Kess, Dissident Mage (Commander) - Midrange

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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Gandalf, Goblins' Bane
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Bilbo, Luckwearer
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Mystic Remora
66%inclusion45 decks68 decks
51%synergy
Demonic Consultation
56%inclusion38 decks68 decks
49%synergy
Swan Song
68%inclusion46 decks68 decks
48%synergy
Brain Freeze
54%inclusion37 decks68 decks
47%synergy
Tainted Pact
53%inclusion36 decks68 decks
46%synergy
Windfall
69%inclusion47 decks68 decks
46%synergy
Flusterstorm
53%inclusion36 decks68 decks
45%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
50%inclusion34 decks68 decks
44%synergy
Chain of Vapor
47%inclusion32 decks68 decks
42%synergy
Cabal Ritual
51%inclusion35 decks68 decks
41%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
78%inclusion53 decks68 decks
39%synergy
Reanimate
66%inclusion45 decks68 decks
40%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
62%inclusion42 decks68 decks
30%synergy
Toxic Deluge
54%inclusion37 decks68 decks
33%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
53%inclusion36 decks68 decks
33%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
50%inclusion34 decks68 decks
41%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
50%inclusion34 decks68 decks
31%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
50%inclusion34 decks68 decks
32%synergy
Jeska's Will
50%inclusion34 decks68 decks
34%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
49%inclusion33 decks68 decks
41%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
74%inclusion50 decks68 decks
53%synergy
Rhystic Study
69%inclusion47 decks68 decks
47%synergy
Mystical Tutor
66%inclusion45 decks68 decks
53%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
63%inclusion43 decks68 decks
48%synergy
Underworld Breach
62%inclusion42 decks68 decks
51%synergy
Gamble
59%inclusion40 decks68 decks
49%synergy
Ancient Tomb
57%inclusion39 decks68 decks
45%synergy
Force of Will
56%inclusion38 decks68 decks
45%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
56%inclusion38 decks68 decks
48%synergy
Mana Vault
53%inclusion36 decks68 decks
44%synergy
Creatures
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
44%inclusion30 decks68 decks
33%synergy
Opposition Agent
41%inclusion28 decks68 decks
36%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
37%inclusion25 decks68 decks
30%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
26%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
34%inclusion23 decks68 decks
27%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
26%inclusion18 decks68 decks
24%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
24%inclusion16 decks68 decks
19%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
24%inclusion16 decks68 decks
17%synergy
Ledger Shredder
22%inclusion15 decks68 decks
19%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
21%inclusion14 decks68 decks
-6%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
21%inclusion14 decks68 decks
10%synergy
Spellseeker
19%inclusion13 decks68 decks
16%synergy
Notion Thief
19%inclusion13 decks68 decks
11%synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
16%inclusion11 decks68 decks
15%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
16%inclusion11 decks68 decks
9%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
15%inclusion10 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
15%inclusion10 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
15%inclusion10 decks68 decks
4%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
15%inclusion10 decks68 decks
13%synergy
Guttersnipe
13%inclusion9 decks68 decks
7%synergy
Exhibition Tidecaller
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
3%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Archmage of Runes
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Gilded Drake
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
9%synergy
Displacer Kitten
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
3%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
7%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
5%synergy
Coruscation Mage
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
7%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
5%synergy
Phantasmal Image
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
4%synergy
Spellskite
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
7%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
5%synergy
Volatile Stormdrake
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Dark Confidant
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
5%synergy
Young Pyromancer
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Nezahal, Primal Tide
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
7%synergy
Likeness Looter
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
5%synergy
Thor, God of Thunder
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
4%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
-5%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
1%synergy
Instants
Brainstorm
47%inclusion32 decks68 decks
30%synergy
Pact of Negation
47%inclusion32 decks68 decks
39%synergy
Mental Misstep
46%inclusion31 decks68 decks
39%synergy
Force of Negation
44%inclusion30 decks68 decks
36%synergy
Entomb
43%inclusion29 decks68 decks
37%synergy
Deflecting Swat
43%inclusion29 decks68 decks
23%synergy
Mana Drain
41%inclusion28 decks68 decks
25%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
41%inclusion28 decks68 decks
32%synergy
Pyroblast
41%inclusion28 decks68 decks
36%synergy
Frantic Search
40%inclusion27 decks68 decks
18%synergy
Intuition
35%inclusion24 decks68 decks
34%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
35%inclusion24 decks68 decks
30%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
34%inclusion23 decks68 decks
28%synergy
Lightning Bolt
31%inclusion21 decks68 decks
20%synergy
Ad Nauseam
31%inclusion21 decks68 decks
26%synergy
Snap
31%inclusion21 decks68 decks
21%synergy
Counterspell
31%inclusion21 decks68 decks
-14%synergy
Flashback
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
