Kess, Dissident Mage (Commander) - Upgraded

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
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Wizard's Staff
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
1%synergy
Most Decrepit Old Bird
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Gandalf, Goblins' Bane
4.1%inclusion4 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Smaug, Wicked Worm
2.7%inclusion2 decks73 decks
0%synergy
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Frantic Search
63%inclusion408 decks643 decks
42%synergy
Faithless Looting
60%inclusion383 decks643 decks
40%synergy
Ponder
45%inclusion289 decks643 decks
37%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
47%inclusion299 decks643 decks
36%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
46%inclusion298 decks643 decks
35%synergy
Preordain
39%inclusion249 decks643 decks
33%synergy
Brainstorm
47%inclusion300 decks643 decks
30%synergy
Consider
35%inclusion226 decks643 decks
29%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
37%inclusion240 decks643 decks
29%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
29%inclusion185 decks643 decks
27%synergy
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Dark Ritual
60%inclusion387 decks643 decks
22%synergy
Counterspell
56%inclusion358 decks643 decks
11%synergy
Blasphemous Act
48%inclusion308 decks643 decks
3%synergy
Windfall
45%inclusion291 decks643 decks
22%synergy
Chaos Warp
39%inclusion250 decks643 decks
4%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
38%inclusion246 decks643 decks
7%synergy
Reanimate
37%inclusion239 decks643 decks
12%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
37%inclusion236 decks643 decks
10%synergy
Toxic Deluge
35%inclusion224 decks643 decks
14%synergy
Guttersnipe
33%inclusion213 decks643 decks
26%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
21%inclusion136 decks643 decks
5%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
20%inclusion126 decks643 decks
-1%synergy
Mystical Tutor
17%inclusion109 decks643 decks
4%synergy
Demonic Tutor
17%inclusion107 decks643 decks
-4%synergy
Rhystic Study
13%inclusion85 decks643 decks
-9%synergy
Underworld Breach
13%inclusion83 decks643 decks
2%synergy
Notion Thief
12%inclusion75 decks643 decks
4%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
11%inclusion72 decks643 decks
9%synergy
Gamble
8.6%inclusion55 decks643 decks
-1%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
8.6%inclusion55 decks643 decks
-11%synergy
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Baral, Chief of Compliance
24%inclusion154 decks643 decks
22%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
21%inclusion113 decks545 decks
16%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
21%inclusion132 decks643 decks
18%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
19%inclusion109 decks565 decks
12%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
19%inclusion105 decks565 decks
13%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
18%inclusion118 decks643 decks
14%synergy
Young Pyromancer
18%inclusion116 decks643 decks
16%synergy
Coruscation Mage
16%inclusion102 decks643 decks
14%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
16%inclusion101 decks643 decks
10%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
16%inclusion101 decks643 decks
12%synergy
Archmage of Runes
16%inclusion100 decks643 decks
13%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
16%inclusion100 decks643 decks
7%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
15%inclusion96 decks643 decks
9%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
15%inclusion95 decks643 decks
10%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
15%inclusion94 decks643 decks
13%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
13%inclusion84 decks643 decks
11%synergy
Ledger Shredder
12%inclusion77 decks643 decks
9%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
12%inclusion75 decks643 decks
5%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
11%inclusion71 decks643 decks
7%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
11%inclusion70 decks643 decks
1%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
10%inclusion64 decks643 decks
8%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
10%inclusion34 decks344 decks
-1%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
10%inclusion63 decks643 decks
8%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
10%inclusion63 decks643 decks
5%synergy
Archaeomancer
8.2%inclusion53 decks643 decks
5%synergy
Exhibition Tidecaller
8.0%inclusion20 decks251 decks
7%synergy
Displacer Kitten
7.9%inclusion51 decks643 decks
2%synergy
Electrostatic Field
7.9%inclusion51 decks643 decks
7%synergy
Spellseeker
7.9%inclusion51 decks643 decks
5%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
7.9%inclusion51 decks643 decks
7%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
7.6%inclusion49 decks643 decks
5%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
7.5%inclusion48 decks643 decks
-2%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
7.5%inclusion48 decks643 decks
