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
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
12%synergy
Resonating Lute
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Prismari Charm
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Flow State
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Flashback
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Guttersnipe
41%inclusion177 decks429 decks
35%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
42%inclusion181 decks429 decks
33%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
39%inclusion168 decks429 decks
29%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
38%inclusion164 decks429 decks
27%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
30%inclusion129 decks429 decks
27%synergy
Frantic Search
47%inclusion203 decks429 decks
27%synergy
Preordain
31%inclusion134 decks429 decks
25%synergy
Faithless Looting
44%inclusion188 decks429 decks
24%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
26%inclusion112 decks429 decks
24%synergy
Fact or Fiction
31%inclusion131 decks429 decks
24%synergy
Top Cards
Blasphemous Act
39%inclusion166 decks429 decks
-6%synergy
Counterspell
38%inclusion165 decks429 decks
-6%synergy
Chaos Warp
36%inclusion155 decks429 decks
1%synergy
Negate
34%inclusion148 decks429 decks
12%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
34%inclusion144 decks429 decks
7%synergy
Feed the Swarm
32%inclusion137 decks429 decks
4%synergy
Brainstorm
31%inclusion135 decks429 decks
14%synergy
Ponder
31%inclusion134 decks429 decks
23%synergy
Dark Ritual
31%inclusion132 decks429 decks
-6%synergy
Windfall
30%inclusion128 decks429 decks
6%synergy
Creatures
Young Pyromancer
24%inclusion104 decks429 decks
23%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
22%inclusion45 decks203 decks
17%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
22%inclusion93 decks429 decks
17%synergy
Scalding Viper
18%inclusion77 decks429 decks
18%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
18%inclusion77 decks429 decks
16%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
18%inclusion73 decks408 decks
14%synergy
Archmage of Runes
18%inclusion64 decks360 decks
15%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
16%inclusion33 decks211 decks
10%synergy
Decadent Dragon
16%inclusion67 decks429 decks
14%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
15%inclusion66 decks429 decks
15%synergy
Coruscation Mage
14%inclusion57 decks407 decks
12%synergy
Embereth Shieldbreaker
14%inclusion59 decks429 decks
14%synergy
Murderous Rider
14%inclusion58 decks429 decks
13%synergy
Hearth Elemental
14%inclusion58 decks429 decks
13%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
13%inclusion57 decks429 decks
8%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
13%inclusion56 decks429 decks
13%synergy
Bonecrusher Giant
12%inclusion53 decks429 decks
12%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
12%inclusion52 decks429 decks
4%synergy
Foulmire Knight
12%inclusion51 decks429 decks
12%synergy
Picklock Prankster
12%inclusion50 decks429 decks
12%synergy
Chancellor of Tales
12%inclusion50 decks429 decks
12%synergy
Brazen Borrower
11%inclusion49 decks429 decks
11%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
11%inclusion48 decks429 decks
10%synergy
Order of Midnight
11%inclusion47 decks429 decks
11%synergy
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
11%inclusion47 decks429 decks
10%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
11%inclusion46 decks429 decks
9%synergy
Storyteller Pixie
10%inclusion45 decks429 decks
10%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
10%inclusion45 decks429 decks
10%synergy
Rona, Sheoldred's Faithful
10%inclusion44 decks429 decks
10%synergy
Sapphire Dragon
10%inclusion44 decks429 decks
10%synergy
Horned Loch-Whale
10%inclusion44 decks429 decks
10%synergy
Sword Coast Serpent
10%inclusion43 decks429 decks
10%synergy
Firebrand Archer
10%inclusion42 decks429 decks
9%synergy
Gray Slaad
10%inclusion42 decks429 decks
10%synergy
Spellscorn Coven
10%inclusion42 decks429 decks
10%synergy
Frolicking Familiar
10%inclusion42 decks429 decks
10%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
10%inclusion41 decks429 decks
4%synergy
Merchant of the Vale
10%inclusion41 decks429 decks
9%synergy
Electrostatic Field
9.3%inclusion40 decks429 decks
9%synergy
Young Blue Dragon
9.3%inclusion40 decks429 decks
9%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
9.1%inclusion39 decks429 decks
8%synergy
Illithid Harvester
8.9%inclusion38 decks429 decks
9%synergy
Lozhan, Dragons' Legacy
8.4%inclusion36 decks429 decks
8%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
8.2%inclusion35 decks425 decks
4%synergy
Callous Sell-Sword
