Kess, Dissident Mage (Commander) - Optimized Infect

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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Vampiric Tutor
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
84%synergy
Underworld Breach
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
55%synergy
Rhystic Study
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
44%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
64%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
47%synergy
Chrome Mox
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
58%synergy
Mystical Tutor
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
54%synergy
Jeska's Will
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
17%synergy
Opposition Agent
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Ancient Tomb
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
21%synergy
Creatures
Ichor Rats
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
100%synergy
Longshot, Rebel Bowman
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
98%synergy
Firebrand Archer
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
65%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
40%synergy
Flux Channeler
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
66%synergy
Guttersnipe
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
60%synergy
Plague Stinger
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Voidwing Hybrid
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Plague Myr
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Electrostatic Field
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Coruscation Mage
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Urabrask
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Jace, Vryn's Prodigy
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
23%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
25%synergy
Archaeomancer
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Blightbelly Rat
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Blighted Agent
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
15%synergy
Thrummingbird
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Instants
Frantic Search
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
78%synergy
Experimental Augury
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
99%synergy
Vraska's Fall
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
100%synergy
Prologue to Phyresis
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
100%synergy
Brainstorm
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
50%synergy
Dark Ritual
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Cabal Ritual
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
57%synergy
Mana Drain
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
51%synergy
Tainted Strike
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
65%synergy
Counterspell
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
22%synergy
Steady Progress
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
67%synergy
Deadly Rollick
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
15%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Drown in the Loch
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Mental Misstep
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
2%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Refute
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Snuff Out
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Negate
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
11%synergy
Intuition
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Grim Affliction
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Fact or Fiction
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Opt
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Thought Scour
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Flusterstorm
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
25%synergy
Disallow
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Swan Song
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
14%synergy
Force of Will
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
23%synergy
Ad Nauseam
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Delay
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Exclude
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Arcane Denial
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
5%synergy
Deflecting Swat
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
14%synergy
Silundi Vision
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Wizard's Retort
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Mission Briefing
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Volt Charge
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Radstorm
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Remand
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Miscast
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Mental Note
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Pyroblast
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Pact of Negation
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
25%synergy
Serum Snare
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Valakut Awakening
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Sorceries
Windfall
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
77%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
61%synergy
Contentious Plan
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
66%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
64%synergy
Faithless Looting
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
47%synergy
Phyresis Outbreak
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
67%synergy
Infectious Inquiry
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
66%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
57%synergy
Mana Geyser
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
61%synergy
Preordain
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
61%synergy
See the Truth
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
66%synergy
Ponder
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
25%synergy
Vat Emergence
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Past in Flames
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Serum Visions
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Feed the Swarm
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
6%synergy
Distorted Curiosity
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Blasphemous Act
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-11%synergy
Night's Whisper
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Demonic Tutor
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
13%synergy
Reanimate
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
8%synergy
Gamble
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
23%synergy
Burning Inquiry
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Toxic Deluge
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
12%synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Goblin Lore
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Drown in Ichor
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Grafted Exoskeleton
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
66%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
The One Ring
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
21%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
25%synergy
Enchantments
Mystic Remora
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
51%synergy
Phyresis
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
65%synergy
Festering Wound
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Inexorable Tide
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Glistening Oil
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Double Vision
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Necropotence
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Snake Cult Initiation
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Corrupted Conscience
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Planeswalkers
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Utility Lands
Inkmoth Nexus
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
67%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
53%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Karn's Bastion
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
18%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
12%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
22%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
22%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
16%synergy
Sol Ring
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
-23%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Izzet Signet
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
2%synergy
Lotus Petal
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
23%synergy
Rakdos Signet
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
2%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
20%synergy
Mana Vault
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
25%synergy
Dimir Signet
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-0%synergy
Worn Powerstone
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Mox Opal
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Mox Diamond
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
8%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
8%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
8%synergy
Island
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
7%synergy
Watery Grave
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
52%synergy
Steam Vents
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
21%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
48%synergy
Exotic Orchard
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
10%synergy
Blood Crypt
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
20%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
20%synergy
Sulfur Falls
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
19%synergy
Luxury Suite
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
35%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
23%synergy
Evolving Wilds
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
44%synergy
Morphic Pool
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
35%synergy
Scalding Tarn
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
34%synergy
Training Center
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
35%synergy
Polluted Delta
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Misty Rainforest
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
24%synergy
Shivan Reef
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
4%synergy
Badlands
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
18%synergy
Seething Landscape
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
18%synergy
Underground Sea
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
18%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Reflecting Pool
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
25%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-19%synergy
Xander's Lounge
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-6%synergy
Maestros Theater
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Darkslick Shores
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Silundi Vision
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Path of Ancestry
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
2%synergy
Volcanic Island
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
18%synergy
Marsh Flats
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
23%synergy
Valakut Awakening
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
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