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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.
Nick Price
Oct 8, 2025
Nick Price
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Kess, Dissident Mage
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Academy Wall
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Adventurous Eater
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Alania, Divergent Storm
Alania, Divergent Storm
Archmage Emeritus
Archmage Emeritus
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
Burrog Banemaker
Burrog Banemaker
Cheerful Osteomancer
Cheerful Osteomancer
Goblin Electromancer
Goblin Electromancer
Johann, Apprentice Sorcerer
Johann, Apprentice Sorcerer
Mage Tower Referee
Mage Tower Referee
Neera, Wild Mage
Neera, Wild Mage
Nightscape Familiar
Nightscape Familiar
Storm-Kiln Artist
Storm-Kiln Artist
Young Pyromancer
Young Pyromancer
Instants (21)
Aetherize
Aetherize
Aethersnatch
Aethersnatch
Afflict
Afflict
Alchemist's Gift
Alchemist's Gift
Befuddle
Befuddle
Brainstorm
Brainstorm
Chaos Warp
Chaos Warp
Consider
Consider
Counterspell
Counterspell
Deliberate
Deliberate
Disembowel
Disembowel
Downsize
Downsize
Go for the Throat
Go for the Throat
Homing Lightning
Homing Lightning
Lightning Bolt
Lightning Bolt
Negate
Negate
Opt
Opt
Rakdos Charm
Rakdos Charm
Reality Shift
Reality Shift
Return the Favor
Return the Favor
Wizard's Lightning
Wizard's Lightning
Sorceries (14)
Absorb Vis
Absorb Vis
Act on Impulse
Act on Impulse
Aether Snap
Aether Snap
Afterlife from the Loam
Afterlife from the Loam
Agonizing Remorse
Agonizing Remorse
Alms of the Vein
Alms of the Vein
Angrath's Rampage
Angrath's Rampage
Blasphemous Act
Blasphemous Act
Chain Reaction
Chain Reaction
Demolish
Demolish
Feed the Swarm
Feed the Swarm
Stitch in Time
Stitch in Time
Vandalblast
Vandalblast
Windfall
Windfall
Artifacts (6)
Bottled Cloister
Bottled Cloister
Izzet Signet
Izzet Signet
Skullclamp
Skullclamp
Sol Ring
Sol Ring
Talisman of Indulgence
Talisman of Indulgence
Wizard's Spellbook
Wizard's Spellbook
Enchantments (5)
Ancestral Vengeance
Ancestral Vengeance
Animate Dead
Animate Dead
Dark Tutelage
Dark Tutelage
Sorcerer Class
Sorcerer Class
Wizard Class
Wizard Class
Planeswalkers (1)
Ral Zarek
Ral Zarek
Lands (12)
Bojuka Bog
Bojuka Bog
Cascade Bluffs
Cascade Bluffs
Command Tower
Command Tower
Darkwater Catacombs
Darkwater Catacombs
Exotic Orchard
Exotic Orchard
Ferrous Lake
Ferrous Lake
Foreboding Ruins
Foreboding Ruins
Graven Cairns
Graven Cairns
Shadowblood Ridge
Shadowblood Ridge
Shivan Reef
Shivan Reef
Smoldering Marsh
Smoldering Marsh
Terramorphic Expanse
Terramorphic Expanse
Basics (3)
Island
9 Island
Mountain
7 Mountain
Swamp
8 Swamp
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