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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Gandalf, Goblins' Bane
8.3%inclusion9 decks109 decks
7%synergy
Most Decrepit Old Bird
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
8%synergy
Wizard's Staff
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
1%synergy
Glamdring, Foe-hammer
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
4%synergy
Smaug, Wicked Worm
2.3%inclusion2 decks86 decks
-0%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Frantic Search
64%inclusion412 decks648 decks
42%synergy
Faithless Looting
59%inclusion384 decks648 decks
39%synergy
Ponder
45%inclusion294 decks648 decks
37%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
47%inclusion302 decks648 decks
36%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
46%inclusion301 decks648 decks
35%synergy
Preordain
39%inclusion253 decks648 decks
33%synergy
Brainstorm
47%inclusion303 decks648 decks
30%synergy
Consider
35%inclusion229 decks648 decks
29%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
37%inclusion240 decks648 decks
28%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
29%inclusion186 decks648 decks
26%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
60%inclusion389 decks648 decks
22%synergy
Counterspell
56%inclusion362 decks648 decks
11%synergy
Blasphemous Act
48%inclusion311 decks648 decks
3%synergy
Windfall
45%inclusion293 decks648 decks
22%synergy
Chaos Warp
39%inclusion253 decks648 decks
4%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
39%inclusion250 decks648 decks
7%synergy
Reanimate
37%inclusion241 decks648 decks
12%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
37%inclusion239 decks648 decks
10%synergy
Toxic Deluge
35%inclusion227 decks648 decks
14%synergy
Guttersnipe
33%inclusion213 decks648 decks
26%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
21%inclusion136 decks648 decks
5%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
20%inclusion129 decks648 decks
-0%synergy
Demonic Tutor
17%inclusion109 decks648 decks
-4%synergy
Mystical Tutor
17%inclusion109 decks648 decks
4%synergy
Rhystic Study
13%inclusion85 decks648 decks
-9%synergy
Underworld Breach
13%inclusion83 decks648 decks
2%synergy
Notion Thief
12%inclusion76 decks648 decks
4%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
12%inclusion75 decks648 decks
9%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
8.6%inclusion56 decks648 decks
-11%synergy
Gamble
8.5%inclusion55 decks648 decks
-1%synergy
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Baral, Chief of Compliance
24%inclusion155 decks648 decks
22%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
21%inclusion114 decks550 decks
16%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
21%inclusion134 decks648 decks
18%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
20%inclusion113 decks570 decks
12%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
19%inclusion107 decks570 decks
13%synergy
Young Pyromancer
18%inclusion118 decks648 decks
17%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
18%inclusion118 decks648 decks
14%synergy
Coruscation Mage
16%inclusion104 decks648 decks
14%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
16%inclusion102 decks648 decks
11%synergy
Archmage of Runes
16%inclusion101 decks648 decks
13%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
15%inclusion100 decks648 decks
11%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
15%inclusion100 decks648 decks
7%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
15%inclusion98 decks648 decks
9%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
15%inclusion96 decks648 decks
13%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
15%inclusion96 decks648 decks
10%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
13%inclusion85 decks648 decks
11%synergy
Ledger Shredder
12%inclusion77 decks648 decks
8%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
12%inclusion76 decks648 decks
5%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
11%inclusion72 decks648 decks
1%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
11%inclusion72 decks648 decks
7%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
10%inclusion66 decks648 decks
9%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
10%inclusion63 decks648 decks
8%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
10%inclusion63 decks648 decks
5%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
9.4%inclusion33 decks350 decks
-2%synergy
Exhibition Tidecaller
8.5%inclusion22 decks258 decks
7%synergy
Archaeomancer
8.2%inclusion53 decks648 decks
5%synergy
Displacer Kitten
8.0%inclusion52 decks648 decks
3%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
8.0%inclusion52 decks648 decks
7%synergy
Electrostatic Field
7.9%inclusion51 decks648 decks
7%synergy
Spellseeker
7.9%inclusion51 decks648 decks
5%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
7.6%inclusion49 decks648 decks
-2%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
7.6%inclusion49 decks648 decks
4%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
7.4%inclusion48 decks648 decks
