Kess, Dissident Mage (Commander) - Self-Mill

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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Glamdring, Foe-hammer
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
98%synergy
Wizard's Staff
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
44%synergy
Most Decrepit Old Bird
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Glóin the Mighty
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Bilbo Baggins, Burglar
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Faithless Looting
71%inclusion34 decks48 decks
51%synergy
Frantic Search
69%inclusion33 decks48 decks
47%synergy
Exhibition Tidecaller
44%inclusion7 decks16 decks
43%synergy
Consider
42%inclusion20 decks48 decks
35%synergy
Fact or Fiction
40%inclusion19 decks48 decks
33%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
31%synergy
Thought Scour
29%inclusion14 decks48 decks
28%synergy
Ponder
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
27%synergy
Stitch Together
29%inclusion14 decks48 decks
27%synergy
Reanimate
52%inclusion25 decks48 decks
26%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
52%inclusion25 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Blasphemous Act
48%inclusion23 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Windfall
48%inclusion23 decks48 decks
25%synergy
Counterspell
44%inclusion21 decks48 decks
-1%synergy
Toxic Deluge
42%inclusion20 decks48 decks
20%synergy
Brainstorm
38%inclusion18 decks48 decks
21%synergy
Victimize
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
26%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
23%synergy
Cabal Ritual
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
23%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
21%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Mystical Tutor
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Jeska's Will
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Demonic Tutor
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
-2%synergy
Underworld Breach
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Rhystic Study
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
-6%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
-1%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Gamble
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Creatures
Goblin Electromancer
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
23%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
26%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
29%inclusion14 decks48 decks
18%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
21%synergy
Gandalf, Goblins' Bane
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Ledger Shredder
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
20%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
-6%synergy
Guttersnipe
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Jace, Vryn's Prodigy
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
18%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
17%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
17%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Hedron Crab
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
16%synergy
Young Pyromancer
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Anger
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Metamorphosis Fanatic
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
15%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Gravebreaker Lamia
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Helmut Zemo, Mastermind
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Lord Xander, the Collector
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Toxrill, the Corrosive
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Grave Researcher
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
10%synergy
Ral, Monsoon Mage
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
-7%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Spellseeker
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Twilight Diviner
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Abhorrent Oculus
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Massacre Wurm
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-0%synergy
Ancient Brass Dragon
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Decadent Dragon
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Displacer Kitten
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Sink into Stupor
38%inclusion18 decks48 decks
28%synergy
Entomb
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
26%synergy
Prismari Command
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
25%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Sculpt
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
23%synergy
Chaos Warp
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
-10%synergy
Maestros Charm
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
20%synergy
Mana Drain
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Izzet Charm
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
21%synergy
Flame of Anor
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
18%synergy
Fell the Profane
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Denial
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
-8%synergy
Flashback
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
17%synergy
Big Score
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Drown in the Loch
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Negate
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
-5%synergy
Brain Freeze
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Forbidden Alchemy
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Tainted Indulgence
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
16%synergy
Bitter Triumph
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Swan Song
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
-3%synergy
Bedevil
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Otherworldly Gaze
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
16%synergy
Mission Briefing
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
16%synergy
Lightning Bolt
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Rakdos Charm
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
0%synergy
Terminate
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
-11%synergy
Flusterstorm
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Pongify
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Demonic Consultation
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Snap
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
-7%synergy
Narset's Reversal
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Abrade
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Valakut Awakening
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Prismari Charm
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
11%synergy
Withering Torment
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
-2%synergy
Deadly Rollick
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
-8%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Tainted Pact
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Deflecting Swat
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
-9%synergy
Demand Answers
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Dig Through Time
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Mental Misstep
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Force of Will
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-2%synergy
Ad Nauseam
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Reverberate
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Mizzix's Mastery
29%inclusion14 decks48 decks
26%synergy
Persist
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
24%synergy
Feed the Swarm
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
-0%synergy
Preordain
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
21%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
19%synergy
Vandalblast
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Buried Alive
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
19%synergy
Careful Study
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
19%synergy
Damnation
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Singularity Rupture
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Incarnation Technique
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
