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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Geist of Saint Thalia
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Samut, Tyrant of Naktamun
4.8%inclusion1 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Glamdring, Foe-hammer
4.2%inclusion5 decks119 decks
2%synergy
Bilbo, Thief in the Night
3.4%inclusion8 decks238 decks
2%synergy
Gandalf, Goblins' Bane
3.0%inclusion4 decks135 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Ponder
53%inclusion346 decks648 decks
45%synergy
Brainstorm
61%inclusion393 decks648 decks
44%synergy
Frantic Search
63%inclusion409 decks648 decks
41%synergy
Preordain
44%inclusion288 decks648 decks
39%synergy
Faithless Looting
59%inclusion380 decks648 decks
38%synergy
Dark Ritual
76%inclusion491 decks648 decks
37%synergy
Windfall
60%inclusion391 decks648 decks
37%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
45%inclusion289 decks648 decks
34%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
36%inclusion236 decks648 decks
31%synergy
Swan Song
50%inclusion321 decks648 decks
30%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
63%inclusion409 decks648 decks
19%synergy
Toxic Deluge
50%inclusion326 decks648 decks
29%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
47%inclusion302 decks648 decks
15%synergy
Reanimate
46%inclusion301 decks648 decks
21%synergy
Blasphemous Act
44%inclusion284 decks648 decks
-1%synergy
Mystic Remora
42%inclusion273 decks648 decks
27%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
40%inclusion257 decks648 decks
29%synergy
Cabal Ritual
39%inclusion255 decks648 decks
29%synergy
Mana Drain
38%inclusion249 decks648 decks
23%synergy
Chaos Warp
34%inclusion222 decks648 decks
-0%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
63%inclusion410 decks648 decks
43%synergy
Mystical Tutor
63%inclusion408 decks648 decks
50%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
60%inclusion390 decks648 decks
40%synergy
Rhystic Study
53%inclusion344 decks648 decks
31%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
50%inclusion324 decks648 decks
35%synergy
Jeska's Will
47%inclusion304 decks648 decks
31%synergy
Underworld Breach
42%inclusion269 decks648 decks
30%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
41%inclusion268 decks648 decks
22%synergy
Force of Will
41%inclusion265 decks648 decks
31%synergy
Gamble
35%inclusion229 decks648 decks
26%synergy
Creatures
Thassa's Oracle
31%inclusion201 decks648 decks
23%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
29%inclusion189 decks648 decks
21%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
28%inclusion182 decks648 decks
26%synergy
Notion Thief
27%inclusion177 decks648 decks
19%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
26%inclusion168 decks648 decks
-1%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
24%inclusion155 decks648 decks
6%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
23%inclusion149 decks648 decks
18%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
23%inclusion149 decks648 decks
14%synergy
Guttersnipe
23%inclusion146 decks648 decks
16%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
20%inclusion127 decks648 decks
13%synergy
Spellseeker
18%inclusion119 decks648 decks
15%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
18%inclusion101 decks550 decks
11%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
18%inclusion60 decks342 decks
6%synergy
Opposition Agent
16%inclusion104 decks648 decks
11%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
16%inclusion101 decks648 decks
13%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
14%inclusion89 decks648 decks
6%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
14%inclusion88 decks648 decks
4%synergy
Young Pyromancer
13%inclusion87 decks648 decks
12%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
13%inclusion85 decks648 decks
8%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
13%inclusion83 decks648 decks
9%synergy
Ledger Shredder
13%inclusion83 decks648 decks
9%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
12%inclusion78 decks648 decks
5%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
11%inclusion74 decks648 decks
10%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
11%inclusion74 decks648 decks
7%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
11%inclusion73 decks648 decks
9%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
11%inclusion71 decks648 decks
5%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
11%inclusion69 decks648 decks
5%synergy
Displacer Kitten
10%inclusion68 decks648 decks
5%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
10%inclusion67 decks648 decks
3%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
10%inclusion64 decks648 decks
-1%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
10%inclusion63 decks648 decks
6%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
9.1%inclusion59 decks648 decks
7%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
9.0%inclusion58 decks648 decks
2%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