6%synergy
Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
7.4%inclusion42 decks570 decks
4%synergy
Firebrand Archer
7.3%inclusion47 decks648 decks
6%synergy
Baleful Strix
7.3%inclusion47 decks648 decks
-2%synergy
Anger
7.3%inclusion47 decks648 decks
-4%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
6.9%inclusion45 decks648 decks
0%synergy
Kefka, Court Mage
6.7%inclusion38 decks570 decks
1%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
6.6%inclusion43 decks648 decks
3%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
6.2%inclusion40 decks648 decks
3%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
6.2%inclusion40 decks648 decks
-1%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
6.2%inclusion40 decks648 decks
-12%synergy
Jace's Archivist
6.0%inclusion39 decks648 decks
0%synergy
Ral, Monsoon Mage
5.9%inclusion38 decks648 decks
5%synergy
Longshot, Rebel Bowman
5.7%inclusion23 decks402 decks
4%synergy
Urabrask
5.7%inclusion37 decks648 decks
5%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
5.6%inclusion36 decks648 decks
4%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
5.6%inclusion36 decks648 decks
5%synergy
Mysidian Elder
5.5%inclusion30 decks545 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Arcane Denial
32%inclusion206 decks648 decks
3%synergy
Negate
31%inclusion202 decks648 decks
9%synergy
Lightning Bolt
29%inclusion190 decks648 decks
19%synergy
Terminate
29%inclusion188 decks648 decks
3%synergy
Fact or Fiction
29%inclusion185 decks648 decks
22%synergy
Rakdos Charm
28%inclusion182 decks648 decks
14%synergy
Opt
28%inclusion179 decks648 decks
22%synergy
Swan Song
25%inclusion163 decks648 decks
5%synergy
Seething Song
25%inclusion161 decks648 decks
18%synergy
Flame of Anor
25%inclusion160 decks648 decks
20%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
24%inclusion157 decks648 decks
12%synergy
Cabal Ritual
24%inclusion155 decks648 decks
14%synergy
Snap
23%inclusion148 decks648 decks
13%synergy
Entomb
21%inclusion136 decks648 decks
15%synergy
Narset's Reversal
21%inclusion135 decks648 decks
15%synergy
Sink into Stupor
21%inclusion133 decks648 decks
11%synergy
Big Score
20%inclusion130 decks648 decks
7%synergy
Mana Drain
19%inclusion122 decks648 decks
3%synergy
Abrade
18%inclusion115 decks648 decks
8%synergy
Thought Scour
17%inclusion113 decks648 decks
16%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion112 decks648 decks
9%synergy
Prismari Command
17%inclusion112 decks648 decks
11%synergy
Deadly Rollick
17%inclusion110 decks648 decks
-1%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
17%inclusion107 decks648 decks
10%synergy
Bedevil
15%inclusion95 decks648 decks
-1%synergy
Withering Torment
15%inclusion95 decks648 decks
2%synergy
Deflecting Swat
14%inclusion92 decks648 decks
-5%synergy
Reality Shift
14%inclusion89 decks648 decks
9%synergy
Dig Through Time
13%inclusion87 decks648 decks
10%synergy
Izzet Charm
13%inclusion82 decks648 decks
10%synergy
Brain Freeze
12%inclusion75 decks648 decks
4%synergy
Pongify
11%inclusion73 decks648 decks
5%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
11%inclusion73 decks648 decks
2%synergy
Mana Sculpt
11%inclusion27 decks254 decks
7%synergy
Flashback
11%inclusion27 decks254 decks
4%synergy
Maestros Charm
10%inclusion65 decks648 decks
7%synergy
Reverberate
9.4%inclusion61 decks648 decks
6%synergy
Aetherize
9.3%inclusion60 decks648 decks
6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
9.1%inclusion59 decks648 decks
2%synergy
Drown in the Loch
9.0%inclusion58 decks648 decks
6%synergy
Flusterstorm
9.0%inclusion58 decks648 decks
1%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
8.8%inclusion57 decks648 decks
5%synergy
Desperate Ritual
8.6%inclusion56 decks648 decks
5%synergy
Demand Answers
8.3%inclusion54 decks648 decks
3%synergy
Force of Negation
8.0%inclusion52 decks648 decks
0%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
7.9%inclusion51 decks648 decks
4%synergy
Return the Favor
7.9%inclusion51 decks648 decks
5%synergy
Impulse
7.9%inclusion51 decks648 decks
7%synergy
Transpose
7.7%inclusion44 decks569 decks
6%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
7.7%inclusion50 decks648 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
31%inclusion203 decks648 decks
4%synergy
Mana Geyser
30%inclusion194 decks648 decks
25%synergy
Vandalblast
28%inclusion182 decks648 decks
11%synergy
See the Truth
25%inclusion162 decks648 decks
24%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
22%inclusion143 decks648 decks
16%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
21%inclusion136 decks648 decks
18%synergy
Expressive Iteration
20%inclusion132 decks648 decks
17%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
19%inclusion125 decks648 decks
15%synergy
Solve the Equation
16%inclusion105 decks648 decks
14%synergy
Exsanguinate
16%inclusion103 decks648 decks
12%synergy
Serum Visions
15%inclusion95 decks648 decks
14%synergy
Grapeshot
13%inclusion87 decks648 decks
11%synergy
Night's Whisper
13%inclusion86 decks648 decks
8%synergy
Stitch Together
13%inclusion86 decks648 decks
11%synergy
Flow State
13%inclusion33 decks252 decks
