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
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
17%synergy
Grave Researcher
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
8%synergy
Steal the Show
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Mana Sculpt
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Prismari Charm
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
7%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Reanimate
81%inclusion165 decks203 decks
56%synergy
Faithless Looting
75%inclusion153 decks203 decks
56%synergy
Frantic Search
71%inclusion145 decks203 decks
51%synergy
Stitch Together
51%inclusion104 decks203 decks
49%synergy
Entomb
54%inclusion109 decks203 decks
48%synergy
Animate Dead
50%inclusion101 decks203 decks
41%synergy
Persist
44%inclusion89 decks203 decks
41%synergy
Victimize
48%inclusion97 decks203 decks
39%synergy
Careful Study
39%inclusion79 decks203 decks
37%synergy
Buried Alive
40%inclusion81 decks203 decks
36%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
58%inclusion117 decks203 decks
20%synergy
Windfall
56%inclusion114 decks203 decks
33%synergy
Toxic Deluge
44%inclusion89 decks203 decks
24%synergy
Blasphemous Act
43%inclusion87 decks203 decks
-1%synergy
Counterspell
41%inclusion84 decks203 decks
-3%synergy
Living Death
40%inclusion81 decks203 decks
34%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
37%inclusion76 decks203 decks
34%synergy
Incarnation Technique
36%inclusion74 decks203 decks
36%synergy
Dread Return
36%inclusion73 decks203 decks
33%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
34%inclusion70 decks203 decks
4%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
32%inclusion65 decks203 decks
11%synergy
Rhystic Study
29%inclusion59 decks203 decks
6%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
29%inclusion59 decks203 decks
8%synergy
Mystical Tutor
28%inclusion57 decks203 decks
14%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
25%inclusion50 decks203 decks
9%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
21%inclusion43 decks203 decks
2%synergy
Jeska's Will
20%inclusion41 decks203 decks
4%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
19%inclusion39 decks203 decks
17%synergy
Gamble
16%inclusion33 decks203 decks
6%synergy
Force of Will
14%inclusion29 decks203 decks
4%synergy
Creatures
Sheoldred, Whispering One
33%inclusion67 decks203 decks
30%synergy
Anger
30%inclusion61 decks203 decks
19%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
28%inclusion57 decks203 decks
1%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
25%inclusion51 decks203 decks
24%synergy
Ledger Shredder
25%inclusion50 decks203 decks
22%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
25%inclusion46 decks187 decks
22%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
24%inclusion49 decks203 decks
19%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
22%inclusion45 decks203 decks
20%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
22%inclusion45 decks203 decks
20%synergy
Nezahal, Primal Tide
22%inclusion45 decks203 decks
21%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
21%inclusion42 decks203 decks
19%synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
18%inclusion37 decks203 decks
15%synergy
Toxrill, the Corrosive
18%inclusion37 decks203 decks
17%synergy
Combustible Gearhulk
17%inclusion35 decks203 decks
14%synergy
Obsessive Stitcher
17%inclusion35 decks203 decks
17%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
16%inclusion33 decks203 decks
8%synergy
Lord Xander, the Collector
16%inclusion32 decks203 decks
13%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
15%inclusion31 decks203 decks
6%synergy
Likeness Looter
15%inclusion31 decks203 decks
13%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
15%inclusion30 decks203 decks
8%synergy
Massacre Wurm
15%inclusion30 decks203 decks
13%synergy
Flayer of the Hatebound
14%inclusion29 decks203 decks
12%synergy
Feldon of the Third Path
14%inclusion29 decks203 decks
12%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
14%inclusion28 decks203 decks
3%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
13%inclusion27 decks203 decks
3%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
13%inclusion27 decks203 decks
-5%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
13%inclusion26 decks203 decks
12%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
13%inclusion26 decks203 decks
7%synergy
Ancient Brass Dragon
12%inclusion25 decks203 decks
11%synergy
Noxious Gearhulk
12%inclusion25 decks203 decks
9%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
12%inclusion24 decks203 decks
7%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
12%inclusion24 decks203 decks
10%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
11%inclusion23 decks203 decks
9%synergy
Metamorphosis Fanatic
11%inclusion20 decks182 decks
