Kess, Dissident Mage (Commander) - Core Graveyard

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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Storm-Kiln Artist
90%inclusion9 decks10 decks
79%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
71%synergy
Consider
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
64%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
60%synergy
Frantic Search
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
59%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
58%synergy
Preordain
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
54%synergy
Fact or Fiction
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
53%synergy
Mana Sculpt
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
53%synergy
Faithless Looting
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
32%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
43%synergy
Brainstorm
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
43%synergy
Ponder
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
42%synergy
Windfall
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
27%synergy
Lightning Bolt
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
40%synergy
Feed the Swarm
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
22%synergy
Rakdos Charm
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
35%synergy
Terminate
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
24%synergy
Opt
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
44%synergy
Creatures
Stormcatch Mentor
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
46%synergy
Guttersnipe
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
43%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
39%synergy
Scalding Viper
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
40%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
38%synergy
Young Pyromancer
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
38%synergy
Frolicking Familiar
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
40%synergy
Foulmire Knight
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
30%synergy
Picklock Prankster
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
30%synergy
Coruscation Mage
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
28%synergy
Embereth Shieldbreaker
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
30%synergy
Decadent Dragon
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
29%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
30%synergy
Molten-Core Maestro
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Callous Sell-Sword
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Murderous Rider
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Prosper, Tome-Bound
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Archmage of Runes
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Order of Midnight
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Electrostatic Field
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Galvanic Giant
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Storyteller Pixie
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Chancellor of Tales
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Rona, Sheoldred's Faithful
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Moonshae Pixie
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
12%synergy
Spellscorn Coven
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Lozhan, Dragons' Legacy
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Brazen Borrower
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
14%synergy
Grabby Giant
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Hearth Elemental
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Merchant of the Vale
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Fell Horseman
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Emeritus of Ideation
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Pensive Professor
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Prismari, the Inspiration
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Emeritus of Conflict
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Harmonized Trio
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Blazing Firesinger
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Feral Deathgorger
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Dirgur Island Dragon
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Scavenger Regent
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Runescale Stormbrood
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Flashback
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
36%synergy
Chaos Warp
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
28%synergy
Negate
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Seething Song
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
33%synergy
Flame of Anor
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
35%synergy
Maestros Charm
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
27%synergy
Bitter Triumph
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
27%synergy
Arcane Denial
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
1%synergy
Sink into Stupor
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Narset's Reversal
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
24%synergy
Prismari Charm
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Fell the Profane
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
12%synergy
Pongify
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
14%synergy
Deadly Dispute
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
12%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
11%synergy
Cabal Ritual
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Aetherize
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
16%synergy
Swan Song
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
0%synergy
Twincast
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Big Score
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
13%synergy
Wizard's Retort
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Abrade
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
11%synergy
Transpose
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Redirect Lightning
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Vivi's Persistence
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Hagra Mauling
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Ionize
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Deadly Rollick
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-8%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-21%synergy
Entomb
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Go for the Throat
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Return the Favor
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Desperate Ritual
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Village Rites
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Unauthorized Exit
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Ancient Excavation
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Rebuild
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Soul Shatter
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Tainted Indulgence
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Dispel
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Reality Shift
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Curate
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Strix Serenade
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Breath of Malfegor
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Thought Scour
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Mana Geyser
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
45%synergy
See the Truth
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
49%synergy
Flow State
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
41%synergy
Vandalblast
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
23%synergy
Blasphemous Act
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
-4%synergy
Victimize
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
21%synergy
Exsanguinate
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
26%synergy
Cut // Ribbons
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
29%synergy
Reanimate
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Toxic Deluge
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Improvisation Capstone
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Rapturous Moment
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Epic Experiment
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
14%synergy
Stock Up
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Candlekeep Inspiration
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Careful Study
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Stitch Together
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Expressive Iteration
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Game Over
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Will of the Abzan
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Circle of Power
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Dream Harvest
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Mathemagics
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Witch's Mark
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Strategic Planning
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Chain Reaction
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Lively Dirge
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Bonfire of the Damned
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Consuming Tide
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Inspired Tinkering
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Insult // Injury
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Painful Truths
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Seize the Spoils
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Treasure Cruise
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Banefire
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Brass's Bounty
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Lórien Revealed
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Bribery
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Pirate's Pillage
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Insurrection
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Night's Whisper
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Buried Alive
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Rite of Flame
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lucky Clover
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Primal Amulet
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-7%synergy
Lightning Greaves
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-9%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-0%synergy
Ghost Lantern
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Brass's Tunnel-Grinder
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Altar of Dementia
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Enchantments
Fiery Inscription
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
25%synergy
Sorcerer Class
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
30%synergy
Secrets of the Dead
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
28%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
27%synergy
Artist's Talent
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
28%synergy
Fortune Teller's Talent
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Double Vision
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Extraordinary Journey
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Maestros Ascendancy
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Life of Toshiro Umezawa
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Aria of Flame
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Promise of Aclazotz
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Furnace of Rath
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Font of Magic
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Shark Typhoon
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Melee
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Charred Foyer // Warped Space
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Virtue of Courage
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Black Market Connections
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-2%synergy
Propaganda
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-5%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Burning Vengeance
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
28%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Jaya Ballard
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
26%synergy
Reliquary Tower
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Mistrise Village
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
16%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Ghost Quarter
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Cabal Coffers
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Wandering Fumarole
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Rockface Village
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
High Market
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Detection Tower
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Sunken Palace
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-12%synergy
Field of Ruin
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
-20%synergy
Arcane Signet
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
-28%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
16%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Resonating Lute
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
38%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
-10%synergy
Izzet Signet
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
-2%synergy
Rakdos Signet
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
-2%synergy
Dimir Signet
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
-4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
-5%synergy
Ether
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-8%synergy
Mox Amber
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Thought Vessel
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-11%synergy
Mox Jasper
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion10 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion10 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion10 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Island
100%inclusion10 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Exotic Orchard
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
13%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
22%synergy
Blood Crypt
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
14%synergy
Sulfur Falls
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
13%synergy
Watery Grave
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
12%synergy
Steam Vents
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Scalding Tarn
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Sunken Hollow
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Polluted Delta
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
15%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
15%synergy
Undercity Sewers
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
27%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
-12%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
-3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Thundering Falls
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
30%synergy
Raucous Theater
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Fabled Passage
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
23%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
11%synergy
Seething Landscape
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
14%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Reflecting Pool
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
21%synergy
Luxury Suite
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
-2%synergy
Xander's Lounge
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
-10%synergy
Evolving Wilds
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Sink into Stupor
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Fell the Profane
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
12%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Myriad Landscape
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
11%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-6%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
13%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
2%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Maestros Theater
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
12%synergy
Blazemire Verge
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
11%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
13%synergy
Morphic Pool
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-12%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
11%synergy
Haunted Ridge
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-1%synergy
Training Center
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-12%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Scorched Geyser
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Oscorp Industries
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-0%synergy
Hagra Mauling
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Tainted Isle
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
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