Kess, Dissident Mage (Commander) - Optimized Combo

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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Exhibition Tidecaller
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Resonating Lute
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Prismari, the Inspiration
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Flashback
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Mana Sculpt
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Frantic Search
73%inclusion48 decks66 decks
52%synergy
Ponder
59%inclusion39 decks66 decks
50%synergy
Dark Ritual
88%inclusion58 decks66 decks
50%synergy
Toxic Deluge
64%inclusion42 decks66 decks
43%synergy
Brainstorm
59%inclusion39 decks66 decks
42%synergy
Windfall
65%inclusion43 decks66 decks
42%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
45%inclusion30 decks66 decks
40%synergy
Preordain
45%inclusion30 decks66 decks
40%synergy
Demonic Consultation
47%inclusion31 decks66 decks
39%synergy
Cabal Ritual
48%inclusion32 decks66 decks
38%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
65%inclusion43 decks66 decks
21%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
59%inclusion39 decks66 decks
29%synergy
Faithless Looting
58%inclusion38 decks66 decks
38%synergy
Swan Song
56%inclusion37 decks66 decks
37%synergy
Reanimate
56%inclusion37 decks66 decks
31%synergy
Mystic Remora
50%inclusion33 decks66 decks
34%synergy
Mana Drain
47%inclusion31 decks66 decks
31%synergy
Force of Will
45%inclusion30 decks66 decks
35%synergy
Brain Freeze
42%inclusion28 decks66 decks
35%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
42%inclusion28 decks66 decks
32%synergy
Game Changers
Mystical Tutor
77%inclusion51 decks66 decks
64%synergy
Demonic Tutor
65%inclusion43 decks66 decks
44%synergy
Rhystic Study
62%inclusion41 decks66 decks
39%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
59%inclusion39 decks66 decks
38%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
59%inclusion39 decks66 decks
43%synergy
Jeska's Will
53%inclusion35 decks66 decks
37%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
50%inclusion33 decks66 decks
42%synergy
Underworld Breach
50%inclusion33 decks66 decks
39%synergy
Gamble
48%inclusion32 decks66 decks
38%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
47%inclusion31 decks66 decks
27%synergy
Creatures
Archmage Emeritus
41%inclusion27 decks66 decks
31%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
38%inclusion25 decks66 decks
20%synergy
Notion Thief
33%inclusion22 decks66 decks
26%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
30%inclusion20 decks66 decks
22%synergy
Opposition Agent
27%inclusion18 decks66 decks
22%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
27%inclusion18 decks66 decks
0%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
27%inclusion18 decks66 decks
25%synergy
Spellseeker
26%inclusion17 decks66 decks
23%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
26%inclusion17 decks66 decks
22%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
26%inclusion17 decks66 decks
19%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
24%inclusion16 decks66 decks
17%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
23%inclusion15 decks66 decks
18%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
20%inclusion13 decks66 decks
12%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
18%inclusion12 decks66 decks
9%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Ledger Shredder
17%inclusion11 decks66 decks
14%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
13%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
8%synergy
Guttersnipe
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
9%synergy
Displacer Kitten
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
10%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
8%synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
11%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Coruscation Mage
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
2%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Baleful Strix
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
-2%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
2%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
1%synergy
Volatile Stormdrake
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Urabrask
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
-3%synergy
Archaeomancer
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
2%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
2%synergy
Jace's Archivist
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
0%synergy
Young Pyromancer
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
-1%synergy
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Chaos Warp
38%inclusion25 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Entomb
38%inclusion25 decks66 decks
32%synergy
Deflecting Swat
35%inclusion23 decks66 decks
15%synergy
Tainted Pact
33%inclusion22 decks66 decks
27%synergy
Flusterstorm
33%inclusion22 decks66 decks
25%synergy
Consider
32%inclusion21 decks66 decks
26%synergy
Force of Negation
32%inclusion21 decks66 decks
24%synergy
Seething Song
30%inclusion20 decks66 decks
23%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
30%inclusion20 decks66 decks
28%synergy
Arcane Denial
29%inclusion19 decks66 decks
0%synergy
Lightning Bolt
27%inclusion18 decks66 decks
17%synergy
Deadly Rollick
26%inclusion17 decks66 decks
8%synergy
Sink into Stupor
26%inclusion17 decks66 decks
16%synergy
Pact of Negation
26%inclusion17 decks66 decks
17%synergy
Negate
24%inclusion16 decks66 decks
2%synergy
Fact or Fiction
24%inclusion16 decks66 decks
17%synergy
Narset's Reversal
24%inclusion16 decks66 decks
18%synergy
Opt
24%inclusion16 decks66 decks
18%synergy
Pongify
23%inclusion15 decks66 decks
