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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Resonating Lute
17%inclusion19 decks109 decks
13%synergy
Great Hall of the Biblioplex
11%inclusion12 decks110 decks
10%synergy
Mana Sculpt
10%inclusion11 decks107 decks
7%synergy
Exhibition Tidecaller
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
8%synergy
Tablet of Discovery
8.1%inclusion8 decks99 decks
6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Frantic Search
64%inclusion354 decks552 decks
44%synergy
Faithless Looting
61%inclusion336 decks552 decks
41%synergy
Ponder
44%inclusion245 decks552 decks
36%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
45%inclusion247 decks552 decks
35%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
45%inclusion247 decks552 decks
34%synergy
Preordain
38%inclusion211 decks552 decks
32%synergy
Brainstorm
47%inclusion262 decks552 decks
30%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
38%inclusion210 decks552 decks
29%synergy
Consider
35%inclusion192 decks552 decks
29%synergy
Guttersnipe
34%inclusion186 decks552 decks
27%synergy
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Dark Ritual
61%inclusion337 decks552 decks
24%synergy
Counterspell
55%inclusion302 decks552 decks
10%synergy
Blasphemous Act
49%inclusion268 decks552 decks
4%synergy
Windfall
46%inclusion253 decks552 decks
22%synergy
Reanimate
38%inclusion212 decks552 decks
14%synergy
Chaos Warp
38%inclusion208 decks552 decks
3%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
37%inclusion206 decks552 decks
7%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
36%inclusion200 decks552 decks
9%synergy
Toxic Deluge
36%inclusion197 decks552 decks
15%synergy
Arcane Denial
32%inclusion176 decks552 decks
3%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
21%inclusion116 decks552 decks
5%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
18%inclusion101 decks552 decks
-3%synergy
Mystical Tutor
17%inclusion96 decks552 decks
4%synergy
Demonic Tutor
16%inclusion90 decks552 decks
-5%synergy
Rhystic Study
14%inclusion75 decks552 decks
-10%synergy
Underworld Breach
13%inclusion73 decks552 decks
2%synergy
Notion Thief
13%inclusion69 decks552 decks
5%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
11%inclusion60 decks552 decks
8%synergy
Gamble
10%inclusion54 decks552 decks
0%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
8.0%inclusion44 decks552 decks
-12%synergy
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Baral, Chief of Compliance
24%inclusion133 decks552 decks
22%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
21%inclusion94 decks448 decks
16%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
21%inclusion114 decks552 decks
18%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
19%inclusion91 decks468 decks
12%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
18%inclusion85 decks468 decks
13%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
18%inclusion97 decks549 decks
14%synergy
Young Pyromancer
17%inclusion93 decks552 decks
15%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
16%inclusion91 decks552 decks
8%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
16%inclusion89 decks552 decks
11%synergy
Coruscation Mage
16%inclusion88 decks549 decks
14%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
16%inclusion86 decks552 decks
11%synergy
Archmage of Runes
15%inclusion81 decks549 decks
12%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
15%inclusion81 decks552 decks
13%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
14%inclusion78 decks552 decks
9%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
14%inclusion76 decks552 decks
12%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
14%inclusion76 decks552 decks
9%synergy
Ledger Shredder
12%inclusion68 decks552 decks
9%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
12%inclusion67 decks552 decks
6%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
11%inclusion63 decks551 decks
7%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
10%inclusion57 decks552 decks
0%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
10%inclusion55 decks552 decks
8%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
9.4%inclusion52 decks552 decks
5%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
9.4%inclusion52 decks552 decks
8%synergy
Archaeomancer
8.9%inclusion49 decks552 decks
5%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
8.3%inclusion46 decks552 decks
5%synergy
Electrostatic Field
8.2%inclusion45 decks552 decks
7%synergy
Anger
8.2%inclusion45 decks552 decks
-3%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
7.8%inclusion43 decks552 decks
7%synergy
Displacer Kitten
7.6%inclusion42 decks552 decks
2%synergy
Emeritus of Conflict
7.5%inclusion8 decks107 decks
6%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
7.4%inclusion41 decks552 decks
-2%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
7.4%inclusion41 decks552 decks
6%synergy
Baleful Strix
7.2%inclusion40 decks552 decks
-3%synergy
Spellseeker
7.2%inclusion40 decks552 decks
4%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
7.2%inclusion40 decks552 decks
