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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Exhibition Tidecaller
33%inclusion6 decks18 decks
32%synergy
Ral Zarek, Guest Lecturer
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
16%synergy
Grave Researcher
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
15%synergy
Turbulent Springs
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
9%synergy
Banishing Betrayal
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Faithless Looting
84%inclusion46 decks55 decks
64%synergy
Frantic Search
78%inclusion43 decks55 decks
58%synergy
Stitch Together
58%inclusion32 decks55 decks
56%synergy
Reanimate
75%inclusion41 decks55 decks
50%synergy
Entomb
55%inclusion30 decks55 decks
49%synergy
Careful Study
47%inclusion26 decks55 decks
45%synergy
Victimize
51%inclusion28 decks55 decks
42%synergy
Living Death
45%inclusion25 decks55 decks
40%synergy
Incarnation Technique
40%inclusion22 decks55 decks
39%synergy
Exhume
40%inclusion22 decks55 decks
39%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
51%inclusion28 decks55 decks
14%synergy
Animate Dead
47%inclusion26 decks55 decks
38%synergy
Windfall
44%inclusion24 decks55 decks
20%synergy
Buried Alive
42%inclusion23 decks55 decks
38%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
42%inclusion23 decks55 decks
38%synergy
Counterspell
42%inclusion23 decks55 decks
-3%synergy
Persist
40%inclusion22 decks55 decks
37%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
40%inclusion22 decks55 decks
37%synergy
Blasphemous Act
38%inclusion21 decks55 decks
-6%synergy
Arcane Denial
38%inclusion21 decks55 decks
10%synergy
Game Changers
Gamble
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
10%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
14%synergy
Demonic Tutor
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
-5%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
10%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
-8%synergy
Jeska's Will
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
-6%synergy
Mystical Tutor
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
-3%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
1%synergy
Underworld Breach
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
-2%synergy
Rhystic Study
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
-14%synergy
Creatures
Ledger Shredder
33%inclusion18 decks55 decks
30%synergy
Anger
33%inclusion18 decks55 decks
22%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
29%inclusion16 decks55 decks
27%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
29%inclusion16 decks55 decks
27%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
25%inclusion14 decks55 decks
21%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
24%inclusion13 decks55 decks
-3%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
22%inclusion12 decks55 decks
20%synergy
Metamorphosis Fanatic
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
19%synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
17%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
18%synergy
Likeness Looter
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
18%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
12%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
16%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
17%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
11%synergy
Combustible Gearhulk
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
13%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
12%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
15%synergy
Rona, Herald of Invasion
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
15%synergy
Psychic Frog
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
14%synergy
Terror of the Peaks
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
14%synergy
Doom Whisperer
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
14%synergy
Ancient Brass Dragon
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
13%synergy
Flayer of the Hatebound
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
12%synergy
Nezahal, Primal Tide
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
14%synergy
Burning-Rune Demon
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
13%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
10%synergy
Twilight Diviner
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
11%synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
10%synergy
Vile Entomber
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
12%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Baleful Strix
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
1%synergy
Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Boggart Trawler
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
11%synergy
Ancient Silver Dragon
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
10%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
0%synergy
Feldon of the Third Path
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Toxrill, the Corrosive
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
10%synergy
Lord Xander, the Collector
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
8%synergy
Emry, Lurker of the Loch
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Prince of Thralls
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
10%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Impulsivity
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Marang River Regent
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Instants
An Offer You Can't Refuse
33%inclusion18 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Chaos Warp
31%inclusion17 decks55 decks
-4%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
31%inclusion17 decks55 decks
20%synergy
Fell the Profane
25%inclusion14 decks55 decks
17%synergy
Rakdos Charm
25%inclusion14 decks55 decks
10%synergy
Bitter Triumph
25%inclusion14 decks55 decks
22%synergy
Big Score
25%inclusion14 decks55 decks
13%synergy
Withering Torment
25%inclusion14 decks55 decks
13%synergy
Negate
24%inclusion13 decks55 decks
1%synergy
Fact or Fiction
24%inclusion13 decks55 decks
17%synergy
Swan Song
24%inclusion13 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
24%inclusion13 decks55 decks
17%synergy
Sink into Stupor
24%inclusion13 decks55 decks
14%synergy
Prismari Command
24%inclusion13 decks55 decks
18%synergy
Brainstorm
22%inclusion12 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Izzet Charm
22%inclusion12 decks55 decks
19%synergy
Demand Answers
22%inclusion12 decks55 decks
16%synergy
Consider
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
14%synergy
Thought Scour
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
19%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
14%synergy
Deadly Rollick
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
1%synergy
Cabal Ritual
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
8%synergy
Terminate
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
-7%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Mana Drain
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
1%synergy
Deflecting Swat
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
-5%synergy
Saw in Half
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
10%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
10%synergy
Maestros Charm
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
10%synergy
Lightning Bolt
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
1%synergy
Snap
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
1%synergy
Bedevil
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
-5%synergy
Visions of Beyond
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
11%synergy
Flame of Anor
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Pongify
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Drown in the Loch
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Confounding Riddle
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
9%synergy
You Find the Villains' Lair
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Forbidden Alchemy
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Tainted Indulgence
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
-11%synergy
Abrade
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
0%synergy
Valakut Awakening
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Redirect Lightning
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
-1%synergy
Fling
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Songs of the Damned
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Reality Shift
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
2%synergy
Infernal Grasp
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
2%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Dread Return
35%inclusion19 decks55 decks
32%synergy
Feed the Swarm
35%inclusion19 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
35%inclusion19 decks55 decks
31%synergy
Toxic Deluge
33%inclusion18 decks55 decks
12%synergy
Vandalblast
27%inclusion15 decks55 decks
11%synergy
Unmarked Grave
24%inclusion13 decks55 decks
22%synergy
Will of the Abzan
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
22%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
22%inclusion12 decks55 decks
20%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
16%synergy
Zombify
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
19%synergy
Singularity Rupture
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
17%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
13%synergy
Ponder
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
8%synergy
Winternight Stories
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
15%synergy
Coiling Rebirth
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
14%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
14%synergy
Compulsive Research
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
14%synergy
Chart a Course
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
10%synergy
Will of the Jeskai
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Whispering Madness
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Mana Geyser
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Preordain
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
5%synergy
See the Truth
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
10%synergy
Dark Deal
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Extract from Darkness
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
8%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Breaking // Entering
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Lively Dirge
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Lórien Revealed
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Final Parting
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
8%synergy
Burning Inquiry
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Restart Sequence
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
8%synergy
Sundering Eruption
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Damnation
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
1%synergy
Traumatize
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
8%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Behold the Sinister Six!
