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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Great Hall of the Biblioplex
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Expansion Algorithm
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Traumatic Critique
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Resonating Lute
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Mana Sculpt
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Brainstorm
77%inclusion17 decks22 decks
60%synergy
Ponder
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
60%synergy
Mystic Remora
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
48%synergy
Preordain
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
44%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
40%synergy
Windfall
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
36%synergy
Toxic Deluge
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
34%synergy
Frantic Search
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
34%synergy
Counterspell
77%inclusion17 decks22 decks
33%synergy
Negate
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
32%synergy
Top Cards
Blasphemous Act
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Dark Ritual
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Faithless Looting
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
30%synergy
Chaos Warp
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Vandalblast
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
29%synergy
Mana Drain
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
30%synergy
Swan Song
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Reanimate
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Feed the Swarm
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
13%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
40%synergy
Jeska's Will
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
43%synergy
Mystical Tutor
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
41%synergy
Demonic Tutor
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
29%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
29%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
34%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Force of Will
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Underworld Breach
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Creatures
Nightscape Familiar
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Young Pyromancer
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
25%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
24%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Guttersnipe
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Archmage of Runes
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
12%synergy
Nicol Bolas, the Ravager
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Archaeomancer
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Notion Thief
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
8%synergy
Coruscation Mage
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Peregrine Drake
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Spellseeker
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Jace, Vryn's Prodigy
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Torrential Gearhulk
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Wizards of Thay
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Kokusho, the Evening Star
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Mizzix of the Izmagnus
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Electro, Assaulting Battery
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
0%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Gogo, Master of Mimicry
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Garland, Knight of Cornelia
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
-2%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
0%synergy
Hermes, Overseer of Elpis
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Crackling Cyclops
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Gutless Plunderer
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Fear of Impostors
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Visionary
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Terminate
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Denial
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Lightning Bolt
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Deflecting Swat
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Drown in the Loch
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Tainted Pact
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Fact or Fiction
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Brain Freeze
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Consider
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Dispel
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Narset's Reversal
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Deadly Rollick
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Flusterstorm
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Comet Storm
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Reverberate
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Pact of Negation
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Wild Unraveling
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Pongify
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Mental Misstep
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Reiterate
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Rakdos Charm
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Aetherize
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Archmage's Charm
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Demonic Consultation
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Izzet Charm
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Big Score
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Force of Negation
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Bedevil
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Leak
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Dismember
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Withering Torment
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
-2%synergy
Fire Covenant
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Lose Focus
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Go for the Throat
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Electrodominance
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Cabal Ritual
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Leadership Vacuum
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Seething Song
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Daze
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Opt
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Cancel
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Thought Scour
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Sorceries
Gitaxian Probe
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Flow State
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Mana Geyser
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Expressive Iteration
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Grapeshot
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Past in Flames
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Boltwave
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
13%synergy
Imperial Seal
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Careful Study
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Duress
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Night's Whisper
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Gamble
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Fireball
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Grim Tutor
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Portent
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Solve the Equation
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
10%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Crackle with Power
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Fiery Confluence
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Bonus Round
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Unearth
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Vicious Rumors
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Treasure Cruise
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Doomsday
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Insurrection
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Exsanguinate
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Twinflame
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Mind's Desire
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Dark Deal
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Damnation
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Chain of Smog
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Flash Photography
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Stock Up
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Will of the Jeskai
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Circle of Power
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
3%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Isochron Scepter
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
25%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Primal Amulet
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-13%synergy
Lightning Greaves
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-16%synergy
Scroll Rack
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Skullclamp
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Buster Sword
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Propaganda
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
9%synergy
Waste Not
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-3%synergy
Fiery Inscription
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Curiosity
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Aria of Flame
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Collective Restraint
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Shark Typhoon
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Impact Tremors
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Necropotence
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
No Mercy
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Planeswalkers
Narset, Parter of Veils
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Saheeli, Sublime Artificer
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
24%synergy
Bojuka Bog
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Ancient Tomb
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Vault of Whispers
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Urza's Saga
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Great Furnace
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Multiversal Passage
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
3%synergy
Mistrise Village
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
91%inclusion20 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Arcane Signet
86%inclusion19 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
33%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Izzet Signet
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Dimir Signet
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Rakdos Signet
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Thought Vessel
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-6%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Chrome Mox
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Lotus Petal
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Vault
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Relic of Sauron
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-10%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Mox Diamond
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion22 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Swamp
91%inclusion20 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Island
91%inclusion20 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Mountain
86%inclusion19 decks22 decks
-5%synergy
Blood Crypt
77%inclusion17 decks22 decks
32%synergy
Steam Vents
73%inclusion16 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Watery Grave
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Exotic Orchard
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Xander's Lounge
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Scalding Tarn
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Shivan Reef
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
25%synergy
Sulfur Falls
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Polluted Delta
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Luxury Suite
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Training Center
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Underground River
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Morphic Pool
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Sunken Hollow
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
-3%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
-6%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Evolving Wilds
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
4%synergy
City of Brass
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Underground Sea
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Path of Ancestry
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-8%synergy
Mana Confluence
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Thundering Falls
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Fiery Islet
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Badlands
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Reflecting Pool
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Choked Estuary
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Oscorp Industries
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Undercity Sewers
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Misty Rainforest
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Seething Landscape
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-3%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-5%synergy
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