0%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
7.1%inclusion39 decks552 decks
4%synergy
Firebrand Archer
6.9%inclusion38 decks552 decks
6%synergy
Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
6.8%inclusion32 decks468 decks
4%synergy
Kefka, Court Mage
6.6%inclusion31 decks468 decks
1%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
6.6%inclusion15 decks228 decks
-5%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
6.3%inclusion35 decks552 decks
5%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
6.3%inclusion35 decks552 decks
-1%synergy
Mysidian Elder
6.1%inclusion27 decks443 decks
4%synergy
Ral, Monsoon Mage
6.0%inclusion33 decks551 decks
5%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
6.0%inclusion33 decks552 decks
-12%synergy
Jace's Archivist
6.0%inclusion33 decks552 decks
0%synergy
Urabrask
5.8%inclusion32 decks552 decks
5%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
5.8%inclusion32 decks552 decks
2%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
5.6%inclusion31 decks549 decks
-1%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
5.6%inclusion31 decks552 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Lightning Bolt
31%inclusion172 decks552 decks
21%synergy
Negate
31%inclusion172 decks552 decks
9%synergy
Fact or Fiction
30%inclusion165 decks552 decks
23%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
29%inclusion160 decks552 decks
27%synergy
Rakdos Charm
29%inclusion158 decks552 decks
14%synergy
Terminate
29%inclusion158 decks552 decks
3%synergy
Opt
28%inclusion156 decks552 decks
22%synergy
Flame of Anor
25%inclusion138 decks552 decks
20%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
25%inclusion136 decks552 decks
13%synergy
Cabal Ritual
24%inclusion135 decks552 decks
15%synergy
Seething Song
24%inclusion132 decks552 decks
17%synergy
Snap
24%inclusion130 decks552 decks
14%synergy
Swan Song
23%inclusion125 decks552 decks
3%synergy
Entomb
21%inclusion115 decks552 decks
15%synergy
Sink into Stupor
21%inclusion114 decks551 decks
11%synergy
Big Score
19%inclusion107 decks552 decks
7%synergy
Narset's Reversal
19%inclusion105 decks552 decks
13%synergy
Mana Drain
19%inclusion103 decks552 decks
3%synergy
Prismari Command
18%inclusion99 decks552 decks
12%synergy
Abrade
18%inclusion98 decks552 decks
8%synergy
Thought Scour
17%inclusion96 decks552 decks
16%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion94 decks551 decks
9%synergy
Deadly Rollick
17%inclusion93 decks552 decks
-1%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
16%inclusion87 decks551 decks
10%synergy
Izzet Charm
14%inclusion76 decks552 decks
11%synergy
Bedevil
14%inclusion75 decks552 decks
-2%synergy
Withering Torment
13%inclusion74 decks549 decks
1%synergy
Dig Through Time
13%inclusion70 decks552 decks
9%synergy
Reality Shift
13%inclusion69 decks552 decks
8%synergy
Deflecting Swat
12%inclusion67 decks552 decks
-7%synergy
Pongify
12%inclusion65 decks552 decks
5%synergy
Maestros Charm
11%inclusion61 decks552 decks
8%synergy
Brain Freeze
11%inclusion61 decks552 decks
3%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
10%inclusion57 decks552 decks
1%synergy
Desperate Ritual
9.4%inclusion52 decks552 decks
6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
9.1%inclusion50 decks552 decks
2%synergy
Drown in the Loch
8.9%inclusion49 decks552 decks
6%synergy
Impulse
8.7%inclusion48 decks552 decks
8%synergy
Reverberate
8.7%inclusion48 decks552 decks
5%synergy
Flusterstorm
8.5%inclusion47 decks552 decks
0%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
8.5%inclusion47 decks552 decks
5%synergy
Demand Answers
8.3%inclusion46 decks552 decks
3%synergy
Force of Negation
8.0%inclusion44 decks552 decks
0%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
7.8%inclusion43 decks552 decks
4%synergy
Dispel
7.8%inclusion43 decks552 decks
5%synergy
Go for the Throat
7.6%inclusion42 decks552 decks
2%synergy
Aetherize
7.6%inclusion42 decks552 decks
4%synergy
Bitter Triumph
7.6%inclusion42 decks552 decks
4%synergy
Valakut Awakening
7.6%inclusion42 decks552 decks
4%synergy
Flashback
7.5%inclusion8 decks107 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
31%inclusion172 decks552 decks
3%synergy
Mana Geyser
29%inclusion162 decks552 decks
24%synergy
Vandalblast
29%inclusion160 decks552 decks
13%synergy
See the Truth
24%inclusion133 decks552 decks
23%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
22%inclusion120 decks552 decks
16%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
21%inclusion116 decks552 decks
18%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
20%inclusion108 decks552 decks
15%synergy
Expressive Iteration
19%inclusion107 decks552 decks
16%synergy
Exsanguinate
17%inclusion93 decks552 decks
13%synergy
Solve the Equation
15%inclusion85 decks552 decks
13%synergy
Serum Visions
14%inclusion80 decks552 decks
13%synergy
Stitch Together
14%inclusion80 decks552 decks
12%synergy
Careful Study
14%inclusion77 decks552 decks
12%synergy
Grapeshot
13%inclusion74 decks552 decks
11%synergy
Damnation
13%inclusion72 decks552 decks
5%synergy
Victimize
13%inclusion71 decks552 decks
4%synergy
Whispering Madness
13%inclusion70 decks552 decks
