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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Gandalf, Goblins' Bane
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Bilbo Baggins, Burglar
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Most Decrepit Old Bird
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Bilbo, Thief in the Night
4.3%inclusion3 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Fantastic Elasticity
2.7%inclusion1 decks37 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Guttersnipe
40%inclusion165 decks414 decks
33%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
41%inclusion168 decks414 decks
32%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
40%inclusion165 decks414 decks
29%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
38%inclusion157 decks414 decks
27%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
29%inclusion120 decks414 decks
26%synergy
Preordain
32%inclusion132 decks414 decks
26%synergy
Frantic Search
47%inclusion195 decks414 decks
26%synergy
Consider
30%inclusion126 decks414 decks
24%synergy
Faithless Looting
44%inclusion182 decks414 decks
24%synergy
Fact or Fiction
30%inclusion123 decks414 decks
23%synergy
Top Cards
Blasphemous Act
40%inclusion164 decks414 decks
-5%synergy
Counterspell
39%inclusion161 decks414 decks
-6%synergy
Chaos Warp
35%inclusion144 decks414 decks
-0%synergy
Negate
34%inclusion140 decks414 decks
12%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
34%inclusion139 decks414 decks
7%synergy
Brainstorm
33%inclusion136 decks414 decks
16%synergy
Ponder
31%inclusion128 decks414 decks
23%synergy
Dark Ritual
31%inclusion128 decks414 decks
-7%synergy
Terminate
29%inclusion121 decks414 decks
3%synergy
Feed the Swarm
29%inclusion121 decks414 decks
2%synergy
Creatures
Young Pyromancer
24%inclusion101 decks414 decks
23%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
23%inclusion52 decks229 decks
18%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
20%inclusion84 decks414 decks
16%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
19%inclusion77 decks414 decks
14%synergy
Archmage of Runes
18%inclusion67 decks382 decks
15%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
17%inclusion72 decks414 decks
16%synergy
Scalding Viper
17%inclusion69 decks414 decks
16%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
16%inclusion37 decks237 decks
10%synergy
Decadent Dragon
15%inclusion61 decks414 decks
13%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
15%inclusion61 decks414 decks
14%synergy
Coruscation Mage
14%inclusion60 decks414 decks
13%synergy
Embereth Shieldbreaker
13%inclusion54 decks414 decks
13%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
13%inclusion54 decks414 decks
12%synergy
Murderous Rider
13%inclusion53 decks414 decks
12%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
13%inclusion53 decks414 decks
8%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
13%inclusion53 decks414 decks
12%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
12%inclusion51 decks414 decks
4%synergy
Hearth Elemental
12%inclusion51 decks414 decks
12%synergy
Bonecrusher Giant
12%inclusion50 decks414 decks
12%synergy
Foulmire Knight
11%inclusion47 decks414 decks
11%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
11%inclusion47 decks414 decks
9%synergy
Chancellor of Tales
11%inclusion46 decks414 decks
11%synergy
Brazen Borrower
11%inclusion46 decks414 decks
11%synergy
Picklock Prankster
11%inclusion44 decks414 decks
11%synergy
Order of Midnight
11%inclusion44 decks414 decks
11%synergy
Firebrand Archer
10%inclusion43 decks414 decks
9%synergy
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
10%inclusion43 decks414 decks
9%synergy
Storyteller Pixie
10%inclusion42 decks414 decks
10%synergy
Electrostatic Field
10%inclusion41 decks414 decks
9%synergy
Sapphire Dragon
10%inclusion41 decks414 decks
10%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
10%inclusion41 decks414 decks
4%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
10%inclusion40 decks414 decks
10%synergy
Rona, Sheoldred's Faithful
9.4%inclusion39 decks414 decks
9%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
9.4%inclusion39 decks414 decks
8%synergy
Sword Coast Serpent
9.4%inclusion39 decks414 decks
9%synergy
Spellscorn Coven
9.2%inclusion38 decks414 decks
9%synergy
Horned Loch-Whale
9.2%inclusion38 decks414 decks
9%synergy
Gray Slaad
8.9%inclusion37 decks414 decks
9%synergy
Merchant of the Vale
8.9%inclusion37 decks414 decks
9%synergy
Frolicking Familiar
8.5%inclusion35 decks414 decks
8%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
8.5%inclusion35 decks414 decks
4%synergy
Young Blue Dragon
8.5%inclusion35 decks414 decks
8%synergy
Callous Sell-Sword
8.2%inclusion34 decks414 decks
