Kess, Dissident Mage (Commander) - Mill

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
Exhibition Tidecaller
39%inclusion7 decks18 decks
38%synergy
Ral Zarek, Guest Lecturer
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Grave Researcher
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
9%synergy
Mana Sculpt
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
8%synergy
Petrified Hamlet
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Maddening Cacophony
44%inclusion46 decks105 decks
43%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
41%inclusion43 decks105 decks
41%synergy
Fractured Sanity
39%inclusion41 decks105 decks
38%synergy
Faithless Looting
56%inclusion59 decks105 decks
37%synergy
Traumatize
36%inclusion38 decks105 decks
36%synergy
Consuming Aberration
35%inclusion37 decks105 decks
34%synergy
Thought Scour
34%inclusion36 decks105 decks
33%synergy
Singularity Rupture
33%inclusion13 decks39 decks
32%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
31%inclusion33 decks105 decks
31%synergy
Mind Grind
29%inclusion30 decks105 decks
28%synergy
Top Cards
Windfall
51%inclusion54 decks105 decks
28%synergy
Frantic Search
49%inclusion51 decks105 decks
28%synergy
Counterspell
48%inclusion50 decks105 decks
3%synergy
Dark Ritual
45%inclusion47 decks105 decks
8%synergy
Reanimate
45%inclusion47 decks105 decks
20%synergy
Brainstorm
44%inclusion46 decks105 decks
27%synergy
Blasphemous Act
37%inclusion39 decks105 decks
-7%synergy
Ponder
33%inclusion35 decks105 decks
25%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
33%inclusion35 decks105 decks
3%synergy
Chaos Warp
30%inclusion32 decks105 decks
-4%synergy
Game Changers
Mystical Tutor
29%inclusion30 decks105 decks
15%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
28%inclusion29 decks105 decks
7%synergy
Demonic Tutor
26%inclusion27 decks105 decks
4%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
23%inclusion24 decks105 decks
14%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
21%inclusion22 decks105 decks
5%synergy
Jeska's Will
20%inclusion21 decks105 decks
4%synergy
Gamble
20%inclusion21 decks105 decks
10%synergy
Rhystic Study
19%inclusion20 decks105 decks
-4%synergy
Underworld Breach
16%inclusion17 decks105 decks
5%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
15%inclusion16 decks105 decks
13%synergy
Creatures
Goblin Electromancer
26%inclusion27 decks105 decks
17%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
26%inclusion27 decks105 decks
16%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
26%inclusion27 decks105 decks
15%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
23%inclusion24 decks105 decks
20%synergy
Ruin Crab
23%inclusion24 decks105 decks
22%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
21%inclusion22 decks105 decks
-6%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
21%inclusion22 decks105 decks
20%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
20%inclusion21 decks105 decks
16%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
18%inclusion19 decks105 decks
15%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
15%inclusion16 decks105 decks
13%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
14%inclusion15 decks105 decks
14%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
14%inclusion15 decks105 decks
14%synergy
Lord Xander, the Collector
14%inclusion15 decks105 decks
11%synergy
The Mindskinner
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
14%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
13%inclusion14 decks105 decks
7%synergy
Ledger Shredder
13%inclusion14 decks105 decks
10%synergy
Hedron Crab
12%inclusion13 decks105 decks
12%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Kefka, Court Mage
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
9%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
11%inclusion12 decks105 decks
11%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
11%inclusion12 decks105 decks
11%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
11%inclusion12 decks105 decks
8%synergy
Jace's Archivist
11%inclusion12 decks105 decks
5%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
11%inclusion12 decks105 decks
9%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
11%inclusion12 decks105 decks
11%synergy
Archmage of Runes
