Kess, Dissident Mage (Commander) - cEDH 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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Demonic Consultation
88%inclusion28 decks32 decks
80%synergy
Brain Freeze
88%inclusion28 decks32 decks
80%synergy
Flusterstorm
88%inclusion28 decks32 decks
79%synergy
Tainted Pact
84%inclusion27 decks32 decks
78%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
81%inclusion26 decks32 decks
76%synergy
Mystic Remora
91%inclusion29 decks32 decks
75%synergy
Mental Misstep
81%inclusion26 decks32 decks
75%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
78%inclusion25 decks32 decks
71%synergy
Pact of Negation
78%inclusion25 decks32 decks
70%synergy
Necropotence
75%inclusion24 decks32 decks
69%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
94%inclusion30 decks32 decks
55%synergy
Windfall
78%inclusion25 decks32 decks
55%synergy
Reanimate
78%inclusion25 decks32 decks
52%synergy
Swan Song
78%inclusion25 decks32 decks
58%synergy
Cabal Ritual
78%inclusion25 decks32 decks
68%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
75%inclusion24 decks32 decks
66%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
75%inclusion24 decks32 decks
64%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
75%inclusion24 decks32 decks
57%synergy
Chain of Vapor
72%inclusion23 decks32 decks
67%synergy
Imperial Seal
72%inclusion23 decks32 decks
65%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
97%inclusion31 decks32 decks
75%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
97%inclusion31 decks32 decks
81%synergy
Demonic Tutor
97%inclusion31 decks32 decks
76%synergy
Mystical Tutor
94%inclusion30 decks32 decks
81%synergy
Underworld Breach
91%inclusion29 decks32 decks
79%synergy
Force of Will
91%inclusion29 decks32 decks
80%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
91%inclusion29 decks32 decks
82%synergy
Chrome Mox
88%inclusion28 decks32 decks
79%synergy
Mana Vault
88%inclusion28 decks32 decks
79%synergy
Gamble
81%inclusion26 decks32 decks
71%synergy
Creatures
Hexing Squelcher
59%inclusion10 decks17 decks
48%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
37%synergy
Opposition Agent
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
36%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
30%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
31%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
32%synergy
Spellseeker
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
28%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
20%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Exhibition Tidecaller
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
20%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Notion Thief
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
14%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Ledger Shredder
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Malevolent Hermit
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Displacer Kitten
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Gilded Drake
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Mockingbird
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Longshot, Rebel Bowman
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Electro, Assaulting Battery
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-1%synergy
Norman Osborn
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
2%synergy
Instants
Ad Nauseam
72%inclusion23 decks32 decks
67%synergy
Force of Negation
72%inclusion23 decks32 decks
64%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
34%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
46%synergy
Brainstorm
63%inclusion20 decks32 decks
46%synergy
Intuition
63%inclusion20 decks32 decks
61%synergy
Mana Drain
63%inclusion20 decks32 decks
47%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
63%inclusion20 decks32 decks
57%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
63%inclusion20 decks32 decks
43%synergy
Deflecting Swat
59%inclusion19 decks32 decks
40%synergy
Final Fortune
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
51%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
47%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
48%synergy
Pyroblast
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
48%synergy
Entomb
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
38%synergy
Flashback
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
36%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
30%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
29%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
25%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
22%synergy
Snap
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Dispel
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
19%synergy
Rain of Filth
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
20%synergy
Deadly Rollick
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Frantic Search
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Counterspell
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-26%synergy
Redirect Lightning
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
8%synergy
Seething Song
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Spell Pierce
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Lightning Bolt
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Consider
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Sink into Stupor
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Pongify
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Drown in the Loch
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Culling the Weak
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Reality Shift
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Strix Serenade
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Thought Scour
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Delay
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Miscast
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Saw in Half
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Mana Sculpt
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Chaos Warp
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-28%synergy
Plunge into Darkness
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Trickbind
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Firestorm
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Negate
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-16%synergy
Desperate Ritual
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Jeska's Will
63%inclusion20 decks32 decks
46%synergy
Rite of Flame
59%inclusion19 decks32 decks
53%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
50%synergy
Toxic Deluge
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
31%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
45%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
43%synergy
Faithless Looting
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
20%synergy
Ponder
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
29%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
27%synergy
Timetwister
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
23%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Last Chance
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
19%synergy
Twinflame
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Grim Tutor
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Grapeshot
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Diabolic Intent
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Feed the Swarm
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-15%synergy
Preordain
