Kess, Dissident Mage (Commander) - Upgraded Reanimator

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
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
10%synergy
Glamdring, Foe-hammer
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
8%synergy
Smaug, Wicked Worm
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
7%synergy
Bilbo, Thief in the Night
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Gollum, Riddle Master
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Faithless Looting
82%inclusion51 decks62 decks
62%synergy
Frantic Search
81%inclusion50 decks62 decks
59%synergy
Stitch Together
56%inclusion35 decks62 decks
54%synergy
Reanimate
79%inclusion49 decks62 decks
53%synergy
Entomb
58%inclusion36 decks62 decks
52%synergy
Animate Dead
55%inclusion34 decks62 decks
46%synergy
Incarnation Technique
45%inclusion28 decks62 decks
45%synergy
Exhume
45%inclusion28 decks62 decks
44%synergy
Persist
47%inclusion29 decks62 decks
44%synergy
Careful Study
45%inclusion28 decks62 decks
43%synergy
Top Cards
Victimize
48%inclusion30 decks62 decks
39%synergy
Windfall
48%inclusion30 decks62 decks
25%synergy
Living Death
47%inclusion29 decks62 decks
40%synergy
Dark Ritual
47%inclusion29 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
45%inclusion28 decks62 decks
42%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
44%inclusion27 decks62 decks
40%synergy
Buried Alive
42%inclusion26 decks62 decks
38%synergy
Counterspell
42%inclusion26 decks62 decks
-3%synergy
Arcane Denial
39%inclusion24 decks62 decks
10%synergy
Blasphemous Act
39%inclusion24 decks62 decks
-6%synergy
Game Changers
Consecrated Sphinx
19%inclusion12 decks62 decks
17%synergy
Demonic Tutor
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
-3%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
-6%synergy
Jeska's Will
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
-3%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
-6%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Gamble
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
1%synergy
Underworld Breach
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
-2%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
-6%synergy
Rhystic Study
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
-14%synergy
Creatures
Ledger Shredder
37%inclusion23 decks62 decks
34%synergy
Anger
34%inclusion21 decks62 decks
22%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
32%inclusion20 decks62 decks
30%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
31%inclusion19 decks62 decks
29%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
27%inclusion17 decks62 decks
22%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
27%inclusion17 decks62 decks
1%synergy
Nezahal, Primal Tide
26%inclusion16 decks62 decks
25%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
26%inclusion16 decks62 decks
24%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
24%inclusion15 decks62 decks
23%synergy
Psychic Frog
23%inclusion14 decks62 decks
19%synergy
Exhibition Tidecaller
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
21%inclusion13 decks62 decks
19%synergy
Metamorphosis Fanatic
21%inclusion13 decks62 decks
20%synergy
Likeness Looter
21%inclusion13 decks62 decks
19%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
19%inclusion12 decks62 decks
15%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
19%inclusion12 decks62 decks
12%synergy
Rona, Herald of Invasion
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
16%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
17%synergy
Ancient Brass Dragon
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
17%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
14%synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
13%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
14%synergy
Combustible Gearhulk
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
13%synergy
Toxrill, the Corrosive
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
14%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Lord Xander, the Collector
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
12%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
11%synergy
Flayer of the Hatebound
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
11%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Burning-Rune Demon
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
11%synergy
Terror of the Peaks
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
11%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Twilight Diviner
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
11%synergy
Kefka, Court Mage
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Grave Researcher
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
11%synergy
Baleful Strix
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
2%synergy
Massacre Wurm
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
10%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
10%synergy
Boggart Trawler
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Doom Whisperer
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
10%synergy
Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
2%synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-1%synergy
Impulsivity
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Spellseeker
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Archmage of Runes
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
3%synergy
Instants
An Offer You Can't Refuse
35%inclusion22 decks62 decks
4%synergy
Swan Song
34%inclusion21 decks62 decks
14%synergy
Fell the Profane
31%inclusion19 decks62 decks
23%synergy
Chaos Warp
31%inclusion19 decks62 decks
-4%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
31%inclusion19 decks62 decks
19%synergy
Withering Torment
29%inclusion18 decks62 decks
16%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
27%inclusion17 decks62 decks
21%synergy
Sink into Stupor
27%inclusion17 decks62 decks
18%synergy
Deadly Rollick
26%inclusion16 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Big Score
26%inclusion16 decks62 decks
12%synergy
Cabal Ritual
24%inclusion15 decks62 decks
14%synergy
Fact or Fiction
23%inclusion14 decks62 decks
16%synergy
Consider
21%inclusion13 decks62 decks
15%synergy
Rakdos Charm
21%inclusion13 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Mana Drain
21%inclusion13 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Demand Answers
21%inclusion13 decks62 decks
15%synergy
Prismari Command
21%inclusion13 decks62 decks
15%synergy
Izzet Charm
19%inclusion12 decks62 decks
17%synergy
Deflecting Swat
19%inclusion12 decks62 decks
-0%synergy
Brainstorm
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
1%synergy
Terminate
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
-8%synergy
Bitter Triumph
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
14%synergy
Thought Scour
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
16%synergy
Negate
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
-6%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Saw in Half
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Flame of Anor
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Redirect Lightning
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Maestros Charm
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Confounding Riddle
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Valakut Awakening
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Drown in the Loch
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
3%synergy
Snap
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
-2%synergy
Bedevil
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
-8%synergy
Otherworldly Gaze
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Abrade
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
-1%synergy
Mystical Tutor
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
-5%synergy
Fire Covenant
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Pongify
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
0%synergy
Return the Favor
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
3%synergy
Songs of the Damned
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
4%synergy
You Find the Villains' Lair
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Forbidden Alchemy
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Tainted Indulgence
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Reality Shift
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
2%synergy
Flusterstorm
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
-2%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
37%inclusion23 decks62 decks
16%synergy
Feed the Swarm
32%inclusion20 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Dread Return
31%inclusion19 decks62 decks
28%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
29%inclusion18 decks62 decks
25%synergy
Unmarked Grave
27%inclusion17 decks62 decks
26%synergy
Vandalblast
26%inclusion16 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Will of the Abzan
23%inclusion14 decks60 decks
22%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
19%inclusion12 decks62 decks
18%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
19%inclusion12 decks62 decks
15%synergy
Zombify
19%inclusion12 decks62 decks
19%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
19%inclusion12 decks62 decks
14%synergy
Winternight Stories
18%inclusion11 decks60 decks
18%synergy
Ponder
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
16%synergy
Singularity Rupture
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
14%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Coiling Rebirth
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
12%synergy
Whispering Madness
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Mana Geyser
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Dark Deal
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Extract from Darkness
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
10%synergy
Compulsive Research
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
12%synergy
Chart a Course
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
10%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
6%synergy
See the Truth
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
11%synergy
Breaking // Entering
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Dark Petition
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Sundering Eruption
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Traumatize
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Steal the Show
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Behold the Sinister Six!