8.8%inclusion47 decks534 decks
4%synergy
Archmage of Runes
8.5%inclusion55 decks646 decks
6%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
8.3%inclusion54 decks648 decks
7%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
8.3%inclusion54 decks648 decks
4%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
8.0%inclusion44 decks550 decks
3%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
7.7%inclusion50 decks648 decks
7%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
7.4%inclusion48 decks648 decks
0%synergy
Archaeomancer
7.4%inclusion48 decks648 decks
4%synergy
Exhibition Tidecaller
7.3%inclusion19 decks261 decks
6%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
7.3%inclusion47 decks648 decks
4%synergy
Jace's Archivist
6.6%inclusion43 decks648 decks
1%synergy
Ral, Monsoon Mage
6.3%inclusion41 decks648 decks
6%synergy
Urabrask
6.2%inclusion40 decks648 decks
5%synergy
Coruscation Mage
5.9%inclusion38 decks648 decks
4%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
5.9%inclusion38 decks648 decks
4%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
5.7%inclusion37 decks648 decks
4%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
5.7%inclusion37 decks648 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Arcane Denial
32%inclusion209 decks648 decks
3%synergy
Deflecting Swat
31%inclusion204 decks648 decks
12%synergy
Lightning Bolt
31%inclusion198 decks648 decks
20%synergy
Flusterstorm
30%inclusion195 decks648 decks
22%synergy
Consider
30%inclusion193 decks648 decks
23%synergy
Brain Freeze
30%inclusion192 decks648 decks
22%synergy
Negate
27%inclusion177 decks648 decks
6%synergy
Entomb
27%inclusion173 decks648 decks
21%synergy
Force of Negation
27%inclusion172 decks648 decks
19%synergy
Terminate
26%inclusion170 decks648 decks
0%synergy
Demonic Consultation
26%inclusion170 decks648 decks
19%synergy
Seething Song
25%inclusion165 decks648 decks
18%synergy
Deadly Rollick
25%inclusion162 decks648 decks
7%synergy
Opt
25%inclusion162 decks648 decks
19%synergy
Narset's Reversal
24%inclusion158 decks648 decks
18%synergy
Fact or Fiction
24%inclusion153 decks648 decks
17%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
23%inclusion148 decks648 decks
21%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
22%inclusion144 decks648 decks
20%synergy
Pact of Negation
22%inclusion144 decks648 decks
14%synergy
Snap
21%inclusion136 decks648 decks
11%synergy
Rakdos Charm
21%inclusion134 decks648 decks
6%synergy
Tainted Pact
20%inclusion128 decks648 decks
13%synergy
Sink into Stupor
19%inclusion123 decks648 decks
9%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
17%inclusion107 decks648 decks
14%synergy
Ad Nauseam
16%inclusion106 decks648 decks
12%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
16%inclusion105 decks648 decks
14%synergy
Pyroblast
16%inclusion104 decks648 decks
11%synergy
Pongify
16%inclusion102 decks648 decks
9%synergy
Mental Misstep
15%inclusion95 decks648 decks
8%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
15%inclusion94 decks648 decks
9%synergy
Flame of Anor
15%inclusion94 decks648 decks
10%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion92 decks648 decks
6%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
14%inclusion90 decks648 decks
11%synergy
Abrade
14%inclusion88 decks648 decks
4%synergy
Chain of Vapor
13%inclusion87 decks648 decks
8%synergy
Intuition
13%inclusion83 decks648 decks
11%synergy
Bedevil
12%inclusion78 decks648 decks
-4%synergy
Thought Scour
12%inclusion77 decks648 decks
11%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
12%inclusion77 decks648 decks
8%synergy
Flashback
12%inclusion30 decks260 decks
5%synergy
Withering Torment
11%inclusion74 decks648 decks
-2%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
11%inclusion71 decks648 decks
-1%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
11%inclusion71 decks648 decks
5%synergy
Desperate Ritual
11%inclusion70 decks648 decks
7%synergy
Reality Shift
11%inclusion70 decks648 decks
6%synergy
Reverberate
11%inclusion70 decks648 decks
7%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
11%inclusion69 decks648 decks
1%synergy
Spell Pierce
10%inclusion66 decks648 decks
7%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
10%inclusion65 decks648 decks
6%synergy
Big Score
10%inclusion65 decks648 decks
-3%synergy
Sorceries
Vandalblast
30%inclusion197 decks648 decks
13%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
28%inclusion181 decks648 decks
18%synergy
Mana Geyser
25%inclusion161 decks648 decks
19%synergy
Feed the Swarm
25%inclusion160 decks648 decks
-3%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
20%inclusion129 decks648 decks
16%synergy
Damnation
18%inclusion118 decks648 decks
11%synergy
Solve the Equation
18%inclusion114 decks648 decks
15%synergy
Expressive Iteration
17%inclusion109 decks648 decks
14%synergy
See the Truth
16%inclusion104 decks648 decks
15%synergy
Imperial Seal
16%inclusion102 decks648 decks
9%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
15%inclusion99 decks648 decks
12%synergy
Grapeshot
15%inclusion98 decks648 decks
