Kess, Dissident Mage (Commander) - Upgraded Self-Mill

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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Gollum, Riddle Master
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
99%synergy
Smaug the Impenetrable
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
99%synergy
The Master of Lake-town
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
99%synergy
Smaug, Wicked Worm
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
97%synergy
Uncover the Moon-Letters
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
99%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Faithless Looting
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
63%synergy
Entomb
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
61%synergy
Consider
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
60%synergy
Toxic Deluge
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
45%synergy
Frantic Search
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
45%synergy
Reanimate
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
41%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
0%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Underworld Breach
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Gamble
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Field of the Dead
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-3%synergy
Creatures
Exhibition Tidecaller
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
59%synergy
Ledger Shredder
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
47%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
47%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
48%synergy
Consuming Aberration
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Lord Xander, the Collector
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
6%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Hedron Crab
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Smaug the Magnificent
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Bilbo, Thief in the Night
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Sanar, Unfinished Genius
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Muse Seeker
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Abstract Paintmage
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Illithid Harvester
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Picklock Prankster
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Obeka, Brute Chronologist
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Sol'Kanar the Tainted
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Scalding Viper
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Embereth Shieldbreaker
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Murderous Rider
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Caldera Pyremaw
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Squee, Goblin Nabob
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Emet-Selch, Unsundered
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Saruman, the White Hand
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Baleful Strix
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Callous Sell-Sword
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Zevlor, Elturel Exile
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Young Red Dragon
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Gravecrawler
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Marchesa, Dealer of Death
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Witch-king of Angmar
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Master of Death
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Order of Midnight
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Sedris, the Traitor King
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Taigam, Master Opportunist
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Metamorphosis Fanatic
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Mocking Sprite
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Thought Scour
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
49%synergy
Swan Song
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Counterspell
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Rollick
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Chaos Warp
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-1%synergy
Drown in the Loch
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
21%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
2%synergy
Brainstorm
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Fact or Fiction
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Cabal Ritual
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
23%synergy
Rakdos Charm
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
19%synergy
Big Score
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
20%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Arcane Denial
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
4%synergy
Otherworldly Gaze
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Narset's Reversal
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Withering Torment
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
20%synergy
Prismari Charm
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Mana Sculpt
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Flashback
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Fire Covenant
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Pongify
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Rush of Inspiration
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Desperate Ritual
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Grixis Charm
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Songs of the Damned
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Maestros Charm
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
You Find the Villains' Lair
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Lightning Bolt
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
6%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Terminate
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-9%synergy
Seething Song
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Forbidden Alchemy
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Tainted Indulgence
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Bitter Triumph
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Flusterstorm
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Cling to Dust
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Baleful Mastery
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Deflecting Swat
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-3%synergy
Sink into Stupor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Bedevil
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
1%synergy
Mission Briefing
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Visions of Beyond
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Mystic Confluence
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
23%synergy
Windfall
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Persist
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Lórien Revealed
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Blasphemous Act
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-11%synergy
Mana Geyser
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Stitch Together
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Exhume
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Steal the Show
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Flow State
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Ponder
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Strategic Planning
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Breaking // Entering
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Slave of Bolas
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Razaketh's Rite
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Incarnation Technique
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Unmarked Grave
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Stock Up
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Dark Intimations
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Victimize
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Careful Study
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Dread Return
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Recall
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Cut Your Losses
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Seize the Spoils
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Hostile Takeover
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Ringsight
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Ideas Unbound
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Demonic Counsel
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Dark Petition
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Rise // Fall
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Buried Alive
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Rite of Flame
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Shatterstorm
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Living Death
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Raven's Crime
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Final Parting
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Beacon of Unrest
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Burning Inquiry
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Welcome the Dead
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Pelakka Predation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
See the Truth
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Strike It Rich
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mesmeric Orb
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Altar of Dementia
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Ruby Medallion
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Lucky Clover
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Skullclamp
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Jet Medallion
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Enchantments
Animate Dead
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
41%synergy
Dance of the Dead
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Necromancy
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Secrets of the Dead
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
In the Darkness Bind Them
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Maestros Ascendancy
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Tortured Existence
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
The Horus Heresy
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Spiteful Banditry
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Planeswalkers
Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Nicol Bolas, the Deceiver
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Chandra, Acolyte of Flame
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Professor Onyx
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Utility Lands
Otawara, Soaring City
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
18%synergy
Great Hall of the Biblioplex
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Bojuka Bog
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-7%synergy
Vault of Whispers
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Seat of the Synod
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Tolaria West
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Academy Ruins
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Urborg
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
3%synergy
Great Furnace
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Multiversal Passage
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Sol Ring
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
39%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Izzet Signet
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
2%synergy
Rakdos Signet
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Signet
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
0%synergy
Thought Vessel
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
12%synergy
The Soul Stone
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Tablet of Discovery
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Visage of Bolas
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Sky Diamond
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Fire Diamond
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Relic of Sauron
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-2%synergy
Obelisk of Grixis
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Swamp
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
-9%synergy
Mountain
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
-8%synergy
Island
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
-10%synergy
Sulfur Falls
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
18%synergy
Shivan Reef
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
20%synergy
Steam Vents
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
4%synergy
Exotic Orchard
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
-7%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Blood Crypt
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
3%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
3%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
-2%synergy
Luxury Suite
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
18%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
6%synergy
Xander's Lounge
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Underground River
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
21%synergy
Scalding Tarn
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
18%synergy
Sunken Hollow
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Training Center
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
19%synergy
Polluted Delta
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Watery Grave
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
2%synergy
Misty Rainforest
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
24%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Morphic Pool
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
2%synergy
Snow-Covered Mountain
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Choked Estuary
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Haunted Ridge
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Turbulent Springs
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Tainted Isle
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Fiery Islet
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Prismatic Vista
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Undercity Sewers
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
4%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Fabled Passage
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Rush of Inspiration
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Seething Landscape
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
1%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
6%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-2%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-8%synergy
Ferrous Lake
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Pelakka Predation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
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