Kess, Dissident Mage (Commander) - Core

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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Mana Sculpt
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Resonating Lute
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
10%synergy
Flashback
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Prismari Charm
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
9%synergy
Flow State
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
7%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Guttersnipe
41%inclusion174 decks427 decks
34%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
41%inclusion176 decks427 decks
32%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
38%inclusion164 decks427 decks
28%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
30%inclusion129 decks427 decks
27%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
37%inclusion159 decks427 decks
26%synergy
Preordain
32%inclusion137 decks427 decks
26%synergy
Frantic Search
47%inclusion200 decks427 decks
26%synergy
Faithless Looting
44%inclusion189 decks427 decks
25%synergy
Consider
30%inclusion127 decks427 decks
24%synergy
Fact or Fiction
30%inclusion129 decks427 decks
23%synergy
Top Cards
Blasphemous Act
38%inclusion164 decks427 decks
-6%synergy
Counterspell
38%inclusion163 decks427 decks
-6%synergy
Chaos Warp
36%inclusion153 decks427 decks
1%synergy
Negate
35%inclusion148 decks427 decks
12%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
33%inclusion143 decks427 decks
6%synergy
Brainstorm
32%inclusion136 decks427 decks
15%synergy
Ponder
31%inclusion133 decks427 decks
23%synergy
Dark Ritual
31%inclusion132 decks427 decks
-6%synergy
Feed the Swarm
31%inclusion132 decks427 decks
3%synergy
Terminate
30%inclusion130 decks427 decks
5%synergy
Creatures
Young Pyromancer
25%inclusion105 decks427 decks
23%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
22%inclusion47 decks212 decks
17%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
21%inclusion91 decks427 decks
17%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
18%inclusion77 decks427 decks
16%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
18%inclusion74 decks415 decks
14%synergy
Archmage of Runes
18%inclusion65 decks367 decks
15%synergy
Scalding Viper
17%inclusion74 decks427 decks
17%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
15%inclusion33 decks220 decks
9%synergy
Decadent Dragon
15%inclusion64 decks427 decks
13%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
15%inclusion63 decks427 decks
14%synergy
Coruscation Mage
14%inclusion58 decks414 decks
12%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
13%inclusion57 decks427 decks
8%synergy
Murderous Rider
13%inclusion56 decks427 decks
13%synergy
Embereth Shieldbreaker
13%inclusion56 decks427 decks
13%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
13%inclusion56 decks427 decks
13%synergy
Hearth Elemental
13%inclusion55 decks427 decks
13%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
12%inclusion53 decks427 decks
4%synergy
Bonecrusher Giant
12%inclusion51 decks427 decks
12%synergy
Foulmire Knight
11%inclusion49 decks427 decks
11%synergy
Chancellor of Tales
11%inclusion49 decks427 decks
11%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
11%inclusion49 decks427 decks
10%synergy
Picklock Prankster
11%inclusion47 decks427 decks
11%synergy
Brazen Borrower
11%inclusion47 decks427 decks
11%synergy
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
11%inclusion47 decks427 decks
10%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
11%inclusion46 decks427 decks
9%synergy
Order of Midnight
11%inclusion45 decks427 decks
10%synergy
Storyteller Pixie
10%inclusion44 decks427 decks
10%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
10%inclusion43 decks427 decks
10%synergy
Rona, Sheoldred's Faithful
10%inclusion43 decks427 decks
10%synergy
Firebrand Archer
10%inclusion43 decks427 decks
9%synergy
Sapphire Dragon
10%inclusion42 decks427 decks
10%synergy
Electrostatic Field
10%inclusion41 decks427 decks
9%synergy
Horned Loch-Whale
10%inclusion41 decks427 decks
10%synergy
Sword Coast Serpent
10%inclusion41 decks427 decks
10%synergy
Gray Slaad
9.4%inclusion40 decks427 decks
9%synergy
Spellscorn Coven
9.4%inclusion40 decks427 decks
9%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
9.4%inclusion40 decks427 decks
4%synergy
Frolicking Familiar
9.4%inclusion40 decks427 decks
9%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
8.9%inclusion38 decks427 decks
7%synergy
Merchant of the Vale
8.9%inclusion38 decks427 decks
9%synergy
Young Blue Dragon
8.9%inclusion38 decks427 decks
9%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
8.7%inclusion37 decks427 decks
8%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
8.4%inclusion36 decks427 decks
4%synergy
Mocking Sprite