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Stock Up
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Careful Study
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Past in Flames
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Doomsday
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Merchant Scroll
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Personal Tutor
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Burning Inquiry
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
See the Truth
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Will of the Jeskai
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Sleight of Hand
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Persist
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Treasure Cruise
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Demonic Counsel
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Dark Petition
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Blasphemous Act
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-39%synergy
Pirate's Pillage
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Molten Duplication
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Strike It Rich
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Beseech the Queen
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Transmute Artifact
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Solve the Equation
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Exhume
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Storm of Memories
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Dream Harvest
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wishclaw Talisman
66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
58%synergy
The One Ring
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
44%synergy
Grinding Station
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
29%synergy
Defense Grid
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Vexing Bauble
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Cursed Totem
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Isochron Scepter
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Enchantments
Dress Down
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Copy Artifact
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Animate Dead
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Black Market Connections
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-7%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Artist's Talent
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Shadow of the Goblin
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Narset, Parter of Veils
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
22%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Ancient Tomb
78%inclusion25 decks32 decks
66%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
69%inclusion22 decks32 decks
53%synergy
Urza's Saga
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
19%synergy
Mistrise Village
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
16%synergy
City of Traitors
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Crystal Vein
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Emergence Zone
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Great Hall of the Biblioplex
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Multiversal Passage
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
97%inclusion31 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Sol Ring
97%inclusion31 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Lotus Petal
94%inclusion30 decks32 decks
83%synergy
Fellwar Stone
78%inclusion25 decks32 decks
43%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
75%inclusion24 decks32 decks
25%synergy
Mox Opal
75%inclusion24 decks32 decks
68%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
72%inclusion23 decks32 decks
66%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Mox Diamond
66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
59%synergy
Grim Monolith
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
49%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Mox Amber
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
32%synergy
Dimir Signet
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-17%synergy
Izzet Signet
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-21%synergy
Resonating Lute
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Rakdos Signet
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-24%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion32 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Watery Grave
94%inclusion30 decks32 decks
45%synergy
Steam Vents
91%inclusion29 decks32 decks
44%synergy
Polluted Delta
91%inclusion29 decks32 decks
56%synergy
Exotic Orchard
88%inclusion28 decks32 decks
30%synergy
Blood Crypt
88%inclusion28 decks32 decks
41%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
88%inclusion28 decks32 decks
52%synergy
Scalding Tarn
84%inclusion27 decks32 decks
52%synergy
Badlands
78%inclusion25 decks32 decks
63%synergy
Underground Sea
78%inclusion25 decks32 decks
63%synergy
Volcanic Island
75%inclusion24 decks32 decks
60%synergy
Mana Confluence
72%inclusion23 decks32 decks
60%synergy
Island
69%inclusion22 decks32 decks
-24%synergy
City of Brass
69%inclusion22 decks32 decks
55%synergy
Misty Rainforest
66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
56%synergy
Flooded Strand
66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
55%synergy
Wooded Foothills
63%inclusion20 decks32 decks
54%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
63%inclusion20 decks32 decks
53%synergy
Luxury Suite
63%inclusion20 decks32 decks
30%synergy
Morphic Pool
63%inclusion20 decks32 decks
31%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
63%inclusion20 decks32 decks
55%synergy
Marsh Flats
63%inclusion20 decks32 decks
53%synergy
Training Center
63%inclusion20 decks32 decks
31%synergy
Swamp
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
-39%synergy
Arid Mesa
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
44%synergy
Mountain
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
-45%synergy
Undercity Sewers
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
28%synergy
Underground River
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Reflecting Pool
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Xander's Lounge
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
-14%synergy
Raucous Theater
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Thundering Falls
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Starting Town
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Shivan Reef
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-11%synergy
Fiery Islet
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Spire of Industry
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-32%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-29%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-13%synergy
Prismatic Vista
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Sulfur Falls
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-36%synergy
Cavern of Souls
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Sink into Stupor
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Snow-Covered Mountain
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Gemstone Mine
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Blazemire Verge
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-0%synergy
Mount Doom
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
3%synergy
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