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
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Grave Researcher
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Abstract Performance
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Resonating Lute
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
2%synergy
Steal the Show
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Reanimate
81%inclusion158 decks196 decks
56%synergy
Faithless Looting
75%inclusion147 decks196 decks
55%synergy
Frantic Search
71%inclusion139 decks196 decks
51%synergy
Stitch Together
52%inclusion102 decks196 decks
49%synergy
Entomb
53%inclusion103 decks196 decks
47%synergy
Persist
47%inclusion92 decks196 decks
44%synergy
Victimize
49%inclusion97 decks196 decks
41%synergy
Animate Dead
48%inclusion94 decks196 decks
39%synergy
Dread Return
40%inclusion79 decks196 decks
37%synergy
Buried Alive
41%inclusion80 decks196 decks
37%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
57%inclusion112 decks196 decks
20%synergy
Windfall
55%inclusion107 decks196 decks
31%synergy
Blasphemous Act
43%inclusion84 decks196 decks
-2%synergy
Toxic Deluge
41%inclusion81 decks196 decks
21%synergy
Counterspell
40%inclusion79 decks196 decks
-4%synergy
Living Death
39%inclusion76 decks196 decks
33%synergy
Careful Study
38%inclusion74 decks196 decks
36%synergy
Incarnation Technique
37%inclusion73 decks196 decks
37%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
35%inclusion69 decks196 decks
32%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
35%inclusion68 decks196 decks
31%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
33%inclusion64 decks196 decks
11%synergy
Rhystic Study
30%inclusion58 decks196 decks
6%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
28%inclusion55 decks196 decks
7%synergy
Mystical Tutor
27%inclusion53 decks196 decks
14%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
26%inclusion50 decks196 decks
10%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
23%inclusion46 decks196 decks
4%synergy
Jeska's Will
20%inclusion39 decks196 decks
4%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
19%inclusion38 decks196 decks
17%synergy
Gamble
18%inclusion35 decks196 decks
8%synergy
Force of Will
14%inclusion28 decks196 decks
4%synergy
Creatures
Anger
31%inclusion60 decks196 decks
20%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
27%inclusion52 decks196 decks
0%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
26%inclusion50 decks196 decks
24%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
24%inclusion48 decks196 decks
20%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
23%inclusion46 decks196 decks
21%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
23%inclusion45 decks196 decks
21%synergy
Ledger Shredder
23%inclusion45 decks196 decks
20%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
23%inclusion39 decks170 decks
21%synergy
Nezahal, Primal Tide
22%inclusion44 decks196 decks
22%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
20%inclusion40 decks196 decks
19%synergy
Combustible Gearhulk
19%inclusion37 decks196 decks
15%synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
18%inclusion35 decks196 decks
15%synergy
Obsessive Stitcher
18%inclusion35 decks196 decks
17%synergy
Massacre Wurm
17%inclusion33 decks196 decks
15%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
16%inclusion32 decks196 decks
9%synergy
Toxrill, the Corrosive
16%inclusion32 decks196 decks
15%synergy
Likeness Looter
16%inclusion32 decks196 decks
14%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
16%inclusion32 decks196 decks
8%synergy
Lord Xander, the Collector
16%inclusion31 decks196 decks
13%synergy
Flayer of the Hatebound
16%inclusion31 decks196 decks
13%synergy
Feldon of the Third Path
15%inclusion30 decks196 decks
13%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
14%inclusion28 decks196 decks
5%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
14%inclusion27 decks196 decks
13%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
14%inclusion27 decks196 decks
3%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
14%inclusion27 decks196 decks
-4%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
2%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
13%inclusion26 decks196 decks
3%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
13%inclusion26 decks196 decks
7%synergy
Noxious Gearhulk
13%inclusion25 decks196 decks
9%synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
12%inclusion24 decks196 decks
9%synergy
Ancient Brass Dragon
12%inclusion24 decks196 decks
11%synergy
Moria Scavenger
12%inclusion24 decks196 decks
8%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
12%inclusion24 decks196 decks
10%synergy
Burning-Rune Demon
12%inclusion24 decks196 decks
10%synergy
Twilight Diviner
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
11%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
