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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Avacyn, Angel of Horror
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Glamdring, Foe-hammer
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Seasoned Cryomancer
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Dark Matter Manipulator
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Uncover the Moon-Letters
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Reanimate
79%inclusion158 decks200 decks
53%synergy
Faithless Looting
73%inclusion146 decks200 decks
53%synergy
Frantic Search
69%inclusion138 decks200 decks
47%synergy
Entomb
52%inclusion104 decks200 decks
46%synergy
Stitch Together
48%inclusion95 decks200 decks
45%synergy
Animate Dead
49%inclusion98 decks200 decks
40%synergy
Persist
41%inclusion81 decks200 decks
37%synergy
Victimize
45%inclusion90 decks200 decks
36%synergy
Careful Study
38%inclusion75 decks200 decks
35%synergy
Buried Alive
39%inclusion77 decks200 decks
35%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
59%inclusion117 decks200 decks
20%synergy
Windfall
53%inclusion106 decks200 decks
30%synergy
Toxic Deluge
43%inclusion86 decks200 decks
21%synergy
Blasphemous Act
41%inclusion82 decks200 decks
-4%synergy
Counterspell
40%inclusion80 decks200 decks
-5%synergy
Living Death
37%inclusion74 decks200 decks
31%synergy
Incarnation Technique
35%inclusion70 decks200 decks
34%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
35%inclusion70 decks200 decks
3%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
35%inclusion69 decks200 decks
31%synergy
Exhume
34%inclusion68 decks200 decks
33%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
30%inclusion59 decks200 decks
9%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
27%inclusion54 decks200 decks
7%synergy
Rhystic Study
26%inclusion52 decks200 decks
4%synergy
Mystical Tutor
26%inclusion52 decks200 decks
13%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
24%inclusion47 decks200 decks
8%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
23%inclusion45 decks200 decks
3%synergy
Jeska's Will
20%inclusion40 decks200 decks
4%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
18%inclusion35 decks200 decks
15%synergy
Underworld Breach
17%inclusion33 decks200 decks
5%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
16%inclusion31 decks200 decks
-2%synergy
Creatures
Sheoldred, Whispering One
34%inclusion67 decks200 decks
30%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
32%inclusion63 decks200 decks
5%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
26%inclusion52 decks200 decks
25%synergy
Anger
26%inclusion52 decks200 decks
14%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
24%inclusion48 decks200 decks
22%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
24%inclusion48 decks200 decks
19%synergy
Nezahal, Primal Tide
24%inclusion48 decks200 decks
23%synergy
Ledger Shredder
23%inclusion46 decks200 decks
20%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
23%inclusion45 decks200 decks
20%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
20%inclusion39 decks200 decks
18%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
19%inclusion38 decks200 decks
18%synergy
Toxrill, the Corrosive
18%inclusion36 decks200 decks
17%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
17%inclusion34 decks200 decks
8%synergy
Exhibition Tidecaller
17%inclusion15 decks89 decks
16%synergy
Combustible Gearhulk
16%inclusion32 decks200 decks
12%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
15%inclusion30 decks200 decks
5%synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
15%inclusion30 decks200 decks
12%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
15%inclusion16 decks109 decks
4%synergy
Likeness Looter
14%inclusion29 decks200 decks
12%synergy
Lord Xander, the Collector
14%inclusion29 decks200 decks
12%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
14%inclusion28 decks200 decks
12%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
14%inclusion28 decks200 decks
5%synergy
Obsessive Stitcher
14%inclusion28 decks200 decks
13%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
14%inclusion28 decks200 decks
3%synergy
Massacre Wurm
14%inclusion28 decks200 decks
12%synergy
Flayer of the Hatebound
13%inclusion26 decks200 decks
11%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
13%inclusion25 decks200 decks
7%synergy
Psychic Frog
12%inclusion24 decks200 decks
8%synergy
Ancient Brass Dragon
12%inclusion24 decks200 decks
11%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
12%inclusion24 decks200 decks
11%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
12%inclusion24 decks200 decks
8%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
12%inclusion24 decks200 decks
10%synergy
Noxious Gearhulk
12%inclusion23 decks200 decks
8%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
12%inclusion23 decks200 decks
4%synergy
Feldon of the Third Path
