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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Great Hall of the Biblioplex
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Tablet of Discovery
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Exhibition Tidecaller
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Sanar, Unfinished Genius
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Scorched Geyser
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Faithless Looting
75%inclusion24 decks32 decks
55%synergy
Frantic Search
75%inclusion24 decks32 decks
55%synergy
Preordain
59%inclusion19 decks32 decks
53%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
46%synergy
Consider
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
44%synergy
Lightning Bolt
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
43%synergy
Ponder
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
41%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
40%synergy
Brainstorm
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
39%synergy
Mana Geyser
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
39%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
69%inclusion22 decks32 decks
32%synergy
Counterspell
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Negate
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
27%synergy
Windfall
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
23%synergy
Blasphemous Act
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
3%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Rakdos Charm
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
26%synergy
Terminate
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Denial
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Underworld Breach
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Demonic Tutor
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Mystical Tutor
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Gamble
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Notion Thief
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Rhystic Study
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-14%synergy
Creatures
Goblin Electromancer
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
26%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
17%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
26%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
20%synergy
Guttersnipe
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Emeritus of Woe
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Abstract Paintmage
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Displacer Kitten
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Spellseeker
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Archaeomancer
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
5%synergy
High Fae Trickster
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Coruscation Mage
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Urabrask
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Oriq Loremage
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Nekusar, the Mindrazer
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Anger
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Electro, Assaulting Battery
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Kefka, Court Mage
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Goliath Daydreamer
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Diviner of Mist
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Kaza, Roil Chaser
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Murderous Rider
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Haughty Djinn
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Naru Meha, Master Wizard
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Irencrag Pyromancer
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Decadent Dragon
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Young Pyromancer
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Increasing Vengeance
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
35%synergy
Narset's Reversal
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
32%synergy
Chaos Warp
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
28%synergy
Cabal Ritual
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Opt
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
25%synergy
Thought Scour
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
30%synergy
Prismari Command
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
25%synergy
Snap
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Flame of Anor
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
23%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Fact or Fiction
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Big Score
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Dig Through Time
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Entomb
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Return the Favor
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
19%synergy
Seething Song
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Izzet Charm
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
19%synergy
Sink into Stupor
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Fell the Profane
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Mana Drain
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Swan Song
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Reverberate
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Valakut Awakening
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Withering Torment
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Mana Sculpt
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Flashback
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Pongify
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Spell Pierce
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Saw in Half
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Drown in the Loch
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Maestros Charm
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Dispel
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Twincast
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Flusterstorm
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Delay
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Force of Negation
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Otherworldly Gaze
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Bedevil
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Abrade
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Evacuation
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Fire Covenant
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Deadly Rollick
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-8%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Snuff Out
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
17%synergy
See the Truth
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
34%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
25%synergy
Feed the Swarm
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Reanimate
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Expressive Iteration
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
28%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
25%synergy
Vandalblast
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Serum Visions
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
24%synergy
Night's Whisper
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Exsanguinate
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Final Parting
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Personal Tutor
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Solve the Equation
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Singularity Rupture
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Crackle with Power
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Past in Flames
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Insult // Injury
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Lórien Revealed
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Stitch Together
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Grapeshot
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Strategic Planning
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Victimize
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Treasure Cruise
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Dark Deal
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Grim Tutor
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Sleight of Hand
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Stock Up
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Careful Study
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Dread Return
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Bonus Round
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Cut Your Losses
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Rite of Flame
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Ignite the Future
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Sign in Blood
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Traumatize
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Reforge the Soul
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Chart a Course
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Razaketh's Rite
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Unmarked Grave
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Primal Amulet
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Isochron Scepter
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Lightning Greaves
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-20%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-5%synergy
Twinning Staff
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-20%synergy
Neurok Stealthsuit
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Thousand-Year Storm
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
28%synergy
Mystic Remora
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Propaganda
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Secrets of the Dead
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Artist's Talent
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Waste Not
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-6%synergy
Sorcerer Class
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Curiosity
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Mass Hysteria
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Underworld Dreams
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Liliana's Caress
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Animate Dead
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
20%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
20%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
19%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Mistrise Village
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Reliquary Tower
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-26%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Saga
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Emergence Zone
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
97%inclusion31 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Sol Ring
94%inclusion30 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
72%inclusion23 decks32 decks
28%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Fellwar Stone
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Izzet Signet
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Dimir Signet
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Rakdos Signet
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
-5%synergy
Thought Vessel
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Resonating Lute
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Mind Stone
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Lotus Petal
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Relic of Sauron
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-10%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-8%synergy
Mox Amber
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Prismatic Lens
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion32 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Island
100%inclusion32 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Command Tower
97%inclusion31 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Swamp
97%inclusion31 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Exotic Orchard
72%inclusion23 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Shivan Reef
69%inclusion22 decks32 decks
39%synergy
Sulfur Falls
69%inclusion22 decks32 decks
22%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
63%inclusion20 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Underground River
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
22%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Watery Grave
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Steam Vents
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Blood Crypt
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
-12%synergy
Xander's Lounge
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Morphic Pool
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Scalding Tarn
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Polluted Delta
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Training Center
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
28%synergy
Seething Landscape
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Luxury Suite
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Haunted Ridge
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Thundering Falls
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
-12%synergy
Path of Ancestry
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
-6%synergy
Sunken Hollow
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
-14%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Sink into Stupor
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Fell the Profane
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Undercity Sewers
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Valakut Awakening
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Raucous Theater
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Temple of Deceit
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Ferrous Lake
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Choked Estuary
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Misty Rainforest
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
2%synergy
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