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
Bilbo, Thief in the Night
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Flow State
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Diary of Dreams
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Great Hall of the Biblioplex
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Expansion Algorithm
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Vraska's Fall
97%inclusion32 decks33 decks
97%synergy
Infectious Inquiry
94%inclusion31 decks33 decks
94%synergy
Prologue to Phyresis
94%inclusion31 decks33 decks
94%synergy
Experimental Augury
94%inclusion31 decks33 decks
93%synergy
Phyresis Outbreak
88%inclusion29 decks33 decks
88%synergy
Flux Channeler
85%inclusion28 decks33 decks
84%synergy
Contentious Plan
79%inclusion26 decks33 decks
78%synergy
Ichor Rats
76%inclusion25 decks33 decks
76%synergy
Drown in Ichor
76%inclusion25 decks33 decks
75%synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
76%inclusion25 decks33 decks
75%synergy
Top Cards
Radstorm
64%inclusion21 decks33 decks
63%synergy
Inexorable Tide
58%inclusion19 decks33 decks
57%synergy
Steady Progress
58%inclusion19 decks33 decks
57%synergy
Frantic Search
55%inclusion18 decks33 decks
34%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
55%inclusion18 decks33 decks
54%synergy
Distorted Curiosity
55%inclusion18 decks33 decks
54%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
55%inclusion18 decks33 decks
44%synergy
Blighted Agent
55%inclusion18 decks33 decks
54%synergy
Serum Snare
55%inclusion18 decks33 decks
54%synergy
Dark Ritual
52%inclusion17 decks33 decks
14%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Mystical Tutor
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
14%synergy
Demonic Tutor
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
0%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
0%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
2%synergy
Underworld Breach
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
10%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
-7%synergy
Jeska's Will
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
-7%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Creatures
Dreamtide Whale
52%inclusion17 decks33 decks
51%synergy
Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus
48%inclusion16 decks33 decks
48%synergy
Thrummingbird
45%inclusion15 decks33 decks
45%synergy
Plague Stinger
42%inclusion14 decks33 decks
42%synergy
Viral Drake
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
39%synergy
Blightbelly Rat
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
39%synergy
Voidwing Hybrid
36%inclusion12 decks33 decks
36%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
36%inclusion12 decks33 decks
26%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
33%inclusion11 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
33%inclusion11 decks33 decks
25%synergy
Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon
33%inclusion11 decks33 decks
33%synergy
Plague Myr
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
27%synergy
Bilious Skulldweller
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
27%synergy
Guttersnipe
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
18%synergy
Archaeomancer
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
18%synergy
Hand of the Praetors
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
21%synergy
Archmage of Runes
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
17%synergy
Pestilent Syphoner
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
15%synergy
Firebrand Archer
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
14%synergy
Electrostatic Field
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
14%synergy
Myr Convert
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
15%synergy
Phyrexian Crusader
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
15%synergy
Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Core Prowler
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Whispering Specter
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Fallen Ferromancer
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
10%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Silent Arbiter
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Reaper of Sheoldred
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Boggart Trawler
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Flesh-Eater Imp
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Vatmother
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Voracious Tome-Skimmer
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Spinerock Tyrant
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Longshot, Rebel Bowman
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Phage the Untouchable
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Baleful Strix
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-4%synergy
Fog Bank
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Urabrask
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Tainted Strike
52%inclusion17 decks33 decks
50%synergy
Counterspell
45%inclusion15 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Volt Charge
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
39%synergy
Brainstorm
36%inclusion12 decks33 decks
19%synergy
Consider
33%inclusion11 decks33 decks
27%synergy
Corrupted Resolve
33%inclusion11 decks33 decks
33%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
33%inclusion11 decks33 decks
31%synergy
Reject Imperfection
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
30%synergy
Grim Affliction
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
30%synergy
Bring the Ending
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
24%synergy
Fuel for the Cause
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
24%synergy
Virulent Wound
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
24%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
18%synergy
Negate
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
-1%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Opt
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Denial
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
-10%synergy
Narset's Reversal
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Anoint with Affliction
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
15%synergy
Ripples of Potential
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
14%synergy
Rakdos Charm
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
0%synergy
Terminate
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
-10%synergy
Mana Drain
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
-1%synergy
Aetherize
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Snap
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Deflecting Swat
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
-4%synergy
Sink into Stupor
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Traumatic Critique
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Mana Sculpt
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Chaos Warp
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
-23%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
10%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
-18%synergy
Cabal Ritual
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
2%synergy
Big Score
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
0%synergy
Flame of Anor
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Impulse
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Deadly Rollick
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
-9%synergy
Reiterate
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Outmaneuver
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Fact or Fiction
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
2%synergy
Lightning Bolt
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
-1%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
0%synergy
Seething Song
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
2%synergy
Thought Scour
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Swan Song
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
-10%synergy
Izzet Charm
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Reverberate
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
2%synergy
Bedevil
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
-6%synergy
Unsubstantiate
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Sorceries
Faithless Looting
45%inclusion15 decks33 decks
26%synergy
Blasphemous Act
45%inclusion15 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Toxic Deluge
42%inclusion14 decks33 decks
22%synergy
Windfall
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
16%synergy
Caress of Phyrexia
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
39%synergy
Preordain
33%inclusion11 decks33 decks
27%synergy
Ponder
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
19%synergy
Feed the Swarm
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
-1%synergy
Vivisurgeon's Insight
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
27%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
15%synergy
Vandalblast
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Solve the Equation
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
19%synergy
Vat Emergence
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
18%synergy
See the Truth
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
17%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Mana Geyser
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
10%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
13%synergy
Geth's Summons
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
15%synergy
Seize the Spoils
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
10%synergy
Reanimate
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
