Kess, Dissident Mage (Commander) - Upgraded Control

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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Sanar, Unfinished Genius
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Great Hall of the Biblioplex
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Turbulent Springs
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Scorched Geyser
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Traumatic Critique
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Archmage Emeritus
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
48%synergy
Faithless Looting
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
46%synergy
Consider
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
44%synergy
Frantic Search
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
41%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
40%synergy
Lightning Bolt
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
40%synergy
Ponder
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
38%synergy
Preordain
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
36%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
35%synergy
Prismari Command
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
32%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Counterspell
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Toxic Deluge
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Feed the Swarm
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Windfall
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
15%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Brainstorm
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Rakdos Charm
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Blasphemous Act
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
-6%synergy
Chaos Warp
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Demonic Tutor
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-6%synergy
Gamble
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Notion Thief
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Mystical Tutor
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Underworld Breach
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-10%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Creatures
Goblin Electromancer
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Guttersnipe
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Docent of Perfection
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Displacer Kitten
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Spellseeker
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Archmage of Runes
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Coruscation Mage
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
10%synergy
High Fae Trickster
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Haughty Djinn
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Jace, Vryn's Prodigy
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Young Pyromancer
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Archaeomancer
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Ledger Shredder
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Mysidian Elder
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Murderous Rider
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Urabrask
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Embereth Shieldbreaker
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Tomebound Lich
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Oriq Loremage
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Brazen Borrower
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Wizards of Thay
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Emry, Lurker of the Loch
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Firebending Student
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
-1%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
1%synergy
Instants
Fact or Fiction
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
28%synergy
Snap
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Narset's Reversal
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
29%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Flame of Anor
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Dig Through Time
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
27%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Negate
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Terminate
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Seething Song
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Reality Shift
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Opt
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Big Score
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Denial
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
-5%synergy
Mana Sculpt
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Drown in the Loch
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Maestros Charm
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Comet Storm
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Izzet Charm
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Withering Torment
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Deadly Rollick
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Pongify
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Electrodominance
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Cabal Ritual
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Thought Scour
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Swan Song
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Infernal Grasp
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Sink into Stupor
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Bedevil
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Otherworldly Gaze
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Demand Answers
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Mystic Confluence
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Zuko's Conviction
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
10%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Entomb
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Reiterate
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Invert Polarity
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Silumgar's Command
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Mana Drain
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Resculpt
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Reverberate
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Deflecting Swat
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-8%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Crosis's Charm
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Abrade
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Evacuation
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Sorceries
Mana Geyser
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Vandalblast
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
11%synergy
See the Truth
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Expressive Iteration
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
24%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Exsanguinate
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Damnation
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Grim Tutor
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Past in Flames
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Reanimate
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-9%synergy
Stitch Together
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Crackle with Power
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Profane Tutor
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Anger of the Gods
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Treasure Cruise
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Lórien Revealed
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Night's Whisper
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Decree of Pain
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Final Parting
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Boltwave
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Circle of Power
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Dream Harvest
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Singularity Rupture
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Strategic Planning
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Dread Return
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Fiery Confluence
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Bonus Round
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Devastation Tide
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Insult // Injury
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Serum Visions
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Make an Example
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Bribery
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Ill-Timed Explosion
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Demonic Counsel
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Necromantic Selection
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Dark Deal
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Primal Amulet
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-11%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Isochron Scepter
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
The One Ring
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-5%synergy
Twinning Staff
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Lightning Greaves
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-22%synergy
Enchantments
Thousand-Year Storm
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Propaganda
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Mystic Remora
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Secrets of the Dead
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Double Vision
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Artist's Talent
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Sunbird's Invocation
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Fiery Inscription
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Rhystic Study
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-16%synergy
Shark Typhoon
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
No Mercy
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Animate Dead
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Maestros Ascendancy
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Black Market Connections
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Cunning Rhetoric
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Search for Azcanta
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Professor Onyx
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Jaya Ballard
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Reliquary Tower
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
-5%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Academy Ruins
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Castle Locthwain
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Temple of the False God
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Multiversal Passage
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Mistrise Village
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Emergence Zone
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion23 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Sol Ring
85%inclusion22 decks26 decks
-5%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
-7%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
-5%synergy
Izzet Signet
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Rakdos Signet
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Dimir Signet
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Thought Vessel
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Resonating Lute
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Tablet of Discovery
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Commander's Sphere
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Mind Stone
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Lotus Petal
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-6%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Worn Powerstone
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
96%inclusion25 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Swamp
88%inclusion23 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Mountain
88%inclusion23 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Island
88%inclusion23 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Exotic Orchard
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Steam Vents
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Blood Crypt
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Xander's Lounge
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Watery Grave
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Shivan Reef
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Sulfur Falls
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Scalding Tarn
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
28%synergy
Sunken Hollow
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Polluted Delta
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Luxury Suite
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
-12%synergy
Thundering Falls
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Training Center
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Morphic Pool
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
-5%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Raucous Theater
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Undercity Sewers
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Seething Landscape
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Fetid Pools
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Underground River
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
-5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Haunted Ridge
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Fabled Passage
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Temple of Deceit
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Temple of Malice
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Path of Ancestry
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
-11%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Canyon Slough
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Underground Sea
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
0%synergy
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