6%synergy
Anger
7.3%inclusion47 decks643 decks
-4%synergy
Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
7.3%inclusion41 decks565 decks
4%synergy
Firebrand Archer
7.2%inclusion46 decks643 decks
6%synergy
Baleful Strix
7.2%inclusion46 decks643 decks
-3%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
7.0%inclusion45 decks643 decks
0%synergy
Kefka, Court Mage
6.7%inclusion38 decks565 decks
1%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
6.7%inclusion43 decks643 decks
3%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
6.2%inclusion40 decks643 decks
-12%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
6.1%inclusion39 decks643 decks
3%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
6.1%inclusion39 decks643 decks
-1%synergy
Jace's Archivist
5.9%inclusion38 decks643 decks
-0%synergy
Ral, Monsoon Mage
5.8%inclusion37 decks643 decks
5%synergy
Urabrask
5.8%inclusion37 decks643 decks
5%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
5.6%inclusion36 decks643 decks
4%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
5.6%inclusion36 decks643 decks
5%synergy
Prismari, the Inspiration
5.6%inclusion14 decks251 decks
4%synergy
Mysidian Elder
5.6%inclusion30 decks540 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Arcane Denial
32%inclusion203 decks643 decks
3%synergy
Negate
31%inclusion200 decks643 decks
9%synergy
Lightning Bolt
29%inclusion187 decks643 decks
19%synergy
Fact or Fiction
29%inclusion186 decks643 decks
22%synergy
Terminate
29%inclusion185 decks643 decks
3%synergy
Rakdos Charm
28%inclusion181 decks643 decks
14%synergy
Opt
28%inclusion178 decks643 decks
22%synergy
Seething Song
25%inclusion161 decks643 decks
18%synergy
Swan Song
25%inclusion161 decks643 decks
5%synergy
Flame of Anor
25%inclusion159 decks643 decks
20%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
24%inclusion157 decks643 decks
13%synergy
Cabal Ritual
24%inclusion155 decks643 decks
14%synergy
Snap
23%inclusion145 decks643 decks
13%synergy
Entomb
21%inclusion135 decks643 decks
15%synergy
Narset's Reversal
21%inclusion135 decks643 decks
15%synergy
Sink into Stupor
20%inclusion130 decks643 decks
10%synergy
Big Score
20%inclusion129 decks643 decks
7%synergy
Mana Drain
19%inclusion120 decks643 decks
3%synergy
Thought Scour
18%inclusion113 decks643 decks
16%synergy
Abrade
18%inclusion113 decks643 decks
8%synergy
Prismari Command
17%inclusion111 decks643 decks
11%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion109 decks643 decks
9%synergy
Deadly Rollick
17%inclusion108 decks643 decks
-1%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
16%inclusion104 decks643 decks
10%synergy
Bedevil
15%inclusion94 decks643 decks
-1%synergy
Withering Torment
15%inclusion94 decks643 decks
2%synergy
Deflecting Swat
14%inclusion90 decks643 decks
-6%synergy
Reality Shift
14%inclusion87 decks643 decks
9%synergy
Dig Through Time
14%inclusion87 decks643 decks
10%synergy
Izzet Charm
13%inclusion82 decks643 decks
10%synergy
Brain Freeze
12%inclusion75 decks643 decks
4%synergy
Pongify
11%inclusion73 decks643 decks
5%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
11%inclusion72 decks643 decks
2%synergy
Flashback
11%inclusion27 decks247 decks
4%synergy
Mana Sculpt
11%inclusion26 decks247 decks
6%synergy
Maestros Charm
10%inclusion65 decks643 decks
7%synergy
Reverberate
9.5%inclusion61 decks643 decks
6%synergy
Aetherize
9.2%inclusion59 decks643 decks
5%synergy
Drown in the Loch
9.0%inclusion58 decks643 decks
6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
9.0%inclusion58 decks643 decks
2%synergy
Flusterstorm
8.9%inclusion57 decks643 decks
1%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
8.9%inclusion57 decks643 decks
5%synergy
Desperate Ritual
8.7%inclusion56 decks643 decks
5%synergy
Demand Answers
8.4%inclusion54 decks643 decks
3%synergy
Force of Negation
8.1%inclusion52 decks643 decks
0%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
7.9%inclusion51 decks643 decks
4%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
7.8%inclusion50 decks643 decks
5%synergy
Return the Favor
7.8%inclusion50 decks643 decks
5%synergy
Impulse
7.8%inclusion50 decks643 decks
7%synergy
Transpose
7.6%inclusion43 decks564 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
32%inclusion203 decks643 decks
4%synergy
Mana Geyser
30%inclusion194 decks643 decks
25%synergy
Vandalblast
28%inclusion179 decks643 decks
11%synergy
See the Truth
25%inclusion160 decks643 decks
24%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
22%inclusion140 decks643 decks
16%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
21%inclusion135 decks643 decks
18%synergy
Expressive Iteration
20%inclusion131 decks643 decks
17%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
19%inclusion125 decks643 decks
15%synergy
Solve the Equation
16%inclusion105 decks643 decks
14%synergy
Exsanguinate
16%inclusion102 decks643 decks
12%synergy
Serum Visions
15%inclusion95 decks643 decks
14%synergy
Stitch Together
13%inclusion86 decks643 decks
11%synergy
Grapeshot
13%inclusion86 decks643 decks
11%synergy
Flow State
13%inclusion32 decks245 decks
12%synergy
Past in Flames
