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
17%inclusion25 decks147 decks
12%synergy
Mana Sculpt
10%inclusion15 decks146 decks
6%synergy
Great Hall of the Biblioplex
9.5%inclusion14 decks148 decks
9%synergy
Exhibition Tidecaller
9.3%inclusion14 decks150 decks
8%synergy
Flow State
9.0%inclusion13 decks144 decks
7%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Frantic Search
65%inclusion370 decks567 decks
45%synergy
Faithless Looting
61%inclusion345 decks567 decks
41%synergy
Ponder
44%inclusion251 decks567 decks
36%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
45%inclusion255 decks567 decks
35%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
45%inclusion257 decks567 decks
34%synergy
Preordain
38%inclusion218 decks567 decks
33%synergy
Brainstorm
47%inclusion264 decks567 decks
29%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
38%inclusion213 decks567 decks
29%synergy
Consider
35%inclusion196 decks567 decks
28%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
28%inclusion160 decks567 decks
26%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
60%inclusion343 decks567 decks
23%synergy
Counterspell
55%inclusion312 decks567 decks
11%synergy
Blasphemous Act
48%inclusion273 decks567 decks
4%synergy
Windfall
46%inclusion262 decks567 decks
23%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
39%inclusion220 decks567 decks
8%synergy
Reanimate
38%inclusion218 decks567 decks
14%synergy
Chaos Warp
38%inclusion215 decks567 decks
3%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
37%inclusion210 decks567 decks
10%synergy
Toxic Deluge
36%inclusion204 decks567 decks
16%synergy
Guttersnipe
33%inclusion185 decks567 decks
26%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
20%inclusion116 decks567 decks
4%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
19%inclusion108 decks567 decks
-2%synergy
Mystical Tutor
17%inclusion99 decks567 decks
4%synergy
Demonic Tutor
17%inclusion95 decks567 decks
-4%synergy
Underworld Breach
14%inclusion77 decks567 decks
2%synergy
Rhystic Study
13%inclusion75 decks567 decks
-10%synergy
Notion Thief
12%inclusion69 decks567 decks
4%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
11%inclusion62 decks567 decks
8%synergy
Gamble
9.2%inclusion52 decks567 decks
-1%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
8.3%inclusion47 decks567 decks
-11%synergy
Creatures
Baral, Chief of Compliance
24%inclusion136 decks567 decks
22%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
21%inclusion97 decks465 decks
16%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
21%inclusion118 decks567 decks
18%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
19%inclusion93 decks485 decks
11%synergy
Young Pyromancer
18%inclusion102 decks567 decks
16%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
18%inclusion86 decks485 decks
12%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
18%inclusion99 decks565 decks
13%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
16%inclusion91 decks567 decks
8%synergy
Coruscation Mage
16%inclusion88 decks565 decks
14%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
16%inclusion88 decks567 decks
11%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
15%inclusion86 decks567 decks
10%synergy
Archmage of Runes
15%inclusion85 decks565 decks
12%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
15%inclusion84 decks567 decks
13%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
14%inclusion79 decks567 decks
9%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
14%inclusion78 decks567 decks
12%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
14%inclusion78 decks567 decks
8%synergy
Ledger Shredder
13%inclusion72 decks567 decks
10%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
12%inclusion66 decks567 decks
7%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
12%inclusion66 decks567 decks
5%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
10%inclusion59 decks567 decks
9%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
10%inclusion58 decks567 decks
5%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
10%inclusion57 decks567 decks
0%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
10%inclusion54 decks567 decks
8%synergy
Archaeomancer
9.0%inclusion51 decks567 decks
5%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
8.5%inclusion48 decks567 decks
5%synergy
Electrostatic Field
8.1%inclusion46 decks567 decks
7%synergy
Anger
7.9%inclusion45 decks567 decks
-3%synergy
Displacer Kitten
7.8%inclusion44 decks567 decks
2%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
7.6%inclusion43 decks567 decks
-1%synergy
Spellseeker
7.6%inclusion43 decks567 decks
4%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
7.6%inclusion43 decks567 decks
7%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
7.5%inclusion19 decks252 decks
-4%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
7.4%inclusion42 decks567 decks
6%synergy
Baleful Strix
7.2%inclusion41 decks567 decks
-3%synergy
Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
7.2%inclusion35 decks485 decks