18%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Unmarked Grave
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Dread Return
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Past in Flames
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Living Death
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Mana Geyser
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
11%synergy
See the Truth
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
16%synergy
Grapeshot
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Exhume
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
16%synergy
Lórien Revealed
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Deep Analysis
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Demonic Counsel
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Ransack the Lab
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Dark Deal
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Beacon Bolt
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Ignite the Future
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Quiet Speculation
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Time Warp
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Strategic Planning
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Breaking // Entering
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Increasing Ambition
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Seize the Spoils
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Treasure Cruise
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Dark Petition
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Night's Whisper
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Exsanguinate
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Runic Repetition
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-1%synergy
Strike It Rich
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Restart Sequence
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Solve the Equation
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Stock Up
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Primal Amulet
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Lightning Greaves
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
-17%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Brass's Tunnel-Grinder
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Isochron Scepter
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
6%synergy
My Precious
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Perpetual Timepiece
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-2%synergy
Catalyst Stone
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Secrets of the Dead
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
23%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
22%synergy
Animate Dead
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Mystic Remora
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Search for Azcanta
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
16%synergy
Fiery Inscription
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Burning Vengeance
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Necromancy
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Cemetery Tampering
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Maestros Ascendancy
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Double Vision
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Necropotence
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
0%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
20%synergy
Professor Onyx
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
17%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Saheeli, Sublime Artificer
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Ral Zarek, Guest Lecturer
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
-1%synergy
Reliquary Tower
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
-12%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
17%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Great Hall of the Biblioplex
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
12%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
-5%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Multiversal Passage
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Ancient Tomb
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
83%inclusion40 decks48 decks
-6%synergy
Arcane Signet
77%inclusion37 decks48 decks
-11%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
60%inclusion29 decks48 decks
16%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
58%inclusion28 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
54%inclusion26 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
38%inclusion18 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Izzet Signet
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
-10%synergy
Dimir Signet
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
-13%synergy
Resonating Lute
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
16%synergy
Rakdos Signet
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
-17%synergy
Relic of Sauron
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
-4%synergy
Lotus Petal
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
2%synergy
The Soul Stone
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Thought Vessel
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
-11%synergy
Chrome Mox
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-0%synergy
Tablet of Discovery
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Mind Stone
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-6%synergy
Lands
Island
98%inclusion47 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
96%inclusion46 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion46 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Mountain
94%inclusion45 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Steam Vents
71%inclusion34 decks48 decks
25%synergy
Watery Grave
71%inclusion34 decks48 decks
23%synergy
Xander's Lounge
67%inclusion32 decks48 decks
27%synergy
Blood Crypt
65%inclusion31 decks48 decks
18%synergy
Exotic Orchard
63%inclusion30 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Polluted Delta
60%inclusion29 decks48 decks
25%synergy
Sulfur Falls
58%inclusion28 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Scalding Tarn
58%inclusion28 decks48 decks
26%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
56%inclusion27 decks48 decks
21%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
54%inclusion26 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Training Center
54%inclusion26 decks48 decks
23%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
50%inclusion24 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Morphic Pool
50%inclusion24 decks48 decks
19%synergy
Luxury Suite
48%inclusion23 decks48 decks
16%synergy
Shivan Reef
44%inclusion21 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
44%inclusion21 decks48 decks
-9%synergy
Underground River
44%inclusion21 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Undercity Sewers
38%inclusion18 decks48 decks
25%synergy
Sink into Stupor
38%inclusion18 decks48 decks
28%synergy
Thundering Falls
38%inclusion18 decks48 decks
27%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Raucous Theater
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
23%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
-13%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
-3%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
-1%synergy
Fell the Profane
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Sunken Hollow
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
-19%synergy
Haunted Ridge
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
-2%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Seething Landscape
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Marsh Flats
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
7%synergy
City of Brass
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Flooded Strand
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Misty Rainforest
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Reflecting Pool
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Fabled Passage
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Valakut Awakening
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
1%synergy
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