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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Flashback
20%inclusion26 decks129 decks
13%synergy
Exhibition Tidecaller
11%inclusion14 decks133 decks
9%synergy
Mana Sculpt
5.4%inclusion7 decks129 decks
1%synergy
Flow State
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
3%synergy
Resonating Lute
3.8%inclusion5 decks130 decks
-1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Wheel of Fortune
88%inclusion729 decks827 decks
78%synergy
Demonic Consultation
82%inclusion682 decks827 decks
75%synergy
Brain Freeze
83%inclusion684 decks827 decks
75%synergy
Tainted Pact
80%inclusion664 decks827 decks
74%synergy
Imperial Seal
80%inclusion661 decks827 decks
73%synergy
Force of Negation
80%inclusion659 decks827 decks
72%synergy
Flusterstorm
79%inclusion656 decks827 decks
71%synergy
Ancient Tomb
84%inclusion692 decks827 decks
71%synergy
Mystic Remora
86%inclusion711 decks827 decks
70%synergy
Intuition
71%inclusion587 decks827 decks
69%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
93%inclusion767 decks827 decks
55%synergy
Swan Song
85%inclusion704 decks827 decks
66%synergy
Windfall
80%inclusion665 decks827 decks
57%synergy
Gamble
78%inclusion647 decks827 decks
68%synergy
Cabal Ritual
76%inclusion631 decks827 decks
66%synergy
Pact of Negation
76%inclusion629 decks827 decks
68%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
72%inclusion592 decks827 decks
54%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
71%inclusion588 decks827 decks
50%synergy
Reanimate
71%inclusion587 decks827 decks
46%synergy
Mental Misstep
71%inclusion586 decks827 decks
64%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
95%inclusion789 decks827 decks
74%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
94%inclusion775 decks827 decks
78%synergy
Mystical Tutor
90%inclusion743 decks827 decks
76%synergy
Chrome Mox
89%inclusion739 decks827 decks
81%synergy
Force of Will
89%inclusion739 decks827 decks
79%synergy
Underworld Breach
88%inclusion729 decks827 decks
77%synergy
Rhystic Study
88%inclusion726 decks827 decks
65%synergy
Mox Diamond
88%inclusion726 decks827 decks
81%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
84%inclusion698 decks827 decks
76%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
84%inclusion698 decks827 decks
78%synergy
Creatures
Simian Spirit Guide
62%inclusion515 decks827 decks
55%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
58%inclusion482 decks827 decks
47%synergy
Opposition Agent
56%inclusion460 decks827 decks
51%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
42%inclusion96 decks226 decks
31%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
39%inclusion314 decks807 decks
32%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
37%inclusion308 decks827 decks
30%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
31%inclusion260 decks827 decks
25%synergy
Spellseeker
28%inclusion231 decks827 decks
25%synergy
Notion Thief
26%inclusion212 decks827 decks
18%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
24%inclusion199 decks827 decks
17%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
24%inclusion198 decks827 decks
22%synergy
Ledger Shredder
22%inclusion186 decks827 decks
19%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
22%inclusion180 decks827 decks
17%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
17%inclusion77 decks461 decks
9%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
16%inclusion48 decks292 decks
12%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
16%inclusion133 decks827 decks
5%synergy
Gilded Drake
16%inclusion131 decks827 decks
15%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
15%inclusion123 decks827 decks
6%synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
14%inclusion118 decks827 decks
13%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
13%inclusion106 decks827 decks
4%synergy
Displacer Kitten
12%inclusion101 decks827 decks
7%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
