Kess, Dissident Mage (Commander) - Upgraded Combo

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 Weaver King
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
The Vision and Scarlet Witch
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Vision of Love
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Frantic Search
76%inclusion29 decks38 decks
55%synergy
Faithless Looting
74%inclusion28 decks38 decks
54%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
55%inclusion21 decks38 decks
44%synergy
Preordain
47%inclusion18 decks38 decks
42%synergy
Consider
47%inclusion18 decks38 decks
41%synergy
Mana Geyser
45%inclusion17 decks38 decks
39%synergy
Ponder
45%inclusion17 decks38 decks
36%synergy
Narset's Reversal
42%inclusion16 decks38 decks
36%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
37%inclusion14 decks38 decks
35%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
45%inclusion17 decks38 decks
34%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
71%inclusion27 decks38 decks
33%synergy
Counterspell
53%inclusion20 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Windfall
53%inclusion20 decks38 decks
29%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
50%inclusion19 decks38 decks
23%synergy
Negate
47%inclusion18 decks38 decks
25%synergy
Blasphemous Act
47%inclusion18 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Brainstorm
45%inclusion17 decks38 decks
28%synergy
Terminate
45%inclusion17 decks38 decks
19%synergy
Lightning Bolt
42%inclusion16 decks38 decks
32%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
42%inclusion16 decks38 decks
11%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Jeska's Will
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Underworld Breach
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Notion Thief
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
11%synergy
Mystical Tutor
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
11%synergy
Gamble
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
-10%synergy
Creatures
Goblin Electromancer
37%inclusion14 decks38 decks
28%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
17%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
19%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
17%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
16%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
17%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
13%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
12%synergy
Exhibition Tidecaller
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
16%synergy
Spellseeker
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
13%synergy
Guttersnipe
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
12%synergy
Displacer Kitten
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Archaeomancer
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
11%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Sanar, Unfinished Genius
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
11%synergy
Abstract Paintmage
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
11%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Kefka, Court Mage
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Ral, Monsoon Mage
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Archmage of Runes
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-2%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
1%synergy
Urabrask
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Young Pyromancer
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Nekusar, the Mindrazer
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Jace's Archivist
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
1%synergy
Anger
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-4%synergy
Kefka, Dancing Mad
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Emeritus of Ideation
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Prismari, the Inspiration
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
The Dawning Archaic
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Emeritus of Woe
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Blazing Firesinger
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Kaza, Roil Chaser
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Murderous Rider
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-3%synergy
High Fae Trickster
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-0%synergy
Instants
Rakdos Charm
39%inclusion15 decks38 decks
25%synergy
Arcane Denial
37%inclusion14 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Chaos Warp
34%inclusion13 decks38 decks
-1%synergy
Thought Scour
32%inclusion12 decks38 decks
30%synergy
Opt
32%inclusion12 decks38 decks
26%synergy
Seething Song
32%inclusion12 decks38 decks
24%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
32%inclusion12 decks38 decks
20%synergy
Flame of Anor
32%inclusion12 decks38 decks
27%synergy
Return the Favor
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
26%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
23%synergy
Sink into Stupor
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
19%synergy
Fact or Fiction
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
22%synergy
Snap
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
16%synergy
Big Score
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
13%synergy
Prismari Command
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
20%synergy
Cabal Ritual
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
16%synergy
Swan Song
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
16%synergy
Withering Torment
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
11%synergy
Dig Through Time
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
20%synergy
Entomb
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
15%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
17%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Abrade
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Reverberate
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
15%synergy
Flashback
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
11%synergy
Izzet Charm
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
13%synergy
Twincast
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
15%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
14%synergy
Spell Pierce
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
13%synergy
Valakut Awakening
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
12%synergy
Pongify
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Snuff Out
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Reiterate
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
12%synergy
Saw in Half
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
11%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
12%synergy
Bedevil
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
-3%synergy
Memory Lapse
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
12%synergy
Deflecting Swat
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
-6%synergy
Aetherize
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Mana Drain
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Sculpt
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
8%synergy
Soul Shatter
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Brainsurge
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Brain Freeze
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Drown in the Loch
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Deadly Rollick
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
-8%synergy
Fire Covenant
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Sorceries
Reanimate
37%inclusion14 decks38 decks
11%synergy
Toxic Deluge
37%inclusion14 decks38 decks
16%synergy
Feed the Swarm
32%inclusion12 decks38 decks
4%synergy
See the Truth
32%inclusion12 decks38 decks
31%synergy
Night's Whisper
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
24%synergy
Expressive Iteration
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
26%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
21%synergy
Vandalblast
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
21%synergy
Serum Visions
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
23%synergy
Exsanguinate
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
14%synergy
Solve the Equation
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
16%synergy
Flow State
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
16%synergy
Singularity Rupture
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
12%synergy
Stock Up
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
14%synergy
Insult // Injury
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
16%synergy
Treasure Cruise
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
13%synergy
Personal Tutor
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
15%synergy
Final Parting