8.2%inclusion35 decks429 decks
8%synergy
Grabby Giant
8.2%inclusion35 decks429 decks
8%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
8.2%inclusion35 decks429 decks
7%synergy
Mocking Sprite
7.9%inclusion34 decks429 decks
7%synergy
Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
7.6%inclusion16 decks211 decks
4%synergy
Amethyst Dragon
7.0%inclusion30 decks429 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Consider
30%inclusion127 decks429 decks
23%synergy
Terminate
30%inclusion127 decks429 decks
4%synergy
Rakdos Charm
29%inclusion123 decks429 decks
14%synergy
Opt
28%inclusion119 decks429 decks
22%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
26%inclusion113 decks429 decks
15%synergy
Lightning Bolt
24%inclusion104 decks429 decks
14%synergy
Abrade
23%inclusion98 decks429 decks
13%synergy
Maestros Charm
19%inclusion80 decks429 decks
16%synergy
Arcane Denial
19%inclusion80 decks429 decks
-10%synergy
Bedevil
17%inclusion72 decks429 decks
1%synergy
Flame of Anor
17%inclusion71 decks429 decks
12%synergy
Izzet Charm
16%inclusion69 decks429 decks
14%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
16%inclusion67 decks429 decks
-15%synergy
Thought Scour
14%inclusion62 decks429 decks
13%synergy
Big Score
14%inclusion60 decks429 decks
2%synergy
Seething Song
14%inclusion59 decks429 decks
7%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
13%inclusion57 decks429 decks
7%synergy
Withering Torment
13%inclusion49 decks381 decks
1%synergy
Prismari Command
12%inclusion53 decks429 decks
6%synergy
Dig Through Time
11%inclusion48 decks429 decks
7%synergy
Snap
11%inclusion46 decks429 decks
1%synergy
Reality Shift
10%inclusion45 decks429 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion44 decks429 decks
2%synergy
Aetherize
9.1%inclusion39 decks429 decks
5%synergy
Demand Answers
9.1%inclusion39 decks429 decks
4%synergy
Narset's Reversal
9.1%inclusion39 decks429 decks
3%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
8.2%inclusion35 decks429 decks
-1%synergy
Mystic Confluence
8.2%inclusion35 decks429 decks
6%synergy
Go for the Throat
7.9%inclusion34 decks429 decks
2%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
7.9%inclusion34 decks429 decks
6%synergy
Silundi Vision
7.9%inclusion34 decks429 decks
7%synergy
Sink into Stupor
7.9%inclusion34 decks429 decks
-2%synergy
Drown in the Loch
7.7%inclusion33 decks429 decks
5%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
7.5%inclusion32 decks429 decks
4%synergy
Crosis's Charm
7.5%inclusion32 decks429 decks
5%synergy
Return the Favor
7.2%inclusion31 decks429 decks
5%synergy
Pongify
7.0%inclusion30 decks429 decks
1%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
7.0%inclusion30 decks429 decks
6%synergy
Reverberate
6.8%inclusion29 decks429 decks
3%synergy
Forbidden Alchemy
6.8%inclusion29 decks429 decks
5%synergy
Murder
6.8%inclusion29 decks429 decks
4%synergy
Swan Song
6.5%inclusion28 decks429 decks
-13%synergy
Impulse
6.5%inclusion28 decks429 decks
6%synergy
Valakut Awakening
6.5%inclusion28 decks429 decks
3%synergy
Transpose
6.2%inclusion13 decks209 decks
4%synergy
Entomb
6.1%inclusion26 decks429 decks
0%synergy
Bitter Triumph
6.1%inclusion26 decks429 decks
3%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
6.1%inclusion26 decks429 decks
5%synergy
Spell Pierce
6.1%inclusion26 decks429 decks
3%synergy
Wizard's Retort
5.6%inclusion24 decks429 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
See the Truth
23%inclusion100 decks429 decks
23%synergy
Mana Geyser
19%inclusion81 decks429 decks
14%synergy
Vandalblast
18%inclusion79 decks429 decks
2%synergy
Night's Whisper
17%inclusion75 decks429 decks
13%synergy
Reanimate
17%inclusion72 decks429 decks
-8%synergy
Serum Visions
15%inclusion66 decks429 decks
14%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
15%inclusion65 decks429 decks
12%synergy
Expressive Iteration
15%inclusion65 decks429 decks
12%synergy
Exsanguinate
15%inclusion64 decks429 decks
11%synergy
Toxic Deluge
14%inclusion61 decks429 decks
-6%synergy
Circle of Power
13%inclusion28 decks209 decks
10%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
12%inclusion50 decks429 decks
7%synergy
Chain Reaction
12%inclusion50 decks429 decks
9%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
11%inclusion47 decks429 decks
5%synergy
Treasure Cruise
11%inclusion47 decks429 decks
8%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
10%inclusion45 decks429 decks
9%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
10%inclusion42 decks429 decks
5%synergy
Strategic Planning
10%inclusion41 decks429 decks
9%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
9.0%inclusion18 decks200 decks
6%synergy
Deep Analysis
8.9%inclusion38 decks429 decks
5%synergy
Careful Study
8.6%inclusion37 decks429 decks
7%synergy
