Kess, Dissident Mage (Commander) - Reanimator

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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Exhibition Tidecaller
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
21%synergy
Mana Sculpt
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Grave Researcher
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Steal the Show
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Prismari Charm
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
8%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Faithless Looting
76%inclusion153 decks201 decks
56%synergy
Reanimate
81%inclusion163 decks201 decks
56%synergy
Frantic Search
72%inclusion145 decks201 decks
52%synergy
Stitch Together
53%inclusion107 decks201 decks
51%synergy
Entomb
54%inclusion108 decks201 decks
48%synergy
Persist
45%inclusion91 decks201 decks
42%synergy
Victimize
49%inclusion98 decks201 decks
40%synergy
Animate Dead
49%inclusion98 decks201 decks
40%synergy
Careful Study
39%inclusion79 decks201 decks
37%synergy
Incarnation Technique
38%inclusion76 decks201 decks
37%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
56%inclusion112 decks201 decks
19%synergy
Windfall
56%inclusion112 decks201 decks
32%synergy
Toxic Deluge
43%inclusion86 decks201 decks
23%synergy
Blasphemous Act
42%inclusion85 decks201 decks
-2%synergy
Buried Alive
41%inclusion82 decks201 decks
37%synergy
Counterspell
41%inclusion82 decks201 decks
-4%synergy
Living Death
40%inclusion81 decks201 decks
34%synergy
Dread Return
37%inclusion75 decks201 decks
35%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
37%inclusion75 decks201 decks
34%synergy
Feed the Swarm
34%inclusion69 decks201 decks
6%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
33%inclusion66 decks201 decks
12%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
29%inclusion59 decks201 decks
8%synergy
Rhystic Study
29%inclusion58 decks201 decks
6%synergy
Mystical Tutor
28%inclusion56 decks201 decks
14%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
24%inclusion49 decks201 decks
8%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
21%inclusion43 decks201 decks
2%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
19%inclusion39 decks201 decks
17%synergy
Jeska's Will
19%inclusion38 decks201 decks
2%synergy
Gamble
17%inclusion34 decks201 decks
7%synergy
Force of Will
14%inclusion29 decks201 decks
4%synergy
Creatures
Sheoldred, Whispering One
34%inclusion69 decks201 decks
31%synergy
Anger
30%inclusion61 decks201 decks
19%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
27%inclusion55 decks201 decks
0%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
26%inclusion52 decks201 decks
24%synergy
Ledger Shredder
25%inclusion51 decks201 decks
23%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
25%inclusion50 decks201 decks
20%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
25%inclusion44 decks179 decks
22%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
23%inclusion46 decks201 decks
21%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
22%inclusion45 decks201 decks
20%synergy
Nezahal, Primal Tide
22%inclusion45 decks201 decks
22%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
21%inclusion42 decks201 decks
20%synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
19%inclusion38 decks201 decks
16%synergy
Combustible Gearhulk
18%inclusion37 decks201 decks
15%synergy
Toxrill, the Corrosive
18%inclusion36 decks201 decks
17%synergy
Obsessive Stitcher
17%inclusion35 decks201 decks
17%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
16%inclusion33 decks201 decks
8%synergy
Lord Xander, the Collector
16%inclusion33 decks201 decks
13%synergy
Likeness Looter
16%inclusion33 decks201 decks
14%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
16%inclusion32 decks201 decks
9%synergy
Massacre Wurm
16%inclusion32 decks201 decks
14%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
15%inclusion30 decks201 decks
6%synergy
Flayer of the Hatebound
15%inclusion30 decks201 decks
13%synergy
Feldon of the Third Path
15%inclusion30 decks201 decks
13%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
14%inclusion28 decks201 decks
8%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
13%inclusion27 decks201 decks
12%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
13%inclusion27 decks201 decks
3%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
13%inclusion26 decks201 decks
-5%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
12%inclusion25 decks201 decks
2%synergy
Noxious Gearhulk
12%inclusion25 decks201 decks
9%synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
12%inclusion24 decks201 decks
9%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
12%inclusion24 decks201 decks
10%synergy
Ancient Brass Dragon
12%inclusion24 decks201 decks
11%synergy
Metamorphosis Fanatic
11%inclusion20 decks174 decks
11%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
