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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Exhibition Tidecaller
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
59%synergy
Mana Sculpt
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Petrified Hamlet
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Tablet of Discovery
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Abstract Paintmage
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Faithless Looting
78%inclusion42 decks54 decks
58%synergy
Fact or Fiction
57%inclusion31 decks54 decks
50%synergy
Frantic Search
70%inclusion38 decks54 decks
50%synergy
Consider
50%inclusion27 decks54 decks
44%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
39%inclusion21 decks54 decks
37%synergy
Prismari Command
43%inclusion23 decks54 decks
37%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
41%inclusion22 decks54 decks
36%synergy
Windfall
56%inclusion30 decks54 decks
32%synergy
Flame of Anor
37%inclusion20 decks54 decks
32%synergy
Ponder
39%inclusion21 decks54 decks
30%synergy
Top Cards
Reanimate
54%inclusion29 decks54 decks
29%synergy
Blasphemous Act
50%inclusion27 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Dark Ritual
48%inclusion26 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Toxic Deluge
46%inclusion25 decks54 decks
26%synergy
Brainstorm
44%inclusion24 decks54 decks
27%synergy
Counterspell
43%inclusion23 decks54 decks
-2%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
39%inclusion21 decks54 decks
28%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
39%inclusion21 decks54 decks
29%synergy
Chaos Warp
37%inclusion20 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Cabal Ritual
37%inclusion20 decks54 decks
27%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
31%inclusion17 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Jeska's Will
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Demonic Tutor
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
-3%synergy
Mystical Tutor
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Underworld Breach
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
12%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Rhystic Study
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
-12%synergy
Gamble
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Creatures
Cormela, Glamour Thief
31%inclusion17 decks54 decks
27%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
31%inclusion17 decks54 decks
23%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
30%inclusion16 decks54 decks
19%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
28%inclusion15 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Ledger Shredder
28%inclusion15 decks54 decks
25%synergy
Young Pyromancer
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
22%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
21%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
20%synergy
Guttersnipe
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
16%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
16%synergy
Sanar, Unfinished Genius
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
17%synergy
Jace, Vryn's Prodigy
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
18%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
15%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
16%synergy
Anger
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
15%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
12%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
13%synergy
Ral, Monsoon Mage
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
15%synergy
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
14%synergy
Metamorphosis Fanatic
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Gravebreaker Lamia
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
13%synergy
Spellseeker
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Abhorrent Oculus
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Hedron Crab
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
-7%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Archmage of Runes
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Kiora, the Rising Tide
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Sphinx of Forgotten Lore
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Twilight Diviner
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Displacer Kitten
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Troll of Khazad-dûm
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Wonder
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Baleful Strix
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
-1%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Crackling Drake
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Goliath Daydreamer
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Overlord of the Balemurk
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Marchesa, Dealer of Death
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Entomb
33%inclusion18 decks54 decks
28%synergy
Sink into Stupor
31%inclusion16 decks52 decks
21%synergy
Thought Scour
30%inclusion16 decks54 decks
28%synergy
Izzet Charm
30%inclusion16 decks54 decks
27%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
26%inclusion14 decks54 decks
-4%synergy
Negate
26%inclusion14 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Maestros Charm
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
21%synergy
Lightning Bolt
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
14%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
22%synergy
Arcane Denial
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
-6%synergy
Fell the Profane
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Drown in the Loch
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
17%synergy
Rakdos Charm
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Forbidden Alchemy
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
19%synergy
Tainted Indulgence
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
20%synergy
Mana Drain
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Terminate
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
-7%synergy
Bitter Triumph
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
15%synergy
Swan Song
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
-1%synergy
Valakut Awakening
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
13%synergy
Brain Freeze
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Bedevil
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
-1%synergy
Otherworldly Gaze
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
15%synergy
Mission Briefing
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
14%synergy
Abrade
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Redirect Lightning
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Pongify
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Dig Through Time
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Sauron's Ransom
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Demonic Consultation
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Big Score
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
-1%synergy
Silundi Vision
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
-8%synergy
Narset's Reversal
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
-5%synergy
Moment of Truth
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Withering Torment
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
-1%synergy
Fire Covenant
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Tainted Pact
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Flusterstorm
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Force of Will
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
-1%synergy
Snap
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
-1%synergy
Deflecting Swat
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
-10%synergy
Demand Answers
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Glen Elendra's Answer
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Deadly Rollick
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
-10%synergy
Sorceries
Victimize
35%inclusion19 decks54 decks
26%synergy
Vandalblast
35%inclusion19 decks54 decks
19%synergy
Preordain
35%inclusion19 decks54 decks
29%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
33%inclusion18 decks54 decks
30%synergy
Feed the Swarm
33%inclusion18 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
28%inclusion15 decks54 decks
22%synergy
Stitch Together
28%inclusion15 decks54 decks
25%synergy
Singularity Rupture
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
25%synergy
Dread Return
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
21%synergy
Persist
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
21%synergy
See the Truth
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
23%synergy
Treasure Cruise
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
19%synergy
Damnation
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
