Kess, Dissident Mage (Commander) - Expensive 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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Gandalf, Goblins' Bane
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Most Decrepit Old Bird
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Glóin the Mighty
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Hex Magic
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Fantastic Elasticity
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Frantic Search
70%inclusion45 decks64 decks
49%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
56%inclusion36 decks64 decks
47%synergy
Ponder
52%inclusion33 decks64 decks
43%synergy
Faithless Looting
63%inclusion40 decks64 decks
42%synergy
Mana Drain
58%inclusion37 decks64 decks
42%synergy
Toxic Deluge
59%inclusion38 decks64 decks
38%synergy
Cabal Ritual
47%inclusion30 decks64 decks
37%synergy
Dark Ritual
75%inclusion48 decks64 decks
37%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
42%inclusion27 decks64 decks
37%synergy
Entomb
42%inclusion27 decks64 decks
37%synergy
Top Cards
Reanimate
56%inclusion36 decks64 decks
31%synergy
Brainstorm
53%inclusion34 decks64 decks
36%synergy
Deadly Rollick
48%inclusion31 decks64 decks
30%synergy
Swan Song
48%inclusion31 decks64 decks
29%synergy
Windfall
47%inclusion30 decks64 decks
24%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
45%inclusion29 decks64 decks
14%synergy
Blasphemous Act
44%inclusion28 decks64 decks
-1%synergy
Deflecting Swat
42%inclusion27 decks64 decks
23%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
42%inclusion27 decks64 decks
31%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
42%inclusion27 decks64 decks
32%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
34%inclusion22 decks64 decks
14%synergy
Underworld Breach
28%inclusion18 decks64 decks
17%synergy
Jeska's Will
27%inclusion17 decks64 decks
10%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
23%inclusion15 decks64 decks
3%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
-1%synergy
Rhystic Study
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
-7%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
13%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
-1%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
4%synergy
Intuition
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
11%synergy
Creatures
Nightscape Familiar
34%inclusion22 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
32%inclusion19 decks59 decks
25%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
30%inclusion19 decks64 decks
23%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
28%inclusion18 decks64 decks
26%synergy
Exhibition Tidecaller
26%inclusion5 decks19 decks
25%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
23%inclusion15 decks64 decks
15%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
22%inclusion14 decks64 decks
20%synergy
Guttersnipe
20%inclusion13 decks64 decks
14%synergy
Archmage of Runes
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
16%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
14%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
14%synergy
Spellseeker
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
16%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
15%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
19%inclusion11 decks59 decks
13%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Ledger Shredder
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
14%synergy
Displacer Kitten
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
13%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
9%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
10%synergy
Ral, Monsoon Mage
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
10%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
3%synergy
Coruscation Mage
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Longshot, Rebel Bowman
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
8%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
-2%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Urabrask
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Young Pyromancer
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
3%synergy
Anger
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
-2%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
2%synergy
Dark Confidant
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
-3%synergy
Firebrand Archer
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
-1%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
0%synergy
Psychic Frog
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
4%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
-10%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Ashling, Rekindled
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Kefka, Court Mage
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
2%synergy
Bilbo, Thief in the Night
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Sink into Stupor
41%inclusion26 decks64 decks
31%synergy
Counterspell
38%inclusion24 decks64 decks
-7%synergy
Consider
36%inclusion23 decks64 decks
30%synergy
Chaos Warp
34%inclusion22 decks64 decks
-0%synergy
Snap
34%inclusion22 decks64 decks
24%synergy
Seething Song
31%inclusion20 decks64 decks
24%synergy
Thought Scour
30%inclusion19 decks64 decks
28%synergy
Lightning Bolt
28%inclusion18 decks64 decks
18%synergy
Brain Freeze
25%inclusion16 decks64 decks
17%synergy
Rakdos Charm
23%inclusion15 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Flusterstorm
22%inclusion14 decks64 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Denial
22%inclusion14 decks64 decks
-7%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
20%inclusion13 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Fact or Fiction
20%inclusion13 decks64 decks
14%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
20%inclusion13 decks64 decks
18%synergy
Narset's Reversal
20%inclusion13 decks64 decks
14%synergy
Flame of Anor
20%inclusion13 decks64 decks
15%synergy
Fell the Profane
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
11%synergy
Opt
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
13%synergy
Force of Negation
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
11%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
13%synergy
Negate
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
-5%synergy
Big Score
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
4%synergy
Mana Sculpt
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
12%synergy
Flashback
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
9%synergy
Dig Through Time
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
12%synergy
Terminate
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
-12%synergy
Prismari Command
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Withering Torment
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
1%synergy
Mental Misstep
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Tainted Pact
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Strix Serenade
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
10%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Demonic Consultation
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Pyroblast
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Pongify
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Chain of Vapor
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Reiterate
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
10%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Izzet Charm
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
2%synergy
Pact of Negation
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
3%synergy
Valakut Awakening
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Traumatic Critique
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
9%synergy
Bedevil
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
-6%synergy
Mental Note
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Desperate Ritual
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Preordain
38%inclusion24 decks64 decks
32%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
34%inclusion22 decks64 decks
30%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
33%inclusion21 decks64 decks
30%synergy
Grim Tutor
33%inclusion21 decks64 decks
29%synergy
See the Truth
30%inclusion19 decks64 decks
29%synergy
Vandalblast
28%inclusion18 decks64 decks
11%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
27%inclusion17 decks64 decks
23%synergy
Feed the Swarm
25%inclusion16 decks64 decks
-2%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
23%synergy
Mana Geyser
20%inclusion13 decks64 decks
15%synergy
Stitch Together
20%inclusion13 decks64 decks
18%synergy
Treasure Cruise
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
16%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
14%synergy
Flow State
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
