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 Vision and Scarlet Witch
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Vision of Love
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Frantic Search
76%inclusion29 decks38 decks
55%synergy
Faithless Looting
74%inclusion28 decks38 decks
54%synergy
Preordain
53%inclusion20 decks38 decks
47%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
55%inclusion21 decks38 decks
44%synergy
Consider
45%inclusion17 decks38 decks
39%synergy
Lightning Bolt
47%inclusion18 decks38 decks
37%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
45%inclusion17 decks38 decks
34%synergy
Ponder
42%inclusion16 decks38 decks
34%synergy
Narset's Reversal
39%inclusion15 decks38 decks
34%synergy
Dark Ritual
71%inclusion27 decks38 decks
33%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
55%inclusion21 decks38 decks
11%synergy
Blasphemous Act
53%inclusion20 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Windfall
50%inclusion19 decks38 decks
27%synergy
Brainstorm
50%inclusion19 decks38 decks
33%synergy
Negate
47%inclusion18 decks38 decks
25%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
47%inclusion18 decks38 decks
20%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
45%inclusion17 decks38 decks
14%synergy
Rakdos Charm
42%inclusion16 decks38 decks
27%synergy
Terminate
42%inclusion16 decks38 decks
16%synergy
Toxic Deluge
39%inclusion15 decks38 decks
19%synergy
Game Changers
Underworld Breach
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
15%synergy
Jeska's Will
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Demonic Tutor
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Notion Thief
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
11%synergy
Mystical Tutor
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Gamble
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Rhystic Study
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
-12%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Creatures
Goblin Electromancer
34%inclusion13 decks38 decks
26%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
30%inclusion6 decks20 decks
18%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
22%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
15%synergy
Exhibition Tidecaller
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
17%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
16%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
16%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
13%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
14%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
14%synergy
Displacer Kitten
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
12%synergy
Spellseeker
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
13%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Guttersnipe
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Young Pyromancer
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
12%synergy
Archaeomancer
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
12%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Sanar, Unfinished Genius
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
12%synergy
Abstract Paintmage
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
12%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Kefka, Court Mage
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
4%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
Coruscation Mage
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Urabrask
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Oriq Loremage
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Nekusar, the Mindrazer
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Anger
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-3%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Emeritus of Ideation
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
The Dawning Archaic
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Emeritus of Woe
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Blazing Firesinger
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Kefka, Dancing Mad
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
2%synergy
Kaza, Roil Chaser
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Murderous Rider
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Ral, Monsoon Mage
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-4%synergy
Instants
Arcane Denial
34%inclusion13 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
34%inclusion13 decks38 decks
32%synergy
Chaos Warp
32%inclusion12 decks38 decks
-3%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
32%inclusion12 decks38 decks
20%synergy
Opt
32%inclusion12 decks38 decks
26%synergy
Thought Scour
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
28%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
23%synergy
Flame of Anor
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
24%synergy
Return the Favor
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
24%synergy
Fact or Fiction
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
20%synergy
Prismari Command
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
20%synergy
Cabal Ritual
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
14%synergy
Seething Song
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
17%synergy
Swan Song
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Big Score
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
11%synergy
Snap
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
14%synergy
Sink into Stupor
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
14%synergy
Withering Torment
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
11%synergy
Fell the Profane
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
13%synergy
Entomb
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
15%synergy
Dig Through Time
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
17%synergy
Izzet Charm
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
16%synergy
Reverberate
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
15%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
17%synergy
Abrade
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
14%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Mana Drain
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
0%synergy
Spell Pierce
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
13%synergy
Valakut Awakening
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
12%synergy
Deadly Rollick
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
-5%synergy
Pongify
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Snuff Out
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Brain Freeze
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Twincast
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
12%synergy
Deflecting Swat
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
-6%synergy
Memory Lapse
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
12%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
12%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
11%synergy
Saw in Half
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Flashback
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Fire Covenant
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Drown in the Loch
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Reiterate
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Brainsurge
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Dispel
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Reality Shift
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Bitter Triumph
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Flusterstorm
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Reanimate
37%inclusion14 decks38 decks
12%synergy
Mana Geyser
37%inclusion14 decks38 decks
32%synergy
Feed the Swarm
34%inclusion13 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Expressive Iteration
32%inclusion12 decks38 decks
28%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
23%synergy
See the Truth
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
28%synergy
Vandalblast
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
20%synergy
Serum Visions
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
23%synergy
Night's Whisper
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
19%synergy
Exsanguinate
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
14%synergy
Personal Tutor
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
17%synergy
Final Parting
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
18%synergy
Solve the Equation
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
16%synergy
Singularity Rupture
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
11%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