6%synergy
Past in Flames
13%inclusion69 decks552 decks
10%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
13%inclusion69 decks552 decks
9%synergy
Night's Whisper
12%inclusion67 decks552 decks
8%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
11%inclusion51 decks445 decks
9%synergy
Persist
11%inclusion62 decks552 decks
8%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
11%inclusion60 decks552 decks
6%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
11%inclusion60 decks552 decks
1%synergy
Dark Deal
11%inclusion60 decks552 decks
3%synergy
Buried Alive
11%inclusion59 decks552 decks
7%synergy
Treasure Cruise
11%inclusion58 decks552 decks
7%synergy
Circle of Power
10%inclusion49 decks467 decks
8%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
10%inclusion57 decks552 decks
6%synergy
Dark Petition
9.2%inclusion51 decks552 decks
8%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
9.1%inclusion50 decks552 decks
8%synergy
Living Death
8.7%inclusion48 decks552 decks
3%synergy
Strategic Planning
8.2%inclusion45 decks552 decks
8%synergy
Crackle with Power
8.2%inclusion45 decks552 decks
6%synergy
Dread Return
8.2%inclusion45 decks552 decks
5%synergy
Reforge the Soul
8.2%inclusion45 decks552 decks
3%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
8.0%inclusion44 decks552 decks
3%synergy
Exhume
7.8%inclusion43 decks552 decks
7%synergy
Stock Up
7.7%inclusion42 decks548 decks
6%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
7.6%inclusion42 decks552 decks
6%synergy
Lórien Revealed
7.6%inclusion42 decks552 decks
5%synergy
Grim Tutor
7.6%inclusion42 decks552 decks
4%synergy
Boltwave
7.5%inclusion41 decks549 decks
6%synergy
Unmarked Grave
7.4%inclusion41 decks552 decks
6%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
7.3%inclusion40 decks549 decks
1%synergy
Incarnation Technique
6.7%inclusion37 decks552 decks
6%synergy
Flow State
6.7%inclusion7 decks105 decks
5%synergy
Time Warp
6.5%inclusion36 decks552 decks
5%synergy
Rite of Flame
6.3%inclusion35 decks552 decks
0%synergy
Final Parting
6.3%inclusion35 decks552 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Primal Amulet
14%inclusion75 decks552 decks
12%synergy
Lightning Greaves
12%inclusion66 decks552 decks
-18%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
8.1%inclusion38 decks468 decks
6%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
8.0%inclusion44 decks552 decks
-18%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.8%inclusion43 decks552 decks
-3%synergy
Isochron Scepter
7.8%inclusion43 decks552 decks
5%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
7.2%inclusion40 decks552 decks
6%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
7.1%inclusion39 decks552 decks
5%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
5.6%inclusion31 decks552 decks
-3%synergy
Enchantments
Thousand-Year Storm
28%inclusion154 decks552 decks
25%synergy
Mystic Remora
19%inclusion107 decks552 decks
4%synergy
Propaganda
18%inclusion97 decks552 decks
4%synergy
Fiery Inscription
15%inclusion85 decks552 decks
10%synergy
Animate Dead
13%inclusion69 decks552 decks
4%synergy
Secrets of the Dead
12%inclusion66 decks552 decks
10%synergy
Artist's Talent
8.6%inclusion47 decks549 decks
7%synergy
Double Vision
7.4%inclusion41 decks552 decks
5%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
6.9%inclusion38 decks552 decks
6%synergy
Necromancy
6.7%inclusion37 decks552 decks
4%synergy
Waste Not
6.5%inclusion36 decks552 decks
-5%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
6.2%inclusion34 decks551 decks
5%synergy
Curiosity
6.2%inclusion34 decks552 decks
2%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
6.2%inclusion34 decks552 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
5.8%inclusion32 decks552 decks
-4%synergy
Search for Azcanta
5.8%inclusion32 decks552 decks
5%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
5.6%inclusion31 decks549 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
5.6%inclusion31 decks552 decks
4%synergy
Shark Typhoon
5.6%inclusion31 decks552 decks
4%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
5.4%inclusion30 decks552 decks
5%synergy
Sorcerer Class
5.3%inclusion29 decks552 decks
5%synergy
Underworld Dreams
5.1%inclusion28 decks552 decks
-2%synergy
Black Market Connections
5.1%inclusion28 decks552 decks
-7%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
13%inclusion71 decks552 decks
11%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
12%inclusion67 decks552 decks
11%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
8.2%inclusion45 decks549 decks
7%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
6.9%inclusion38 decks552 decks
4%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
6.2%inclusion34 decks552 decks
5%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
5.1%inclusion28 decks552 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
28%inclusion154 decks552 decks
4%synergy
Reliquary Tower
28%inclusion152 decks552 decks
-8%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
15%inclusion83 decks552 decks
-1%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
15%inclusion68 decks455 decks
