxious Gearhulk
12%inclusion24 decks198 decks
8%synergy
Ancient Brass Dragon
12%inclusion24 decks198 decks
11%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
12%inclusion24 decks198 decks
5%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
12%inclusion23 decks198 decks
10%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
12%inclusion23 decks198 decks
10%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
12%inclusion23 decks198 decks
7%synergy
Grave Researcher
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
9%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
11%inclusion22 decks198 decks
6%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
11%inclusion22 decks198 decks
3%synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
11%inclusion22 decks198 decks
8%synergy
Metamorphosis Fanatic
11%inclusion20 decks187 decks
10%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
11%inclusion21 decks198 decks
6%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
11%inclusion21 decks198 decks
6%synergy
Burning-Rune Demon
11%inclusion21 decks198 decks
9%synergy
Twilight Diviner
10%inclusion9 decks89 decks
9%synergy
Psychic Frog
10%inclusion20 decks198 decks
7%synergy
Rona, Herald of Invasion
10%inclusion19 decks198 decks
8%synergy
Jace's Archivist
10%inclusion19 decks198 decks
4%synergy
Moria Scavenger
10%inclusion19 decks198 decks
5%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
9.1%inclusion18 decks198 decks
2%synergy
Kefka, Court Mage
8.8%inclusion12 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
8.6%inclusion17 decks198 decks
8%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
8.6%inclusion17 decks198 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Chaos Warp
31%inclusion61 decks198 decks
-4%synergy
Arcane Denial
30%inclusion60 decks198 decks
2%synergy
Swan Song
27%inclusion54 decks198 decks
8%synergy
Cabal Ritual
25%inclusion50 decks198 decks
15%synergy
Mana Drain
25%inclusion49 decks198 decks
9%synergy
Brainstorm
24%inclusion48 decks198 decks
7%synergy
Fact or Fiction
24%inclusion48 decks198 decks
18%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
23%inclusion45 decks198 decks
11%synergy
Fell the Profane
21%inclusion42 decks198 decks
13%synergy
Negate
21%inclusion42 decks198 decks
-1%synergy
Sink into Stupor
21%inclusion41 decks198 decks
11%synergy
Deflecting Swat
20%inclusion40 decks198 decks
1%synergy
Izzet Charm
19%inclusion38 decks198 decks
17%synergy
Big Score
19%inclusion37 decks198 decks
5%synergy
Consider
17%inclusion34 decks198 decks
11%synergy
Rakdos Charm
17%inclusion33 decks198 decks
2%synergy
Terminate
16%inclusion32 decks198 decks
-10%synergy
Deadly Rollick
16%inclusion31 decks198 decks
-2%synergy
Bitter Triumph
16%inclusion31 decks198 decks
12%synergy
Prismari Command
15%inclusion29 decks198 decks
9%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
14%inclusion28 decks198 decks
7%synergy
Demand Answers
14%inclusion28 decks198 decks
8%synergy
Force of Will
14%inclusion27 decks198 decks
3%synergy
Withering Torment
13%inclusion25 decks188 decks
0%synergy
Mana Sculpt
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
9%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
13%inclusion25 decks198 decks
10%synergy
Saw in Half
12%inclusion23 decks198 decks
6%synergy
Flashback
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
11%inclusion22 decks198 decks
2%synergy
Thought Scour
11%inclusion22 decks198 decks
10%synergy
Bedevil
11%inclusion21 decks198 decks
-5%synergy
Flame of Anor
11%inclusion21 decks198 decks
6%synergy
Brain Freeze
10%inclusion20 decks198 decks
2%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
10%inclusion20 decks198 decks
4%synergy
Maestros Charm
10%inclusion19 decks198 decks
7%synergy
Forbidden Alchemy
10%inclusion19 decks198 decks
8%synergy
Flusterstorm
9.1%inclusion18 decks198 decks
1%synergy
Demonic Consultation
9.1%inclusion18 decks198 decks
2%synergy
Force of Negation
9.1%inclusion18 decks198 decks
1%synergy
Pact of Negation
9.1%inclusion18 decks198 decks
1%synergy
Ancient Excavation
8.1%inclusion16 decks198 decks
7%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
8.1%inclusion16 decks198 decks
6%synergy
Pongify
7.6%inclusion15 decks198 decks
1%synergy
Drown in the Loch
7.6%inclusion15 decks198 decks
5%synergy
Mental Misstep
7.1%inclusion14 decks198 decks
1%synergy
Tainted Indulgence
7.1%inclusion14 decks198 decks
7%synergy
Abrade
7.1%inclusion14 decks198 decks
-2%synergy
Abandon Attachments
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Tainted Pact
6.6%inclusion13 decks198 decks
-0%synergy
Intuition
6.6%inclusion13 decks198 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Dread Return
32%inclusion64 decks198 decks
30%synergy
Feed the Swarm
32%inclusion63 decks198 decks
4%synergy
Exhume
32%inclusion63 decks198 decks
31%synergy
Unmarked Grave
24%inclusion47 decks198 decks
22%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
24%inclusion47 decks198 decks
20%synergy
Vandalblast
23%inclusion45 decks198 decks
6%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
21%inclusion42 decks198 decks
16%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
20%inclusion40 decks198 decks
11%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