15%synergy
Careful Study
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
18%synergy
Past in Flames
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
18%synergy
Deep Analysis
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
17%synergy
Lórien Revealed
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
18%synergy
Expressive Iteration
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
17%synergy
Incarnation Technique
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
18%synergy
Buried Alive
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
15%synergy
Living Death
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
13%synergy
Exhume
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
18%synergy
Ransack the Lab
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
17%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
13%synergy
Demonic Counsel
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
11%synergy
Mana Geyser
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Strategic Planning
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
13%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Unmarked Grave
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
12%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
13%synergy
Night's Whisper
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Dark Deal
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Grapeshot
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Chart a Course
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Serum Visions
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Exsanguinate
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Ignite the Future
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Stock Up
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
9%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Increasing Ambition
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Dark Petition
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Beacon Bolt
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
0%synergy
Time Warp
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Restart Sequence
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Wail of the Forgotten
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Primal Amulet
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
21%synergy
Lightning Greaves
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
-17%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Brass's Tunnel-Grinder
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Perpetual Timepiece
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
-4%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Isochron Scepter
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
5%synergy
The Water Crystal
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
The One Ring
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-7%synergy
Glamdring
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Catalyst Stone
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Ripples of Undeath
26%inclusion13 decks50 decks
25%synergy
Search for Azcanta
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
23%synergy
Secrets of the Dead
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
20%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
16%synergy
Mystic Remora
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Animate Dead
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Fiery Inscription
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Burning Vengeance
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Double Vision
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Necromancy
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
20%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
19%synergy
Saheeli, Sublime Artificer
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Jace Reawakened
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Dack Fayden
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
31%inclusion17 decks54 decks
-4%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
30%inclusion16 decks54 decks
25%synergy
Bojuka Bog
26%inclusion14 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
15%synergy
Great Hall of the Biblioplex
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
16%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
-1%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
12%synergy
Multiversal Passage
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
11%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
3%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Ancient Tomb
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-7%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
76%inclusion41 decks54 decks
-12%synergy
Sol Ring
74%inclusion40 decks54 decks
-16%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
48%inclusion26 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
46%inclusion25 decks54 decks
-3%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
41%inclusion22 decks54 decks
-2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
31%inclusion17 decks54 decks
-4%synergy
Izzet Signet
30%inclusion16 decks54 decks
-3%synergy
Dimir Signet
30%inclusion16 decks54 decks
-5%synergy
Rakdos Signet
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
-9%synergy
Relic of Sauron
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
-2%synergy
Thought Vessel
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
-12%synergy
Commander's Sphere
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
-12%synergy
Lotus Petal
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
-3%synergy
Mind Stone
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
-6%synergy
The Soul Stone
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
2%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-9%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Chrome Mox
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-3%synergy
Lands
Island
96%inclusion52 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Command Tower
94%inclusion51 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Swamp
94%inclusion51 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
93%inclusion50 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Xander's Lounge
67%inclusion36 decks54 decks
27%synergy
Steam Vents
65%inclusion35 decks54 decks
20%synergy
Watery Grave
65%inclusion35 decks54 decks
17%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
63%inclusion34 decks54 decks
28%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
61%inclusion33 decks54 decks
19%synergy
Polluted Delta
61%inclusion33 decks54 decks
26%synergy
Blood Crypt
59%inclusion32 decks54 decks
14%synergy
Scalding Tarn
59%inclusion32 decks54 decks
27%synergy
Sulfur Falls
56%inclusion30 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Exotic Orchard
54%inclusion29 decks54 decks
-3%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
52%inclusion28 decks54 decks
-1%synergy
Thundering Falls
52%inclusion28 decks54 decks
41%synergy
Raucous Theater
50%inclusion27 decks54 decks
39%synergy
Undercity Sewers
50%inclusion27 decks54 decks
37%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
50%inclusion27 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Training Center
50%inclusion27 decks54 decks
18%synergy
Morphic Pool
46%inclusion25 decks54 decks
15%synergy
Luxury Suite
44%inclusion24 decks54 decks
13%synergy
Shivan Reef
37%inclusion20 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
35%inclusion19 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Underground River
35%inclusion19 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
31%inclusion17 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Sink into Stupor
31%inclusion16 decks52 decks
21%synergy
Sunken Hollow
30%inclusion16 decks54 decks
-10%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
30%inclusion16 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
28%inclusion15 decks54 decks
-10%synergy
Haunted Ridge
28%inclusion15 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Seething Landscape
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Reflecting Pool
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
15%synergy
Fabled Passage
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
15%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
16%synergy
Fell the Profane
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
16%synergy
Misty Rainforest
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Flooded Strand
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
12%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Marsh Flats
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Valakut Awakening
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
13%synergy
Arid Mesa
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
5%synergy
City of Brass
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
7%synergy
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