8%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
8.2%inclusion34 decks414 decks
7%synergy
Illithid Harvester
8.0%inclusion33 decks414 decks
8%synergy
Lozhan, Dragons' Legacy
8.0%inclusion33 decks414 decks
8%synergy
Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
7.6%inclusion18 decks237 decks
4%synergy
Mocking Sprite
7.5%inclusion31 decks414 decks
7%synergy
Grabby Giant
7.5%inclusion31 decks414 decks
7%synergy
Ledger Shredder
7.2%inclusion30 decks414 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Rakdos Charm
29%inclusion118 decks414 decks
14%synergy
Opt
28%inclusion114 decks414 decks
22%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
26%inclusion106 decks414 decks
14%synergy
Lightning Bolt
25%inclusion104 decks414 decks
15%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
25%inclusion104 decks414 decks
23%synergy
Abrade
23%inclusion96 decks414 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Denial
20%inclusion83 decks414 decks
-9%synergy
Maestros Charm
18%inclusion76 decks414 decks
15%synergy
Flame of Anor
18%inclusion73 decks414 decks
13%synergy
Bedevil
17%inclusion72 decks414 decks
2%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
17%inclusion71 decks414 decks
-14%synergy
Izzet Charm
16%inclusion67 decks414 decks
14%synergy
Thought Scour
15%inclusion64 decks414 decks
14%synergy
Big Score
15%inclusion64 decks414 decks
2%synergy
Prismari Charm
14%inclusion12 decks83 decks
13%synergy
Withering Torment
14%inclusion56 decks403 decks
1%synergy
Flashback
14%inclusion11 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Seething Song
14%inclusion56 decks414 decks
6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
14%inclusion56 decks414 decks
7%synergy
Prismari Command
13%inclusion52 decks414 decks
7%synergy
Mana Sculpt
12%inclusion10 decks81 decks
8%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion46 decks414 decks
3%synergy
Dig Through Time
11%inclusion45 decks414 decks
7%synergy
Snap
10%inclusion43 decks414 decks
0%synergy
Reality Shift
10%inclusion41 decks414 decks
5%synergy
Narset's Reversal
10%inclusion40 decks414 decks
4%synergy
Sink into Stupor
9.2%inclusion38 decks414 decks
-1%synergy
Aetherize
8.7%inclusion36 decks414 decks
5%synergy
Demand Answers
8.5%inclusion35 decks414 decks
3%synergy
Drown in the Loch
8.2%inclusion34 decks414 decks
5%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
8.2%inclusion34 decks414 decks
-1%synergy
Silundi Vision
8.2%inclusion34 decks414 decks
7%synergy
Swan Song
8.0%inclusion33 decks414 decks
-12%synergy
Reverberate
8.0%inclusion33 decks414 decks
5%synergy
Go for the Throat
7.7%inclusion32 decks414 decks
2%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
7.5%inclusion31 decks414 decks
4%synergy
Mystic Confluence
7.5%inclusion31 decks414 decks
5%synergy
Traumatic Critique
7.3%inclusion6 decks82 decks
6%synergy
Pongify
7.2%inclusion30 decks414 decks
1%synergy
Return the Favor
7.2%inclusion30 decks414 decks
4%synergy
Valakut Awakening
7.2%inclusion30 decks414 decks
4%synergy
Entomb
7.0%inclusion29 decks414 decks
1%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
7.0%inclusion29 decks414 decks
5%synergy
Crosis's Charm
7.0%inclusion29 decks414 decks
5%synergy
Murder
6.5%inclusion27 decks414 decks
4%synergy
Infernal Grasp
6.5%inclusion27 decks414 decks
2%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
6.5%inclusion27 decks414 decks
6%synergy
Transpose
6.4%inclusion15 decks235 decks
5%synergy
Bitter Triumph
6.3%inclusion26 decks414 decks
3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6.3%inclusion26 decks414 decks
-0%synergy
Sorceries
Windfall
29%inclusion120 decks414 decks
6%synergy
See the Truth
23%inclusion96 decks414 decks
23%synergy
Vandalblast
19%inclusion77 decks414 decks
2%synergy
Mana Geyser
18%inclusion76 decks414 decks
13%synergy
Reanimate
18%inclusion74 decks414 decks
-8%synergy
Night's Whisper
17%inclusion69 decks414 decks
12%synergy
Expressive Iteration
16%inclusion65 decks414 decks
13%synergy
Exsanguinate
15%inclusion64 decks414 decks
12%synergy
Toxic Deluge
15%inclusion63 decks414 decks
-6%synergy
Serum Visions
15%inclusion62 decks414 decks
14%synergy
Circle of Power
14%inclusion32 decks235 decks
11%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
14%inclusion56 decks414 decks
10%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
12%inclusion48 decks414 decks
6%synergy
Treasure Cruise
11%inclusion44 decks414 decks
8%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
11%inclusion24 decks227 decks
8%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
10%inclusion43 decks414 decks
6%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
10%inclusion43 decks414 decks
6%synergy
Chain Reaction
10%inclusion42 decks414 decks
8%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
