Kess, Dissident Mage (Commander) - Upgraded

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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The Scarlet Witch
2.2%inclusion2 decks91 decks
2%synergy
Helmut Zemo, Mastermind
1.3%inclusion1 decks76 decks
-1%synergy
Vision of Love
1.2%inclusion1 decks82 decks
0%synergy
Loki Laufeyson
1.2%inclusion1 decks82 decks
1%synergy
The Vision and Scarlet Witch
1.2%inclusion1 decks82 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Frantic Search
65%inclusion386 decks598 decks
43%synergy
Faithless Looting
60%inclusion359 decks598 decks
40%synergy
Ponder
45%inclusion271 decks598 decks
37%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
46%inclusion273 decks598 decks
35%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
46%inclusion274 decks598 decks
35%synergy
Preordain
39%inclusion235 decks598 decks
33%synergy
Brainstorm
47%inclusion283 decks598 decks
30%synergy
Consider
36%inclusion213 decks598 decks
29%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
38%inclusion225 decks598 decks
29%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
29%inclusion172 decks598 decks
27%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
61%inclusion363 decks598 decks
23%synergy
Counterspell
56%inclusion334 decks598 decks
11%synergy
Blasphemous Act
48%inclusion290 decks598 decks
4%synergy
Windfall
45%inclusion271 decks598 decks
22%synergy
Chaos Warp
38%inclusion230 decks598 decks
4%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
38%inclusion228 decks598 decks
7%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
38%inclusion225 decks598 decks
11%synergy
Reanimate
37%inclusion220 decks598 decks
12%synergy
Toxic Deluge
35%inclusion212 decks598 decks
15%synergy
Guttersnipe
33%inclusion198 decks598 decks
27%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
21%inclusion123 decks598 decks
4%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
20%inclusion119 decks598 decks
-1%synergy
Demonic Tutor
17%inclusion104 decks598 decks
-4%synergy
Mystical Tutor
17%inclusion102 decks598 decks
4%synergy
Underworld Breach
13%inclusion79 decks598 decks
2%synergy
Rhystic Study
13%inclusion79 decks598 decks
-10%synergy
Notion Thief
12%inclusion72 decks598 decks
4%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
10%inclusion62 decks598 decks
8%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
8.9%inclusion53 decks598 decks
-11%synergy
Gamble
8.5%inclusion51 decks598 decks
-1%synergy
Creatures
Baral, Chief of Compliance
25%inclusion147 decks598 decks
23%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
21%inclusion127 decks598 decks
19%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
21%inclusion105 decks498 decks
16%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
19%inclusion97 decks518 decks
11%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
18%inclusion110 decks598 decks
14%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
18%inclusion93 decks518 decks
12%synergy
Young Pyromancer
18%inclusion107 decks598 decks
16%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
16%inclusion97 decks598 decks
8%synergy
Coruscation Mage
16%inclusion96 decks598 decks
14%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
16%inclusion94 decks598 decks
12%synergy
Archmage of Runes
15%inclusion92 decks598 decks
12%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
15%inclusion90 decks598 decks
10%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
15%inclusion88 decks598 decks
13%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
15%inclusion88 decks598 decks
9%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
14%inclusion85 decks598 decks
9%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
13%inclusion79 decks598 decks
11%synergy
Ledger Shredder
12%inclusion73 decks598 decks
9%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
12%inclusion71 decks598 decks
5%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
11%inclusion66 decks598 decks
7%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
11%inclusion65 decks598 decks
1%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
10%inclusion58 decks598 decks
5%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
10%inclusion58 decks598 decks
8%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
9.4%inclusion56 decks598 decks
8%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
8.6%inclusion25 decks290 decks
-3%synergy
Archaeomancer
8.5%inclusion51 decks598 decks
5%synergy
Exhibition Tidecaller
8.3%inclusion16 decks192 decks
7%synergy
Electrostatic Field
8.0%inclusion48 decks598 decks
7%synergy
Displacer Kitten
7.9%inclusion47 decks598 decks
2%synergy
Spellseeker
7.9%inclusion47 decks598 decks
5%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
7.7%inclusion46 decks598 decks
7%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
7.7%inclusion46 decks598 decks
5%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
7.4%inclusion44 decks598 decks
-2%synergy
Baleful Strix
7.4%inclusion44 decks598 decks
-2%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
7.2%inclusion43 decks598 decks
5%synergy
Firebrand Archer