11%inclusion8 decks71 decks
8%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
10%inclusion11 decks105 decks
8%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
10%inclusion11 decks105 decks
6%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
10%inclusion11 decks105 decks
2%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
10%inclusion11 decks105 decks
10%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
10%inclusion11 decks105 decks
6%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
10%inclusion11 decks105 decks
3%synergy
Fleet Swallower
10%inclusion10 decks105 decks
9%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
10%inclusion10 decks105 decks
7%synergy
Deranged Assistant
10%inclusion10 decks105 decks
9%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
10%inclusion10 decks105 decks
8%synergy
Guiltfeeder
8.6%inclusion9 decks105 decks
8%synergy
Jace, Vryn's Prodigy
8.6%inclusion9 decks105 decks
8%synergy
Angel of Suffering
8.6%inclusion9 decks105 decks
8%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
8.6%inclusion9 decks105 decks
1%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
8.6%inclusion9 decks105 decks
7%synergy
Overlord of the Balemurk
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
7.6%inclusion8 decks105 decks
4%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
7.6%inclusion8 decks105 decks
-1%synergy
Wizards of Thay
7.6%inclusion8 decks105 decks
5%synergy
Likeness Looter
7.6%inclusion8 decks105 decks
6%synergy
Anger
7.6%inclusion8 decks105 decks
-3%synergy
Notion Thief
7.6%inclusion8 decks105 decks
0%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
7.6%inclusion8 decks105 decks
1%synergy
Instants
Drown in the Loch
29%inclusion30 decks105 decks
26%synergy
Negate
27%inclusion28 decks105 decks
4%synergy
Entomb
26%inclusion27 decks105 decks
20%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
26%inclusion27 decks105 decks
24%synergy
Visions of Beyond
26%inclusion27 decks105 decks
25%synergy
Swan Song
24%inclusion25 decks105 decks
4%synergy
Fact or Fiction
21%inclusion22 decks105 decks
14%synergy
Brain Freeze
20%inclusion21 decks105 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Denial
18%inclusion19 decks105 decks
-10%synergy
Rakdos Charm
17%inclusion18 decks105 decks
2%synergy
Cabal Ritual
17%inclusion18 decks105 decks
7%synergy
Deflecting Swat
16%inclusion17 decks105 decks
-3%synergy
Withering Torment
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Consider
15%inclusion16 decks105 decks
9%synergy
Terminate
15%inclusion16 decks105 decks
-10%synergy
Force of Will
15%inclusion16 decks105 decks
5%synergy
Demonic Consultation
15%inclusion16 decks105 decks
8%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
14%inclusion15 decks105 decks
3%synergy
Didn't Say Please
14%inclusion15 decks105 decks
14%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
14%inclusion15 decks105 decks
13%synergy
Flame of Anor
14%inclusion15 decks105 decks
9%synergy
Psychic Spiral
13%inclusion14 decks105 decks
13%synergy
Mana Drain
13%inclusion14 decks105 decks
-2%synergy
Thought Collapse
13%inclusion14 decks105 decks
13%synergy
Archive Trap
13%inclusion14 decks105 decks
13%synergy
Prismari Command
13%inclusion14 decks105 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion13 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Drown in Dreams
12%inclusion13 decks105 decks
12%synergy
Pongify
11%inclusion12 decks105 decks
5%synergy
Tainted Pact
11%inclusion12 decks105 decks
5%synergy
Force of Negation
11%inclusion12 decks105 decks
3%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
11%inclusion12 decks105 decks
-8%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
11%inclusion11 decks101 decks
5%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion11 decks103 decks
1%synergy
Lightning Bolt
10%inclusion11 decks105 decks
0%synergy
Forbidden Alchemy
10%inclusion11 decks105 decks
9%synergy
Opt
10%inclusion11 decks105 decks
5%synergy
Twincast
10%inclusion11 decks105 decks
10%synergy
Bedevil
10%inclusion11 decks105 decks
-5%synergy
Pact of Negation
10%inclusion11 decks105 decks
2%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
10%inclusion10 decks105 decks
7%synergy
Psychic Strike
10%inclusion10 decks105 decks
9%synergy
Aetherize
10%inclusion10 decks105 decks
6%synergy
Flusterstorm
