Kess, Dissident Mage (Commander) - Optimized

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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Helmut Zemo, Mastermind
1.2%inclusion1 decks81 decks
-1%synergy
Avengers Disassembled
1.2%inclusion1 decks85 decks
1%synergy
Thor, God of Thunder
1.1%inclusion1 decks89 decks
1%synergy
Bilbo, Thief in the Night
0.7%inclusion1 decks151 decks
0%synergy
Doctor Doom, King of Latveria
0.4%inclusion1 decks254 decks
-1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Ponder
53%inclusion314 decks587 decks
45%synergy
Brainstorm
60%inclusion352 decks587 decks
43%synergy
Frantic Search
63%inclusion370 decks587 decks
42%synergy
Faithless Looting
58%inclusion343 decks587 decks
39%synergy
Preordain
44%inclusion259 decks587 decks
38%synergy
Windfall
61%inclusion361 decks587 decks
38%synergy
Dark Ritual
75%inclusion442 decks587 decks
37%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
45%inclusion264 decks587 decks
34%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
37%inclusion217 decks587 decks
31%synergy
Cabal Ritual
41%inclusion241 decks587 decks
31%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
62%inclusion365 decks587 decks
18%synergy
Toxic Deluge
51%inclusion301 decks587 decks
30%synergy
Swan Song
49%inclusion290 decks587 decks
30%synergy
Reanimate
48%inclusion279 decks587 decks
22%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
47%inclusion273 decks587 decks
15%synergy
Blasphemous Act
43%inclusion254 decks587 decks
-1%synergy
Mystic Remora
43%inclusion253 decks587 decks
28%synergy
Mana Drain
40%inclusion232 decks587 decks
24%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
39%inclusion228 decks587 decks
28%synergy
Chaos Warp
35%inclusion203 decks587 decks
-0%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
63%inclusion372 decks587 decks
42%synergy
Mystical Tutor
62%inclusion365 decks587 decks
49%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
60%inclusion354 decks587 decks
40%synergy
Rhystic Study
54%inclusion317 decks587 decks
31%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
49%inclusion290 decks587 decks
34%synergy
Jeska's Will
48%inclusion281 decks587 decks
32%synergy
Force of Will
44%inclusion256 decks587 decks
33%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
43%inclusion254 decks587 decks
24%synergy
Underworld Breach
42%inclusion247 decks587 decks
31%synergy
Gamble
36%inclusion209 decks587 decks
26%synergy
Creatures
Thassa's Oracle
31%inclusion184 decks587 decks
23%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
29%inclusion170 decks587 decks
20%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
27%inclusion161 decks587 decks
25%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
27%inclusion159 decks587 decks
0%synergy
Notion Thief
27%inclusion158 decks587 decks
19%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
25%inclusion148 decks587 decks
7%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
23%inclusion133 decks587 decks
18%synergy
Guttersnipe
22%inclusion132 decks587 decks
16%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
22%inclusion127 decks587 decks
13%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
20%inclusion119 decks587 decks
14%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
20%inclusion97 decks485 decks
12%synergy
Spellseeker
19%inclusion109 decks587 decks
15%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
17%inclusion46 decks269 decks
6%synergy
Opposition Agent
17%inclusion99 decks587 decks
12%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
16%inclusion93 decks587 decks
13%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
14%inclusion81 decks587 decks
6%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
14%inclusion80 decks587 decks
9%synergy
Ledger Shredder
13%inclusion79 decks587 decks
10%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
13%inclusion78 decks587 decks
10%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
13%inclusion77 decks587 decks
4%synergy
Young Pyromancer
13%inclusion76 decks587 decks
11%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
