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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The Vision and Scarlet Witch
1.7%inclusion1 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Vision of Love
1.7%inclusion1 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Loki's Scepter
1.7%inclusion1 decks58 decks
-5%synergy
Hex Magic
1.6%inclusion1 decks63 decks
1%synergy
Avengers Disassembled
1.5%inclusion1 decks67 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Frantic Search
65%inclusion386 decks594 decks
44%synergy
Faithless Looting
60%inclusion359 decks594 decks
41%synergy
Ponder
45%inclusion267 decks594 decks
36%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
46%inclusion272 decks594 decks
35%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
46%inclusion274 decks594 decks
35%synergy
Preordain
39%inclusion232 decks594 decks
33%synergy
Brainstorm
47%inclusion281 decks594 decks
30%synergy
Consider
36%inclusion213 decks594 decks
30%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
38%inclusion226 decks594 decks
29%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
29%inclusion171 decks594 decks
27%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
60%inclusion359 decks594 decks
23%synergy
Counterspell
56%inclusion330 decks594 decks
11%synergy
Blasphemous Act
48%inclusion285 decks594 decks
4%synergy
Windfall
46%inclusion273 decks594 decks
23%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
38%inclusion228 decks594 decks
8%synergy
Chaos Warp
38%inclusion226 decks594 decks
3%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
38%inclusion225 decks594 decks
11%synergy
Reanimate
37%inclusion222 decks594 decks
12%synergy
Toxic Deluge
36%inclusion211 decks594 decks
15%synergy
Guttersnipe
33%inclusion197 decks594 decks
27%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
20%inclusion121 decks594 decks
4%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
20%inclusion118 decks594 decks
-1%synergy
Mystical Tutor
17%inclusion103 decks594 decks
4%synergy
Demonic Tutor
17%inclusion101 decks594 decks
-4%synergy
Underworld Breach
13%inclusion80 decks594 decks
2%synergy
Rhystic Study
13%inclusion79 decks594 decks
-10%synergy
Notion Thief
12%inclusion73 decks594 decks
5%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
10%inclusion62 decks594 decks
8%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
8.6%inclusion51 decks594 decks
-11%synergy
Gamble
8.6%inclusion51 decks594 decks
-1%synergy
Creatures
Baral, Chief of Compliance
25%inclusion146 decks594 decks
23%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
21%inclusion127 decks594 decks
19%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
21%inclusion105 decks493 decks
16%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
19%inclusion99 decks513 decks
12%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
19%inclusion111 decks593 decks
15%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
18%inclusion94 decks513 decks
13%synergy
Young Pyromancer
18%inclusion106 decks594 decks
16%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
16%inclusion97 decks594 decks
8%synergy
Coruscation Mage
16%inclusion95 decks593 decks
14%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
16%inclusion93 decks594 decks
11%synergy
Archmage of Runes
15%inclusion91 decks593 decks
12%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
15%inclusion89 decks594 decks
10%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
14%inclusion86 decks594 decks
13%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
14%inclusion86 decks594 decks
9%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
14%inclusion84 decks594 decks
9%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
13%inclusion78 decks594 decks
11%synergy
Ledger Shredder
12%inclusion74 decks594 decks
9%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
12%inclusion70 decks594 decks
5%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
11%inclusion65 decks594 decks
7%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
11%inclusion64 decks594 decks
1%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
10%inclusion60 decks594 decks
5%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
10%inclusion58 decks594 decks
8%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
9.4%inclusion56 decks594 decks
8%synergy
Archaeomancer
8.9%inclusion53 decks594 decks
5%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
8.8%inclusion25 decks283 decks
-3%synergy
Exhibition Tidecaller
8.7%inclusion16 decks184 decks
7%synergy
Electrostatic Field
8.2%inclusion49 decks594 decks
8%synergy
Displacer Kitten
7.9%inclusion47 decks594 decks
2%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
7.7%inclusion46 decks594 decks
5%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
7.7%inclusion46 decks594 decks
7%synergy
Spellseeker
7.6%inclusion45 decks594 decks
4%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
7.4%inclusion44 decks594 decks
-2%synergy
Anger
7.2%inclusion43 decks594 decks
-4%synergy
Baleful Strix
7.1%inclusion42 decks594 decks
-3%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
