Kess, Dissident Mage (Commander) - Infect

Julia Maddalena
May 1, 2026
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.
Deck Filters
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Flow State
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Diary of Dreams
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Great Hall of the Biblioplex
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Expansion Algorithm
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Traumatic Critique
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Vraska's Fall
97%inclusion34 decks35 decks
97%synergy
Infectious Inquiry
94%inclusion33 decks35 decks
94%synergy
Prologue to Phyresis
94%inclusion33 decks35 decks
94%synergy
Experimental Augury
94%inclusion33 decks35 decks
93%synergy
Phyresis Outbreak
89%inclusion31 decks35 decks
88%synergy
Flux Channeler
86%inclusion30 decks35 decks
85%synergy
Contentious Plan
83%inclusion29 decks35 decks
82%synergy
Ichor Rats
77%inclusion27 decks35 decks
77%synergy
Drown in Ichor
77%inclusion27 decks35 decks
77%synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
77%inclusion27 decks35 decks
76%synergy
Top Cards
Whisper of the Dross
60%inclusion21 decks35 decks
60%synergy
Steady Progress
60%inclusion21 decks35 decks
60%synergy
Radstorm
60%inclusion21 decks35 decks
60%synergy
Serum Snare
60%inclusion21 decks35 decks
60%synergy
Frantic Search
57%inclusion20 decks35 decks
37%synergy
Inexorable Tide
57%inclusion20 decks35 decks
56%synergy
Distorted Curiosity
57%inclusion20 decks35 decks
57%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
54%inclusion19 decks35 decks
44%synergy
Blighted Agent
54%inclusion19 decks35 decks
54%synergy
Tainted Strike
51%inclusion18 decks35 decks
50%synergy
Game Changers
Mystical Tutor
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Rhystic Study
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Demonic Tutor
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
-4%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Underworld Breach
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-8%synergy
Jeska's Will
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-8%synergy
Necropotence
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Creatures
Thrummingbird
51%inclusion18 decks35 decks
51%synergy
Dreamtide Whale
50%inclusion17 decks34 decks
49%synergy
Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
48%synergy
Plague Stinger
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
40%synergy
Voidwing Hybrid
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
40%synergy
Blightbelly Rat
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
39%synergy
Viral Drake
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
34%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
26%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
24%synergy
Plague Myr
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
31%synergy
Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
28%synergy
Bilious Skulldweller
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
26%synergy
Guttersnipe
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
19%synergy
Archaeomancer
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Archmage of Runes
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Hand of the Praetors
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Pestilent Syphoner
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Firebrand Archer
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Electrostatic Field
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Core Prowler
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Whispering Specter
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Fallen Ferromancer
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Myr Convert
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Crusader
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Voracious Tome-Skimmer
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-3%synergy
Boggart Trawler
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Silent Arbiter
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Reaper of Sheoldred
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Fog Bank
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Flesh-Eater Imp
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Scheming Aspirant
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Deepglow Skate
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Longshot, Rebel Bowman
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Electro, Assaulting Battery
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
-2%synergy
Norman Osborn
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Venser, Corpse Puppet
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
51%inclusion18 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Dark Ritual
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Volt Charge
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
43%synergy
Reject Imperfection
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
37%synergy
Brainstorm
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Consider
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
31%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
35%synergy
Grim Affliction
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
34%synergy
Corrupted Resolve
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
34%synergy
Bring the Ending
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
28%synergy
Fuel for the Cause
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
28%synergy
Virulent Wound
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
26%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Opt
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Negate
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
-3%synergy
Anoint with Affliction
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Arcane Denial
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
-9%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Ripples of Potential
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Terminate
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
-8%synergy
Narset's Reversal
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Sink into Stupor
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Chaos Warp
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
-21%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Rakdos Charm
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Drain
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
-2%synergy
Aetherize
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Thought Scour
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Mana Sculpt
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Snap
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Deflecting Swat
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
-5%synergy
Impulse
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
13%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-19%synergy
Fact or Fiction
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Cabal Ritual
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Big Score
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Bedevil
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-4%synergy
Flame of Anor
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Deadly Rollick
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-9%synergy
Return the Favor
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Reiterate
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Lightning Bolt
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-2%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Seething Song
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Swan Song
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-11%synergy
Izzet Charm
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Reverberate
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Unsubstantiate
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Valakut Awakening
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Faithless Looting
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
26%synergy
Blasphemous Act
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Caress of Phyrexia
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
43%synergy
Toxic Deluge
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
23%synergy
Preordain
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
31%synergy
Windfall
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Vivisurgeon's Insight
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
34%synergy
Ponder
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
23%synergy
Feed the Swarm
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Vat Emergence
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
23%synergy
See the Truth
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
22%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Vandalblast
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Solve the Equation
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