12%synergy
Past in Flames
13%inclusion84 decks648 decks
10%synergy
Damnation
12%inclusion80 decks648 decks
5%synergy
Victimize
12%inclusion77 decks648 decks
3%synergy
Whispering Madness
12%inclusion77 decks648 decks
6%synergy
Careful Study
12%inclusion76 decks648 decks
10%synergy
Treasure Cruise
12%inclusion75 decks648 decks
9%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
11%inclusion74 decks648 decks
8%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
11%inclusion73 decks648 decks
7%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
11%inclusion71 decks648 decks
1%synergy
Dark Deal
11%inclusion70 decks648 decks
3%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
11%inclusion58 decks547 decks
8%synergy
Stock Up
10%inclusion67 decks647 decks
8%synergy
Persist
10%inclusion67 decks648 decks
7%synergy
Circle of Power
10%inclusion57 decks569 decks
7%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
10%inclusion64 decks648 decks
5%synergy
Buried Alive
10%inclusion62 decks648 decks
6%synergy
Dark Petition
9.0%inclusion58 decks648 decks
8%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
8.8%inclusion57 decks648 decks
8%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
8.5%inclusion55 decks648 decks
3%synergy
Living Death
8.3%inclusion54 decks648 decks
2%synergy
Strategic Planning
8.0%inclusion52 decks648 decks
8%synergy
Crackle with Power
8.0%inclusion52 decks648 decks
6%synergy
Lórien Revealed
8.0%inclusion52 decks648 decks
6%synergy
Reforge the Soul
7.7%inclusion50 decks648 decks
3%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
7.4%inclusion48 decks648 decks
6%synergy
Dread Return
7.4%inclusion48 decks648 decks
5%synergy
Grim Tutor
7.4%inclusion48 decks648 decks
4%synergy
Exhume
7.3%inclusion47 decks648 decks
6%synergy
Unmarked Grave
7.1%inclusion46 decks648 decks
6%synergy
Boltwave
6.9%inclusion45 decks648 decks
5%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
6.8%inclusion44 decks648 decks
1%synergy
Bonus Round
6.6%inclusion43 decks648 decks
6%synergy
Incarnation Technique
6.3%inclusion41 decks648 decks
6%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
6.0%inclusion39 decks648 decks
3%synergy
Seize the Spoils
6.0%inclusion39 decks648 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Primal Amulet
13%inclusion85 decks648 decks
12%synergy
Lightning Greaves
13%inclusion81 decks648 decks
-17%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
9.1%inclusion59 decks648 decks
-18%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
8.6%inclusion49 decks570 decks
6%synergy
Isochron Scepter
8.0%inclusion52 decks648 decks
6%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
6.6%inclusion43 decks648 decks
5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.5%inclusion42 decks648 decks
-4%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
6.5%inclusion42 decks648 decks
5%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
5.7%inclusion37 decks648 decks
-2%synergy
Enchantments
Thousand-Year Storm
27%inclusion177 decks648 decks
25%synergy
Mystic Remora
19%inclusion122 decks648 decks
3%synergy
Propaganda
17%inclusion113 decks648 decks
3%synergy
Fiery Inscription
16%inclusion101 decks648 decks
11%synergy
Secrets of the Dead
12%inclusion76 decks648 decks
10%synergy
Animate Dead
12%inclusion76 decks648 decks
3%synergy
Artist's Talent
8.3%inclusion54 decks648 decks
7%synergy
Double Vision
7.6%inclusion49 decks648 decks
5%synergy
Curiosity
6.9%inclusion45 decks648 decks
3%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
6.6%inclusion43 decks648 decks
6%synergy
Waste Not
6.2%inclusion40 decks648 decks
-6%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
5.9%inclusion38 decks648 decks
4%synergy
Shark Typhoon
5.9%inclusion38 decks648 decks
5%synergy
Search for Azcanta
5.9%inclusion38 decks648 decks
5%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
5.7%inclusion37 decks648 decks
5%synergy
Necromancy
5.7%inclusion37 decks648 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
5.7%inclusion37 decks648 decks
-3%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
5.6%inclusion36 decks648 decks
5%synergy
Underworld Dreams
5.1%inclusion33 decks648 decks
-1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
14%inclusion88 decks648 decks
12%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
11%inclusion74 decks648 decks
10%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
7.4%inclusion48 decks648 decks
7%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
6.3%inclusion41 decks648 decks
4%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
5.4%inclusion35 decks648 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
28%inclusion179 decks648 decks
4%synergy
Reliquary Tower
27%inclusion176 decks648 decks
-7%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
17%inclusion111 decks648 decks
1%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
16%inclusion102 decks648 decks
12%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
14%inclusion80 decks557 decks
11%synergy
Mistrise Village
12%inclusion73 decks612 decks
4%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
11%inclusion72 decks648 decks
