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
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
30%synergy
Turbulent Springs
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Grave Researcher
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Ral Zarek, Guest Lecturer
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Prismari Charm
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Faithless Looting
82%inclusion47 decks57 decks
63%synergy
Stitch Together
58%inclusion33 decks57 decks
55%synergy
Frantic Search
75%inclusion43 decks57 decks
55%synergy
Reanimate
79%inclusion45 decks57 decks
54%synergy
Entomb
56%inclusion32 decks57 decks
51%synergy
Careful Study
46%inclusion26 decks57 decks
44%synergy
Victimize
51%inclusion29 decks57 decks
42%synergy
Animate Dead
51%inclusion29 decks57 decks
42%synergy
Incarnation Technique
40%inclusion23 decks57 decks
40%synergy
Living Death
46%inclusion26 decks57 decks
40%synergy
Top Cards
Windfall
51%inclusion29 decks57 decks
27%synergy
Dark Ritual
49%inclusion28 decks57 decks
12%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
40%inclusion23 decks57 decks
37%synergy
Buried Alive
40%inclusion23 decks57 decks
37%synergy
Counterspell
40%inclusion23 decks57 decks
-4%synergy
Exhume
40%inclusion23 decks57 decks
39%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
39%inclusion22 decks57 decks
35%synergy
Persist
37%inclusion21 decks57 decks
34%synergy
Arcane Denial
37%inclusion21 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Blasphemous Act
35%inclusion20 decks57 decks
-9%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
-4%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
13%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
-5%synergy
Gamble
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
10%synergy
Jeska's Will
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
-6%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
0%synergy
Rhystic Study
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
-14%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
-11%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
-7%synergy
Creatures
Ledger Shredder
35%inclusion20 decks57 decks
32%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
32%inclusion18 decks57 decks
29%synergy
Anger
32%inclusion18 decks57 decks
21%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
28%inclusion16 decks57 decks
26%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
26%inclusion15 decks57 decks
-1%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
25%inclusion14 decks57 decks
20%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
21%inclusion12 decks57 decks
19%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
21%inclusion12 decks57 decks
20%synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
16%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
15%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
18%synergy
Metamorphosis Fanatic
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
17%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
12%synergy
Nezahal, Primal Tide
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
17%synergy
Likeness Looter
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
15%synergy
Psychic Frog
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
15%synergy
Terror of the Peaks
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
16%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
15%synergy
Combustible Gearhulk
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
12%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
14%synergy
Rona, Herald of Invasion
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
14%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
12%synergy
Baleful Strix
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Ancient Brass Dragon
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
13%synergy
Flayer of the Hatebound
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
12%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Kefka, Court Mage
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
11%synergy
Doom Whisperer
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
11%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Vile Entomber
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
12%synergy
Lord Xander, the Collector
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Burning-Rune Demon
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
10%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
10%synergy
Toxrill, the Corrosive
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
11%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Wonder
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Boggart Trawler
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
10%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
0%synergy
Feldon of the Third Path
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Emry, Lurker of the Loch
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Summon: Bahamut
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Twilight Diviner
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Marang River Regent
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Instants
An Offer You Can't Refuse
33%inclusion19 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Chaos Warp
32%inclusion18 decks57 decks
-3%synergy
Fell the Profane
28%inclusion16 decks57 decks
20%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
26%inclusion15 decks57 decks
15%synergy
Swan Song
26%inclusion15 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Rakdos Charm
25%inclusion14 decks57 decks
10%synergy
Fact or Fiction
25%inclusion14 decks57 decks
18%synergy
Bitter Triumph
25%inclusion14 decks57 decks
21%synergy
Big Score
25%inclusion14 decks57 decks
12%synergy
Withering Torment
25%inclusion14 decks57 decks
13%synergy
Sink into Stupor
25%inclusion14 decks57 decks
15%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
23%inclusion13 decks57 decks
16%synergy
Prismari Command
23%inclusion13 decks57 decks
17%synergy
Izzet Charm
21%inclusion12 decks57 decks
19%synergy
Demand Answers
21%inclusion12 decks57 decks
16%synergy
Deadly Rollick
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Negate
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
-3%synergy
Deflecting Swat
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
0%synergy
Consider
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
11%synergy
Cabal Ritual
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Mana Drain
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Thought Scour
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
16%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Terminate
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
-10%synergy
Brainstorm
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
-3%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Saw in Half
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
10%synergy
Maestros Charm
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Flame of Anor
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Redirect Lightning
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Bedevil
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
-5%synergy
Mana Sculpt
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Flashback
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Pongify
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Drown in the Loch
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Fling
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Confounding Riddle
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
8%synergy
You Find the Villains' Lair
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Forbidden Alchemy
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Tainted Indulgence
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Snap
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
-1%synergy
Visions of Beyond
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Valakut Awakening
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Mystical Tutor
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
-5%synergy
Fire Covenant
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Reality Shift
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Baleful Mastery
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Otherworldly Gaze
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
35%inclusion20 decks57 decks
15%synergy
Feed the Swarm
33%inclusion19 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
33%inclusion19 decks57 decks
30%synergy
Dread Return
32%inclusion18 decks57 decks
29%synergy
Will of the Abzan
26%inclusion14 decks54 decks
25%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
23%inclusion13 decks57 decks
18%synergy
Unmarked Grave
23%inclusion13 decks57 decks
21%synergy
Vandalblast
23%inclusion13 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
21%inclusion12 decks57 decks
19%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
21%inclusion12 decks57 decks
16%synergy
Singularity Rupture
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
18%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
10%synergy
Zombify
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
19%synergy
Winternight Stories
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
18%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
15%synergy
Ponder
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Coiling Rebirth
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
13%synergy
Whispering Madness
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Compulsive Research
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
13%synergy
Chart a Course
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
10%synergy
Extract from Darkness
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Will of the Jeskai
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Breaking // Entering
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
10%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Mana Geyser
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Dark Deal
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Traumatize
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
10%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Behold the Sinister Six!
