Kess, Dissident Mage (Commander) - Expensive 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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Wheel of Fortune
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
91%synergy
Timetwister
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
70%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
68%synergy
Swan Song
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
66%synergy
Demonic Consultation
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
64%synergy
Windfall
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
62%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
56%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
53%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
52%synergy
Faithless Looting
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
51%synergy
Top Cards
Frantic Search
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
50%synergy
Dark Ritual
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
33%synergy
Tainted Pact
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
51%synergy
Brain Freeze
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
50%synergy
Cabal Ritual
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
47%synergy
Flusterstorm
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
49%synergy
Necropotence
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
51%synergy
Reanimate
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
31%synergy
Force of Negation
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
49%synergy
Toxic Deluge
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
35%synergy
Game Changers
Thassa's Oracle
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
78%synergy
Underworld Breach
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
75%synergy
Force of Will
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
75%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
70%synergy
Imperial Seal
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
65%synergy
Demonic Tutor
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
51%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
51%synergy
Chrome Mox
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
63%synergy
Mystical Tutor
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
58%synergy
Intuition
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
56%synergy
Creatures
Orcish Bowmasters
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
39%synergy
Opposition Agent
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
38%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
35%synergy
Spellseeker
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
40%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
32%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
37%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
2%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
20%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
20%synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
17%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Notion Thief
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
21%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
21%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Electro, Assaulting Battery
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Zealous Conscripts
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
3%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Ashling, Flame Dancer
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Gilded Drake
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Murktide Regent
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Archaeomancer
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Jace's Archivist
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Skirge Familiar
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Fell Specter
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Visionary
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Spellskite
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Ledger Shredder
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Divining Witch
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Instants
Fierce Guardianship
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
38%synergy
Pact of Negation
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
49%synergy
Chaos Warp
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
8%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Entomb
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
37%synergy
Brainstorm
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Consider
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
36%synergy
Ad Nauseam
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
38%synergy
Pyroblast
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
38%synergy
Mental Misstep
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
22%synergy
Chain of Vapor
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Rakdos Charm
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Seething Song
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
21%synergy
Mana Drain
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
19%synergy
Valakut Awakening
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Fire Covenant
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Deadly Rollick
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-4%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Pongify
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Trickbind
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
See Double
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Gush
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
2%synergy
Desperate Ritual
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Fact or Fiction
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Flare of Denial
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Lightning Bolt
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Terminate
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-12%synergy
Culling the Weak
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Dispel
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Reality Shift
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Opt
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Strix Serenade
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Thought Scour
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Disallow
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Final Fortune
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Darkness
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Cryptic Command
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Peer Through Depths
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Wheel and Deal
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Denial
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-15%synergy
Sorceries
Ponder
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
35%synergy
Jeska's Will
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
37%synergy
Doomsday
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
42%synergy
Gamble
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
33%synergy
Echo of Eons
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Vandalblast
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Blasphemous Act
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-16%synergy
Twinflame
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Rite of Flame
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
22%synergy
Mana Geyser
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Preordain
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Expressive Iteration
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Boomerang Basics
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Diabolic Intent
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Void Snare
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Chain Reaction
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Increasing Ambition
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Rush of Dread
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Electroduplicate
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Unmarked Grave
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Past in Flames
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Feed the Swarm
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-13%synergy
Lórien Revealed
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Paradigm Shift
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Delirium Skeins
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Whispering Madness
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Turbulent Dreams
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Light Up the Stage
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Personal Tutor
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Galvanic Relay
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Baral's Expertise
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Burning Inquiry
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Dark Deal
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Time Spiral
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Damnation
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Grim Tutor
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Chain of Smog
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Reforge the Soul
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Solve the Equation
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The One Ring
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
30%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
21%synergy
Entropic Battlecruiser
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Grinding Station
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Defense Grid
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Twinning Staff
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Library of Leng
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Lightning Greaves
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-15%synergy
Memory Jar
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Enchantments
Rhystic Study
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
21%synergy
Mystic Remora
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Waste Not
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
2%synergy
Forced Fruition
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Megrim
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Overburden
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Exquisite Blood
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Mana Flare
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Liliana's Caress
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Dress Down
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Raiders' Wake
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Artist's Talent
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Leyline of the Void
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Dack Fayden
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Professor Onyx
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Jace Reawakened
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Utility Lands
Ancient Tomb
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
30%synergy
Reliquary Tower
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-6%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Wasteland
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Rivendell
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Ghost Quarter
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Mistrise Village
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Urza's Saga
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Cabal Coffers
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Emergence Zone
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1%synergy
City of Traitors
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
-2%synergy
Sol Ring
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
-4%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Lotus Petal
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
61%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
21%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Mox Opal
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
50%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
51%synergy
Mox Diamond
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
51%synergy
Mana Vault
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
34%synergy
Grim Monolith
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Mox Amber
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Fellwar Stone
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-7%synergy
Izzet Signet
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-17%synergy
Rakdos Signet
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-16%synergy
Dimir Signet
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-19%synergy
Relic of Sauron
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-5%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Steam Vents
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
54%synergy
Blood Crypt
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
53%synergy
Watery Grave
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
52%synergy
Badlands
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
70%synergy
Underground Sea
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
70%synergy
Island
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
-7%synergy
Volcanic Island
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
70%synergy
Scalding Tarn
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
53%synergy
Polluted Delta
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
51%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
50%synergy
Swamp
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
-21%synergy
Mountain
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
-20%synergy
Flooded Strand
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
61%synergy
Misty Rainforest
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
47%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
48%synergy
Xander's Lounge
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
18%synergy
Morphic Pool
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Arid Mesa
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
48%synergy
Marsh Flats
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
47%synergy
Prismatic Vista
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
39%synergy
Undercity Sewers
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
30%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
37%synergy
Wooded Foothills
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
35%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
35%synergy
Mana Confluence
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
31%synergy
City of Brass
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
29%synergy
Fiery Islet
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Raucous Theater
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
18%synergy
Shivan Reef
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-1%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
22%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
2%synergy
Reflecting Pool
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
20%synergy
Thundering Falls
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
18%synergy
Training Center
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-3%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Valakut Awakening
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Tainted Isle
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Fabled Passage
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Exotic Orchard
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-43%synergy
Seething Landscape
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-1%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-24%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-10%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-33%synergy
Tarnished Citadel
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
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