11%inclusion23 decks201 decks
6%synergy
Moria Scavenger
11%inclusion23 decks201 decks
7%synergy
Burning-Rune Demon
11%inclusion23 decks201 decks
10%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
11%inclusion22 decks201 decks
9%synergy
Ancient Silver Dragon
10%inclusion21 decks201 decks
10%synergy
Twilight Diviner
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
9%synergy
Rona, Herald of Invasion
10%inclusion20 decks201 decks
9%synergy
Psychic Frog
10%inclusion20 decks201 decks
7%synergy
Jace's Archivist
10%inclusion20 decks201 decks
4%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
9.5%inclusion19 decks201 decks
5%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
9.5%inclusion19 decks201 decks
5%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
9.5%inclusion19 decks201 decks
5%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
9.5%inclusion19 decks201 decks
1%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
9.5%inclusion19 decks201 decks
3%synergy
Terror of the Peaks
9.5%inclusion19 decks201 decks
8%synergy
Oriq Loremage
9.0%inclusion18 decks201 decks
8%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
9.0%inclusion18 decks201 decks
0%synergy
Instants
An Offer You Can't Refuse
34%inclusion68 decks201 decks
4%synergy
Chaos Warp
32%inclusion64 decks201 decks
-3%synergy
Arcane Denial
31%inclusion63 decks201 decks
3%synergy
Swan Song
28%inclusion57 decks201 decks
9%synergy
Fact or Fiction
25%inclusion51 decks201 decks
18%synergy
Cabal Ritual
24%inclusion49 decks201 decks
14%synergy
Izzet Charm
24%inclusion48 decks201 decks
21%synergy
Mana Drain
23%inclusion47 decks201 decks
8%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
23%inclusion46 decks201 decks
12%synergy
Negate
23%inclusion46 decks201 decks
0%synergy
Fell the Profane
22%inclusion44 decks201 decks
14%synergy
Brainstorm
21%inclusion42 decks201 decks
4%synergy
Sink into Stupor
21%inclusion42 decks201 decks
11%synergy
Deflecting Swat
20%inclusion41 decks201 decks
1%synergy
Rakdos Charm
18%inclusion37 decks201 decks
3%synergy
Terminate
18%inclusion37 decks201 decks
-7%synergy
Big Score
18%inclusion36 decks201 decks
6%synergy
Bitter Triumph
17%inclusion34 decks201 decks
14%synergy
Prismari Command
17%inclusion34 decks201 decks
11%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
16%inclusion32 decks201 decks
9%synergy
Consider
16%inclusion32 decks201 decks
10%synergy
Deadly Rollick
15%inclusion31 decks201 decks
-2%synergy
Demand Answers
15%inclusion30 decks201 decks
10%synergy
Withering Torment
14%inclusion25 decks175 decks
2%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
12%inclusion25 decks201 decks
10%synergy
Bedevil
12%inclusion25 decks201 decks
-3%synergy
Thought Scour
12%inclusion24 decks201 decks
11%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
11%inclusion23 decks201 decks
2%synergy
Saw in Half
11%inclusion23 decks201 decks
6%synergy
Maestros Charm
11%inclusion22 decks201 decks
8%synergy
Drown in the Loch
10%inclusion21 decks201 decks
7%synergy
Forbidden Alchemy
10%inclusion21 decks201 decks
9%synergy
Flame of Anor
10%inclusion21 decks201 decks
5%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
9.5%inclusion19 decks201 decks
3%synergy
Ancient Excavation
9.0%inclusion18 decks201 decks
8%synergy
Brain Freeze
9.0%inclusion18 decks201 decks
1%synergy
Pact of Negation
9.0%inclusion18 decks201 decks
1%synergy
Force of Negation
8.5%inclusion17 decks201 decks
0%synergy
Pongify
8.0%inclusion16 decks201 decks
2%synergy
Tainted Indulgence
8.0%inclusion16 decks201 decks
8%synergy
Intuition
7.5%inclusion15 decks201 decks
6%synergy
You Find the Villains' Lair
7.5%inclusion15 decks201 decks
7%synergy
Reality Shift
7.5%inclusion15 decks201 decks
3%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
7.5%inclusion15 decks201 decks
5%synergy
Flusterstorm
7.5%inclusion15 decks201 decks
-1%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
7.0%inclusion14 decks201 decks
4%synergy
Demonic Consultation
7.0%inclusion14 decks201 decks
-1%synergy
Abrade
7.0%inclusion14 decks201 decks
-3%synergy
Mental Misstep
6.5%inclusion13 decks201 decks
0%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
6.5%inclusion13 decks201 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Exhume
34%inclusion69 decks201 decks
33%synergy
Unmarked Grave
27%inclusion55 decks201 decks
26%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
25%inclusion50 decks201 decks
21%synergy
Vandalblast
24%inclusion48 decks201 decks
8%synergy
Zombify
24%inclusion48 decks201 decks
23%synergy
Will of the Abzan
22%inclusion30 decks136 decks
21%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
22%inclusion44 decks201 decks
17%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
20%inclusion41 decks201 decks
11%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
20%inclusion40 decks201 decks
18%synergy
Singularity Rupture
18%inclusion19 decks106 decks