13%synergy
Past in Flames
15%inclusion95 decks648 decks
12%synergy
Chain of Smog
14%inclusion92 decks648 decks
14%synergy
Serum Visions
14%inclusion89 decks648 decks
13%synergy
Exsanguinate
14%inclusion88 decks648 decks
10%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
12%inclusion80 decks648 decks
12%synergy
Rite of Flame
12%inclusion78 decks648 decks
6%synergy
Grim Tutor
12%inclusion78 decks648 decks
8%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
12%inclusion76 decks648 decks
9%synergy
Time Warp
11%inclusion74 decks648 decks
10%synergy
Careful Study
11%inclusion73 decks648 decks
9%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
11%inclusion72 decks648 decks
7%synergy
Dark Petition
11%inclusion72 decks648 decks
10%synergy
Night's Whisper
10%inclusion68 decks648 decks
5%synergy
Dark Deal
9.3%inclusion60 decks648 decks
2%synergy
Stock Up
8.9%inclusion57 decks643 decks
7%synergy
Flow State
8.5%inclusion22 decks258 decks
7%synergy
Twinflame
8.5%inclusion55 decks648 decks
6%synergy
Persist
8.3%inclusion54 decks648 decks
5%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
8.0%inclusion52 decks648 decks
3%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
7.9%inclusion51 decks648 decks
3%synergy
Buried Alive
7.9%inclusion51 decks648 decks
4%synergy
Stitch Together
7.7%inclusion50 decks648 decks
5%synergy
Bonus Round
7.6%inclusion49 decks648 decks
7%synergy
Whispering Madness
7.6%inclusion49 decks648 decks
1%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
7.3%inclusion47 decks648 decks
3%synergy
Doomsday
7.3%inclusion47 decks648 decks
7%synergy
Unmarked Grave
7.1%inclusion46 decks648 decks
6%synergy
Mind's Desire
7.1%inclusion46 decks648 decks
7%synergy
Personal Tutor
6.9%inclusion45 decks648 decks
6%synergy
Reforge the Soul
6.9%inclusion45 decks648 decks
2%synergy
Victimize
6.6%inclusion43 decks648 decks
-2%synergy
Treasure Cruise
6.6%inclusion43 decks648 decks
4%synergy
Final Parting
6.6%inclusion43 decks648 decks
6%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
6.6%inclusion43 decks648 decks
2%synergy
Crackle with Power
6.5%inclusion42 decks648 decks
4%synergy
Unearth
6.5%inclusion42 decks648 decks
4%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
6.5%inclusion42 decks648 decks
3%synergy
Echo of Eons
6.3%inclusion41 decks648 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The One Ring
21%inclusion134 decks648 decks
8%synergy
Isochron Scepter
20%inclusion132 decks648 decks
18%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
17%inclusion109 decks648 decks
9%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
13%inclusion82 decks648 decks
11%synergy
Primal Amulet
13%inclusion82 decks648 decks
11%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
12%inclusion78 decks648 decks
9%synergy
Lightning Greaves
12%inclusion78 decks648 decks
-17%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
10%inclusion64 decks648 decks
5%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
7.3%inclusion47 decks648 decks
-20%synergy
Enchantments
Thousand-Year Storm
24%inclusion155 decks648 decks
21%synergy
Necropotence
17%inclusion108 decks648 decks
11%synergy
Animate Dead
12%inclusion79 decks648 decks
3%synergy
Propaganda
12%inclusion78 decks648 decks
-3%synergy
Secrets of the Dead
8.2%inclusion53 decks648 decks
6%synergy
Fiery Inscription
7.1%inclusion46 decks648 decks
2%synergy
Necromancy
7.1%inclusion46 decks648 decks
4%synergy
Waste Not
6.9%inclusion45 decks648 decks
-5%synergy
Double Vision
5.9%inclusion38 decks648 decks
4%synergy
Search for Azcanta
5.9%inclusion38 decks648 decks
5%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
5.7%inclusion37 decks648 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
5.7%inclusion37 decks648 decks
-3%synergy
Dance of the Dead
5.6%inclusion36 decks648 decks
4%synergy
Liliana's Caress
5.6%inclusion36 decks648 decks
-1%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
5.1%inclusion33 decks648 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Narset, Parter of Veils
20%inclusion127 decks648 decks
17%synergy
Professor Onyx
18%inclusion115 decks648 decks
16%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
17%inclusion107 decks648 decks
15%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
9.1%inclusion59 decks648 decks
8%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
6.9%inclusion45 decks648 decks
5%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
5.2%inclusion34 decks648 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
34%inclusion219 decks648 decks
-1%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
25%inclusion164 decks648 decks
10%synergy
Bojuka Bog
23%inclusion151 decks648 decks
-1%synergy
Ancient Tomb
22%inclusion141 decks648 decks
9%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
18%inclusion115 decks648 decks
4%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
15%inclusion98 decks648 decks
11%synergy
Mistrise Village
15%inclusion88 decks600 decks
7%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
9.1%inclusion59 decks648 decks
6%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
