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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Faithless Looting
82%inclusion46 decks56 decks
62%synergy
Frantic Search
79%inclusion44 decks56 decks
58%synergy
Stitch Together
59%inclusion33 decks56 decks
56%synergy
Reanimate
79%inclusion44 decks56 decks
54%synergy
Entomb
54%inclusion30 decks56 decks
48%synergy
Animate Dead
52%inclusion29 decks56 decks
43%synergy
Careful Study
45%inclusion25 decks56 decks
43%synergy
Living Death
48%inclusion27 decks56 decks
42%synergy
Incarnation Technique
41%inclusion23 decks56 decks
40%synergy
Exhume
41%inclusion23 decks56 decks
40%synergy
Top Cards
Windfall
48%inclusion27 decks56 decks
25%synergy
Victimize
48%inclusion27 decks56 decks
39%synergy
Dark Ritual
46%inclusion26 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
41%inclusion23 decks56 decks
38%synergy
Counterspell
41%inclusion23 decks56 decks
-3%synergy
Buried Alive
38%inclusion21 decks56 decks
34%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
38%inclusion21 decks56 decks
34%synergy
Persist
36%inclusion20 decks56 decks
33%synergy
Arcane Denial
36%inclusion20 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Blasphemous Act
36%inclusion20 decks56 decks
-9%synergy
Game Changers
Consecrated Sphinx
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
15%synergy
Demonic Tutor
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
-3%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
-6%synergy
Jeska's Will
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
-6%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Gamble
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
1%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
-9%synergy
Mystical Tutor
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
-3%synergy
Underworld Breach
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
-2%synergy
Rhystic Study
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
-14%synergy
Creatures
Ledger Shredder
32%inclusion18 decks56 decks
29%synergy
Exhibition Tidecaller
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
30%synergy
Anger
30%inclusion17 decks56 decks
19%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
29%inclusion16 decks56 decks
26%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
29%inclusion16 decks56 decks
26%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
27%inclusion15 decks56 decks
-0%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
25%inclusion14 decks56 decks
20%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
25%inclusion14 decks56 decks
24%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
21%inclusion12 decks56 decks
19%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
21%inclusion12 decks56 decks
20%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
15%synergy
Nezahal, Primal Tide
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
19%synergy
Metamorphosis Fanatic
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
17%synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
15%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
17%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
12%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
16%synergy
Kefka, Court Mage
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
11%synergy
Combustible Gearhulk
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
13%synergy
Rona, Herald of Invasion
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
15%synergy
Likeness Looter
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
14%synergy
Psychic Frog
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
13%synergy
Baleful Strix
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Flayer of the Hatebound
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
12%synergy
Toxrill, the Corrosive
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
13%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Terror of the Peaks
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
12%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Grave Researcher
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Vile Entomber
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
12%synergy
Ancient Brass Dragon
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
11%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Lord Xander, the Collector
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Burning-Rune Demon
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
11%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Doom Whisperer
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Boggart Trawler
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Feldon of the Third Path
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Ardyn, the Usurper
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Summon: Bahamut
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Marang River Regent
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
9%synergy
Impulsivity
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Instants
An Offer You Can't Refuse
34%inclusion19 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Chaos Warp
30%inclusion17 decks56 decks
-4%synergy
Fell the Profane
29%inclusion16 decks56 decks
20%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
29%inclusion16 decks56 decks
17%synergy
Fact or Fiction
27%inclusion15 decks56 decks
20%synergy
Swan Song
27%inclusion15 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Rakdos Charm
25%inclusion14 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Big Score
25%inclusion14 decks56 decks
12%synergy
Sink into Stupor
25%inclusion14 decks56 decks
15%synergy
Withering Torment
25%inclusion14 decks56 decks
13%synergy
Izzet Charm
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
21%synergy
Prismari Command
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
17%synergy
Negate
21%inclusion12 decks56 decks
-1%synergy
Bitter Triumph
21%inclusion12 decks56 decks
18%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
21%inclusion12 decks56 decks
15%synergy
Deadly Rollick
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Consider
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
13%synergy
Demand Answers
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
14%synergy
Thought Scour
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
17%synergy
Deflecting Swat
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
-2%synergy
Brainstorm
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
-1%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Cabal Ritual
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Terminate
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
-10%synergy
Mana Drain
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
0%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
12%synergy
Flame of Anor
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Maestros Charm
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Saw in Half
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Redirect Lightning
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Prismari Charm
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Mana Sculpt
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Drown in the Loch
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Confounding Riddle
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Tainted Indulgence
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Bedevil
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
-7%synergy
Visions of Beyond
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Valakut Awakening
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Fire Covenant
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Pongify
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
1%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Lightning Bolt
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
-3%synergy
Brain Freeze
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
-1%synergy
Forbidden Alchemy
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Reality Shift
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
2%synergy
You Find the Villains' Lair
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Snap
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
-3%synergy
Otherworldly Gaze
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Live or Die
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
34%inclusion19 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Toxic Deluge
34%inclusion19 decks56 decks
13%synergy
Dread Return
30%inclusion17 decks56 decks
28%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
30%inclusion17 decks56 decks
27%synergy
Will of the Abzan
28%inclusion15 decks53 decks
27%synergy
Unmarked Grave
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
22%synergy
Vandalblast
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
21%inclusion12 decks56 decks
20%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
21%inclusion12 decks56 decks
17%synergy
Zombify
21%inclusion12 decks56 decks
21%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
14%synergy
Winternight Stories
19%inclusion10 decks53 decks
18%synergy
Singularity Rupture
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
16%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Ponder
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Chart a Course
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
12%synergy
Coiling Rebirth
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
14%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
14%synergy
Compulsive Research
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
14%synergy
Steal the Show
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Whispering Madness
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Extract from Darkness
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Breaking // Entering
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Preordain
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
5%synergy
See the Truth
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Restart Sequence
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Dark Deal
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Traumatize
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Lórien Revealed
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Mana Geyser
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
9%synergy
Will of the Jeskai
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
7%synergy
Lively Dirge
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Cut Your Losses
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Dark Petition
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Sundering Eruption
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Final Parting
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Behold the Sinister Six!
