Kess, Dissident Mage (Commander) - Counterspells

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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Adventurous Eater
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Burrog Banemaker
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Cheerful Osteomancer
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Mage Tower Referee
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Brainstorm
76%inclusion16 decks21 decks
59%synergy
Ponder
67%inclusion14 decks21 decks
58%synergy
Preordain
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
46%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
42%synergy
Mystic Remora
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
41%synergy
Windfall
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
38%synergy
Frantic Search
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
37%synergy
Toxic Deluge
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
32%synergy
Counterspell
76%inclusion16 decks21 decks
32%synergy
Vandalblast
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
32%synergy
Top Cards
Blasphemous Act
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Chaos Warp
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Negate
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
30%synergy
Dark Ritual
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Swan Song
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
28%synergy
Reanimate
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Faithless Looting
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Feed the Swarm
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
15%synergy
Mana Drain
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
27%synergy
Arcane Denial
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
45%synergy
Rhystic Study
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
39%synergy
Demonic Tutor
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
31%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
31%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
36%synergy
Mystical Tutor
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
39%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Force of Will
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
27%synergy
Underworld Breach
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
22%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
15%synergy
Creatures
Nightscape Familiar
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Young Pyromancer
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
27%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
27%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
26%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
15%synergy
Guttersnipe
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Archmage of Runes
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
13%synergy
Nicol Bolas, the Ravager
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Archaeomancer
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Notion Thief
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
9%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
6%synergy
Peregrine Drake
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Spellseeker
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Jace, Vryn's Prodigy
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Adeliz, the Cinder Wind
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Torrential Gearhulk
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Wizards of Thay
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Kokusho, the Evening Star
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Mizzix of the Izmagnus
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Gogo, Master of Mimicry
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
1%synergy
Hermes, Overseer of Elpis
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Crackling Cyclops
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Gutless Plunderer
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Fear of Impostors
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Visionary
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Eddymurk Crab
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Coruscation Mage
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Alania's Pathmaker
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Instants
An Offer You Can't Refuse
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Terminate
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Lightning Bolt
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Drown in the Loch
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
21%synergy
Tainted Pact
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Fact or Fiction
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Dispel
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
21%synergy
Deflecting Swat
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Brain Freeze
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Consider
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Aetherize
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
15%synergy
Flusterstorm
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Comet Storm
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Narset's Reversal
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Pact of Negation
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Deadly Rollick
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-3%synergy
Pongify
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Mental Misstep
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Reiterate
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Rakdos Charm
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Cancel
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Archmage's Charm
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Demonic Consultation
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Reverberate
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Big Score
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Force of Negation
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Bedevil
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Leak
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Dismember
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Withering Torment
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
-2%synergy
Vivi's Persistence
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Fire Covenant
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Lose Focus
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Go for the Throat
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Aethersnatch
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Electrodominance
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Cabal Ritual
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
0%synergy
Leadership Vacuum
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Seething Song
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Daze
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Reality Shift
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Opt
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Counterflux
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Condescend
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Ad Nauseam
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Gitaxian Probe
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Mana Geyser
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Grapeshot
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
22%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
15%synergy
Expressive Iteration
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Imperial Seal
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Careful Study
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Duress
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Past in Flames
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Night's Whisper
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Gamble
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
11%synergy
Boltwave
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
9%synergy
Flash Photography
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Crackle with Power
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Fiery Confluence
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Bonus Round
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Unearth
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Treasure Cruise
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Doomsday
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Insurrection
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Exsanguinate
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Fireball
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Mind's Desire
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Dark Deal
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Damnation
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Grim Tutor
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Portent
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Chain of Smog
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Solve the Equation
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Will of the Jeskai
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Circle of Power
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
3%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Aetherflux Reservoir
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
22%synergy
Isochron Scepter
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
21%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Primal Amulet
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-12%synergy
Lightning Greaves
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-15%synergy
Scroll Rack
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Skullclamp
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Buster Sword
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Propaganda
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
10%synergy
Waste Not
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-2%synergy
Fiery Inscription
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Curiosity
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Wizard Class
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Aria of Flame
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Collective Restraint
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Shark Typhoon
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Impact Tremors
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Necropotence
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
3%synergy
No Mercy
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Animate Dead
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Stormchaser's Talent
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Artist's Talent
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Narset, Parter of Veils
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Saheeli, Sublime Artificer
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
22%synergy
Bojuka Bog
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
15%synergy
Ancient Tomb
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
0%synergy
Urza's Saga
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Great Furnace
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Multiversal Passage
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
90%inclusion19 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Arcane Signet
81%inclusion17 decks21 decks
-7%synergy
Fellwar Stone
67%inclusion14 decks21 decks
31%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Izzet Signet
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
15%synergy
Dimir Signet
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Rakdos Signet
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Thought Vessel
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-5%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
0%synergy
Chrome Mox
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Lotus Petal
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Vault
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Mox Diamond
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
95%inclusion20 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Swamp
95%inclusion20 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Mountain
90%inclusion19 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Island
90%inclusion19 decks21 decks
-2%synergy
Blood Crypt
76%inclusion16 decks21 decks
30%synergy
Steam Vents
71%inclusion15 decks21 decks
26%synergy
Watery Grave
67%inclusion14 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Exotic Orchard
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Sulfur Falls
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Scalding Tarn
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
25%synergy
Shivan Reef
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Xander's Lounge
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Polluted Delta
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Luxury Suite
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Training Center
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Underground River
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Morphic Pool
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Sunken Hollow
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
-4%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
22%synergy
Evolving Wilds
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Underground Sea
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Path of Ancestry
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
-7%synergy
City of Brass
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Badlands
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
0%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Mana Confluence
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Thundering Falls
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Fiery Islet
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Misty Rainforest
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Seething Landscape
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-2%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-4%synergy
Wooded Foothills
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Reflecting Pool
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Volcanic Island
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Snow-Covered Mountain
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
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