10%inclusion81 decks827 decks
6%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
9.2%inclusion76 decks827 decks
7%synergy
Phantasmal Image
8.8%inclusion73 decks827 decks
6%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
8.5%inclusion70 decks827 decks
-2%synergy
Dockside Extortionist
8.3%inclusion69 decks827 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
7.3%inclusion60 decks827 decks
2%synergy
Mockingbird
7.1%inclusion57 decks803 decks
5%synergy
Volatile Stormdrake
7.0%inclusion58 decks827 decks
6%synergy
Dark Confidant
5.8%inclusion48 decks827 decks
5%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
5.4%inclusion45 decks827 decks
-3%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
5.1%inclusion42 decks827 decks
0%synergy
Instants
Fierce Guardianship
69%inclusion573 decks827 decks
50%synergy
Ad Nauseam
68%inclusion559 decks827 decks
63%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
67%inclusion555 decks827 decks
36%synergy
Chain of Vapor
64%inclusion526 decks827 decks
58%synergy
Mana Drain
60%inclusion497 decks827 decks
44%synergy
Deflecting Swat
60%inclusion494 decks827 decks
40%synergy
Pyroblast
55%inclusion452 decks827 decks
49%synergy
Brainstorm
55%inclusion451 decks827 decks
37%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
54%inclusion443 decks827 decks
48%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
52%inclusion432 decks827 decks
43%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
50%inclusion416 decks827 decks
45%synergy
Entomb
39%inclusion325 decks827 decks
34%synergy
Final Fortune
39%inclusion323 decks827 decks
33%synergy
Snap
33%inclusion277 decks827 decks
24%synergy
Deadly Rollick
31%inclusion259 decks827 decks
14%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
29%inclusion237 decks806 decks
25%synergy
Frantic Search
29%inclusion243 decks827 decks
8%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
27%inclusion220 decks827 decks
24%synergy
Spell Pierce
26%inclusion214 decks827 decks
23%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
24%inclusion202 decks827 decks
22%synergy
Dispel
23%inclusion193 decks827 decks
20%synergy
Counterspell
23%inclusion192 decks827 decks
-21%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
22%inclusion178 decks827 decks
19%synergy
Lightning Bolt
18%inclusion149 decks827 decks
8%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
13%inclusion107 decks827 decks
11%synergy
Sink into Stupor
12%inclusion102 decks827 decks
3%synergy
Consider
12%inclusion100 decks827 decks
6%synergy
Delay
12%inclusion97 decks827 decks
10%synergy
Miscast
11%inclusion93 decks827 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Denial
11%inclusion93 decks827 decks
-17%synergy
Seething Song
11%inclusion89 decks827 decks
4%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
11%inclusion87 decks827 decks
7%synergy
Strix Serenade
10%inclusion86 decks827 decks
8%synergy
Culling the Weak
9.2%inclusion76 decks827 decks
4%synergy
Pongify
8.8%inclusion73 decks827 decks
2%synergy
Opt
8.5%inclusion70 decks827 decks
3%synergy
Rain of Filth
8.3%inclusion69 decks827 decks
7%synergy
Narset's Reversal
8.2%inclusion68 decks827 decks
2%synergy
Chaos Warp
7.6%inclusion63 decks827 decks
-27%synergy
Redirect Lightning
7.6%inclusion28 decks368 decks
-1%synergy
Daze
7.4%inclusion61 decks827 decks
5%synergy
Desperate Ritual
7.0%inclusion58 decks827 decks
4%synergy
Negate
6.8%inclusion56 decks827 decks
-16%synergy
Fire Covenant
6.7%inclusion55 decks827 decks
5%synergy
Abrade
6.7%inclusion55 decks827 decks
-3%synergy
Thought Scour
6.2%inclusion51 decks827 decks
5%synergy
Saw in Half
5.3%inclusion44 decks827 decks
0%synergy
Sorceries
Gitaxian Probe
70%inclusion581 decks827 decks
65%synergy
Jeska's Will
63%inclusion523 decks827 decks
47%synergy
Toxic Deluge
62%inclusion509 decks827 decks
41%synergy
Rite of Flame
53%inclusion442 decks827 decks
47%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
52%inclusion430 decks827 decks
49%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