13%inclusion83 decks643 decks
10%synergy
Night's Whisper
13%inclusion83 decks643 decks
8%synergy
Damnation
12%inclusion80 decks643 decks
5%synergy
Victimize
12%inclusion77 decks643 decks
3%synergy
Careful Study
12%inclusion76 decks643 decks
10%synergy
Whispering Madness
12%inclusion76 decks643 decks
5%synergy
Treasure Cruise
12%inclusion74 decks643 decks
9%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
12%inclusion74 decks643 decks
8%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
11%inclusion72 decks643 decks
7%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
11%inclusion70 decks643 decks
1%synergy
Dark Deal
11%inclusion69 decks643 decks
3%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
11%inclusion57 decks542 decks
8%synergy
Stock Up
10%inclusion67 decks642 decks
8%synergy
Persist
10%inclusion67 decks643 decks
7%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
10%inclusion66 decks643 decks
6%synergy
Circle of Power
10%inclusion56 decks564 decks
7%synergy
Buried Alive
10%inclusion62 decks643 decks
6%synergy
Dark Petition
9.0%inclusion58 decks643 decks
8%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
8.9%inclusion57 decks643 decks
8%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
8.6%inclusion55 decks643 decks
3%synergy
Living Death
8.4%inclusion54 decks643 decks
2%synergy
Strategic Planning
8.1%inclusion52 decks643 decks
8%synergy
Crackle with Power
8.1%inclusion52 decks643 decks
6%synergy
Lórien Revealed
7.8%inclusion50 decks643 decks
5%synergy
Reforge the Soul
7.8%inclusion50 decks643 decks
3%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
7.5%inclusion48 decks643 decks
6%synergy
Dread Return
7.5%inclusion48 decks643 decks
5%synergy
Exhume
7.3%inclusion47 decks643 decks
6%synergy
Unmarked Grave
7.2%inclusion46 decks643 decks
6%synergy
Grim Tutor
7.2%inclusion46 decks643 decks
3%synergy
Boltwave
7.0%inclusion45 decks643 decks
5%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
6.8%inclusion44 decks643 decks
1%synergy
Bonus Round
6.7%inclusion43 decks643 decks
6%synergy
Incarnation Technique
6.4%inclusion41 decks643 decks
6%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
6.1%inclusion39 decks643 decks
3%synergy
Sign in Blood
6.1%inclusion39 decks643 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Primal Amulet
13%inclusion85 decks643 decks
12%synergy
Lightning Greaves
12%inclusion80 decks643 decks
-17%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
9.3%inclusion60 decks643 decks
-18%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
8.7%inclusion49 decks565 decks
6%synergy
Isochron Scepter
8.1%inclusion52 decks643 decks
6%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.5%inclusion42 decks643 decks
-3%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
6.5%inclusion42 decks643 decks
5%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
6.5%inclusion42 decks643 decks
5%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
5.8%inclusion37 decks643 decks
-2%synergy
Enchantments
Thousand-Year Storm
27%inclusion176 decks643 decks
25%synergy
Mystic Remora
19%inclusion121 decks643 decks
3%synergy
Propaganda
17%inclusion111 decks643 decks
2%synergy
Fiery Inscription
16%inclusion101 decks643 decks
11%synergy
Secrets of the Dead
12%inclusion76 decks643 decks
10%synergy
Animate Dead
12%inclusion76 decks643 decks
3%synergy
Artist's Talent
8.2%inclusion53 decks643 decks
7%synergy
Double Vision
7.6%inclusion49 decks643 decks
5%synergy
Curiosity
6.7%inclusion43 decks643 decks
3%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
6.7%inclusion43 decks643 decks
6%synergy
Waste Not
6.1%inclusion39 decks643 decks
-6%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
5.9%inclusion38 decks643 decks
4%synergy
Search for Azcanta
5.9%inclusion38 decks643 decks
5%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
5.8%inclusion37 decks643 decks
5%synergy
Necromancy
5.8%inclusion37 decks643 decks
3%synergy
Shark Typhoon
5.8%inclusion37 decks643 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
5.8%inclusion37 decks643 decks
-3%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
5.6%inclusion36 decks643 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
14%inclusion88 decks643 decks
12%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
11%inclusion73 decks643 decks
10%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
7.5%inclusion48 decks643 decks
7%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
6.2%inclusion40 decks643 decks
4%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
5.4%inclusion35 decks643 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
28%inclusion178 decks643 decks
-7%synergy
Bojuka Bog
27%inclusion175 decks643 decks
3%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
17%inclusion109 decks643 decks
1%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
16%inclusion102 decks643 decks
12%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
14%inclusion78 decks552 decks
11%synergy
Mistrise Village
12%inclusion73 decks607 decks
4%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
11%inclusion71 decks643 decks