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Strategic Planning
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Painful Truths
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Exsanguinate
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Personal Tutor
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Ignite the Future
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Burning Inquiry
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Expressive Iteration
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Taigam's Scheming
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Monument to Endurance
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
13%synergy
Lightning Greaves
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
-15%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
12%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
-16%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
-2%synergy
Perpetual Timepiece
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Brass's Tunnel-Grinder
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Altar of Dementia
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Necromancy
30%inclusion17 decks56 decks
27%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
15%synergy
Dance of the Dead
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
13%synergy
Sneak Attack
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
-0%synergy
Mystic Remora
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
-7%synergy
Secrets of the Dead
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Black Market Connections
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
-5%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Teval's Judgment
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
4%synergy
Bitter Reunion
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Curiosity
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
1%synergy
Propaganda
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-9%synergy
Search for Azcanta
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Professor Onyx
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
32%inclusion18 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
17%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
13%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Tomb Fortress
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
12%synergy
Reliquary Tower
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
-23%synergy
Rogue's Passage
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
-11%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Sunken Palace
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
-5%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
1%synergy
Restless Reef
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Mistrise Village
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
-2%synergy
Ancient Tomb
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-7%synergy
The Black Gate
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-3%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
80%inclusion45 decks56 decks
-8%synergy
Sol Ring
71%inclusion40 decks56 decks
-18%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
57%inclusion32 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
45%inclusion25 decks56 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
45%inclusion25 decks56 decks
0%synergy
Izzet Signet
29%inclusion16 decks56 decks
-3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
29%inclusion16 decks56 decks
-7%synergy
Rakdos Signet
27%inclusion15 decks56 decks
-5%synergy
Dimir Signet
27%inclusion15 decks56 decks
-7%synergy
Relic of Sauron
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
-1%synergy
The Soul Stone
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
-10%synergy
Thought Vessel
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
-13%synergy
Mind Stone
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
-6%synergy
Cursed Mirror
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
96%inclusion54 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion54 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Island
95%inclusion53 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
93%inclusion52 decks56 decks
1%synergy
Steam Vents
63%inclusion35 decks56 decks
17%synergy
Shivan Reef
59%inclusion33 decks56 decks
29%synergy
Watery Grave
59%inclusion33 decks56 decks
11%synergy
Underground River
55%inclusion31 decks56 decks
27%synergy
Blood Crypt
54%inclusion30 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Exotic Orchard
54%inclusion30 decks56 decks
-3%synergy
Xander's Lounge
52%inclusion29 decks56 decks
12%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
52%inclusion29 decks56 decks
24%synergy
Polluted Delta
50%inclusion28 decks56 decks
15%synergy
Training Center
48%inclusion27 decks56 decks
17%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
48%inclusion27 decks56 decks
13%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
43%inclusion24 decks56 decks
-0%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
43%inclusion24 decks56 decks
-10%synergy
Morphic Pool
41%inclusion23 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Scalding Tarn
41%inclusion23 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Sulfur Falls
41%inclusion23 decks56 decks
-6%synergy
Luxury Suite
39%inclusion22 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
39%inclusion22 decks56 decks
-6%synergy
Undercity Sewers
38%inclusion21 decks56 decks
25%synergy
Thundering Falls
36%inclusion20 decks56 decks
25%synergy
Raucous Theater
34%inclusion19 decks56 decks
23%synergy
Sunken Hollow
32%inclusion18 decks56 decks
-7%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
30%inclusion17 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
30%inclusion17 decks56 decks
-7%synergy
Fell the Profane
29%inclusion16 decks56 decks
20%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
27%inclusion15 decks56 decks
1%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
27%inclusion15 decks56 decks
18%synergy
Haunted Ridge
27%inclusion15 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Sink into Stupor
25%inclusion14 decks56 decks
15%synergy
Blazemire Verge
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
14%synergy
Path of Ancestry
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
-7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
21%inclusion12 decks56 decks
15%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
13%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
-0%synergy
Oscorp Industries
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Seething Landscape
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
-0%synergy
Evolving Wilds
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
-7%synergy
Mana Confluence
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Choked Estuary
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
-1%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Marsh Flats
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
3%synergy
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