16%synergy
Ad Nauseam
23%inclusion15 decks66 decks
18%synergy
Snap
23%inclusion15 decks66 decks
13%synergy
Fell the Profane
21%inclusion14 decks66 decks
13%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
21%inclusion14 decks66 decks
19%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
21%inclusion14 decks66 decks
19%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
21%inclusion14 decks66 decks
19%synergy
Mental Misstep
20%inclusion13 decks66 decks
13%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
20%inclusion13 decks66 decks
14%synergy
Pyroblast
20%inclusion13 decks66 decks
14%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
17%inclusion11 decks66 decks
14%synergy
Chain of Vapor
17%inclusion11 decks66 decks
11%synergy
Rakdos Charm
17%inclusion11 decks66 decks
2%synergy
Terminate
17%inclusion11 decks66 decks
-9%synergy
Intuition
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
13%synergy
Spell Pierce
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
12%synergy
Flame of Anor
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
10%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
2%synergy
Abrade
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Withering Torment
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
2%synergy
Reverberate
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
10%synergy
Dispel
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
9%synergy
Thought Scour
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
11%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Reiterate
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
9%synergy
Reality Shift
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Desperate Ritual
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Twincast
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
8%synergy
Sorceries
Blasphemous Act
36%inclusion24 decks66 decks
-8%synergy
Vandalblast
32%inclusion21 decks66 decks
16%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
30%inclusion20 decks66 decks
21%synergy
Mana Geyser
29%inclusion19 decks66 decks
24%synergy
Chain of Smog
29%inclusion19 decks66 decks
28%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
23%inclusion15 decks66 decks
18%synergy
Grapeshot
23%inclusion15 decks66 decks
21%synergy
Feed the Swarm
21%inclusion14 decks66 decks
-7%synergy
Imperial Seal
20%inclusion13 decks66 decks
13%synergy
Expressive Iteration
20%inclusion13 decks66 decks
16%synergy
Damnation
20%inclusion13 decks66 decks
12%synergy
Solve the Equation
20%inclusion13 decks66 decks
18%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
18%inclusion12 decks66 decks
15%synergy
Rite of Flame
18%inclusion12 decks66 decks
12%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
17%inclusion11 decks66 decks
13%synergy
Personal Tutor
17%inclusion11 decks66 decks
16%synergy
See the Truth
17%inclusion11 decks66 decks
16%synergy
Twinflame
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
13%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
9%synergy
Serum Visions
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
12%synergy
Grim Tutor
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
10%synergy
Past in Flames
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
10%synergy
Final Parting
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
11%synergy
Time Warp
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
11%synergy
Exsanguinate
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
8%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Stock Up
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
9%synergy
Crackle with Power
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
9%synergy
Unmarked Grave
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
9%synergy
Doomsday
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
10%synergy
Dark Petition
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
10%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
10%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Lórien Revealed
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Dark Deal
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
2%synergy
Persist
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Bonus Round
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Temporal Manipulation
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Night's Whisper
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Sundering Eruption
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Sign in Blood
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Timetwister
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Flow State
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Careful Study
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Insult // Injury
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Echo of Eons
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Profane Tutor
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The One Ring
29%inclusion19 decks66 decks
16%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
26%inclusion17 decks66 decks
18%synergy
Isochron Scepter
23%inclusion15 decks66 decks
20%synergy
Defense Grid
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
9%synergy
Lightning Greaves
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
-20%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Grinding Station
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Primal Amulet
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Necropotence
26%inclusion17 decks66 decks
19%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
21%inclusion14 decks66 decks
18%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
11%synergy
Animate Dead
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Fiery Inscription
