Kess, Dissident Mage (Commander) - Upgraded Midrange

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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Animate Dead
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
71%synergy
Faithless Looting
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
60%synergy
Reanimate
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
55%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
21%synergy
Jeska's Will
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
4%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Gamble
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
10%synergy
Creatures
Snapcaster Mage
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
55%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
57%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Nezahal, Primal Tide
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Toxrill, the Corrosive
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
35%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
36%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Kefka, Court Mage
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
35%synergy
Summon: Bahamut
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
40%synergy
Twilight Diviner
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Armaggon, Future Shark
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Grave Researcher
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Professor Zei, Anthropologist
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Koh, the Face Stealer
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
14%synergy
Metamorphosis Fanatic
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Thought Courier
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Marang River Regent
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Squee, Goblin Nabob
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Kitsa, Otterball Elite
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Gyruda, Doom of Depths
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Archmage of Runes
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Overlord of the Floodpits
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
11%synergy
Emet-Selch, Unsundered
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Balefire Dragon
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Spellseeker
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Ancient Copper Dragon
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Agent of Treachery
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Jace, Vryn's Prodigy
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Massacre Girl
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Overlord of the Balemurk
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Merfolk Looter
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Instants
Frantic Search
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Entomb
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
54%synergy
Consider
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
54%synergy
Mana Drain
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
44%synergy
Withering Torment
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
47%synergy
Redirect Lightning
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
42%synergy
Fell the Profane
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
32%synergy
Chaos Warp
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
5%synergy
Drown in the Loch
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Negate
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Brainstorm
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
23%synergy
Lightning Bolt
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
30%synergy
Thought Scour
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Swan Song
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Cling to Dust
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
40%synergy
Sink into Stupor
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
30%synergy
Counterspell
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
-4%synergy
Pact of Negation
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
32%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Abandon Attachments
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Fire Covenant
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Deadly Rollick
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
2%synergy
Pongify
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-11%synergy
Run Away Together
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Go for the Throat
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Starstorm
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Songs of the Damned
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Fact or Fiction
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Flare of Denial
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Dark Ritual
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-18%synergy
Cabal Ritual
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
10%synergy
Rakdos Charm
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
5%synergy
Fast // Furious
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Seething Song
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Countersquall
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Repulse
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Silumgar's Command
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Reality Shift
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Bitter Triumph
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Suffocating Fumes
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Tale's End
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Comet Storm
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Force of Negation
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
33%synergy
Toxic Deluge
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Exhume
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
59%synergy
Ponder
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
32%synergy
Windfall
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Incarnation Technique
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Victimize
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
31%synergy
Persist
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Living Death
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
34%synergy
Stitch Together
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Steal the Show
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Singularity Rupture
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Romantic Rendezvous
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Strategic Planning
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Wail of the Forgotten
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Unmarked Grave
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Will of the Abzan
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Careful Study
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Vandalblast
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
3%synergy
Past in Flames
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Anger of the Gods
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Deep Analysis
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Ill-Timed Explosion
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Demonic Counsel
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Dark Petition
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Blasphemous Act
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-25%synergy
Whispering Madness
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Night's Whisper
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Buried Alive
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Merchant Scroll
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Shatterstorm
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Cleansing Wildfire
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Raven's Crime
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
10%synergy
Mana Geyser
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Beacon of Unrest
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Burning Inquiry
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
See the Truth
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Damnation
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Winternight Stories
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Reforge the Soul
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mesmeric Orb
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-7%synergy
Altar of Dementia
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Monument to Endurance
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Enchantments
Necromancy
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Dance of the Dead
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Mystic Remora
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
5%synergy
Secrets of the Dead
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Propaganda
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Chandra, Acolyte of Flame
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Dack Fayden
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Professor Onyx
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Utility Lands
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
35%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
26%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
24%synergy
Multiversal Passage
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Restless Spire
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Restless Vents
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Cabal Coffers
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Academy Ruins
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Urborg
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Castle Locthwain
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
-8%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
10%synergy
Sol Ring
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
-30%synergy
The Soul Stone
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
45%synergy
Dimir Signet
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
7%synergy
Fellwar Stone
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
2%synergy
Izzet Signet
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-11%synergy
Rakdos Signet
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-11%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
7%synergy
Spell Satchel
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Mind Stone
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
7%synergy
Firemind Vessel
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
8%synergy
Steam Vents
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
34%synergy
Blood Crypt
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
34%synergy
Swamp
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
-12%synergy
Luxury Suite
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
48%synergy
Island
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
-13%synergy
Scalding Tarn
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
48%synergy
Training Center
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
49%synergy
Polluted Delta
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
45%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
45%synergy
Watery Grave
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
32%synergy
Misty Rainforest
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
50%synergy
Shivan Reef
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
30%synergy
Exotic Orchard
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
3%synergy
Underground River
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
32%synergy
Mountain
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
-32%synergy
Morphic Pool
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
29%synergy
Marsh Flats
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
50%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
32%synergy
Fell the Profane
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
32%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
34%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
29%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
33%synergy
Wooded Foothills
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
32%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
31%synergy
Reflecting Pool
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
31%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
-4%synergy
Xander's Lounge
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
1%synergy
Blazemire Verge
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
31%synergy
Sink into Stupor
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
30%synergy
Arid Mesa
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
31%synergy
Mana Confluence
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
28%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
31%synergy
Flooded Strand
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
29%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
36%synergy
Fiery Islet
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Prismatic Vista
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Raucous Theater
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
9%synergy
Undercity Sewers
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
7%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
10%synergy
Fabled Passage
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
10%synergy
Temple of Deceit
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
8%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-18%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-6%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Horizon of Progress
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-4%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-27%synergy
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