Kess, Dissident Mage (Commander) - Expensive Upgraded

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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Resonating Lute
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
22%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Mana Sculpt
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
16%synergy
Exhibition Tidecaller
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
12%synergy
Traumatic Critique
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
12%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Wheel of Fortune
63%inclusion36 decks57 decks
53%synergy
Frantic Search
72%inclusion41 decks57 decks
51%synergy
Mana Drain
63%inclusion36 decks57 decks
47%synergy
Ponder
54%inclusion31 decks57 decks
46%synergy
Faithless Looting
63%inclusion36 decks57 decks
43%synergy
Toxic Deluge
60%inclusion34 decks57 decks
39%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
53%inclusion30 decks57 decks
37%synergy
Entomb
42%inclusion24 decks57 decks
36%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
42%inclusion24 decks57 decks
36%synergy
Dark Ritual
74%inclusion42 decks57 decks
36%synergy
Top Cards
Reanimate
54%inclusion31 decks57 decks
30%synergy
Brainstorm
53%inclusion30 decks57 decks
35%synergy
Deadly Rollick
51%inclusion29 decks57 decks
33%synergy
Windfall
49%inclusion28 decks57 decks
26%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
49%inclusion28 decks57 decks
19%synergy
Swan Song
47%inclusion27 decks57 decks
28%synergy
Cabal Ritual
46%inclusion26 decks57 decks
36%synergy
Blasphemous Act
44%inclusion25 decks57 decks
0%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
44%inclusion25 decks57 decks
33%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
44%inclusion25 decks57 decks
34%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
35%inclusion20 decks57 decks
14%synergy
Underworld Breach
32%inclusion18 decks57 decks
20%synergy
Jeska's Will
26%inclusion15 decks57 decks
10%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
-2%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
0%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
-2%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
12%synergy
Intuition
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
12%synergy
Rhystic Study
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
-11%synergy
Creatures
Vivi Ornitier
35%inclusion18 decks52 decks
27%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
33%inclusion19 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
30%inclusion17 decks57 decks
23%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
30%inclusion17 decks57 decks
28%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
25%inclusion14 decks57 decks
16%synergy
Guttersnipe
25%inclusion14 decks57 decks
18%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
21%inclusion12 decks57 decks
16%synergy
Spellseeker
21%inclusion12 decks57 decks
18%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
21%inclusion12 decks57 decks
19%synergy
Archmage of Runes
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
16%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
10%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
15%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
14%synergy
Ledger Shredder
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
15%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
13%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
13%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Coruscation Mage
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
12%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
13%synergy
Displacer Kitten
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Grave Researcher
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
11%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Young Pyromancer
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
11%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Urabrask
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
10%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Psychic Frog
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
-1%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Anger
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
0%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Longshot, Rebel Bowman
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Ral, Monsoon Mage
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
-1%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Metamorphosis Fanatic
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
-9%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Kefka, Court Mage
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Electro, Assaulting Battery
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
0%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-5%synergy
Firebrand Archer
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Sink into Stupor
42%inclusion24 decks57 decks
32%synergy
Counterspell
42%inclusion24 decks57 decks
-2%synergy
Deflecting Swat
42%inclusion24 decks57 decks
23%synergy
Consider
37%inclusion21 decks57 decks
31%synergy
Chaos Warp
35%inclusion20 decks57 decks
0%synergy
Lightning Bolt
30%inclusion17 decks57 decks
19%synergy
Snap
30%inclusion17 decks57 decks
20%synergy
Brain Freeze
28%inclusion16 decks57 decks
20%synergy
Thought Scour
28%inclusion16 decks57 decks
27%synergy
Seething Song
26%inclusion15 decks57 decks
19%synergy
Flusterstorm
25%inclusion14 decks57 decks
16%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
23%inclusion13 decks57 decks
21%synergy
Narset's Reversal
23%inclusion13 decks57 decks
17%synergy
Rakdos Charm
23%inclusion13 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Fact or Fiction
21%inclusion12 decks57 decks
14%synergy
Opt
21%inclusion12 decks57 decks
15%synergy
Arcane Denial
21%inclusion12 decks57 decks
-8%synergy
Flame of Anor
21%inclusion12 decks57 decks
16%synergy
Force of Negation
21%inclusion12 decks57 decks
13%synergy
Fell the Profane
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
11%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
11%synergy
Dig Through Time
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
12%synergy
Negate
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
-7%synergy
Mental Misstep
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Demonic Consultation
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Pyroblast
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Terminate
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
-11%synergy
Big Score
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
1%synergy
Withering Torment
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Tainted Pact
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
10%synergy
Prismari Command
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Flashback
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
10%synergy
Strix Serenade
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
10%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Chain of Vapor
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Pongify
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Izzet Charm
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Valakut Awakening
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Reiterate
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Pact of Negation
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
1%synergy
Mental Note
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Bedevil
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
-7%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Transpose
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Preordain
40%inclusion23 decks57 decks
34%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
37%inclusion21 decks57 decks
34%synergy
Grim Tutor
35%inclusion20 decks57 decks
31%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
32%inclusion18 decks57 decks
27%synergy
See the Truth
32%inclusion18 decks57 decks
31%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
26%inclusion15 decks57 decks
23%synergy
Vandalblast
26%inclusion15 decks57 decks
10%synergy
Feed the Swarm
23%inclusion13 decks57 decks
-5%synergy
Mana Geyser
21%inclusion12 decks57 decks
16%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
21%inclusion12 decks57 decks
16%synergy
Stitch Together
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
17%synergy
Solve the Equation
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
17%synergy
Treasure Cruise
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
15%synergy
Past in Flames
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
13%synergy
Exsanguinate
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
12%synergy
Buried Alive
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
12%synergy
Will of the Abzan
