Kess, Dissident Mage (Commander) - Expensive

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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Hex Magic
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Black Widow, Super Spy
1.8%inclusion1 decks56 decks
1%synergy
Doctor Doom, Unrivaled
1.8%inclusion1 decks56 decks
-0%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Wheel of Fortune
88%inclusion731 decks830 decks
78%synergy
Brain Freeze
82%inclusion680 decks830 decks
74%synergy
Demonic Consultation
81%inclusion676 decks830 decks
74%synergy
Imperial Seal
80%inclusion660 decks830 decks
72%synergy
Tainted Pact
79%inclusion656 decks830 decks
72%synergy
Flusterstorm
80%inclusion662 decks830 decks
71%synergy
Force of Negation
79%inclusion656 decks830 decks
71%synergy
Ancient Tomb
83%inclusion690 decks830 decks
70%synergy
Mystic Remora
86%inclusion712 decks830 decks
70%synergy
Intuition
70%inclusion584 decks830 decks
69%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
93%inclusion773 decks830 decks
55%synergy
Swan Song
85%inclusion704 decks830 decks
65%synergy
Windfall
80%inclusion662 decks830 decks
56%synergy
Gamble
78%inclusion645 decks830 decks
68%synergy
Cabal Ritual
76%inclusion632 decks830 decks
66%synergy
Pact of Negation
76%inclusion630 decks830 decks
68%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
71%inclusion588 decks830 decks
53%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
71%inclusion586 decks830 decks
50%synergy
Reanimate
70%inclusion583 decks830 decks
45%synergy
Mental Misstep
70%inclusion580 decks830 decks
63%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
96%inclusion793 decks830 decks
75%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
93%inclusion776 decks830 decks
78%synergy
Force of Will
90%inclusion743 decks830 decks
79%synergy
Mystical Tutor
89%inclusion741 decks830 decks
76%synergy
Chrome Mox
89%inclusion737 decks830 decks
80%synergy
Rhystic Study
88%inclusion729 decks830 decks
65%synergy
Underworld Breach
88%inclusion728 decks830 decks
76%synergy
Mox Diamond
87%inclusion722 decks830 decks
80%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
84%inclusion695 decks830 decks
78%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
83%inclusion692 decks830 decks
75%synergy
Creatures
Simian Spirit Guide
61%inclusion510 decks830 decks
54%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
57%inclusion475 decks830 decks
46%synergy
Opposition Agent
55%inclusion457 decks830 decks
50%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
42%inclusion103 decks245 decks
31%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
38%inclusion317 decks830 decks
31%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
36%inclusion302 decks830 decks
29%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
32%inclusion266 decks830 decks
26%synergy
Spellseeker
28%inclusion231 decks830 decks
25%synergy
Notion Thief
25%inclusion209 decks830 decks
17%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
24%inclusion200 decks830 decks
17%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
24%inclusion198 decks830 decks
22%synergy
Ledger Shredder
22%inclusion185 decks830 decks
19%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
22%inclusion182 decks830 decks
17%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
16%inclusion51 decks311 decks
12%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
16%inclusion79 decks482 decks
9%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
16%inclusion136 decks830 decks
6%synergy
Gilded Drake
16%inclusion131 decks830 decks
15%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
15%inclusion124 decks830 decks
7%synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
14%inclusion115 decks830 decks
12%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
13%inclusion106 decks830 decks
4%synergy
Displacer Kitten
11%inclusion95 decks830 decks
6%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
10%inclusion81 decks830 decks
6%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
9.3%inclusion77 decks830 decks
7%synergy