10%synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
11%inclusion22 decks203 decks
8%synergy
Burning-Rune Demon
11%inclusion22 decks203 decks
9%synergy
Twilight Diviner
10%inclusion8 decks77 decks
9%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
10%inclusion21 decks203 decks
6%synergy
Moria Scavenger
10%inclusion21 decks203 decks
6%synergy
Psychic Frog
10%inclusion21 decks203 decks
7%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
10%inclusion20 decks203 decks
1%synergy
Ancient Silver Dragon
10%inclusion20 decks203 decks
9%synergy
Terror of the Peaks
10%inclusion20 decks203 decks
8%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
10%inclusion20 decks203 decks
6%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
9.4%inclusion19 decks203 decks
1%synergy
Jace's Archivist
9.4%inclusion19 decks203 decks
3%synergy
Rona, Herald of Invasion
9.4%inclusion19 decks203 decks
8%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
9.4%inclusion19 decks203 decks
3%synergy
Kefka, Court Mage
9.2%inclusion12 decks130 decks
4%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
9.0%inclusion7 decks78 decks
-3%synergy
Instants
Chaos Warp
31%inclusion63 decks203 decks
-4%synergy
Arcane Denial
31%inclusion63 decks203 decks
2%synergy
Swan Song
28%inclusion56 decks203 decks
8%synergy
Cabal Ritual
26%inclusion52 decks203 decks
16%synergy
Fact or Fiction
25%inclusion50 decks203 decks
18%synergy
Mana Drain
24%inclusion49 decks203 decks
8%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
22%inclusion45 decks203 decks
11%synergy
Izzet Charm
22%inclusion45 decks203 decks
20%synergy
Fell the Profane
22%inclusion44 decks203 decks
13%synergy
Negate
22%inclusion44 decks203 decks
-1%synergy
Brainstorm
22%inclusion44 decks203 decks
4%synergy
Sink into Stupor
22%inclusion44 decks203 decks
12%synergy
Deflecting Swat
20%inclusion41 decks203 decks
1%synergy
Big Score
19%inclusion38 decks203 decks
6%synergy
Rakdos Charm
18%inclusion36 decks203 decks
3%synergy
Terminate
18%inclusion36 decks203 decks
-8%synergy
Bitter Triumph
16%inclusion33 decks203 decks
13%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
16%inclusion32 decks203 decks
9%synergy
Prismari Command
16%inclusion32 decks203 decks
10%synergy
Consider
15%inclusion31 decks203 decks
9%synergy
Deadly Rollick
15%inclusion30 decks203 decks
-3%synergy
Demand Answers
14%inclusion29 decks203 decks
9%synergy
Withering Torment
14%inclusion25 decks183 decks
2%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
13%inclusion26 decks203 decks
10%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
12%inclusion24 decks203 decks
3%synergy
Thought Scour
12%inclusion24 decks203 decks
10%synergy
Saw in Half
11%inclusion23 decks203 decks
6%synergy
Maestros Charm
11%inclusion22 decks203 decks
8%synergy
Bedevil
11%inclusion22 decks203 decks
-5%synergy
Forbidden Alchemy
10%inclusion20 decks203 decks
8%synergy
Flame of Anor
10%inclusion20 decks203 decks
5%synergy
Drown in the Loch
9.4%inclusion19 decks203 decks
6%synergy
Ancient Excavation
8.9%inclusion18 decks203 decks
8%synergy
Brain Freeze
8.9%inclusion18 decks203 decks
1%synergy
Pact of Negation
8.9%inclusion18 decks203 decks
1%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
8.9%inclusion18 decks203 decks
3%synergy
Pongify
7.9%inclusion16 decks203 decks
1%synergy
Intuition
7.9%inclusion16 decks203 decks
6%synergy
Flusterstorm
7.9%inclusion16 decks203 decks
-0%synergy
Force of Negation
7.9%inclusion16 decks203 decks
-0%synergy
Flashback
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
0%synergy
Demonic Consultation
7.4%inclusion15 decks203 decks
-0%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
6.9%inclusion14 decks203 decks
4%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
6.9%inclusion14 decks203 decks
4%synergy
Mental Misstep
6.9%inclusion14 decks203 decks
0%synergy
Tainted Indulgence
6.9%inclusion14 decks203 decks
6%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
6.9%inclusion14 decks203 decks
5%synergy
You Find the Villains' Lair
6.4%inclusion13 decks203 decks
6%synergy
Reality Shift
6.4%inclusion13 decks203 decks
1%synergy
Otherworldly Gaze
6.4%inclusion13 decks203 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Exhume
34%inclusion69 decks203 decks
33%synergy
Feed the Swarm
33%inclusion67 decks203 decks
5%synergy
Unmarked Grave
26%inclusion53 decks203 decks
25%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
25%inclusion51 decks203 decks
21%synergy
Vandalblast
23%inclusion47 decks203 decks
7%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
23%inclusion46 decks203 decks
17%synergy
Will of the Abzan
22%inclusion32 decks144 decks
21%synergy
Zombify
22%inclusion44 decks203 decks
21%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
21%inclusion42 decks203 decks
11%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
20%inclusion41 decks203 decks
18%synergy
Singularity Rupture
18%inclusion20 decks114 decks