12%inclusion23 decks196 decks
6%synergy
Metamorphosis Fanatic
11%inclusion18 decks165 decks
10%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
11%inclusion21 decks196 decks
9%synergy
Jace's Archivist
10%inclusion20 decks196 decks
4%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
10%inclusion20 decks196 decks
3%synergy
Ancient Silver Dragon
10%inclusion20 decks196 decks
9%synergy
Rona, Herald of Invasion
10%inclusion20 decks196 decks
9%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
10%inclusion19 decks196 decks
1%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
9.4%inclusion18 decks192 decks
5%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
9.2%inclusion18 decks196 decks
8%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
9.2%inclusion18 decks196 decks
4%synergy
Gyruda, Doom of Depths
9.2%inclusion18 decks196 decks
7%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
9.2%inclusion18 decks196 decks
5%synergy
Terror of the Peaks
9.2%inclusion18 decks196 decks
7%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
8.7%inclusion17 decks196 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Arcane Denial
33%inclusion65 decks196 decks
5%synergy
Chaos Warp
33%inclusion64 decks196 decks
-2%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
32%inclusion63 decks196 decks
2%synergy
Swan Song
27%inclusion52 decks196 decks
7%synergy
Fact or Fiction
26%inclusion51 decks196 decks
19%synergy
Cabal Ritual
25%inclusion49 decks196 decks
15%synergy
Izzet Charm
25%inclusion49 decks196 decks
22%synergy
Mana Drain
24%inclusion47 decks196 decks
8%synergy
Negate
23%inclusion46 decks196 decks
1%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
23%inclusion45 decks196 decks
12%synergy
Brainstorm
22%inclusion43 decks196 decks
5%synergy
Sink into Stupor
20%inclusion38 decks192 decks
10%synergy
Deflecting Swat
19%inclusion38 decks196 decks
0%synergy
Fell the Profane
19%inclusion37 decks192 decks
11%synergy
Terminate
19%inclusion37 decks196 decks
-7%synergy
Rakdos Charm
18%inclusion35 decks196 decks
3%synergy
Big Score
18%inclusion35 decks196 decks
6%synergy
Prismari Command
17%inclusion34 decks196 decks
11%synergy
Consider
16%inclusion32 decks196 decks
10%synergy
Bitter Triumph
16%inclusion31 decks196 decks
13%synergy
Demand Answers
16%inclusion31 decks196 decks
11%synergy
Deadly Rollick
15%inclusion30 decks196 decks
-2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
15%inclusion29 decks196 decks
8%synergy
Withering Torment
14%inclusion24 decks166 decks
2%synergy
Maestros Charm
12%inclusion24 decks196 decks
9%synergy
Thought Scour
12%inclusion24 decks196 decks
11%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
12%inclusion23 decks196 decks
9%synergy
Bedevil
12%inclusion23 decks196 decks
-4%synergy
Saw in Half
12%inclusion23 decks196 decks
7%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
11%inclusion21 decks196 decks
2%synergy
Drown in the Loch
10%inclusion19 decks196 decks
7%synergy
Forbidden Alchemy
10%inclusion19 decks196 decks
8%synergy
Flame of Anor
10%inclusion19 decks196 decks
5%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
9.4%inclusion18 decks192 decks
3%synergy
Ancient Excavation
9.2%inclusion18 decks196 decks
9%synergy
Force of Negation
9.2%inclusion18 decks196 decks
1%synergy
Brain Freeze
8.7%inclusion17 decks196 decks
1%synergy
Pact of Negation
8.7%inclusion17 decks196 decks
0%synergy
Reality Shift
8.2%inclusion16 decks196 decks
3%synergy
Demonic Consultation
8.2%inclusion16 decks196 decks
1%synergy
Abrade
8.2%inclusion16 decks196 decks
-1%synergy
Pongify
7.7%inclusion15 decks196 decks
1%synergy
Intuition
7.7%inclusion15 decks196 decks
6%synergy
Tainted Indulgence
7.7%inclusion15 decks196 decks
7%synergy
Mental Misstep
7.1%inclusion14 decks196 decks
1%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
7.1%inclusion14 decks196 decks
5%synergy
Flusterstorm
7.1%inclusion14 decks196 decks
-1%synergy
Snap
7.1%inclusion14 decks196 decks
-3%synergy
You Find the Villains' Lair
6.6%inclusion13 decks196 decks
6%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
6.6%inclusion13 decks196 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
34%inclusion66 decks196 decks
5%synergy
Exhume
33%inclusion65 decks196 decks
32%synergy
Unmarked Grave
28%inclusion55 decks196 decks
27%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
25%inclusion49 decks196 decks
21%synergy
Vandalblast
24%inclusion48 decks196 decks
8%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
23%inclusion45 decks196 decks
18%synergy
Zombify
22%inclusion44 decks196 decks
22%synergy
Will of the Abzan
21%inclusion27 decks127 decks
20%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
20%inclusion40 decks196 decks
19%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
20%inclusion40 decks196 decks
11%synergy
Singularity Rupture
18%inclusion17 decks97 decks
16%synergy
Extract from Darkness
16%inclusion32 decks196 decks
