Kess, Dissident Mage (Commander) - Upgraded Control

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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Sanar, Unfinished Genius
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Great Hall of the Biblioplex
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Turbulent Springs
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Scorched Geyser
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Traumatic Critique
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Faithless Looting
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
45%synergy
Frantic Search
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
44%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
43%synergy
Consider
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
40%synergy
Ponder
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
38%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
37%synergy
Lightning Bolt
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
36%synergy
Preordain
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
33%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
32%synergy
Prismari Command
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
30%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Dark Ritual
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Feed the Swarm
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Toxic Deluge
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
26%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Windfall
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Rakdos Charm
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Blasphemous Act
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
-5%synergy
Brainstorm
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Fact or Fiction
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
29%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Underworld Breach
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Demonic Tutor
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-7%synergy
Gamble
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Notion Thief
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Mystical Tutor
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Rhystic Study
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-13%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-10%synergy
Creatures
Snapcaster Mage
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
23%synergy
Guttersnipe
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Docent of Perfection
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Displacer Kitten
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Spellseeker
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Archmage of Runes
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Coruscation Mage
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Young Pyromancer
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Archaeomancer
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Ledger Shredder
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
High Fae Trickster
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Haughty Djinn
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Jace, Vryn's Prodigy
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Mysidian Elder
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-5%synergy
Marang River Regent
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Murderous Rider
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Fear of Missing Out
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-4%synergy
Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Urabrask
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Malfegor
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Embereth Shieldbreaker
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Arbiter of Woe
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Tomebound Lich
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Oriq Loremage
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Instants
Chaos Warp
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Snap
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
22%synergy
Narset's Reversal
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
26%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
26%synergy
Dig Through Time
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
28%synergy
Negate
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Terminate
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Flame of Anor
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Big Score
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Withering Torment
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Seething Song
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Reality Shift
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Opt
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Swan Song
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Izzet Charm
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Arcane Denial
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-7%synergy
Fell the Profane
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Drown in the Loch
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Maestros Charm
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Comet Storm
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Sink into Stupor
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Demand Answers
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Deadly Rollick
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Pongify
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Electrodominance
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Cabal Ritual
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Mana Drain
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Thought Scour
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Infernal Grasp
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Mana Sculpt
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Bedevil
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Otherworldly Gaze
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Mystic Confluence
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Entomb
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Return the Favor
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Snuff Out
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Reiterate
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Brain Freeze
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Invert Polarity
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Countersquall
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Silumgar's Command
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Bitter Triumph
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Resculpt
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Reverberate
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Sorceries
Vandalblast
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Mana Geyser
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
23%synergy
See the Truth
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
28%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Expressive Iteration
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
22%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Exsanguinate
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Damnation
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Reanimate
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-7%synergy
Stitch Together
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Grim Tutor
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Past in Flames
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Treasure Cruise
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Crackle with Power
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Profane Tutor
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Anger of the Gods
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Lórien Revealed
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Night's Whisper
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Decree of Pain
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Final Parting
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Boltwave
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Winternight Stories
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Circle of Power
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Dream Harvest
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Singularity Rupture
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Strategic Planning
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Chart a Course
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Will of the Abzan
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Stock Up
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Coiling Rebirth
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Careful Study
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Dread Return
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Fiery Confluence
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Bonus Round
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Devastation Tide
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Insult // Injury
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Serum Visions
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Make an Example
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Primal Amulet
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-12%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Isochron Scepter
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
The One Ring
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-6%synergy
Twinning Staff
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Lightning Greaves
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-22%synergy
Monument to Endurance
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Enchantments
Thousand-Year Storm
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Propaganda
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Mystic Remora
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Secrets of the Dead
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Double Vision
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Shark Typhoon
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Artist's Talent
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Sunbird's Invocation
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Fiery Inscription
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
No Mercy
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Animate Dead
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Maestros Ascendancy
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Black Market Connections
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-5%synergy
Cunning Rhetoric
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Search for Azcanta
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Jaya Ballard
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Reliquary Tower
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
-7%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Mistrise Village
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Academy Ruins
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Castle Locthwain
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Temple of the False God
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Multiversal Passage
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Emergence Zone
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
89%inclusion25 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Sol Ring
86%inclusion24 decks28 decks
-4%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
-4%synergy
Izzet Signet
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Rakdos Signet
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Dimir Signet
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
-6%synergy
Thought Vessel
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Lotus Petal
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Resonating Lute
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Tablet of Discovery
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Mind Stone
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-7%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Worn Powerstone
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
96%inclusion27 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Swamp
89%inclusion25 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Mountain
89%inclusion25 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Island
89%inclusion25 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Steam Vents
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Blood Crypt
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Xander's Lounge
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Watery Grave
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Exotic Orchard
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Shivan Reef
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Scalding Tarn
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Sulfur Falls
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Polluted Delta
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
25%synergy
Sunken Hollow
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Thundering Falls
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
25%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
-10%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
26%synergy
Raucous Theater
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Undercity Sewers
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Luxury Suite
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Training Center
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Underground River
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Morphic Pool
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
-7%synergy
Haunted Ridge
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Seething Landscape
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Fetid Pools
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Evolving Wilds
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Fell the Profane
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Fabled Passage
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Temple of Deceit
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Temple of Malice
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Blazemire Verge
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Path of Ancestry
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-13%synergy
Sink into Stupor
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
12%synergy
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