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
15%synergy
Grapeshot
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
14%synergy
Victimize
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
12%synergy
Whispering Madness
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
11%synergy
Stitch Together
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
11%synergy
Damnation
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Grim Tutor
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Steal the Show
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
11%synergy
Strategic Planning
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Crackle with Power
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Past in Flames
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Lórien Revealed
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Strike It Rich
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Dark Deal
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Reforge the Soul
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Rite of Flame
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Sleight of Hand
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Careful Study
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Cut Your Losses
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Call to Mind
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-2%synergy
Sign in Blood
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Traumatize
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Winds of Change
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Primal Amulet
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
17%synergy
Isochron Scepter
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
11%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Lightning Greaves
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-21%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
0%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-5%synergy
Mindcrank
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-22%synergy
Neurok Stealthsuit
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Sewer-veillance Cam
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Thousand-Year Storm
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
24%synergy
Propaganda
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Secrets of the Dead
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
19%synergy
Mystic Remora
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Artist's Talent
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Rhystic Study
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-15%synergy
Animate Dead
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-1%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-1%synergy
Waste Not
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-7%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Curiosity
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
1%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Mass Hysteria
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Double Vision
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Shark Typhoon
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Underworld Dreams
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-1%synergy
Liliana's Caress
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
32%inclusion12 decks38 decks
30%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
20%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Mistrise Village
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
13%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Great Hall of the Biblioplex
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
17%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
13%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Reliquary Tower
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
-22%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Cori Mountain Monastery
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-6%synergy
Urza's Saga
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-0%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-2%synergy
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-17%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
97%inclusion37 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Sol Ring
92%inclusion35 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
76%inclusion29 decks38 decks
32%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
74%inclusion28 decks38 decks
24%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
61%inclusion23 decks38 decks
16%synergy
Izzet Signet
42%inclusion16 decks38 decks
11%synergy
Fellwar Stone
39%inclusion15 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Signet
37%inclusion14 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Rakdos Signet
34%inclusion13 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Tablet of Discovery
24%inclusion4 decks17 decks
22%synergy
Thought Vessel
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
-0%synergy
Resonating Lute
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
13%synergy
Mind Stone
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
1%synergy
Lotus Petal
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
0%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Relic of Sauron
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-11%synergy
Commander's Sphere
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-13%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-8%synergy
Mox Amber
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-0%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
1%synergy
Midnight Clock
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Prismatic Lens
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion38 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Island
100%inclusion38 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Command Tower
97%inclusion37 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Swamp
97%inclusion37 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Sulfur Falls
68%inclusion26 decks38 decks
20%synergy
Shivan Reef
66%inclusion25 decks38 decks
36%synergy
Exotic Orchard
63%inclusion24 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
61%inclusion23 decks38 decks
14%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
61%inclusion23 decks38 decks
17%synergy
Underground River
58%inclusion22 decks38 decks
30%synergy
Steam Vents
55%inclusion21 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Watery Grave
55%inclusion21 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Blood Crypt
53%inclusion20 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
53%inclusion20 decks38 decks
24%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
50%inclusion19 decks38 decks
15%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
42%inclusion16 decks38 decks
18%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
42%inclusion16 decks38 decks
-10%synergy
Scalding Tarn
42%inclusion16 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Polluted Delta
42%inclusion16 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
39%inclusion15 decks38 decks
13%synergy
Xander's Lounge
39%inclusion15 decks38 decks
0%synergy
Thundering Falls
37%inclusion14 decks38 decks
26%synergy
Morphic Pool
34%inclusion13 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Haunted Ridge
34%inclusion13 decks38 decks
13%synergy
Undercity Sewers
32%inclusion12 decks38 decks
19%synergy
Training Center
32%inclusion12 decks38 decks
0%synergy
Raucous Theater
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
18%synergy
Sink into Stupor
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
19%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
23%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
-12%synergy
Luxury Suite
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
-6%synergy
Sunken Hollow
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
-14%synergy
Fell the Profane
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
16%synergy
Seething Landscape
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Wooded Foothills
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
13%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
17%synergy
Misty Rainforest
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
12%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
-13%synergy
Marsh Flats
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Flooded Strand
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Ferrous Lake
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
12%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Arid Mesa
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Choked Estuary
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
-2%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
7%synergy
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