12%inclusion23 decks200 decks
9%synergy
Grave Researcher
11%inclusion10 decks89 decks
9%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
11%inclusion22 decks200 decks
3%synergy
Metamorphosis Fanatic
11%inclusion22 decks200 decks
10%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
11%inclusion22 decks200 decks
7%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
11%inclusion21 decks200 decks
3%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
11%inclusion21 decks200 decks
5%synergy
Kefka, Court Mage
10%inclusion15 decks155 decks
4%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
9.0%inclusion18 decks200 decks
2%synergy
Burning-Rune Demon
9.0%inclusion18 decks200 decks
7%synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
9.0%inclusion18 decks200 decks
6%synergy
Jace's Archivist
9.0%inclusion18 decks200 decks
3%synergy
Moria Scavenger
9.0%inclusion18 decks200 decks
4%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
9.0%inclusion18 decks200 decks
0%synergy
Boggart Trawler
9.0%inclusion18 decks200 decks
7%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
8.5%inclusion17 decks200 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Chaos Warp
31%inclusion61 decks200 decks
-4%synergy
Swan Song
31%inclusion61 decks200 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Denial
31%inclusion61 decks200 decks
2%synergy
Cabal Ritual
27%inclusion54 decks200 decks
17%synergy
Brainstorm
26%inclusion51 decks200 decks
9%synergy
Mana Drain
25%inclusion50 decks200 decks
9%synergy
Fact or Fiction
24%inclusion47 decks200 decks
17%synergy
Fell the Profane
23%inclusion45 decks200 decks
14%synergy
Sink into Stupor
23%inclusion45 decks200 decks
13%synergy
Deflecting Swat
22%inclusion44 decks200 decks
2%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
21%inclusion41 decks200 decks
9%synergy
Negate
20%inclusion40 decks200 decks
-2%synergy
Deadly Rollick
19%inclusion38 decks200 decks
1%synergy
Big Score
19%inclusion37 decks200 decks
5%synergy
Izzet Charm
18%inclusion35 decks200 decks
15%synergy
Consider
17%inclusion34 decks200 decks
11%synergy
Terminate
17%inclusion34 decks200 decks
-9%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
17%inclusion34 decks200 decks
10%synergy
Rakdos Charm
16%inclusion32 decks200 decks
2%synergy
Withering Torment
16%inclusion31 decks200 decks
2%synergy
Bitter Triumph
15%inclusion30 decks200 decks
11%synergy
Prismari Command
15%inclusion30 decks200 decks
9%synergy
Mana Sculpt
15%inclusion13 decks89 decks
10%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
14%inclusion29 decks200 decks
12%synergy
Force of Will
14%inclusion27 decks200 decks
3%synergy
Demand Answers
13%inclusion26 decks200 decks
7%synergy
Saw in Half
12%inclusion24 decks200 decks
7%synergy
Brain Freeze
12%inclusion23 decks200 decks
4%synergy
Thought Scour
12%inclusion23 decks200 decks
10%synergy
Flame of Anor
12%inclusion23 decks200 decks
7%synergy
Flashback
11%inclusion10 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
11%inclusion22 decks200 decks
1%synergy
Flusterstorm
11%inclusion21 decks200 decks
2%synergy
Bedevil
11%inclusion21 decks200 decks
-5%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
10%inclusion20 decks200 decks
4%synergy
Maestros Charm
9.0%inclusion18 decks200 decks
6%synergy
Pact of Negation
9.0%inclusion18 decks200 decks
1%synergy
Demonic Consultation
8.5%inclusion17 decks200 decks
1%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
8.5%inclusion17 decks200 decks
6%synergy
Force of Negation
8.5%inclusion17 decks200 decks
1%synergy
Theorix Charm
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Drown in the Loch
8.0%inclusion16 decks200 decks
5%synergy
Ancient Excavation
8.0%inclusion16 decks200 decks
7%synergy
Forbidden Alchemy
8.0%inclusion16 decks200 decks
6%synergy
Pongify
7.5%inclusion15 decks200 decks
1%synergy
Mental Misstep
7.0%inclusion14 decks200 decks
1%synergy
Tainted Pact
7.0%inclusion14 decks200 decks
1%synergy
Snap
7.0%inclusion14 decks200 decks
-3%synergy
Intuition
6.5%inclusion13 decks200 decks
5%synergy
Seething Song
6.5%inclusion13 decks200 decks
-1%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
32%inclusion64 decks200 decks
5%synergy
Dread Return
28%inclusion57 decks200 decks
26%synergy
Unmarked Grave
23%inclusion46 decks200 decks
22%synergy
Vandalblast
23%inclusion46 decks200 decks
6%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
21%inclusion42 decks200 decks
17%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
21%inclusion41 decks200 decks
11%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
20%inclusion39 decks200 decks
14%synergy
Will of the Abzan
19%inclusion32 decks168 decks
18%synergy
Ponder
19%inclusion38 decks200 decks
11%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
19%inclusion38 decks200 decks
17%synergy
Zombify
16%inclusion32 decks200 decks
15%synergy
Singularity Rupture
15%inclusion21 decks139 decks
13%synergy
Gamble
15%inclusion30 decks200 decks
5%synergy
Whispering Madness
