Kess, Dissident Mage (Commander) - Tokens

Julia Maddalena
May 1, 2026
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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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Flow State
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
48%synergy
Molten-Core Maestro
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Prismari Charm
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Coastal Peak
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Turbulent Springs
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Archmage Emeritus
68%inclusion19 decks28 decks
58%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
48%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
45%synergy
Preordain
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
44%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
44%synergy
Frantic Search
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
43%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
43%synergy
Ponder
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
41%synergy
Young Pyromancer
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
41%synergy
Brainstorm
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
40%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
82%inclusion23 decks28 decks
38%synergy
Chaos Warp
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
23%synergy
Blasphemous Act
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Denial
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Windfall
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
23%synergy
Dark Ritual
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Faithless Looting
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
23%synergy
Feed the Swarm
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Terminate
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
25%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Rhystic Study
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Jeska's Will
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Mystical Tutor
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Gamble
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Underworld Breach
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Ancient Tomb
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Creatures
Black Waltz No. 3
35%inclusion7 decks20 decks
30%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
22%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
26%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Archmage of Runes
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
23%synergy
Coruscation Mage
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
23%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Guttersnipe
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Thunderdrum Soloist
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Adventurous Eater
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Burrog Banemaker
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Cheerful Osteomancer
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Mage Tower Referee
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Abstract Paintmage
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Lord of the Nazgûl
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Eris, Roar of the Storm
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
The Emperor of Palamecia
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Longshot, Rebel Bowman
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Mysidian Elder
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
9%synergy
Kaza, Roil Chaser
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Electrostatic Field
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Nicol Bolas, the Ravager
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Docent of Perfection
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Ovika, Enigma Goliath
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Queen Brahne
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
9%synergy
Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
The Destined Black Mage
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Foulmire Knight
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Scalding Viper
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Ral, Monsoon Mage
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Picklock Prankster
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Roaming Throne
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Firebrand Archer
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Haughty Djinn
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Decadent Dragon
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Spellseeker
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Lightning Bolt
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
29%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Rakdos Charm
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Negate
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Consider
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
22%synergy
Flame of Anor
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Swan Song
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
23%synergy
Mana Sculpt
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Flashback
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
18%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Withering Torment
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Reality Shift
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Vivi's Persistence
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Fact or Fiction
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Mana Drain
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Snap
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Bedevil
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Big Score
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Seething Song
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Opt
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Infernal Grasp
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Deflecting Swat
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-5%synergy
Valakut Awakening
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Crosis's Charm
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Deadly Rollick
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-7%synergy
Pongify
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Go for the Throat
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Return the Favor
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Village Rites
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Deadly Dispute
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Electrodominance
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Curate
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Cabal Ritual
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Aetherize
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Force of Will
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Demonic Consultation
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Narset's Reversal
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Prismari Command
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Ice Magic
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Transpose
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Entomb
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Fury Storm
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Wizard's Lightning
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Sorceries
Reanimate
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Vandalblast
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Night's Whisper
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Toxic Deluge
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
8%synergy
See the Truth
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Expressive Iteration
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
22%synergy
Mana Geyser
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Exsanguinate
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
18%synergy
Boltwave
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Circle of Power
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Past in Flames
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Chart a Course
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Crackle with Power
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Unearth
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Serum Visions
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Sign in Blood
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Solve the Equation
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Flash Photography
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Stock Up
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Grab the Prize
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Chain Reaction
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Imperial Seal
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-0%synergy
Victimize
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Fiery Confluence
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Flood of Tears
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Spelltwine
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Candlekeep Inspiration
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Seize the Spoils
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Read the Bones
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Banefire
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Lórien Revealed
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Painful Truths
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Glimpse the Impossible
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Personal Tutor
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Pirate's Pillage
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Syphon Mind
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Multiple Choice
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Decree of Pain
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Step Through
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Kindred Dominance
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-12%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-9%synergy
Skullclamp
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Twinning Staff
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Isochron Scepter
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Ruby Medallion
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Sword of Wealth and Power
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Primal Amulet
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Eldrazi Monument
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Thousand-Year Storm
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
22%synergy
Mystic Remora
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Sorcerer Class
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Goblinslide
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Shark Typhoon
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Secrets of the Dead
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Propaganda
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Fiery Inscription
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Wizard Class
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Double Vision
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Melee
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Animate Dead
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Artist's Talent
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
As Foretold
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Burning Vengeance
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Saheeli, Sublime Artificer
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Bojuka Bog
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
11%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Mistrise Village
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Urza's Saga
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Field of the Dead
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Multiversal Passage
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
96%inclusion27 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Signet
89%inclusion25 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Izzet Signet
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Dimir Signet
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Fellwar Stone
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Rakdos Signet
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Thought Vessel
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Tablet of Discovery
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Commander's Sphere
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Mind Stone
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Vault
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Chrome Mox
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Mox Diamond
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Ether
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
96%inclusion27 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Mountain
96%inclusion27 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Island
96%inclusion27 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Command Tower
93%inclusion26 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Exotic Orchard
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Sulfur Falls
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Blood Crypt
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Watery Grave
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Steam Vents
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Xander's Lounge
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Shivan Reef
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Scalding Tarn
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Sunken Hollow
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
-0%synergy
Path of Ancestry
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Underground River
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Polluted Delta
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Seething Landscape
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Training Center
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Luxury Suite
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
-6%synergy
Morphic Pool
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-10%synergy
Haunted Ridge
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Temple of Deceit
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Malice
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
7%synergy
City of Brass
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Choked Estuary
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Undercity Sewers
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Badlands
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Grixis Panorama
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Maestros Theater
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Valakut Awakening
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Blazemire Verge
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
1%synergy