16%synergy
Ponder
15%inclusion31 decks201 decks
7%synergy
Extract from Darkness
15%inclusion31 decks201 decks
12%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
13%inclusion27 decks201 decks
9%synergy
Whispering Madness
12%inclusion24 decks201 decks
6%synergy
Preordain
11%inclusion23 decks201 decks
6%synergy
Coiling Rebirth
11%inclusion20 decks188 decks
10%synergy
Dark Deal
10%inclusion21 decks201 decks
3%synergy
Restart Sequence
10%inclusion20 decks194 decks
10%synergy
Winternight Stories
10%inclusion13 decks136 decks
9%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
9.5%inclusion19 decks201 decks
9%synergy
Damnation
9.5%inclusion19 decks201 decks
2%synergy
Abstract Performance
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Imperial Seal
9.0%inclusion18 decks201 decks
2%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
9.0%inclusion18 decks201 decks
7%synergy
Reforge the Soul
9.0%inclusion18 decks201 decks
4%synergy
Mana Geyser
9.0%inclusion18 decks201 decks
4%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
8.5%inclusion17 decks201 decks
3%synergy
Lively Dirge
8.5%inclusion17 decks201 decks
7%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
8.5%inclusion17 decks201 decks
5%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
8.1%inclusion11 decks136 decks
7%synergy
See the Truth
8.0%inclusion16 decks201 decks
7%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
7.9%inclusion13 decks164 decks
2%synergy
Strategic Planning
7.5%inclusion15 decks201 decks
7%synergy
Beacon of Unrest
7.5%inclusion15 decks201 decks
7%synergy
Chart a Course
7.0%inclusion14 decks201 decks
5%synergy
Too Greedily, Too Deep
7.0%inclusion14 decks201 decks
4%synergy
Demonic Counsel
6.7%inclusion12 decks179 decks
2%synergy
Blood for Bones
6.5%inclusion13 decks201 decks
6%synergy
Exsanguinate
6.0%inclusion12 decks201 decks
2%synergy
Night's Whisper
6.0%inclusion12 decks201 decks
2%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
6.0%inclusion12 decks201 decks
3%synergy
Lórien Revealed
6.0%inclusion12 decks201 decks
3%synergy
Sundering Eruption
6.0%inclusion12 decks201 decks
4%synergy
Breaking // Entering
5.5%inclusion11 decks201 decks
5%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
5.5%inclusion11 decks201 decks
0%synergy
Burning Inquiry
5.5%inclusion11 decks201 decks
3%synergy
Grave Upheaval
5.5%inclusion11 decks201 decks
5%synergy
Will of the Jeskai
5.1%inclusion7 decks136 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
19%inclusion39 decks201 decks
-10%synergy
The One Ring
11%inclusion23 decks201 decks
-1%synergy
Monument to Endurance
11%inclusion17 decks151 decks
5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.5%inclusion15 decks201 decks
-3%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
7.5%inclusion15 decks201 decks
4%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
7.5%inclusion15 decks201 decks
-19%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
7.0%inclusion14 decks201 decks
7%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
6.5%inclusion13 decks201 decks
-2%synergy
Enchantments
Necromancy
30%inclusion60 decks201 decks
27%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
19%inclusion38 decks201 decks
18%synergy
Mystic Remora
17%inclusion35 decks201 decks
2%synergy
Dance of the Dead
15%inclusion31 decks201 decks
14%synergy
Underworld Breach
13%inclusion26 decks201 decks
2%synergy
Sneak Attack
13%inclusion26 decks201 decks
9%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
9.5%inclusion19 decks201 decks
7%synergy
Black Market Connections
6.5%inclusion13 decks201 decks
-5%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
6.5%inclusion13 decks201 decks
-3%synergy
Bitter Reunion
6.0%inclusion12 decks201 decks
5%synergy
Waste Not
5.5%inclusion11 decks201 decks
-6%synergy
Secrets of the Dead
5.5%inclusion11 decks201 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral Zarek, Guest Lecturer
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Professor Onyx
6.5%inclusion13 decks201 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
27%inclusion55 decks201 decks
3%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
24%inclusion49 decks201 decks
9%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
21%inclusion43 decks201 decks
8%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
16%inclusion32 decks201 decks
11%synergy
Reliquary Tower
15%inclusion31 decks201 decks
-20%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
15%inclusion31 decks201 decks
8%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
14%inclusion28 decks201 decks
11%synergy
Ancient Tomb
13%inclusion26 decks201 decks
0%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
12%inclusion24 decks201 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
11%inclusion23 decks201 decks
7%synergy
Tomb Fortress
11%inclusion23 decks201 decks
11%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.5%inclusion15 decks201 decks