-13%synergy
Spread the Sickness
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Past in Flames
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Serum Visions
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Pirate's Pillage
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Lock and Load
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Gamble
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
-1%synergy
Open into Wonder
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Stock Up
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Consuming Tide
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Slip Through Space
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Inspired Tinkering
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Invade the City
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Treasure Cruise
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Honor the God-Pharaoh
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Lórien Revealed
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Night's Whisper
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
2%synergy
Merchant Scroll
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Personal Tutor
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Artful Dodge
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Step Through
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Expressive Iteration
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Damnation
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-2%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mindsplice Apparatus
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
37%synergy
Grafted Exoskeleton
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
30%synergy
Lightning Greaves
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
-14%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Contagion Engine
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Prosthetic Injector
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Throne of Geth
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Sword of Truth and Justice
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Primal Amulet
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
-17%synergy
Isochron Scepter
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Insight Engine
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
3%synergy
The One Ring
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-7%synergy
Contagion Clasp
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Decimator Web
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Phyresis
45%inclusion15 decks33 decks
44%synergy
Propaganda
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
25%synergy
Corrupted Conscience
36%inclusion12 decks33 decks
36%synergy
Mystic Remora
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Double Vision
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
19%synergy
Glistening Oil
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
18%synergy
Secrets of the Dead
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
16%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
15%synergy
Necrogen Communion
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
18%synergy
As Foretold
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Necropotence
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Demonic Embrace
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
2%synergy
Mesmerizing Dose
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Mark of Fury
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Omniscience
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Relic Putrescence
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Unspeakable Symbol
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
No Mercy
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Invisibility
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-3%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
45%inclusion15 decks33 decks
45%synergy
Utility Lands
Karn's Bastion
76%inclusion25 decks33 decks
74%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
39%synergy
Reliquary Tower
36%inclusion12 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Bojuka Bog
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
23%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Buried Ruin
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Peat Bog
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
-2%synergy
Saprazzan Skerry
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Rogue's Passage
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
-13%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Ancient Tomb
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-7%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
The Black Gate
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-2%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
2%synergy
Urza's Saga
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Sandstone Needle
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
91%inclusion30 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Sol Ring
88%inclusion29 decks33 decks
-2%synergy
Glistening Sphere
61%inclusion20 decks33 decks
60%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
55%inclusion18 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
48%inclusion16 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
42%inclusion14 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
27%synergy
Staff of Compleation
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
24%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
-22%synergy
Izzet Signet
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
-14%synergy
Rakdos Signet
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
-14%synergy
Dimir Signet
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
-16%synergy
Thought Vessel
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
-6%synergy
Relic of Sauron
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
-4%synergy
Resonating Lute
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Commander's Sphere
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
-7%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Pentad Prism
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Replicating Ring
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Sky Diamond
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
-5%synergy
Chrome Mox
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
0%synergy
Lotus Petal
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-5%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Fire Diamond
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Mox Opal
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-2%synergy
Mox Diamond
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Island
97%inclusion32 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Swamp
94%inclusion31 decks33 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion29 decks33 decks
-4%synergy
Mountain
85%inclusion28 decks33 decks
-6%synergy
Exotic Orchard
64%inclusion21 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
58%inclusion19 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Sulfur Falls
55%inclusion18 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
55%inclusion18 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Steam Vents
52%inclusion17 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Xander's Lounge
52%inclusion17 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Scalding Tarn
52%inclusion17 decks33 decks
19%synergy
Watery Grave
52%inclusion17 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Shivan Reef
48%inclusion16 decks33 decks
19%synergy
Blood Crypt
45%inclusion15 decks33 decks
0%synergy
Polluted Delta
45%inclusion15 decks33 decks
10%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
42%inclusion14 decks33 decks
-3%synergy
Training Center
42%inclusion14 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
42%inclusion14 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Underground River
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Sunken Hollow
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
0%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
36%inclusion12 decks33 decks
-1%synergy
Luxury Suite
36%inclusion12 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Morphic Pool
36%inclusion12 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Thundering Falls
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
20%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
0%synergy
Raucous Theater
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
14%synergy
Undercity Sewers
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
18%synergy
Evolving Wilds
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
-2%synergy
Choked Estuary
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Badlands
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Seething Landscape
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
2%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
-7%synergy
Underground Sea
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Reflecting Pool
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
10%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Maestros Theater
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
10%synergy
Volcanic Island
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
-4%synergy
Temple of Deceit
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
2%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
-3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
-15%synergy
Sink into Stupor
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
1%synergy
City of Brass
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
-1%synergy
Fiery Islet
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
-1%synergy