9.4%inclusion39 decks414 decks
8%synergy
Careful Study
9.4%inclusion39 decks414 decks
7%synergy
Solve the Equation
9.2%inclusion38 decks414 decks
7%synergy
Strategic Planning
8.9%inclusion37 decks414 decks
9%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
8.9%inclusion37 decks414 decks
5%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
8.9%inclusion37 decks414 decks
5%synergy
Flow State
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
7%synergy
Chart a Course
8.2%inclusion34 decks414 decks
6%synergy
Victimize
8.2%inclusion34 decks414 decks
-1%synergy
Ignite the Future
8.2%inclusion34 decks414 decks
8%synergy
Deep Analysis
8.0%inclusion33 decks414 decks
4%synergy
Grapeshot
8.0%inclusion33 decks414 decks
6%synergy
Candlekeep Inspiration
7.5%inclusion31 decks414 decks
7%synergy
River's Rebuke
7.0%inclusion29 decks414 decks
6%synergy
Damnation
7.0%inclusion29 decks414 decks
-0%synergy
Lórien Revealed
6.8%inclusion28 decks414 decks
4%synergy
Painful Truths
6.5%inclusion27 decks414 decks
5%synergy
Sign in Blood
6.5%inclusion27 decks414 decks
3%synergy
Syphon Mind
6.3%inclusion26 decks414 decks
3%synergy
Stitch Together
6.3%inclusion26 decks414 decks
4%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
6.3%inclusion26 decks414 decks
1%synergy
Extract from Darkness
6.3%inclusion26 decks414 decks
3%synergy
Singularity Rupture
6.1%inclusion13 decks213 decks
4%synergy
Whispering Madness
6.0%inclusion25 decks414 decks
-0%synergy
Buried Alive
6.0%inclusion25 decks414 decks
2%synergy
Boltwave
5.9%inclusion22 decks376 decks
4%synergy
Decree of Pain
5.8%inclusion24 decks414 decks
1%synergy
Tormenting Voice
5.8%inclusion24 decks414 decks
5%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.6%inclusion21 decks376 decks
0%synergy
Dread Return
5.6%inclusion23 decks414 decks
3%synergy
Read the Bones
5.6%inclusion23 decks414 decks
3%synergy
Cut // Ribbons
5.6%inclusion23 decks414 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion56 decks414 decks
3%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
12%inclusion50 decks414 decks
-15%synergy
Lucky Clover
12%inclusion48 decks414 decks
12%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
11%inclusion46 decks414 decks
9%synergy
Primal Amulet
11%inclusion44 decks414 decks
9%synergy
Lightning Greaves
11%inclusion44 decks414 decks
-19%synergy
Ghost Lantern
8.9%inclusion37 decks414 decks
9%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
8.4%inclusion20 decks237 decks
6%synergy
Altar of Bhaal
5.6%inclusion23 decks414 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Thousand-Year Storm
20%inclusion83 decks414 decks
17%synergy
Secrets of the Dead
20%inclusion81 decks414 decks
18%synergy
Double Vision
16%inclusion68 decks414 decks
14%synergy
Fiery Inscription
15%inclusion62 decks414 decks
10%synergy
Propaganda
10%inclusion41 decks414 decks
-5%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
10%inclusion40 decks414 decks
8%synergy
Maestros Ascendancy
8.2%inclusion34 decks414 decks
7%synergy
Artist's Talent
7.7%inclusion32 decks414 decks
6%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
7.5%inclusion31 decks414 decks
7%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
7.5%inclusion31 decks414 decks
7%synergy
Shark Typhoon
7.5%inclusion31 decks414 decks
6%synergy
Sorcerer Class
7.2%inclusion30 decks414 decks
7%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
7.2%inclusion27 decks376 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
7.0%inclusion29 decks414 decks
5%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
5.8%inclusion24 decks414 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
5.8%inclusion24 decks414 decks
-3%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
5.8%inclusion24 decks414 decks
5%synergy
Virtue of Courage
5.3%inclusion22 decks414 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
15%inclusion64 decks414 decks
14%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
10%inclusion42 decks414 decks
9%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
5.6%inclusion23 decks414 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
28%inclusion116 decks414 decks
4%synergy
Reliquary Tower
23%inclusion96 decks414 decks
-12%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
17%inclusion39 decks230 decks
13%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
14%inclusion56 decks414 decks
9%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
8.0%inclusion19 decks237 decks
7%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
7.2%inclusion30 decks414 decks
1%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
7.2%inclusion30 decks414 decks
-9%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
7.0%inclusion16 decks227 decks
5%synergy
Mistrise Village