16%synergy
Ponder
16%inclusion33 decks203 decks
8%synergy
Extract from Darkness
16%inclusion32 decks203 decks
13%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
13%inclusion27 decks203 decks
9%synergy
Whispering Madness
13%inclusion26 decks203 decks
6%synergy
Preordain
12%inclusion24 decks203 decks
6%synergy
Dark Deal
11%inclusion22 decks203 decks
3%synergy
Damnation
10%inclusion21 decks203 decks
3%synergy
Coiling Rebirth
10%inclusion20 decks196 decks
10%synergy
Restart Sequence
10%inclusion20 decks202 decks
9%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
9.4%inclusion19 decks203 decks
4%synergy
Winternight Stories
9.0%inclusion13 decks144 decks
8%synergy
Imperial Seal
8.9%inclusion18 decks203 decks
2%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
8.9%inclusion18 decks203 decks
7%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
8.9%inclusion18 decks203 decks
8%synergy
Mana Geyser
8.9%inclusion18 decks203 decks
4%synergy
Reforge the Soul
8.9%inclusion18 decks203 decks
4%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
8.4%inclusion17 decks203 decks
5%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
8.1%inclusion14 decks172 decks
2%synergy
See the Truth
7.9%inclusion16 decks203 decks
7%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
7.6%inclusion11 decks144 decks
7%synergy
Strategic Planning
7.4%inclusion15 decks203 decks
7%synergy
Lively Dirge
7.4%inclusion15 decks203 decks
6%synergy
Abstract Performance
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Exsanguinate
6.9%inclusion14 decks203 decks
3%synergy
Beacon of Unrest
6.9%inclusion14 decks203 decks
6%synergy
Too Greedily, Too Deep
6.9%inclusion14 decks203 decks
3%synergy
Demonic Counsel
6.4%inclusion12 decks187 decks
2%synergy
Chart a Course
6.4%inclusion13 decks203 decks
4%synergy
Will of the Jeskai
6.3%inclusion9 decks144 decks
4%synergy
Breaking // Entering
5.9%inclusion12 decks203 decks
6%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
5.9%inclusion12 decks203 decks
1%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
5.9%inclusion12 decks203 decks
3%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
5.9%inclusion12 decks203 decks
1%synergy
Sundering Eruption
5.9%inclusion12 decks203 decks
4%synergy
Blood for Bones
5.9%inclusion12 decks203 decks
6%synergy
Lórien Revealed
5.4%inclusion11 decks203 decks
3%synergy
Night's Whisper
5.4%inclusion11 decks203 decks
1%synergy
Dark Petition
5.4%inclusion11 decks203 decks
4%synergy
Burning Inquiry
5.4%inclusion11 decks203 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
19%inclusion39 decks203 decks
-10%synergy
The One Ring
11%inclusion23 decks203 decks
-1%synergy
Monument to Endurance
10%inclusion16 decks159 decks
3%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
7.4%inclusion15 decks203 decks
7%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.4%inclusion15 decks203 decks
-3%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
6.9%inclusion14 decks203 decks
3%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
6.9%inclusion14 decks203 decks
-1%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
6.9%inclusion14 decks203 decks
-20%synergy
Enchantments
Necromancy
30%inclusion60 decks203 decks
26%synergy
Mystic Remora
20%inclusion40 decks203 decks
4%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
18%inclusion37 decks203 decks
17%synergy
Dance of the Dead
16%inclusion32 decks203 decks
14%synergy
Underworld Breach
13%inclusion27 decks203 decks
2%synergy
Sneak Attack
13%inclusion26 decks203 decks
9%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
8.9%inclusion18 decks203 decks
7%synergy
Black Market Connections
6.9%inclusion14 decks203 decks
-5%synergy
Bitter Reunion
6.4%inclusion13 decks203 decks
6%synergy
Secrets of the Dead
5.9%inclusion12 decks203 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
5.9%inclusion12 decks203 decks
-4%synergy
Waste Not
5.4%inclusion11 decks203 decks
-7%synergy
Propaganda
5.4%inclusion11 decks203 decks
-9%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
6.4%inclusion13 decks203 decks
4%synergy
Ral Zarek, Guest Lecturer
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
26%inclusion53 decks203 decks
2%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
25%inclusion51 decks203 decks
9%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
21%inclusion43 decks203 decks
7%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
16%inclusion33 decks203 decks
11%synergy
Reliquary Tower
15%inclusion31 decks203 decks
-20%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
14%inclusion29 decks203 decks
7%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
14%inclusion28 decks203 decks
11%synergy
Ancient Tomb
13%inclusion27 decks203 decks
1%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
12%inclusion24 decks203 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
11%inclusion22 decks203 decks
7%synergy
