Kess, Dissident Mage (Commander) - Core X Spells

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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Nightscape Familiar
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
40%synergy
Young Pyromancer
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
65%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
58%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
56%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
64%synergy
The Emperor of Palamecia
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
42%synergy
Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
47%synergy
PuPu UFO
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
45%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
22%synergy
Mocking Sprite
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Lagomos, Hand of Hatred
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Ardent Elementalist
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Thryx, the Sudden Storm
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
23%synergy
Blackbloom Rogue
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Baral and Kari Zev
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
God-Eternal Kefnet
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Haughty Djinn
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Jori En, Ruin Diver
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Wandering Archaic
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Sage's Row Savant
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Windrider Wizard
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
23%synergy
Walking Atlas
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Docent of Perfection
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Burnished Hart
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Poppet Stitcher
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Guttersnipe
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Bladecoil Serpent
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Flame of Anor
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
62%synergy
School Daze
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
A Little Chat
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Frantic Search
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
12%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
22%synergy
Precognitive Perception
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Return the Favor
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Cyber Conversion
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Negate
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
11%synergy
Desperate Ritual
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Brainstorm
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
16%synergy
Maestros Charm
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Fact or Fiction
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
24%synergy
Consider
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
This Is How It Ends
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Keep Safe
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Doom Blade
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Rakdos Charm
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
19%synergy
Ral's Outburst
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Leadership Vacuum
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Terminate
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
7%synergy
Supplant Form
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Keep Watch
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Darkness
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Repeated Reverberation
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Comet Storm
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Gigadrowse
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Big Score
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
20%synergy
Arcane Denial
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
5%synergy
Beyeen Veil
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Shadow of Doubt
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Rewind
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Demand Answers
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Hostile Negotiations
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Mana Leak
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Mystic Confluence
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Arcane Infusion
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Narset's Reversal
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Unwind
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Gather Specimens
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Dig Through Time
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Wretched Confluence
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Valakut Awakening
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Sorceries
Crackle with Power
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
65%synergy
Night's Whisper
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
61%synergy
Exsanguinate
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
63%synergy
Mana Geyser
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
61%synergy
Circle of Power
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
47%synergy
Memories Returning
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Saheeli's Artistry
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Ponder
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
25%synergy
Chart a Course
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Chain Reaction
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Profane Transfusion
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Candlekeep Inspiration
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Past in Flames
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Transmogrify
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Fevered Suspicion
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Deep Analysis
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Feed the Swarm
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
6%synergy
Seize the Spoils
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Blasphemous Act
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-11%synergy
Pirate's Pillage
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Ambition's Cost
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Decree of Pain
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Reanimate
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
8%synergy
Syphon Mind
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Preordain
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
See the Truth
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Path of the Pyromancer
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Field Research
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Sign in Blood
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Mass Mutiny
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Zof Consumption
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Maestros Confluence
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Solve the Equation
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Jaya's Immolating Inferno
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Entrancing Melody
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Lullmage's Domination
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Shattering Spree
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Peter Parker's Camera
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Leyline Dowser
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
23%synergy
Twinning Staff
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Primal Amulet
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Surveyor's Scope
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Lightning Greaves
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Fiery Inscription
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Spellweaver Volute
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Case of the Stashed Skeleton
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Shark Typhoon
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Secrets of the Dead
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Storm of Saruman
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Maestros Ascendancy
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Izzet Viceroy
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Utility Lands
Temple of the False God
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
59%synergy
Mistrise Village
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
42%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Emergence Zone
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Reliquary Tower
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
10%synergy
Dimir Signet
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
67%synergy
Resonating Lute
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
96%synergy
Arcane Signet
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
-21%synergy
Izzet Signet
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
35%synergy
Rakdos Signet
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
36%synergy
Fellwar Stone
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Commander's Sphere
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
16%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-11%synergy
Sky Diamond
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Séance Board
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Fire Diamond
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Worn Powerstone
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Mind Stone
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
21%synergy
Glittering Stockpile
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Lands
Rakdos Carnarium
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
91%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
90%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
89%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
8%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
48%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
8%synergy
Island
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
7%synergy
Command Tower
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
-25%synergy
Shivan Reef
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
37%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
61%synergy
Ash Barrens
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
62%synergy
Grixis Panorama
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
64%synergy
Evolving Wilds
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
44%synergy
Capital City
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Treno, Dark City
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Vector, Imperial Capital
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Baron, Airship Kingdom
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Crossroads Village
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Fabled Passage
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
24%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
14%synergy
Vivid Marsh
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Myriad Landscape
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
25%synergy
Exotic Orchard
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-24%synergy
Seething Landscape
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
18%synergy
Vivid Creek
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Temple of Deceit
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
21%synergy
Blackbloom Rogue
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-5%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
7%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
22%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Graven Cairns
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Molten Tributary
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
15%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
9%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-14%synergy
Sulfur Falls
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-15%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
20%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-11%synergy
Underground River
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
5%synergy
Dismal Backwater
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Maestros Theater
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Beyeen Veil
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Sunken Hollow
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-7%synergy
Choked Estuary
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
15%synergy
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