7.1%inclusion42 decks594 decks
0%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
7.1%inclusion42 decks594 decks
5%synergy
Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
7.0%inclusion36 decks513 decks
4%synergy
Firebrand Archer
6.9%inclusion41 decks594 decks
6%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
6.9%inclusion41 decks594 decks
4%synergy
Kefka, Court Mage
6.8%inclusion35 decks513 decks
2%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
6.2%inclusion37 decks594 decks
3%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
6.2%inclusion37 decks594 decks
-1%synergy
Mysidian Elder
6.1%inclusion30 decks488 decks
4%synergy
Ral, Monsoon Mage
6.1%inclusion36 decks594 decks
5%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
6.1%inclusion36 decks594 decks
-12%synergy
Longshot, Rebel Bowman
5.9%inclusion20 decks338 decks
4%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
5.9%inclusion35 decks594 decks
5%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
5.9%inclusion35 decks594 decks
2%synergy
Urabrask
5.7%inclusion34 decks594 decks
5%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
5.7%inclusion34 decks594 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Arcane Denial
32%inclusion190 decks594 decks
3%synergy
Negate
31%inclusion184 decks594 decks
9%synergy
Lightning Bolt
30%inclusion181 decks594 decks
20%synergy
Terminate
29%inclusion174 decks594 decks
4%synergy
Fact or Fiction
29%inclusion172 decks594 decks
22%synergy
Opt
29%inclusion172 decks594 decks
23%synergy
Rakdos Charm
29%inclusion172 decks594 decks
14%synergy
Flame of Anor
25%inclusion151 decks594 decks
20%synergy
Swan Song
25%inclusion146 decks594 decks
5%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
24%inclusion144 decks594 decks
13%synergy
Cabal Ritual
24%inclusion144 decks594 decks
14%synergy
Seething Song
24%inclusion142 decks594 decks
17%synergy
Snap
23%inclusion137 decks594 decks
13%synergy
Entomb
21%inclusion125 decks594 decks
15%synergy
Narset's Reversal
21%inclusion122 decks594 decks
15%synergy
Sink into Stupor
20%inclusion121 decks594 decks
11%synergy
Big Score
20%inclusion117 decks594 decks
7%synergy
Mana Drain
19%inclusion113 decks594 decks
3%synergy
Abrade
18%inclusion104 decks594 decks
8%synergy
Deadly Rollick
17%inclusion103 decks594 decks
-0%synergy
Prismari Command
17%inclusion102 decks594 decks
11%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion101 decks594 decks
9%synergy
Thought Scour
16%inclusion98 decks594 decks
15%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
16%inclusion95 decks594 decks
10%synergy
Withering Torment
14%inclusion85 decks593 decks
2%synergy
Bedevil
14%inclusion85 decks594 decks
-1%synergy
Reality Shift
14%inclusion82 decks594 decks
9%synergy
Deflecting Swat
13%inclusion80 decks594 decks
-6%synergy
Dig Through Time
13%inclusion77 decks594 decks
9%synergy
Izzet Charm
13%inclusion75 decks594 decks
10%synergy
Mana Sculpt
12%inclusion22 decks180 decks
8%synergy
Brain Freeze
12%inclusion70 decks594 decks
4%synergy
Pongify
12%inclusion69 decks594 decks
5%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
11%inclusion65 decks594 decks
2%synergy
Flashback
11%inclusion19 decks180 decks
4%synergy
Maestros Charm
10%inclusion61 decks594 decks
7%synergy
Reverberate
9.1%inclusion54 decks594 decks
6%synergy
Drown in the Loch
8.9%inclusion53 decks594 decks
6%synergy
Desperate Ritual
8.8%inclusion52 decks594 decks
6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.8%inclusion52 decks594 decks
2%synergy
Flusterstorm
8.4%inclusion50 decks594 decks
0%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
8.4%inclusion50 decks594 decks
5%synergy
Impulse
8.2%inclusion49 decks594 decks
7%synergy
Aetherize
8.1%inclusion48 decks594 decks
4%synergy
Demand Answers
8.1%inclusion48 decks594 decks
3%synergy
Go for the Throat
7.9%inclusion47 decks594 decks
2%synergy
Dispel
7.9%inclusion47 decks594 decks
5%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
7.9%inclusion47 decks594 decks
-8%synergy
Transpose
7.8%inclusion40 decks512 decks
6%synergy
Force of Negation
7.7%inclusion46 decks594 decks
-0%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
32%inclusion189 decks594 decks
4%synergy
Mana Geyser
30%inclusion178 decks594 decks
25%synergy
Vandalblast
28%inclusion169 decks594 decks
12%synergy
See the Truth
24%inclusion144 decks594 decks
24%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
21%inclusion126 decks594 decks
15%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
21%inclusion125 decks594 decks
18%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
20%inclusion117 decks594 decks
15%synergy
Expressive Iteration
20%inclusion117 decks594 decks
16%synergy
Exsanguinate
16%inclusion98 decks594 decks
13%synergy
Solve the Equation
16%inclusion98 decks594 decks
14%synergy
Serum Visions
15%inclusion87 decks594 decks
13%synergy
Stitch Together
14%inclusion83 decks594 decks
11%synergy
Grapeshot
13%inclusion79 decks594 decks
11%synergy
Past in Flames
13%inclusion78 decks594 decks
11%synergy
Damnation
13%inclusion76 decks594 decks
5%synergy
Careful Study
13%inclusion75 decks594 decks
11%synergy
Night's Whisper
