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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Franklin Richards, Ascendant
3.7%inclusion1 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Archnemesis
3.7%inclusion1 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Living Laser
3.7%inclusion1 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
The Vision and Scarlet Witch
3.6%inclusion1 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Spider-Man, New Champion
3.6%inclusion1 decks28 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Guttersnipe
40%inclusion168 decks420 decks
33%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
41%inclusion172 decks420 decks
32%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
39%inclusion163 decks420 decks
28%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
39%inclusion163 decks420 decks
28%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
29%inclusion123 decks420 decks
27%synergy
Frantic Search
47%inclusion199 decks420 decks
26%synergy
Preordain
31%inclusion132 decks420 decks
26%synergy
Faithless Looting
44%inclusion186 decks420 decks
24%synergy
Consider
30%inclusion126 decks420 decks
24%synergy
Fact or Fiction
30%inclusion128 decks420 decks
24%synergy
Top Cards
Blasphemous Act
39%inclusion163 decks420 decks
-6%synergy
Counterspell
39%inclusion163 decks420 decks
-6%synergy
Chaos Warp
35%inclusion146 decks420 decks
-0%synergy
Negate
34%inclusion143 decks420 decks
12%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
34%inclusion142 decks420 decks
7%synergy
Brainstorm
32%inclusion134 decks420 decks
15%synergy
Ponder
31%inclusion130 decks420 decks
22%synergy
Dark Ritual
31%inclusion130 decks420 decks
-7%synergy
Feed the Swarm
30%inclusion126 decks420 decks
2%synergy
Terminate
30%inclusion125 decks420 decks
4%synergy
Creatures
Young Pyromancer
24%inclusion102 decks420 decks
23%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
23%inclusion51 decks223 decks
18%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
21%inclusion89 decks420 decks
17%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
18%inclusion77 decks420 decks
14%synergy
Archmage of Runes
18%inclusion66 decks377 decks
15%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
17%inclusion73 decks420 decks
15%synergy
Scalding Viper
17%inclusion71 decks420 decks
17%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
15%inclusion35 decks231 decks
10%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
15%inclusion62 decks420 decks
14%synergy
Decadent Dragon
15%inclusion61 decks420 decks
13%synergy
Coruscation Mage
14%inclusion59 decks420 decks
12%synergy
Embereth Shieldbreaker
13%inclusion56 decks420 decks
13%synergy
Murderous Rider
13%inclusion54 decks420 decks
12%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
13%inclusion54 decks420 decks
8%synergy
Hearth Elemental
13%inclusion53 decks420 decks
13%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
13%inclusion53 decks420 decks
11%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
12%inclusion52 decks420 decks
4%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
12%inclusion52 decks420 decks
12%synergy
Bonecrusher Giant
12%inclusion50 decks420 decks
12%synergy
Foulmire Knight
11%inclusion48 decks420 decks
11%synergy
Chancellor of Tales
11%inclusion48 decks420 decks
11%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
11%inclusion48 decks420 decks
9%synergy
Picklock Prankster
11%inclusion46 decks420 decks
11%synergy
Brazen Borrower
11%inclusion46 decks420 decks
10%synergy
Order of Midnight
11%inclusion45 decks420 decks
11%synergy
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
10%inclusion44 decks420 decks
9%synergy
Firebrand Archer
10%inclusion43 decks420 decks
9%synergy
Storyteller Pixie
10%inclusion43 decks420 decks
10%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
10%inclusion42 decks420 decks
10%synergy
Rona, Sheoldred's Faithful
10%inclusion42 decks420 decks
10%synergy
Electrostatic Field
10%inclusion41 decks420 decks
9%synergy
Sapphire Dragon
10%inclusion41 decks420 decks
10%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
10%inclusion41 decks420 decks
4%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
10%inclusion40 decks420 decks
8%synergy
Sword Coast Serpent
10%inclusion40 decks420 decks
9%synergy
Gray Slaad
9.3%inclusion39 decks420 decks
9%synergy
Spellscorn Coven
9.3%inclusion39 decks420 decks
9%synergy
Horned Loch-Whale
9.3%inclusion39 decks420 decks
9%synergy
Merchant of the Vale
9.0%inclusion38 decks420 decks
9%synergy
Young Blue Dragon
8.8%inclusion37 decks420 decks
9%synergy
Frolicking Familiar
8.8%inclusion37 decks420 decks
9%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
8.8%inclusion37 decks420 decks
8%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
8.6%inclusion36 decks420 decks
4%synergy
Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
