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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Most Decrepit Old Bird
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Bilbo, Thief in the Night
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Gandalf, Goblins' Bane
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Glóin the Mighty
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
The Theorist, Jace Beleren
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Frantic Search
72%inclusion48 decks67 decks
50%synergy
Ponder
57%inclusion38 decks67 decks
48%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
55%inclusion37 decks67 decks
46%synergy
Faithless Looting
64%inclusion43 decks67 decks
44%synergy
Mana Drain
60%inclusion40 decks67 decks
44%synergy
Brainstorm
57%inclusion38 decks67 decks
40%synergy
Toxic Deluge
61%inclusion41 decks67 decks
40%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
45%inclusion30 decks67 decks
39%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
54%inclusion36 decks67 decks
38%synergy
Cabal Ritual
48%inclusion32 decks67 decks
38%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
73%inclusion49 decks67 decks
35%synergy
Reanimate
57%inclusion38 decks67 decks
31%synergy
Deadly Rollick
52%inclusion35 decks67 decks
34%synergy
Swan Song
52%inclusion35 decks67 decks
32%synergy
Windfall
49%inclusion33 decks67 decks
26%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
48%inclusion32 decks67 decks
16%synergy
Deflecting Swat
46%inclusion31 decks67 decks
27%synergy
Blasphemous Act
43%inclusion29 decks67 decks
-1%synergy
Entomb
43%inclusion29 decks67 decks
38%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
42%inclusion28 decks67 decks
31%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
37%inclusion25 decks67 decks
17%synergy
Underworld Breach
30%inclusion20 decks67 decks
19%synergy
Jeska's Will
24%inclusion16 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
2%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
2%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
17%synergy
Rhystic Study
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
-9%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
-2%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Intuition
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Creatures
Storm-Kiln Artist
42%inclusion28 decks67 decks
31%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
37%inclusion23 decks62 decks
30%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
36%inclusion24 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
28%inclusion19 decks67 decks
22%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
27%inclusion18 decks67 decks
25%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
24%inclusion16 decks67 decks
19%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
24%inclusion16 decks67 decks
15%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
24%inclusion16 decks67 decks
22%synergy
Guttersnipe
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
14%synergy
Exhibition Tidecaller
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Spellseeker
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
16%synergy
Archmage of Runes
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
15%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
13%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Ledger Shredder
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
14%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
14%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
12%synergy
Displacer Kitten
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
13%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
12%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Young Pyromancer
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
-0%synergy
Ral, Monsoon Mage
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Coruscation Mage
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Longshot, Rebel Bowman
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
-2%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Urabrask
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
0%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Jace's Archivist
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Anger
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
-3%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Kefka, Court Mage
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
3%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
-3%synergy
Firebrand Archer
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Jace, Vryn's Prodigy
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
-0%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Psychic Frog
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
42%inclusion28 decks67 decks
-3%synergy
Sink into Stupor
40%inclusion27 decks67 decks
30%synergy
Consider
37%inclusion25 decks67 decks
31%synergy
Chaos Warp
36%inclusion24 decks67 decks
1%synergy
Snap
34%inclusion23 decks67 decks
24%synergy
Seething Song
31%inclusion21 decks67 decks
24%synergy
Lightning Bolt
30%inclusion20 decks67 decks
19%synergy
Thought Scour
28%inclusion19 decks67 decks
27%synergy
Brain Freeze
27%inclusion18 decks67 decks
19%synergy
Flusterstorm
27%inclusion18 decks67 decks
19%synergy
Mana Sculpt
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Rakdos Charm
24%inclusion16 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Flame of Anor
24%inclusion16 decks67 decks
19%synergy
Arcane Denial
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
-6%synergy
Force of Negation
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
14%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Fact or Fiction
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
14%synergy
Terminate
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
-5%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
19%synergy
Narset's Reversal
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
15%synergy
Fell the Profane
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
13%synergy
Opt
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
12%synergy
Negate
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
-7%synergy
Big Score
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
1%synergy
Dig Through Time
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Withering Torment
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
0%synergy
Tainted Pact
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Chain of Vapor
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Strix Serenade
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Demonic Consultation
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Pyroblast
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Pact of Negation
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Prismari Command
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Valakut Awakening
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Pongify
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Mental Misstep
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Reiterate
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Izzet Charm
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Bedevil
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
-5%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
-0%synergy
Spell Pierce
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Mental Note
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Traumatic Critique
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Flashback
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Preordain
39%inclusion26 decks67 decks
33%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
34%inclusion23 decks67 decks
31%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
33%inclusion22 decks67 decks
28%synergy
See the Truth
33%inclusion22 decks67 decks
32%synergy
Grim Tutor
31%inclusion21 decks67 decks
28%synergy
Vandalblast
30%inclusion20 decks67 decks
13%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
25%inclusion17 decks67 decks
22%synergy
Feed the Swarm
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
-5%synergy
Stitch Together
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
17%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Past in Flames
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
15%synergy
Exsanguinate
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
14%synergy
Mana Geyser
