Kess, Dissident Mage (Commander) - Expensive cEDH Combo

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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Tainted Pact
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
93%synergy
Demonic Consultation
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
92%synergy
Brain Freeze
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
92%synergy
Force of Negation
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
92%synergy
Flusterstorm
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
92%synergy
Pact of Negation
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
92%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
90%synergy
Cabal Ritual
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
90%synergy
Gamble
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
90%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
88%synergy
Top Cards
Windfall
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
77%synergy
Dark Ritual
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
63%synergy
Toxic Deluge
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
80%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
82%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
84%synergy
Mystical Tutor
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
86%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
84%synergy
Mental Misstep
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
79%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
80%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
56%synergy
Game Changers
Imperial Seal
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
93%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
91%synergy
Ancient Tomb
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
87%synergy
Underworld Breach
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
89%synergy
The One Ring
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
87%synergy
Intuition
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
98%synergy
Rhystic Study
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
77%synergy
Mana Vault
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
91%synergy
Demonic Tutor
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
79%synergy
Force of Will
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
89%synergy
Creatures
Simian Spirit Guide
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
78%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
64%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
59%synergy
Opposition Agent
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
52%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
51%synergy
Spellseeker
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
40%synergy
Ledger Shredder
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
40%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
20%synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
21%synergy
Notion Thief
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
21%synergy
Volatile Stormdrake
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Displacer Kitten
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Gilded Drake
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Worldgorger Dragon
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Phantasmal Image
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Swan Song
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
66%synergy
Ad Nauseam
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
81%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
65%synergy
Chain of Vapor
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
66%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
66%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
66%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
52%synergy
Mana Drain
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
41%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
48%synergy
Brainstorm
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
38%synergy
Final Fortune
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
37%synergy
Snap
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
33%synergy
Spell Pierce
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
40%synergy
Pyroblast
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
37%synergy
Entomb
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Deflecting Swat
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Deadly Rollick
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-3%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Frantic Search
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-6%synergy
Retraction Helix
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Spell Snare
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Lightning Bolt
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Winds of Rebuke
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Dispel
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Daze
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Alchemist's Retrieval
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Rain of Filth
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Sink into Stupor
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5%synergy
Abrade
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Yawgmoth's Will
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
82%synergy
Rite of Flame
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
79%synergy
Reanimate
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
61%synergy
Timetwister
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
84%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
67%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
67%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
66%synergy
Jeska's Will
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
41%synergy
Ponder
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
20%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Last Chance
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Faithless Looting
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-5%synergy
Twinflame
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Expropriate
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Preordain
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Damnation
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Transmute Artifact
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Grim Tutor
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Chain of Smog
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Grapeshot
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Winds of Change
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wishclaw Talisman
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
78%synergy
Grinding Station
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
41%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Defense Grid
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Vexing Bauble
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Cursed Totem
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Enchantments
Mystic Remora
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
70%synergy
Necropotence
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
51%synergy
Counterbalance
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Necrodominance
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Animate Dead
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5%synergy
Dress Down
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Planeswalkers
Narset, Parter of Veils
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Utility Lands
Otawara, Soaring City
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
70%synergy
City of Traitors
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
68%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Bazaar of Baghdad
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Mistrise Village
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
17%synergy
Urza's Saga
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Emergence Zone
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Mishra's Workshop
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Sol Ring
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Chrome Mox
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
91%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
94%synergy
Mox Diamond
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
93%synergy
Grim Monolith
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
81%synergy
Lotus Petal
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
75%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
36%synergy
Mox Opal
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
78%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Fellwar Stone
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
36%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
0%synergy
Mox Amber
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Dimir Signet
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-6%synergy
Izzet Signet
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-18%synergy
Lands
Misty Rainforest
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
90%synergy
Badlands
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
85%synergy
Steam Vents
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
55%synergy
Blood Crypt
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
54%synergy
Underground Sea
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
85%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
92%synergy
Volcanic Island
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
85%synergy
Scalding Tarn
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
68%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
65%synergy
Watery Grave
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
52%synergy
Command Tower
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
-6%synergy
Exotic Orchard
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
29%synergy
Arid Mesa
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
76%synergy
Mana Confluence
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
74%synergy
Polluted Delta
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
51%synergy
City of Brass
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
72%synergy
Flooded Strand
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
75%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
62%synergy
Morphic Pool
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
40%synergy
Undercity Sewers
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
44%synergy
Luxury Suite
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Island
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
-36%synergy
Marsh Flats
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
47%synergy
Wooded Foothills
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
34%synergy
Training Center
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Swamp
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-63%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Fiery Islet
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Gemstone Mine
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Shivan Reef
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-15%synergy
Spire of Industry
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-10%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-31%synergy
Sulfur Falls
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-32%synergy
Underground River
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-13%synergy
Cavern of Souls
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Mount Doom
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Mountain
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-77%synergy
Sink into Stupor
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Thundering Falls
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-13%synergy
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