Kess, Dissident Mage (Commander) - Upgraded Chaos

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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The Weaver King
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
100%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
9%synergy
Opposition Agent
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
20%synergy
Demonic Tutor
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
4%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
5%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
7%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
10%synergy
Creatures
Hexing Squelcher
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
22%synergy
Guiltfeeder
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Phenax, God of Deception
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Don Andres, the Renegade
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
20%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
18%synergy
Brainstealer Dragon
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
16%synergy
Zealous Conscripts
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
20%synergy
Mortivore
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
20%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
16%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
14%synergy
Baleful Strix
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
15%synergy
Bone Miser
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
20%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
18%synergy
Nightveil Specter
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Emrakul, the Promised End
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
-2%synergy
Nighthowler
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Dreadhound
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Thief of Sanity
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Rev, Tithe Extractor
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Consuming Aberration
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Gríma, Saruman's Footman
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
20%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
17%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Jace's Archivist
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
19%synergy
Hostage Taker
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
16%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Geth, Lord of the Vault
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Clever Impersonator
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Gonti, Lord of Luxury
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Gonti, Night Minister
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Ledger Shredder
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Tidal Barracuda
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
18%synergy
Thing in the Ice
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Dominus of Fealty
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
18%synergy
Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Kefka, Court Mage
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
20%synergy
Locke, Treasure Hunter
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
36%synergy
Chaos Warp
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
15%synergy
Frantic Search
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
28%synergy
Brainstorm
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
33%synergy
Fact or Fiction
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
43%synergy
Cabal Ritual
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
40%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Deadly Rollick
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
17%synergy
Drown in the Loch
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
-7%synergy
Fling
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Memory Plunder
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Reiterate
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Chef's Kiss
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Hurl Through Hell
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Aethersnatch
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Outrageous Robbery
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Rakdos Charm
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
11%synergy
Split Decision
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Soul Shatter
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Soul's Fire
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Seething Song
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
18%synergy
Invert Polarity
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Redirect
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Mana Drain
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
9%synergy
Guff Rewrites History
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Swan Song
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Denial
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
-4%synergy
Force of Negation
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
17%synergy
Snap
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
15%synergy
Deflecting Swat
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
5%synergy
Siphon Insight
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Word of Seizing
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Sink into Stupor
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
15%synergy
Bedevil
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
9%synergy
Demand Answers
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
19%synergy
Counterspell
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
-20%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
16%synergy
Quicken
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Drown in Dreams
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Archive Trap
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Narset's Reversal
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
19%synergy
Gather Specimens
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Flame of Anor
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
20%synergy
Desertion
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Nasty End
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Sorceries
Windfall
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
52%synergy
Ponder
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
42%synergy
Blasphemous Act
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
5%synergy
Mana Geyser
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
45%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
44%synergy
Extract from Darkness
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
47%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
46%synergy
Wisdom of Ages
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Soul Immolation
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Dream Harvest
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Ensnared by the Mara
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Order of Succession
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
19%synergy
Eldritch Pact
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Careful Study
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Past in Flames
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Seize the Spotlight
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Faithless Looting
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
5%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Fevered Suspicion
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Cut Your Losses
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Petty Larceny
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Mnemonic Deluge
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Dread Summons
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Lórien Revealed
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Head Games
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
20%synergy
Bribery
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Cruelclaw's Heist
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Whispering Madness
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
19%synergy
Mind Grind
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Plea for Power
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Blatant Thievery
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Personal Tutor
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Stolen Goods
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Reanimate
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
-1%synergy
Expropriate
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
16%synergy
Too Greedily, Too Deep
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Burning Inquiry
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Toxic Deluge
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
3%synergy
Dark Deal
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
17%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
20%synergy
Fractured Sanity
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Traumatize
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Reforge the Soul
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
20%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Primal Amulet
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
49%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
19%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Shadowspear
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Mindslaver
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Staff of Eden, Vault's Key
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Mindcrank
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Lightning Greaves
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
-4%synergy
Monument to Endurance
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
17%synergy
Enchantments
The Mirari Conjecture
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
50%synergy
Cunning Rhetoric
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
48%synergy
Changing Loyalty
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Cool but Rude
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Waste Not
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
13%synergy
One with the Multiverse
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
The Lost and the Damned
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Ghoulish Impetus
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
The Ruinous Powers
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Court of Cunning
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Court of Locthwain
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Double Vision
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Stolen Strategy
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Kiora Bests the Sea God
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Mystic Remora
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
10%synergy
Smoke
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Powerbalance
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Shark Typhoon
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Underworld Dreams
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
19%synergy
Liliana's Caress
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
18%synergy
Fraying Sanity
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Curse of Opulence
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Black Market Connections
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
12%synergy
Mind's Dilation
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Artist's Talent
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Memory Erosion
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Tasha, the Witch Queen
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Ashiok, Sculptor of Fears
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Geyadrone Dihada
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Utility Lands
Otawara, Soaring City
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
34%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
19%synergy
Mistrise Village
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
17%synergy
Blast Zone
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
High Market
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Academy Ruins
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Castle Locthwain
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Reliquary Tower
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
-9%synergy
Castle Vantress
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
11%synergy
Rogue's Passage
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
3%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Multiversal Passage
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
100%inclusion4 decks4 decks
12%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
100%inclusion4 decks4 decks
55%synergy
Sol Ring
100%inclusion4 decks4 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
31%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Dimir Signet
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
17%synergy
Mana Geode
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Commander's Sphere
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
8%synergy
Izzet Signet
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
-6%synergy
Lotus Petal
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
15%synergy
Rakdos Signet
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
-6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
-11%synergy
Coveted Jewel
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Mind Stone
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
12%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion4 decks4 decks
8%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion4 decks4 decks
8%synergy
Island
100%inclusion4 decks4 decks
7%synergy
Shivan Reef
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
45%synergy
Steam Vents
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
29%synergy
Exotic Orchard
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
18%synergy
Blood Crypt
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
28%synergy
Sulfur Falls
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
27%synergy
Xander's Lounge
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
36%synergy
Mountain
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
-17%synergy
Scalding Tarn
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
43%synergy
Polluted Delta
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
40%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
40%synergy
Watery Grave
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
27%synergy
Raucous Theater
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
39%synergy
Undercity Sewers
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
37%synergy
Fabled Passage
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
42%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
12%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
3%synergy
Underground River
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Thundering Falls
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
40%synergy
Training Center
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
19%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Turbulent Springs
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
47%synergy
Prismatic Vista
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Fell the Profane
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
17%synergy
Misty Rainforest
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
15%synergy
Seething Landscape
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
10%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
-1%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
14%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
19%synergy
Graven Cairns
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
18%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
18%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
6%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
1%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
-27%synergy
Luxury Suite
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
-7%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
-19%synergy
Sink into Stupor
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
15%synergy
Morphic Pool
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
-6%synergy
Arid Mesa
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
16%synergy
Sunken Hollow
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
-15%synergy
Mana Confluence
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
13%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
16%synergy
Haunted Ridge
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
4%synergy
Flooded Strand
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
15%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Valakut Awakening
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
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