13%synergy
Ponder
15%inclusion30 decks196 decks
7%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
13%inclusion26 decks196 decks
9%synergy
Preordain
12%inclusion23 decks196 decks
6%synergy
Dark Deal
12%inclusion23 decks196 decks
4%synergy
Whispering Madness
12%inclusion23 decks196 decks
5%synergy
Restart Sequence
10%inclusion19 decks185 decks
10%synergy
Coiling Rebirth
10%inclusion18 decks179 decks
9%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
10%inclusion15 decks155 decks
4%synergy
Imperial Seal
9.2%inclusion18 decks196 decks
2%synergy
Damnation
9.2%inclusion18 decks196 decks
2%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
8.7%inclusion17 decks196 decks
3%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
8.7%inclusion17 decks196 decks
7%synergy
Reforge the Soul
8.7%inclusion17 decks196 decks
4%synergy
Lively Dirge
8.2%inclusion16 decks196 decks
6%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
8.2%inclusion16 decks196 decks
5%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
8.2%inclusion16 decks196 decks
8%synergy
Mana Geyser
8.2%inclusion16 decks196 decks
3%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
7.9%inclusion10 decks127 decks
7%synergy
Winternight Stories
7.9%inclusion10 decks127 decks
7%synergy
Beacon of Unrest
7.7%inclusion15 decks196 decks
7%synergy
See the Truth
7.7%inclusion15 decks196 decks
7%synergy
Strategic Planning
7.1%inclusion14 decks196 decks
7%synergy
Chart a Course
7.1%inclusion14 decks196 decks
5%synergy
Too Greedily, Too Deep
7.1%inclusion14 decks196 decks
4%synergy
Blood for Bones
7.1%inclusion14 decks196 decks
7%synergy
Demonic Counsel
7.1%inclusion12 decks170 decks
2%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
6.6%inclusion13 decks196 decks
1%synergy
Exsanguinate
6.6%inclusion13 decks196 decks
3%synergy
Sundering Eruption
6.3%inclusion12 decks192 decks
4%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
6.1%inclusion12 decks196 decks
3%synergy
Night's Whisper
6.1%inclusion12 decks196 decks
2%synergy
Breaking // Entering
5.6%inclusion11 decks196 decks
5%synergy
Final Parting
5.6%inclusion11 decks196 decks
5%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
5.1%inclusion10 decks196 decks
1%synergy
Treasure Cruise
5.1%inclusion10 decks196 decks
2%synergy
Lórien Revealed
5.1%inclusion10 decks196 decks
3%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
5.1%inclusion10 decks196 decks
3%synergy
Grave Upheaval
5.1%inclusion10 decks196 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
20%inclusion39 decks196 decks
-10%synergy
The One Ring
12%inclusion24 decks196 decks
-1%synergy
Monument to Endurance
10%inclusion14 decks142 decks
3%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.7%inclusion15 decks196 decks
-3%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
7.7%inclusion15 decks196 decks
-19%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
7.1%inclusion14 decks196 decks
4%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
6.6%inclusion13 decks196 decks
-1%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
6.1%inclusion12 decks196 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Necromancy
30%inclusion58 decks196 decks
27%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
19%inclusion36 decks192 decks
18%synergy
Mystic Remora
18%inclusion35 decks196 decks
2%synergy
Dance of the Dead
15%inclusion30 decks196 decks
14%synergy
Underworld Breach
13%inclusion26 decks196 decks
2%synergy
Sneak Attack
13%inclusion25 decks196 decks
9%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
8.2%inclusion16 decks196 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
7.1%inclusion14 decks196 decks
-3%synergy
Black Market Connections
6.6%inclusion13 decks196 decks
-5%synergy
Bitter Reunion
6.1%inclusion12 decks196 decks
6%synergy
Waste Not
5.6%inclusion11 decks196 decks
-6%synergy
Secrets of the Dead
5.6%inclusion11 decks196 decks
4%synergy
Propaganda
5.1%inclusion10 decks196 decks
-9%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
5.6%inclusion11 decks196 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
28%inclusion55 decks196 decks
4%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
23%inclusion45 decks196 decks
7%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
21%inclusion42 decks196 decks
8%synergy
Reliquary Tower
16%inclusion31 decks196 decks
-20%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
16%inclusion31 decks196 decks
11%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
15%inclusion29 decks196 decks
8%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
13%inclusion26 decks196 decks
11%synergy
Ancient Tomb
13%inclusion25 decks196 decks
0%synergy
Tomb Fortress
12%inclusion23 decks196 decks
11%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
11%inclusion22 decks196 decks
7%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
11%inclusion22 decks196 decks
5%synergy
