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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Resonating Lute
16%inclusion28 decks172 decks
12%synergy
Mana Sculpt
11%inclusion19 decks171 decks
7%synergy
Flashback
11%inclusion18 decks171 decks
3%synergy
Flow State
10%inclusion17 decks169 decks
9%synergy
Exhibition Tidecaller
10%inclusion17 decks175 decks
8%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Frantic Search
65%inclusion381 decks587 decks
44%synergy
Faithless Looting
60%inclusion355 decks587 decks
41%synergy
Ponder
45%inclusion262 decks587 decks
36%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
45%inclusion266 decks587 decks
35%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
46%inclusion268 decks587 decks
35%synergy
Preordain
39%inclusion227 decks587 decks
33%synergy
Brainstorm
47%inclusion275 decks587 decks
30%synergy
Consider
36%inclusion209 decks587 decks
29%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
38%inclusion221 decks587 decks
29%synergy
Guttersnipe
33%inclusion193 decks587 decks
26%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
61%inclusion356 decks587 decks
23%synergy
Counterspell
55%inclusion323 decks587 decks
11%synergy
Blasphemous Act
48%inclusion282 decks587 decks
4%synergy
Windfall
46%inclusion270 decks587 decks
23%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
39%inclusion226 decks587 decks
8%synergy
Reanimate
38%inclusion225 decks587 decks
13%synergy
Chaos Warp
38%inclusion223 decks587 decks
3%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
37%inclusion220 decks587 decks
10%synergy
Toxic Deluge
36%inclusion210 decks587 decks
15%synergy
Arcane Denial
32%inclusion187 decks587 decks
3%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
20%inclusion120 decks587 decks
4%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
20%inclusion115 decks587 decks
-1%synergy
Mystical Tutor
17%inclusion102 decks587 decks
4%synergy
Demonic Tutor
17%inclusion99 decks587 decks
-4%synergy
Underworld Breach
13%inclusion79 decks587 decks
2%synergy
Rhystic Study
13%inclusion78 decks587 decks
-10%synergy
Notion Thief
13%inclusion74 decks587 decks
5%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
11%inclusion63 decks587 decks
8%synergy
Gamble
8.9%inclusion52 decks587 decks
-1%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
8.7%inclusion51 decks587 decks
-11%synergy
Creatures
Baral, Chief of Compliance
24%inclusion140 decks587 decks
22%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
21%inclusion103 decks486 decks
16%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
21%inclusion124 decks587 decks
18%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
20%inclusion99 decks506 decks
12%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
18%inclusion92 decks506 decks
13%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
18%inclusion106 decks586 decks
14%synergy
Young Pyromancer
18%inclusion104 decks587 decks
16%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
16%inclusion95 decks587 decks
8%synergy
Coruscation Mage
16%inclusion93 decks586 decks
14%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
16%inclusion92 decks587 decks
11%synergy
Archmage of Runes
15%inclusion89 decks586 decks
12%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
15%inclusion88 decks587 decks
10%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
14%inclusion85 decks587 decks
13%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
14%inclusion84 decks587 decks
9%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
14%inclusion81 decks587 decks
9%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
13%inclusion79 decks587 decks
11%synergy
Ledger Shredder
13%inclusion74 decks587 decks
10%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
12%inclusion69 decks587 decks
5%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
11%inclusion65 decks587 decks
7%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
11%inclusion62 decks587 decks
0%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
10%inclusion60 decks587 decks
5%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
10%inclusion58 decks587 decks
8%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
10%inclusion57 decks587 decks
8%synergy
Archaeomancer
8.9%inclusion52 decks587 decks
5%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
8.7%inclusion24 decks275 decks
-3%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
8.2%inclusion48 decks587 decks
5%synergy
Electrostatic Field
8.0%inclusion47 decks587 decks
7%synergy
Displacer Kitten
7.8%inclusion46 decks587 decks
2%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
7.8%inclusion46 decks587 decks
7%synergy
Spellseeker
7.7%inclusion45 decks587 decks
4%synergy
Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
7.5%inclusion38 decks506 decks
4%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
7.5%inclusion44 decks587 decks
-2%synergy
Anger
7.5%inclusion44 decks587 decks
-4%synergy
Baleful Strix
7.3%inclusion43 decks587 decks
-2%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
7.2%inclusion42 decks587 decks
0%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
