Kess, Dissident Mage (Commander) - Optimized Control

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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29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
3.1xlift
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13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
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6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
3.8xlift
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Dark Ritual
84%inclusion26 decks31 decks
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68%inclusion21 decks31 decks
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Faithless Looting
68%inclusion21 decks31 decks
3.4xlift
Frantic Search
68%inclusion21 decks31 decks
3.1xlift
Counterspell
68%inclusion21 decks31 decks
1.2xlift
Brainstorm
65%inclusion20 decks31 decks
2.6xlift
Swan Song
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
1.5xlift
Toxic Deluge
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
1.2xlift
Windfall
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
1.6xlift
Cyclonic Rift
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
0.9xlift
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13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
15xlift
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19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
14xlift
Chain of Smog
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
11xlift
Ral, Crackling Wit
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
9.2xlift
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
9.2xlift
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16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
8.5xlift
Time Stretch
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
8.5xlift
Thunderclap Drake
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
8.5xlift
Increasing Vengeance
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
8.0xlift
Dark Petition
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
7.5xlift
Creatures
Notion Thief
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
1.9xlift
Thassa's Oracle
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
2.9xlift
Storm-Kiln Artist
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
4.0xlift
Baral, Chief of Compliance
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
6.3xlift
Archmage Emeritus
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
3.7xlift
Spellseeker
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
3.4xlift
Dualcaster Mage
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
1.5xlift
Orcish Bowmasters
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
0.7xlift
Opposition Agent
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
1.4xlift
Snapcaster Mage
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
1.3xlift
Cormela, Glamour Thief
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
6.1xlift
Nightscape Familiar
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
0.8xlift
Dauthi Voidwalker
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
0.8xlift
Pinnacle Monk
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
1.8xlift
Vivi Ornitier
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
1.1xlift
Boggart Trawler
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
3.2xlift
Goblin Electromancer
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
3.7xlift
Talion, the Kindly Lord
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
3.2xlift
Hexing Squelcher
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
0.8xlift
Displacer Kitten
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
0.7xlift
Dragon's Rage Channeler
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
3.6xlift
Sedgemoor Witch
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
4.2xlift
Archmage of Runes
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
4.6xlift
Consecrated Sphinx
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
1.3xlift
Baleful Strix
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
0.9xlift
Young Pyromancer
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
7.3xlift
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
6.8xlift
Hullbreaker Horror
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
1.1xlift
Exhibition Tidecaller
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
6.0xlift
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
0.8xlift
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
13xlift
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
0.3xlift
Jace, Vryn's Prodigy
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
4.8xlift
Archaeomancer
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
1.3xlift
Archon of Cruelty
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
1.2xlift
Laboratory Maniac
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
1.3xlift
Psychic Frog
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
2.3xlift
Ledger Shredder
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
1.7xlift
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
2.1xlift
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
3.3xlift
Third Path Iconoclast
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
10xlift
Gandalf, Goblins' Bane
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3.0xlift
The Master of Lake-town
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
12xlift
Electro, Assaulting Battery
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2.4xlift
Thor, God of Thunder
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
27xlift
Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5.6xlift
Kefka, Court Mage
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
0.9xlift
Bilbo, Thief in the Night
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4.4xlift
Scalding Viper
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
13xlift
Lutri, the Spellchaser
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
17xlift
Instants
Chaos Warp
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
1.8xlift
An Offer You Can't Refuse
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
1.2xlift
Vampiric Tutor
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
1.2xlift
Force of Will
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
1.3xlift
Mana Drain
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
1.0xlift
Terminate
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
2.4xlift
Fierce Guardianship
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
0.8xlift
Demonic Consultation
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
3.3xlift
Arcane Denial
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
1.1xlift
Fact or Fiction
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
4.6xlift
Consider
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
7.2xlift
Gifts Ungiven
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
3.8xlift
Flusterstorm
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
2.0xlift
Flame of Anor
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
3.2xlift
Fell the Profane
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
1.6xlift
Brain Freeze
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
2.7xlift
Cabal Ritual
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
1.9xlift
Rakdos Charm
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
2.7xlift
Sink into Stupor
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
1.1xlift
Waterlogged Teachings
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
2.3xlift
Entomb
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
2.1xlift
Lightning Bolt
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
1.8xlift