12%inclusion74 decks594 decks
8%synergy
Victimize
12%inclusion72 decks594 decks
3%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
12%inclusion72 decks594 decks
8%synergy
Whispering Madness
12%inclusion71 decks594 decks
6%synergy
Treasure Cruise
11%inclusion68 decks594 decks
8%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
11%inclusion55 decks490 decks
8%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
11%inclusion65 decks594 decks
1%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
11%inclusion64 decks594 decks
6%synergy
Circle of Power
11%inclusion54 decks512 decks
8%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
10%inclusion62 decks594 decks
6%synergy
Flow State
10%inclusion18 decks178 decks
9%synergy
Persist
10%inclusion60 decks594 decks
7%synergy
Dark Deal
10%inclusion60 decks594 decks
3%synergy
Buried Alive
10%inclusion59 decks594 decks
6%synergy
Dark Petition
9.4%inclusion56 decks594 decks
8%synergy
Stock Up
9.3%inclusion55 decks592 decks
7%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
8.9%inclusion53 decks594 decks
8%synergy
Living Death
8.6%inclusion51 decks594 decks
3%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
8.4%inclusion50 decks594 decks
3%synergy
Crackle with Power
8.2%inclusion49 decks594 decks
6%synergy
Strategic Planning
8.1%inclusion48 decks594 decks
8%synergy
Lórien Revealed
7.7%inclusion46 decks594 decks
5%synergy
Boltwave
7.6%inclusion45 decks593 decks
6%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
7.6%inclusion45 decks594 decks
6%synergy
Reforge the Soul
7.6%inclusion45 decks594 decks
3%synergy
Exhume
7.6%inclusion45 decks594 decks
7%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
7.4%inclusion44 decks593 decks
2%synergy
Grim Tutor
7.4%inclusion44 decks594 decks
4%synergy
Dread Return
7.2%inclusion43 decks594 decks
4%synergy
Unmarked Grave
6.9%inclusion41 decks594 decks
5%synergy
Incarnation Technique
6.6%inclusion39 decks594 decks
6%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
6.6%inclusion39 decks594 decks
3%synergy
Final Parting
6.6%inclusion39 decks594 decks
6%synergy
Rite of Flame
6.4%inclusion38 decks594 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Primal Amulet
13%inclusion80 decks594 decks
12%synergy
Lightning Greaves
12%inclusion69 decks594 decks
-18%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
9.1%inclusion54 decks594 decks
-17%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
8.6%inclusion44 decks513 decks
6%synergy
Isochron Scepter
8.4%inclusion50 decks594 decks
6%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
7.1%inclusion42 decks594 decks
5%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
6.9%inclusion41 decks594 decks
5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.6%inclusion39 decks594 decks
-4%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
5.9%inclusion35 decks594 decks
-2%synergy
Enchantments
Thousand-Year Storm
27%inclusion162 decks594 decks
25%synergy
Mystic Remora
19%inclusion113 decks594 decks
3%synergy
Propaganda
17%inclusion101 decks594 decks
3%synergy
Fiery Inscription
16%inclusion94 decks594 decks
11%synergy
Animate Dead
12%inclusion73 decks594 decks
3%synergy
Secrets of the Dead
12%inclusion72 decks594 decks
10%synergy
Artist's Talent
8.4%inclusion50 decks593 decks
7%synergy
Double Vision
7.4%inclusion44 decks594 decks
5%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
6.4%inclusion38 decks594 decks
6%synergy
Necromancy
6.4%inclusion38 decks594 decks
3%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
6.4%inclusion38 decks594 decks
6%synergy
Waste Not
6.2%inclusion37 decks594 decks
-6%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
6.1%inclusion36 decks594 decks
5%synergy
Search for Azcanta
6.1%inclusion36 decks594 decks
5%synergy
Curiosity
5.9%inclusion35 decks594 decks
2%synergy
Shark Typhoon
5.9%inclusion35 decks594 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
5.7%inclusion34 decks594 decks
-4%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
5.6%inclusion33 decks594 decks
4%synergy
Sorcerer Class
5.2%inclusion31 decks594 decks
5%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
5.1%inclusion30 decks594 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
14%inclusion82 decks594 decks
12%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
12%inclusion70 decks594 decks
10%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
7.6%inclusion45 decks593 decks
7%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
6.6%inclusion39 decks594 decks
4%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
6.1%inclusion36 decks594 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
28%inclusion165 decks594 decks
-8%synergy
Bojuka Bog
27%inclusion161 decks594 decks
3%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
16%inclusion96 decks594 decks
0%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
15%inclusion74 decks500 decks
11%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
15%inclusion87 decks594 decks
10%synergy
Mistrise Village
12%inclusion67 decks555 decks
4%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
11%inclusion64 decks594 decks
