Kess, Dissident Mage (Commander) - Expensive 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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Mystic Sanctuary
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
76%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
75%synergy
Ponder
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
71%synergy
Game Changers
Fierce Guardianship
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
60%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
57%synergy
Demonic Tutor
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
57%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
42%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
44%synergy
Mystical Tutor
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
46%synergy
Jeska's Will
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
24%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
31%synergy
Creatures
Hullbreaker Horror
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
55%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
29%synergy
Toxrill, the Corrosive
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Metamorphosis Fanatic
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Overlord of the Floodpits
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Kiora, the Rising Tide
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Overlord of the Balemurk
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Abhorrent Oculus
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Displacer Kitten
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Inferno Titan
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Oliphaunt
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Opposition Agent
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Troll of Khazad-dûm
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
11%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
8%synergy
Marchesa, Dealer of Death
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Baleful Strix
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
10%synergy
Waker of Waves
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Spellseeker
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Urabrask
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Jace, Vryn's Prodigy
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Oona, Queen of the Fae
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
10%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Ruin Crab
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Stella Lee, Wild Card
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Sheoldred
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Harvester of Misery
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Horned Loch-Whale
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Jace's Archivist
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Fallaji Archaeologist
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Guttersnipe
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Brazen Borrower
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Crackling Drake
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Bria, Riptide Rogue
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Ledger Shredder
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Instants
Brainstorm
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
43%synergy
Consider
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
54%synergy
Dark Ritual
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
23%synergy
Sink into Stupor
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
50%synergy
Chaos Warp
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
5%synergy
Drown in the Loch
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Frantic Search
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Tainted Pact
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
33%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Maestros Charm
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Brain Freeze
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
32%synergy
Cabal Ritual
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
30%synergy
Rakdos Charm
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
25%synergy
Tainted Indulgence
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
40%synergy
Mana Drain
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
24%synergy
Swan Song
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
21%synergy
Demonic Consultation
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
32%synergy
Force of Negation
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
32%synergy
Deflecting Swat
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
21%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Flame of Anor
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
35%synergy
Dig Through Time
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
36%synergy
Withering Torment
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
13%synergy
Fire Covenant
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Deadly Rollick
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
2%synergy
Fell the Profane
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Mental Misstep
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Entomb
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Return the Favor
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Negate
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-3%synergy
Fury Storm
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Intuition
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Confounding Riddle
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Fact or Fiction
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Lightning Bolt
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
10%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Corpse Dance
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Terminate
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-6%synergy
Culling the Weak
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Forbidden Alchemy
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Nexus of Fate
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Dispel
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Reality Shift
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Quick Study
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Flusterstorm
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Force of Will
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
9%synergy
Ad Nauseam
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Sorceries
Windfall
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
54%synergy
Faithless Looting
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
40%synergy
Preordain
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
54%synergy
Victimize
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
31%synergy
Persist
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Serum Visions
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Lórien Revealed
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Blasphemous Act
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
-4%synergy
Reanimate
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
30%synergy
Time Warp
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
36%synergy
Grapeshot
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Molten Collapse
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Stock Up
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
19%synergy
Wail of the Forgotten
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Chart a Course
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Imperial Seal
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Profane Tutor
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Vandalblast
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
4%synergy
Bond of Insight
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Crux of Fate
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Deep Analysis
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Painful Truths
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Make an Example
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Treasure Cruise
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Clone Legion
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Night's Whisper
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Twinflame
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Mind Grind
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Blatant Thievery
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Flame Slash
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Decree of Pain
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Ransack the Lab
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Last One Standing
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Gamble
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
10%synergy
Mana Geyser
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Toxic Deluge
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
0%synergy
See the Truth
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Stitch Together
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Restart Sequence
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Dark Deal
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Sensei's Divining Top
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
37%synergy
The One Ring
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
27%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
The Water Crystal
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Voltaic Key
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Defense Grid
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Runechanter's Pike
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Twinning Staff
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Mithril Coat
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Vexing Bauble
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Glamdring
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Meekstone
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Cursed Totem
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Primal Amulet
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Altar of the Brood
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Isochron Scepter
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Enchantments
Underworld Breach
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
29%synergy
Rhystic Study
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Mystic Remora
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
24%synergy
Necropotence
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
34%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Double Vision
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Power Artifact
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Search for Azcanta
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Kaito, Bane of Nightmares
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Dack Fayden
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Professor Onyx
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Teferi, Master of Time
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Utility Lands
Ancient Tomb
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
27%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
35%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
24%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Bazaar of Baghdad
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Emergence Zone
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Reliquary Tower
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-15%synergy
City of Traitors
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
-8%synergy
Sol Ring
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
-10%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
11%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
-3%synergy
Grim Monolith
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
36%synergy
Lotus Petal
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
29%synergy
Mana Vault
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
31%synergy
Fellwar Stone
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
5%synergy
Mox Opal
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
32%synergy
Chrome Mox
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
31%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
34%synergy
Mox Diamond
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
33%synergy
Izzet Signet
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-13%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
6%synergy
Basalt Monolith
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Dimir Signet
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-15%synergy
Thran Dynamo
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Mind Stone
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
7%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
8%synergy
Steam Vents
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
55%synergy
Scalding Tarn
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
68%synergy
Polluted Delta
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
65%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
65%synergy
Watery Grave
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
52%synergy
Badlands
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
65%synergy
Blood Crypt
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
34%synergy
Underground Sea
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
65%synergy
Swamp
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
-12%synergy
Xander's Lounge
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
40%synergy
Island
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
-13%synergy
Volcanic Island
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
65%synergy
Prismatic Vista
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
57%synergy
Misty Rainforest
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
50%synergy
Sulfur Falls
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Mountain
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
-31%synergy
Sink into Stupor
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
50%synergy
Morphic Pool
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
28%synergy
Thundering Falls
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
50%synergy
Training Center
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
28%synergy
Flooded Strand
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
49%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
41%synergy
Undercity Sewers
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
27%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Luxury Suite
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
9%synergy
Snow-Covered Mountain
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Haunted Ridge
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Blazemire Verge
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
16%synergy
Fiery Islet
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Raucous Theater
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
9%synergy
Fell the Profane
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Fabled Passage
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Shivan Reef
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-9%synergy
Exotic Orchard
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-36%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-25%synergy
Wooded Foothills
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
11%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
10%synergy
Underground River
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-8%synergy
Cavern of Souls
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Arid Mesa
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
11%synergy
Marsh Flats
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
10%synergy
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