-3%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
7.7%inclusion50 decks648 decks
4%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
7.7%inclusion50 decks648 decks
5%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
7.6%inclusion49 decks648 decks
2%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
7.4%inclusion48 decks648 decks
2%synergy
Great Hall of the Biblioplex
6.3%inclusion16 decks256 decks
6%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.7%inclusion37 decks648 decks
-2%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
5.4%inclusion35 decks648 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
86%inclusion558 decks648 decks
-2%synergy
Sol Ring
85%inclusion550 decks648 decks
-5%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
55%inclusion358 decks648 decks
11%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
53%inclusion345 decks648 decks
3%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
44%inclusion286 decks648 decks
-0%synergy
Izzet Signet
41%inclusion267 decks648 decks
10%synergy
Dimir Signet
38%inclusion247 decks648 decks
5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
37%inclusion237 decks648 decks
1%synergy
Rakdos Signet
34%inclusion218 decks648 decks
3%synergy
Thought Vessel
19%inclusion122 decks648 decks
-2%synergy
Resonating Lute
15%inclusion37 decks255 decks
10%synergy
Mind Stone
13%inclusion86 decks648 decks
1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
13%inclusion81 decks648 decks
-5%synergy
Relic of Sauron
10%inclusion63 decks648 decks
-9%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
9.3%inclusion60 decks648 decks
-4%synergy
Lotus Petal
9.0%inclusion58 decks648 decks
-2%synergy
Tablet of Discovery
8.5%inclusion21 decks246 decks
7%synergy
Lands
Island
97%inclusion628 decks648 decks
4%synergy
Command Tower
95%inclusion616 decks648 decks
3%synergy
Swamp
95%inclusion616 decks648 decks
3%synergy
Mountain
94%inclusion611 decks648 decks
3%synergy
Steam Vents
60%inclusion390 decks648 decks
14%synergy
Watery Grave
60%inclusion388 decks648 decks
12%synergy
Exotic Orchard
58%inclusion373 decks648 decks
1%synergy
Blood Crypt
55%inclusion359 decks648 decks
9%synergy
Sulfur Falls
49%inclusion320 decks648 decks
1%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
46%inclusion299 decks648 decks
11%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
45%inclusion294 decks648 decks
-7%synergy
Xander's Lounge
45%inclusion294 decks648 decks
6%synergy
Shivan Reef
45%inclusion293 decks648 decks
16%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
45%inclusion292 decks648 decks
-2%synergy
Polluted Delta
45%inclusion292 decks648 decks
10%synergy
Scalding Tarn
43%inclusion276 decks648 decks
10%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
42%inclusion273 decks648 decks
-2%synergy
Training Center
40%inclusion257 decks648 decks
8%synergy
Underground River
36%inclusion233 decks648 decks
8%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
35%inclusion228 decks648 decks
7%synergy
Luxury Suite
35%inclusion225 decks648 decks
3%synergy
Sunken Hollow
35%inclusion224 decks648 decks
-5%synergy
Morphic Pool
34%inclusion218 decks648 decks
2%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
33%inclusion213 decks648 decks
-5%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
30%inclusion193 decks648 decks
4%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
27%inclusion172 decks648 decks
2%synergy
Thundering Falls
25%inclusion163 decks648 decks
15%synergy
Haunted Ridge
23%inclusion150 decks648 decks
2%synergy
Undercity Sewers
23%inclusion147 decks648 decks
10%synergy
Raucous Theater
22%inclusion143 decks648 decks
11%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
22%inclusion140 decks648 decks
10%synergy
Sink into Stupor
21%inclusion133 decks648 decks
11%synergy
Evolving Wilds
19%inclusion122 decks648 decks
-4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
19%inclusion121 decks648 decks
-12%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion112 decks648 decks
9%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
17%inclusion112 decks648 decks
4%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
17%inclusion107 decks648 decks
10%synergy
Seething Landscape
16%inclusion103 decks648 decks
0%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
14%inclusion93 decks648 decks
4%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
14%inclusion90 decks648 decks
-5%synergy
City of Brass
14%inclusion90 decks648 decks
0%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
14%inclusion88 decks648 decks
3%synergy
Underground Sea
14%inclusion88 decks648 decks
-2%synergy
Flooded Strand
14%inclusion88 decks648 decks
3%synergy
Volcanic Island
13%inclusion87 decks648 decks
-2%synergy
Badlands
13%inclusion86 decks648 decks
-2%synergy
Misty Rainforest
13%inclusion84 decks648 decks
3%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
13%inclusion83 decks648 decks
3%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
13%inclusion83 decks648 decks
1%synergy
Choked Estuary
13%inclusion82 decks648 decks
-5%synergy
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