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Steal the Show
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Lively Dirge
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Cut Your Losses
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Lórien Revealed
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Preordain
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Burning Inquiry
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
6%synergy
See the Truth
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Dark Petition
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Restart Sequence
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Sundering Eruption
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Damnation
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
1%synergy
Reforge the Soul
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Strategic Planning
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Painful Truths
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Exsanguinate
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Personal Tutor
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Ignite the Future
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Monument to Endurance
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
11%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
14%synergy
Lightning Greaves
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
-15%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
-16%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
-2%synergy
Shadowspear
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Altar of Dementia
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Perpetual Timepiece
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Whip of Erebos
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
1%synergy
Brass's Tunnel-Grinder
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Necromancy
30%inclusion17 decks57 decks
27%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
13%synergy
Dance of the Dead
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
11%synergy
Sneak Attack
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Secrets of the Dead
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Mystic Remora
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
-7%synergy
Underworld Breach
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
-4%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
-2%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Teval's Judgment
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Waste Not
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
-7%synergy
Bitter Reunion
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Curiosity
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
1%synergy
Black Market Connections
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
-6%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Propaganda
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
-9%synergy
Search for Azcanta
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Professor Onyx
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
32%inclusion18 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
14%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
15%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Reliquary Tower
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
-21%synergy
Tomb Fortress
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
12%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
-3%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
-14%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Sunken Palace
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
1%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Restless Reef
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Mistrise Village
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-2%synergy
Ancient Tomb
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
-8%synergy
The Black Gate
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
-3%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Academy Ruins
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
82%inclusion47 decks57 decks
-6%synergy
Sol Ring
72%inclusion41 decks57 decks
-18%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
58%inclusion33 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
47%inclusion27 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
44%inclusion25 decks57 decks
-1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
30%inclusion17 decks57 decks
-6%synergy
Izzet Signet
28%inclusion16 decks57 decks
-4%synergy
Rakdos Signet
26%inclusion15 decks57 decks
-6%synergy
Dimir Signet
26%inclusion15 decks57 decks
-8%synergy
Relic of Sauron
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
-1%synergy
The Soul Stone
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
-10%synergy
Thought Vessel
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
-14%synergy
Mind Stone
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
-6%synergy
Cursed Mirror
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
96%inclusion55 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion55 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Island
95%inclusion54 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
93%inclusion53 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Steam Vents
61%inclusion35 decks57 decks
16%synergy
Watery Grave
61%inclusion35 decks57 decks
14%synergy
Shivan Reef
58%inclusion33 decks57 decks
28%synergy
Blood Crypt
56%inclusion32 decks57 decks
10%synergy
Underground River
54%inclusion31 decks57 decks
26%synergy
Xander's Lounge
53%inclusion30 decks57 decks
13%synergy
Polluted Delta
51%inclusion29 decks57 decks
16%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
51%inclusion29 decks57 decks
23%synergy
Exotic Orchard
49%inclusion28 decks57 decks
-7%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
49%inclusion28 decks57 decks
14%synergy
Training Center
47%inclusion27 decks57 decks
16%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
44%inclusion25 decks57 decks
-9%synergy
Scalding Tarn
42%inclusion24 decks57 decks
10%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
40%inclusion23 decks57 decks
-2%synergy
Morphic Pool
40%inclusion23 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Raucous Theater
39%inclusion22 decks57 decks
28%synergy
Undercity Sewers
39%inclusion22 decks57 decks
26%synergy
Luxury Suite
39%inclusion22 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Thundering Falls
39%inclusion22 decks57 decks
28%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
37%inclusion21 decks57 decks
-9%synergy
Sulfur Falls
37%inclusion21 decks57 decks
-10%synergy
Sunken Hollow
33%inclusion19 decks57 decks
-6%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
32%inclusion18 decks57 decks
-6%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
30%inclusion17 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
28%inclusion16 decks57 decks
20%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
26%inclusion15 decks57 decks
17%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
25%inclusion14 decks57 decks
-1%synergy
Blazemire Verge
25%inclusion14 decks57 decks
15%synergy
Sink into Stupor
25%inclusion14 decks57 decks
15%synergy
Haunted Ridge
25%inclusion14 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
23%inclusion13 decks57 decks
16%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
21%inclusion12 decks57 decks
14%synergy
Path of Ancestry
21%inclusion12 decks57 decks
-9%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
1%synergy
Oscorp Industries
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Choked Estuary
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
0%synergy
Reflecting Pool
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Mana Confluence
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
12%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Seething Landscape
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
-2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
-9%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
8%synergy
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