8.2%inclusion35 decks427 decks
7%synergy
Illithid Harvester
8.2%inclusion35 decks427 decks
8%synergy
Lozhan, Dragons' Legacy
8.2%inclusion35 decks427 decks
8%synergy
Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
8.2%inclusion18 decks220 decks
5%synergy
Callous Sell-Sword
8.0%inclusion34 decks427 decks
8%synergy
Grabby Giant
7.7%inclusion33 decks427 decks
8%synergy
Archaeomancer
7.3%inclusion31 decks427 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Rakdos Charm
29%inclusion123 decks427 decks
14%synergy
Opt
27%inclusion117 decks427 decks
22%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
26%inclusion110 decks427 decks
14%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
26%inclusion109 decks427 decks
23%synergy
Lightning Bolt
24%inclusion104 decks427 decks
14%synergy
Abrade
23%inclusion97 decks427 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Denial
19%inclusion82 decks427 decks
-9%synergy
Maestros Charm
19%inclusion80 decks427 decks
16%synergy
Bedevil
17%inclusion73 decks427 decks
2%synergy
Izzet Charm
16%inclusion70 decks427 decks
14%synergy
Flame of Anor
16%inclusion70 decks427 decks
11%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
15%inclusion66 decks427 decks
-15%synergy
Thought Scour
15%inclusion63 decks427 decks
13%synergy
Big Score
14%inclusion60 decks427 decks
2%synergy
Seething Song
13%inclusion57 decks427 decks
6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
13%inclusion57 decks427 decks
7%synergy
Withering Torment
13%inclusion49 decks388 decks
1%synergy
Prismari Command
12%inclusion51 decks427 decks
6%synergy
Dig Through Time
11%inclusion46 decks427 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion45 decks427 decks
2%synergy
Reality Shift
10%inclusion44 decks427 decks
5%synergy
Snap
10%inclusion44 decks427 decks
0%synergy
Aetherize
9.4%inclusion40 decks427 decks
6%synergy
Narset's Reversal
9.1%inclusion39 decks427 decks
3%synergy
Demand Answers
8.7%inclusion37 decks427 decks
3%synergy
Silundi Vision
8.2%inclusion35 decks427 decks
7%synergy
Go for the Throat
8.0%inclusion34 decks427 decks
2%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
8.0%inclusion34 decks427 decks
-1%synergy
Sink into Stupor
8.0%inclusion34 decks427 decks
-2%synergy
Mystic Confluence
8.0%inclusion34 decks427 decks
6%synergy
Drown in the Loch
7.7%inclusion33 decks427 decks
5%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
7.7%inclusion33 decks427 decks
6%synergy
Return the Favor
7.5%inclusion32 decks427 decks
5%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
7.3%inclusion31 decks427 decks
3%synergy
Reverberate
7.3%inclusion31 decks427 decks
4%synergy
Crosis's Charm
7.0%inclusion30 decks427 decks
4%synergy
Traumatic Critique
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Pongify
6.6%inclusion28 decks427 decks
0%synergy
Murder
6.6%inclusion28 decks427 decks
4%synergy
Valakut Awakening
6.6%inclusion28 decks427 decks
3%synergy
Swan Song
6.6%inclusion28 decks427 decks
-13%synergy
Transpose
6.4%inclusion14 decks218 decks
5%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
6.3%inclusion27 decks427 decks
5%synergy
Forbidden Alchemy
6.3%inclusion27 decks427 decks
5%synergy
Impulse
6.3%inclusion27 decks427 decks
5%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
6.3%inclusion27 decks427 decks
5%synergy
Entomb
6.1%inclusion26 decks427 decks
0%synergy
Bitter Triumph
6.1%inclusion26 decks427 decks
3%synergy
Spell Pierce
6.1%inclusion26 decks427 decks
3%synergy
Cabal Ritual
5.6%inclusion24 decks427 decks
-4%synergy
Sorceries
Windfall
30%inclusion126 decks427 decks
6%synergy
See the Truth
23%inclusion99 decks427 decks
22%synergy
Mana Geyser
19%inclusion80 decks427 decks
13%synergy
Vandalblast
18%inclusion78 decks427 decks
2%synergy
Night's Whisper
17%inclusion74 decks427 decks
13%synergy
Reanimate
17%inclusion71 decks427 decks
-8%synergy
Serum Visions
15%inclusion66 decks427 decks
14%synergy
Expressive Iteration
15%inclusion65 decks427 decks
12%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
15%inclusion62 decks427 decks
11%synergy
Exsanguinate
15%inclusion62 decks427 decks
11%synergy
Toxic Deluge
14%inclusion61 decks427 decks
-6%synergy
Circle of Power
13%inclusion29 decks218 decks
10%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
12%inclusion50 decks427 decks
7%synergy
Chain Reaction
11%inclusion49 decks427 decks
9%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
11%inclusion48 decks427 decks
5%synergy
Treasure Cruise
11%inclusion46 decks427 decks
8%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
10%inclusion22 decks210 decks
8%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
10%inclusion44 decks427 decks
9%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
10%inclusion44 decks427 decks
6%synergy
Strategic Planning
9.4%inclusion40 decks427 decks
9%synergy
Solve the Equation
