Kess, Dissident Mage (Commander) - Upgraded Burn

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
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Wizard's Staff
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Riddles in the Dark
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
12%synergy
Glamdring, Foe-hammer
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Plunder the Trollshaws
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Archmage Emeritus
89%inclusion24 decks27 decks
78%synergy
Guttersnipe
81%inclusion22 decks27 decks
75%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
68%inclusion17 decks25 decks
63%synergy
Coruscation Mage
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
61%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
70%inclusion19 decks27 decks
59%synergy
Consider
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
53%synergy
Frantic Search
70%inclusion19 decks27 decks
49%synergy
Ponder
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
44%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
41%synergy
Fiery Inscription
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
40%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
28%synergy
Faithless Looting
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
32%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Brainstorm
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
31%synergy
Counterspell
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
34%synergy
Blasphemous Act
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
-0%synergy
Feed the Swarm
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Lightning Bolt
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
34%synergy
Chaos Warp
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Rhystic Study
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
-4%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Demonic Tutor
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-10%synergy
Underworld Breach
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-4%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Mystical Tutor
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-6%synergy
Creatures
Veyran, Voice of Duality
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
38%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
35%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
33%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
27%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
23%synergy
Longshot, Rebel Bowman
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
25%synergy
Archmage of Runes
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
23%synergy
Firebrand Archer
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
25%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Mysidian Elder
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Young Pyromancer
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Emeritus of Conflict
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
16%synergy
Queen Brahne
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Electrostatic Field
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Tandem Lookout
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Firespitter Whelp
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Dark Confidant
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Jori En, Ruin Diver
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Ashling, Flame Dancer
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
The Destined Black Mage
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Kefka, Court Mage
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Kefka, Dancing Mad
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Displacer Kitten
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Ral, Monsoon Mage
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
High Fae Trickster
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Taigam, Master Opportunist
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Chandra's Incinerator
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Tor Wauki the Younger
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Jace's Archivist
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
The Vision and Scarlet Witch
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Thunderdrum Soloist
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Harmonized Trio
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Opt
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
35%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
39%synergy
Arcane Denial
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Snap
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
31%synergy
Transpose
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
33%synergy
Fact or Fiction
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
27%synergy
Flame of Anor
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
28%synergy
Abrade
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
24%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Narset's Reversal
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
23%synergy
Mana Sculpt
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
24%synergy
Flashback
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
21%synergy
Cabal Ritual
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Seething Song
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Consult the Star Charts
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Negate
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Big Score
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Valakut Awakening
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Withering Torment
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Rakdos Charm
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Terminate
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
-7%synergy
Mana Drain
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Reverberate
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Sink into Stupor
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Vivi's Persistence
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Maestros Charm
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Reality Shift
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Aetherize
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Thought Scour
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Prismari Command
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Redirect Lightning
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Entomb
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Wizard's Lightning
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Return the Favor
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Expedite
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Curate
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Swan Song
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-9%synergy
Anticipate
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Baleful Mastery
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Wizard's Retort
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Demand Answers
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Spell Pierce
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Impulse
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Dreams of Laguna
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Sorceries
Mana Geyser
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
35%synergy
Preordain
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
35%synergy
Windfall
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Boltwave
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
36%synergy
Circle of Power
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
32%synergy
Reanimate
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Vandalblast
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
25%synergy
Flow State
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
26%synergy
Stock Up
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
24%synergy
Night's Whisper
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Toxic Deluge
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Expressive Iteration
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
23%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
19%synergy
See the Truth
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Grapeshot
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Crackle with Power
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Past in Flames
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Exsanguinate
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Strategic Planning
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Sleight of Hand
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Chain Reaction
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Fiery Confluence
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Insult // Injury
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Seize the Spoils
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Lórien Revealed
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Chain Lightning
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Ignite the Future
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Overmaster
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Impolite Entrance
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
10%synergy
Will of the Jeskai
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Epic Experiment
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Browbeat
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Profane Tutor
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Lava Spike
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Bonus Round
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Painful Truths
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Temporal Manipulation
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Tectonic Hazard
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Personal Tutor
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Lock and Load
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Grab the Prize
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Final Parting
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Stitch Together
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Skewer the Critics
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Black Mage's Rod
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Primal Amulet
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-12%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Twinning Staff
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Isochron Scepter
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Diary of Dreams
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Propaganda
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
26%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
27%synergy
Curiosity
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Artist's Talent
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Sorcerer Class
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Sigil of Sleep
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Mystic Remora
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-4%synergy
Secrets of the Dead
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Verity Circle
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Dissipation Field
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Braid of Fire
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Shark Typhoon
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Repercussion
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Storm Conduit
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
28%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Reliquary Tower
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
-16%synergy
Mistrise Village
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-6%synergy
Great Hall of the Biblioplex
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
93%inclusion25 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Sol Ring
85%inclusion23 decks27 decks
-5%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
-0%synergy
Izzet Signet
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Thought Vessel
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Rakdos Signet
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
-12%synergy
Dimir Signet
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
-15%synergy
Tablet of Discovery
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
15%synergy
Resonating Lute
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
12%synergy
Commander's Sphere
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-6%synergy
Relic of Sauron
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-8%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-6%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Mind Stone
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-5%synergy
Firdoch Core
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion27 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Island
100%inclusion27 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Command Tower
96%inclusion26 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Swamp
89%inclusion24 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Exotic Orchard
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Steam Vents
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Blood Crypt
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Watery Grave
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Sulfur Falls
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
-0%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
-4%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Shivan Reef
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Xander's Lounge
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Underground River
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Polluted Delta
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
29%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Scalding Tarn
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Sunken Hollow
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Training Center
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
-5%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Luxury Suite
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Haunted Ridge
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Graven Cairns
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
23%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Morphic Pool
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Sunken Ruins
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
25%synergy
Fabled Passage
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Blazemire Verge
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Valakut Awakening
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Evolving Wilds
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
-4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
-12%synergy
Sink into Stupor
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Thundering Falls
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Choked Estuary
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Scorched Geyser
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
9%synergy
Undercity Sewers
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-4%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Fiery Islet
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
6%synergy
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