13%inclusion75 decks587 decks
6%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
12%inclusion72 decks587 decks
10%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
12%inclusion69 decks587 decks
10%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
12%inclusion68 decks587 decks
8%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
11%inclusion64 decks587 decks
5%synergy
Displacer Kitten
11%inclusion62 decks587 decks
5%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
11%inclusion62 decks587 decks
3%synergy
Exhibition Tidecaller
10%inclusion19 decks183 decks
9%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
10%inclusion60 decks587 decks
8%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
10%inclusion60 decks587 decks
-1%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
10%inclusion59 decks587 decks
5%synergy
Archmage of Runes
10%inclusion57 decks582 decks
7%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
9.4%inclusion44 decks468 decks
4%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
9.4%inclusion55 decks587 decks
5%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
8.9%inclusion43 decks485 decks
3%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
8.9%inclusion52 decks587 decks
5%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
8.7%inclusion51 decks587 decks
2%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
8.3%inclusion49 decks587 decks
7%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
7.7%inclusion45 decks587 decks
6%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
7.5%inclusion44 decks587 decks
0%synergy
Archaeomancer
7.0%inclusion41 decks587 decks
3%synergy
Jace's Archivist
7.0%inclusion41 decks587 decks
1%synergy
Ral, Monsoon Mage
6.8%inclusion40 decks587 decks
6%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
6.8%inclusion40 decks587 decks
4%synergy
Prismari, the Inspiration
6.6%inclusion12 decks183 decks
5%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
6.5%inclusion38 decks587 decks
5%synergy
Urabrask
6.3%inclusion37 decks587 decks
5%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
6.1%inclusion36 decks587 decks
5%synergy
Jace, Vryn's Prodigy
6.0%inclusion35 decks587 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Deflecting Swat
32%inclusion189 decks587 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Denial
32%inclusion188 decks587 decks
3%synergy
Lightning Bolt
32%inclusion186 decks587 decks
21%synergy
Consider
30%inclusion176 decks587 decks
24%synergy
Brain Freeze
30%inclusion174 decks587 decks
22%synergy
Flusterstorm
29%inclusion172 decks587 decks
21%synergy
Entomb
28%inclusion162 decks587 decks
22%synergy
Force of Negation
27%inclusion159 decks587 decks
19%synergy
Demonic Consultation
27%inclusion157 decks587 decks
19%synergy
Negate
26%inclusion155 decks587 decks
4%synergy
Deadly Rollick
25%inclusion149 decks587 decks
7%synergy
Seething Song
25%inclusion145 decks587 decks
18%synergy
Fact or Fiction
25%inclusion144 decks587 decks
18%synergy
Terminate
24%inclusion143 decks587 decks
-2%synergy
Opt
24%inclusion141 decks587 decks
18%synergy
Narset's Reversal
24%inclusion139 decks587 decks
18%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
23%inclusion136 decks587 decks
21%synergy
Pact of Negation
23%inclusion135 decks587 decks
15%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
22%inclusion132 decks587 decks
20%synergy
Snap
22%inclusion130 decks587 decks
12%synergy
Rakdos Charm
21%inclusion125 decks587 decks
7%synergy
Sink into Stupor
21%inclusion125 decks587 decks
12%synergy
Tainted Pact
20%inclusion119 decks587 decks
14%synergy
Ad Nauseam
17%inclusion100 decks587 decks
12%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
17%inclusion99 decks587 decks
15%synergy
Flame of Anor
17%inclusion98 decks587 decks
12%synergy
Pyroblast
16%inclusion96 decks587 decks
11%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
16%inclusion96 decks587 decks
14%synergy
Pongify
16%inclusion94 decks587 decks
10%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
15%inclusion90 decks587 decks