4%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
7.1%inclusion40 decks567 decks
4%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
7.1%inclusion40 decks567 decks
0%synergy
Kefka, Court Mage
6.8%inclusion33 decks485 decks
2%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
6.7%inclusion38 decks567 decks
-1%synergy
Firebrand Archer
6.5%inclusion37 decks567 decks
5%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
6.2%inclusion35 decks567 decks
5%synergy
Mysidian Elder
6.1%inclusion28 decks460 decks
4%synergy
Urabrask
6.0%inclusion34 decks567 decks
5%synergy
Ral, Monsoon Mage
5.8%inclusion33 decks567 decks
5%synergy
Jace's Archivist
5.8%inclusion33 decks567 decks
0%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
5.8%inclusion33 decks567 decks
5%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
5.8%inclusion33 decks567 decks
-12%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
5.6%inclusion32 decks567 decks
2%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
5.5%inclusion31 decks565 decks
-2%synergy
Emeritus of Conflict
5.5%inclusion8 decks146 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Arcane Denial
32%inclusion179 decks567 decks
3%synergy
Negate
31%inclusion175 decks567 decks
8%synergy
Lightning Bolt
31%inclusion173 decks567 decks
20%synergy
Rakdos Charm
29%inclusion165 decks567 decks
14%synergy
Fact or Fiction
29%inclusion165 decks567 decks
22%synergy
Opt
28%inclusion161 decks567 decks
23%synergy
Terminate
28%inclusion159 decks567 decks
3%synergy
Flame of Anor
25%inclusion142 decks567 decks
20%synergy
Cabal Ritual
25%inclusion141 decks567 decks
15%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
25%inclusion139 decks567 decks
13%synergy
Swan Song
24%inclusion136 decks567 decks
5%synergy
Seething Song
24%inclusion135 decks567 decks
17%synergy
Snap
23%inclusion133 decks567 decks
13%synergy
Entomb
22%inclusion124 decks567 decks
16%synergy
Sink into Stupor
21%inclusion118 decks567 decks
11%synergy
Big Score
20%inclusion111 decks567 decks
7%synergy
Narset's Reversal
19%inclusion110 decks567 decks
14%synergy
Mana Drain
19%inclusion108 decks567 decks
3%synergy
Prismari Command
18%inclusion100 decks567 decks
12%synergy
Deadly Rollick
17%inclusion99 decks567 decks
0%synergy
Abrade
17%inclusion99 decks567 decks
8%synergy
Thought Scour
17%inclusion98 decks567 decks
16%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion97 decks567 decks
9%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
16%inclusion89 decks567 decks
10%synergy
Withering Torment
14%inclusion81 decks565 decks
2%synergy
Bedevil
14%inclusion77 decks567 decks
-2%synergy
Deflecting Swat
13%inclusion75 decks567 decks
-6%synergy
Reality Shift
13%inclusion74 decks567 decks
8%synergy
Izzet Charm
13%inclusion74 decks567 decks
11%synergy
Dig Through Time
13%inclusion74 decks567 decks
9%synergy
Brain Freeze
12%inclusion69 decks567 decks
4%synergy
Pongify
12%inclusion68 decks567 decks
6%synergy
Maestros Charm
11%inclusion61 decks567 decks
8%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
11%inclusion60 decks567 decks
1%synergy
Drown in the Loch
9.2%inclusion52 decks567 decks
6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
9.2%inclusion52 decks567 decks
3%synergy
Desperate Ritual
9.0%inclusion51 decks567 decks
6%synergy
Flashback
8.9%inclusion13 decks146 decks
2%synergy
Reverberate
8.8%inclusion50 decks567 decks
5%synergy
Flusterstorm
8.5%inclusion48 decks567 decks
0%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
8.5%inclusion48 decks567 decks
5%synergy
Impulse
8.3%inclusion47 decks567 decks
7%synergy
Demand Answers
8.3%inclusion47 decks567 decks
3%synergy
Aetherize
8.1%inclusion46 decks567 decks
4%synergy
Bitter Triumph
7.8%inclusion44 decks567 decks
5%synergy
Dispel
7.8%inclusion44 decks567 decks
5%synergy
Go for the Throat
7.6%inclusion43 decks567 decks
2%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
7.6%inclusion43 decks567 decks
5%synergy
Force of Negation
7.6%inclusion43 decks567 decks
-1%synergy
Valakut Awakening
7.6%inclusion43 decks567 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
31%inclusion177 decks567 decks
3%synergy
Mana Geyser
29%inclusion165 decks567 decks
24%synergy
Vandalblast
29%inclusion163 decks567 decks
13%synergy
See the Truth
24%inclusion138 decks567 decks
24%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
21%inclusion119 decks567 decks
15%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
21%inclusion118 decks567 decks
18%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
20%inclusion112 decks567 decks
15%synergy
Expressive Iteration
19%inclusion110 decks567 decks
16%synergy
Exsanguinate
17%inclusion95 decks567 decks
13%synergy
Solve the Equation
16%inclusion92 decks567 decks
14%synergy
Stitch Together
15%inclusion84 decks567 decks
12%synergy
Serum Visions
14%inclusion82 decks567 decks
13%synergy
Careful Study
14%inclusion77 decks567 decks
12%synergy
Damnation
13%inclusion76 decks567 decks
6%synergy
Grapeshot
13%inclusion76 decks567 decks
11%synergy
Victimize
13%inclusion74 decks567 decks