Exhibition Tidecaller
9.1%inclusion14 decks154 decks
8%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
8.6%inclusion71 decks830 decks
-2%synergy
Phantasmal Image
7.7%inclusion64 decks830 decks
5%synergy
Volatile Stormdrake
6.9%inclusion57 decks830 decks
6%synergy
Mockingbird
6.8%inclusion56 decks827 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
6.7%inclusion56 decks830 decks
2%synergy
Dockside Extortionist
6.4%inclusion53 decks830 decks
5%synergy
Dark Confidant
5.8%inclusion48 decks830 decks
5%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
5.7%inclusion47 decks830 decks
-3%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
5.3%inclusion44 decks830 decks
0%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
5.2%inclusion43 decks830 decks
-22%synergy
Instants
Fierce Guardianship
69%inclusion570 decks830 decks
49%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
67%inclusion556 decks830 decks
36%synergy
Ad Nauseam
67%inclusion553 decks830 decks
62%synergy
Chain of Vapor
63%inclusion522 decks830 decks
58%synergy
Mana Drain
60%inclusion500 decks830 decks
45%synergy
Deflecting Swat
59%inclusion490 decks830 decks
39%synergy
Pyroblast
54%inclusion452 decks830 decks
49%synergy
Brainstorm
54%inclusion447 decks830 decks
37%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
53%inclusion444 decks830 decks
48%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
52%inclusion430 decks830 decks
43%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
50%inclusion413 decks830 decks
44%synergy
Entomb
40%inclusion329 decks830 decks
34%synergy
Final Fortune
39%inclusion320 decks830 decks
33%synergy
Snap
32%inclusion269 decks830 decks
22%synergy
Deadly Rollick
32%inclusion267 decks830 decks
14%synergy
Frantic Search
30%inclusion250 decks830 decks
9%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
30%inclusion245 decks830 decks
25%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
27%inclusion228 decks830 decks
25%synergy
Spell Pierce
25%inclusion211 decks830 decks
22%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
25%inclusion204 decks830 decks
22%synergy
Counterspell
24%inclusion198 decks830 decks
-21%synergy
Dispel
23%inclusion187 decks830 decks
19%synergy
Flashback
22%inclusion33 decks151 decks
15%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
21%inclusion176 decks830 decks
19%synergy
Lightning Bolt
18%inclusion148 decks830 decks
7%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
13%inclusion110 decks830 decks
11%synergy
Consider
13%inclusion108 decks830 decks
7%synergy
Sink into Stupor
13%inclusion104 decks830 decks
3%synergy
Delay
12%inclusion98 decks830 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Denial
11%inclusion93 decks830 decks
-17%synergy
Seething Song
11%inclusion92 decks830 decks
4%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
11%inclusion91 decks830 decks
7%synergy
Miscast
10%inclusion87 decks830 decks
9%synergy
Strix Serenade
10%inclusion85 decks830 decks
8%synergy
Culling the Weak
9.4%inclusion78 decks830 decks
4%synergy
Pongify
8.9%inclusion74 decks830 decks
3%synergy
Opt
8.8%inclusion73 decks830 decks
3%synergy
Narset's Reversal
8.6%inclusion71 decks830 decks
3%synergy
Rain of Filth
8.4%inclusion70 decks830 decks
7%synergy
Redirect Lightning
8.2%inclusion32 decks389 decks
-0%synergy
Chaos Warp
7.7%inclusion64 decks830 decks
-27%synergy
Daze
7.6%inclusion63 decks830 decks
5%synergy
Desperate Ritual
7.1%inclusion59 decks830 decks
4%synergy
Negate
6.7%inclusion56 decks830 decks
-15%synergy
Abrade
6.4%inclusion53 decks830 decks
-3%synergy
Thought Scour
6.1%inclusion51 decks830 decks
5%synergy
Fire Covenant
5.7%inclusion47 decks830 decks
4%synergy
Mana Sculpt
5.3%inclusion8 decks151 decks
1%synergy
Misdirection
5.2%inclusion43 decks830 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Gitaxian Probe
69%inclusion570 decks830 decks
63%synergy
Jeska's Will
63%inclusion525 decks830 decks
47%synergy
Toxic Deluge
61%inclusion504 decks830 decks
40%synergy
Rite of Flame
53%inclusion439 decks830 decks
47%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