10%inclusion10 decks105 decks
1%synergy
Izzet Charm
10%inclusion10 decks105 decks
7%synergy
Dig Through Time
10%inclusion10 decks105 decks
6%synergy
Narset's Reversal
10%inclusion10 decks105 decks
4%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
8.6%inclusion9 decks105 decks
6%synergy
Seething Song
8.6%inclusion9 decks105 decks
2%synergy
Reality Shift
8.6%inclusion9 decks105 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
30%inclusion31 decks105 decks
1%synergy
Toxic Deluge
28%inclusion29 decks105 decks
7%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
28%inclusion29 decks105 decks
24%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
27%inclusion28 decks105 decks
21%synergy
Stitch Together
22%inclusion23 decks105 decks
19%synergy
Mind Funeral
22%inclusion23 decks105 decks
22%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
22%inclusion23 decks105 decks
21%synergy
Vandalblast
20%inclusion21 decks105 decks
4%synergy
Cut Your Losses
20%inclusion21 decks105 decks
19%synergy
Increasing Confusion
19%inclusion20 decks105 decks
19%synergy
Victimize
18%inclusion19 decks105 decks
9%synergy
Preordain
18%inclusion19 decks105 decks
12%synergy
Incarnation Technique
17%inclusion18 decks105 decks
17%synergy
Dread Return
17%inclusion18 decks105 decks
14%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
16%inclusion17 decks105 decks
12%synergy
Careful Study
16%inclusion17 decks105 decks
14%synergy
Damnation
16%inclusion17 decks105 decks
9%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
15%inclusion16 decks105 decks
9%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
15%inclusion16 decks105 decks
6%synergy
Persist
14%inclusion15 decks105 decks
11%synergy
Buried Alive
14%inclusion15 decks105 decks
11%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
13%inclusion14 decks105 decks
10%synergy
See the Truth
13%inclusion14 decks105 decks
13%synergy
Extract from Darkness
13%inclusion14 decks105 decks
10%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
13%inclusion9 decks71 decks
7%synergy
Treasure Cruise
12%inclusion13 decks105 decks
9%synergy
Mind Sculpt
11%inclusion12 decks105 decks
11%synergy
Whispering Madness
11%inclusion12 decks105 decks
5%synergy
Dark Deal
11%inclusion12 decks105 decks
4%synergy
Bond of Insight
10%inclusion11 decks105 decks
10%synergy
Tome Scour
10%inclusion10 decks105 decks
9%synergy
Startled Awake
10%inclusion10 decks105 decks
9%synergy
Living Death
10%inclusion10 decks105 decks
4%synergy
Solve the Equation
10%inclusion10 decks105 decks
7%synergy
Will of the Abzan
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Will of the Jeskai
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
8.6%inclusion9 decks105 decks
4%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
8.6%inclusion9 decks105 decks
7%synergy
Mana Geyser
8.6%inclusion9 decks105 decks
3%synergy
Breaking // Entering
7.6%inclusion8 decks105 decks
7%synergy
Unmarked Grave
7.6%inclusion8 decks105 decks
6%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
7.6%inclusion8 decks105 decks
4%synergy
Unearth
7.6%inclusion8 decks105 decks
5%synergy
Book Burning
7.6%inclusion8 decks105 decks
8%synergy
Expressive Iteration
7.6%inclusion8 decks105 decks
4%synergy
Stream of Thought
7.6%inclusion8 decks105 decks
8%synergy
Grim Tutor
7.6%inclusion8 decks105 decks
4%synergy
Exhume
7.6%inclusion8 decks105 decks
7%synergy
Imperial Seal
6.7%inclusion7 decks105 decks
-1%synergy
Dread Summons
6.7%inclusion7 decks105 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mesmeric Orb
27%inclusion28 decks105 decks
26%synergy
Mindcrank
27%inclusion28 decks105 decks
24%synergy
Lightning Greaves
15%inclusion16 decks105 decks
-14%synergy
Primal Amulet
14%inclusion15 decks105 decks
13%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
12%inclusion13 decks105 decks
-14%synergy
The One Ring
10%inclusion11 decks105 decks
-2%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
10%inclusion11 decks105 decks
2%synergy
Altar of the Brood
7.6%inclusion8 decks105 decks
7%synergy
Altar of Dementia
7.6%inclusion8 decks105 decks
6%synergy
The Water Crystal
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Perpetual Timepiece
6.7%inclusion7 decks105 decks
6%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.7%inclusion7 decks105 decks
-4%synergy