20%inclusion39 decks198 decks
18%synergy
Will of the Abzan
19%inclusion29 decks151 decks
18%synergy
Zombify
19%inclusion38 decks198 decks
18%synergy
Singularity Rupture
17%inclusion21 decks121 decks
16%synergy
Ponder
17%inclusion34 decks198 decks
9%synergy
Extract from Darkness
16%inclusion31 decks198 decks
13%synergy
Whispering Madness
13%inclusion25 decks198 decks
6%synergy
Preordain
12%inclusion24 decks198 decks
6%synergy
Dark Deal
12%inclusion24 decks198 decks
5%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
12%inclusion23 decks198 decks
7%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
11%inclusion21 decks198 decks
5%synergy
Mana Geyser
10%inclusion19 decks198 decks
4%synergy
Restart Sequence
10%inclusion19 decks198 decks
9%synergy
Damnation
10%inclusion19 decks198 decks
2%synergy
Winternight Stories
9.3%inclusion14 decks151 decks
9%synergy
Coiling Rebirth
9.1%inclusion18 decks198 decks
8%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
9.1%inclusion18 decks198 decks
9%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
9.1%inclusion18 decks198 decks
8%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
9.0%inclusion16 decks177 decks
4%synergy
Imperial Seal
8.6%inclusion17 decks198 decks
2%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
8.1%inclusion16 decks198 decks
5%synergy
See the Truth
8.1%inclusion16 decks198 decks
7%synergy
Reforge the Soul
8.1%inclusion16 decks198 decks
3%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
7.3%inclusion11 decks151 decks
6%synergy
Steal the Show
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Strategic Planning
6.6%inclusion13 decks198 decks
6%synergy
Lively Dirge
6.6%inclusion13 decks198 decks
5%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
6.6%inclusion13 decks198 decks
2%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
6.6%inclusion13 decks198 decks
3%synergy
Dark Petition
6.6%inclusion13 decks198 decks
6%synergy
Exsanguinate
6.6%inclusion13 decks198 decks
3%synergy
Beacon of Unrest
6.6%inclusion13 decks198 decks
6%synergy
Sundering Eruption
6.6%inclusion13 decks198 decks
4%synergy
Demonic Counsel
6.3%inclusion12 decks192 decks
2%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
6.1%inclusion12 decks198 decks
1%synergy
Too Greedily, Too Deep
6.1%inclusion12 decks198 decks
3%synergy
Solve the Equation
6.1%inclusion12 decks198 decks
4%synergy
Abstract Performance
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Breaking // Entering
5.6%inclusion11 decks198 decks
5%synergy
Chart a Course
5.6%inclusion11 decks198 decks
3%synergy
Lórien Revealed
5.6%inclusion11 decks198 decks
3%synergy
Grave Upheaval
5.6%inclusion11 decks198 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
20%inclusion39 decks198 decks
-10%synergy
The One Ring
12%inclusion24 decks198 decks
-0%synergy
Monument to Endurance
9.1%inclusion15 decks164 decks
1%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
9.1%inclusion18 decks198 decks
5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.6%inclusion17 decks198 decks
-1%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
7.1%inclusion14 decks198 decks
-1%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
6.6%inclusion13 decks198 decks
6%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
6.1%inclusion12 decks198 decks
-21%synergy
Enchantments
Necromancy
28%inclusion55 decks198 decks
25%synergy
Mystic Remora
20%inclusion40 decks198 decks
5%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
20%inclusion39 decks198 decks
19%synergy
Underworld Breach
15%inclusion29 decks198 decks
3%synergy
Dance of the Dead
14%inclusion28 decks198 decks
13%synergy
Sneak Attack
12%inclusion23 decks198 decks
8%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
8.1%inclusion16 decks198 decks
6%synergy
Bitter Reunion
7.1%inclusion14 decks198 decks
7%synergy
Black Market Connections
6.1%inclusion12 decks198 decks
-7%synergy
Uncover the Moon-Letters
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Waste Not
5.6%inclusion11 decks198 decks
-7%synergy
Secrets of the Dead
5.6%inclusion11 decks198 decks
4%synergy
Propaganda
5.6%inclusion11 decks198 decks
-9%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
5.6%inclusion11 decks198 decks
-4%synergy
Necropotence
5.1%inclusion10 decks198 decks
-1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
7.1%inclusion14 decks198 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
25%inclusion50 decks198 decks
1%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
25%inclusion50 decks198 decks
9%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
22%inclusion43 decks198 decks
8%synergy
Reliquary Tower
16%inclusion31 decks198 decks
-19%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
15%inclusion30 decks198 decks
10%synergy
Ancient Tomb
14%inclusion27 decks198 decks
1%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
13%inclusion26 decks198 decks
6%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
13%inclusion26 decks198 decks
10%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
12%inclusion23 decks198 decks
7%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
12%inclusion23 decks198 decks
6%synergy
Tomb Fortress