5.7%inclusion16 decks282 decks
-2%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.6%inclusion23 decks414 decks
-2%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
5.6%inclusion23 decks414 decks
-8%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
5.3%inclusion22 decks414 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
77%inclusion320 decks414 decks
-11%synergy
Sol Ring
75%inclusion310 decks414 decks
-15%synergy
Izzet Signet
45%inclusion186 decks414 decks
14%synergy
Dimir Signet
44%inclusion181 decks414 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
39%inclusion161 decks414 decks
-6%synergy
Rakdos Signet
37%inclusion152 decks414 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
36%inclusion151 decks414 decks
-14%synergy
Fellwar Stone
31%inclusion129 decks414 decks
-4%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
31%inclusion127 decks414 decks
-14%synergy
Commander's Sphere
20%inclusion81 decks414 decks
2%synergy
Resonating Lute
18%inclusion15 decks82 decks
14%synergy
Mind Stone
14%inclusion56 decks414 decks
1%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
13%inclusion52 decks414 decks
-1%synergy
Thought Vessel
11%inclusion47 decks414 decks
-10%synergy
Relic of Sauron
10%inclusion40 decks414 decks
-9%synergy
Lands
Island
99%inclusion408 decks414 decks
6%synergy
Swamp
98%inclusion404 decks414 decks
5%synergy
Mountain
97%inclusion401 decks414 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion368 decks414 decks
-3%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
62%inclusion257 decks414 decks
10%synergy
Exotic Orchard
56%inclusion233 decks414 decks
-1%synergy
Sulfur Falls
47%inclusion196 decks414 decks
-1%synergy
Sunken Hollow
42%inclusion174 decks414 decks
2%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
40%inclusion165 decks414 decks
2%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
40%inclusion164 decks414 decks
-7%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
38%inclusion157 decks414 decks
-6%synergy
Shivan Reef
36%inclusion150 decks414 decks
7%synergy
Evolving Wilds
33%inclusion135 decks414 decks
10%synergy
Xander's Lounge
31%inclusion129 decks414 decks
-8%synergy
Steam Vents
30%inclusion123 decks414 decks
-16%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
29%inclusion121 decks414 decks
16%synergy
Watery Grave
29%inclusion118 decks414 decks
-20%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
28%inclusion114 decks414 decks
1%synergy
Blood Crypt
27%inclusion113 decks414 decks
-19%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
26%inclusion109 decks414 decks
16%synergy
Path of Ancestry
25%inclusion105 decks414 decks
-6%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
25%inclusion104 decks414 decks
15%synergy
Seething Landscape
25%inclusion103 decks414 decks
9%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
24%inclusion101 decks414 decks
5%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
24%inclusion100 decks414 decks
-0%synergy
Temple of Deceit
23%inclusion97 decks414 decks
11%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
23%inclusion97 decks414 decks
-5%synergy
Underground River
23%inclusion95 decks414 decks
-5%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
21%inclusion89 decks414 decks
12%synergy
Polluted Delta
21%inclusion87 decks414 decks
-14%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
21%inclusion87 decks414 decks
-14%synergy
Training Center
21%inclusion85 decks414 decks
-11%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
20%inclusion84 decks414 decks
2%synergy
Scalding Tarn
20%inclusion81 decks414 decks
-13%synergy
Haunted Ridge
20%inclusion81 decks414 decks
-1%synergy
Choked Estuary
19%inclusion79 decks414 decks
1%synergy
Morphic Pool
19%inclusion78 decks414 decks
-13%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
19%inclusion77 decks414 decks
7%synergy
Luxury Suite
19%inclusion77 decks414 decks
-13%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
18%inclusion75 decks414 decks
7%synergy
Maestros Theater
18%inclusion74 decks414 decks
10%synergy
Temple of Malice
17%inclusion70 decks414 decks
6%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
16%inclusion66 decks414 decks
0%synergy
Undercity Sewers
15%inclusion64 decks414 decks
3%synergy
Thundering Falls
15%inclusion61 decks414 decks
4%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
14%inclusion59 decks414 decks
8%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
14%inclusion57 decks414 decks
4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion57 decks414 decks
5%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
14%inclusion56 decks414 decks
7%synergy
Raucous Theater
13%inclusion53 decks414 decks
2%synergy
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