11%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
14%inclusion79 decks552 decks
10%synergy
Mistrise Village
12%inclusion60 decks510 decks
4%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
11%inclusion61 decks552 decks
-3%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
8.5%inclusion47 decks552 decks
6%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
7.8%inclusion43 decks552 decks
3%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
7.2%inclusion40 decks552 decks
3%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
6.7%inclusion37 decks552 decks
1%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.0%inclusion33 decks552 decks
-2%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
6.0%inclusion33 decks552 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
86%inclusion476 decks552 decks
-2%synergy
Sol Ring
84%inclusion462 decks552 decks
-6%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
55%inclusion301 decks552 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
52%inclusion289 decks552 decks
3%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
44%inclusion242 decks552 decks
1%synergy
Izzet Signet
41%inclusion228 decks552 decks
9%synergy
Dimir Signet
38%inclusion210 decks552 decks
3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
38%inclusion208 decks552 decks
2%synergy
Rakdos Signet
34%inclusion185 decks552 decks
1%synergy
Thought Vessel
18%inclusion102 decks552 decks
-3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
14%inclusion78 decks552 decks
-5%synergy
Mind Stone
13%inclusion73 decks552 decks
0%synergy
Relic of Sauron
10%inclusion54 decks552 decks
-9%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
9.2%inclusion51 decks552 decks
-5%synergy
Lotus Petal
8.9%inclusion49 decks552 decks
-2%synergy
Lands
Island
97%inclusion538 decks552 decks
5%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion530 decks552 decks
4%synergy
Command Tower
95%inclusion526 decks552 decks
4%synergy
Mountain
95%inclusion523 decks552 decks
3%synergy
Steam Vents
59%inclusion326 decks552 decks
14%synergy
Watery Grave
59%inclusion324 decks552 decks
11%synergy
Exotic Orchard
57%inclusion314 decks552 decks
1%synergy
Blood Crypt
54%inclusion298 decks552 decks
8%synergy
Sulfur Falls
48%inclusion267 decks552 decks
2%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
47%inclusion258 decks552 decks
-6%synergy
Shivan Reef
47%inclusion257 decks552 decks
17%synergy
Xander's Lounge
45%inclusion249 decks552 decks
5%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
44%inclusion245 decks552 decks
-1%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
44%inclusion241 decks552 decks
8%synergy
Polluted Delta
43%inclusion238 decks552 decks
8%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
41%inclusion228 decks552 decks
-1%synergy
Scalding Tarn
41%inclusion225 decks552 decks
8%synergy
Training Center
40%inclusion221 decks552 decks
8%synergy
Sunken Hollow
36%inclusion196 decks552 decks
-4%synergy
Underground River
35%inclusion195 decks552 decks
8%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
35%inclusion193 decks552 decks
7%synergy
Luxury Suite
34%inclusion188 decks552 decks
3%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
33%inclusion183 decks552 decks
-4%synergy
Morphic Pool
33%inclusion183 decks552 decks
1%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
28%inclusion156 decks552 decks
3%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
25%inclusion140 decks552 decks
1%synergy
Thundering Falls
25%inclusion136 decks552 decks
14%synergy
Haunted Ridge
22%inclusion124 decks552 decks
1%synergy
Undercity Sewers
22%inclusion122 decks552 decks
9%synergy
Raucous Theater
21%inclusion118 decks552 decks
11%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
21%inclusion117 decks552 decks
10%synergy
Sink into Stupor
21%inclusion114 decks551 decks
11%synergy
Path of Ancestry
19%inclusion107 decks552 decks
-11%synergy
Evolving Wilds
19%inclusion104 decks552 decks
-5%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
18%inclusion99 decks552 decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion94 decks551 decks
9%synergy
Seething Landscape
16%inclusion88 decks551 decks
-1%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
16%inclusion88 decks552 decks
5%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
16%inclusion87 decks551 decks
10%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
15%inclusion81 decks552 decks
3%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
14%inclusion80 decks552 decks
-4%synergy
City of Brass
14%inclusion78 decks552 decks
1%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
14%inclusion75 decks552 decks
3%synergy
Underground Sea
14%inclusion75 decks552 decks
-2%synergy
Volcanic Island
14%inclusion75 decks552 decks
-2%synergy
Choked Estuary
13%inclusion74 decks552 decks
-4%synergy
Badlands
13%inclusion73 decks552 decks
-2%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
13%inclusion73 decks552 decks
7%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
13%inclusion71 decks552 decks
1%synergy
Flooded Strand
13%inclusion71 decks552 decks
2%synergy
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