4%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
13%inclusion71 decks567 decks
9%synergy
Past in Flames
12%inclusion70 decks567 decks
10%synergy
Whispering Madness
12%inclusion70 decks567 decks
6%synergy
Night's Whisper
12%inclusion69 decks567 decks
8%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
11%inclusion53 decks462 decks
9%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
11%inclusion63 decks567 decks
7%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
11%inclusion63 decks567 decks
1%synergy
Persist
11%inclusion61 decks567 decks
8%synergy
Treasure Cruise
11%inclusion60 decks567 decks
8%synergy
Buried Alive
11%inclusion60 decks567 decks
7%synergy
Circle of Power
11%inclusion51 decks484 decks
8%synergy
Dark Deal
10%inclusion59 decks567 decks
3%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
10%inclusion58 decks567 decks
5%synergy
Dark Petition
10%inclusion55 decks567 decks
9%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
9.0%inclusion51 decks567 decks
8%synergy
Living Death
9.0%inclusion51 decks567 decks
3%synergy
Crackle with Power
8.1%inclusion46 decks567 decks
6%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
8.1%inclusion46 decks567 decks
3%synergy
Stock Up
8.0%inclusion45 decks564 decks
6%synergy
Strategic Planning
7.9%inclusion45 decks567 decks
8%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
7.9%inclusion45 decks567 decks
6%synergy
Grim Tutor
7.9%inclusion45 decks567 decks
4%synergy
Exhume
7.9%inclusion45 decks567 decks
7%synergy
Reforge the Soul
7.9%inclusion45 decks567 decks
3%synergy
Lórien Revealed
7.8%inclusion44 decks567 decks
5%synergy
Boltwave
7.6%inclusion43 decks565 decks
6%synergy
Dread Return
7.6%inclusion43 decks567 decks
5%synergy
Unmarked Grave
7.2%inclusion41 decks567 decks
6%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
7.1%inclusion40 decks565 decks
1%synergy
Incarnation Technique
7.1%inclusion40 decks567 decks
6%synergy
Singularity Rupture
6.6%inclusion28 decks426 decks
5%synergy
Final Parting
6.5%inclusion37 decks567 decks
6%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
6.3%inclusion36 decks567 decks
3%synergy
Bonus Round
6.2%inclusion35 decks567 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Primal Amulet
13%inclusion74 decks567 decks
12%synergy
Lightning Greaves
12%inclusion68 decks567 decks
-17%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
8.5%inclusion48 decks567 decks
-18%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
8.2%inclusion40 decks485 decks
6%synergy
Isochron Scepter
7.6%inclusion43 decks567 decks
5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.2%inclusion41 decks567 decks
-4%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
7.1%inclusion40 decks567 decks
5%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
6.7%inclusion38 decks567 decks
5%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
6.0%inclusion34 decks567 decks
-2%synergy
Enchantments
Thousand-Year Storm
28%inclusion156 decks567 decks
25%synergy
Mystic Remora
19%inclusion109 decks567 decks
4%synergy
Propaganda
17%inclusion98 decks567 decks
3%synergy
Fiery Inscription
15%inclusion86 decks567 decks
10%synergy
Animate Dead
13%inclusion71 decks567 decks
4%synergy
Secrets of the Dead
12%inclusion67 decks567 decks
10%synergy
Artist's Talent
8.5%inclusion48 decks565 decks
7%synergy
Double Vision
7.6%inclusion43 decks567 decks
5%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
6.5%inclusion37 decks567 decks
6%synergy
Necromancy
6.5%inclusion37 decks567 decks
3%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
6.5%inclusion37 decks567 decks
6%synergy
Waste Not
6.3%inclusion36 decks567 decks
-6%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
6.3%inclusion36 decks567 decks
5%synergy
Curiosity
6.0%inclusion34 decks567 decks
2%synergy
Search for Azcanta
5.8%inclusion33 decks567 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
5.6%inclusion32 decks567 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
5.6%inclusion32 decks567 decks
-4%synergy
Shark Typhoon
5.6%inclusion32 decks567 decks
4%synergy
Sorcerer Class
5.5%inclusion31 decks567 decks
5%synergy
Black Market Connections
5.1%inclusion29 decks567 decks
-7%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
14%inclusion77 decks567 decks
12%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
11%inclusion65 decks567 decks
10%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
7.8%inclusion44 decks565 decks
7%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
6.7%inclusion38 decks567 decks
4%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
6.3%inclusion36 decks567 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
28%inclusion158 decks567 decks
-8%synergy
Bojuka Bog
27%inclusion155 decks567 decks
3%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
16%inclusion92 decks567 decks
0%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
14%inclusion82 decks567 decks
10%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
14%inclusion68 decks472 decks
11%synergy
Mistrise Village
12%inclusion65 decks527 decks