-3%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
7.8%inclusion50 decks643 decks
4%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
7.8%inclusion50 decks643 decks
5%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
7.6%inclusion49 decks643 decks
2%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
7.5%inclusion48 decks643 decks
2%synergy
Great Hall of the Biblioplex
6.4%inclusion16 decks249 decks
6%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.9%inclusion38 decks643 decks
-1%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
5.4%inclusion35 decks643 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
86%inclusion555 decks643 decks
-2%synergy
Sol Ring
85%inclusion545 decks643 decks
-5%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
55%inclusion354 decks643 decks
11%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
53%inclusion342 decks643 decks
3%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
44%inclusion285 decks643 decks
0%synergy
Izzet Signet
41%inclusion266 decks643 decks
10%synergy
Dimir Signet
38%inclusion246 decks643 decks
5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
37%inclusion235 decks643 decks
1%synergy
Rakdos Signet
34%inclusion218 decks643 decks
3%synergy
Thought Vessel
19%inclusion121 decks643 decks
-2%synergy
Resonating Lute
15%inclusion37 decks248 decks
11%synergy
Mind Stone
13%inclusion86 decks643 decks
1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
13%inclusion81 decks643 decks
-5%synergy
Relic of Sauron
10%inclusion63 decks643 decks
-9%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
9.3%inclusion60 decks643 decks
-4%synergy
Lotus Petal
8.9%inclusion57 decks643 decks
-2%synergy
Tablet of Discovery
8.8%inclusion21 decks239 decks
7%synergy
Lands
Island
97%inclusion624 decks643 decks
4%synergy
Swamp
95%inclusion612 decks643 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
95%inclusion611 decks643 decks
3%synergy
Mountain
94%inclusion607 decks643 decks
3%synergy
Steam Vents
60%inclusion385 decks643 decks
14%synergy
Watery Grave
60%inclusion383 decks643 decks
11%synergy
Exotic Orchard
57%inclusion369 decks643 decks
0%synergy
Blood Crypt
55%inclusion353 decks643 decks
8%synergy
Sulfur Falls
50%inclusion319 decks643 decks
2%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
46%inclusion296 decks643 decks
11%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
46%inclusion294 decks643 decks
-7%synergy
Shivan Reef
45%inclusion292 decks643 decks
16%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
45%inclusion290 decks643 decks
-2%synergy
Xander's Lounge
45%inclusion290 decks643 decks
6%synergy
Polluted Delta
45%inclusion287 decks643 decks
10%synergy
Scalding Tarn
42%inclusion272 decks643 decks
10%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
42%inclusion270 decks643 decks
-2%synergy
Training Center
40%inclusion254 decks643 decks
8%synergy
Underground River
36%inclusion232 decks643 decks
8%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
35%inclusion227 decks643 decks
7%synergy
Luxury Suite
35%inclusion222 decks643 decks
2%synergy
Sunken Hollow
35%inclusion222 decks643 decks
-5%synergy
Morphic Pool
33%inclusion215 decks643 decks
2%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
33%inclusion211 decks643 decks
-5%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
30%inclusion190 decks643 decks
3%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
26%inclusion169 decks643 decks
2%synergy
Thundering Falls
25%inclusion162 decks643 decks
15%synergy
Haunted Ridge
23%inclusion147 decks643 decks
2%synergy
Undercity Sewers
23%inclusion146 decks643 decks
10%synergy
Raucous Theater
22%inclusion142 decks643 decks
11%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
21%inclusion138 decks643 decks
10%synergy
Sink into Stupor
20%inclusion130 decks643 decks
10%synergy
Evolving Wilds
19%inclusion121 decks643 decks
-4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
19%inclusion121 decks643 decks
-12%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
17%inclusion112 decks643 decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion109 decks643 decks
9%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
16%inclusion104 decks643 decks
10%synergy
Seething Landscape
16%inclusion102 decks643 decks
0%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
14%inclusion93 decks643 decks
4%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
14%inclusion90 decks643 decks
-5%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
14%inclusion88 decks643 decks
3%synergy
City of Brass
14%inclusion88 decks643 decks
-0%synergy
Flooded Strand
14%inclusion88 decks643 decks
3%synergy
Underground Sea
13%inclusion85 decks643 decks
-2%synergy
Volcanic Island
13%inclusion84 decks643 decks
-2%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
13%inclusion83 decks643 decks
3%synergy
Badlands
13%inclusion83 decks643 decks
-3%synergy
Misty Rainforest
13%inclusion82 decks643 decks
3%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
13%inclusion82 decks643 decks
1%synergy
Choked Estuary
13%inclusion82 decks643 decks
-5%synergy
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