Kess, Dissident Mage (Commander) - Expensive Upgraded Spellslinger

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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Cabal Ritual
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
63%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
62%synergy
Faithless Looting
82%inclusion9 decks11 decks
62%synergy
Frantic Search
82%inclusion9 decks11 decks
61%synergy
Preordain
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
58%synergy
Ponder
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
55%synergy
Dark Ritual
91%inclusion10 decks11 decks
53%synergy
Opt
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
49%synergy
Consider
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
48%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
48%synergy
Top Cards
Reanimate
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
48%synergy
Brainstorm
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
46%synergy
Deflecting Swat
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
44%synergy
Deadly Rollick
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
37%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
24%synergy
Swan Song
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
35%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
44%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
45%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
42%synergy
Windfall
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
22%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
29%synergy
Underworld Breach
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
34%synergy
Demonic Tutor
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
10%synergy
Intuition
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Rhystic Study
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-5%synergy
Opposition Agent
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Ad Nauseam
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Creatures
Exhibition Tidecaller
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
59%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
43%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
19%synergy
Archmage of Runes
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
33%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
28%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
30%synergy
Spellseeker
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
24%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
20%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
23%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Guttersnipe
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
21%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
14%synergy
Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
15%synergy
Grave Researcher
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Coruscation Mage
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Young Pyromancer
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Ledger Shredder
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Terror of the Peaks
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Longshot, Rebel Bowman
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Metamorphosis Fanatic
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Professional Face-Breaker
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Utvara Hellkite
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Marang River Regent
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Displacer Kitten
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Scourge of Valkas
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Lathliss, Dragon Queen
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Ebondeath, Dracolich
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Extractor Demon
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Gravebreaker Lamia
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Firebrand Archer
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Electrostatic Field
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Overlord of the Floodpits
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Combustible Gearhulk
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Be'lakor, the Dark Master
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-2%synergy
Fog Bank
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Balefire Dragon
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Haughty Djinn
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Mana Drain
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
30%synergy
Thought Scour
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
44%synergy
Counterspell
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Chaos Warp
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Entomb
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
31%synergy
Lightning Bolt
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Brain Freeze
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
29%synergy
Flusterstorm
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
28%synergy
Snap
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Fact or Fiction
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
20%synergy
Seething Song
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
20%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Arcane Denial
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
-1%synergy
Sink into Stupor
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Flame of Anor
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
22%synergy
Prismari Command
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
21%synergy
Banishing Betrayal
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Mana Sculpt
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Flashback
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Tainted Pact
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
11%synergy
Return the Favor
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Negate
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-4%synergy
Reiterate
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Rakdos Charm
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Terminate
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-7%synergy
Winds of Rebuke
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Demonic Consultation
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
11%synergy
Izzet Charm
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Force of Negation
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
10%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Bedevil
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Narset's Reversal
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
12%synergy
Spell Pierce
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Impulse
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Dig Through Time
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Withering Torment
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Redirect Lightning
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Zuko's Conviction
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Pongify
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Mental Misstep
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Deliberate
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Sorceries
Gitaxian Probe
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
40%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
41%synergy
Blasphemous Act
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Toxic Deluge
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Exsanguinate
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
32%synergy
See the Truth
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
36%synergy
Damnation
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
29%synergy
Strategic Planning
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
24%synergy
Vandalblast
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
11%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
24%synergy
Feed the Swarm
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
-1%synergy
Treasure Cruise
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
24%synergy
Mana Geyser
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
22%synergy
Stitch Together
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Expressive Iteration
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
24%synergy
Grim Tutor
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
23%synergy
Singularity Rupture
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Flow State
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Sleight of Hand
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Stock Up
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Careful Study
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Buried Alive
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Personal Tutor
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Syphon Mind
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Solve the Equation
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Waterbending Lesson
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Day of Black Sun
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Price of Freedom
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Resentful Revelation
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Incarnation Technique
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Lively Dirge
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Portent of Calamity
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Paranoid Delusions
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Unmarked Grave
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Victimize
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
0%synergy
Crackle with Power
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Mind Spring
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Persist
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Past in Flames
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Bubbling Muck
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Bonus Round
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Recall
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Tome Scour
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wishclaw Talisman
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
10%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-8%synergy
Isochron Scepter
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Primal Amulet
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Sword of Wealth and Power
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Candelabra of Tawnos
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Lightning Greaves
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-20%synergy
Helm of Awakening
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Enchantments
Mystic Remora
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
21%synergy
Fiery Inscription
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
22%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
12%synergy
Propaganda
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Dance of the Dead
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Sorcerer Class
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Demonic Covenant
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Necromancy
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Teval's Judgment
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Shark Typhoon
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Cemetery Tampering
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Secrets of the Dead
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Animate Dead
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
0%synergy
Sneak Attack
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Artist's Talent
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Bitterblossom
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Professor Onyx
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
41%synergy
Mistrise Village
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
38%synergy
Reliquary Tower
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
-8%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Urza's Saga
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Bojuka Bog
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-15%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Bazaar of Baghdad
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Emergence Zone
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Strip Mine
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
91%inclusion10 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Sol Ring
91%inclusion10 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
11%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Dimir Signet
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
11%synergy
Fellwar Stone
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
10%synergy
Izzet Signet
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Rakdos Signet
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Relic of Sauron
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Resonating Lute
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Tablet of Discovery
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Thought Vessel
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-3%synergy
Lotus Petal
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-1%synergy
Mox Amber
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Mind Stone
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-4%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Lands
Underground Sea
100%inclusion11 decks11 decks
85%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion11 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Island
100%inclusion11 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Volcanic Island
100%inclusion11 decks11 decks
85%synergy
Command Tower
91%inclusion10 decks11 decks
-1%synergy
Steam Vents
91%inclusion10 decks11 decks
45%synergy
Mountain
91%inclusion10 decks11 decks
-0%synergy
Morphic Pool
91%inclusion10 decks11 decks
59%synergy
Scalding Tarn
91%inclusion10 decks11 decks
59%synergy
Training Center
91%inclusion10 decks11 decks
59%synergy
Polluted Delta
91%inclusion10 decks11 decks
56%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
91%inclusion10 decks11 decks
55%synergy
Watery Grave
91%inclusion10 decks11 decks
43%synergy
Badlands
82%inclusion9 decks11 decks
66%synergy
Blood Crypt
82%inclusion9 decks11 decks
36%synergy
Xander's Lounge
82%inclusion9 decks11 decks
42%synergy
Luxury Suite
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
41%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
30%synergy
Thundering Falls
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
53%synergy
Raucous Theater
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
44%synergy
Undercity Sewers
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
42%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
29%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
30%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Sulfur Falls
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Exotic Orchard
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
-11%synergy
Underground River
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Misty Rainforest
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Shivan Reef
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Marsh Flats
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Haunted Ridge
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
21%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
20%synergy
Wooded Foothills
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
19%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Reflecting Pool
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
19%synergy
Blazemire Verge
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Sink into Stupor
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Arid Mesa
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Mana Confluence
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Flooded Strand
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
-1%synergy
Turbulent Springs
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
12%synergy
Seething Landscape
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Sunken Hollow
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-21%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Fiery Islet
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
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