4%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
11%inclusion62 decks567 decks
-3%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
8.8%inclusion50 decks567 decks
6%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
7.9%inclusion45 decks567 decks
3%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
7.1%inclusion40 decks567 decks
3%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
6.9%inclusion39 decks567 decks
1%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.0%inclusion34 decks567 decks
-2%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
5.8%inclusion33 decks567 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
86%inclusion489 decks567 decks
-2%synergy
Sol Ring
84%inclusion476 decks567 decks
-6%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
55%inclusion310 decks567 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
53%inclusion300 decks567 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
44%inclusion249 decks567 decks
1%synergy
Izzet Signet
40%inclusion229 decks567 decks
8%synergy
Dimir Signet
37%inclusion211 decks567 decks
3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
37%inclusion209 decks567 decks
1%synergy
Rakdos Signet
33%inclusion187 decks567 decks
0%synergy
Thought Vessel
19%inclusion109 decks567 decks
-2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
13%inclusion75 decks567 decks
-6%synergy
Mind Stone
13%inclusion74 decks567 decks
0%synergy
Lotus Petal
10%inclusion55 decks567 decks
-1%synergy
Relic of Sauron
10%inclusion54 decks567 decks
-9%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
9.3%inclusion53 decks567 decks
-5%synergy
Tablet of Discovery
8.7%inclusion12 decks138 decks
7%synergy
Lands
Island
97%inclusion552 decks567 decks
5%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion544 decks567 decks
4%synergy
Command Tower
95%inclusion540 decks567 decks
4%synergy
Mountain
95%inclusion536 decks567 decks
3%synergy
Steam Vents
60%inclusion338 decks567 decks
14%synergy
Watery Grave
59%inclusion334 decks567 decks
11%synergy
Exotic Orchard
57%inclusion321 decks567 decks
0%synergy
Blood Crypt
55%inclusion310 decks567 decks
9%synergy
Sulfur Falls
49%inclusion277 decks567 decks
2%synergy
Shivan Reef
47%inclusion266 decks567 decks
17%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
46%inclusion262 decks567 decks
-7%synergy
Xander's Lounge
45%inclusion256 decks567 decks
5%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
45%inclusion255 decks567 decks
10%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
45%inclusion253 decks567 decks
-1%synergy
Polluted Delta
44%inclusion252 decks567 decks
9%synergy
Scalding Tarn
42%inclusion238 decks567 decks
10%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
42%inclusion236 decks567 decks
-1%synergy
Training Center
40%inclusion229 decks567 decks
9%synergy
Underground River
37%inclusion207 decks567 decks
9%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
36%inclusion205 decks567 decks
8%synergy
Sunken Hollow
36%inclusion202 decks567 decks
-4%synergy
Luxury Suite
35%inclusion196 decks567 decks
4%synergy
Morphic Pool
33%inclusion189 decks567 decks
2%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
33%inclusion186 decks567 decks
-5%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
29%inclusion164 decks567 decks
3%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
26%inclusion147 decks567 decks
1%synergy
Thundering Falls
26%inclusion147 decks567 decks
15%synergy
Undercity Sewers
23%inclusion131 decks567 decks
10%synergy
Haunted Ridge
23%inclusion130 decks567 decks
2%synergy
Raucous Theater
22%inclusion127 decks567 decks
12%synergy
Sink into Stupor
21%inclusion118 decks567 decks
11%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
21%inclusion117 decks567 decks
9%synergy
Path of Ancestry
19%inclusion108 decks567 decks
-11%synergy
Evolving Wilds
18%inclusion104 decks567 decks
-5%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion97 decks567 decks
9%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
17%inclusion97 decks567 decks
3%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
16%inclusion89 decks567 decks
10%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
16%inclusion88 decks567 decks
5%synergy
Seething Landscape
15%inclusion87 decks567 decks
-1%synergy
City of Brass
15%inclusion84 decks567 decks
1%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
14%inclusion81 decks567 decks
-4%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
14%inclusion80 decks567 decks
3%synergy
Underground Sea
14%inclusion77 decks567 decks
-2%synergy
Volcanic Island
14%inclusion77 decks567 decks
-2%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
13%inclusion76 decks565 decks
4%synergy
Badlands
13%inclusion75 decks567 decks
-2%synergy
Choked Estuary
13%inclusion75 decks567 decks
-4%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
13%inclusion74 decks567 decks
3%synergy
Flooded Strand
13%inclusion73 decks567 decks
2%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
13%inclusion72 decks567 decks
1%synergy
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