7.2%inclusion42 decks587 decks
5%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
7.0%inclusion41 decks587 decks
4%synergy
Kefka, Court Mage
6.9%inclusion35 decks506 decks
2%synergy
Firebrand Archer
6.8%inclusion40 decks587 decks
6%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
6.5%inclusion38 decks587 decks
-1%synergy
Ral, Monsoon Mage
6.1%inclusion36 decks587 decks
5%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
6.1%inclusion36 decks587 decks
3%synergy
Longshot, Rebel Bowman
6.1%inclusion20 decks330 decks
4%synergy
Mysidian Elder
6.0%inclusion29 decks481 decks
4%synergy
Urabrask
6.0%inclusion35 decks587 decks
5%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
6.0%inclusion35 decks587 decks
5%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
6.0%inclusion35 decks587 decks
2%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
6.0%inclusion35 decks587 decks
-12%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
5.8%inclusion34 decks587 decks
5%synergy
Jace's Archivist
5.6%inclusion33 decks587 decks
-0%synergy
Instants
Lightning Bolt
31%inclusion181 decks587 decks
20%synergy
Negate
30%inclusion176 decks587 decks
8%synergy
Terminate
29%inclusion170 decks587 decks
3%synergy
Fact or Fiction
29%inclusion169 decks587 decks
22%synergy
Opt
29%inclusion169 decks587 decks
23%synergy
Rakdos Charm
29%inclusion168 decks587 decks
14%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
28%inclusion167 decks587 decks
26%synergy
Flame of Anor
25%inclusion147 decks587 decks
20%synergy
Swan Song
25%inclusion145 decks587 decks
5%synergy
Cabal Ritual
25%inclusion144 decks587 decks
15%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
24%inclusion143 decks587 decks
13%synergy
Seething Song
24%inclusion141 decks587 decks
17%synergy
Snap
23%inclusion136 decks587 decks
13%synergy
Entomb
22%inclusion127 decks587 decks
16%synergy
Sink into Stupor
21%inclusion121 decks587 decks
11%synergy
Narset's Reversal
20%inclusion118 decks587 decks
14%synergy
Big Score
20%inclusion116 decks587 decks
7%synergy
Mana Drain
19%inclusion112 decks587 decks
3%synergy
Abrade
18%inclusion104 decks587 decks
8%synergy
Deadly Rollick
18%inclusion103 decks587 decks
-0%synergy
Prismari Command
17%inclusion102 decks587 decks
11%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion101 decks587 decks
9%synergy
Thought Scour
17%inclusion97 decks587 decks
15%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
16%inclusion91 decks587 decks
9%synergy
Withering Torment
14%inclusion83 decks586 decks
2%synergy
Deflecting Swat
14%inclusion81 decks587 decks
-6%synergy
Reality Shift
14%inclusion80 decks587 decks
9%synergy
Bedevil
14%inclusion80 decks587 decks
-2%synergy
Izzet Charm
13%inclusion75 decks587 decks
10%synergy
Dig Through Time
13%inclusion75 decks587 decks
9%synergy
Pongify
12%inclusion70 decks587 decks
6%synergy
Brain Freeze
12%inclusion68 decks587 decks
4%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
11%inclusion64 decks587 decks
2%synergy
Maestros Charm
10%inclusion61 decks587 decks
7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
9.2%inclusion54 decks587 decks
3%synergy
Drown in the Loch
9.0%inclusion53 decks587 decks
6%synergy
Desperate Ritual
8.7%inclusion51 decks587 decks
5%synergy
Reverberate
8.7%inclusion51 decks587 decks
5%synergy
Flusterstorm
8.5%inclusion50 decks587 decks
0%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
8.5%inclusion50 decks587 decks
5%synergy
Demand Answers
8.3%inclusion49 decks587 decks
3%synergy
Aetherize
8.0%inclusion47 decks587 decks
4%synergy
Impulse
8.0%inclusion47 decks587 decks
7%synergy
Go for the Throat
7.8%inclusion46 decks587 decks
2%synergy
Transpose
7.7%inclusion39 decks505 decks
6%synergy
Dispel
7.7%inclusion45 decks587 decks
4%synergy
Force of Negation
7.7%inclusion45 decks587 decks
-0%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
7.7%inclusion45 decks587 decks
-8%synergy
Bitter Triumph
7.5%inclusion44 decks587 decks
4%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
7.3%inclusion43 decks587 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
31%inclusion184 decks587 decks
3%synergy
Mana Geyser
29%inclusion172 decks587 decks
24%synergy
Vandalblast
28%inclusion167 decks587 decks
12%synergy
See the Truth
24%inclusion143 decks587 decks
24%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
21%inclusion125 decks587 decks
18%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
21%inclusion123 decks587 decks
15%synergy
Expressive Iteration
20%inclusion117 decks587 decks
17%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
20%inclusion115 decks587 decks
15%synergy
Exsanguinate
17%inclusion98 decks587 decks
13%synergy
Solve the Equation
16%inclusion95 decks587 decks
14%synergy
Stitch Together
14%inclusion85 decks587 decks
12%synergy
Serum Visions
14%inclusion83 decks587 decks
13%synergy
Damnation
13%inclusion78 decks587 decks
6%synergy
Careful Study
13%inclusion77 decks587 decks
11%synergy
Grapeshot
13%inclusion77 decks587 decks
11%synergy
Past in Flames
13%inclusion76 decks587 decks
10%synergy
Victimize
12%inclusion73 decks587 decks
4%synergy
