Kess, Dissident Mage (Commander) - Expensive 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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The Vision and Scarlet Witch
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Bilbo, Thief in the Night
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Bilbo, Luckwearer
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Flashback
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
33%synergy
Faithless Looting
52%inclusion22 decks42 decks
33%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
45%inclusion19 decks42 decks
29%synergy
Frantic Search
50%inclusion21 decks42 decks
29%synergy
See the Truth
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
28%synergy
Consider
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
27%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
27%synergy
Windfall
50%inclusion21 decks42 decks
27%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
26%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
24%synergy
Top Cards
Reanimate
48%inclusion20 decks42 decks
22%synergy
Counterspell
40%inclusion17 decks42 decks
-4%synergy
Blasphemous Act
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
-6%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Dark Ritual
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
-4%synergy
Toxic Deluge
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Ponder
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
22%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
0%synergy
Brainstorm
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
21%synergy
Game Changers
Consecrated Sphinx
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Creatures
Goblin Electromancer
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
20%synergy
Prismari, the Inspiration
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
15%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
15%synergy
Archmage of Runes
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
21%synergy
Guttersnipe
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
17%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
21%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
19%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Brazen Borrower
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
19%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
18%synergy
Murderous Rider
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
15%synergy
Ledger Shredder
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Scalding Viper
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Picklock Prankster
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Coruscation Mage
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Decadent Dragon
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Boggart Trawler
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Embereth Shieldbreaker
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Jace's Archivist
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Gray Slaad
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Bonecrusher Giant
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Hypnotic Sprite
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Order of Midnight
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Storyteller Pixie
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Young Pyromancer
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Chancellor of Tales
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Sapphire Dragon
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Spellscorn Coven
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Sword Coast Serpent
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Hearth Elemental
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Anger
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Queen Brahne
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Emeritus of Conflict
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Harmonized Trio
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Callous Sell-Sword
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Foulmire Knight
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Sink into Stupor
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
26%synergy
Fell the Profane
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
25%synergy
Swan Song
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Denial
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Entomb
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
23%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
20%synergy
Flame of Anor
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
21%synergy
Negate
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Mana Drain
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Deadly Rollick
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Fact or Fiction
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
15%synergy
Cabal Ritual
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Mana Sculpt
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
16%synergy
Rakdos Charm
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Deflecting Swat
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
-0%synergy
Opt
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Valakut Awakening
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Prismari Charm
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Chaos Warp
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
-18%synergy
Bitter Triumph
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Thought Scour
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
15%synergy
Terminate
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
-9%synergy
Withering Torment
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Lightning Bolt
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Seething Song
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Big Score
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Prismari Command
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Snap
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Narset's Reversal
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Transpose
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Traumatic Critique
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Drown in the Loch
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Desperate Ritual
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Soul Shatter
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Reality Shift
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Wheel and Deal
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Izzet Charm
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Silundi Vision
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Mental Note
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Vivi's Persistence
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Consult the Star Charts
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Hagra Mauling
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Pongify
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Flow State
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
29%synergy
Vandalblast
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Preordain
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
20%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Mana Geyser
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Careful Study
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
17%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Expressive Iteration
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Damnation
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Will of the Abzan
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
15%synergy
Buried Alive
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Singularity Rupture
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Incarnation Technique
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Victimize
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Dread Return
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Feed the Swarm
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
-13%synergy
Exsanguinate
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Stitch Together
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Restart Sequence
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Dream Harvest
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
11%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Lórien Revealed
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Sundering Eruption
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Traumatize
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Stock Up
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Circle of Power
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Rapturous Moment
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Boltwave
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Candlekeep Inspiration
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Persist
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Unearth
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Serum Visions
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Zombify
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Night's Whisper
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Reforge the Soul
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Grim Tutor
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Exhume
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Solve the Equation
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Expansion Algorithm
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Mutinous Massacre
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Lively Dirge
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Epic Experiment
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Echo of Eons
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Cut Your Losses
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Treasure Cruise
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Primal Amulet
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
18%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Lightning Greaves
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
-15%synergy
Lucky Clover
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Ghost Lantern
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Altar of Bhaal
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-3%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Font of Mythos
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Howling Mine
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Isochron Scepter
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Monument to Endurance
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-2%synergy
Enchantments
Propaganda
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Mystic Remora
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
-1%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Virtue of Courage
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Secrets of the Dead
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Animate Dead
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Waste Not
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
-3%synergy
Fevered Visions
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Double Vision
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Artist's Talent
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Megrim
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Liliana's Caress
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
0%synergy
Black Market Connections
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-5%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Sneak Attack
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Shark Typhoon
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Underworld Dreams
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Virtue of Knowledge
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Teval's Judgment
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Chakra Meditation
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
43%inclusion18 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Bojuka Bog
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
17%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Sunken Palace
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Mistrise Village
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Cabal Coffers
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Great Hall of the Biblioplex
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Arena of Glory
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
0%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
74%inclusion31 decks42 decks
-14%synergy
Sol Ring
69%inclusion29 decks42 decks
-21%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
43%inclusion18 decks42 decks
-7%synergy
Resonating Lute
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
35%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
-6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
-11%synergy
Izzet Signet
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
-1%synergy
Rakdos Signet
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
-3%synergy
Dimir Signet
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
-5%synergy
Relic of Sauron
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Thought Vessel
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
-5%synergy
Tablet of Discovery
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
-4%synergy
Mind Stone
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-6%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
98%inclusion41 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Island
98%inclusion41 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Swamp
93%inclusion39 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Mountain
90%inclusion38 decks42 decks
-1%synergy
Steam Vents
88%inclusion37 decks42 decks
42%synergy
Watery Grave
88%inclusion37 decks42 decks
40%synergy
Blood Crypt
86%inclusion36 decks42 decks
39%synergy
Scalding Tarn
79%inclusion33 decks42 decks
46%synergy
Polluted Delta
79%inclusion33 decks42 decks
44%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
79%inclusion33 decks42 decks
43%synergy
Morphic Pool
76%inclusion32 decks42 decks
45%synergy
Luxury Suite
76%inclusion32 decks42 decks
45%synergy
Xander's Lounge
76%inclusion32 decks42 decks
37%synergy
Training Center
74%inclusion31 decks42 decks
42%synergy
Undercity Sewers
50%inclusion21 decks42 decks
37%synergy
Exotic Orchard
50%inclusion21 decks42 decks
-7%synergy
Thundering Falls
48%inclusion20 decks42 decks
37%synergy
Sulfur Falls
43%inclusion18 decks42 decks
-4%synergy
Raucous Theater
40%inclusion17 decks42 decks
30%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
40%inclusion17 decks42 decks
15%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
-8%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
-14%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
-5%synergy
Sink into Stupor
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
26%synergy
Mana Confluence
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
24%synergy
Fell the Profane
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
25%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Underground River
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Volcanic Island
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
18%synergy
Haunted Ridge
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Shivan Reef
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Badlands
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
15%synergy
Underground Sea
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Flooded Strand
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
18%synergy
Misty Rainforest
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
17%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
20%synergy
City of Brass
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
-2%synergy
Marsh Flats
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Reflecting Pool
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
15%synergy
Arid Mesa
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
15%synergy
Wooded Foothills
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Valakut Awakening
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Oscorp Industries
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
15%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
4%synergy
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