Kess, Dissident Mage (Commander) - Upgraded Reanimator

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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Personal Tutor
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8.1xlift
Final Parting
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Palantír of Orthanc
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1.0xlift
Lightning Greaves
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0.6xlift
Monument to Endurance
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1.6xlift
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1.9xlift
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1.9xlift
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1.6xlift
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0.8xlift
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0.7xlift
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1.6xlift
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5.5xlift
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1.1xlift
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7.4xlift
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Bojuka Bog
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1.2xlift
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21%inclusion14 decks66 decks
1.3xlift
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1.3xlift
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2.4xlift
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14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
0.7xlift
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4.1xlift
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11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
1.1xlift
Reliquary Tower
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
0.7xlift
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11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
5.2xlift
Desolate Lighthouse
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0.5xlift
Rogue's Passage
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
0.3xlift
Mistrise Village
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
1.1xlift
The Black Gate
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
0.3xlift
Sunken Palace
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
5.4xlift
Mystic Sanctuary
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
2.1xlift
Phyrexian Tower
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
0.6xlift
Riptide Laboratory
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
2.4xlift
Restless Reef
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
3.4xlift
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85%inclusion56 decks66 decks
0.9xlift
Sol Ring
76%inclusion50 decks66 decks
0.8xlift
Talisman of Dominance
61%inclusion40 decks66 decks
1.1xlift
Talisman of Indulgence
52%inclusion34 decks66 decks
1.0xlift
Talisman of Creativity
48%inclusion32 decks66 decks
1.0xlift
Fellwar Stone
35%inclusion23 decks66 decks
0.9xlift
Dimir Signet
32%inclusion21 decks66 decks
1.0xlift
Izzet Signet
27%inclusion18 decks66 decks
1.0xlift
Rakdos Signet
27%inclusion18 decks66 decks
0.9xlift
Relic of Sauron
21%inclusion14 decks66 decks
0.5xlift
The Soul Stone
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
0.8xlift
Thought Vessel
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
0.8xlift
Commander's Sphere
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
0.5xlift
Mind Stone
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
0.5xlift
Tablet of Discovery
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
9.3xlift
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1.0xlift
Swamp
97%inclusion64 decks66 decks
1.0xlift
Island
95%inclusion63 decks66 decks
1.0xlift
Mountain
94%inclusion62 decks66 decks
1.0xlift
Watery Grave
67%inclusion44 decks66 decks
1.1xlift
Steam Vents
65%inclusion43 decks66 decks
1.2xlift
Shivan Reef
59%inclusion39 decks66 decks
1.6xlift
Blood Crypt
59%inclusion39 decks66 decks
1.0xlift
Underground River
59%inclusion39 decks66 decks
1.1xlift
Sulfurous Springs
53%inclusion35 decks66 decks
1.0xlift
Exotic Orchard
52%inclusion34 decks66 decks
0.9xlift
Xander's Lounge
50%inclusion33 decks66 decks
1.1xlift
Polluted Delta
50%inclusion33 decks66 decks
1.2xlift
Training Center
48%inclusion32 decks66 decks
1.4xlift
Bloodstained Mire
48%inclusion32 decks66 decks
1.1xlift
Drowned Catacomb
45%inclusion30 decks66 decks
0.8xlift
Morphic Pool
44%inclusion29 decks66 decks
1.2xlift
Dragonskull Summit
42%inclusion28 decks66 decks
0.7xlift
Crumbling Necropolis
42%inclusion28 decks66 decks
0.8xlift
Scalding Tarn
42%inclusion28 decks66 decks
1.1xlift
Luxury Suite
41%inclusion27 decks66 decks
1.1xlift
Sulfur Falls
39%inclusion26 decks66 decks
0.7xlift
Undercity Sewers
36%inclusion24 decks66 decks
1.6xlift
Smoldering Marsh
35%inclusion23 decks66 decks
0.8xlift
Shipwreck Marsh
35%inclusion23 decks66 decks
1.1xlift
Sunken Hollow
35%inclusion23 decks66 decks
0.8xlift
Raucous Theater
33%inclusion22 decks66 decks
1.4xlift
Thundering Falls
33%inclusion22 decks66 decks
1.5xlift
Fell the Profane
30%inclusion20 decks66 decks
1.6xlift
Stormcarved Coast
29%inclusion19 decks66 decks
0.9xlift
Malakir Rebirth
29%inclusion19 decks66 decks
1.6xlift
Haunted Ridge
27%inclusion18 decks66 decks
1.0xlift
Sink into Stupor
26%inclusion17 decks66 decks
1.5xlift
Blazemire Verge
23%inclusion15 decks66 decks
1.3xlift
Gloomlake Verge
21%inclusion14 decks66 decks
1.3xlift
Mana Confluence
20%inclusion13 decks66 decks
1.6xlift
Foreboding Ruins
18%inclusion12 decks66 decks
0.7xlift
Path of Ancestry
18%inclusion12 decks66 decks
0.5xlift
Cascade Bluffs
18%inclusion12 decks66 decks
1.6xlift
Dimir Aqueduct
17%inclusion11 decks66 decks
1.8xlift
Riverpyre Verge
17%inclusion11 decks66 decks
1.5xlift
Clearwater Pathway
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
1.8xlift
Seething Landscape
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
0.9xlift
Darkwater Catacombs
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
1.4xlift
City of Brass
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
1.0xlift
Pinnacle Monk
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
1.7xlift
Misty Rainforest
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
1.7xlift
Rakdos Carnarium
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
1.8xlift
Sunken Ruins
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
1.8xlift
Oscorp Industries
13%inclusion7 decks53 decks
0.9xlift
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