Kess, Dissident Mage (Commander) - Optimized Cantrips

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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Gamble
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
90%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
80%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
84%synergy
Mystical Tutor
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
87%synergy
Jeska's Will
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
34%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Rhystic Study
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
27%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
47%synergy
Demonic Tutor
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
29%synergy
Force of Will
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
40%synergy
Creatures
Phage the Untouchable
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Vial Smasher the Fierce
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
41%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
40%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
42%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
39%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
46%synergy
Instants
Chaos Warp
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
65%synergy
Lightning Bolt
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
89%synergy
Dark Ritual
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
62%synergy
Cabal Ritual
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
90%synergy
Opt
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
94%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
98%synergy
Force of Negation
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
92%synergy
Bedevil
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
84%synergy
Frantic Search
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
28%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
19%synergy
Entomb
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
44%synergy
Return the Favor
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
47%synergy
Brainstorm
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
33%synergy
Reiterate
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Consider
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
44%synergy
Fork
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Rakdos Charm
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
36%synergy
Seething Song
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
43%synergy
Mana Drain
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
34%synergy
Archmage's Charm
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Flusterstorm
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
42%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
46%synergy
Swan Song
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
30%synergy
Twincast
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Reverberate
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
47%synergy
Ghostly Flicker
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
43%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Misdirection
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Counterspell
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
6%synergy
Narset's Reversal
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
44%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Desertion
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Saw in Half
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
45%synergy
Storm King's Thunder
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Abrade
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
41%synergy
Valakut Awakening
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
47%synergy
Sorceries
Ponder
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
92%synergy
Serum Visions
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
99%synergy
Preordain
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
94%synergy
Flow State
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
99%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
46%synergy
Windfall
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
27%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
44%synergy
Profane Tutor
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
46%synergy
Faithless Looting
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
30%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
47%synergy
Insult // Injury
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Feed the Swarm
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
23%synergy
Mass Manipulation
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Bribery
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
47%synergy
Blasphemous Act
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
5%synergy
Blatant Thievery
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Reanimate
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
24%synergy
Mana Geyser
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
45%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Toxic Deluge
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
29%synergy
River's Rebuke
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Curse of the Cabal
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Damnation
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
43%synergy
Traumatize
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
44%synergy
Grim Tutor
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
46%synergy
Chain of Smog
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Grapeshot
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Sensei's Divining Top
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
47%synergy
Vedalken Orrery
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
47%synergy
Isochron Scepter
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Thaumatic Compass
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Enchantments
Thousand-Year Storm
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
97%synergy
Endless Whispers
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Null Profusion
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Omniscience
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Copy Enchantment
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Mystic Remora
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
35%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
44%synergy
Secrets of the Dead
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
As Foretold
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
46%synergy
Leyline of the Void
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
76%synergy
Barren Moor
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Forgotten Cave
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Reliquary Tower
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
15%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
12%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
56%synergy
Izzet Signet
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
69%synergy
Sol Ring
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
10%synergy
Resonating Lute
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
96%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
6%synergy
Sky Diamond
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Rakdos Signet
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
19%synergy
Dimir Signet
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
17%synergy
Fire Diamond
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Gilded Lotus
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
47%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
8%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
8%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
8%synergy
Island
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
7%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
89%synergy
Fiery Islet
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
45%synergy
Fabled Passage
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
42%synergy
Shivan Reef
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
20%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
40%synergy
Steam Vents
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
31%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
40%synergy
Exotic Orchard
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
-7%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
44%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
39%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
12%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
24%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
39%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
44%synergy
Graven Cairns
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
43%synergy
Spire of Industry
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
46%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
31%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
3%synergy
Grixis Panorama
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
47%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
37%synergy
Temple of Malice
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
39%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
6%synergy
Dismal Backwater
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
44%synergy
Evolving Wilds
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
28%synergy
Path of Ancestry
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
19%synergy
Sunken Hollow
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
10%synergy
Choked Estuary
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
32%synergy
Training Center
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
19%synergy
Polluted Delta
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
15%synergy
City of Brass
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
36%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
22%synergy
Watery Grave
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
2%synergy
Valakut Awakening
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
47%synergy
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