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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Gandalf, Goblins' Bane
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
99%synergy
Riddles in the Dark
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Guttersnipe
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
66%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
65%synergy
Coruscation Mage
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
62%synergy
Circle of Power
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
57%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
55%synergy
Fiery Inscription
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
50%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
46%synergy
Professor Onyx
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
44%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
43%synergy
Maestros Charm
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
43%synergy
Top Cards
Feed the Swarm
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
36%synergy
Archmage of Runes
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
43%synergy
Aetherize
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
42%synergy
Chaos Warp
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
11%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
35%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
41%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
37%synergy
Flame of Anor
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
40%synergy
Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
37%synergy
Frantic Search
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Creatures
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
35%synergy
Firebrand Archer
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
35%synergy
Young Pyromancer
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
35%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
35%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
30%synergy
Valeria Richards, Precocious
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Electrostatic Field
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
23%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
0%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Longshot, Rebel Bowman
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Kefka, Court Mage
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
15%synergy
Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
13%synergy
Ledger Shredder
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Azami, Lady of Scrolls
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Tor Wauki the Younger
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Keen Duelist
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Galecaster Colossus
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Gelectrode
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Visionary
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Pensive Professor
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Blazing Firesinger
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Emeritus of Ideation
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Harmonized Trio
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Queen Brahne
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Hermes, Overseer of Elpis
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Vedalken Aethermage
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Mulldrifter
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Picklock Prankster
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Cyclone Summoner
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Firespitter Whelp
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Scalding Viper
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Foulmire Knight
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Tandem Lookout
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Kaza, Roil Chaser
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Displacer Kitten
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Nucklavee
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Melek, Izzet Paragon
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Goring Warplow
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Mocking Sprite
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Mana Sculpt
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
39%synergy
Vivi's Persistence
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Lightning Bolt
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Terminate
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
10%synergy
Fact or Fiction
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
30%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
24%synergy
Counterspell
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
-8%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
34%synergy
Abrade
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Consider
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
21%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
-4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
20%synergy
Dark Ritual
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
-11%synergy
Rakdos Charm
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Negate
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Transpose
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Demand Answers
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
12%synergy
Sauron's Ransom
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Denial
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-11%synergy
Sink into Stupor
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Deadly Rollick
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-0%synergy
Wizard's Retort
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Swan Song
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-2%synergy
Refuse // Cooperate
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Bitter Triumph
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Bedevil
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Murder
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Fell the Profane
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
10%synergy
Opt
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
12%synergy
Withering Torment
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Flashback
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Prismari Charm
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Redirect Lightning
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Chef's Kiss
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Unauthorized Exit
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Brainstorm
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-8%synergy
Return the Favor
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Go for the Throat
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Geistflame
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Wizard's Lightning
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Run Away Together
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Refute
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Fires of Undeath
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Pongify
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Deliberate
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Hero's Downfall
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Fire Covenant
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Ionize
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Hagra Mauling
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Sorceries
Blasphemous Act
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
-8%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Multiversal Recruitment
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Flow State
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
See the Truth
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Toxic Deluge
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Victimize
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Chart a Course
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Vandalblast
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Bond of Insight
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Faithless Looting
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-2%synergy
Decree of Pain
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Reanimate
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-8%synergy
Mana Geyser
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Night's Whisper
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Step Through
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Dark Deal
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
11%synergy
Boltwave
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Zof Consumption
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Painful Truths
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Tormenting Voice
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Insult // Injury
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Tome Blast
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Steal the Show
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Improvisation Capstone
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Ember Island Production
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Will of the Jeskai
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Divination
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Quantum Misalignment
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Crawl from the Cellar
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Morgue Theft
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Lively Dirge
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Increasing Ambition
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Windfall
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-14%synergy
Soulfire Eruption
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Chain Reaction
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Razaketh's Rite
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Absorb Vis
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Breaking // Entering
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Strategic Planning
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Claim // Fame
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Commune with Evil
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Drag Under
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Ponder
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Witch's Mark
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Ghost Lantern
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Primal Amulet
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Folio of Fancies
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Howling Mine
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Isochron Scepter
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Arcane Bombardment
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Double Vision
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Artist's Talent
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Descent into Avernus
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Sorcerer Class
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Fortune Teller's Talent
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Cramped Vents // Access Maze
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Curiosity
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Frogify
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Aria of Flame
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Grievous Wound
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Furnace of Rath
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Pyromancy
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Ominous Roost
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Meat Locker // Drowned Diner
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Shark Typhoon
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Spiteful Visions
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Mana Flare
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Melee
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Heretic's Punishment
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Havoc Festival
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Curse of Opulence
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Black Market Connections
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-4%synergy
Burning Vengeance
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Search for Azcanta
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jaya, Venerated Firemage
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
12%synergy
Mistrise Village
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
20%synergy
Reliquary Tower
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-16%synergy
Agna Qel'a
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Barad-dûr
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Thran Portal
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Drownyard Temple
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Temple of the False God
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-5%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-7%synergy
Rogue's Passage
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-13%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
82%inclusion9 decks11 decks
-6%synergy
Sol Ring
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
-35%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
-8%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
-14%synergy
Dimir Signet
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
-17%synergy
Rakdos Signet
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
-3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Sky Diamond
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Izzet Signet
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-13%synergy
Thought Vessel
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-3%synergy
Resonating Lute
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
The Soul Stone
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Mana Geode
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-27%synergy
Fire Diamond
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Gilded Lotus
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Prismatic Geoscope
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Misleading Signpost
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion11 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion11 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion11 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Island
91%inclusion10 decks11 decks
-2%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
37%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
39%synergy
Haunted Ridge
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
43%synergy
Exotic Orchard
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
-2%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Sulfur Falls
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Xander's Lounge
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Steam Vents
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
-1%synergy
Seething Landscape
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
30%synergy
Blood Crypt
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
-1%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Scalding Tarn
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Polluted Delta
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
10%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
10%synergy
Watery Grave
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
-3%synergy
Raucous Theater
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Undercity Sewers
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
24%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
-2%synergy
Thundering Falls
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Scorched Geyser
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
21%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
20%synergy
Luxury Suite
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
-5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
20%synergy
Morphic Pool
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
-4%synergy
Sunken Hollow
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
-13%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Training Center
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
-4%synergy
Oscorp Industries
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Fell the Profane
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
10%synergy
Shivan Reef
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-12%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
10%synergy
Thriving Isle
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Underground River
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-10%synergy
Maestros Theater
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
11%synergy
Evolving Wilds
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-13%synergy
Sink into Stupor
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Mana Confluence
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Zof Consumption
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-10%synergy
Hagra Mauling
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Tainted Isle
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Prismatic Vista
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
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