Kess, Dissident Mage (Commander) - Upgraded Combo

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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Great Hall of the Biblioplex
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Tablet of Discovery
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Exhibition Tidecaller
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Sanar, Unfinished Genius
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Scorched Geyser
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Frantic Search
76%inclusion25 decks33 decks
55%synergy
Faithless Looting
73%inclusion24 decks33 decks
53%synergy
Preordain
58%inclusion19 decks33 decks
52%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
55%inclusion18 decks33 decks
44%synergy
Consider
48%inclusion16 decks33 decks
42%synergy
Lightning Bolt
52%inclusion17 decks33 decks
41%synergy
Ponder
48%inclusion16 decks33 decks
40%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
48%inclusion16 decks33 decks
38%synergy
Brainstorm
55%inclusion18 decks33 decks
37%synergy
Mana Geyser
42%inclusion14 decks33 decks
37%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
70%inclusion23 decks33 decks
33%synergy
Counterspell
58%inclusion19 decks33 decks
13%synergy
Negate
52%inclusion17 decks33 decks
29%synergy
Blasphemous Act
48%inclusion16 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Windfall
45%inclusion15 decks33 decks
22%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
42%inclusion14 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Rakdos Charm
42%inclusion14 decks33 decks
27%synergy
Terminate
42%inclusion14 decks33 decks
17%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Toxic Deluge
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
19%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Underworld Breach
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
13%synergy
Demonic Tutor
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
0%synergy
Mystical Tutor
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Gamble
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Notion Thief
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Rhystic Study
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
-11%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
10%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Creatures
Goblin Electromancer
33%inclusion11 decks33 decks
25%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
22%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
25%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
19%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
16%synergy
Guttersnipe
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
15%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
15%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
16%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
14%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Displacer Kitten
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
10%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Spellseeker
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Archaeomancer
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Emeritus of Woe
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Abstract Paintmage
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
10%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
5%synergy
High Fae Trickster
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
2%synergy
Coruscation Mage
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Urabrask
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Young Pyromancer
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Oriq Loremage
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Nekusar, the Mindrazer
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
2%synergy
Anger
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
-2%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Electro, Assaulting Battery
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Kefka, Court Mage
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Goliath Daydreamer
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Diviner of Mist
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Kaza, Roil Chaser
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Murderous Rider
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-3%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-2%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-4%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Haughty Djinn
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Naru Meha, Master Wizard
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Increasing Vengeance
36%inclusion12 decks33 decks
34%synergy
Arcane Denial
36%inclusion12 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Narset's Reversal
36%inclusion12 decks33 decks
31%synergy
Chaos Warp
33%inclusion11 decks33 decks
-2%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
33%inclusion11 decks33 decks
27%synergy
Cabal Ritual
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
20%synergy
Opt
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
25%synergy
Thought Scour
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
29%synergy
Prismari Command
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
24%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
16%synergy
Fact or Fiction
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
20%synergy
Big Score
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
15%synergy
Snap
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
17%synergy
Flame of Anor
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
22%synergy
Dig Through Time
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
23%synergy
Return the Favor
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
22%synergy
Entomb
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
16%synergy
Seething Song
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
14%synergy
Swan Song
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
2%synergy
Izzet Charm
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
19%synergy
Sink into Stupor
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Withering Torment
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Fell the Profane
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
10%synergy
Mana Drain
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
2%synergy
Reverberate
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
15%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
17%synergy
Valakut Awakening
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
15%synergy
Pongify
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
13%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
14%synergy
Spell Pierce
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Saw in Half
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
10%synergy
Mana Sculpt
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Flashback
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
10%synergy
Drown in the Loch
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Snuff Out
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Maestros Charm
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Dispel
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Flusterstorm
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Twincast
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Delay
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Force of Negation
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Memory Lapse
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Bedevil
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
-3%synergy
Otherworldly Gaze
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
10%synergy
Abrade
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Evacuation
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
33%inclusion11 decks33 decks
5%synergy
See the Truth
33%inclusion11 decks33 decks
33%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
25%synergy
Reanimate
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Expressive Iteration
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
27%synergy
Vandalblast
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
24%synergy
Serum Visions
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
23%synergy
Night's Whisper
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
17%synergy
Exsanguinate
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
17%synergy
Final Parting