11%inclusion22 decks198 decks
11%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.6%inclusion15 decks198 decks
-14%synergy
Mistrise Village
6.6%inclusion10 decks151 decks
-1%synergy
Urza's Saga
6.1%inclusion12 decks198 decks
1%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
5.3%inclusion7 decks132 decks
2%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
5.1%inclusion10 decks198 decks
1%synergy
Sunken Palace
5.1%inclusion10 decks198 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion175 decks198 decks
0%synergy
Sol Ring
81%inclusion160 decks198 decks
-9%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
62%inclusion123 decks198 decks
12%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
57%inclusion112 decks198 decks
12%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
55%inclusion109 decks198 decks
11%synergy
Fellwar Stone
42%inclusion83 decks198 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Signet
39%inclusion78 decks198 decks
6%synergy
Izzet Signet
35%inclusion69 decks198 decks
4%synergy
Rakdos Signet
34%inclusion67 decks198 decks
3%synergy
Relic of Sauron
15%inclusion30 decks198 decks
-4%synergy
Lotus Petal
12%inclusion24 decks198 decks
2%synergy
Chrome Mox
11%inclusion21 decks198 decks
2%synergy
The Soul Stone
10%inclusion12 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Resonating Lute
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.6%inclusion17 decks198 decks
-9%synergy
Mana Vault
8.6%inclusion17 decks198 decks
0%synergy
Thought Vessel
8.1%inclusion16 decks198 decks
-13%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
7.6%inclusion15 decks198 decks
-6%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
6.1%inclusion12 decks198 decks
0%synergy
Mind Stone
5.1%inclusion10 decks198 decks
-8%synergy
Mox Diamond
5.1%inclusion10 decks198 decks
-2%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
95%inclusion188 decks198 decks
3%synergy
Swamp
94%inclusion186 decks198 decks
2%synergy
Island
93%inclusion185 decks198 decks
1%synergy
Mountain
90%inclusion178 decks198 decks
-2%synergy
Watery Grave
67%inclusion133 decks198 decks
19%synergy
Steam Vents
63%inclusion124 decks198 decks
17%synergy
Blood Crypt
61%inclusion121 decks198 decks
15%synergy
Exotic Orchard
56%inclusion111 decks198 decks
-1%synergy
Xander's Lounge
54%inclusion106 decks198 decks
14%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
53%inclusion104 decks198 decks
6%synergy
Polluted Delta
53%inclusion104 decks198 decks
18%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
53%inclusion104 decks198 decks
17%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
51%inclusion100 decks198 decks
7%synergy
Sulfur Falls
48%inclusion96 decks198 decks
1%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
48%inclusion96 decks198 decks
-4%synergy
Training Center
48%inclusion95 decks198 decks
17%synergy
Shivan Reef
47%inclusion93 decks198 decks
17%synergy
Morphic Pool
47%inclusion93 decks198 decks
16%synergy
Underground River
46%inclusion91 decks198 decks
18%synergy
Scalding Tarn
45%inclusion90 decks198 decks
13%synergy
Luxury Suite
43%inclusion86 decks198 decks
11%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
40%inclusion80 decks198 decks
12%synergy
Sunken Hollow
35%inclusion70 decks198 decks
-5%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
34%inclusion68 decks198 decks
-4%synergy
Undercity Sewers
31%inclusion62 decks198 decks
19%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
30%inclusion60 decks198 decks
4%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
30%inclusion59 decks198 decks
6%synergy
Raucous Theater
29%inclusion58 decks198 decks
19%synergy
Thundering Falls
27%inclusion54 decks198 decks
17%synergy
Haunted Ridge
27%inclusion53 decks198 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
21%inclusion42 decks198 decks
13%synergy
Sink into Stupor
21%inclusion41 decks198 decks
11%synergy
Underground Sea
19%inclusion37 decks198 decks
3%synergy
Mana Confluence
19%inclusion37 decks198 decks
7%synergy
Seething Landscape
18%inclusion36 decks198 decks
3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
17%inclusion34 decks198 decks
-5%synergy
Volcanic Island
17%inclusion34 decks198 decks
2%synergy
City of Brass
17%inclusion34 decks198 decks
3%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
17%inclusion32 decks190 decks
8%synergy
Badlands
17%inclusion33 decks198 decks
1%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
17%inclusion33 decks198 decks
6%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
16%inclusion32 decks198 decks
10%synergy
Oscorp Industries
16%inclusion18 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Marsh Flats
16%inclusion31 decks198 decks
6%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
15%inclusion30 decks198 decks
6%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
15%inclusion30 decks198 decks
-4%synergy
Flooded Strand
15%inclusion30 decks198 decks
5%synergy
Path of Ancestry
15%inclusion29 decks198 decks
-16%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
14%inclusion28 decks198 decks
4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
14%inclusion28 decks198 decks
7%synergy
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