Kess, Dissident Mage (Commander) - Graveyard

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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Mana Sculpt
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
23%synergy
Resonating Lute
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
21%synergy
Flow State
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Exhibition Tidecaller
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
15%synergy
Turbulent Springs
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
11%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Faithless Looting
70%inclusion72 decks103 decks
50%synergy
Frantic Search
66%inclusion68 decks103 decks
45%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
39%inclusion40 decks103 decks
37%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
47%inclusion48 decks103 decks
36%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
41%inclusion42 decks103 decks
30%synergy
Brainstorm
48%inclusion49 decks103 decks
30%synergy
Consider
34%inclusion35 decks103 decks
28%synergy
See the Truth
27%inclusion28 decks103 decks
26%synergy
Ponder
35%inclusion36 decks103 decks
26%synergy
Reanimate
50%inclusion52 decks103 decks
26%synergy
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Dark Ritual
56%inclusion58 decks103 decks
19%synergy
Blasphemous Act
48%inclusion49 decks103 decks
3%synergy
Counterspell
43%inclusion44 decks103 decks
-2%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
42%inclusion43 decks103 decks
15%synergy
Windfall
39%inclusion40 decks103 decks
15%synergy
Chaos Warp
37%inclusion38 decks103 decks
2%synergy
Feed the Swarm
35%inclusion36 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Rakdos Charm
33%inclusion34 decks103 decks
18%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
33%inclusion34 decks103 decks
24%synergy
Toxic Deluge
32%inclusion33 decks103 decks
12%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
28%inclusion29 decks103 decks
12%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
23%inclusion24 decks103 decks
2%synergy
Mystical Tutor
23%inclusion24 decks103 decks
10%synergy
Rhystic Study
21%inclusion22 decks103 decks
-2%synergy
Gamble
21%inclusion22 decks103 decks
11%synergy
Demonic Tutor
20%inclusion21 decks103 decks
-1%synergy
Underworld Breach
19%inclusion20 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
17%inclusion18 decks103 decks
2%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
16%inclusion16 decks103 decks
-4%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
10%inclusion10 decks103 decks
1%synergy
Creatures
Talrand, Sky Summoner
25%inclusion26 decks103 decks
23%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
22%inclusion17 decks77 decks
17%synergy
Archmage of Runes
22%inclusion20 decks91 decks
19%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
21%inclusion22 decks103 decks
17%synergy
Young Pyromancer
20%inclusion21 decks103 decks
19%synergy
Guttersnipe
20%inclusion21 decks103 decks
14%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
19%inclusion15 decks77 decks
14%synergy
Ledger Shredder
19%inclusion20 decks103 decks
16%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
17%inclusion18 decks103 decks
16%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
17%inclusion17 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
17%inclusion17 decks103 decks
12%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
16%inclusion12 decks77 decks
8%synergy
Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
16%inclusion12 decks77 decks
12%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
15%inclusion15 decks103 decks
12%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
15%inclusion15 decks103 decks
9%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
13%inclusion13 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
12%inclusion12 decks103 decks
10%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
11%inclusion11 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
11%inclusion11 decks103 decks
9%synergy
Anger
11%inclusion11 decks103 decks
-0%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
11%inclusion11 decks103 decks
9%synergy
Scalding Viper
10%inclusion10 decks103 decks
9%synergy
Coruscation Mage
10%inclusion10 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
10%inclusion10 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Notion Thief
10%inclusion10 decks103 decks
2%synergy
Prismari, the Inspiration
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Picklock Prankster
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
9%synergy
Decadent Dragon
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Oriq Loremage
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
-3%synergy
Displacer Kitten
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
2%synergy
Foulmire Knight
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Embereth Shieldbreaker
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Spellseeker
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Archaeomancer
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Likeness Looter
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Murderous Rider
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
-5%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
3%synergy
Toxrill, the Corrosive
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
6%synergy
River Kelpie
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Frolicking Familiar
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Bonecrusher Giant
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Instants
An Offer You Can't Refuse
31%inclusion32 decks103 decks
0%synergy
Terminate
31%inclusion32 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Fact or Fiction
29%inclusion30 decks103 decks
22%synergy
Cabal Ritual
27%inclusion28 decks103 decks
17%synergy
Entomb
26%inclusion27 decks103 decks
21%synergy
Lightning Bolt
26%inclusion27 decks103 decks
16%synergy
Negate
25%inclusion26 decks103 decks
3%synergy
Swan Song
25%inclusion26 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Izzet Charm
22%inclusion23 decks103 decks
20%synergy
Arcane Denial
22%inclusion23 decks103 decks
-6%synergy
Narset's Reversal
22%inclusion23 decks103 decks
16%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
21%inclusion22 decks103 decks
10%synergy
Big Score
21%inclusion22 decks103 decks
9%synergy
Mana Drain
20%inclusion21 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Deflecting Swat