52%inclusion428 decks830 decks
48%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
47%inclusion386 decks830 decks
42%synergy
Ponder
41%inclusion343 decks830 decks
33%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
38%inclusion317 decks830 decks
33%synergy
Timetwister
38%inclusion316 decks830 decks
36%synergy
Faithless Looting
37%inclusion306 decks830 decks
17%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
35%inclusion291 decks830 decks
31%synergy
Preordain
27%inclusion225 decks830 decks
21%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
25%inclusion205 decks830 decks
20%synergy
Grim Tutor
22%inclusion183 decks830 decks
18%synergy
Diabolic Intent
11%inclusion95 decks830 decks
4%synergy
Vandalblast
11%inclusion90 decks830 decks
-6%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
10%inclusion86 decks830 decks
5%synergy
Blasphemous Act
9.4%inclusion78 decks830 decks
-35%synergy
Doomsday
9.0%inclusion75 decks830 decks
9%synergy
Twinflame
7.5%inclusion62 decks830 decks
5%synergy
Personal Tutor
7.2%inclusion60 decks830 decks
6%synergy
Winds of Change
7.2%inclusion60 decks830 decks
2%synergy
Echo of Eons
7.0%inclusion58 decks830 decks
4%synergy
Demonic Counsel
6.9%inclusion55 decks793 decks
2%synergy
Grapeshot
6.5%inclusion54 decks830 decks
4%synergy
Unearth
6.4%inclusion53 decks830 decks
4%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
6.3%inclusion52 decks830 decks
3%synergy
Damnation
6.3%inclusion52 decks830 decks
-1%synergy
Feed the Swarm
6.1%inclusion51 decks830 decks
-22%synergy
Dark Deal
6.1%inclusion51 decks830 decks
-1%synergy
Unmarked Grave
6.0%inclusion50 decks830 decks
5%synergy
Solve the Equation
6.0%inclusion50 decks830 decks
4%synergy
Past in Flames
5.5%inclusion46 decks830 decks
3%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
5.4%inclusion45 decks830 decks
5%synergy
Expressive Iteration
5.4%inclusion45 decks830 decks
2%synergy
Serum Visions
5.3%inclusion44 decks830 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The One Ring
63%inclusion524 decks830 decks
51%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
61%inclusion504 decks830 decks
53%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
16%inclusion135 decks830 decks
13%synergy
Defense Grid
16%inclusion132 decks830 decks
13%synergy
Grinding Station
15%inclusion122 decks830 decks
12%synergy
Isochron Scepter
12%inclusion96 decks830 decks
9%synergy
Cursed Totem
8.6%inclusion71 decks830 decks
8%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
8.4%inclusion70 decks830 decks
3%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
8.1%inclusion67 decks830 decks
7%synergy
Vexing Bauble
5.7%inclusion47 decks830 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Necropotence
60%inclusion495 decks830 decks
53%synergy
Dress Down
16%inclusion136 decks830 decks
16%synergy
Animate Dead
8.3%inclusion69 decks830 decks
-1%synergy
Necrodominance
6.3%inclusion52 decks830 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Narset, Parter of Veils
21%inclusion175 decks830 decks
18%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
7.0%inclusion58 decks830 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Otawara, Soaring City
68%inclusion567 decks830 decks
53%synergy
Mistrise Village
26%inclusion146 decks563 decks
18%synergy
Urza's Saga
23%inclusion187 decks830 decks
17%synergy
City of Traitors
21%inclusion175 decks830 decks
17%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
19%inclusion156 decks830 decks
5%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
16%inclusion134 decks830 decks
13%synergy
Reliquary Tower
8.8%inclusion73 decks830 decks
-26%synergy
Emergence Zone
8.6%inclusion71 decks830 decks
5%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
6.6%inclusion55 decks830 decks
2%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
6.3%inclusion52 decks830 decks
4%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
5.7%inclusion47 decks830 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
98%inclusion812 decks830 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Signet
94%inclusion781 decks830 decks