7.0%inclusion42 decks598 decks
6%synergy
Anger
7.0%inclusion42 decks598 decks
-4%synergy
Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
6.9%inclusion36 decks518 decks
4%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
6.7%inclusion40 decks598 decks
3%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
6.7%inclusion40 decks598 decks
-0%synergy
Kefka, Court Mage
6.6%inclusion34 decks518 decks
1%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
6.4%inclusion38 decks598 decks
3%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
6.2%inclusion37 decks598 decks
-1%synergy
Mysidian Elder
6.1%inclusion30 decks493 decks
4%synergy
Ral, Monsoon Mage
6.0%inclusion36 decks598 decks
5%synergy
Urabrask
5.9%inclusion35 decks598 decks
5%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
5.9%inclusion35 decks598 decks
5%synergy
Longshot, Rebel Bowman
5.8%inclusion20 decks344 decks
4%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
5.7%inclusion34 decks598 decks
5%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
5.7%inclusion34 decks598 decks
2%synergy
Jace's Archivist
5.7%inclusion34 decks598 decks
-0%synergy
Instants
Arcane Denial
32%inclusion190 decks598 decks
3%synergy
Negate
31%inclusion186 decks598 decks
9%synergy
Lightning Bolt
30%inclusion182 decks598 decks
20%synergy
Terminate
29%inclusion175 decks598 decks
3%synergy
Fact or Fiction
29%inclusion174 decks598 decks
22%synergy
Rakdos Charm
29%inclusion171 decks598 decks
14%synergy
Opt
28%inclusion169 decks598 decks
22%synergy
Swan Song
25%inclusion149 decks598 decks
5%synergy
Flame of Anor
25%inclusion149 decks598 decks
20%synergy
Cabal Ritual
25%inclusion147 decks598 decks
15%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
24%inclusion146 decks598 decks
13%synergy
Seething Song
24%inclusion146 decks598 decks
17%synergy
Snap
22%inclusion134 decks598 decks
12%synergy
Entomb
21%inclusion125 decks598 decks
15%synergy
Narset's Reversal
21%inclusion125 decks598 decks
15%synergy
Sink into Stupor
20%inclusion122 decks598 decks
11%synergy
Mana Drain
19%inclusion115 decks598 decks
3%synergy
Big Score
19%inclusion114 decks598 decks
6%synergy
Abrade
18%inclusion105 decks598 decks
8%synergy
Deadly Rollick
17%inclusion103 decks598 decks
-1%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion102 decks598 decks
9%synergy
Prismari Command
17%inclusion102 decks598 decks
11%synergy
Thought Scour
17%inclusion100 decks598 decks
15%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
15%inclusion92 decks598 decks
9%synergy
Bedevil
14%inclusion85 decks598 decks
-1%synergy
Withering Torment
14%inclusion84 decks598 decks
1%synergy
Reality Shift
14%inclusion82 decks598 decks
9%synergy
Deflecting Swat
13%inclusion80 decks598 decks
-6%synergy
Dig Through Time
13%inclusion78 decks598 decks
9%synergy
Mana Sculpt
13%inclusion24 decks188 decks
9%synergy
Izzet Charm
13%inclusion75 decks598 decks
10%synergy
Flashback
12%inclusion23 decks188 decks
5%synergy
Pongify
12%inclusion70 decks598 decks
5%synergy
Brain Freeze
12%inclusion69 decks598 decks
4%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
11%inclusion65 decks598 decks
1%synergy
Maestros Charm
10%inclusion61 decks598 decks
7%synergy
Reverberate
9.2%inclusion55 decks598 decks
6%synergy
Drown in the Loch
9.0%inclusion54 decks598 decks
6%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
8.7%inclusion52 decks598 decks
5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.7%inclusion52 decks598 decks
2%synergy
Flusterstorm
8.7%inclusion52 decks598 decks
0%synergy
Desperate Ritual
8.5%inclusion51 decks598 decks
5%synergy
Aetherize
8.5%inclusion51 decks598 decks
5%synergy
Demand Answers
8.4%inclusion50 decks598 decks
3%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
7.9%inclusion47 decks598 decks
4%synergy
Go for the Throat
7.9%inclusion47 decks598 decks
2%synergy
Force of Negation
7.9%inclusion47 decks598 decks
-0%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
7.9%inclusion47 decks598 decks
-8%synergy
Impulse
7.9%inclusion47 decks598 decks
7%synergy
Transpose
7.7%inclusion40 decks517 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
32%inclusion189 decks598 decks
4%synergy
Mana Geyser
30%inclusion182 decks598 decks
25%synergy
Vandalblast
28%inclusion169 decks598 decks
12%synergy
See the Truth
25%inclusion147 decks598 decks
24%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
21%inclusion126 decks598 decks
15%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
21%inclusion126 decks598 decks
18%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
20%inclusion119 decks598 decks
15%synergy
Expressive Iteration
20%inclusion117 decks598 decks
16%synergy
Solve the Equation
16%inclusion98 decks598 decks
14%synergy
Exsanguinate
16%inclusion97 decks598 decks
12%synergy
Serum Visions
15%inclusion88 decks598 decks
14%synergy
Grapeshot
14%inclusion81 decks598 decks
11%synergy
Stitch Together
13%inclusion80 decks598 decks
11%synergy
Past in Flames
13%inclusion79 decks598 decks
11%synergy
Night's Whisper
13%inclusion77 decks598 decks
8%synergy
Damnation
13%inclusion77 decks598 decks
5%synergy
Careful Study
12%inclusion74 decks598 decks