13%inclusion25 decks200 decks
6%synergy
Preordain
13%inclusion25 decks200 decks
7%synergy
Extract from Darkness
13%inclusion25 decks200 decks
9%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
12%inclusion23 decks200 decks
11%synergy
Dark Deal
12%inclusion23 decks200 decks
4%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
11%inclusion21 decks200 decks
9%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
10%inclusion20 decks200 decks
6%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
10%inclusion20 decks200 decks
4%synergy
Mana Geyser
10%inclusion20 decks200 decks
5%synergy
Damnation
10%inclusion19 decks200 decks
2%synergy
Imperial Seal
9.0%inclusion18 decks200 decks
2%synergy
See the Truth
9.0%inclusion18 decks200 decks
8%synergy
Coiling Rebirth
8.5%inclusion17 decks200 decks
8%synergy
Restart Sequence
8.5%inclusion17 decks200 decks
8%synergy
Winternight Stories
8.3%inclusion14 decks168 decks
8%synergy
Reforge the Soul
8.0%inclusion16 decks200 decks
3%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
7.8%inclusion15 decks192 decks
2%synergy
Exsanguinate
7.5%inclusion15 decks200 decks
4%synergy
Sundering Eruption
7.5%inclusion15 decks200 decks
5%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
7.0%inclusion14 decks200 decks
3%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
7.0%inclusion14 decks200 decks
4%synergy
Dark Petition
7.0%inclusion14 decks200 decks
6%synergy
Steal the Show
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
6%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
6.5%inclusion11 decks168 decks
6%synergy
Demonic Counsel
6.5%inclusion13 decks200 decks
2%synergy
Strategic Planning
6.0%inclusion12 decks200 decks
6%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
6.0%inclusion12 decks200 decks
3%synergy
Night's Whisper
6.0%inclusion12 decks200 decks
1%synergy
Breaking // Entering
5.5%inclusion11 decks200 decks
5%synergy
Chart a Course
5.5%inclusion11 decks200 decks
3%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
5.5%inclusion11 decks200 decks
0%synergy
Lórien Revealed
5.5%inclusion11 decks200 decks
3%synergy
Final Parting
5.5%inclusion11 decks200 decks
5%synergy
Beacon of Unrest
5.5%inclusion11 decks200 decks
5%synergy
Expressive Iteration
5.5%inclusion11 decks200 decks
2%synergy
Solve the Equation
5.5%inclusion11 decks200 decks
3%synergy
Compulsive Research
5.5%inclusion11 decks200 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
19%inclusion38 decks200 decks
-10%synergy
The One Ring
12%inclusion23 decks200 decks
-1%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
10%inclusion20 decks200 decks
6%synergy
Monument to Endurance
8.9%inclusion16 decks180 decks
1%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.0%inclusion16 decks200 decks
-2%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
7.5%inclusion15 decks200 decks
-20%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
6.5%inclusion13 decks200 decks
6%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
6.5%inclusion13 decks200 decks
-1%synergy
Primal Amulet
5.0%inclusion10 decks200 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Necromancy
28%inclusion55 decks200 decks
24%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
20%inclusion40 decks200 decks
19%synergy
Mystic Remora
20%inclusion39 decks200 decks
4%synergy
Dance of the Dead
14%inclusion29 decks200 decks
13%synergy
Sneak Attack
11%inclusion22 decks200 decks
7%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
8.0%inclusion16 decks200 decks
6%synergy
Secrets of the Dead
6.5%inclusion13 decks200 decks
5%synergy
Propaganda
6.0%inclusion12 decks200 decks
-9%synergy
Bitter Reunion
5.5%inclusion11 decks200 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
5.5%inclusion11 decks200 decks
-3%synergy
Black Market Connections
5.0%inclusion10 decks200 decks
-8%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
6.5%inclusion13 decks200 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
27%inclusion54 decks200 decks
3%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
27%inclusion54 decks200 decks
11%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
23%inclusion46 decks200 decks
9%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
16%inclusion32 decks200 decks
11%synergy
Reliquary Tower
16%inclusion31 decks200 decks
-19%synergy
Ancient Tomb
14%inclusion27 decks200 decks
1%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
14%inclusion27 decks200 decks
11%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
13%inclusion25 decks200 decks
7%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
12%inclusion23 decks200 decks
7%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
12%inclusion23 decks200 decks
5%synergy
Tomb Fortress
8.5%inclusion17 decks200 decks
8%synergy
Mistrise Village
8.3%inclusion14 decks168 decks
1%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.0%inclusion14 decks200 decks
-15%synergy
Urza's Saga
6.5%inclusion13 decks200 decks