Monument to Endurance
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-1%synergy
Twinning Staff
5.7%inclusion6 decks105 decks
1%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
5.7%inclusion6 decks105 decks
2%synergy
Isochron Scepter
5.7%inclusion6 decks105 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Psychic Corrosion
29%inclusion30 decks105 decks
28%synergy
Animate Dead
24%inclusion25 decks105 decks
15%synergy
Memory Erosion
18%inclusion19 decks105 decks
18%synergy
Mystic Remora
16%inclusion17 decks105 decks
1%synergy
Court of Cunning
15%inclusion16 decks105 decks
13%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
14%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
13%inclusion14 decks105 decks
11%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
12%inclusion13 decks105 decks
12%synergy
Double Vision
11%inclusion12 decks105 decks
9%synergy
Propaganda
11%inclusion12 decks105 decks
-3%synergy
Necromancy
10%inclusion11 decks105 decks
7%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
10%inclusion10 decks105 decks
5%synergy
Fraying Sanity
8.6%inclusion9 decks105 decks
8%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
8.6%inclusion9 decks105 decks
8%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
7.6%inclusion8 decks105 decks
7%synergy
Necropotence
7.6%inclusion8 decks105 decks
1%synergy
Drowned Secrets
7.6%inclusion8 decks105 decks
8%synergy
Cemetery Tampering
6.7%inclusion7 decks105 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
6.7%inclusion7 decks105 decks
-3%synergy
Storm of Saruman
6.7%inclusion7 decks105 decks
5%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
5.7%inclusion6 decks105 decks
3%synergy
Leyline of the Void
5.7%inclusion6 decks105 decks
5%synergy
Search for Azcanta
5.7%inclusion6 decks105 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
20%inclusion21 decks105 decks
19%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
12%inclusion13 decks105 decks
11%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
10%inclusion11 decks105 decks
8%synergy
Professor Onyx
7.6%inclusion8 decks105 decks
6%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
6.7%inclusion7 decks105 decks
6%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
6.7%inclusion7 decks105 decks
6%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
6.7%inclusion7 decks105 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
28%inclusion29 decks105 decks
4%synergy
Reliquary Tower
26%inclusion27 decks105 decks
-10%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
16%inclusion17 decks105 decks
12%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
15%inclusion16 decks105 decks
-1%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
13%inclusion14 decks105 decks
12%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
12%inclusion13 decks105 decks
7%synergy
Ancient Tomb
11%inclusion12 decks105 decks
-1%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
10%inclusion10 decks105 decks
7%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Mistrise Village
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
8.6%inclusion9 decks105 decks
3%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.6%inclusion9 decks105 decks
1%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
8.6%inclusion9 decks105 decks
-5%synergy
Sunken Palace
8.1%inclusion8 decks99 decks
8%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
7.6%inclusion8 decks105 decks
8%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
7.6%inclusion8 decks105 decks
1%synergy
Academy Ruins
7.6%inclusion8 decks105 decks
4%synergy
Restless Reef
6.7%inclusion7 decks105 decks
6%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
1%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
85%inclusion89 decks105 decks
-3%synergy
Sol Ring
77%inclusion81 decks105 decks
-13%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
52%inclusion55 decks105 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Signet
49%inclusion51 decks105 decks
14%synergy
Izzet Signet
45%inclusion47 decks105 decks
12%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
44%inclusion46 decks105 decks
-1%synergy
Rakdos Signet
40%inclusion42 decks105 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
39%inclusion41 decks105 decks
-4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