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Cut Your Losses
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Lórien Revealed
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Final Parting
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Damnation
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
1%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Will of the Jeskai
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Strategic Planning
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Lively Dirge
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
2%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
3%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
3%synergy
Painful Truths
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Treasure Cruise
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
4%synergy
Exsanguinate
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
3%synergy
Personal Tutor
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Preordain
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
1%synergy
Burning Inquiry
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Palantír of Orthanc
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
12%synergy
Monument to Endurance
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Lightning Greaves
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
-15%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
11%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
-16%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
-0%synergy
Altar of Dementia
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Necromancy
32%inclusion20 decks62 decks
29%synergy
Dance of the Dead
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
15%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
13%synergy
Sneak Attack
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Mystic Remora
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
-7%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
-1%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
4%synergy
Uncover the Moon-Letters
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
35%inclusion22 decks62 decks
12%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
23%inclusion14 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
13%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
12%synergy
Tomb Fortress
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
13%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
-1%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
4%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Reliquary Tower
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
-23%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Rogue's Passage
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
-12%synergy
Mistrise Village
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
1%synergy
Sunken Palace
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
2%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
1%synergy
The Black Gate
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
-2%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
3%synergy
Restless Reef
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
82%inclusion51 decks62 decks
-6%synergy
Sol Ring
74%inclusion46 decks62 decks
-16%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
58%inclusion36 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
48%inclusion30 decks62 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
47%inclusion29 decks62 decks
2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
32%inclusion20 decks62 decks
-3%synergy
Dimir Signet
31%inclusion19 decks62 decks
-2%synergy
Rakdos Signet
29%inclusion18 decks62 decks
-2%synergy
Izzet Signet
27%inclusion17 decks62 decks
-4%synergy
Relic of Sauron
19%inclusion12 decks62 decks
0%synergy
The Soul Stone
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Thought Vessel
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
-11%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
-9%synergy
Mind Stone
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
-6%synergy
Tablet of Discovery
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
97%inclusion60 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Swamp
97%inclusion60 decks62 decks
4%synergy
Island
95%inclusion59 decks62 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
94%inclusion58 decks62 decks
2%synergy
Steam Vents
65%inclusion40 decks62 decks
18%synergy
Watery Grave
65%inclusion40 decks62 decks
16%synergy
Shivan Reef
61%inclusion38 decks62 decks
32%synergy
Underground River
60%inclusion37 decks62 decks
31%synergy
Blood Crypt
58%inclusion36 decks62 decks
11%synergy
Xander's Lounge
53%inclusion33 decks62 decks
14%synergy
Polluted Delta
53%inclusion33 decks62 decks
18%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
53%inclusion33 decks62 decks
25%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
52%inclusion32 decks62 decks
16%synergy
Exotic Orchard
50%inclusion31 decks62 decks
-7%synergy
Training Center
50%inclusion31 decks62 decks
19%synergy
Morphic Pool
45%inclusion28 decks62 decks
14%synergy
Scalding Tarn
45%inclusion28 decks62 decks
13%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
44%inclusion27 decks62 decks
-1%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
42%inclusion26 decks62 decks
-10%synergy
Luxury Suite
42%inclusion26 decks62 decks
10%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
39%inclusion24 decks62 decks
-8%synergy
Sulfur Falls
39%inclusion24 decks62 decks
-10%synergy
Undercity Sewers
35%inclusion22 decks62 decks
23%synergy
Raucous Theater
34%inclusion21 decks62 decks
23%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
34%inclusion21 decks62 decks
10%synergy
Thundering Falls
34%inclusion21 decks62 decks
24%synergy
Fell the Profane
31%inclusion19 decks62 decks
23%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
31%inclusion19 decks62 decks
-7%synergy
Sunken Hollow
31%inclusion19 decks62 decks
-9%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
29%inclusion18 decks62 decks
3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
27%inclusion17 decks62 decks
21%synergy
Sink into Stupor
27%inclusion17 decks62 decks
18%synergy
Haunted Ridge
26%inclusion16 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Blazemire Verge
23%inclusion14 decks62 decks
13%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
23%inclusion14 decks62 decks
13%synergy
Mana Confluence
21%inclusion13 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
19%inclusion12 decks62 decks
13%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
19%inclusion12 decks62 decks
1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
19%inclusion12 decks62 decks
-12%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
19%inclusion12 decks62 decks
15%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Misty Rainforest
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Seething Landscape
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
-1%synergy
Marsh Flats
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
8%synergy
City of Brass
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
1%synergy
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