8.2%inclusion19 decks231 decks
5%synergy
Mocking Sprite
8.1%inclusion34 decks420 decks
7%synergy
Callous Sell-Sword
8.1%inclusion34 decks420 decks
8%synergy
Lozhan, Dragons' Legacy
8.1%inclusion34 decks420 decks
8%synergy
Illithid Harvester
7.9%inclusion33 decks420 decks
8%synergy
Grabby Giant
7.9%inclusion33 decks420 decks
8%synergy
Ledger Shredder
7.4%inclusion31 decks420 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Rakdos Charm
28%inclusion119 decks420 decks
14%synergy
Opt
28%inclusion116 decks420 decks
22%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
25%inclusion107 decks420 decks
14%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
25%inclusion107 decks420 decks
23%synergy
Lightning Bolt
25%inclusion104 decks420 decks
14%synergy
Abrade
23%inclusion97 decks420 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Denial
20%inclusion82 decks420 decks
-9%synergy
Maestros Charm
18%inclusion76 decks420 decks
15%synergy
Flame of Anor
18%inclusion75 decks420 decks
13%synergy
Bedevil
17%inclusion72 decks420 decks
1%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
17%inclusion71 decks420 decks
-14%synergy
Izzet Charm
16%inclusion66 decks420 decks
13%synergy
Thought Scour
15%inclusion64 decks420 decks
14%synergy
Big Score
15%inclusion63 decks420 decks
2%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
14%inclusion59 decks420 decks
8%synergy
Seething Song
14%inclusion57 decks420 decks
6%synergy
Withering Torment
14%inclusion54 decks398 decks
1%synergy
Flashback
14%inclusion10 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Mana Sculpt
14%inclusion10 decks74 decks
10%synergy
Prismari Charm
13%inclusion10 decks76 decks
12%synergy
Prismari Command
12%inclusion50 decks420 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion47 decks420 decks
3%synergy
Dig Through Time
11%inclusion47 decks420 decks
7%synergy
Snap
10%inclusion44 decks420 decks
1%synergy
Reality Shift
10%inclusion43 decks420 decks
5%synergy
Narset's Reversal
10%inclusion40 decks420 decks
3%synergy
Sink into Stupor
9.0%inclusion38 decks420 decks
-1%synergy
Demand Answers
8.8%inclusion37 decks420 decks
3%synergy
Aetherize
8.8%inclusion37 decks420 decks
5%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
8.3%inclusion35 decks420 decks
-1%synergy
Go for the Throat
8.1%inclusion34 decks420 decks
2%synergy
Silundi Vision
8.1%inclusion34 decks420 decks
7%synergy
Drown in the Loch
7.9%inclusion33 decks420 decks
5%synergy
Swan Song
7.9%inclusion33 decks420 decks
-12%synergy
Reverberate
7.6%inclusion32 decks420 decks
4%synergy
Pongify
7.4%inclusion31 decks420 decks
1%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
7.4%inclusion31 decks420 decks
4%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
7.4%inclusion31 decks420 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Confluence
7.1%inclusion30 decks420 decks
5%synergy
Return the Favor
6.9%inclusion29 decks420 decks
4%synergy
Entomb
6.9%inclusion29 decks420 decks
1%synergy
Valakut Awakening
6.9%inclusion29 decks420 decks
3%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
6.7%inclusion28 decks420 decks
6%synergy
Crosis's Charm
6.7%inclusion28 decks420 decks
4%synergy
Traumatic Critique
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Forbidden Alchemy
6.4%inclusion27 decks420 decks
5%synergy
Murder
6.4%inclusion27 decks420 decks
4%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
6.4%inclusion27 decks420 decks
5%synergy
Impulse
6.4%inclusion27 decks420 decks
5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6.2%inclusion26 decks420 decks
-1%synergy
Sorceries
Windfall
30%inclusion124 decks420 decks
6%synergy
See the Truth
23%inclusion97 decks420 decks
22%synergy
Vandalblast
19%inclusion78 decks420 decks
2%synergy
Mana Geyser
19%inclusion78 decks420 decks
13%synergy
Reanimate
18%inclusion75 decks420 decks
-7%synergy
Night's Whisper
17%inclusion70 decks420 decks
12%synergy
Serum Visions
15%inclusion65 decks420 decks
14%synergy
Expressive Iteration
15%inclusion65 decks420 decks
12%synergy
Exsanguinate
15%inclusion63 decks420 decks
11%synergy
Toxic Deluge
15%inclusion63 decks420 decks
-6%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
14%inclusion59 decks420 decks
11%synergy
Circle of Power
13%inclusion30 decks229 decks
10%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
12%inclusion49 decks420 decks
6%synergy
Chain Reaction
11%inclusion45 decks420 decks
8%synergy
Treasure Cruise
11%inclusion45 decks420 decks
8%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
10%inclusion44 decks420 decks
6%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
10%inclusion43 decks420 decks
6%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
10%inclusion43 decks420 decks
9%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
10%inclusion22 decks221 decks
7%synergy
Careful Study
10%inclusion41 decks420 decks
8%synergy
Flow State