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
20%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
14%synergy
Personal Tutor
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
17%synergy
Solve the Equation
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
16%synergy
Singularity Rupture
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Crackle with Power
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
13%synergy
Past in Flames
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
13%synergy
Insult // Injury
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
15%synergy
Treasure Cruise
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Lórien Revealed
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
13%synergy
Stitch Together
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
13%synergy
Grapeshot
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
13%synergy
Strategic Planning
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Stock Up
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
10%synergy
Victimize
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
2%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
10%synergy
Dark Deal
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Grim Tutor
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Sleight of Hand
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Careful Study
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Dread Return
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Bonus Round
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Cut Your Losses
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Rite of Flame
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Ignite the Future
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Sign in Blood
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Damnation
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Traumatize
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Reforge the Soul
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Chart a Course
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Razaketh's Rite
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Unmarked Grave
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Primal Amulet
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
17%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Isochron Scepter
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
10%synergy
Lightning Greaves
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
-20%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-5%synergy
Twinning Staff
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-20%synergy
Neurok Stealthsuit
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Thousand-Year Storm
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
28%synergy
Mystic Remora
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Propaganda
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Secrets of the Dead
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
16%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
2%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Artist's Talent
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Waste Not
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-6%synergy
Sorcerer Class
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Curiosity
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
2%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Mass Hysteria
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Underworld Dreams
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-1%synergy
Liliana's Caress
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-1%synergy
Animate Dead
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
22%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
20%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
36%inclusion12 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
18%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Mistrise Village
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
13%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
-2%synergy
Reliquary Tower
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
-26%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Cori Mountain Monastery
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Saga
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Emergence Zone
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
97%inclusion32 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Sol Ring
94%inclusion31 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
73%inclusion24 decks33 decks
28%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
67%inclusion22 decks33 decks
17%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
52%inclusion17 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Fellwar Stone
48%inclusion16 decks33 decks
13%synergy
Izzet Signet
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Dimir Signet
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
-5%synergy
Rakdos Signet
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
-5%synergy
Thought Vessel
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Resonating Lute
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Lotus Petal
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
2%synergy
Mind Stone
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
-1%synergy
Relic of Sauron
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
-10%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-8%synergy
Mox Amber
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
0%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Prismatic Lens
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion33 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Island
100%inclusion33 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Command Tower
97%inclusion32 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Swamp
97%inclusion32 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Shivan Reef
70%inclusion23 decks33 decks
40%synergy
Exotic Orchard
70%inclusion23 decks33 decks
13%synergy
Sulfur Falls
70%inclusion23 decks33 decks
23%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
64%inclusion21 decks33 decks
18%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
58%inclusion19 decks33 decks
15%synergy
Underground River
52%inclusion17 decks33 decks
24%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
52%inclusion17 decks33 decks
16%synergy
Watery Grave
52%inclusion17 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Steam Vents
48%inclusion16 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Blood Crypt
48%inclusion16 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
45%inclusion15 decks33 decks
18%synergy
Xander's Lounge
42%inclusion14 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Scalding Tarn
42%inclusion14 decks33 decks
10%synergy
Polluted Delta
42%inclusion14 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
-14%synergy
Morphic Pool
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
36%inclusion12 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
36%inclusion12 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Training Center
33%inclusion11 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
33%inclusion11 decks33 decks
27%synergy
Thundering Falls
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
20%synergy
Haunted Ridge
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Seething Landscape
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Luxury Suite
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
-4%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
-13%synergy
Path of Ancestry
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
-6%synergy
Sunken Hollow
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
-15%synergy
Undercity Sewers
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Sink into Stupor
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Raucous Theater
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
10%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Valakut Awakening
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
15%synergy
Misty Rainforest
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Deceit
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
2%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
-3%synergy
Ferrous Lake
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Wooded Foothills
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
7%synergy
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