Night's Whisper
12%inclusion73 decks587 decks
8%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
12%inclusion73 decks587 decks
9%synergy
Whispering Madness
12%inclusion71 decks587 decks
6%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
11%inclusion66 decks587 decks
2%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
11%inclusion54 decks483 decks
8%synergy
Treasure Cruise
11%inclusion65 decks587 decks
8%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
11%inclusion64 decks587 decks
7%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
11%inclusion62 decks587 decks
6%synergy
Circle of Power
10%inclusion53 decks505 decks
8%synergy
Persist
10%inclusion61 decks587 decks
7%synergy
Buried Alive
10%inclusion60 decks587 decks
6%synergy
Dark Deal
10%inclusion59 decks587 decks
3%synergy
Dark Petition
10%inclusion56 decks587 decks
9%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
9.0%inclusion53 decks587 decks
8%synergy
Stock Up
8.7%inclusion51 decks585 decks
7%synergy
Living Death
8.7%inclusion51 decks587 decks
3%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
8.3%inclusion49 decks587 decks
3%synergy
Crackle with Power
8.2%inclusion48 decks587 decks
6%synergy
Strategic Planning
8.0%inclusion47 decks587 decks
8%synergy
Exhume
7.8%inclusion46 decks587 decks
7%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
7.7%inclusion45 decks587 decks
6%synergy
Lórien Revealed
7.7%inclusion45 decks587 decks
5%synergy
Reforge the Soul
7.7%inclusion45 decks587 decks
3%synergy
Dread Return
7.5%inclusion44 decks587 decks
5%synergy
Grim Tutor
7.5%inclusion44 decks587 decks
4%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
7.3%inclusion43 decks586 decks
2%synergy
Boltwave
7.3%inclusion43 decks586 decks
6%synergy
Unmarked Grave
7.0%inclusion41 decks587 decks
6%synergy
Incarnation Technique
6.8%inclusion40 decks587 decks
6%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
6.8%inclusion40 decks587 decks
4%synergy
Final Parting
6.6%inclusion39 decks587 decks
6%synergy
Rite of Flame
6.5%inclusion38 decks587 decks
0%synergy
Sign in Blood
6.5%inclusion38 decks587 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Primal Amulet
13%inclusion77 decks587 decks
12%synergy
Lightning Greaves
12%inclusion69 decks587 decks
-18%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
8.9%inclusion52 decks587 decks
-18%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
8.3%inclusion42 decks506 decks
6%synergy
Isochron Scepter
8.0%inclusion47 decks587 decks
6%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
7.0%inclusion41 decks587 decks
5%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
7.0%inclusion41 decks587 decks
6%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.6%inclusion39 decks587 decks
-4%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
5.6%inclusion33 decks587 decks
-3%synergy
Enchantments
Thousand-Year Storm
27%inclusion160 decks587 decks
25%synergy
Mystic Remora
19%inclusion112 decks587 decks
3%synergy
Propaganda
17%inclusion100 decks587 decks
3%synergy
Fiery Inscription
16%inclusion93 decks587 decks
11%synergy
Animate Dead
12%inclusion73 decks587 decks
4%synergy
Secrets of the Dead
12%inclusion69 decks587 decks
10%synergy
Artist's Talent
8.4%inclusion49 decks586 decks
7%synergy
Double Vision
7.5%inclusion44 decks587 decks
5%synergy
Necromancy
6.5%inclusion38 decks587 decks
3%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
6.5%inclusion38 decks587 decks
6%synergy
Waste Not
6.3%inclusion37 decks587 decks
-6%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
6.1%inclusion36 decks587 decks
5%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
6.1%inclusion36 decks587 decks
5%synergy
Search for Azcanta
6.0%inclusion35 decks587 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
5.8%inclusion34 decks587 decks
4%synergy
Curiosity
5.8%inclusion34 decks587 decks
2%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
5.8%inclusion34 decks587 decks
-4%synergy
Shark Typhoon
5.6%inclusion33 decks587 decks
4%synergy
Sorcerer Class
5.5%inclusion32 decks587 decks
5%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
5.1%inclusion30 decks587 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
14%inclusion82 decks587 decks
12%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
12%inclusion68 decks587 decks
10%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
7.7%inclusion45 decks586 decks
7%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
6.5%inclusion38 decks587 decks
4%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
6.3%inclusion37 decks587 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
28%inclusion165 decks587 decks
-7%synergy
Bojuka Bog
27%inclusion158 decks587 decks
3%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
16%inclusion96 decks587 decks
1%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
15%inclusion72 decks493 decks
11%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
14%inclusion85 decks587 decks
10%synergy
Mistrise Village
12%inclusion66 decks548 decks
4%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
11%inclusion64 decks587 decks
-3%synergy
