Kess, Dissident Mage (Commander) - Expensive 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
Rhystic Study
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
77%synergy
Demonic Tutor
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
79%synergy
Mystical Tutor
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
86%synergy
Jeska's Will
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
50%synergy
Ancient Tomb
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
54%synergy
Underworld Breach
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
56%synergy
Chrome Mox
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
58%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
47%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
46%synergy
Mox Diamond
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
60%synergy
Creatures
Snapcaster Mage
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
62%synergy
Flux Channeler
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
65%synergy
Ichor Rats
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
66%synergy
Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
66%synergy
Thrummingbird
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
66%synergy
Plague Stinger
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Voidwing Hybrid
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Pestilent Syphoner
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Archmage of Runes
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Plague Myr
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Viral Drake
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
6%synergy
Jace, Vryn's Prodigy
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
25%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
23%synergy
Bilious Skulldweller
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Archaeomancer
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Blightbelly Rat
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Guttersnipe
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Deepglow Skate
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Blighted Agent
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Ledger Shredder
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Dreamtide Whale
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Instants
Experimental Augury
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
99%synergy
Vraska's Fall
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
100%synergy
Prologue to Phyresis
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
100%synergy
Dark Ritual
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
63%synergy
Deflecting Swat
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
81%synergy
Radstorm
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
100%synergy
Frantic Search
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
46%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
36%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
66%synergy
Brainstorm
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
49%synergy
Mana Drain
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
51%synergy
Thought Scour
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
65%synergy
Swan Song
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
47%synergy
Counterspell
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
22%synergy
Chaos Warp
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-2%synergy
Drown in the Loch
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Mental Misstep
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Reject Imperfection
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Negate
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
11%synergy
Intuition
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Grim Affliction
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Ripples of Potential
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Consider
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Cabal Ritual
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
23%synergy
Bring the Ending
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Seething Song
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Flusterstorm
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
25%synergy
Corrupted Resolve
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Force of Will
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
23%synergy
Tainted Strike
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Ad Nauseam
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Delay
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Steady Progress
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Miscast
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Pyroblast
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Storm King's Thunder
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Impulse
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Mental Note
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
17%synergy
Pact of Negation
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
25%synergy
Serum Snare
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Sorceries
Faithless Looting
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
80%synergy
Infectious Inquiry
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
100%synergy
Ponder
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
58%synergy
Contentious Plan
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
66%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
63%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
63%synergy
Phyresis Outbreak
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
67%synergy
Distorted Curiosity
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
67%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
57%synergy
Toxic Deluge
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
46%synergy
Windfall
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
10%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Vandalblast
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
17%synergy
Blasphemous Act
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-11%synergy
Night's Whisper
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Caress of Phyrexia
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Gamble
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
23%synergy
Mana Geyser
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Preordain
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Burning Inquiry
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Drown in Ichor
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Vivisurgeon's Insight
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Goblin Lore
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Voltaic Key
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Lightning Greaves
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
4%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Grafted Exoskeleton
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Enchantments
Inexorable Tide
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
66%synergy
Mystic Remora
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
51%synergy
Phyresis
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Necropotence
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Propaganda
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
19%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Storm Conduit
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
43%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
67%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
53%synergy
Reliquary Tower
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Urza's Saga
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Karn's Bastion
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
18%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
12%synergy
Sol Ring
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
22%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
24%synergy
Lotus Petal
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
56%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
17%synergy
Mox Opal
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
59%synergy
Commander's Sphere
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
14%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Izzet Signet
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
1%synergy
Basalt Monolith
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Dimir Signet
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Vault
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
25%synergy
Thought Vessel
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
12%synergy
Fellwar Stone
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-2%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
8%synergy
Steam Vents
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
55%synergy
Exotic Orchard
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
44%synergy
Blood Crypt
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
54%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
8%synergy
Luxury Suite
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
69%synergy
Xander's Lounge
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
60%synergy
Island
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
7%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
9%synergy
Morphic Pool
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
68%synergy
Scalding Tarn
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
68%synergy
Polluted Delta
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
65%synergy
Watery Grave
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
52%synergy
Badlands
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
51%synergy
Underground Sea
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
51%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
21%synergy
Sulfur Falls
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
20%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
24%synergy
Volcanic Island
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
51%synergy
Marsh Flats
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
57%synergy
Training Center
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
35%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Raucous Theater
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
23%synergy
Misty Rainforest
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
23%synergy
Undercity Sewers
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
21%synergy
Shivan Reef
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
4%synergy
Seething Landscape
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
17%synergy
Temple of Deceit
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
20%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
8%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
9%synergy
Reflecting Pool
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
25%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-20%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
19%synergy
Darkslick Shores
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Thundering Falls
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
23%synergy