16%synergy
Stock Up
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
15%synergy
Exsanguinate
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
13%synergy
Damnation
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
10%synergy
Solve the Equation
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
15%synergy
Past in Flames
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
13%synergy
Careful Study
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
12%synergy
Buried Alive
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
10%synergy
Will of the Abzan
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
12%synergy
Unmarked Grave
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
11%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
11%synergy
Serum Visions
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
11%synergy
Dark Petition
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
11%synergy
Rite of Flame
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Living Death
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
10%synergy
Expressive Iteration
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Victimize
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
2%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
10%synergy
Night's Whisper
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Gamble
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
1%synergy
Mind's Desire
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
10%synergy
Dark Deal
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
3%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Steal the Show
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
10%synergy
Will of the Jeskai
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
8%synergy
Persist
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Lórien Revealed
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
4%synergy
Whispering Madness
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
3%synergy
Personal Tutor
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Timetwister
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Grapeshot
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Exhume
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wishclaw Talisman
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Primal Amulet
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
10%synergy
Lightning Greaves
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
-18%synergy
Diary of Dreams
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
10%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
-19%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
3%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
-4%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Isochron Scepter
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Mystic Remora
41%inclusion26 decks64 decks
25%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
22%inclusion14 decks64 decks
19%synergy
Animate Dead
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Fiery Inscription
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Black Market Connections
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
-0%synergy
Propaganda
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
-2%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
12%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Necromancy
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
0%synergy
No Mercy
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Secrets of the Dead
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Artist's Talent
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Dance of the Dead
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Shark Typhoon
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
14%synergy
Professor Onyx
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
14%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Dack Fayden
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Otawara, Soaring City
50%inclusion32 decks64 decks
34%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
41%inclusion26 decks64 decks
27%synergy
Mistrise Village
26%inclusion16 decks61 decks
19%synergy
Bojuka Bog
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
-5%synergy
Reliquary Tower
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
-18%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
10%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
10%synergy
Cabal Coffers
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Wasteland
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Strip Mine
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
91%inclusion58 decks64 decks
1%synergy
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion56 decks64 decks
-1%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
67%inclusion43 decks64 decks
23%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
66%inclusion42 decks64 decks
15%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
50%inclusion32 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
45%inclusion29 decks64 decks
10%synergy
Izzet Signet
41%inclusion26 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Dimir Signet
41%inclusion26 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Resonating Lute
37%inclusion7 decks19 decks
33%synergy
Rakdos Signet
33%inclusion21 decks64 decks
2%synergy
Lotus Petal
23%inclusion15 decks64 decks
13%synergy
Thought Vessel
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
-2%synergy
Tablet of Discovery
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
11%synergy
Relic of Sauron
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
-8%synergy
Mox Amber
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
4%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
3%synergy
Mind Stone
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
-6%synergy
Mox Opal
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
-1%synergy
The Soul Stone
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
95%inclusion61 decks64 decks
4%synergy
Underground Sea
95%inclusion61 decks64 decks
80%synergy
Volcanic Island
95%inclusion61 decks64 decks
80%synergy
Scalding Tarn
95%inclusion61 decks64 decks
63%synergy
Polluted Delta
95%inclusion61 decks64 decks
60%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
95%inclusion61 decks64 decks
60%synergy
Watery Grave
95%inclusion61 decks64 decks
47%synergy
Badlands
94%inclusion60 decks64 decks
78%synergy
Island
94%inclusion60 decks64 decks
1%synergy
Steam Vents
91%inclusion58 decks64 decks
45%synergy
Blood Crypt
89%inclusion57 decks64 decks
43%synergy
Swamp
89%inclusion57 decks64 decks
-3%synergy
Training Center
81%inclusion52 decks64 decks
50%synergy
Mountain
78%inclusion50 decks64 decks
-13%synergy
Xander's Lounge
72%inclusion46 decks64 decks
33%synergy
Morphic Pool
72%inclusion46 decks64 decks
41%synergy
Luxury Suite
69%inclusion44 decks64 decks
37%synergy
Thundering Falls
59%inclusion38 decks64 decks
49%synergy
Raucous Theater
55%inclusion35 decks64 decks
44%synergy
Undercity Sewers
53%inclusion34 decks64 decks
40%synergy
Misty Rainforest
48%inclusion31 decks64 decks
39%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
45%inclusion29 decks64 decks
36%synergy
Flooded Strand
44%inclusion28 decks64 decks
33%synergy
Exotic Orchard
41%inclusion26 decks64 decks
-16%synergy
Sink into Stupor
41%inclusion26 decks64 decks
31%synergy
Mana Confluence
41%inclusion26 decks64 decks
29%synergy
Marsh Flats
41%inclusion26 decks64 decks
31%synergy
Arid Mesa
39%inclusion25 decks64 decks
30%synergy
City of Brass
39%inclusion25 decks64 decks
25%synergy
Wooded Foothills
38%inclusion24 decks64 decks
29%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
31%inclusion20 decks64 decks
-13%synergy
Underground River
31%inclusion20 decks64 decks
3%synergy
Reflecting Pool
28%inclusion18 decks64 decks
19%synergy
Sulfur Falls
28%inclusion18 decks64 decks
-20%synergy
Shivan Reef
27%inclusion17 decks64 decks
-3%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
27%inclusion17 decks64 decks
-20%synergy
Prismatic Vista
23%inclusion15 decks64 decks
20%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
23%inclusion15 decks64 decks
-1%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
23%inclusion15 decks64 decks
-5%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
22%inclusion14 decks64 decks
-4%synergy
Fell the Profane
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
11%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
-34%synergy
Haunted Ridge
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
-2%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
13%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
15%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
10%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Blazemire Verge
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
5%synergy
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