Seething Song
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
2.9xlift
Force of Negation
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
1.1xlift
Deflecting Swat
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
0.6xlift
Abrade
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
2.9xlift
Withering Torment
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
1.8xlift
Deadly Rollick
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
0.6xlift
Pongify
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
2.1xlift
Negate
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
1.3xlift
Muddle the Mixture
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
2.8xlift
Lim-Dûl's Vault
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
2.2xlift
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19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
7.3xlift
Narset's Reversal
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
2.2xlift
Pact of Negation
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
1.2xlift
Drown in the Loch
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
1.8xlift
Tainted Pact
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
2.8xlift
Reality Shift
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
2.2xlift
Opt
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
3.8xlift
Dig Through Time
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
2.8xlift
Thrill of Possibility
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
2.2xlift
Chain of Vapor
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
2.3xlift
Three Steps Ahead
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
3.1xlift
Maestros Charm
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
6.3xlift
Reverberate
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
3.5xlift
Snap
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
1.2xlift
Dramatic Reversal
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
3.1xlift
Fire Covenant
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
2.3xlift
Rapid Hybridization
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
1.4xlift
Go for the Throat
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
2.4xlift
Sorceries
Demonic Tutor
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
1.0xlift
Ponder
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
3.7xlift
Reanimate
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
1.2xlift
Preordain
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
4.4xlift
Jeska's Will
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
1.4xlift
Blasphemous Act
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
1.0xlift
Feed the Swarm
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
1.6xlift
Gitaxian Probe
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
3.8xlift
Torment of Hailfire
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
2.8xlift
Imperial Seal
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
2.7xlift
Vandalblast
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
1.2xlift
Expressive Iteration
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
5.1xlift
Damnation
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
1.2xlift
Gamble
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
1.2xlift
Wheel of Fortune
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
1.3xlift
Mizzix's Mastery
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
4.5xlift
Twinflame
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
2.0xlift
Final Parting
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
7.1xlift
Mana Geyser
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
2.4xlift
Time Warp
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
3.7xlift
Stock Up
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
2.5xlift
Yawgmoth's Will
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
2.7xlift
Past in Flames
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
4.1xlift
Serum Visions
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
7.3xlift
Praetor's Grasp
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
3.1xlift
Sundering Eruption
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
3.0xlift
Breach the Multiverse
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
2.1xlift
Grapeshot
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
4.6xlift
Decorum Dissertation
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
8.3xlift
Wheel of Misfortune
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
1.6xlift
Unmarked Grave
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5.1xlift
Crackle with Power
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5.4xlift
Careful Study
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
3.3xlift
Persist
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
2.0xlift
Temporal Mastery
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
4.2xlift
Doomsday
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6.3xlift
Whispering Madness
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
1.0xlift
Exsanguinate
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
1.8xlift
See the Truth
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
25xlift
Stitch Together
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
2.1xlift
Rise of the Dark Realms
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
1.3xlift
Grim Tutor
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
1.4xlift
Reforge the Soul
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
1.0xlift
Will of the Abzan
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2.7xlift
Strategic Planning
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
17xlift
Sleight of Hand
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
8.5xlift
Incarnation Technique
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
7.3xlift
Cathartic Reunion
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4.6xlift
Electroduplicate
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1.3xlift
Immolating Gyre
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
25xlift
Utility Artifacts
The One Ring
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
0.6xlift
Isochron Scepter
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
3.7xlift
Primal Amulet
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
7.5xlift
Wishclaw Talisman
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
1.2xlift
Sensei's Divining Top
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
0.9xlift
Aetherflux Reservoir
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
2.4xlift
Panoptic Mirror
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
10xlift
Sapphire Medallion
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2.3xlift
Enchantments
Rhystic Study
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
0.9xlift
Mystic Remora
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
1.3xlift
Underworld Breach
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
1.2xlift
Propaganda
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
1.3xlift
Necropotence
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
1.6xlift
Thousand-Year Storm
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
5.6xlift
Arcane Bombardment
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6.3xlift
Ripples of Undeath
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6.3xlift
Necromancy
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
1.1xlift
Animate Dead
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
0.5xlift
Phyrexian Arena
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
1.4xlift
Uncover the Moon-Letters
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
22xlift
Waste Not
