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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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The Weaver King
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
100%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Windfall
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
52%synergy
Primal Amulet
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
48%synergy
Mana Geyser
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
45%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
40%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
39%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Faithless Looting
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
30%synergy
Frantic Search
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
28%synergy
Dark Ritual
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Game Changers
Mystical Tutor
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Demonic Tutor
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Imperial Seal
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Underworld Breach
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Rhystic Study
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-10%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Gamble
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Creatures
Goblin Electromancer
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
29%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
29%synergy
Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Nekusar, the Mindrazer
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Jace's Archivist
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Guttersnipe
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Emeritus of Conflict
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Guiltfeeder
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Phenax, God of Deception
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Displacer Kitten
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Relentless Rats
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Ral, Monsoon Mage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Xanathar, Guild Kingpin
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Archmage of Runes
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Mortivore
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Baleful Strix
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Tuktuk Rubblefort
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Coruscation Mage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Purphoros, God of the Forge
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Zndrsplt, Eye of Wisdom
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Nighthowler
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Ian Malcolm, Chaotician
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Urabrask the Hidden
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Dreadhound
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Dakra Mystic
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Purphoros, Bronze-Blooded
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Furtive Homunculus
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Ashling, Flame Dancer
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Instants
An Offer You Can't Refuse
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Brainstorm
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Cabal Ritual
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
27%synergy
Seething Song
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
30%synergy
Arcane Denial
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Counterspell
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-7%synergy
Narset's Reversal
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
31%synergy
Deadly Rollick
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Fling
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Entomb
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Negate
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Fact or Fiction
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Lightning Bolt
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
14%synergy
Consider
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Terminate
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Drain
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Twincast
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Snap
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
15%synergy
Deflecting Swat
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Flame of Anor
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Flashback
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
18%synergy
Consult the Star Charts
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Fire Covenant
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Chaos Warp
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-22%synergy
Drown in the Loch
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Chain of Vapor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Careful Consideration
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Return the Favor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Snuff Out
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Desperate Ritual
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Memory Plunder
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Maestros Charm
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Brain Freeze
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Defile
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Fork
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Rakdos Charm
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-2%synergy
Soul's Fire
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Nexus of Fate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Vision Skeins
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Reality Shift
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Curate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Guff Rewrites History
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Resculpt
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Thought Scour
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Flusterstorm
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Swan Song
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-7%synergy
Sorceries
Ponder
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
29%synergy
Blasphemous Act
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-7%synergy
Reanimate
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Toxic Deluge
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Boltwave
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Dark Deal
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
30%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Vandalblast
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Cut Your Losses
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Molten Psyche
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Whispering Madness
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
15%synergy
Traumatize
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Grapeshot
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Soul Immolation
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Steal the Show
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Singularity Rupture
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Rankle's Prank
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Epic Experiment
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Clear the Mind
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Eldritch Pact
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Dread Return
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Bonus Round
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Insult // Injury
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Choice of Damnations
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Feed the Swarm
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-15%synergy
Dread Summons
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Head Games
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Contingency Plan
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Bribery
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Blood Money
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Funeral Rites
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Cruel Entertainment
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Night's Whisper
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Exsanguinate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Mind Grind
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Personal Tutor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Ignite the Future
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Living Death
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Teferi's Puzzle Box
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Howling Mine
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Isochron Scepter
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Font of Mythos
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Mindcrank
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-15%synergy
Lightning Greaves
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-17%synergy
Black Vise
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Iron Maiden
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Lantern of Insight
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Memory Jar
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Temple Bell
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Enchantments
Propaganda
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Waste Not
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
13%synergy
Curiosity
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Underworld Dreams
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Manabarbs
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Fiery Inscription
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Fortune Teller's Talent
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Court of Cunning
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Forced Fruition
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Mass Hysteria
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Sigil of Sleep
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Megrim
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Fevered Visions
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Mystic Remora
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-3%synergy
Future Sight
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Liliana's Caress
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Fraying Sanity
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
No Mercy
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Painful Quandary
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Oubliette
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Curse of Echoes
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Revel in Riches
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Share the Spoils
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Dream Halls
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Necrogen Mists
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Cunning Rhetoric
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Ophidian Eye
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Artist's Talent
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Memory Erosion
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Search for Azcanta
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Hive Mind
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Crackling Wit
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Jace Beleren
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Utility Lands
Geier Reach Sanitarium
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Reliquary Tower
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-10%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Mistrise Village
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Soulstone Sanctuary
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Urza's Saga
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Cabal Coffers
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Rogue's Passage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-10%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Sol Ring
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
31%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Commander's Sphere
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Dimir Signet
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-8%synergy
Fellwar Stone
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-11%synergy
Thought Vessel
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Izzet Signet
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-19%synergy
Rakdos Signet
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-19%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-1%synergy
Mox Amber
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Relic of Sauron
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-7%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Island
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Watery Grave
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
39%synergy
Steam Vents
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
29%synergy
Blood Crypt
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
29%synergy
Scalding Tarn
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
43%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
40%synergy
Luxury Suite
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
30%synergy
Morphic Pool
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
31%synergy
Training Center
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
31%synergy
Polluted Delta
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
28%synergy
Exotic Orchard
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
-7%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
26%synergy
Reflecting Pool
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
41%synergy
Xander's Lounge
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Blazemire Verge
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
41%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
41%synergy
Haunted Ridge
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
29%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
26%synergy
Graven Cairns
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
31%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
31%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-9%synergy
Underground River
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Sunken Ruins
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
32%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
26%synergy
Flooded Strand
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
27%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Fiery Islet
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Raucous Theater
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
14%synergy
Undercity Sewers
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Shivan Reef
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-5%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
15%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Ferrous Lake
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Sulfur Falls
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-23%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-27%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Arid Mesa
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Sunken Hollow
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-15%synergy
Thundering Falls
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
15%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
City of Brass
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Prismatic Vista
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Misty Rainforest
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Fabled Passage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Badlands
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-3%synergy
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