18%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Mana Geyser
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Geth's Summons
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Serum Visions
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Seize the Spoils
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Reanimate
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-13%synergy
Stock Up
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Spread the Sickness
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Past in Flames
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Treasure Cruise
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Pirate's Pillage
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Lock and Load
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Gamble
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Consuming Tide
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Inspired Tinkering
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Invade the City
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Honor the God-Pharaoh
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Lórien Revealed
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Night's Whisper
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Merchant Scroll
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Personal Tutor
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Artful Dodge
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Step Through
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Expressive Iteration
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Damnation
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-2%synergy
Open into Wonder
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mindsplice Apparatus
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
41%synergy
Grafted Exoskeleton
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
25%synergy
Lightning Greaves
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
-12%synergy
Contagion Clasp
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Contagion Engine
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Throne of Geth
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Prosthetic Injector
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Insight Engine
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-2%synergy
Sword of Truth and Justice
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Primal Amulet
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-18%synergy
Isochron Scepter
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
1%synergy
The One Ring
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-7%synergy
The Magic Mirror
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Decimator Web
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Phyresis
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
41%synergy
Propaganda
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
26%synergy
Corrupted Conscience
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
31%synergy
Double Vision
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Mystic Remora
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Secrets of the Dead
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
21%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
20%synergy
As Foretold
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Necrogen Communion
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Mesmerizing Dose
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Glistening Oil
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Omniscience
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Relic Putrescence
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
No Mercy
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Demonic Embrace
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-4%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
39%synergy
Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Karn's Bastion
74%inclusion26 decks35 decks
73%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
34%synergy
Reliquary Tower
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Bojuka Bog
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
27%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Peat Bog
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Saprazzan Skerry
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-2%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Buried Ruin
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-14%synergy
Ancient Tomb
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-7%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Urza's Saga
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Sandstone Needle
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Multiversal Passage
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
89%inclusion31 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Sol Ring
89%inclusion31 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Glistening Sphere
63%inclusion22 decks35 decks
63%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
51%inclusion18 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
29%synergy
Izzet Signet
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
-10%synergy
Rakdos Signet
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
-10%synergy
Dimir Signet
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
-12%synergy
Staff of Compleation
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
-23%synergy
Pentad Prism
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Commander's Sphere
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
-5%synergy
Resonating Lute
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Thought Vessel
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
-7%synergy
Relic of Sauron
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
-5%synergy
Replicating Ring
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Sky Diamond
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-6%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Chrome Mox
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Lotus Petal
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-5%synergy
Fire Diamond
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Mox Opal
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-2%synergy
Mox Diamond
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Island
97%inclusion34 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Swamp
94%inclusion33 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion31 decks35 decks
-3%synergy
Mountain
86%inclusion30 decks35 decks
-6%synergy
Exotic Orchard
69%inclusion24 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
63%inclusion22 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
54%inclusion19 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Sulfur Falls
51%inclusion18 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Shivan Reef
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Steam Vents
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Xander's Lounge
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Scalding Tarn
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Watery Grave
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
-2%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
-2%synergy
Sunken Hollow
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Blood Crypt
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
-6%synergy
Polluted Delta
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Underground River
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Training Center
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Luxury Suite
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Morphic Pool
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Thundering Falls
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
-5%synergy
Raucous Theater
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Undercity Sewers
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Evolving Wilds
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
-3%synergy
Choked Estuary
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Seething Landscape
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
-8%synergy
Maestros Theater
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Path of Ancestry
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
-13%synergy
Sink into Stupor
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Badlands
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
-5%synergy
Temple of Deceit
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Underground Sea
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
-4%synergy
Reflecting Pool
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Volcanic Island
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Gemstone Mine
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Myriad Landscape
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
2%synergy
City of Brass
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-2%synergy
Boggart Trawler
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy