Kess, Dissident Mage (Commander) - Core Burn

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
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
97%synergy
Scorched Geyser
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Harmonized Trio
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Guttersnipe
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
68%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
66%synergy
Coruscation Mage
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
61%synergy
Aetherize
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
59%synergy
Fiery Inscription
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
58%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
48%synergy
Professor Onyx
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
48%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
48%synergy
Maestros Charm
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
47%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
46%synergy
Top Cards
Feed the Swarm
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Chaos Warp
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
15%synergy
Lightning Bolt
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
40%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
39%synergy
Abrade
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
41%synergy
Creatures
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
37%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
38%synergy
Archmage of Runes
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Firebrand Archer
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Electrostatic Field
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Young Pyromancer
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
27%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
32%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Keen Duelist
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Longshot, Rebel Bowman
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Mocking Sprite
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Goring Warplow
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Nucklavee
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Displacer Kitten
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Kaza, Roil Chaser
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Foulmire Knight
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Scalding Viper
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Tandem Lookout
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Firespitter Whelp
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Picklock Prankster
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Mulldrifter
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Najal, the Storm Runner
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Combustible Gearhulk
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Baleful Strix
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Fog Bank
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
God-Eternal Kefnet
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Mercurial Chemister
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Shadow of Mortality
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Embereth Shieldbreaker
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Rona, Sheoldred's Faithful
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Deep-Sea Kraken
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Nicol Bolas, the Ravager
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Draco
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Shriekmaw
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Windrider Wizard
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Frantic Search
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
26%synergy
Consider
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
31%synergy
Opt
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
32%synergy
Negate
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Electrodominance
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Dark Ritual
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-12%synergy
Rakdos Charm
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Refuse // Cooperate
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Murder
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Counterspell
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-19%synergy
Spell Pierce
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Vivi's Persistence
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Transpose
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Ionize
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Hero's Downfall
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Deadly Rollick
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-5%synergy
Pongify
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Obsessive Search
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-18%synergy
Refute
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Run Away Together
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Wizard's Lightning
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Go for the Throat
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Deliberate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Brainstorm
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-5%synergy
Unauthorized Exit
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Chef's Kiss
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Fact or Fiction
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Dispute
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Price of Fame
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Insidious Dreams
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Tragic Lesson
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Doom Blade
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Polymorphist's Jest
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Said // Done
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Terminate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-13%synergy
Seething Song
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Invert Polarity
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Vision Skeins
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Dispel
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Intellectual Offering
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Bitter Triumph
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Cancel
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Guff Rewrites History
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Sorceries
Circle of Power
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
40%synergy
Insult // Injury
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Blasphemous Act
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-7%synergy
Mana Geyser
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
32%synergy
See the Truth
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Tormenting Voice
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Chart a Course
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Windfall
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Increasing Ambition
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Victimize
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Faithless Looting
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Exsanguinate
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Boltwave
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Zof Consumption
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Witch's Mark
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Ponder
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Drag Under
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Commune with Evil
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Strategic Planning
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Breaking // Entering
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Absorb Vis
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Chain Reaction
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Soulfire Eruption
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Razaketh's Rite
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Claim // Fame
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Alchemist's Gambit
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Divination
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Profane Tutor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Spelltwine
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Inspired Tinkering
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Candlekeep Inspiration
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Dread Return
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Vandalblast
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-4%synergy
Past in Flames
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Bond of Insight
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Fiery Confluence
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Bonus Round
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Crash Through
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Collective Defiance
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Explosive Revelation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Rakdos's Return
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Curse of the Swine
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Serum Visions
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Commit // Memory
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Deep Analysis
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Painful Truths
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
14%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Ghost Lantern
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Folio of Fancies
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Howling Mine
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Thousand-Year Storm
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Double Vision
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Descent into Avernus
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Fortune Teller's Talent
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Cramped Vents // Access Maze
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Curiosity
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Frogify
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Aria of Flame
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Grievous Wound
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Furnace of Rath
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Pyromancy
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Ominous Roost
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Meat Locker // Drowned Diner
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Spiteful Visions
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Mana Flare
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Melee
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Heretic's Punishment
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Havoc Festival
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Curse of Opulence
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Black Market Connections
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Artist's Talent
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Burning Vengeance
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Search for Azcanta
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Storm Conduit
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Jaya, Venerated Firemage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Utility Lands
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
39%synergy
Bojuka Bog
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
13%synergy
Mistrise Village
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Thran Portal
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Sunken Palace
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Drownyard Temple
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
-13%synergy
Sol Ring
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
-40%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-7%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-12%synergy
Dimir Signet
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-18%synergy
Sky Diamond
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Mana Geode
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Commander's Sphere
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-7%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Mistvein Borderpost
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Izzet Signet
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-20%synergy
Rakdos Signet
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-20%synergy
Veinfire Borderpost
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-23%synergy
Fire Diamond
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Thought Vessel
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-9%synergy
Gilded Lotus
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Prismatic Geoscope
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Mind Stone
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-1%synergy
Prismatic Lens
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Island
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
-5%synergy
Exotic Orchard
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
13%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Sulfur Falls
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Raucous Theater
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
27%synergy
Undercity Sewers
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Steam Vents
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-8%synergy
Seething Landscape
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Blood Crypt
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-8%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
13%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-5%synergy
Xander's Lounge
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
14%synergy
Scalding Tarn
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Thundering Falls
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
27%synergy
Haunted Ridge
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Polluted Delta
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Watery Grave
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-10%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Thriving Isle
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Luxury Suite
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-6%synergy
Underground River
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-3%synergy
Morphic Pool
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-7%synergy
Sunken Hollow
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-14%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Zof Consumption
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Training Center
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-7%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-2%synergy
Oscorp Industries
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
9%synergy
Fiery Islet
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Prismatic Vista
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Fabled Passage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Shivan Reef
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-17%synergy
Canyon Slough
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Bad River
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Fetid Pools
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Temple of Deceit
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
0%synergy
Akoum Refuge
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1%synergy
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