Mistrise Village
7.9%inclusion10 decks127 decks
0%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.1%inclusion14 decks196 decks
-15%synergy
Sunken Palace
5.2%inclusion10 decks191 decks
5%synergy
Urza's Saga
5.1%inclusion10 decks196 decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
89%inclusion174 decks196 decks
1%synergy
Sol Ring
80%inclusion157 decks196 decks
-10%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
61%inclusion119 decks196 decks
11%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
56%inclusion110 decks196 decks
12%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
55%inclusion108 decks196 decks
12%synergy
Fellwar Stone
43%inclusion84 decks196 decks
7%synergy
Dimir Signet
42%inclusion82 decks196 decks
7%synergy
Izzet Signet
38%inclusion75 decks196 decks
6%synergy
Rakdos Signet
37%inclusion73 decks196 decks
4%synergy
Relic of Sauron
15%inclusion29 decks196 decks
-4%synergy
Lotus Petal
10%inclusion20 decks196 decks
0%synergy
Chrome Mox
10%inclusion19 decks196 decks
1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
9.2%inclusion18 decks196 decks
-10%synergy
The Soul Stone
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Mana Vault
8.7%inclusion17 decks196 decks
0%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
8.2%inclusion16 decks196 decks
-6%synergy
Thought Vessel
7.1%inclusion14 decks196 decks
-14%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
6.6%inclusion13 decks196 decks
0%synergy
Mind Stone
5.1%inclusion10 decks196 decks
-8%synergy
Mox Opal
5.1%inclusion10 decks196 decks
-3%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
94%inclusion185 decks196 decks
3%synergy
Swamp
94%inclusion184 decks196 decks
2%synergy
Island
94%inclusion184 decks196 decks
1%synergy
Mountain
90%inclusion176 decks196 decks
-2%synergy
Watery Grave
66%inclusion130 decks196 decks
19%synergy
Blood Crypt
62%inclusion121 decks196 decks
16%synergy
Steam Vents
61%inclusion120 decks196 decks
16%synergy
Exotic Orchard
56%inclusion110 decks196 decks
0%synergy
Polluted Delta
53%inclusion103 decks196 decks
18%synergy
Xander's Lounge
52%inclusion102 decks196 decks
12%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
52%inclusion102 decks196 decks
7%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
52%inclusion102 decks196 decks
17%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
52%inclusion101 decks196 decks
9%synergy
Shivan Reef
49%inclusion96 decks196 decks
20%synergy
Morphic Pool
48%inclusion95 decks196 decks
17%synergy
Training Center
48%inclusion95 decks196 decks
17%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
47%inclusion92 decks196 decks
-6%synergy
Underground River
47%inclusion92 decks196 decks
19%synergy
Sulfur Falls
46%inclusion91 decks196 decks
0%synergy
Scalding Tarn
46%inclusion91 decks196 decks
14%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
43%inclusion84 decks196 decks
15%synergy
Luxury Suite
42%inclusion82 decks196 decks
11%synergy
Sunken Hollow
36%inclusion70 decks196 decks
-4%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
34%inclusion67 decks196 decks
-3%synergy
Undercity Sewers
32%inclusion62 decks196 decks
19%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
30%inclusion59 decks196 decks
5%synergy
Raucous Theater
28%inclusion55 decks196 decks
17%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
28%inclusion55 decks196 decks
3%synergy
Thundering Falls
27%inclusion52 decks196 decks
16%synergy
Haunted Ridge
27%inclusion52 decks196 decks
5%synergy
Sink into Stupor
20%inclusion38 decks192 decks
10%synergy
Fell the Profane
19%inclusion37 decks192 decks
11%synergy
Seething Landscape
19%inclusion36 decks192 decks
2%synergy
Underground Sea
18%inclusion36 decks196 decks
3%synergy
Mana Confluence
18%inclusion35 decks196 decks
6%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
17%inclusion34 decks196 decks
11%synergy
Volcanic Island
17%inclusion33 decks196 decks
2%synergy
Badlands
16%inclusion32 decks196 decks
1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
16%inclusion32 decks196 decks
-7%synergy
Path of Ancestry
16%inclusion32 decks196 decks
-14%synergy
City of Brass
16%inclusion32 decks196 decks
3%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
15%inclusion26 decks168 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
15%inclusion30 decks196 decks
4%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
15%inclusion30 decks196 decks
3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
15%inclusion29 decks196 decks
8%synergy
Marsh Flats
14%inclusion28 decks196 decks
4%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
14%inclusion28 decks196 decks
8%synergy
Oscorp Industries
14%inclusion12 decks87 decks
3%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
14%inclusion27 decks196 decks
3%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
14%inclusion27 decks196 decks
-4%synergy
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