35%inclusion37 decks105 decks
0%synergy
Thought Vessel
17%inclusion18 decks105 decks
-4%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
14%inclusion15 decks105 decks
0%synergy
Mind Stone
11%inclusion12 decks105 decks
-2%synergy
The Soul Stone
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
10%inclusion10 decks105 decks
-10%synergy
Relic of Sauron
10%inclusion10 decks105 decks
-9%synergy
Chrome Mox
10%inclusion10 decks105 decks
1%synergy
Lotus Petal
8.6%inclusion9 decks105 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Vault
7.6%inclusion8 decks105 decks
-1%synergy
Mox Diamond
7.6%inclusion8 decks105 decks
1%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
6.7%inclusion7 decks105 decks
2%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
6.7%inclusion7 decks105 decks
0%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.7%inclusion6 decks105 decks
3%synergy
Resonating Lute
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Island
92%inclusion97 decks105 decks
0%synergy
Swamp
90%inclusion95 decks105 decks
-2%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion93 decks105 decks
-3%synergy
Mountain
89%inclusion93 decks105 decks
-3%synergy
Watery Grave
59%inclusion62 decks105 decks
11%synergy
Steam Vents
53%inclusion56 decks105 decks
8%synergy
Xander's Lounge
50%inclusion53 decks105 decks
11%synergy
Blood Crypt
50%inclusion52 decks105 decks
4%synergy
Exotic Orchard
49%inclusion51 decks105 decks
-8%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
45%inclusion47 decks105 decks
2%synergy
Sulfur Falls
43%inclusion45 decks105 decks
-4%synergy
Training Center
41%inclusion43 decks105 decks
9%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
40%inclusion42 decks105 decks
-13%synergy
Morphic Pool
39%inclusion41 decks105 decks
7%synergy
Polluted Delta
38%inclusion40 decks105 decks
3%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
37%inclusion39 decks105 decks
-8%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
35%inclusion37 decks105 decks
0%synergy
Scalding Tarn
34%inclusion36 decks105 decks
2%synergy
Sunken Hollow
33%inclusion35 decks105 decks
-6%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
32%inclusion34 decks105 decks
8%synergy
Luxury Suite
31%inclusion33 decks105 decks
0%synergy
Underground River
31%inclusion33 decks105 decks
4%synergy
Shivan Reef
30%inclusion31 decks105 decks
0%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
29%inclusion30 decks105 decks
3%synergy
Raucous Theater
27%inclusion28 decks105 decks
16%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
27%inclusion28 decks105 decks
-11%synergy
Thundering Falls
27%inclusion28 decks105 decks
16%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
27%inclusion28 decks105 decks
-1%synergy
Undercity Sewers
25%inclusion26 decks105 decks
12%synergy
Path of Ancestry
22%inclusion23 decks105 decks
-9%synergy
Haunted Ridge
22%inclusion23 decks105 decks
1%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
22%inclusion23 decks105 decks
11%synergy
Seething Landscape
21%inclusion21 decks99 decks
5%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
21%inclusion22 decks105 decks
14%synergy
Badlands
20%inclusion21 decks105 decks
5%synergy
Underground Sea
20%inclusion21 decks105 decks
5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
20%inclusion21 decks105 decks
-3%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
19%inclusion20 decks105 decks
8%synergy
Volcanic Island
19%inclusion20 decks105 decks
4%synergy
Choked Estuary
18%inclusion19 decks105 decks
1%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
18%inclusion19 decks105 decks
12%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
17%inclusion18 decks105 decks
6%synergy
Temple of Deceit
17%inclusion18 decks105 decks
4%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
17%inclusion18 decks105 decks
11%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
16%inclusion17 decks105 decks
4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
15%inclusion16 decks105 decks
-4%synergy
Fiery Islet
13%inclusion14 decks105 decks
8%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
13%inclusion14 decks105 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Confluence
13%inclusion14 decks105 decks
1%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
4%synergy