9.1%inclusion39 decks427 decks
7%synergy
Careful Study
8.9%inclusion38 decks427 decks
7%synergy
Ignite the Future
8.7%inclusion37 decks427 decks
8%synergy
Deep Analysis
8.4%inclusion36 decks427 decks
5%synergy
Chart a Course
8.2%inclusion35 decks427 decks
6%synergy
Victimize
8.2%inclusion35 decks427 decks
-1%synergy
Grapeshot
8.2%inclusion35 decks427 decks
6%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
8.0%inclusion34 decks427 decks
3%synergy
Candlekeep Inspiration
8.0%inclusion34 decks427 decks
8%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
8.0%inclusion34 decks427 decks
4%synergy
River's Rebuke
7.7%inclusion33 decks427 decks
6%synergy
Painful Truths
6.8%inclusion29 decks427 decks
5%synergy
Sign in Blood
6.8%inclusion29 decks427 decks
3%synergy
Lórien Revealed
6.3%inclusion27 decks427 decks
4%synergy
Dream Harvest
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
3%synergy
Singularity Rupture
6.1%inclusion12 decks196 decks
4%synergy
Read the Bones
6.1%inclusion26 decks427 decks
4%synergy
Damnation
6.1%inclusion26 decks427 decks
-1%synergy
Tormenting Voice
6.1%inclusion26 decks427 decks
5%synergy
Syphon Mind
6.1%inclusion26 decks427 decks
3%synergy
Final Parting
5.9%inclusion25 decks427 decks
5%synergy
Stitch Together
5.9%inclusion25 decks427 decks
3%synergy
Whispering Madness
5.9%inclusion25 decks427 decks
-1%synergy
Extract from Darkness
5.9%inclusion25 decks427 decks
3%synergy
Decree of Pain
5.6%inclusion24 decks427 decks
1%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
5.6%inclusion24 decks427 decks
0%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.5%inclusion20 decks361 decks
0%synergy
Dread Return
5.4%inclusion23 decks427 decks
3%synergy
Buried Alive
5.4%inclusion23 decks427 decks
2%synergy
Cut // Ribbons
5.4%inclusion23 decks427 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion60 decks427 decks
3%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion54 decks427 decks
-14%synergy
Lucky Clover
12%inclusion51 decks427 decks
12%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
11%inclusion49 decks427 decks
10%synergy
Lightning Greaves
11%inclusion48 decks427 decks
-18%synergy
Primal Amulet
10%inclusion43 decks427 decks
9%synergy
Ghost Lantern
9.4%inclusion40 decks427 decks
9%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
8.2%inclusion18 decks220 decks
6%synergy
Altar of Bhaal
5.6%inclusion24 decks427 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Secrets of the Dead
21%inclusion88 decks427 decks
19%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
20%inclusion86 decks427 decks
17%synergy
Double Vision
18%inclusion78 decks427 decks
16%synergy
Fiery Inscription
15%inclusion65 decks427 decks
10%synergy
Propaganda
11%inclusion47 decks427 decks
-3%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
9.4%inclusion40 decks427 decks
7%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
8.7%inclusion37 decks427 decks
8%synergy
Maestros Ascendancy
8.4%inclusion36 decks427 decks
8%synergy
Sorcerer Class
7.5%inclusion32 decks427 decks
7%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
7.5%inclusion32 decks427 decks
7%synergy
Shark Typhoon
7.5%inclusion32 decks427 decks
6%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
7.5%inclusion27 decks361 decks
7%synergy
Artist's Talent
7.0%inclusion29 decks415 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
6.8%inclusion29 decks427 decks
5%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
6.6%inclusion28 decks427 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
6.6%inclusion28 decks427 decks
-3%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
5.6%inclusion24 decks427 decks
5%synergy
Virtue of Courage
5.6%inclusion24 decks427 decks
6%synergy
Burning Vengeance
5.6%inclusion24 decks427 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
15%inclusion64 decks427 decks
13%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
11%inclusion46 decks427 decks
9%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
6.6%inclusion28 decks427 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
27%inclusion114 decks427 decks
3%synergy
Reliquary Tower
23%inclusion98 decks427 decks
-12%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
17%inclusion37 decks213 decks
14%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
14%inclusion59 decks427 decks
10%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
8.1%inclusion17 decks210 decks
6%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
7.5%inclusion32 decks427 decks
1%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
6.8%inclusion15 decks220 decks
6%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
6.6%inclusion28 decks427 decks
-9%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.1%inclusion26 decks427 decks
-2%synergy
Mistrise Village
6.0%inclusion16 decks266 decks