Grapeshot
8.6%inclusion37 decks429 decks
7%synergy
Ignite the Future
8.6%inclusion37 decks429 decks
8%synergy
Solve the Equation
8.6%inclusion37 decks429 decks
7%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
8.4%inclusion36 decks429 decks
5%synergy
Chart a Course
8.2%inclusion35 decks429 decks
6%synergy
Victimize
8.2%inclusion35 decks429 decks
-1%synergy
Candlekeep Inspiration
8.2%inclusion35 decks429 decks
8%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
8.2%inclusion35 decks429 decks
4%synergy
River's Rebuke
7.7%inclusion33 decks429 decks
6%synergy
Painful Truths
7.0%inclusion30 decks429 decks
5%synergy
Sign in Blood
7.0%inclusion30 decks429 decks
3%synergy
Dread Return
6.5%inclusion28 decks429 decks
4%synergy
Stitch Together
6.5%inclusion28 decks429 decks
4%synergy
Damnation
6.3%inclusion27 decks429 decks
-1%synergy
Read the Bones
6.1%inclusion26 decks429 decks
4%synergy
Syphon Mind
6.1%inclusion26 decks429 decks
3%synergy
Extract from Darkness
6.1%inclusion26 decks429 decks
3%synergy
Tormenting Voice
6.1%inclusion26 decks429 decks
5%synergy
Dream Harvest
5.9%inclusion6 decks101 decks
3%synergy
Singularity Rupture
5.9%inclusion11 decks186 decks
4%synergy
Lórien Revealed
5.8%inclusion25 decks429 decks
3%synergy
Buried Alive
5.8%inclusion25 decks429 decks
2%synergy
Decree of Pain
5.8%inclusion25 decks429 decks
1%synergy
Final Parting
5.8%inclusion25 decks429 decks
5%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
5.8%inclusion25 decks429 decks
1%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.6%inclusion20 decks354 decks
0%synergy
Cut // Ribbons
5.6%inclusion24 decks429 decks
5%synergy
Boltwave
5.4%inclusion19 decks354 decks
4%synergy
Past in Flames
5.4%inclusion23 decks429 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion61 decks429 decks
3%synergy
Lucky Clover
13%inclusion54 decks429 decks
13%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion54 decks429 decks
-14%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
12%inclusion52 decks429 decks
10%synergy
Lightning Greaves
11%inclusion46 decks429 decks
-19%synergy
Primal Amulet
10%inclusion44 decks429 decks
9%synergy
Ghost Lantern
10%inclusion43 decks429 decks
10%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
8.1%inclusion17 decks211 decks
6%synergy
Altar of Bhaal
6.5%inclusion28 decks429 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Secrets of the Dead
21%inclusion89 decks429 decks
19%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
21%inclusion88 decks429 decks
18%synergy
Double Vision
18%inclusion77 decks429 decks
15%synergy
Fiery Inscription
16%inclusion67 decks429 decks
11%synergy
Propaganda
11%inclusion47 decks429 decks
-3%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
10%inclusion42 decks429 decks
7%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
8.9%inclusion38 decks429 decks
8%synergy
Maestros Ascendancy
8.9%inclusion38 decks429 decks
8%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
7.9%inclusion34 decks429 decks
7%synergy
Shark Typhoon
7.7%inclusion33 decks429 decks
6%synergy
Artist's Talent
7.4%inclusion30 decks408 decks
6%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
7.3%inclusion26 decks354 decks
7%synergy
Sorcerer Class
7.2%inclusion31 decks429 decks
7%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
7.0%inclusion30 decks429 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
6.8%inclusion29 decks429 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
6.8%inclusion29 decks429 decks
-3%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
5.6%inclusion24 decks429 decks
5%synergy
Virtue of Courage
5.6%inclusion24 decks429 decks
5%synergy
Burning Vengeance
5.4%inclusion23 decks429 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
15%inclusion65 decks429 decks
13%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
11%inclusion48 decks429 decks
10%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
6.3%inclusion27 decks429 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
26%inclusion113 decks429 decks
2%synergy
Reliquary Tower
24%inclusion103 decks429 decks
-11%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
17%inclusion35 decks204 decks
13%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
14%inclusion61 decks429 decks
10%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
8.5%inclusion17 decks200 decks
6%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
7.7%inclusion33 decks429 decks
2%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
7.1%inclusion15 decks211 decks
6%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
6.5%inclusion28 decks429 decks
-9%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.3%inclusion27 decks429 decks
-2%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
