Kess, Dissident Mage (Commander) - Expensive 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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Wheel of Fortune
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
90%synergy
Faithless Looting
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
60%synergy
Game Changers
Fierce Guardianship
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
24%synergy
Jeska's Will
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
4%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
11%synergy
Ancient Tomb
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
7%synergy
Underworld Breach
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
9%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Rhystic Study
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-3%synergy
Demonic Tutor
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-1%synergy
Gamble
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
10%synergy
Creatures
Anger
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
49%synergy
Terror of the Peaks
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
58%synergy
Metamorphosis Fanatic
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Combustible Gearhulk
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Thraximundar
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Nezahal, Primal Tide
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Psychic Frog
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Ledger Shredder
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
36%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
22%synergy
Relentless Rats
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Wonder
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Mulldrifter
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Gyruda, Doom of Depths
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Archmage of Runes
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Gravebreaker Lamia
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Demon of Loathing
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Overlord of the Floodpits
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Baleful Strix
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
10%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
Sepulchral Primordial
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Tuktuk Rubblefort
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Doom Whisperer
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Purphoros, God of the Forge
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Sphinx of the Second Sun
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Vile Entomber
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Urabrask the Hidden
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Scholar of the Lost Trove
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Overlord of the Balemurk
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Purphoros, Bronze-Blooded
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Satoru, the Infiltrator
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Archpriest of Shadows
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Oriq Loremage
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Ancient Brass Dragon
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Cavern-Hoard Dragon
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Rot-Curse Rakshasa
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Astral Dragon
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Noxious Gearhulk
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Instants
Deadly Rollick
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
42%synergy
Frantic Search
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
40%synergy
Entomb
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
54%synergy
Dark Ritual
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
23%synergy
Deflecting Swat
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
41%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
29%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Fact or Fiction
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
33%synergy
Consider
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
34%synergy
Mana Drain
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
24%synergy
Thought Scour
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Izzet Charm
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Arcane Denial
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
11%synergy
Force of Negation
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
32%synergy
Sink into Stupor
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
30%synergy
Demand Answers
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
35%synergy
Counterspell
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
-4%synergy
Zuko's Conviction
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Fell the Profane
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Chaos Warp
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-15%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Mental Misstep
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Tainted Pact
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-10%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Return the Favor
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Negate
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-3%synergy
Brainstorm
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
3%synergy
Brain Freeze
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Ancient Excavation
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Rakdos Charm
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
5%synergy
Terminate
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-6%synergy
Reality Shift
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Opt
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Strix Serenade
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Lightning Axe
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Flusterstorm
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Swan Song
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1%synergy
Demonic Consultation
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Big Score
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
8%synergy
Baleful Mastery
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Bedevil
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
4%synergy
Visions of Beyond
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Spell Pierce
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Cauldron Dance
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Pyroblast
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Pact of Negation
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Sorceries
Buried Alive
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
56%synergy
Living Death
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
54%synergy
Reanimate
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
35%synergy
Stitch Together
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
57%synergy
Windfall
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Incarnation Technique
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Unmarked Grave
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Will of the Abzan
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Victimize
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
31%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
36%synergy
Careful Study
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Blasphemous Act
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
-4%synergy
Toxic Deluge
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Grim Tutor
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
36%synergy
Portent of Calamity
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Dread Return
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Vandalblast
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
4%synergy
Persist
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Cut Your Losses
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Feed the Swarm
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-8%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Personal Tutor
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Preordain
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Twilight's Call
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Dark Deal
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Winternight Stories
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Cruel Tutor
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Stargaze
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Traumatize
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
Grapeshot
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Solve the Equation
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Tormenting Voice
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Exhume
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Palantír of Orthanc
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Isochron Scepter
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Enchantments
Mystic Remora
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
44%synergy
Animate Dead
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
51%synergy
Necromancy
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Sneak Attack
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
36%synergy
Dance of the Dead
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Mass Hysteria
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Utility Lands
Mistrise Village
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
52%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
46%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
44%synergy
Bojuka Bog
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Wasteland
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
36%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
35%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Urza's Saga
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Tomb Fortress
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Reliquary Tower
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-15%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Sol Ring
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
31%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Fellwar Stone
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
25%synergy
Lotus Petal
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
9%synergy
Relic of Sauron
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Mox Diamond
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
8%synergy
Steam Vents
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
55%synergy
Underground Sea
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
85%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
8%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
9%synergy
Island
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
7%synergy
Morphic Pool
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
68%synergy
Volcanic Island
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
85%synergy
Scalding Tarn
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
68%synergy
Training Center
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
68%synergy
Polluted Delta
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
65%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
65%synergy
Raucous Theater
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
69%synergy
Undercity Sewers
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
67%synergy
Badlands
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
65%synergy
Blood Crypt
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
34%synergy
Luxury Suite
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
49%synergy
Thundering Falls
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
70%synergy
Watery Grave
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
32%synergy
Xander's Lounge
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
34%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
28%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
34%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Ferrous Lake
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
36%synergy
Underground River
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Sink into Stupor
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
30%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
31%synergy
Sunken Ruins
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
35%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
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
Fell the Profane
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Misty Rainforest
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
10%synergy
Shivan Reef
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-9%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
10%synergy
Exotic Orchard
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-36%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-5%synergy
Graven Cairns
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Horizon of Progress
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-25%synergy
Wooded Foothills
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
11%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
10%synergy
Reflecting Pool
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
11%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-23%synergy
Blazemire Verge
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
11%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
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