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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6.6xlift
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1.9xlift
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8.3xlift
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1.6xlift
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15xlift
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1.2xlift
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13xlift
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5.1xlift
Exquisite Blood
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1.6xlift
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3.7xlift
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39xlift
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1.4xlift
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3.1xlift
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1.3xlift
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2.1xlift
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11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
3.3xlift
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0.5xlift
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7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1.0xlift
Cephalid Coliseum
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1.7xlift
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0.5xlift
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4.0xlift
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93%inclusion25 decks27 decks
1.0xlift
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85%inclusion23 decks27 decks
0.9xlift
Talisman of Creativity
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
1.1xlift
Talisman of Dominance
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
1.0xlift
Talisman of Indulgence
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
0.7xlift
Izzet Signet
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1.4xlift
Fellwar Stone
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
0.9xlift
Thought Vessel
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0.9xlift
Rakdos Signet
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0.8xlift
Dimir Signet
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0.8xlift
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4.4xlift
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11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
0.9xlift
Chromatic Lantern
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
0.7xlift
Relic of Sauron
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
0.6xlift
Resonating Lute
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
1.4xlift
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0.9xlift
Mind Stone
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0.8xlift
Pyromancer's Goggles
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12xlift
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2.4xlift
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89%inclusion24 decks27 decks
0.9xlift
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67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
1.0xlift
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56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
1.1xlift
Blood Crypt
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1.0xlift
Dragonskull Summit
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0.9xlift
Watery Grave
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1.0xlift
Shivan Reef
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
1.2xlift
Stormcarved Coast
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
1.2xlift
Crumbling Necropolis
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Sulfurous Springs
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
1.3xlift
Sulfur Falls
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0.8xlift
Drowned Catacomb
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
0.8xlift
Xander's Lounge
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
0.8xlift
Underground River
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
1.1xlift
Training Center
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
1.0xlift
Polluted Delta
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
1.1xlift
Cascade Bluffs
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
2.0xlift
Bloodstained Mire
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
1.0xlift
Scalding Tarn
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
1.1xlift
Sunken Hollow
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
0.9xlift
Smoldering Marsh
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
0.9xlift
Luxury Suite
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
0.8xlift
Shipwreck Marsh
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
0.9xlift
Temple of Epiphany
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
2.4xlift
Morphic Pool
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
0.8xlift
Haunted Ridge
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
0.9xlift
Graven Cairns
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
2.0xlift
Sunken Ruins
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
2.7xlift
Clearwater Pathway
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
2.1xlift
Blazemire Verge
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
1.3xlift
Evolving Wilds
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
1.3xlift
Blightstep Pathway
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
2.6xlift
Valakut Awakening
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
2.8xlift
Fabled Passage
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
1.5xlift
Riverglide Pathway
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
2.0xlift
Path of Ancestry
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
0.6xlift
Choked Estuary
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
1.3xlift
Gloomlake Verge
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
1.1xlift
Undercity Sewers
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
1.1xlift
Shadowblood Ridge
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
1.3xlift
Darkwater Catacombs
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
1.3xlift
Foreboding Ruins
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
0.8xlift
Frostboil Snarl
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
1.1xlift
Sink into Stupor
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
1.0xlift
Thundering Falls
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
1.2xlift
Spirebluff Canal
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
3.4xlift
Fiery Islet
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
1.6xlift
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