Great Hall of the Biblioplex
8.7%inclusion15 decks173 decks
8%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
8.3%inclusion49 decks587 decks
6%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
7.7%inclusion45 decks587 decks
3%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
7.3%inclusion43 decks587 decks
4%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
6.6%inclusion39 decks587 decks
1%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
5.6%inclusion33 decks587 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.6%inclusion33 decks587 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
86%inclusion506 decks587 decks
-2%synergy
Sol Ring
84%inclusion496 decks587 decks
-5%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
56%inclusion326 decks587 decks
11%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
54%inclusion315 decks587 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
45%inclusion263 decks587 decks
1%synergy
Izzet Signet
41%inclusion239 decks587 decks
9%synergy
Dimir Signet
38%inclusion222 decks587 decks
3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
37%inclusion218 decks587 decks
2%synergy
Rakdos Signet
34%inclusion197 decks587 decks
1%synergy
Thought Vessel
19%inclusion111 decks587 decks
-3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
14%inclusion80 decks587 decks
-5%synergy
Mind Stone
14%inclusion80 decks587 decks
1%synergy
Relic of Sauron
10%inclusion59 decks587 decks
-9%synergy
Lotus Petal
10%inclusion56 decks587 decks
-1%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
9.0%inclusion53 decks587 decks
-5%synergy
Tablet of Discovery
8.6%inclusion14 decks163 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Island
97%inclusion571 decks587 decks
5%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion563 decks587 decks
4%synergy
Command Tower
95%inclusion558 decks587 decks
3%synergy
Mountain
95%inclusion555 decks587 decks
3%synergy
Steam Vents
59%inclusion349 decks587 decks
14%synergy
Watery Grave
59%inclusion345 decks587 decks
11%synergy
Exotic Orchard
56%inclusion330 decks587 decks
-0%synergy
Blood Crypt
55%inclusion321 decks587 decks
9%synergy
Sulfur Falls
49%inclusion290 decks587 decks
2%synergy
Shivan Reef
47%inclusion275 decks587 decks
17%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
47%inclusion274 decks587 decks
-6%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
45%inclusion265 decks587 decks
-1%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
45%inclusion264 decks587 decks
10%synergy
Xander's Lounge
45%inclusion263 decks587 decks
5%synergy
Polluted Delta
44%inclusion259 decks587 decks
9%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
42%inclusion248 decks587 decks
-1%synergy
Scalding Tarn
42%inclusion245 decks587 decks
9%synergy
Training Center
40%inclusion236 decks587 decks
9%synergy
Underground River
37%inclusion218 decks587 decks
9%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
36%inclusion212 decks587 decks
8%synergy
Sunken Hollow
36%inclusion209 decks587 decks
-4%synergy
Luxury Suite
35%inclusion205 decks587 decks
4%synergy
Morphic Pool
34%inclusion197 decks587 decks
2%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
33%inclusion193 decks587 decks
-4%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
29%inclusion170 decks587 decks
3%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
26%inclusion152 decks587 decks
1%synergy
Thundering Falls
26%inclusion150 decks587 decks
15%synergy
Undercity Sewers
23%inclusion135 decks587 decks
10%synergy
Haunted Ridge
23%inclusion133 decks587 decks
2%synergy
Raucous Theater
22%inclusion131 decks587 decks
12%synergy
Sink into Stupor
21%inclusion121 decks587 decks
11%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
20%inclusion119 decks587 decks
9%synergy
Evolving Wilds
19%inclusion111 decks587 decks
-4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
19%inclusion111 decks587 decks
-12%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
18%inclusion104 decks587 decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion101 decks587 decks
9%synergy
Seething Landscape
16%inclusion91 decks587 decks
-1%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
16%inclusion91 decks587 decks
9%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
15%inclusion90 decks587 decks
5%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
15%inclusion87 decks587 decks
-3%synergy
City of Brass
15%inclusion86 decks587 decks
1%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
14%inclusion81 decks587 decks
3%synergy
Choked Estuary
14%inclusion81 decks587 decks
-4%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
13%inclusion79 decks586 decks
4%synergy
Underground Sea
13%inclusion77 decks587 decks
-2%synergy
Volcanic Island
13%inclusion77 decks587 decks
-2%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
13%inclusion75 decks587 decks
3%synergy
Badlands
13%inclusion75 decks587 decks
-3%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
13%inclusion75 decks587 decks
1%synergy
Flooded Strand
13%inclusion75 decks587 decks
2%synergy
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