Tomb Fortress
11%inclusion22 decks203 decks
11%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.4%inclusion15 decks203 decks
-15%synergy
Mistrise Village
6.9%inclusion10 decks144 decks
-1%synergy
Urza's Saga
5.9%inclusion12 decks203 decks
0%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
5.6%inclusion7 decks125 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
89%inclusion181 decks203 decks
1%synergy
Sol Ring
81%inclusion165 decks203 decks
-8%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
61%inclusion124 decks203 decks
12%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
56%inclusion113 decks203 decks
12%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
55%inclusion112 decks203 decks
11%synergy
Fellwar Stone
41%inclusion83 decks203 decks
5%synergy
Dimir Signet
40%inclusion81 decks203 decks
5%synergy
Izzet Signet
36%inclusion73 decks203 decks
4%synergy
Rakdos Signet
35%inclusion71 decks203 decks
3%synergy
Relic of Sauron
15%inclusion31 decks203 decks
-4%synergy
The Soul Stone
12%inclusion13 decks109 decks
8%synergy
Lotus Petal
11%inclusion23 decks203 decks
1%synergy
Chrome Mox
10%inclusion20 decks203 decks
1%synergy
Mana Vault
8.9%inclusion18 decks203 decks
0%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.4%inclusion17 decks203 decks
-10%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
7.9%inclusion16 decks203 decks
-6%synergy
Thought Vessel
7.9%inclusion16 decks203 decks
-14%synergy
Resonating Lute
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
6.4%inclusion13 decks203 decks
0%synergy
Mox Diamond
5.4%inclusion11 decks203 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
95%inclusion193 decks203 decks
3%synergy
Swamp
95%inclusion193 decks203 decks
3%synergy
Island
95%inclusion193 decks203 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
91%inclusion185 decks203 decks
-0%synergy
Watery Grave
67%inclusion136 decks203 decks
19%synergy
Steam Vents
63%inclusion128 decks203 decks
18%synergy
Blood Crypt
62%inclusion126 decks203 decks
16%synergy
Exotic Orchard
56%inclusion114 decks203 decks
-0%synergy
Xander's Lounge
53%inclusion108 decks203 decks
14%synergy
Polluted Delta
53%inclusion107 decks203 decks
18%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
53%inclusion107 decks203 decks
17%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
51%inclusion103 decks203 decks
5%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
50%inclusion101 decks203 decks
7%synergy
Training Center
49%inclusion100 decks203 decks
18%synergy
Shivan Reef
48%inclusion97 decks203 decks
18%synergy
Morphic Pool
47%inclusion96 decks203 decks
16%synergy
Sulfur Falls
47%inclusion95 decks203 decks
-0%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
46%inclusion94 decks203 decks
-6%synergy
Underground River
46%inclusion93 decks203 decks
18%synergy
Scalding Tarn
46%inclusion93 decks203 decks
13%synergy
Luxury Suite
43%inclusion88 decks203 decks
12%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
41%inclusion83 decks203 decks
13%synergy
Sunken Hollow
34%inclusion70 decks203 decks
-5%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
33%inclusion67 decks203 decks
-4%synergy
Undercity Sewers
33%inclusion66 decks203 decks
20%synergy
Raucous Theater
31%inclusion62 decks203 decks
20%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
30%inclusion61 decks203 decks
4%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
30%inclusion61 decks203 decks
6%synergy
Thundering Falls
28%inclusion56 decks203 decks
17%synergy
Haunted Ridge
28%inclusion56 decks203 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
22%inclusion44 decks203 decks
13%synergy
Sink into Stupor
22%inclusion44 decks203 decks
12%synergy
Underground Sea
19%inclusion38 decks203 decks
3%synergy
Seething Landscape
18%inclusion36 decks203 decks
1%synergy
Mana Confluence
18%inclusion36 decks203 decks
6%synergy
Volcanic Island
17%inclusion35 decks203 decks
2%synergy
City of Brass
17%inclusion35 decks203 decks
4%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
17%inclusion31 decks185 decks
8%synergy
Badlands
17%inclusion34 decks203 decks
1%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
17%inclusion34 decks203 decks
10%synergy
Oscorp Industries
16%inclusion17 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
16%inclusion32 decks203 decks
9%synergy
Evolving Wilds
16%inclusion32 decks203 decks
-8%synergy
Marsh Flats
15%inclusion31 decks203 decks
5%synergy
Path of Ancestry
15%inclusion30 decks203 decks
-16%synergy
Blazemire Verge
15%inclusion27 decks186 decks
5%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
14%inclusion29 decks203 decks
3%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
14%inclusion29 decks203 decks
8%synergy
Flooded Strand
14%inclusion29 decks203 decks
4%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
14%inclusion28 decks203 decks
-4%synergy
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