5.6%inclusion24 decks429 decks
2%synergy
Mistrise Village
5.4%inclusion14 decks259 decks
-3%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
5.4%inclusion23 decks429 decks
-8%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
78%inclusion336 decks429 decks
-10%synergy
Sol Ring
74%inclusion318 decks429 decks
-16%synergy
Izzet Signet
47%inclusion202 decks429 decks
15%synergy
Dimir Signet
46%inclusion196 decks429 decks
11%synergy
Rakdos Signet
40%inclusion171 decks429 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
40%inclusion170 decks429 decks
-5%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
37%inclusion160 decks429 decks
-12%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
31%inclusion134 decks429 decks
-12%synergy
Fellwar Stone
31%inclusion134 decks429 decks
-4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
21%inclusion90 decks429 decks
2%synergy
Mind Stone
14%inclusion60 decks429 decks
1%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
12%inclusion52 decks429 decks
-2%synergy
Thought Vessel
11%inclusion46 decks429 decks
-11%synergy
Relic of Sauron
10%inclusion42 decks429 decks
-9%synergy
Sky Diamond
5.1%inclusion22 decks429 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Island
99%inclusion423 decks429 decks
6%synergy
Swamp
97%inclusion418 decks429 decks
5%synergy
Mountain
97%inclusion416 decks429 decks
6%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion383 decks429 decks
-2%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
65%inclusion277 decks429 decks
12%synergy
Exotic Orchard
57%inclusion246 decks429 decks
1%synergy
Sulfur Falls
47%inclusion202 decks429 decks
0%synergy
Sunken Hollow
44%inclusion188 decks429 decks
4%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
41%inclusion178 decks429 decks
4%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
38%inclusion163 decks429 decks
-7%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
37%inclusion159 decks429 decks
-6%synergy
Shivan Reef
35%inclusion150 decks429 decks
5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
35%inclusion150 decks429 decks
12%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
31%inclusion134 decks429 decks
17%synergy
Xander's Lounge
29%inclusion125 decks429 decks
-11%synergy
Steam Vents
28%inclusion118 decks429 decks
-18%synergy
Watery Grave
27%inclusion117 decks429 decks
-20%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
27%inclusion115 decks429 decks
16%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
26%inclusion111 decks429 decks
7%synergy
Blood Crypt
26%inclusion111 decks429 decks
-20%synergy
Path of Ancestry
26%inclusion111 decks429 decks
-5%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
26%inclusion110 decks429 decks
0%synergy
Seething Landscape
25%inclusion108 decks425 decks
9%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
25%inclusion109 decks429 decks
14%synergy
Temple of Deceit
24%inclusion105 decks429 decks
12%synergy
Underground River
23%inclusion98 decks429 decks
-5%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
22%inclusion94 decks429 decks
-6%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
22%inclusion93 decks429 decks
11%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
22%inclusion93 decks429 decks
-3%synergy
Choked Estuary
22%inclusion93 decks429 decks
4%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
21%inclusion92 decks429 decks
3%synergy
Maestros Theater
20%inclusion84 decks429 decks
11%synergy
Polluted Delta
20%inclusion84 decks429 decks
-15%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
19%inclusion83 decks429 decks
8%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
19%inclusion83 decks429 decks
-16%synergy
Training Center
19%inclusion81 decks429 decks
-13%synergy
Temple of Malice
18%inclusion78 decks429 decks
7%synergy
Haunted Ridge
18%inclusion77 decks429 decks
-3%synergy
Scalding Tarn
18%inclusion76 decks429 decks
-15%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
18%inclusion76 decks429 decks
7%synergy
Luxury Suite
17%inclusion74 decks429 decks
-14%synergy
Morphic Pool
17%inclusion74 decks429 decks
-14%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
17%inclusion72 decks429 decks
2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
15%inclusion65 decks429 decks
6%synergy
Thundering Falls
15%inclusion65 decks429 decks
5%synergy
Undercity Sewers
15%inclusion63 decks429 decks
2%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
15%inclusion63 decks429 decks
5%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
14%inclusion62 decks429 decks
8%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
13%inclusion57 decks429 decks
7%synergy
Raucous Theater
13%inclusion55 decks429 decks
2%synergy
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