20%inclusion21 decks103 decks
1%synergy
Seething Song
19%inclusion20 decks103 decks
12%synergy
Sink into Stupor
19%inclusion20 decks103 decks
10%synergy
Maestros Charm
18%inclusion19 decks103 decks
15%synergy
Flame of Anor
18%inclusion19 decks103 decks
13%synergy
Deadly Rollick
17%inclusion18 decks103 decks
-0%synergy
Prismari Command
17%inclusion17 decks103 decks
10%synergy
Withering Torment
15%inclusion15 decks97 decks
3%synergy
Thought Scour
15%inclusion15 decks103 decks
13%synergy
Abrade
15%inclusion15 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion14 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
14%inclusion14 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Pongify
13%inclusion13 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
13%inclusion13 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Flashback
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Prismari Charm
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Opt
12%inclusion12 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Brain Freeze
11%inclusion11 decks103 decks
3%synergy
Reality Shift
11%inclusion11 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Reverberate
11%inclusion11 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Bedevil
11%inclusion11 decks103 decks
-5%synergy
Snap
11%inclusion11 decks103 decks
1%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
10%inclusion10 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Bitter Triumph
10%inclusion10 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Twincast
10%inclusion10 decks103 decks
9%synergy
Infernal Grasp
10%inclusion10 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Otherworldly Gaze
10%inclusion10 decks103 decks
9%synergy
Flusterstorm
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
0%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
3%synergy
Drown in the Loch
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Aetherize
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Force of Will
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
-3%synergy
Dig Through Time
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Valakut Awakening
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Songs of the Damned
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Sorceries
Vandalblast
26%inclusion27 decks103 decks
10%synergy
Careful Study
25%inclusion26 decks103 decks
23%synergy
Victimize
24%inclusion25 decks103 decks
15%synergy
Mana Geyser
24%inclusion25 decks103 decks
19%synergy
Preordain
22%inclusion23 decks103 decks
16%synergy
Stitch Together
19%inclusion20 decks103 decks
17%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
18%inclusion19 decks103 decks
14%synergy
Persist
18%inclusion19 decks103 decks
15%synergy
Buried Alive
17%inclusion18 decks103 decks
14%synergy
Exsanguinate
17%inclusion17 decks103 decks
13%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
16%inclusion16 decks103 decks
10%synergy
Final Parting
16%inclusion16 decks103 decks
15%synergy
Exhume
16%inclusion16 decks103 decks
15%synergy
Unmarked Grave
15%inclusion15 decks103 decks
13%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
15%inclusion15 decks103 decks
11%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
15%inclusion15 decks103 decks
9%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
13%inclusion13 decks103 decks
3%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
13%inclusion13 decks103 decks
9%synergy
Steal the Show
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Dread Return
12%inclusion12 decks103 decks
9%synergy
Living Death
12%inclusion12 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Expressive Iteration
12%inclusion12 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Stock Up
11%inclusion10 decks87 decks
9%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
11%inclusion11 decks103 decks
9%synergy
Zombify
11%inclusion11 decks103 decks
10%synergy
Damnation
11%inclusion11 decks103 decks
3%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Crackle with Power
10%inclusion10 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Solve the Equation
10%inclusion10 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Boltwave
8.8%inclusion8 decks91 decks
7%synergy
Imperial Seal
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
2%synergy
Singularity Rupture
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
6%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
3%synergy
Past in Flames
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Whispering Madness
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
1%synergy
Will of the Abzan
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Chart a Course
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Strategic Planning
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Lórien Revealed
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Night's Whisper
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
2%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Insurrection
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Rite of Flame
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
0%synergy
Grapeshot
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Circle of Power
6.5%inclusion5 decks77 decks
4%synergy
Demonic Counsel
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Epic Experiment
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Incarnation Technique
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
17%inclusion17 decks103 decks
-13%synergy
Primal Amulet
16%inclusion16 decks103 decks
14%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
15%inclusion15 decks103 decks
13%synergy
Lucky Clover
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
5.2%inclusion4 decks77 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Secrets of the Dead
23%inclusion24 decks103 decks
21%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
22%inclusion23 decks103 decks
20%synergy
Mystic Remora
17%inclusion17 decks103 decks
1%synergy
Animate Dead
16%inclusion16 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Necromancy
11%inclusion11 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
10%inclusion10 decks103 decks
9%synergy
Double Vision
10%inclusion10 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Fiery Inscription
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Shark Typhoon
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Maestros Ascendancy