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
14%synergy
Dark Petition
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
13%synergy
Stock Up
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
12%synergy
Rite of Flame
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Damnation
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Careful Study
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
12%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
12%synergy
Unmarked Grave
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
11%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
11%synergy
Mind's Desire
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
12%synergy
Expressive Iteration
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Serum Visions
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
11%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
10%synergy
Personal Tutor
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
11%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Whispering Madness
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Gamble
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
0%synergy
Victimize
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Living Death
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Timetwister
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Will of the Jeskai
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Persist
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Lórien Revealed
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Grapeshot
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Exhume
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Incarnation Technique
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Night's Whisper
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Dark Deal
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
1%synergy
Echocasting Symposium
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wishclaw Talisman
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Primal Amulet
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
11%synergy
Lightning Greaves
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
-19%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Isochron Scepter
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
-19%synergy
Diary of Dreams
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Helm of Awakening
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
-5%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
0%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Mystic Remora
42%inclusion24 decks57 decks
26%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
26%inclusion15 decks57 decks
24%synergy
Animate Dead
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
10%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
13%synergy
Fiery Inscription
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Black Market Connections
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
1%synergy
Propaganda
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
-3%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Necromancy
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Secrets of the Dead
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
7%synergy
No Mercy
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Shark Typhoon
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Artist's Talent
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
-2%synergy
Underworld Dreams
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
-1%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
1%synergy
Ophidian Eye
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Dance of the Dead
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Curiosity
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
21%inclusion12 decks57 decks
20%synergy
Professor Onyx
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
14%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Dack Fayden
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
40%inclusion23 decks57 decks
27%synergy
Mistrise Village
28%inclusion15 decks54 decks
20%synergy
Reliquary Tower
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
-18%synergy
Bojuka Bog
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
-7%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Cabal Coffers
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Strip Mine
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Wasteland
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Ancient Tomb
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
-8%synergy
Urza's Saga
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
0%synergy
Emergence Zone
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
91%inclusion52 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Arcane Signet
89%inclusion51 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
70%inclusion40 decks57 decks
26%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
68%inclusion39 decks57 decks
19%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
51%inclusion29 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Fellwar Stone
49%inclusion28 decks57 decks
14%synergy
Dimir Signet
44%inclusion25 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Izzet Signet
42%inclusion24 decks57 decks
10%synergy
Rakdos Signet
35%inclusion20 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Lotus Petal
25%inclusion14 decks57 decks
14%synergy
Thought Vessel
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
-2%synergy
Relic of Sauron
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
-8%synergy
Mox Amber
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Mind Stone
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
-6%synergy
Mox Opal
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
-1%synergy
The Soul Stone
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Island
96%inclusion55 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Polluted Delta
96%inclusion55 decks57 decks
61%synergy
Command Tower
95%inclusion54 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Scalding Tarn
95%inclusion54 decks57 decks
62%synergy
Volcanic Island
95%inclusion54 decks57 decks
79%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
95%inclusion54 decks57 decks
59%synergy
Watery Grave
95%inclusion54 decks57 decks
47%synergy
Underground Sea
95%inclusion54 decks57 decks
79%synergy
Badlands
93%inclusion53 decks57 decks
78%synergy
Swamp
93%inclusion53 decks57 decks
1%synergy
Steam Vents
89%inclusion51 decks57 decks
44%synergy
Blood Crypt
89%inclusion51 decks57 decks
44%synergy
Mountain
82%inclusion47 decks57 decks
-9%synergy
Training Center
82%inclusion47 decks57 decks
51%synergy
Morphic Pool
74%inclusion42 decks57 decks
42%synergy
Luxury Suite
68%inclusion39 decks57 decks
37%synergy
Xander's Lounge
68%inclusion39 decks57 decks
29%synergy
Thundering Falls
60%inclusion34 decks57 decks
49%synergy
Raucous Theater
53%inclusion30 decks57 decks
42%synergy
Undercity Sewers
53%inclusion30 decks57 decks
40%synergy
Misty Rainforest
49%inclusion28 decks57 decks
39%synergy
Mana Confluence
46%inclusion26 decks57 decks
34%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
46%inclusion26 decks57 decks
36%synergy
Flooded Strand
46%inclusion26 decks57 decks
35%synergy
Marsh Flats
44%inclusion25 decks57 decks
34%synergy
Sink into Stupor
42%inclusion24 decks57 decks
32%synergy
City of Brass
42%inclusion24 decks57 decks
28%synergy
Arid Mesa
40%inclusion23 decks57 decks
31%synergy
Exotic Orchard
39%inclusion22 decks57 decks
-18%synergy
Wooded Foothills
35%inclusion20 decks57 decks
27%synergy
Underground River
32%inclusion18 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
30%inclusion17 decks57 decks
-13%synergy
Reflecting Pool
28%inclusion16 decks57 decks
19%synergy
Shivan Reef
26%inclusion15 decks57 decks
-3%synergy
Sulfur Falls
26%inclusion15 decks57 decks
-20%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
25%inclusion14 decks57 decks
-3%synergy
Prismatic Vista
25%inclusion14 decks57 decks
21%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
25%inclusion14 decks57 decks
-21%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
21%inclusion12 decks57 decks
-5%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
21%inclusion12 decks57 decks
-4%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
21%inclusion12 decks57 decks
12%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
15%synergy
Fell the Profane
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
11%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
-35%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Haunted Ridge
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
-5%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Blazemire Verge
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
7%synergy
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