Kess, Dissident Mage (Commander) - Expensive Optimized Storm

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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Improvisation Capstone
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Prismari, the Inspiration
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Resonating Lute
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
45%synergy
Mana Sculpt
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
46%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
84%synergy
Underworld Breach
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
89%synergy
Demonic Tutor
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
79%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
84%synergy
Mystical Tutor
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
87%synergy
The One Ring
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
54%synergy
Intuition
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
65%synergy
Rhystic Study
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
44%synergy
Force of Will
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
56%synergy
Gamble
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
57%synergy
Creatures
Birgi, God of Storytelling
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
94%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
59%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
45%synergy
Kitsa, Otterball Elite
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
25%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Emet-Selch, Unsundered
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Spellseeker
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Coruscation Mage
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
6%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Ashling, Flame Dancer
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
23%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
25%synergy
Eris, Roar of the Storm
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
22%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Guttersnipe
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Ledger Shredder
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
62%synergy
Fell the Profane
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
58%synergy
Frantic Search
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
46%synergy
Desperate Ritual
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
63%synergy
Brainstorm
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
49%synergy
Brain Freeze
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
59%synergy
Consider
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
60%synergy
Cabal Ritual
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
57%synergy
Seething Song
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
60%synergy
Mana Drain
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
51%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
63%synergy
Swan Song
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
47%synergy
Sink into Stupor
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
57%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
46%synergy
Deadly Rollick
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
16%synergy
Chaos Warp
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-1%synergy
Tainted Pact
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
3%synergy
Entomb
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Reiterate
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Fact or Fiction
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Lightning Bolt
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
23%synergy
Fork
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Culling the Weak
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Thought Scour
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Flusterstorm
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
25%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Twincast
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Demonic Consultation
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Peer Through Depths
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Force of Negation
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
25%synergy
Snap
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
23%synergy
Deflecting Swat
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
14%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
14%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Pyroblast
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Flame of Anor
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Pact of Negation
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
25%synergy
Flare of Duplication
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Abrade
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
24%synergy
Valakut Awakening
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Sorceries
Ponder
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
91%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
97%synergy
Faithless Looting
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
80%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
90%synergy
Windfall
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
43%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
61%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
63%synergy
Rite of Flame
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
60%synergy
Mana Geyser
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
61%synergy
Preordain
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
61%synergy
Expressive Iteration
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
63%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Unmarked Grave
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Imperial Seal
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Echo of Eons
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Crackle with Power
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Careful Study
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Past in Flames
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Bonus Round
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Lórien Revealed
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Twinflame
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Light Up the Stage
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Personal Tutor
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Galvanic Relay
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Reanimate
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
8%synergy
Toxic Deluge
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
13%synergy
Mind's Desire
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Damnation
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Chain of Smog
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Grapeshot
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Solve the Equation
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Circle of Power
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Aetherflux Reservoir
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
65%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
25%synergy
Isochron Scepter
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Enchantments
Sorcerer Class
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Mystic Remora
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
18%synergy
Necropotence
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Professor Onyx
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Utility Lands
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Ancient Tomb
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
21%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
18%synergy
City of Traitors
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
12%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
56%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
57%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
51%synergy
Sol Ring
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
10%synergy
Lotus Petal
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
56%synergy
Chrome Mox
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
58%synergy
Mox Diamond
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
60%synergy
Mana Vault
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
25%synergy
Fellwar Stone
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-2%synergy
Mox Opal
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Lands
Misty Rainforest
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
90%synergy
Badlands
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
84%synergy
Steam Vents
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
54%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
Morphic Pool
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
68%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
Training Center
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
68%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
Fell the Profane
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
58%synergy
Command Tower
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
-25%synergy
Swamp
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
-25%synergy
Luxury Suite
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
36%synergy
Mountain
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
-25%synergy
Sink into Stupor
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
57%synergy
Mana Confluence
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
55%synergy
Thundering Falls
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
56%synergy
City of Brass
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
53%synergy
Fiery Islet
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Prismatic Vista
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Raucous Theater
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
23%synergy
Undercity Sewers
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
21%synergy
Shivan Reef
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
4%synergy
Exotic Orchard
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-23%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
8%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-12%synergy
Tarnished Citadel
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Reflecting Pool
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
25%synergy
Sulfur Falls
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-14%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-9%synergy
Xander's Lounge
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-6%synergy
Mount Doom
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Island
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-59%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
25%synergy
Snow-Covered Mountain
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Sunken Ruins
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
22%synergy
Valakut Awakening
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
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