28%inclusion19 decks68 decks
23%synergy
Final Fortune
26%inclusion18 decks68 decks
21%synergy
Deadly Rollick
25%inclusion17 decks68 decks
7%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
25%inclusion17 decks68 decks
22%synergy
Negate
21%inclusion14 decks68 decks
-1%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
21%inclusion14 decks68 decks
18%synergy
Consider
21%inclusion14 decks68 decks
14%synergy
Sink into Stupor
21%inclusion14 decks68 decks
11%synergy
Spell Pierce
19%inclusion13 decks68 decks
16%synergy
Abrade
18%inclusion12 decks68 decks
8%synergy
Chaos Warp
16%inclusion11 decks68 decks
-19%synergy
Opt
16%inclusion11 decks68 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Denial
16%inclusion11 decks68 decks
-13%synergy
Redirect Lightning
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
7%synergy
Seething Song
15%inclusion10 decks68 decks
7%synergy
Dispel
15%inclusion10 decks68 decks
12%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion9 decks68 decks
5%synergy
Drown in the Loch
13%inclusion9 decks68 decks
10%synergy
Strix Serenade
13%inclusion9 decks68 decks
11%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
13%inclusion9 decks68 decks
11%synergy
Withering Torment
13%inclusion9 decks68 decks
0%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
9%synergy
Flame of Anor
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
7%synergy
Pongify
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
4%synergy
Flare of Denial
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
9%synergy
Rakdos Charm
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
-4%synergy
Delay
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
9%synergy
Izzet Charm
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
8%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
8%synergy
Flare of Duplication
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
7%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
-3%synergy
Fact or Fiction
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Faithless Looting
46%inclusion31 decks68 decks
25%synergy
Imperial Seal
43%inclusion29 decks68 decks
36%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
34%inclusion23 decks68 decks
30%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
34%inclusion23 decks68 decks
29%synergy
Rite of Flame
32%inclusion22 decks68 decks
26%synergy
Ponder
31%inclusion21 decks68 decks
23%synergy
Preordain
25%inclusion17 decks68 decks
19%synergy
Feed the Swarm
24%inclusion16 decks68 decks
-4%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
24%inclusion16 decks68 decks
19%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
22%inclusion15 decks68 decks
19%synergy
Blasphemous Act
22%inclusion15 decks68 decks
-23%synergy
Vandalblast
19%inclusion13 decks68 decks
2%synergy
Grim Tutor
18%inclusion12 decks68 decks
14%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
15%inclusion10 decks68 decks
11%synergy
Diabolic Intent
13%inclusion9 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Damnation
13%inclusion9 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Exhume
13%inclusion9 decks68 decks
12%synergy
Steal the Show
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Victimize
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
3%synergy
Persist
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
7%synergy
Will of the Jeskai
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
7%synergy
Demonic Counsel
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
4%synergy
Twinflame
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Living Death
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
2%synergy
Timetwister
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
7%synergy
Grapeshot
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
7%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
3%synergy
Whispering Madness
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
1%synergy
Buried Alive
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
3%synergy
Personal Tutor
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Stitch Together
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
5%synergy
Dark Deal
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
-0%synergy
Expressive Iteration
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
4%synergy
Hex Magic
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Circle of Power
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Incarnation Technique
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
5%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
4%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
1%synergy
Careful Study
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
4%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
3%synergy
Unearth
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
3%synergy
Dark Petition
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
5%synergy
Night's Whisper
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
1%synergy
Burning Inquiry
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
3%synergy
See the Truth
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
5%synergy
Sign in Blood
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
3%synergy
Sundering Eruption
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
4%synergy
Chain of Smog
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wishclaw Talisman
47%inclusion32 decks68 decks
39%synergy
The One Ring
46%inclusion31 decks68 decks
33%synergy
Grinding Station
18%inclusion12 decks68 decks
15%synergy
Defense Grid
15%inclusion10 decks68 decks
12%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
9%synergy
Lightning Greaves
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
-19%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Vexing Bauble
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
7%synergy
Cursed Totem
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
5%synergy
Isochron Scepter
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Necropotence
40%inclusion27 decks68 decks
34%synergy
Animate Dead
18%inclusion12 decks68 decks
8%synergy
Dress Down