10%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion89 decks587 decks
7%synergy
Mental Misstep
15%inclusion89 decks587 decks
9%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
14%inclusion84 decks587 decks
12%synergy
Intuition
14%inclusion80 decks587 decks
12%synergy
Chain of Vapor
13%inclusion79 decks587 decks
8%synergy
Abrade
13%inclusion78 decks587 decks
4%synergy
Thought Scour
13%inclusion75 decks587 decks
11%synergy
Flashback
13%inclusion23 decks181 decks
6%synergy
Bedevil
12%inclusion68 decks587 decks
-4%synergy
Withering Torment
11%inclusion67 decks586 decks
-1%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
11%inclusion67 decks587 decks
5%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
11%inclusion66 decks587 decks
7%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
11%inclusion65 decks587 decks
-1%synergy
Reality Shift
11%inclusion63 decks587 decks
6%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
11%inclusion63 decks587 decks
1%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
11%inclusion62 decks587 decks
7%synergy
Reverberate
10%inclusion61 decks587 decks
7%synergy
Desperate Ritual
10%inclusion60 decks587 decks
7%synergy
Spell Pierce
10%inclusion60 decks587 decks
7%synergy
Mana Sculpt
10%inclusion18 decks181 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Vandalblast
31%inclusion183 decks587 decks
15%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
29%inclusion168 decks587 decks
19%synergy
Mana Geyser
25%inclusion144 decks587 decks
19%synergy
Feed the Swarm
23%inclusion135 decks587 decks
-5%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
21%inclusion121 decks587 decks
16%synergy
Damnation
19%inclusion109 decks587 decks
11%synergy
See the Truth
18%inclusion105 decks587 decks
17%synergy
Solve the Equation
18%inclusion103 decks587 decks
15%synergy
Expressive Iteration
17%inclusion101 decks587 decks
14%synergy
Imperial Seal
16%inclusion94 decks587 decks
9%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
15%inclusion88 decks587 decks
12%synergy
Grapeshot
15%inclusion88 decks587 decks
13%synergy
Past in Flames
15%inclusion86 decks587 decks
12%synergy
Chain of Smog
14%inclusion80 decks587 decks
13%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
13%inclusion77 decks587 decks
10%synergy
Exsanguinate
13%inclusion76 decks587 decks
9%synergy
Serum Visions
12%inclusion72 decks587 decks
11%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
12%inclusion71 decks587 decks
11%synergy
Rite of Flame
12%inclusion71 decks587 decks
6%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
12%inclusion70 decks587 decks
8%synergy
Grim Tutor
12%inclusion70 decks587 decks
8%synergy
Time Warp
12%inclusion69 decks587 decks
11%synergy
Dark Petition
11%inclusion66 decks587 decks
10%synergy
Careful Study
10%inclusion60 decks587 decks
8%synergy
Night's Whisper
10%inclusion60 decks587 decks
5%synergy
Dark Deal
10%inclusion58 decks587 decks
2%synergy
Whispering Madness
8.5%inclusion50 decks587 decks
2%synergy
Twinflame
8.5%inclusion50 decks587 decks
6%synergy
Persist
8.2%inclusion48 decks587 decks
5%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
8.2%inclusion48 decks587 decks
3%synergy
Stock Up
7.9%inclusion46 decks579 decks
6%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
7.8%inclusion46 decks587 decks
3%synergy
Flow State
7.8%inclusion14 decks179 decks
6%synergy
Stitch Together
7.7%inclusion45 decks587 decks
5%synergy
Bonus Round
7.3%inclusion43 decks587 decks
7%synergy
Buried Alive
7.3%inclusion43 decks587 decks
4%synergy
Mind's Desire
7.3%inclusion43 decks587 decks
7%synergy
Unmarked Grave
7.0%inclusion41 decks587 decks
6%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
7.0%inclusion41 decks587 decks
2%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
6.9%inclusion40 decks582 decks
1%synergy
Unearth
6.8%inclusion40 decks587 decks
4%synergy
Reforge the Soul
6.8%inclusion40 decks587 decks
2%synergy
Doomsday
6.6%inclusion39 decks587 decks
6%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
6.6%inclusion39 decks587 decks
2%synergy
Victimize
6.5%inclusion38 decks587 decks
-2%synergy
Echo of Eons
