Kess, Dissident Mage (Commander) - Upgraded Counterspells

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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Jeska's Will
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
34%synergy
Creatures
Archmage Emeritus
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
90%synergy
Adventurous Eater
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
100%synergy
Burrog Banemaker
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
100%synergy
Cheerful Osteomancer
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
100%synergy
Mage Tower Referee
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
100%synergy
Academy Wall
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Burning Prophet
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Archmage of Runes
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
47%synergy
Embereth Shieldbreaker
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Adeliz, the Cinder Wind
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Academy Elite
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Alania's Pathmaker
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Beamsplitter Mage
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
56%synergy
Ionize
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Chaos Warp
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
15%synergy
Drown in the Loch
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
47%synergy
Active Volcano
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Wizard's Lightning
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Return the Favor
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
47%synergy
Fury Storm
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Reiterate
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Lightning Bolt
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
39%synergy
Aethersnatch
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Downsize
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Mindswipe
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Afflict
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Aetherspouts
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Electrodominance
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
45%synergy
Alchemist's Gift
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Leadership Vacuum
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Befuddle
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Homing Lightning
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Disembowel
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Reality Shift
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
45%synergy
Turnabout
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Aetherize
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
46%synergy
Cancel
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Archmage's Charm
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Disallow
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Counterflux
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Comet Storm
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Double Negative
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Dogpile
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Last Gasp
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Anticipate
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Arcane Denial
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
21%synergy
Bedevil
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
34%synergy
Bolt Bend
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
47%synergy
Curtains' Call
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Narset's Reversal
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
44%synergy
Burn Bright
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Abnormal Endurance
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Into the Story
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Learn from the Past
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Devious Cover-Up
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Withering Torment
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
37%synergy
Sorceries
Mana Geyser
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
95%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Absorb Vis
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Chain Reaction
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Demolish
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Agonizing Remorse
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Act on Impulse
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Aether Snap
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Alms of the Vein
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Crackle with Power
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Final Act
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Vandalblast
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
33%synergy
Feed the Swarm
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
23%synergy
Stitch in Time
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Brass's Bounty
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Blasphemous Act
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
5%synergy
Exsanguinate
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
46%synergy
Angrath's Rampage
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Beacon Bolt
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Confront the Past
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Fireball
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Aether Gale
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Multiple Choice
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Blood Divination
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Creative Technique
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Macabre Waltz
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Creeping Chill
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Grapeshot
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Bottled Cloister
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Skull of Orm
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Wizard's Spellbook
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Primal Amulet
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Arcane Encyclopedia
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Thaumatic Compass
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Clearwater Goblet
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Enchantments
Aether Tunnel
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Sunbird's Invocation
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Sorcerer Class
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Ancestral Vengeance
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Wizard Class
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Thopter Spy Network
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
46%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Double Vision
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
44%synergy
Insight
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
No Mercy
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Animate Dead
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
41%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
47%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Propaganda
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
35%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Planeswalkers
Saheeli, the Gifted
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
47%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Ral Zarek
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Saheeli, Sublime Artificer
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Tezzeret, Artifice Master
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
76%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
46%synergy
Academy Ruins
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
46%synergy
Reliquary Tower
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
15%synergy
Temple of the False God
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
43%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
10%synergy
Unstable Obelisk
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Arcane Signet
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
-38%synergy
Empowered Autogenerator
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Gemstone Array
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Worn Powerstone
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
45%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
8%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
8%synergy
Island
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
7%synergy
Command Tower
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
-42%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
40%synergy
Myriad Landscape
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
42%synergy
Exotic Orchard
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
-7%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
44%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
39%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
24%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
39%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
31%synergy
Ferrous Lake
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
46%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
3%synergy
Sulfur Falls
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
2%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
-2%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
37%synergy
Temple of Malice
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
39%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
6%synergy
Sunken Hollow
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
10%synergy
Crosis's Catacombs
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
39%synergy
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