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
8%synergy
Strategic Planning
9.0%inclusion38 decks420 decks
9%synergy
Victimize
9.0%inclusion38 decks420 decks
0%synergy
Solve the Equation
9.0%inclusion38 decks420 decks
7%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
8.6%inclusion36 decks420 decks
4%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
8.6%inclusion36 decks420 decks
5%synergy
Deep Analysis
8.3%inclusion35 decks420 decks
5%synergy
Ignite the Future
8.3%inclusion35 decks420 decks
8%synergy
Candlekeep Inspiration
8.1%inclusion34 decks420 decks
8%synergy
Chart a Course
7.9%inclusion33 decks420 decks
6%synergy
Grapeshot
7.9%inclusion33 decks420 decks
6%synergy
River's Rebuke
7.1%inclusion30 decks420 decks
6%synergy
Stitch Together
6.9%inclusion29 decks420 decks
4%synergy
Painful Truths
6.7%inclusion28 decks420 decks
5%synergy
Lórien Revealed
6.7%inclusion28 decks420 decks
4%synergy
Sign in Blood
6.7%inclusion28 decks420 decks
3%synergy
Dream Harvest
6.5%inclusion8 decks124 decks
4%synergy
Damnation
6.4%inclusion27 decks420 decks
-1%synergy
Singularity Rupture
6.3%inclusion13 decks207 decks
5%synergy
Syphon Mind
6.2%inclusion26 decks420 decks
3%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
6.2%inclusion26 decks420 decks
1%synergy
Extract from Darkness
6.2%inclusion26 decks420 decks
3%synergy
Whispering Madness
6.0%inclusion25 decks420 decks
-0%synergy
Tormenting Voice
6.0%inclusion25 decks420 decks
5%synergy
Buried Alive
6.0%inclusion25 decks420 decks
2%synergy
Decree of Pain
6.0%inclusion25 decks420 decks
1%synergy
Boltwave
5.9%inclusion22 decks371 decks
4%synergy
Dread Return
5.7%inclusion24 decks420 decks
3%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.7%inclusion21 decks371 decks
0%synergy
Cut // Ribbons
5.5%inclusion23 decks420 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion58 decks420 decks
4%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
12%inclusion51 decks420 decks
-15%synergy
Lucky Clover
12%inclusion50 decks420 decks
12%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
11%inclusion48 decks420 decks
10%synergy
Lightning Greaves
11%inclusion46 decks420 decks
-18%synergy
Primal Amulet
10%inclusion44 decks420 decks
9%synergy
Ghost Lantern
9.3%inclusion39 decks420 decks
9%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
7.8%inclusion18 decks231 decks
6%synergy
Altar of Bhaal
5.5%inclusion23 decks420 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Thousand-Year Storm
20%inclusion85 decks420 decks
17%synergy
Secrets of the Dead
20%inclusion83 decks420 decks
18%synergy
Double Vision
17%inclusion72 decks420 decks
15%synergy
Fiery Inscription
15%inclusion65 decks420 decks
11%synergy
Propaganda
10%inclusion44 decks420 decks
-4%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
10%inclusion40 decks420 decks
7%synergy
Maestros Ascendancy
8.3%inclusion35 decks420 decks
8%synergy
Sorcerer Class
7.6%inclusion32 decks420 decks
7%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
7.6%inclusion32 decks420 decks
7%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
7.5%inclusion28 decks371 decks
7%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
7.4%inclusion31 decks420 decks
7%synergy
Artist's Talent
7.4%inclusion31 decks420 decks
6%synergy
Shark Typhoon
7.1%inclusion30 decks420 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
6.9%inclusion29 decks420 decks
5%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
6.4%inclusion27 decks420 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
6.0%inclusion25 decks420 decks
-3%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
5.5%inclusion23 decks420 decks
5%synergy
Virtue of Courage
5.5%inclusion23 decks420 decks
5%synergy
Burning Vengeance
5.2%inclusion22 decks420 decks
4%synergy
Extraordinary Journey
5.0%inclusion21 decks420 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
15%inclusion64 decks420 decks
13%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
10%inclusion44 decks420 decks
9%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
5.7%inclusion24 decks420 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
27%inclusion114 decks420 decks
3%synergy
Reliquary Tower
24%inclusion99 decks420 decks
-12%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
17%inclusion37 decks224 decks
13%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
14%inclusion57 decks420 decks
9%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
7.7%inclusion17 decks221 decks
6%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
7.4%inclusion17 decks231 decks
6%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
7.1%inclusion30 decks420 decks
-9%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
7.1%inclusion30 decks420 decks
1%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.0%inclusion25 decks420 decks
-2%synergy
Mistrise Village
5.8%inclusion16 decks276 decks