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Propaganda
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
-6%synergy
Secrets of the Dead
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Dance of the Dead
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Double Vision
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Mornsong Aria
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Storm Conduit
27%inclusion18 decks66 decks
26%synergy
Professor Onyx
21%inclusion14 decks66 decks
19%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
21%inclusion14 decks66 decks
18%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
11%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Otawara, Soaring City
36%inclusion24 decks66 decks
21%synergy
Reliquary Tower
33%inclusion22 decks66 decks
-2%synergy
Ancient Tomb
27%inclusion18 decks66 decks
14%synergy
Bojuka Bog
18%inclusion12 decks66 decks
-6%synergy
Mistrise Village
18%inclusion12 decks66 decks
10%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
11%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
12%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
0%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Urza's Saga
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
2%synergy
Emergence Zone
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
97%inclusion64 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Signet
95%inclusion63 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
70%inclusion46 decks66 decks
20%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
65%inclusion43 decks66 decks
21%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
58%inclusion38 decks66 decks
14%synergy
Fellwar Stone
48%inclusion32 decks66 decks
13%synergy
Lotus Petal
42%inclusion28 decks66 decks
32%synergy
Chrome Mox
30%inclusion20 decks66 decks
21%synergy
Dimir Signet
29%inclusion19 decks66 decks
-6%synergy
Izzet Signet
27%inclusion18 decks66 decks
-5%synergy
Mana Vault
26%inclusion17 decks66 decks
17%synergy
Rakdos Signet
23%inclusion15 decks66 decks
-10%synergy
Thought Vessel
17%inclusion11 decks66 decks
-5%synergy
Mox Opal
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Mox Diamond
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
-10%synergy
Mox Amber
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
2%synergy
Grim Monolith
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
2%synergy
Relic of Sauron
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
-13%synergy
Mind Stone
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
-7%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
98%inclusion65 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Island
94%inclusion62 decks66 decks
1%synergy
Swamp
91%inclusion60 decks66 decks
-1%synergy
Mountain
88%inclusion58 decks66 decks
-3%synergy
Steam Vents
83%inclusion55 decks66 decks
38%synergy
Blood Crypt
83%inclusion55 decks66 decks
37%synergy
Watery Grave
82%inclusion54 decks66 decks
34%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
71%inclusion47 decks66 decks
36%synergy
Polluted Delta
70%inclusion46 decks66 decks
35%synergy
Scalding Tarn
68%inclusion45 decks66 decks
36%synergy
Exotic Orchard
61%inclusion40 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Morphic Pool
59%inclusion39 decks66 decks
27%synergy
Training Center
56%inclusion37 decks66 decks
24%synergy
Shivan Reef
52%inclusion34 decks66 decks
22%synergy
Luxury Suite
48%inclusion32 decks66 decks
17%synergy
Xander's Lounge
48%inclusion32 decks66 decks
9%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
44%inclusion29 decks66 decks
1%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
42%inclusion28 decks66 decks
-3%synergy
Sulfur Falls
38%inclusion25 decks66 decks
-9%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
36%inclusion24 decks66 decks
11%synergy
City of Brass
35%inclusion23 decks66 decks
21%synergy
Undercity Sewers
33%inclusion22 decks66 decks
21%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
32%inclusion21 decks66 decks
-21%synergy
Mana Confluence
30%inclusion20 decks66 decks
18%synergy
Thundering Falls
30%inclusion20 decks66 decks
20%synergy
Flooded Strand
30%inclusion20 decks66 decks
20%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
29%inclusion19 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Underground River
29%inclusion19 decks66 decks
1%synergy
Raucous Theater
27%inclusion18 decks66 decks
17%synergy
Misty Rainforest
27%inclusion18 decks66 decks
17%synergy
Reflecting Pool
27%inclusion18 decks66 decks
19%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
27%inclusion18 decks66 decks
16%synergy
Badlands
26%inclusion17 decks66 decks
10%synergy
Underground Sea
26%inclusion17 decks66 decks
10%synergy
Sink into Stupor
26%inclusion17 decks66 decks
16%synergy
Sunken Hollow
26%inclusion17 decks66 decks
-14%synergy
Haunted Ridge
26%inclusion17 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
26%inclusion17 decks66 decks
16%synergy
Volcanic Island
24%inclusion16 decks66 decks
9%synergy
Arid Mesa
24%inclusion16 decks66 decks
15%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
23%inclusion15 decks66 decks
-15%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
23%inclusion15 decks66 decks
17%synergy
Wooded Foothills
23%inclusion15 decks66 decks
14%synergy
Marsh Flats
23%inclusion15 decks66 decks
13%synergy
Fell the Profane
21%inclusion14 decks66 decks
13%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
21%inclusion14 decks66 decks
-7%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
20%inclusion13 decks66 decks
13%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
20%inclusion13 decks66 decks
14%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
18%inclusion12 decks66 decks
10%synergy
Path of Ancestry
17%inclusion11 decks66 decks
-14%synergy
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