Kess, Dissident Mage (Commander) - Expensive Card Draw

Julia Maddalena
May 1, 2026
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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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Ancient Tomb
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
87%synergy
Rhystic Study
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
77%synergy
Demonic Tutor
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
79%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
80%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
84%synergy
Mox Diamond
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
93%synergy
Mystical Tutor
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
86%synergy
Imperial Seal
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
59%synergy
Mana Vault
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
58%synergy
Force of Will
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
56%synergy
Creatures
Psychosis Crawler
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
59%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
55%synergy
Jace's Archivist
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
61%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
60%synergy
Ledger Shredder
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
64%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
55%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
24%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
25%synergy
High Fae Trickster
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
24%synergy
Toothy, Imaginary Friend
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Spellseeker
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Oneirophage
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Chasm Skulker
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Boggart Trawler
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Fate Unraveler
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
25%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
The Watcher in the Water
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Forgotten Creation
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Fell Specter
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Clinquant Skymage
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
The Locust God
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
15%synergy
Arjun, the Shifting Flame
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Tidal Barracuda
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
25%synergy
Instants
Deflecting Swat
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
81%synergy
Frantic Search
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
46%synergy
Swan Song
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
47%synergy
Arcane Denial
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
38%synergy
Snap
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
57%synergy
Deadly Rollick
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
16%synergy
Pongify
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Shred Memory
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Mental Misstep
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Tainted Pact
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
3%synergy
Retraction Helix
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Negate
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
11%synergy
Brainstorm
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
16%synergy
Intuition
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Brain Freeze
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Insidious Dreams
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Dark Ritual
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-4%synergy
Cabal Ritual
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
23%synergy
Rakdos Charm
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
18%synergy
Seething Song
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Tolarian Winds
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Dispel
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Flusterstorm
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
25%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Final Fortune
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Ad Nauseam
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Demonic Consultation
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Izzet Charm
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Bedevil
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
18%synergy
Misdirection
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Counterspell
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-11%synergy
Crypt Incursion
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Narset's Reversal
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Spell Pierce
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
12%synergy
Snapback
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Mental Note
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Pyroblast
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Valakut Awakening
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Redirect Lightning
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
24%synergy
Sorceries
Windfall
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
77%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
90%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
63%synergy
Faithless Looting
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
47%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
63%synergy
Reanimate
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
42%synergy
Gamble
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
57%synergy
Ponder
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
25%synergy
Jeska's Will
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
17%synergy
Echo of Eons
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Vandalblast
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
17%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Molten Psyche
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Doomsday
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Blasphemous Act
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-11%synergy
Whispering Madness
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Twinflame
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Rite of Flame
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Personal Tutor
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Toxic Deluge
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
13%synergy
Minds Aglow
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Flux
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Dark Deal
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Time Spiral
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Damnation
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Reforge the Soul
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Winds of Change
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Teferi's Puzzle Box
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
61%synergy
Meekstone
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Howling Mine
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Isochron Scepter
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Enchantments
Mystic Remora
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
84%synergy
Waste Not
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
21%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Underworld Breach
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
22%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Mindmoil
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Ominous Seas
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Thought Reflection
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Smoke
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Spiteful Visions
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Necropotence
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Underworld Dreams
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Liliana's Caress
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Witness Protection
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
No Mercy
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Animate Dead
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
25%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Propaganda
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
19%synergy
Utility Lands
Urza's Saga
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
61%synergy
Barren Moor
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Forgotten Cave
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Emergence Zone
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Thran Portal
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
20%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
12%synergy
Sol Ring
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
22%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
24%synergy
Izzet Signet
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
34%synergy
Rakdos Signet
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
34%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
17%synergy
Dimir Signet
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Fellwar Stone
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Mox Opal
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
59%synergy
Chrome Mox
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
58%synergy
Lotus Petal
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
23%synergy
Mox Amber
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Paradise Mantle
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
8%synergy
Steam Vents
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
55%synergy
Exotic Orchard
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
44%synergy
Shivan Reef
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
37%synergy
Badlands
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
51%synergy
Blood Crypt
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
21%synergy
Underground Sea
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
51%synergy
Swamp
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
-25%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
21%synergy
Wooded Foothills
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
58%synergy
Sulfur Falls
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
20%synergy
Volcanic Island
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
51%synergy
Scalding Tarn
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
34%synergy
Haunted Ridge
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
46%synergy
Polluted Delta
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Watery Grave
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
19%synergy
Misty Rainforest
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
23%synergy
Fabled Passage
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Survivors' Encampment
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Bad River
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-4%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
8%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Spire of Industry
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
9%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
24%synergy
Reflecting Pool
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
25%synergy
Boggart Trawler
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Luxury Suite
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
2%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-9%synergy
Underground River
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
6%synergy
Blazemire Verge
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
24%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Mountain
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-58%synergy
Island
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-59%synergy
Path of Ancestry
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
3%synergy
Morphic Pool
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
2%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Arid Mesa
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
24%synergy
Snow-Covered Mountain
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Sunken Hollow
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-6%synergy
Mana Confluence
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
21%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
24%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Marsh Flats
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
23%synergy
Training Center
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
1%synergy
City of Brass
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
20%synergy