-2%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
5.7%inclusion24 decks420 decks
2%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
5.5%inclusion23 decks420 decks
-8%synergy
Great Hall of the Biblioplex
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
77%inclusion325 decks420 decks
-11%synergy
Sol Ring
75%inclusion314 decks420 decks
-15%synergy
Izzet Signet
46%inclusion193 decks420 decks
14%synergy
Dimir Signet
45%inclusion188 decks420 decks
11%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
40%inclusion167 decks420 decks
-5%synergy
Rakdos Signet
38%inclusion161 decks420 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
37%inclusion155 decks420 decks
-13%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
31%inclusion132 decks420 decks
-13%synergy
Fellwar Stone
31%inclusion131 decks420 decks
-4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
20%inclusion84 decks420 decks
2%synergy
Resonating Lute
19%inclusion14 decks75 decks
14%synergy
Mind Stone
14%inclusion57 decks420 decks
1%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
13%inclusion54 decks420 decks
-1%synergy
Thought Vessel
11%inclusion47 decks420 decks
-10%synergy
Relic of Sauron
10%inclusion41 decks420 decks
-9%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
5.0%inclusion21 decks420 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Island
99%inclusion414 decks420 decks
6%synergy
Swamp
98%inclusion410 decks420 decks
5%synergy
Mountain
97%inclusion407 decks420 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion373 decks420 decks
-3%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
62%inclusion262 decks420 decks
10%synergy
Exotic Orchard
57%inclusion239 decks420 decks
0%synergy
Sulfur Falls
48%inclusion200 decks420 decks
0%synergy
Sunken Hollow
42%inclusion177 decks420 decks
2%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
40%inclusion167 decks420 decks
2%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
39%inclusion165 decks420 decks
-7%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
38%inclusion160 decks420 decks
-5%synergy
Shivan Reef
35%inclusion149 decks420 decks
6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
33%inclusion138 decks420 decks
10%synergy
Xander's Lounge
30%inclusion128 decks420 decks
-9%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
30%inclusion125 decks420 decks
16%synergy
Steam Vents
29%inclusion121 decks420 decks
-17%synergy
Watery Grave
28%inclusion118 decks420 decks
-20%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
27%inclusion114 decks420 decks
1%synergy
Blood Crypt
27%inclusion113 decks420 decks
-19%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
26%inclusion110 decks420 decks
16%synergy
Seething Landscape
26%inclusion108 decks420 decks
10%synergy
Path of Ancestry
25%inclusion107 decks420 decks
-5%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
25%inclusion105 decks420 decks
14%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
25%inclusion104 decks420 decks
6%synergy
Temple of Deceit
24%inclusion99 decks420 decks
11%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
24%inclusion99 decks420 decks
-1%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
23%inclusion96 decks420 decks
-5%synergy
Underground River
22%inclusion94 decks420 decks
-6%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
21%inclusion90 decks420 decks
12%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
21%inclusion89 decks420 decks
3%synergy
Polluted Delta
20%inclusion85 decks420 decks
-15%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
20%inclusion85 decks420 decks
-15%synergy
Choked Estuary
20%inclusion84 decks420 decks
2%synergy
Training Center
20%inclusion84 decks420 decks
-12%synergy
Haunted Ridge
19%inclusion80 decks420 decks
-2%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
19%inclusion79 decks420 decks
7%synergy
Scalding Tarn
19%inclusion79 decks420 decks
-13%synergy
Morphic Pool
19%inclusion78 decks420 decks
-13%synergy
Luxury Suite
18%inclusion77 decks420 decks
-13%synergy
Maestros Theater
18%inclusion77 decks420 decks
10%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
18%inclusion76 decks420 decks
7%synergy
Temple of Malice
17%inclusion72 decks420 decks
6%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
16%inclusion68 decks420 decks
1%synergy
Undercity Sewers
15%inclusion64 decks420 decks
3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
15%inclusion62 decks420 decks
6%synergy
Thundering Falls
15%inclusion62 decks420 decks
4%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
14%inclusion60 decks420 decks
5%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
14%inclusion60 decks420 decks
8%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
14%inclusion59 decks420 decks
8%synergy
Raucous Theater
13%inclusion54 decks420 decks
2%synergy
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