-2%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
5.9%inclusion25 decks427 decks
2%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
5.4%inclusion23 decks427 decks
-8%synergy
Great Hall of the Biblioplex
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
77%inclusion330 decks427 decks
-11%synergy
Sol Ring
74%inclusion318 decks427 decks
-15%synergy
Izzet Signet
47%inclusion200 decks427 decks
15%synergy
Dimir Signet
46%inclusion195 decks427 decks
11%synergy
Rakdos Signet
40%inclusion169 decks427 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
39%inclusion168 decks427 decks
-5%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
37%inclusion157 decks427 decks
-13%synergy
Fellwar Stone
31%inclusion132 decks427 decks
-5%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
31%inclusion131 decks427 decks
-13%synergy
Commander's Sphere
21%inclusion90 decks427 decks
2%synergy
Mind Stone
14%inclusion59 decks427 decks
1%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
13%inclusion55 decks427 decks
-1%synergy
Thought Vessel
11%inclusion46 decks427 decks
-11%synergy
Relic of Sauron
10%inclusion42 decks427 decks
-9%synergy
Sky Diamond
5.2%inclusion22 decks427 decks
3%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
5.2%inclusion22 decks427 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Island
99%inclusion422 decks427 decks
6%synergy
Swamp
97%inclusion416 decks427 decks
5%synergy
Mountain
97%inclusion414 decks427 decks
6%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion379 decks427 decks
-3%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
64%inclusion273 decks427 decks
11%synergy
Exotic Orchard
56%inclusion240 decks427 decks
0%synergy
Sulfur Falls
46%inclusion198 decks427 decks
0%synergy
Sunken Hollow
43%inclusion185 decks427 decks
4%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
41%inclusion175 decks427 decks
4%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
38%inclusion163 decks427 decks
-7%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
37%inclusion157 decks427 decks
-6%synergy
Shivan Reef
35%inclusion148 decks427 decks
5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
35%inclusion148 decks427 decks
11%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
31%inclusion131 decks427 decks
17%synergy
Xander's Lounge
29%inclusion125 decks427 decks
-10%synergy
Steam Vents
27%inclusion117 decks427 decks
-18%synergy
Watery Grave
27%inclusion115 decks427 decks
-21%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
26%inclusion113 decks427 decks
16%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
26%inclusion112 decks427 decks
1%synergy
Seething Landscape
26%inclusion110 decks427 decks
9%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
26%inclusion109 decks427 decks
7%synergy
Blood Crypt
26%inclusion109 decks427 decks
-20%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
25%inclusion108 decks427 decks
14%synergy
Path of Ancestry
25%inclusion108 decks427 decks
-5%synergy
Temple of Deceit
24%inclusion103 decks427 decks
11%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
22%inclusion94 decks427 decks
-3%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
22%inclusion93 decks427 decks
12%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
22%inclusion92 decks427 decks
3%synergy
Choked Estuary
21%inclusion91 decks427 decks
4%synergy
Underground River
21%inclusion90 decks427 decks
-7%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
21%inclusion90 decks427 decks
-7%synergy
Polluted Delta
20%inclusion84 decks427 decks
-15%synergy
Maestros Theater
19%inclusion83 decks427 decks
11%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
19%inclusion83 decks427 decks
-16%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
19%inclusion80 decks427 decks
7%synergy
Training Center
19%inclusion80 decks427 decks
-13%synergy
Temple of Malice
18%inclusion77 decks427 decks
7%synergy
Haunted Ridge
18%inclusion77 decks427 decks
-3%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
18%inclusion77 decks427 decks
7%synergy
Scalding Tarn
18%inclusion76 decks427 decks
-15%synergy
Morphic Pool
17%inclusion74 decks427 decks
-14%synergy
Luxury Suite
17%inclusion73 decks427 decks
-14%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
17%inclusion72 decks427 decks
2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
15%inclusion65 decks427 decks
6%synergy
Undercity Sewers
15%inclusion63 decks427 decks
2%synergy
Thundering Falls
15%inclusion63 decks427 decks
4%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
15%inclusion62 decks427 decks
5%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
14%inclusion61 decks427 decks
8%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
13%inclusion57 decks427 decks
7%synergy
Raucous Theater
13%inclusion55 decks427 decks
2%synergy
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