-15%synergy
Mistrise Village
7.4%inclusion10 decks136 decks
-1%synergy
Urza's Saga
5.5%inclusion11 decks201 decks
0%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
1%synergy
Sunken Palace
5.0%inclusion10 decks200 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
89%inclusion178 decks201 decks
1%synergy
Sol Ring
79%inclusion159 decks201 decks
-11%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
60%inclusion121 decks201 decks
11%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
56%inclusion113 decks201 decks
12%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
55%inclusion111 decks201 decks
12%synergy
Fellwar Stone
42%inclusion84 decks201 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Signet
41%inclusion82 decks201 decks
6%synergy
Izzet Signet
37%inclusion74 decks201 decks
4%synergy
Rakdos Signet
36%inclusion73 decks201 decks
4%synergy
Relic of Sauron
15%inclusion30 decks201 decks
-4%synergy
Lotus Petal
10%inclusion21 decks201 decks
0%synergy
Chrome Mox
10%inclusion20 decks201 decks
1%synergy
The Soul Stone
10%inclusion10 decks101 decks
6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
9.0%inclusion18 decks201 decks
-10%synergy
Mana Vault
9.0%inclusion18 decks201 decks
0%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
8.0%inclusion16 decks201 decks
-6%synergy
Thought Vessel
8.0%inclusion16 decks201 decks
-14%synergy
Resonating Lute
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
6.0%inclusion12 decks201 decks
0%synergy
Mind Stone
5.5%inclusion11 decks201 decks
-7%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
95%inclusion190 decks201 decks
3%synergy
Swamp
95%inclusion190 decks201 decks
3%synergy
Island
95%inclusion190 decks201 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
91%inclusion182 decks201 decks
-1%synergy
Watery Grave
66%inclusion132 decks201 decks
18%synergy
Steam Vents
62%inclusion124 decks201 decks
16%synergy
Blood Crypt
62%inclusion124 decks201 decks
16%synergy
Exotic Orchard
57%inclusion115 decks201 decks
1%synergy
Polluted Delta
53%inclusion107 decks201 decks
18%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
53%inclusion107 decks201 decks
18%synergy
Xander's Lounge
52%inclusion105 decks201 decks
12%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
51%inclusion103 decks201 decks
6%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
51%inclusion102 decks201 decks
8%synergy
Training Center
49%inclusion98 decks201 decks
17%synergy
Shivan Reef
48%inclusion97 decks201 decks
19%synergy
Morphic Pool
48%inclusion96 decks201 decks
16%synergy
Sulfur Falls
47%inclusion95 decks201 decks
1%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
47%inclusion94 decks201 decks
-6%synergy
Scalding Tarn
47%inclusion94 decks201 decks
14%synergy
Underground River
46%inclusion93 decks201 decks
18%synergy
Luxury Suite
42%inclusion85 decks201 decks
11%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
42%inclusion85 decks201 decks
15%synergy
Sunken Hollow
35%inclusion71 decks201 decks
-4%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
33%inclusion67 decks201 decks
-4%synergy
Undercity Sewers
33%inclusion66 decks201 decks
20%synergy
Raucous Theater
29%inclusion59 decks201 decks
19%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
29%inclusion59 decks201 decks
5%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
29%inclusion58 decks201 decks
3%synergy
Thundering Falls
27%inclusion55 decks201 decks
17%synergy
Haunted Ridge
27%inclusion54 decks201 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
22%inclusion44 decks201 decks
14%synergy
Sink into Stupor
21%inclusion42 decks201 decks
11%synergy
Underground Sea
18%inclusion37 decks201 decks
3%synergy
Seething Landscape
18%inclusion36 decks201 decks
1%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
17%inclusion34 decks201 decks
10%synergy
Evolving Wilds
17%inclusion34 decks201 decks
-6%synergy
Volcanic Island
17%inclusion34 decks201 decks
2%synergy
Mana Confluence
17%inclusion34 decks201 decks
5%synergy
Badlands
16%inclusion33 decks201 decks
1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
16%inclusion33 decks201 decks
-14%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
16%inclusion29 decks177 decks
7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
16%inclusion32 decks201 decks
9%synergy
City of Brass
16%inclusion32 decks201 decks
2%synergy
Blazemire Verge
15%inclusion26 decks178 decks
5%synergy
Oscorp Industries
15%inclusion14 decks96 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
14%inclusion29 decks201 decks
3%synergy
Marsh Flats
14%inclusion29 decks201 decks
4%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
14%inclusion29 decks201 decks
8%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
14%inclusion28 decks201 decks
2%synergy
Flooded Strand
14%inclusion28 decks201 decks
3%synergy
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