11%synergy
Insult // Injury
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
16%synergy
Treasure Cruise
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
13%synergy
Stitch Together
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
13%synergy
Grim Tutor
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
12%synergy
Sleight of Hand
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
13%synergy
Stock Up
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
11%synergy
Victimize
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Crackle with Power
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
11%synergy
Past in Flames
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
11%synergy
Lórien Revealed
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
11%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
12%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
11%synergy
Grapeshot
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
11%synergy
Steal the Show
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
12%synergy
Flow State
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
11%synergy
Strategic Planning
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Whispering Madness
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Rite of Flame
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
1%synergy
Dark Deal
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Sign in Blood
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Reforge the Soul
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Damnation
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Careful Study
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Bonus Round
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Cut Your Losses
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Ignite the Future
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Strike It Rich
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Traumatize
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
7%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
Bolas's Citadel
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Lightning Greaves
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-22%synergy
Sewer-veillance Cam
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-5%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Mindcrank
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-21%synergy
Neurok Stealthsuit
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Thousand-Year Storm
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
26%synergy
Propaganda
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Mystic Remora
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Secrets of the Dead
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
17%synergy
Animate Dead
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
1%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Artist's Talent
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Waste Not
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-7%synergy
Sorcerer Class
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Curiosity
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
1%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Mass Hysteria
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Necromancy
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Shark Typhoon
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Underworld Dreams
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-1%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Liliana's Caress
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
24%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
17%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
32%inclusion12 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Mistrise Village
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
13%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
16%synergy
Great Hall of the Biblioplex
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
12%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Reliquary Tower
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
-25%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
-3%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Cori Mountain Monastery
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Urza's Saga
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-0%synergy
Emergence Zone
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-2%synergy
Rogue's Passage
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-17%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
97%inclusion37 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Sol Ring
95%inclusion36 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
79%inclusion30 decks38 decks
35%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
76%inclusion29 decks38 decks
27%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
58%inclusion22 decks38 decks
14%synergy
Fellwar Stone
45%inclusion17 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Izzet Signet
39%inclusion15 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Dimir Signet
34%inclusion13 decks38 decks
-0%synergy
Rakdos Signet
32%inclusion12 decks38 decks
-0%synergy
Thought Vessel
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Tablet of Discovery
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
17%synergy
Lotus Petal
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Mind Stone
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
0%synergy
Resonating Lute
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
8%synergy
Relic of Sauron
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
-8%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-6%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-13%synergy
Relic of Legends
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Mox Amber
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-0%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
0%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
9%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
74%inclusion28 decks38 decks
27%synergy
Shivan Reef
68%inclusion26 decks38 decks
39%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
66%inclusion25 decks38 decks
20%synergy
Exotic Orchard
63%inclusion24 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
63%inclusion24 decks38 decks
20%synergy
Underground River
58%inclusion22 decks38 decks
30%synergy
Steam Vents
55%inclusion21 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
53%inclusion20 decks38 decks
25%synergy
Watery Grave
53%inclusion20 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Blood Crypt
50%inclusion19 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
50%inclusion19 decks38 decks
15%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
42%inclusion16 decks38 decks
16%synergy
Xander's Lounge
42%inclusion16 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Scalding Tarn
42%inclusion16 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Polluted Delta
42%inclusion16 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
39%inclusion15 decks38 decks
15%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
39%inclusion15 decks38 decks
-13%synergy
Morphic Pool
39%inclusion15 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Training Center
37%inclusion14 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Haunted Ridge
34%inclusion13 decks38 decks
13%synergy
Luxury Suite
32%inclusion12 decks38 decks
0%synergy
Thundering Falls
32%inclusion12 decks38 decks
21%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
23%synergy
Undercity Sewers
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
14%synergy
Raucous Theater
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
13%synergy
Seething Landscape
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
-14%synergy
Sunken Hollow
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
-16%synergy
Sink into Stupor
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
14%synergy
Fell the Profane
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
13%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
11%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
0%synergy
Wooded Foothills
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Path of Ancestry
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
-12%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
14%synergy
Misty Rainforest
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Blazemire Verge
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Choked Estuary
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
-2%synergy
Marsh Flats
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
10%synergy
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