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%inclusion6 decks6 decks
90%synergy
Timetwister
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
81%synergy
Swan Song
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
81%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
63%synergy
Windfall
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
60%synergy
Demonic Consultation
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
59%synergy
Force of Negation
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
59%synergy
Mystical Tutor
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
53%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
51%synergy
Faithless Looting
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
47%synergy
Top Cards
Frantic Search
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
46%synergy
Dark Ritual
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Toxic Deluge
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
46%synergy
Game Changers
Thassa's Oracle
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
75%synergy
Underworld Breach
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
72%synergy
Force of Will
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
73%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
62%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
67%synergy
Imperial Seal
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
59%synergy
Demonic Tutor
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
45%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
49%synergy
Necropotence
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
60%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
47%synergy
Creatures
Opposition Agent
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
45%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
40%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
45%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
26%synergy
Spellseeker
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Notion Thief
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
26%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
6%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
25%synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
23%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
25%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
20%synergy
Electro, Assaulting Battery
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Zealous Conscripts
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Murktide Regent
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Ashling, Flame Dancer
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Gilded Drake
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Archaeomancer
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Jace's Archivist
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Skirge Familiar
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Fell Specter
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Visionary
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Spellskite
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Ledger Shredder
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Divining Witch
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Instants
An Offer You Can't Refuse
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
20%synergy
Chaos Warp
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Tainted Pact
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
43%synergy
Brainstorm
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Intuition
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
48%synergy
Brain Freeze
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
42%synergy
Cabal Ritual
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
40%synergy
Flusterstorm
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
42%synergy
Ad Nauseam
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
45%synergy
Pact of Negation
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
42%synergy
Mental Misstep
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Chain of Vapor
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Entomb
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Consider
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Rakdos Charm
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
18%synergy
Mana Drain
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
18%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
24%synergy
Pyroblast
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Valakut Awakening
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Trickbind
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Fire Covenant
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Deadly Rollick
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-1%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Pongify
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
See Double
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Gush
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Opt
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Run Away Together
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Final Fortune
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Snap
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Flame of Anor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Fact or Fiction
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Flare of Denial
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Lightning Bolt
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
6%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Terminate
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-9%synergy
Seething Song
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Dispel
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Reality Shift
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Strix Serenade
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Thought Scour
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Disallow
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Darkness
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Cryptic Command
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Sorceries
Wheel of Misfortune
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
46%synergy
Doomsday
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
50%synergy
Reanimate
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
25%synergy
Ponder
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
25%synergy
Jeska's Will
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Blasphemous Act
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-11%synergy
Vandalblast
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Gamble
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
23%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Chain Reaction
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Diabolic Intent
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Void Snare
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Increasing Ambition
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Rush of Dread
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Electroduplicate
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Paradigm Shift
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Echo of Eons
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Turbulent Dreams
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Aether Tide
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Burning Inquiry
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Damnation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Feed the Swarm
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-12%synergy
Lórien Revealed
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Delirium Skeins
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Whispering Madness
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Twinflame
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Rite of Flame
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Baral's Expertise
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Mana Geyser
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Preordain
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Dark Deal
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Expressive Iteration
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Grim Tutor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Chain of Smog
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Reforge the Soul
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The One Ring
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
37%synergy
Entropic Battlecruiser
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Grinding Station
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Defense Grid
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Twinning Staff
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Library of Leng
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Lightning Greaves
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-13%synergy
Memory Jar
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Enchantments
Rhystic Study
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Mystic Remora
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
18%synergy
Waste Not
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Liliana's Caress
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Artist's Talent
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Forced Fruition
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Leyline of the Void
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Megrim
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Overburden
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Exquisite Blood
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Mana Flare
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Dress Down
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Raiders' Wake
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Crackling Wit
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Dack Fayden
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Professor Onyx
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Jace Reawakened
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Utility Lands
Ancient Tomb
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
21%synergy
Reliquary Tower
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-2%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Wasteland
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Rivendell
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Ghost Quarter
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Mistrise Village
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Urza's Saga
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Cabal Coffers
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Emergence Zone
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
-5%synergy
Sol Ring
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
-6%synergy
Lotus Petal
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
56%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
22%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Chrome Mox
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
58%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Mox Opal
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
42%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
44%synergy
Mox Diamond
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
43%synergy
Grim Monolith
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Mana Vault
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
25%synergy
Mox Amber
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Fellwar Stone
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-2%synergy
Izzet Signet
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-16%synergy
Rakdos Signet
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-16%synergy
Dimir Signet
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-18%synergy
Relic of Sauron
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-2%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Steam Vents
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
55%synergy
Island
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Blood Crypt
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
54%synergy
Watery Grave
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
52%synergy
Badlands
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
68%synergy
Underground Sea
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
68%synergy
Volcanic Island
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
68%synergy
Scalding Tarn
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
51%synergy
Polluted Delta
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
48%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
48%synergy
Mountain
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
-25%synergy
Swamp
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
-25%synergy
Xander's Lounge
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Flooded Strand
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
56%synergy
Prismatic Vista
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
47%synergy
Undercity Sewers
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
37%synergy
Misty Rainforest
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
40%synergy
Arid Mesa
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
41%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
44%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
40%synergy
Morphic Pool
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
18%synergy
Marsh Flats
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
40%synergy
Raucous Theater
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
23%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Wooded Foothills
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
25%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
26%synergy
Mana Confluence
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
21%synergy
Thundering Falls
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
23%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
27%synergy
City of Brass
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
20%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Valakut Awakening
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Tainted Isle
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Fiery Islet
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Fabled Passage
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-9%synergy
Shivan Reef
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-13%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Exotic Orchard
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-40%synergy
Seething Landscape
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
0%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-21%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-8%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-29%synergy
Reflecting Pool
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
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