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0.2xlift
Dance of the Dead
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1.5xlift
Rite of the Dragoncaller
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
17xlift
Shark Typhoon
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3.4xlift
Leyline of Anticipation
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1.1xlift
Artist's Talent
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
7.3xlift
Search for Azcanta
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2.8xlift
Planeswalkers
Narset, Parter of Veils
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
2.4xlift
Ashiok, Dream Render
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
2.1xlift
Professor Onyx
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
4.5xlift
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
4.8xlift
Dack Fayden
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1.5xlift
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
0.9xlift
Mystic Sanctuary
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
2.9xlift
Otawara, Soaring City
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
0.8xlift
Bojuka Bog
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
0.7xlift
Mistrise Village
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
0.8xlift
Ancient Tomb
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
0.4xlift
Emergence Zone
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
3.3xlift
Desolate Lighthouse
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
2.3xlift
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
0.9xlift
Castle Vantress
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6.9xlift
Wasteland
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1.6xlift
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1.8xlift
Riptide Laboratory
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0.8xlift
Urza's Saga
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0.4xlift
Geier Reach Sanitarium
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0.7xlift
Cephalid Coliseum
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1.2xlift
Temple of the False God
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2.1xlift
Great Hall of the Biblioplex
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
6.0xlift
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
97%inclusion30 decks31 decks
1.0xlift
Arcane Signet
87%inclusion27 decks31 decks
0.9xlift
Talisman of Creativity
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
1.0xlift
Talisman of Dominance
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
0.9xlift
Dimir Signet
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
1.6xlift
Izzet Signet
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
1.7xlift
Fellwar Stone
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
1.0xlift
Talisman of Indulgence
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
0.7xlift
Rakdos Signet
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
1.3xlift
Lotus Petal
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
1.1xlift
Resonating Lute
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
6.8xlift
Chrome Mox
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
1.0xlift
Mana Vault
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
0.5xlift
Relic of Sauron
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
0.4xlift
Grim Monolith
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1.5xlift
Decanter of Endless Water
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1.9xlift
Thought Vessel
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0.3xlift
Mox Opal
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0.7xlift
Lion's Eye Diamond
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1.7xlift
Mox Diamond
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0.8xlift
Tablet of Discovery
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
3.1xlift
Lands
Command Tower
97%inclusion30 decks31 decks
1.0xlift
Island
97%inclusion30 decks31 decks
1.0xlift
Swamp
94%inclusion29 decks31 decks
1.0xlift
Mountain
87%inclusion27 decks31 decks
1.0xlift
Steam Vents
81%inclusion25 decks31 decks
1.0xlift
Watery Grave
77%inclusion24 decks31 decks
0.9xlift
Blood Crypt
74%inclusion23 decks31 decks
1.0xlift
Xander's Lounge
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
1.0xlift
Polluted Delta
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
0.9xlift
Bloodstained Mire
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
0.9xlift
Drowned Catacomb
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
1.2xlift
Morphic Pool
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
1.1xlift
Scalding Tarn
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
0.9xlift
Exotic Orchard
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
0.9xlift
Shivan Reef
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
1.2xlift
Sulfur Falls
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
1.1xlift
Training Center
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
0.9xlift
Dragonskull Summit
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
0.9xlift
Luxury Suite
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
0.9xlift
Undercity Sewers
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
1.5xlift
Shipwreck Marsh
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
1.1xlift
Crumbling Necropolis
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
1.2xlift
Underground River
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
0.9xlift
Stormcarved Coast
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
1.1xlift
Fell the Profane
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
1.6xlift
Reflecting Pool
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
1.2xlift
Sink into Stupor
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
1.1xlift
Thundering Falls
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
1.3xlift
Gloomlake Verge
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
1.5xlift
Haunted Ridge
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
1.2xlift
Waterlogged Teachings
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
2.3xlift
Mana Confluence
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
1.1xlift
Sulfurous Springs
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
0.7xlift
Raucous Theater
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
1.0xlift
Misty Rainforest
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
1.2xlift
Badlands
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
1.0xlift
Underground Sea
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
1.0xlift
Verdant Catacombs
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
1.3xlift
Blazemire Verge
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
1.3xlift
Volcanic Island
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
1.0xlift
Marsh Flats
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
1.2xlift
Cascade Bluffs
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
1.4xlift
City of Brass
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
0.8xlift
Wooded Foothills
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
1.2xlift
Sunken Ruins
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
1.8xlift
Flooded Strand
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
0.9xlift
Pinnacle Monk
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
1.8xlift
Fabled Passage
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
1.5xlift
Clearwater Pathway
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
1.3xlift
Smoldering Marsh
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
0.7xlift
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