Kess, Dissident Mage (Commander) - Expensive 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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Imperial Seal
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
93%synergy
Rhystic Study
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
77%synergy
Force of Will
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
89%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
79%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
82%synergy
Chrome Mox
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
91%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
84%synergy
Mox Diamond
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
93%synergy
Grim Monolith
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
62%synergy
Ancient Tomb
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
54%synergy
Creatures
Gilded Drake
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
66%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
25%synergy
Opposition Agent
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Tidespout Tyrant
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
24%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Jace's Archivist
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Skirge Familiar
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Nezahal, Primal Tide
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Toxrill, the Corrosive
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Fell Specter
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Spellskite
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Psychic Frog
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Ledger Shredder
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Notion Thief
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Ghostly Pilferer
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
25%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Instants
Frantic Search
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
79%synergy
Swan Song
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
81%synergy
Chain of Vapor
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
61%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
36%synergy
Entomb
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
61%synergy
Intuition
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
65%synergy
Dark Ritual
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
64%synergy
Cabal Ritual
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
57%synergy
Flusterstorm
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
58%synergy
Force of Negation
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
59%synergy
Sink into Stupor
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
57%synergy
Pact of Negation
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
58%synergy
Mystical Tutor
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
53%synergy
Fire Covenant
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Fell the Profane
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
25%synergy
Trickbind
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Gush
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Mental Misstep
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Tainted Pact
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Run Away Together
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Brainstorm
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
16%synergy
Brain Freeze
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Mana Drain
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
18%synergy
Thought Scour
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Burnt Offering
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Ad Nauseam
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Demonic Consultation
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Wheel and Deal
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Misdirection
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Counterspell
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-11%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
24%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
14%synergy
Ravenous Trap
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Snapback
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Saw in Half
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Sorceries
Windfall
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
77%synergy
Faithless Looting
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
80%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
90%synergy
Demonic Tutor
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
45%synergy
Toxic Deluge
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
46%synergy
Timetwister
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
65%synergy
Void Snare
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Unmarked Grave
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Echo of Eons
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Aether Tide
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Persist
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Lórien Revealed
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Doomsday
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Delirium Skeins
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Whispering Madness
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Turbulent Dreams
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Reanimate
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
9%synergy
Baral's Expertise
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Gamble
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
23%synergy
Burning Inquiry
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Stitch Together
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Dark Deal
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Reforge the Soul
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Exhume
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The One Ring
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
54%synergy
Grinding Station
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Library of Leng
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Memory Jar
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Entropic Battlecruiser
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Enchantments
Mystic Remora
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
51%synergy
Waste Not
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
21%synergy
Dance of the Dead
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Underworld Breach
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
22%synergy
Forced Fruition
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Megrim
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Necromancy
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Overburden
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Necropotence
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Liliana's Caress
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Animate Dead
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
24%synergy
Raiders' Wake
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Dack Fayden
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Utility Lands
Otawara, Soaring City
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
51%synergy
Emergence Zone
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Reliquary Tower
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-2%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
12%synergy
Lotus Petal
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
89%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
51%synergy
Sol Ring
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
22%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
24%synergy
Rakdos Signet
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
34%synergy
Mana Vault
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
58%synergy
Dimir Signet
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Fellwar Stone
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Mox Opal
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
59%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
60%synergy
Izzet Signet
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
1%synergy
Mox Amber
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
8%synergy
Misty Rainforest
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
90%synergy
Badlands
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
85%synergy
Steam Vents
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
55%synergy
Blood Crypt
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
54%synergy
Underground Sea
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
85%synergy
Wooded Foothills
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
91%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
90%synergy
Island
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
7%synergy
Arid Mesa
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
91%synergy
Volcanic Island
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
85%synergy
Scalding Tarn
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
68%synergy
Marsh Flats
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
90%synergy
Polluted Delta
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
65%synergy
Flooded Strand
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
89%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
65%synergy
Watery Grave
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
52%synergy
Undercity Sewers
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
54%synergy
Swamp
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
-25%synergy
Mountain
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
-25%synergy
Sink into Stupor
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
57%synergy
Morphic Pool
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
35%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
59%synergy
Mana Confluence
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
55%synergy
City of Brass
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
53%synergy
Tainted Isle
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Prismatic Vista
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Fell the Profane
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
25%synergy
Fabled Passage
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Shivan Reef
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
4%synergy
Exotic Orchard
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-23%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-12%synergy
Reflecting Pool
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
25%synergy
Sulfur Falls
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-13%synergy
Luxury Suite
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
2%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-9%synergy
Xander's Lounge
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-6%synergy
Underground River
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
6%synergy
Blazemire Verge
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
24%synergy
Tainted Peak
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
24%synergy
Training Center
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
2%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
6%synergy
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