-3%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
8.4%inclusion50 decks594 decks
6%synergy
Great Hall of the Biblioplex
8.2%inclusion15 decks182 decks
7%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
7.4%inclusion44 decks594 decks
4%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
7.4%inclusion44 decks594 decks
2%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
6.9%inclusion41 decks594 decks
1%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
5.7%inclusion34 decks594 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.6%inclusion33 decks594 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
86%inclusion512 decks594 decks
-2%synergy
Sol Ring
85%inclusion504 decks594 decks
-5%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
55%inclusion329 decks594 decks
11%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
54%inclusion318 decks594 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
44%inclusion263 decks594 decks
1%synergy
Izzet Signet
41%inclusion244 decks594 decks
9%synergy
Dimir Signet
38%inclusion227 decks594 decks
4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
37%inclusion221 decks594 decks
2%synergy
Rakdos Signet
34%inclusion201 decks594 decks
2%synergy
Thought Vessel
19%inclusion111 decks594 decks
-3%synergy
Resonating Lute
17%inclusion31 decks181 decks
12%synergy
Mind Stone
14%inclusion82 decks594 decks
1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
14%inclusion81 decks594 decks
-5%synergy
Relic of Sauron
10%inclusion60 decks594 decks
-9%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
9.4%inclusion56 decks594 decks
-4%synergy
Tablet of Discovery
9.3%inclusion16 decks172 decks
7%synergy
Lotus Petal
9.3%inclusion55 decks594 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Island
97%inclusion578 decks594 decks
5%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion569 decks594 decks
4%synergy
Command Tower
95%inclusion565 decks594 decks
3%synergy
Mountain
94%inclusion561 decks594 decks
3%synergy
Steam Vents
59%inclusion353 decks594 decks
14%synergy
Watery Grave
59%inclusion349 decks594 decks
11%synergy
Exotic Orchard
57%inclusion338 decks594 decks
0%synergy
Blood Crypt
55%inclusion324 decks594 decks
8%synergy
Sulfur Falls
50%inclusion297 decks594 decks
3%synergy
Shivan Reef
47%inclusion277 decks594 decks
17%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
47%inclusion277 decks594 decks
-6%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
46%inclusion272 decks594 decks
0%synergy
Xander's Lounge
45%inclusion267 decks594 decks
5%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
45%inclusion267 decks594 decks
10%synergy
Polluted Delta
44%inclusion262 decks594 decks
9%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
43%inclusion254 decks594 decks
-0%synergy
Scalding Tarn
42%inclusion248 decks594 decks
9%synergy
Training Center
40%inclusion239 decks594 decks
9%synergy
Underground River
37%inclusion220 decks594 decks
9%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
36%inclusion214 decks594 decks
8%synergy
Sunken Hollow
35%inclusion210 decks594 decks
-4%synergy
Luxury Suite
35%inclusion207 decks594 decks
4%synergy
Morphic Pool
34%inclusion200 decks594 decks
2%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
33%inclusion194 decks594 decks
-5%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
29%inclusion175 decks594 decks
4%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
26%inclusion155 decks594 decks
2%synergy
Thundering Falls
25%inclusion151 decks594 decks
15%synergy
Haunted Ridge
23%inclusion136 decks594 decks
2%synergy
Undercity Sewers
23%inclusion135 decks594 decks
10%synergy
Raucous Theater
22%inclusion131 decks594 decks
11%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
21%inclusion124 decks594 decks
10%synergy
Sink into Stupor
20%inclusion121 decks594 decks
11%synergy
Path of Ancestry
19%inclusion115 decks594 decks
-11%synergy
Evolving Wilds
19%inclusion114 decks594 decks
-4%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
18%inclusion107 decks594 decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion101 decks594 decks
9%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
16%inclusion95 decks594 decks
10%synergy
Seething Landscape
16%inclusion93 decks594 decks
-1%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
15%inclusion90 decks594 decks
4%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
15%inclusion87 decks594 decks
-4%synergy
City of Brass
14%inclusion86 decks594 decks
1%synergy
Choked Estuary
14%inclusion82 decks594 decks
-4%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
14%inclusion81 decks594 decks
3%synergy
Flooded Strand
13%inclusion79 decks594 decks
3%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
13%inclusion78 decks593 decks
4%synergy
Underground Sea
13%inclusion78 decks594 decks
-2%synergy
Volcanic Island
13%inclusion78 decks594 decks
-2%synergy
Badlands
13%inclusion76 decks594 decks
-3%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
13%inclusion76 decks594 decks
1%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
13%inclusion75 decks594 decks
3%synergy
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