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
13%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
13%synergy
Damnation
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Stock Up
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
14%synergy
Treasure Cruise
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
14%synergy
Night's Whisper
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Careful Study
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
13%synergy
Buried Alive
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Solve the Equation
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
13%synergy
Rite of Flame
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Dark Deal
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Will of the Abzan
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
12%synergy
Unmarked Grave
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Serum Visions
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Dark Petition
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Expressive Iteration
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Grapeshot
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Lórien Revealed
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Whispering Madness
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Living Death
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Mind's Desire
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Timetwister
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Will of the Jeskai
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Flow State
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Victimize
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
-0%synergy
Persist
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Personal Tutor
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Gamble
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
-1%synergy
Exhume
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Steal the Show
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wishclaw Talisman
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Primal Amulet
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Lightning Greaves
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
-19%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
-20%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
4%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
-4%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
1%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
2%synergy
Isochron Scepter
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Mystic Remora
42%inclusion28 decks67 decks
26%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
25%inclusion17 decks67 decks
23%synergy
Animate Dead
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Fiery Inscription
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Black Market Connections
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
-1%synergy
Propaganda
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
-3%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Necromancy
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Secrets of the Dead
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
0%synergy
Shark Typhoon
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
6%synergy
No Mercy
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Artist's Talent
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Dance of the Dead
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Curiosity
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
2%synergy
Underworld Dreams
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
-0%synergy
Ophidian Eye
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
14%synergy
Professor Onyx
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
13%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Dack Fayden
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
45%inclusion30 decks67 decks
31%synergy
Bojuka Bog
25%inclusion17 decks67 decks
1%synergy
Mistrise Village
25%inclusion16 decks64 decks
17%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
13%synergy
Reliquary Tower
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
-19%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Cabal Coffers
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Strip Mine
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Wasteland
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
88%inclusion59 decks67 decks
-2%synergy
Arcane Signet
87%inclusion58 decks67 decks
-2%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
69%inclusion46 decks67 decks
24%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
67%inclusion45 decks67 decks
17%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
51%inclusion34 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
45%inclusion30 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Izzet Signet
40%inclusion27 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Dimir Signet
40%inclusion27 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Rakdos Signet
31%inclusion21 decks67 decks
1%synergy
Resonating Lute
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Lotus Petal
24%inclusion16 decks67 decks
13%synergy
Thought Vessel
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
-3%synergy
Relic of Sauron
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
-9%synergy
Mox Amber
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Mind Stone
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
-7%synergy
Mox Opal
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
-1%synergy
The Soul Stone
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Scalding Tarn
97%inclusion65 decks67 decks
65%synergy
Polluted Delta
97%inclusion65 decks67 decks
62%synergy
Command Tower
96%inclusion64 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Underground Sea
96%inclusion64 decks67 decks
80%synergy
Island
96%inclusion64 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Volcanic Island
96%inclusion64 decks67 decks
80%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
96%inclusion64 decks67 decks
60%synergy
Watery Grave
96%inclusion64 decks67 decks
47%synergy
Badlands
94%inclusion63 decks67 decks
79%synergy
Steam Vents
91%inclusion61 decks67 decks
45%synergy
Blood Crypt
91%inclusion61 decks67 decks
44%synergy
Swamp
90%inclusion60 decks67 decks
-3%synergy
Mountain
82%inclusion55 decks67 decks
-10%synergy
Training Center
82%inclusion55 decks67 decks
51%synergy
Morphic Pool
73%inclusion49 decks67 decks
42%synergy
Luxury Suite
72%inclusion48 decks67 decks
39%synergy
Xander's Lounge
69%inclusion46 decks67 decks
29%synergy
Thundering Falls
55%inclusion37 decks67 decks
45%synergy
Misty Rainforest
52%inclusion35 decks67 decks
42%synergy
Raucous Theater
51%inclusion34 decks67 decks
40%synergy
Undercity Sewers
49%inclusion33 decks67 decks
37%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
46%inclusion31 decks67 decks
37%synergy
Mana Confluence
46%inclusion31 decks67 decks
34%synergy
Flooded Strand
46%inclusion31 decks67 decks
36%synergy
Arid Mesa
42%inclusion28 decks67 decks
33%synergy
Marsh Flats
42%inclusion28 decks67 decks
32%synergy
City of Brass
42%inclusion28 decks67 decks
28%synergy
Sink into Stupor
40%inclusion27 decks67 decks
30%synergy
Exotic Orchard
39%inclusion26 decks67 decks
-18%synergy
Wooded Foothills
36%inclusion24 decks67 decks
27%synergy
Sulfur Falls
31%inclusion21 decks67 decks
-17%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
31%inclusion21 decks67 decks
-13%synergy
Underground River
30%inclusion20 decks67 decks
1%synergy
Prismatic Vista
28%inclusion19 decks67 decks
25%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
28%inclusion19 decks67 decks
-19%synergy
Reflecting Pool
27%inclusion18 decks67 decks
18%synergy
Shivan Reef
24%inclusion16 decks67 decks
-6%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
-2%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
-5%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
-7%synergy
Fell the Profane
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
13%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
14%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
-36%synergy
Haunted Ridge
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
-4%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Blazemire Verge
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
7%synergy
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