6.3%inclusion37 decks587 decks
3%synergy
Temporal Manipulation
6.3%inclusion37 decks587 decks
6%synergy
Final Parting
6.3%inclusion37 decks587 decks
5%synergy
Crackle with Power
6.1%inclusion36 decks587 decks
4%synergy
Personal Tutor
6.1%inclusion36 decks587 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The One Ring
22%inclusion130 decks587 decks
10%synergy
Isochron Scepter
21%inclusion121 decks587 decks
18%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
17%inclusion98 decks587 decks
9%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
13%inclusion77 decks587 decks
12%synergy
Primal Amulet
13%inclusion75 decks587 decks
11%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
12%inclusion71 decks587 decks
9%synergy
Lightning Greaves
12%inclusion71 decks587 decks
-17%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
10%inclusion56 decks587 decks
5%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
7.2%inclusion42 decks587 decks
-20%synergy
Enchantments
Thousand-Year Storm
25%inclusion145 decks587 decks
22%synergy
Necropotence
17%inclusion101 decks587 decks
11%synergy
Propaganda
13%inclusion74 decks587 decks
-2%synergy
Animate Dead
12%inclusion69 decks587 decks
3%synergy
Secrets of the Dead
9.2%inclusion54 decks587 decks
7%synergy
Fiery Inscription
7.5%inclusion44 decks587 decks
3%synergy
Waste Not
6.8%inclusion40 decks587 decks
-5%synergy
Necromancy
6.5%inclusion38 decks587 decks
3%synergy
Double Vision
6.1%inclusion36 decks587 decks
4%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
6.0%inclusion35 decks587 decks
5%synergy
Dance of the Dead
5.8%inclusion34 decks587 decks
4%synergy
Liliana's Caress
5.8%inclusion34 decks587 decks
-1%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
5.8%inclusion34 decks587 decks
-3%synergy
Search for Azcanta
5.8%inclusion34 decks587 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Narset, Parter of Veils
21%inclusion123 decks587 decks
18%synergy
Professor Onyx
17%inclusion99 decks587 decks
15%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
16%inclusion94 decks587 decks
15%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
10%inclusion59 decks587 decks
9%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
7.3%inclusion43 decks587 decks
6%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
6.0%inclusion35 decks587 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
34%inclusion198 decks587 decks
-1%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
26%inclusion155 decks587 decks
11%synergy
Bojuka Bog
24%inclusion138 decks587 decks
-1%synergy
Ancient Tomb
23%inclusion133 decks587 decks
10%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
18%inclusion108 decks587 decks
5%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
15%inclusion88 decks587 decks
11%synergy
Mistrise Village
14%inclusion74 decks535 decks
6%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
10%inclusion57 decks587 decks
7%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
9.0%inclusion53 decks587 decks
4%synergy
Urza's Saga
7.8%inclusion46 decks587 decks
2%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
7.4%inclusion35 decks473 decks
4%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
5.8%inclusion34 decks587 decks
-1%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
5.3%inclusion31 decks587 decks
-1%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
5.1%inclusion30 decks587 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
95%inclusion556 decks587 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion518 decks587 decks
0%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
62%inclusion366 decks587 decks
12%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
59%inclusion346 decks587 decks
15%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
50%inclusion296 decks587 decks
6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
48%inclusion283 decks587 decks
13%synergy
Dimir Signet
40%inclusion236 decks587 decks
6%synergy
Izzet Signet
40%inclusion232 decks587 decks
8%synergy
Rakdos Signet
32%inclusion186 decks587 decks
0%synergy
Lotus Petal
