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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Exhibition Tidecaller
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
34%synergy
Grave Researcher
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
20%synergy
Ral Zarek, Guest Lecturer
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Prismari Charm
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Turbulent Springs
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
12%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Faithless Looting
82%inclusion42 decks51 decks
63%synergy
Frantic Search
76%inclusion39 decks51 decks
56%synergy
Stitch Together
57%inclusion29 decks51 decks
54%synergy
Reanimate
75%inclusion38 decks51 decks
50%synergy
Entomb
53%inclusion27 decks51 decks
47%synergy
Careful Study
43%inclusion22 decks51 decks
41%synergy
Victimize
49%inclusion25 decks51 decks
40%synergy
Exhume
39%inclusion20 decks51 decks
38%synergy
Persist
41%inclusion21 decks51 decks
38%synergy
Living Death
43%inclusion22 decks51 decks
37%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
49%inclusion25 decks51 decks
12%synergy
Animate Dead
45%inclusion23 decks51 decks
36%synergy
Windfall
41%inclusion21 decks51 decks
18%synergy
Blasphemous Act
39%inclusion20 decks51 decks
-5%synergy
Buried Alive
39%inclusion20 decks51 decks
35%synergy
Arcane Denial
39%inclusion20 decks51 decks
11%synergy
Counterspell
39%inclusion20 decks51 decks
-5%synergy
Incarnation Technique
37%inclusion19 decks51 decks
37%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
37%inclusion19 decks51 decks
34%synergy
Dread Return
35%inclusion18 decks51 decks
32%synergy
Game Changers
Gamble
22%inclusion11 decks51 decks
12%synergy
Demonic Tutor
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
-4%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
11%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
11%synergy
Jeska's Will
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
-5%synergy
Underworld Breach
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
-1%synergy
Rhystic Study
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
-13%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
-10%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
-11%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
-1%synergy
Creatures
Archon of Cruelty
35%inclusion18 decks51 decks
32%synergy
Anger
35%inclusion18 decks51 decks
24%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
29%inclusion15 decks51 decks
27%synergy
Ledger Shredder
29%inclusion15 decks51 decks
27%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
27%inclusion14 decks51 decks
25%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
25%inclusion13 decks51 decks
-2%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
24%inclusion12 decks51 decks
19%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
18%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
18%synergy
Metamorphosis Fanatic
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
17%synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
14%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
12%synergy
Combustible Gearhulk
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
14%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
13%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
17%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
12%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
16%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
16%synergy
Rona, Herald of Invasion
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
16%synergy
Likeness Looter
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
16%synergy
Terror of the Peaks
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
16%synergy
Doom Whisperer
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
15%synergy
Nezahal, Primal Tide
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
15%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
12%synergy
Burning-Rune Demon
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
14%synergy
Twilight Diviner
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
11%synergy
Ancient Brass Dragon
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
13%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Psychic Frog
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
11%synergy
Flayer of the Hatebound
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
11%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
12%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
10%synergy
Baleful Strix
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
2%synergy
Boggart Trawler
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
10%synergy
Ancient Silver Dragon
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
11%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
1%synergy
Feldon of the Third Path
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Emry, Lurker of the Loch
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Impulsivity
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Spellseeker
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Balefire Dragon
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Vile Entomber
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Massacre Wurm
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Chaos Warp
29%inclusion15 decks51 decks
-5%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
29%inclusion15 decks51 decks
-1%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
27%inclusion14 decks51 decks
16%synergy
Rakdos Charm
27%inclusion14 decks51 decks
12%synergy
Big Score
27%inclusion14 decks51 decks
15%synergy
Fell the Profane
25%inclusion13 decks51 decks
17%synergy
Fact or Fiction
25%inclusion13 decks51 decks
18%synergy
Prismari Command
25%inclusion13 decks51 decks
19%synergy
Negate
24%inclusion12 decks51 decks
1%synergy
Bitter Triumph
24%inclusion12 decks51 decks
20%synergy
Sink into Stupor
24%inclusion12 decks51 decks
14%synergy
Withering Torment
24%inclusion12 decks51 decks
11%synergy
Brainstorm
22%inclusion11 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Izzet Charm
22%inclusion11 decks51 decks
19%synergy
Demand Answers
22%inclusion11 decks51 decks
16%synergy
Deadly Rollick
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
2%synergy
Consider
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
13%synergy
Thought Scour
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
18%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
13%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
14%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Cabal Ritual
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Terminate
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
-8%synergy
Swan Song
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Drain
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
0%synergy
Deflecting Swat
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
-4%synergy
Saw in Half
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
11%synergy
Maestros Charm
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
11%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Lightning Bolt
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
1%synergy
Visions of Beyond
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
11%synergy
Snap
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
2%synergy
Bedevil
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
-6%synergy
Abrade
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
0%synergy
Valakut Awakening
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Flame of Anor
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Redirect Lightning
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-1%synergy
Pongify
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
1%synergy
Fling
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Songs of the Damned
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Confounding Riddle
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
7%synergy
You Find the Villains' Lair
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Tainted Indulgence
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Reality Shift
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Infernal Grasp
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
-8%synergy
Mental Note
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Mystical Tutor
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
-6%synergy
Sorceries
Breach the Multiverse
35%inclusion18 decks51 decks
32%synergy
Feed the Swarm
33%inclusion17 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Toxic Deluge
31%inclusion16 decks51 decks
11%synergy
Vandalblast
27%inclusion14 decks51 decks
11%synergy
Unmarked Grave
24%inclusion12 decks51 decks
22%synergy
Will of the Abzan
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
22%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
18%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
15%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
10%synergy