10%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
12%inclusion72 decks598 decks
8%synergy
Victimize
12%inclusion71 decks598 decks
3%synergy
Whispering Madness
12%inclusion71 decks598 decks
5%synergy
Treasure Cruise
12%inclusion69 decks598 decks
9%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
11%inclusion54 decks495 decks
8%synergy
Flow State
11%inclusion20 decks186 decks
9%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
11%inclusion64 decks598 decks
6%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
11%inclusion64 decks598 decks
1%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
11%inclusion63 decks598 decks
6%synergy
Circle of Power
10%inclusion54 decks517 decks
8%synergy
Persist
10%inclusion62 decks598 decks
7%synergy
Buried Alive
10%inclusion60 decks598 decks
6%synergy
Dark Deal
10%inclusion60 decks598 decks
3%synergy
Dark Petition
10%inclusion59 decks598 decks
9%synergy
Stock Up
8.9%inclusion53 decks597 decks
7%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
8.9%inclusion53 decks598 decks
8%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
8.5%inclusion51 decks598 decks
3%synergy
Living Death
8.4%inclusion50 decks598 decks
2%synergy
Strategic Planning
8.2%inclusion49 decks598 decks
8%synergy
Crackle with Power
8.2%inclusion49 decks598 decks
6%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
7.5%inclusion45 decks598 decks
6%synergy
Grim Tutor
7.5%inclusion45 decks598 decks
4%synergy
Reforge the Soul
7.5%inclusion45 decks598 decks
3%synergy
Dread Return
7.4%inclusion44 decks598 decks
5%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
7.4%inclusion44 decks598 decks
2%synergy
Lórien Revealed
7.4%inclusion44 decks598 decks
5%synergy
Boltwave
7.4%inclusion44 decks598 decks
6%synergy
Unmarked Grave
7.0%inclusion42 decks598 decks
6%synergy
Exhume
7.0%inclusion42 decks598 decks
6%synergy
Final Parting
6.7%inclusion40 decks598 decks
6%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
6.5%inclusion39 decks598 decks
3%synergy
Bonus Round
6.5%inclusion39 decks598 decks
6%synergy
Sign in Blood
6.4%inclusion38 decks598 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Primal Amulet
14%inclusion81 decks598 decks
12%synergy
Lightning Greaves
12%inclusion69 decks598 decks
-18%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
9.0%inclusion54 decks598 decks
-18%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
8.5%inclusion44 decks518 decks
6%synergy
Isochron Scepter
8.2%inclusion49 decks598 decks
6%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
6.9%inclusion41 decks598 decks
5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.7%inclusion40 decks598 decks
-4%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
6.7%inclusion40 decks598 decks
5%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
6.0%inclusion36 decks598 decks
-2%synergy
Enchantments
Thousand-Year Storm
28%inclusion165 decks598 decks
25%synergy
Mystic Remora
19%inclusion113 decks598 decks
3%synergy
Propaganda
17%inclusion100 decks598 decks
2%synergy
Fiery Inscription
16%inclusion95 decks598 decks
11%synergy
Secrets of the Dead
12%inclusion72 decks598 decks
10%synergy
Animate Dead
12%inclusion71 decks598 decks
3%synergy
Artist's Talent
8.2%inclusion49 decks598 decks
7%synergy
Double Vision
7.9%inclusion47 decks598 decks
6%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
6.9%inclusion41 decks598 decks
6%synergy
Necromancy
6.2%inclusion37 decks598 decks
3%synergy
Waste Not
6.0%inclusion36 decks598 decks
-6%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
6.0%inclusion36 decks598 decks
4%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
6.0%inclusion36 decks598 decks
5%synergy
Shark Typhoon
6.0%inclusion36 decks598 decks
5%synergy
Search for Azcanta
6.0%inclusion36 decks598 decks
5%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
6.0%inclusion36 decks598 decks
5%synergy
Curiosity
5.9%inclusion35 decks598 decks
2%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
5.7%inclusion34 decks598 decks
-4%synergy
Sorcerer Class
5.2%inclusion31 decks598 decks
5%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
5.0%inclusion30 decks598 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
14%inclusion84 decks598 decks
12%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
12%inclusion71 decks598 decks
10%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
7.4%inclusion44 decks598 decks
7%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
6.7%inclusion40 decks598 decks
4%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
6.0%inclusion36 decks598 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
28%inclusion166 decks598 decks
-7%synergy
Bojuka Bog
27%inclusion162 decks598 decks
3%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
17%inclusion99 decks598 decks
1%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
15%inclusion90 decks598 decks
11%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
15%inclusion74 decks505 decks
11%synergy
Mistrise Village
12%inclusion68 decks560 decks
4%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
11%inclusion65 decks598 decks
-3%synergy
Great Hall of the Biblioplex