8.3%inclusion54 decks648 decks
3%synergy
Urza's Saga
7.1%inclusion46 decks648 decks
2%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
6.3%inclusion34 decks539 decks
3%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
5.7%inclusion37 decks648 decks
-0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
94%inclusion612 decks648 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion568 decks648 decks
-1%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
62%inclusion402 decks648 decks
12%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
58%inclusion378 decks648 decks
14%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
50%inclusion327 decks648 decks
6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
48%inclusion310 decks648 decks
12%synergy
Dimir Signet
41%inclusion266 decks648 decks
8%synergy
Izzet Signet
39%inclusion255 decks648 decks
9%synergy
Rakdos Signet
32%inclusion206 decks648 decks
1%synergy
Lotus Petal
29%inclusion188 decks648 decks
19%synergy
Mana Vault
19%inclusion120 decks648 decks
10%synergy
Chrome Mox
18%inclusion119 decks648 decks
10%synergy
Thought Vessel
17%inclusion109 decks648 decks
-4%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
13%inclusion84 decks648 decks
0%synergy
Mind Stone
10%inclusion68 decks648 decks
-2%synergy
Mox Opal
10%inclusion66 decks648 decks
3%synergy
Mox Diamond
10%inclusion66 decks648 decks
4%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
9.4%inclusion61 decks648 decks
4%synergy
Resonating Lute
9.2%inclusion24 decks260 decks
5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
9.0%inclusion58 decks648 decks
-8%synergy
Mox Amber
8.5%inclusion55 decks648 decks
3%synergy
Relic of Sauron
6.9%inclusion45 decks648 decks
-12%synergy
Grim Monolith
5.2%inclusion34 decks648 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
94%inclusion611 decks648 decks
3%synergy
Island
94%inclusion606 decks648 decks
0%synergy
Swamp
92%inclusion599 decks648 decks
0%synergy
Mountain
88%inclusion569 decks648 decks
-4%synergy
Watery Grave
77%inclusion498 decks648 decks
28%synergy
Steam Vents
76%inclusion491 decks648 decks
30%synergy
Blood Crypt
73%inclusion474 decks648 decks
26%synergy
Polluted Delta
63%inclusion409 decks648 decks
28%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
61%inclusion396 decks648 decks
26%synergy
Scalding Tarn
60%inclusion391 decks648 decks
28%synergy
Exotic Orchard
60%inclusion386 decks648 decks
2%synergy
Training Center
50%inclusion324 decks648 decks
19%synergy
Sulfur Falls
49%inclusion316 decks648 decks
0%synergy
Xander's Lounge
48%inclusion311 decks648 decks
9%synergy
Morphic Pool
47%inclusion303 decks648 decks
15%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
46%inclusion298 decks648 decks
2%synergy
Luxury Suite
45%inclusion289 decks648 decks
12%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
44%inclusion283 decks648 decks
-4%synergy
Shivan Reef
42%inclusion275 decks648 decks
13%synergy
Underground River
37%inclusion237 decks648 decks
8%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
35%inclusion229 decks648 decks
-17%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
30%inclusion193 decks648 decks
3%synergy
City of Brass
29%inclusion190 decks648 decks
16%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
29%inclusion186 decks648 decks
0%synergy
Sunken Hollow
28%inclusion179 decks648 decks
-12%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
27%inclusion173 decks648 decks
3%synergy
Flooded Strand
25%inclusion162 decks648 decks
15%synergy
Mana Confluence
25%inclusion161 decks648 decks
13%synergy
Badlands
24%inclusion153 decks648 decks
8%synergy
Underground Sea
24%inclusion153 decks648 decks
8%synergy
Volcanic Island
24%inclusion153 decks648 decks
8%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
23%inclusion152 decks648 decks
-15%synergy
Undercity Sewers
22%inclusion143 decks648 decks
9%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
22%inclusion141 decks648 decks
10%synergy
Marsh Flats
22%inclusion140 decks648 decks
12%synergy
Misty Rainforest
21%inclusion136 decks648 decks
11%synergy
Thundering Falls
21%inclusion135 decks648 decks
10%synergy
Haunted Ridge
21%inclusion133 decks648 decks
-0%synergy
Arid Mesa
20%inclusion130 decks648 decks
11%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
19%inclusion125 decks648 decks
10%synergy
Reflecting Pool
19%inclusion125 decks648 decks
11%synergy
Wooded Foothills
19%inclusion124 decks648 decks
11%synergy
Sink into Stupor
19%inclusion123 decks648 decks
9%synergy
Raucous Theater
18%inclusion118 decks648 decks
8%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
15%inclusion100 decks648 decks
10%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
15%inclusion98 decks648 decks
9%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion92 decks648 decks
6%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
13%inclusion82 decks648 decks
7%synergy
Choked Estuary
13%inclusion81 decks648 decks
-6%synergy
Fabled Passage
12%inclusion80 decks648 decks
5%synergy
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