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
6%synergy
Strategic Planning
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
2%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Unearth
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Cut Your Losses
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Painful Truths
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Dark Petition
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Exsanguinate
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Personal Tutor
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Ignite the Future
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Monument to Endurance
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
11%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
13%synergy
Lightning Greaves
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
-15%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
12%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
-15%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
-2%synergy
Altar of Dementia
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Matzalantli, the Great Door
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Perpetual Timepiece
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Shadowspear
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
2%synergy
Brass's Tunnel-Grinder
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Necromancy
27%inclusion15 decks55 decks
24%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
14%synergy
Dance of the Dead
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
11%synergy
Sneak Attack
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Mystic Remora
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
-5%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
-1%synergy
Secrets of the Dead
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Teval's Judgment
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Bitter Reunion
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Curiosity
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
1%synergy
Black Market Connections
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
-6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
8%synergy
Professor Onyx
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
38%inclusion21 decks55 decks
14%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
15%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
17%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
2%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
8%synergy
Tomb Fortress
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
12%synergy
Reliquary Tower
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
-23%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
11%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
-3%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Sunken Palace
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Rogue's Passage
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
-13%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
1%synergy
The Black Gate
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
-1%synergy
Restless Reef
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Mistrise Village
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-2%synergy
Great Hall of the Biblioplex
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Ancient Tomb
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
-7%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Academy Ruins
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
80%inclusion44 decks55 decks
-8%synergy
Sol Ring
71%inclusion39 decks55 decks
-19%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
51%inclusion28 decks55 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
40%inclusion22 decks55 decks
-4%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
40%inclusion22 decks55 decks
-3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
27%inclusion15 decks55 decks
-8%synergy
Izzet Signet
24%inclusion13 decks55 decks
-9%synergy
Rakdos Signet
24%inclusion13 decks55 decks
-9%synergy
Dimir Signet
24%inclusion13 decks55 decks
-11%synergy
Relic of Sauron
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
-1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
-8%synergy
The Soul Stone
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Thought Vessel
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
-14%synergy
Mind Stone
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
-6%synergy
Resonating Lute
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
1%synergy
Tablet of Discovery
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Cursed Mirror
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
96%inclusion53 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Swamp
95%inclusion52 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Island
93%inclusion51 decks55 decks
0%synergy
Mountain
91%inclusion50 decks55 decks
0%synergy
Watery Grave
62%inclusion34 decks55 decks
14%synergy
Shivan Reef
60%inclusion33 decks55 decks
31%synergy
Steam Vents
60%inclusion33 decks55 decks
15%synergy
Blood Crypt
55%inclusion30 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Underground River
55%inclusion30 decks55 decks
27%synergy
Exotic Orchard
53%inclusion29 decks55 decks
-4%synergy
Xander's Lounge
53%inclusion29 decks55 decks
13%synergy
Polluted Delta
51%inclusion28 decks55 decks
16%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
51%inclusion28 decks55 decks
23%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
49%inclusion27 decks55 decks
14%synergy
Training Center
47%inclusion26 decks55 decks
15%synergy
Morphic Pool
44%inclusion24 decks55 decks
12%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
42%inclusion23 decks55 decks
-11%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
42%inclusion23 decks55 decks
-1%synergy
Scalding Tarn
42%inclusion23 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
40%inclusion22 decks55 decks
-5%synergy
Sulfur Falls
38%inclusion21 decks55 decks
-8%synergy
Luxury Suite
38%inclusion21 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Thundering Falls
38%inclusion21 decks55 decks
28%synergy
Raucous Theater
36%inclusion20 decks55 decks
26%synergy
Undercity Sewers
36%inclusion20 decks55 decks
24%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
33%inclusion18 decks55 decks
-5%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
33%inclusion18 decks55 decks
8%synergy
Sunken Hollow
33%inclusion18 decks55 decks
-7%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
27%inclusion15 decks55 decks
2%synergy
Haunted Ridge
27%inclusion15 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
25%inclusion14 decks55 decks
17%synergy
Path of Ancestry
25%inclusion14 decks55 decks
-5%synergy
Blazemire Verge
24%inclusion13 decks55 decks
14%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
24%inclusion13 decks55 decks
17%synergy
Sink into Stupor
24%inclusion13 decks55 decks
14%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
24%inclusion13 decks55 decks
14%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
14%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
8%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
11%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
0%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
10%synergy
Seething Landscape
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
0%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
-7%synergy
Mana Confluence
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Choked Estuary
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
-1%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Oscorp Industries
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Reflecting Pool
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
6%synergy
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