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
8%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Fiery Inscription
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
2%synergy
Artist's Talent
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Necromancy
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
3%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
-0%synergy
Black Market Connections
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
-7%synergy
Planeswalkers
Narset, Parter of Veils
15%inclusion10 decks68 decks
12%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Dack Fayden
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
5%synergy
Professor Onyx
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Otawara, Soaring City
49%inclusion33 decks68 decks
33%synergy
Mistrise Village
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Urza's Saga
16%inclusion11 decks68 decks
11%synergy
Bojuka Bog
13%inclusion9 decks68 decks
-11%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
13%inclusion9 decks68 decks
10%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
13%inclusion9 decks68 decks
-0%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
7%synergy
City of Traitors
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
8%synergy
Reliquary Tower
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
-24%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
7%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
5%synergy
Crystal Vein
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
5%synergy
Emergence Zone
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
2%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
-1%synergy
Command Beacon
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
1%synergy
Multiversal Passage
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
91%inclusion62 decks68 decks
1%synergy
Arcane Signet
90%inclusion61 decks68 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
76%inclusion52 decks68 decks
26%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
68%inclusion46 decks68 decks
23%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
63%inclusion43 decks68 decks
19%synergy
Lotus Petal
63%inclusion43 decks68 decks
53%synergy
Fellwar Stone
62%inclusion42 decks68 decks
26%synergy
Chrome Mox
53%inclusion36 decks68 decks
44%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
38%inclusion26 decks68 decks
32%synergy
Mox Opal
35%inclusion24 decks68 decks
28%synergy
Mox Diamond
34%inclusion23 decks68 decks
27%synergy
Dimir Signet
28%inclusion19 decks68 decks
-5%synergy
Grim Monolith
26%inclusion18 decks68 decks
22%synergy
Izzet Signet
19%inclusion13 decks68 decks
-12%synergy
Rakdos Signet
18%inclusion12 decks68 decks
-13%synergy
Mox Amber
16%inclusion11 decks68 decks
10%synergy
Mind Stone
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
-4%synergy
The Soul Stone
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
-12%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
-7%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
94%inclusion64 decks68 decks
2%synergy
Blood Crypt
81%inclusion55 decks68 decks
34%synergy
Watery Grave
79%inclusion54 decks68 decks
31%synergy
Steam Vents
78%inclusion53 decks68 decks
32%synergy
Island
78%inclusion53 decks68 decks
-15%synergy
Swamp
72%inclusion49 decks68 decks
-20%synergy
Polluted Delta
72%inclusion49 decks68 decks
37%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
71%inclusion48 decks68 decks
35%synergy
Scalding Tarn
68%inclusion46 decks68 decks
35%synergy
Exotic Orchard
65%inclusion44 decks68 decks
8%synergy
Morphic Pool
65%inclusion44 decks68 decks
33%synergy
Training Center
65%inclusion44 decks68 decks
33%synergy
Mana Confluence
60%inclusion41 decks68 decks
48%synergy
Flooded Strand
60%inclusion41 decks68 decks
50%synergy
Mountain
59%inclusion40 decks68 decks
-33%synergy
City of Brass
57%inclusion39 decks68 decks
44%synergy
Luxury Suite
56%inclusion38 decks68 decks
24%synergy
Marsh Flats
54%inclusion37 decks68 decks
45%synergy
Arid Mesa
51%inclusion35 decks68 decks
42%synergy
Underground Sea
50%inclusion34 decks68 decks
35%synergy
Volcanic Island
50%inclusion34 decks68 decks
35%synergy
Misty Rainforest
49%inclusion33 decks68 decks
39%synergy
Badlands
47%inclusion32 decks68 decks
32%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
47%inclusion32 decks68 decks
39%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
46%inclusion31 decks68 decks
36%synergy
Shivan Reef
44%inclusion30 decks68 decks
14%synergy
Underground River
44%inclusion30 decks68 decks
16%synergy
Wooded Foothills
40%inclusion27 decks68 decks
31%synergy
Undercity Sewers
32%inclusion22 decks68 decks
20%synergy
Xander's Lounge
29%inclusion20 decks68 decks
-10%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
29%inclusion20 decks68 decks
1%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
28%inclusion19 decks68 decks
-16%synergy
Sulfur Falls
22%inclusion15 decks68 decks
-26%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
21%inclusion14 decks68 decks
-27%synergy
Sink into Stupor
21%inclusion14 decks68 decks
11%synergy
Sunken Hollow
21%inclusion14 decks68 decks
-19%synergy
Thundering Falls
18%inclusion12 decks68 decks
7%synergy
Raucous Theater
16%inclusion11 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
16%inclusion11 decks68 decks
-22%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
16%inclusion11 decks68 decks
14%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
15%inclusion10 decks68 decks
13%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
15%inclusion10 decks68 decks
-9%synergy
Reflecting Pool
15%inclusion10 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Fiery Islet
13%inclusion9 decks68 decks
8%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion9 decks68 decks
5%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
13%inclusion9 decks68 decks
-39%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
-15%synergy
Spire of Industry
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
7%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
10%synergy
Haunted Ridge
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
-9%synergy
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