8.9%inclusion17 decks190 decks
8%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
8.0%inclusion48 decks598 decks
5%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
7.4%inclusion44 decks598 decks
4%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
7.4%inclusion44 decks598 decks
2%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
6.9%inclusion41 decks598 decks
1%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.7%inclusion34 decks598 decks
-2%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
5.5%inclusion33 decks598 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
87%inclusion519 decks598 decks
-1%synergy
Sol Ring
85%inclusion508 decks598 decks
-5%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
56%inclusion332 decks598 decks
11%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
54%inclusion321 decks598 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
45%inclusion268 decks598 decks
1%synergy
Izzet Signet
41%inclusion247 decks598 decks
10%synergy
Dimir Signet
38%inclusion230 decks598 decks
4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
37%inclusion221 decks598 decks
1%synergy
Rakdos Signet
34%inclusion203 decks598 decks
2%synergy
Thought Vessel
19%inclusion112 decks598 decks
-3%synergy
Resonating Lute
17%inclusion32 decks189 decks
12%synergy
Mind Stone
14%inclusion84 decks598 decks
1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
13%inclusion80 decks598 decks
-5%synergy
Relic of Sauron
10%inclusion59 decks598 decks
-9%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
10%inclusion58 decks598 decks
-4%synergy
Tablet of Discovery
9.4%inclusion17 decks180 decks
7%synergy
Lotus Petal
9.2%inclusion55 decks598 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Island
97%inclusion581 decks598 decks
4%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion574 decks598 decks
4%synergy
Command Tower
95%inclusion568 decks598 decks
3%synergy
Mountain
95%inclusion566 decks598 decks
3%synergy
Steam Vents
59%inclusion354 decks598 decks
13%synergy
Watery Grave
59%inclusion351 decks598 decks
11%synergy
Exotic Orchard
57%inclusion338 decks598 decks
-0%synergy
Blood Crypt
55%inclusion326 decks598 decks
8%synergy
Sulfur Falls
49%inclusion295 decks598 decks
2%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
46%inclusion278 decks598 decks
-6%synergy
Shivan Reef
46%inclusion276 decks598 decks
17%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
46%inclusion274 decks598 decks
-0%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
45%inclusion271 decks598 decks
10%synergy
Xander's Lounge
45%inclusion268 decks598 decks
5%synergy
Polluted Delta
44%inclusion265 decks598 decks
9%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
42%inclusion252 decks598 decks
-1%synergy
Scalding Tarn
42%inclusion252 decks598 decks
10%synergy
Training Center
40%inclusion239 decks598 decks
8%synergy
Underground River
36%inclusion218 decks598 decks
8%synergy
Sunken Hollow
35%inclusion212 decks598 decks
-4%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
35%inclusion212 decks598 decks
8%synergy
Luxury Suite
35%inclusion207 decks598 decks
3%synergy
Morphic Pool
34%inclusion201 decks598 decks
2%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
33%inclusion198 decks598 decks
-5%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
29%inclusion172 decks598 decks
3%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
26%inclusion154 decks598 decks
1%synergy
Thundering Falls
25%inclusion152 decks598 decks
15%synergy
Undercity Sewers
22%inclusion134 decks598 decks
10%synergy
Haunted Ridge
22%inclusion134 decks598 decks
1%synergy
Raucous Theater
22%inclusion132 decks598 decks
11%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
21%inclusion124 decks598 decks
10%synergy
Sink into Stupor
20%inclusion122 decks598 decks
11%synergy
Evolving Wilds
20%inclusion117 decks598 decks
-3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
19%inclusion113 decks598 decks
-12%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
18%inclusion108 decks598 decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion102 decks598 decks
9%synergy
Seething Landscape
16%inclusion93 decks598 decks
-1%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
15%inclusion92 decks598 decks
9%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
15%inclusion90 decks598 decks
5%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
15%inclusion87 decks598 decks
-4%synergy
City of Brass
14%inclusion85 decks598 decks
1%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
14%inclusion82 decks598 decks
3%synergy
Choked Estuary
14%inclusion81 decks598 decks
-4%synergy
Flooded Strand
13%inclusion80 decks598 decks
3%synergy
Underground Sea
13%inclusion79 decks598 decks
-2%synergy
Volcanic Island
13%inclusion79 decks598 decks
-2%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
13%inclusion78 decks598 decks
1%synergy
Badlands
13%inclusion77 decks598 decks
-3%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
13%inclusion76 decks598 decks
3%synergy
Misty Rainforest
13%inclusion75 decks598 decks
3%synergy
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