29%inclusion173 decks587 decks
19%synergy
Chrome Mox
19%inclusion112 decks587 decks
10%synergy
Mana Vault
19%inclusion110 decks587 decks
10%synergy
Thought Vessel
16%inclusion92 decks587 decks
-6%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
12%inclusion72 decks587 decks
-1%synergy
Mox Diamond
11%inclusion66 decks587 decks
4%synergy
Resonating Lute
11%inclusion20 decks181 decks
7%synergy
Mox Opal
11%inclusion64 decks587 decks
3%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
10%inclusion59 decks587 decks
4%synergy
Mind Stone
10%inclusion57 decks587 decks
-3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.9%inclusion52 decks587 decks
-9%synergy
Mox Amber
8.7%inclusion51 decks587 decks
3%synergy
Relic of Sauron
7.3%inclusion43 decks587 decks
-12%synergy
Grim Monolith
5.3%inclusion31 decks587 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
94%inclusion554 decks587 decks
3%synergy
Island
93%inclusion547 decks587 decks
0%synergy
Swamp
92%inclusion539 decks587 decks
-0%synergy
Mountain
88%inclusion517 decks587 decks
-3%synergy
Watery Grave
79%inclusion462 decks587 decks
31%synergy
Steam Vents
78%inclusion455 decks587 decks
32%synergy
Blood Crypt
75%inclusion439 decks587 decks
29%synergy
Polluted Delta
65%inclusion380 decks587 decks
30%synergy
Scalding Tarn
63%inclusion370 decks587 decks
31%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
63%inclusion369 decks587 decks
28%synergy
Exotic Orchard
60%inclusion351 decks587 decks
3%synergy
Training Center
52%inclusion305 decks587 decks
20%synergy
Xander's Lounge
49%inclusion290 decks587 decks
10%synergy
Morphic Pool
48%inclusion283 decks587 decks
17%synergy
Sulfur Falls
47%inclusion277 decks587 decks
-0%synergy
Luxury Suite
45%inclusion267 decks587 decks
14%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
44%inclusion261 decks587 decks
1%synergy
Shivan Reef
43%inclusion253 decks587 decks
13%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
43%inclusion251 decks587 decks
-3%synergy
Underground River
36%inclusion209 decks587 decks
8%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
34%inclusion202 decks587 decks
-18%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
30%inclusion178 decks587 decks
4%synergy
City of Brass
29%inclusion171 decks587 decks
15%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
29%inclusion168 decks587 decks
4%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
28%inclusion162 decks587 decks
-0%synergy
Flooded Strand
26%inclusion153 decks587 decks
15%synergy
Sunken Hollow
26%inclusion152 decks587 decks
-14%synergy
Mana Confluence
26%inclusion150 decks587 decks
14%synergy
Volcanic Island
25%inclusion149 decks587 decks
10%synergy
Underground Sea
25%inclusion148 decks587 decks
10%synergy
Badlands
25%inclusion146 decks587 decks
9%synergy
Marsh Flats
23%inclusion135 decks587 decks
13%synergy
Undercity Sewers
22%inclusion132 decks587 decks
10%synergy
Misty Rainforest
22%inclusion132 decks587 decks
13%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
22%inclusion131 decks587 decks
11%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
22%inclusion129 decks587 decks
-16%synergy
Haunted Ridge
22%inclusion127 decks587 decks
1%synergy
Thundering Falls
21%inclusion126 decks587 decks
11%synergy
Sink into Stupor
21%inclusion125 decks587 decks
12%synergy
Arid Mesa
21%inclusion124 decks587 decks
12%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
21%inclusion123 decks587 decks
12%synergy
Wooded Foothills
20%inclusion118 decks587 decks
12%synergy
Reflecting Pool
20%inclusion116 decks587 decks
11%synergy
Raucous Theater
19%inclusion111 decks587 decks
8%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
16%inclusion92 decks587 decks
9%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
15%inclusion90 decks587 decks
9%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion89 decks587 decks
7%synergy
Fabled Passage
13%inclusion74 decks587 decks
5%synergy
Fiery Islet
12%inclusion73 decks587 decks
7%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
12%inclusion73 decks587 decks
6%synergy
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