Singularity Rupture
18%inclusion7 decks39 decks
16%synergy
Zombify
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
17%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
12%synergy
Compulsive Research
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
15%synergy
Winternight Stories
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Ponder
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
13%synergy
Chart a Course
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Coiling Rebirth
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
11%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Whispering Madness
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Dark Deal
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Mana Geyser
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Preordain
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Extract from Darkness
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Will of the Jeskai
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Breaking // Entering
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
10%synergy
Lively Dirge
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Lórien Revealed
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Exsanguinate
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Final Parting
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Damnation
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
2%synergy
See the Truth
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Sundering Eruption
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Traumatize
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Strategic Planning
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
2%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Cut Your Losses
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Unearth
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Painful Truths
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Personal Tutor
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Ignite the Future
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Dark Petition
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Burning Inquiry
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Restart Sequence
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Palantír of Orthanc
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
12%synergy
Lightning Greaves
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
-14%synergy
Monument to Endurance
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
11%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
-1%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
-17%synergy
Perpetual Timepiece
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Shadowspear
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
2%synergy
Brass's Tunnel-Grinder
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Necromancy
24%inclusion12 decks51 decks
20%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
13%synergy
Sneak Attack
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
10%synergy
Dance of the Dead
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Mystic Remora
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
-6%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
0%synergy
Secrets of the Dead
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Teval's Judgment
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Bitter Reunion
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Curiosity
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
2%synergy
Black Market Connections
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
-6%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Professor Onyx
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
41%inclusion21 decks51 decks
17%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
22%inclusion11 decks51 decks
17%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
17%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
2%synergy
Tomb Fortress
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
13%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Reliquary Tower
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
-22%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
12%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
-2%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Sunken Palace
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
2%synergy
Restless Reef
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
-15%synergy
Great Hall of the Biblioplex
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Mistrise Village
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-2%synergy
The Black Gate
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
-3%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Academy Ruins
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
2%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
0%synergy
Multiversal Passage
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
78%inclusion40 decks51 decks
-10%synergy
Sol Ring
71%inclusion36 decks51 decks
-19%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
49%inclusion25 decks51 decks
0%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
39%inclusion20 decks51 decks
-5%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
39%inclusion20 decks51 decks
-4%synergy
Izzet Signet
25%inclusion13 decks51 decks
-7%synergy
Rakdos Signet
25%inclusion13 decks51 decks
-7%synergy
Dimir Signet
25%inclusion13 decks51 decks
-9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
25%inclusion13 decks51 decks
-10%synergy
Relic of Sauron
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
-7%synergy
The Soul Stone
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Thought Vessel
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
-14%synergy
Resonating Lute
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Tablet of Discovery
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Cursed Mirror
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
1%synergy
Mind Stone
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
-7%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
96%inclusion49 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Swamp
94%inclusion48 decks51 decks
2%synergy
Island
92%inclusion47 decks51 decks
-1%synergy
Mountain
90%inclusion46 decks51 decks
-1%synergy
Watery Grave
63%inclusion32 decks51 decks
15%synergy
Shivan Reef
61%inclusion31 decks51 decks
31%synergy
Steam Vents
61%inclusion31 decks51 decks
15%synergy
Blood Crypt
55%inclusion28 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Underground River
55%inclusion28 decks51 decks
27%synergy
Exotic Orchard
53%inclusion27 decks51 decks
-3%synergy
Xander's Lounge
53%inclusion27 decks51 decks
13%synergy
Polluted Delta
51%inclusion26 decks51 decks
16%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
49%inclusion25 decks51 decks
22%synergy
Training Center
49%inclusion25 decks51 decks
17%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
49%inclusion25 decks51 decks
14%synergy
Morphic Pool
45%inclusion23 decks51 decks
13%synergy
Scalding Tarn
43%inclusion22 decks51 decks
11%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
41%inclusion21 decks51 decks
-12%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
39%inclusion20 decks51 decks
-3%synergy
Luxury Suite
39%inclusion20 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
37%inclusion19 decks51 decks
-8%synergy
Thundering Falls
37%inclusion19 decks51 decks
27%synergy
Raucous Theater
35%inclusion18 decks51 decks
25%synergy
Undercity Sewers
35%inclusion18 decks51 decks
23%synergy
Sulfur Falls
35%inclusion18 decks51 decks
-11%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
33%inclusion17 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
31%inclusion16 decks51 decks
-6%synergy
Sunken Hollow
31%inclusion16 decks51 decks
-8%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
27%inclusion14 decks51 decks
2%synergy
Haunted Ridge
27%inclusion14 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
25%inclusion13 decks51 decks
17%synergy
Path of Ancestry
25%inclusion13 decks51 decks
-5%synergy
Sink into Stupor
24%inclusion12 decks51 decks
14%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
24%inclusion12 decks51 decks
14%synergy
Blazemire Verge
22%inclusion11 decks51 decks
12%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
13%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
14%synergy
Seething Landscape
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
1%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
11%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Confluence
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Reflecting Pool
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Evolving Wilds
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
-8%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
12%synergy
Oscorp Industries
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
3%synergy
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