Kess, Dissident Mage (Commander) - Optimized Wheels

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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Thor, God of Thunder
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Dark Fortress
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Hidden Lair
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Gandalf, Goblins' Bane
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Windfall
96%inclusion22 decks23 decks
72%synergy
Dark Deal
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
58%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
51%synergy
Whispering Madness
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
50%synergy
Waste Not
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
44%synergy
Jace's Archivist
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
42%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
41%synergy
Liliana's Caress
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
41%synergy
Molten Psyche
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
39%synergy
Reforge the Soul
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
39%synergy
Top Cards
Blasphemous Act
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Arcane Denial
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
28%synergy
Toxic Deluge
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
35%synergy
Swan Song
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
37%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Faithless Looting
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
32%synergy
Dark Ritual
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Reanimate
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
27%synergy
Frantic Search
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
31%synergy
Chaos Warp
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
74%inclusion17 decks23 decks
54%synergy
Mystical Tutor
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
48%synergy
Underworld Breach
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
45%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
39%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
28%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
32%synergy
Jeska's Will
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
32%synergy
Demonic Tutor
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Rhystic Study
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
31%synergy
Creatures
Psychosis Crawler
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
36%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
34%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Notion Thief
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Fate Unraveler
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Nekusar, the Mindrazer
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
The Locust God
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Urabrask
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Rielle, the Everwise
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Ledger Shredder
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Opposition Agent
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Bone Miser
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Spellseeker
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Kederekt Parasite
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Electro, Assaulting Battery
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Blazing Firesinger
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Displacer Kitten
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Archmage of Runes
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Glint-Horn Buccaneer
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Boggart Trawler
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Sangromancer
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Whirlpool Warrior
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Skirge Familiar
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Brainstorm
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
27%synergy
Cabal Ritual
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
33%synergy
Counterspell
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Entomb
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
33%synergy
Deflecting Swat
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Mana Drain
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Deadly Rollick
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Force of Will
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Demonic Consultation
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Wheel and Deal
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
27%synergy
Brain Freeze
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Chain of Vapor
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Force of Negation
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Pact of Negation
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Tainted Pact
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Negate
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-5%synergy
Intuition
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Lightning Bolt
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Rakdos Charm
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Seething Song
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Flusterstorm
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Reverberate
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Fire Covenant
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Pongify
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Fact or Fiction
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Terminate
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-13%synergy
Dispel
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Ad Nauseam
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Izzet Charm
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Valakut Awakening
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Withering Torment
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Drown in the Loch
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Mental Misstep
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Reiterate
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Reality Shift
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Disallow
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Delay
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Narset's Reversal
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Pyroblast
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Gamble
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Ponder
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
26%synergy
Echo of Eons
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
27%synergy
Vandalblast
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Mana Geyser
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Burning Inquiry
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Winds of Change
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Imperial Seal
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Feed the Swarm
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-10%synergy
Preordain
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Stitch Together
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Incendiary Command
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Damnation
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Persist
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Unearth
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Timetwister
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Diabolic Intent
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Extinction Event
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Unmarked Grave
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Victimize
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-0%synergy
Crackle with Power
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Careful Study
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Temporal Manipulation
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Day's Undoing
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Twinflame
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Capture of Jingzhou
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Rite of Flame
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Living Death
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
See the Truth
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Khorvath's Fury
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Expressive Iteration
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Time Spiral
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Time Warp
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Portent
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Chain of Smog
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Solve the Equation
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Exhume
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Steal the Show
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Soul Immolation
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Teferi's Puzzle Box
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
25%synergy
The One Ring
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Lightning Greaves
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-7%synergy
Primal Amulet
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Howling Mine
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Temple Bell
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Library of Leng
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Isochron Scepter
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Entropic Battlecruiser
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
8%synergy
Defense Grid
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Meekstone
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-18%synergy
Iron Maiden
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Monument to Endurance
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Memory Jar
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Enchantments
Mystic Remora
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
28%synergy
Megrim
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Underworld Dreams
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
26%synergy
Forced Fruition
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Spiteful Visions
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Animate Dead
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Propaganda
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Fevered Visions
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Necropotence
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Dance of the Dead
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Curiosity
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Tyranny
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
No Mercy
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Black Market Connections
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-4%synergy
Raiders' Wake
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Narset, Parter of Veils
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Dack Fayden
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Geier Reach Sanitarium
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
32%synergy
Reliquary Tower
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Ancient Tomb
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
28%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Bojuka Bog
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Mistrise Village
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Emergence Zone
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Ghost Quarter
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Urza's Saga
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Cabal Coffers
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion23 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Signet
96%inclusion22 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
74%inclusion17 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
74%inclusion17 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
74%inclusion17 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Fellwar Stone
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Izzet Signet
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Rakdos Signet
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Dimir Signet
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Chrome Mox
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Lotus Petal
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Mana Vault
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Mox Amber
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Mox Opal
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Mox Diamond
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Commander's Sphere
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-5%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Grim Monolith
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Thought Vessel
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-12%synergy
Resonating Lute
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
The Soul Stone
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion23 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Blood Crypt
96%inclusion22 decks23 decks
49%synergy
Steam Vents
91%inclusion21 decks23 decks
45%synergy
Island
87%inclusion20 decks23 decks
-6%synergy
Watery Grave
87%inclusion20 decks23 decks
39%synergy
Swamp
83%inclusion19 decks23 decks
-10%synergy
Mountain
74%inclusion17 decks23 decks
-18%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
34%synergy
Polluted Delta
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Exotic Orchard
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Scalding Tarn
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Training Center
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Xander's Lounge
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Shivan Reef
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Luxury Suite
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Morphic Pool
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Sulfur Falls
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
-0%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Reflecting Pool
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
-5%synergy
Flooded Strand
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Misty Rainforest
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Wooded Foothills
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
26%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
-18%synergy
Arid Mesa
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
26%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Undercity Sewers
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Underground River
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Marsh Flats
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Haunted Ridge
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Raucous Theater
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
-0%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Blazemire Verge
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Badlands
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Temple of Deceit
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Underground Sea
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Volcanic Island
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Thundering Falls
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
10%synergy
City of Brass
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Fabled Passage
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Mana Confluence
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
5%synergy
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