47%inclusion392 decks827 decks
43%synergy
Ponder
40%inclusion334 decks827 decks
32%synergy
Timetwister
38%inclusion317 decks827 decks
36%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
38%inclusion313 decks827 decks
33%synergy
Faithless Looting
36%inclusion300 decks827 decks
17%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
36%inclusion298 decks827 decks
31%synergy
Preordain
27%inclusion223 decks827 decks
21%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
25%inclusion209 decks827 decks
21%synergy
Grim Tutor
22%inclusion184 decks827 decks
18%synergy
Diabolic Intent
11%inclusion94 decks827 decks
4%synergy
Vandalblast
10%inclusion86 decks827 decks
-6%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
10%inclusion85 decks827 decks
5%synergy
Blasphemous Act
9.1%inclusion75 decks827 decks
-35%synergy
Doomsday
8.9%inclusion74 decks827 decks
8%synergy
Winds of Change
7.4%inclusion61 decks827 decks
2%synergy
Twinflame
7.3%inclusion60 decks827 decks
5%synergy
Personal Tutor
7.0%inclusion58 decks827 decks
6%synergy
Echo of Eons
6.9%inclusion57 decks827 decks
4%synergy
Demonic Counsel
6.8%inclusion52 decks770 decks
2%synergy
Unearth
6.7%inclusion55 decks827 decks
4%synergy
Solve the Equation
6.3%inclusion52 decks827 decks
4%synergy
Unmarked Grave
6.2%inclusion51 decks827 decks
5%synergy
Grapeshot
6.2%inclusion51 decks827 decks
4%synergy
Damnation
5.9%inclusion49 decks827 decks
-2%synergy
Dark Deal
5.8%inclusion48 decks827 decks
-2%synergy
Feed the Swarm
5.7%inclusion47 decks827 decks
-22%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
5.6%inclusion46 decks827 decks
2%synergy
Expressive Iteration
5.3%inclusion44 decks827 decks
2%synergy
Past in Flames
5.2%inclusion43 decks827 decks
3%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
5.1%inclusion42 decks827 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The One Ring
63%inclusion524 decks827 decks
51%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
61%inclusion505 decks827 decks
53%synergy
Defense Grid
16%inclusion133 decks827 decks
13%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
16%inclusion132 decks827 decks
13%synergy
Grinding Station
15%inclusion123 decks827 decks
13%synergy
Isochron Scepter
11%inclusion91 decks827 decks
9%synergy
Cursed Totem
8.9%inclusion74 decks827 decks
8%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
8.2%inclusion68 decks827 decks
3%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
7.9%inclusion65 decks827 decks
6%synergy
Vexing Bauble
5.8%inclusion48 decks827 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Necropotence
60%inclusion494 decks827 decks
53%synergy
Dress Down
17%inclusion139 decks827 decks
16%synergy
Animate Dead
8.1%inclusion67 decks827 decks
-1%synergy
Necrodominance
6.4%inclusion53 decks827 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Narset, Parter of Veils
21%inclusion174 decks827 decks
18%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
6.8%inclusion56 decks827 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Otawara, Soaring City
69%inclusion571 decks827 decks
53%synergy
Mistrise Village
27%inclusion146 decks542 decks
19%synergy
Urza's Saga
22%inclusion184 decks827 decks
17%synergy
City of Traitors
20%inclusion168 decks827 decks
17%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
18%inclusion151 decks827 decks
4%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
17%inclusion137 decks827 decks
14%synergy
Emergence Zone
8.5%inclusion70 decks827 decks
5%synergy
Reliquary Tower
8.5%inclusion70 decks827 decks
-27%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
6.3%inclusion52 decks827 decks
4%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
6.3%inclusion52 decks827 decks
1%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
5.2%inclusion43 decks827 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
98%inclusion811 decks827 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Signet
94%inclusion780 decks827 decks
6%synergy
Lotus Petal