6%synergy
Lotus Petal
88%inclusion730 decks830 decks
77%synergy
Mana Vault
81%inclusion669 decks830 decks
72%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
79%inclusion657 decks830 decks
29%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
73%inclusion603 decks830 decks
28%synergy
Mox Opal
72%inclusion594 decks830 decks
64%synergy
Fellwar Stone
68%inclusion567 decks830 decks
33%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
56%inclusion464 decks830 decks
12%synergy
Grim Monolith
51%inclusion425 decks830 decks
47%synergy
Mox Amber
23%inclusion195 decks830 decks
18%synergy
Dimir Signet
21%inclusion171 decks830 decks
-13%synergy
Izzet Signet
16%inclusion133 decks830 decks
-16%synergy
Rakdos Signet
8.1%inclusion67 decks830 decks
-24%synergy
Mana Crypt
7.0%inclusion58 decks830 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Watery Grave
97%inclusion805 decks830 decks
49%synergy
Steam Vents
96%inclusion800 decks830 decks
51%synergy
Command Tower
96%inclusion798 decks830 decks
4%synergy
Polluted Delta
96%inclusion793 decks830 decks
61%synergy
Underground Sea
95%inclusion790 decks830 decks
80%synergy
Scalding Tarn
95%inclusion788 decks830 decks
63%synergy
Blood Crypt
95%inclusion787 decks830 decks
49%synergy
Volcanic Island
95%inclusion787 decks830 decks
80%synergy
Badlands
94%inclusion783 decks830 decks
79%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
94%inclusion781 decks830 decks
59%synergy
City of Brass
81%inclusion670 decks830 decks
67%synergy
Mana Confluence
79%inclusion657 decks830 decks
67%synergy
Flooded Strand
79%inclusion655 decks830 decks
68%synergy
Misty Rainforest
78%inclusion644 decks830 decks
68%synergy
Marsh Flats
74%inclusion613 decks830 decks
64%synergy
Morphic Pool
73%inclusion607 decks830 decks
42%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
73%inclusion603 decks830 decks
63%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
70%inclusion579 decks830 decks
62%synergy
Island
69%inclusion573 decks830 decks
-24%synergy
Arid Mesa
67%inclusion560 decks830 decks
58%synergy
Wooded Foothills
65%inclusion539 decks830 decks
56%synergy
Training Center
63%inclusion525 decks830 decks
32%synergy
Exotic Orchard
61%inclusion506 decks830 decks
4%synergy
Swamp
59%inclusion489 decks830 decks
-33%synergy
Luxury Suite
58%inclusion482 decks830 decks
26%synergy
Mountain
43%inclusion353 decks830 decks
-49%synergy
Undercity Sewers
35%inclusion291 decks830 decks
22%synergy
Underground River
26%inclusion217 decks830 decks
-2%synergy
Xander's Lounge
20%inclusion164 decks830 decks
-20%synergy
Shivan Reef
20%inclusion162 decks830 decks
-10%synergy
Starting Town
19%inclusion91 decks482 decks
14%synergy
Spire of Industry
16%inclusion131 decks830 decks
11%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
16%inclusion130 decks830 decks
14%synergy
Thundering Falls
15%inclusion127 decks830 decks
5%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
14%inclusion117 decks830 decks
12%synergy
Reflecting Pool
13%inclusion110 decks830 decks
5%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
13%inclusion110 decks830 decks
-15%synergy
Fiery Islet
13%inclusion104 decks830 decks
7%synergy
Sink into Stupor
13%inclusion104 decks830 decks
3%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
11%inclusion95 decks830 decks
-32%synergy
Raucous Theater
11%inclusion92 decks830 decks
0%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
11%inclusion91 decks830 decks
9%synergy
Prismatic Vista
10%inclusion87 decks830 decks
7%synergy
Sulfur Falls
10%inclusion87 decks830 decks
-37%synergy
Cavern of Souls
10%inclusion85 decks830 decks
3%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
8.1%inclusion67 decks830 decks
-38%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
7.9%inclusion62 decks789 decks
-1%synergy
Sunken Ruins
7.1%inclusion59 decks830 decks
2%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
6.7%inclusion56 decks830 decks
-18%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
6.6%inclusion55 decks830 decks
-19%synergy
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