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Artist's Talent
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Propaganda
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
-7%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Waste Not
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
-6%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Sorcerer Class
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
21%inclusion22 decks103 decks
19%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
13%inclusion13 decks103 decks
11%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
37%inclusion38 decks103 decks
13%synergy
Reliquary Tower
20%inclusion21 decks103 decks
-15%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
19%inclusion20 decks103 decks
15%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
17%inclusion18 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
16%inclusion12 decks77 decks
12%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
15%inclusion15 decks103 decks
-1%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
12%inclusion12 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
12%inclusion12 decks103 decks
9%synergy
Ancient Tomb
10%inclusion10 decks103 decks
-3%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
10%inclusion10 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
10%inclusion10 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Mistrise Village
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
-1%synergy
Great Hall of the Biblioplex
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
-0%synergy
Cabal Coffers
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
83%inclusion86 decks103 decks
-6%synergy
Arcane Signet
78%inclusion80 decks103 decks
-10%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
48%inclusion49 decks103 decks
3%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
43%inclusion44 decks103 decks
-7%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
40%inclusion41 decks103 decks
-4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
39%inclusion40 decks103 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Signet
34%inclusion35 decks103 decks
-0%synergy
Izzet Signet
33%inclusion34 decks103 decks
1%synergy
Rakdos Signet
33%inclusion34 decks103 decks
1%synergy
Thought Vessel
11%inclusion11 decks103 decks
-11%synergy
The Soul Stone
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
-12%synergy
Relic of Sauron
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
-12%synergy
Mind Stone
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
-6%synergy
Lotus Petal
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
-5%synergy
Mana Vault
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
-3%synergy
Chrome Mox
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
-3%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
-0%synergy
Lands
Island
97%inclusion100 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion99 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Command Tower
95%inclusion98 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Mountain
94%inclusion97 decks103 decks
3%synergy
Exotic Orchard
61%inclusion63 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Sulfur Falls
58%inclusion60 decks103 decks
11%synergy
Watery Grave
55%inclusion57 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Steam Vents
53%inclusion55 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Blood Crypt
53%inclusion55 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Xander's Lounge
52%inclusion54 decks103 decks
13%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
50%inclusion52 decks103 decks
-2%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
45%inclusion46 decks103 decks
2%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
44%inclusion45 decks103 decks
-2%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
43%inclusion44 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Polluted Delta
41%inclusion42 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Sunken Hollow
40%inclusion41 decks103 decks
0%synergy
Shivan Reef
39%inclusion40 decks103 decks
9%synergy
Scalding Tarn
38%inclusion39 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
35%inclusion36 decks103 decks
9%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
34%inclusion35 decks103 decks
-3%synergy
Training Center
33%inclusion34 decks103 decks
1%synergy
Thundering Falls
31%inclusion32 decks103 decks
21%synergy
Underground River
30%inclusion31 decks103 decks
2%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
29%inclusion30 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Raucous Theater
28%inclusion29 decks103 decks
17%synergy
Undercity Sewers
27%inclusion28 decks103 decks
14%synergy
Luxury Suite
27%inclusion28 decks103 decks
-4%synergy
Haunted Ridge
26%inclusion27 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Morphic Pool
25%inclusion26 decks103 decks
-6%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
22%inclusion23 decks103 decks
-5%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
21%inclusion22 decks103 decks
11%synergy
Seething Landscape
21%inclusion22 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
20%inclusion21 decks103 decks
10%synergy
Sink into Stupor
19%inclusion20 decks103 decks
10%synergy
Path of Ancestry
19%inclusion20 decks103 decks
-11%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
18%inclusion19 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
17%inclusion18 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Temple of Deceit
17%inclusion18 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
17%inclusion18 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Fabled Passage
17%inclusion17 decks103 decks
9%synergy
Choked Estuary
17%inclusion17 decks103 decks
-1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
16%inclusion16 decks103 decks
-3%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
16%inclusion16 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
16%inclusion16 decks103 decks
-8%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion14 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
14%inclusion14 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Underground Sea
14%inclusion14 decks103 decks
-2%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
14%inclusion14 decks103 decks
-5%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
13%inclusion13 decks103 decks
6%synergy
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