1%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
6.0%inclusion12 decks200 decks
2%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
6.0%inclusion9 decks150 decks
2%synergy
Sunken Palace
5.5%inclusion11 decks200 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
87%inclusion174 decks200 decks
-1%synergy
Sol Ring
80%inclusion160 decks200 decks
-10%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
58%inclusion116 decks200 decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
53%inclusion106 decks200 decks
9%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
53%inclusion105 decks200 decks
8%synergy
Fellwar Stone
40%inclusion79 decks200 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Signet
38%inclusion76 decks200 decks
5%synergy
Rakdos Signet
33%inclusion66 decks200 decks
2%synergy
Izzet Signet
33%inclusion65 decks200 decks
2%synergy
Relic of Sauron
14%inclusion29 decks200 decks
-5%synergy
Lotus Petal
12%inclusion24 decks200 decks
2%synergy
Resonating Lute
11%inclusion10 decks89 decks
7%synergy
Chrome Mox
11%inclusion21 decks200 decks
2%synergy
The Soul Stone
10%inclusion13 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Mana Vault
9.0%inclusion18 decks200 decks
1%synergy
Thought Vessel
8.5%inclusion17 decks200 decks
-13%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.0%inclusion16 decks200 decks
-9%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
6.0%inclusion12 decks200 decks
-7%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
6.0%inclusion12 decks200 decks
0%synergy
Mind Stone
5.0%inclusion10 decks200 decks
-7%synergy
Mox Diamond
5.0%inclusion10 decks200 decks
-2%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
95%inclusion189 decks200 decks
3%synergy
Swamp
95%inclusion189 decks200 decks
2%synergy
Island
94%inclusion188 decks200 decks
1%synergy
Mountain
90%inclusion180 decks200 decks
-2%synergy
Watery Grave
69%inclusion137 decks200 decks
20%synergy
Steam Vents
65%inclusion129 decks200 decks
18%synergy
Blood Crypt
63%inclusion126 decks200 decks
16%synergy
Exotic Orchard
55%inclusion110 decks200 decks
-2%synergy
Xander's Lounge
54%inclusion108 decks200 decks
15%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
54%inclusion108 decks200 decks
19%synergy
Polluted Delta
54%inclusion107 decks200 decks
18%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
50%inclusion100 decks200 decks
3%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
49%inclusion97 decks200 decks
4%synergy
Training Center
48%inclusion96 decks200 decks
17%synergy
Shivan Reef
48%inclusion95 decks200 decks
18%synergy
Morphic Pool
48%inclusion95 decks200 decks
16%synergy
Sulfur Falls
47%inclusion94 decks200 decks
-1%synergy
Scalding Tarn
47%inclusion93 decks200 decks
14%synergy
Underground River
46%inclusion92 decks200 decks
17%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
44%inclusion88 decks200 decks
-8%synergy
Luxury Suite
44%inclusion88 decks200 decks
12%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
40%inclusion79 decks200 decks
11%synergy
Sunken Hollow
34%inclusion68 decks200 decks
-6%synergy
Undercity Sewers
34%inclusion67 decks200 decks
21%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
32%inclusion64 decks200 decks
-6%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
31%inclusion62 decks200 decks
5%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
31%inclusion61 decks200 decks
6%synergy
Raucous Theater
30%inclusion60 decks200 decks
19%synergy
Thundering Falls
28%inclusion57 decks200 decks
18%synergy
Haunted Ridge
28%inclusion55 decks200 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
23%inclusion45 decks200 decks
14%synergy
Sink into Stupor
23%inclusion45 decks200 decks
13%synergy
Mana Confluence
20%inclusion40 decks200 decks
8%synergy
Underground Sea
20%inclusion39 decks200 decks
4%synergy
City of Brass
19%inclusion37 decks200 decks
5%synergy
Seething Landscape
18%inclusion36 decks200 decks
3%synergy
Volcanic Island
18%inclusion36 decks200 decks
3%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
18%inclusion36 decks200 decks
9%synergy
Badlands
18%inclusion35 decks200 decks
2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
17%inclusion34 decks200 decks
10%synergy
Blazemire Verge
17%inclusion33 decks200 decks
7%synergy
Evolving Wilds
17%inclusion33 decks200 decks
-6%synergy
Marsh Flats
17%inclusion33 decks200 decks
7%synergy
Flooded Strand
17%inclusion33 decks200 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
16%inclusion31 decks200 decks
5%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
15%inclusion30 decks200 decks
9%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
14%inclusion28 decks200 decks
5%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
14%inclusion28 decks200 decks
4%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
14%inclusion28 decks200 decks
3%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
14%inclusion28 decks200 decks
5%synergy
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