88%inclusion728 decks827 decks
77%synergy
Mana Vault
81%inclusion667 decks827 decks
72%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
79%inclusion657 decks827 decks
30%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
73%inclusion604 decks827 decks
29%synergy
Mox Opal
72%inclusion593 decks827 decks
64%synergy
Fellwar Stone
69%inclusion568 decks827 decks
33%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
56%inclusion461 decks827 decks
12%synergy
Grim Monolith
51%inclusion423 decks827 decks
47%synergy
Mox Amber
23%inclusion193 decks827 decks
18%synergy
Dimir Signet
21%inclusion171 decks827 decks
-14%synergy
Izzet Signet
16%inclusion131 decks827 decks
-16%synergy
Mana Crypt
9.3%inclusion77 decks827 decks
8%synergy
Rakdos Signet
7.9%inclusion65 decks827 decks
-24%synergy
Lands
Watery Grave
97%inclusion804 decks827 decks
49%synergy
Steam Vents
97%inclusion799 decks827 decks
51%synergy
Command Tower
96%inclusion798 decks827 decks
5%synergy
Polluted Delta
96%inclusion793 decks827 decks
61%synergy
Underground Sea
96%inclusion790 decks827 decks
80%synergy
Scalding Tarn
95%inclusion789 decks827 decks
63%synergy
Blood Crypt
95%inclusion787 decks827 decks
49%synergy
Volcanic Island
95%inclusion782 decks827 decks
79%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
94%inclusion781 decks827 decks
59%synergy
Badlands
94%inclusion778 decks827 decks
79%synergy
City of Brass
82%inclusion675 decks827 decks
68%synergy
Flooded Strand
80%inclusion661 decks827 decks
69%synergy
Mana Confluence
80%inclusion658 decks827 decks
68%synergy
Misty Rainforest
78%inclusion648 decks827 decks
68%synergy
Marsh Flats
74%inclusion613 decks827 decks
64%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
73%inclusion606 decks827 decks
64%synergy
Morphic Pool
73%inclusion601 decks827 decks
41%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
71%inclusion589 decks827 decks
63%synergy
Island
68%inclusion565 decks827 decks
-24%synergy
Arid Mesa
68%inclusion562 decks827 decks
59%synergy
Wooded Foothills
65%inclusion540 decks827 decks
57%synergy
Training Center
63%inclusion522 decks827 decks
31%synergy
Exotic Orchard
62%inclusion514 decks827 decks
6%synergy
Swamp
59%inclusion484 decks827 decks
-34%synergy
Luxury Suite
58%inclusion476 decks827 decks
26%synergy
Mountain
42%inclusion344 decks827 decks
-50%synergy
Undercity Sewers
35%inclusion287 decks827 decks
22%synergy
Underground River
27%inclusion221 decks827 decks
-1%synergy
Shivan Reef
19%inclusion158 decks827 decks
-11%synergy
Xander's Lounge
19%inclusion158 decks827 decks
-21%synergy
Starting Town
18%inclusion84 decks461 decks
13%synergy
Spire of Industry
17%inclusion141 decks827 decks
13%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
16%inclusion129 decks827 decks
14%synergy
Thundering Falls
15%inclusion126 decks827 decks
5%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
15%inclusion121 decks827 decks
12%synergy
Reflecting Pool
14%inclusion115 decks827 decks
5%synergy
Fiery Islet
13%inclusion111 decks827 decks
8%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
13%inclusion105 decks827 decks
-15%synergy
Sink into Stupor
12%inclusion102 decks827 decks
3%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
11%inclusion93 decks827 decks
-32%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
11%inclusion89 decks827 decks
9%synergy
Raucous Theater
11%inclusion87 decks827 decks
-0%synergy
Cavern of Souls
10%inclusion84 decks827 decks
3%synergy
Sulfur Falls
10%inclusion83 decks827 decks
-37%synergy
Prismatic Vista
10%inclusion80 decks827 decks
6%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
8.4%inclusion64 decks766 decks
-1%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
7.7%inclusion64 decks827 decks
-38%synergy
Sunken Ruins
7.3%inclusion60 decks827 decks
2%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
6.8%inclusion56 decks827 decks
-4%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
6.5%inclusion54 decks827 decks
-19%synergy
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