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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Back to Top
Faithless Looting
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
60%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
4%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Gamble
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
10%synergy
Field of the Dead
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Creatures
Exhibition Tidecaller
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
49%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Hedron Crab
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
40%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Ledger Shredder
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Sanar, Unfinished Genius
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Muse Seeker
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Abstract Paintmage
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Mocking Sprite
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Metamorphosis Fanatic
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Gravecrawler
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Zevlor, Elturel Exile
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Callous Sell-Sword
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Squee, Goblin Nabob
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Murderous Rider
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Scalding Viper
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Obeka, Brute Chronologist
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Picklock Prankster
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Illithid Harvester
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Saruman, the White Hand
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Order of Midnight
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Young Red Dragon
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
9%synergy
Marchesa, Dealer of Death
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Baleful Strix
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
10%synergy
Master of Death
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Emet-Selch, Unsundered
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Caldera Pyremaw
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Sedris, the Traitor King
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Taigam, Master Opportunist
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Sol'Kanar the Tainted
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Embereth Shieldbreaker
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Vile Entomber
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Nicol Bolas, the Ravager
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-7%synergy
Jace, Vryn's Prodigy
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Apocalypse Demon
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Decadent Dragon
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Young Pyromancer
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Massacre Girl
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Overlord of the Balemurk
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Instants
Frantic Search
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Entomb
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
54%synergy
Consider
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
54%synergy
Drown in the Loch
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
37%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
9%synergy
Dark Ritual
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
2%synergy
Thought Scour
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Swan Song
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
33%synergy
Otherworldly Gaze
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
40%synergy
Counterspell
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
-4%synergy
Narset's Reversal
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
34%synergy
Prismari Charm
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Mana Sculpt
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Flashback
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
18%synergy
Fire Covenant
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Deadly Rollick
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
2%synergy
Fell the Profane
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Pongify
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Chaos Warp
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-15%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
8%synergy
Rush of Inspiration
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Desperate Ritual
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Brainstorm
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
3%synergy
Grixis Charm
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Songs of the Damned
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Maestros Charm
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
You Find the Villains' Lair
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Fact or Fiction
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Lightning Bolt
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
9%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
10%synergy
Cabal Ritual
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
10%synergy
Rakdos Charm
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
6%synergy
Terminate
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-6%synergy
Seething Song
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Forbidden Alchemy
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Tainted Indulgence
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Bitter Triumph
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Flusterstorm
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Cling to Dust
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Big Score
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Denial
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-9%synergy
Baleful Mastery
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Deflecting Swat
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
0%synergy
Sink into Stupor
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
10%synergy
Bedevil
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
4%synergy
Mission Briefing
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Sorceries
Reanimate
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
34%synergy
Toxic Deluge
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Windfall
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Feed the Swarm
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Lórien Revealed
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Mana Geyser
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
35%synergy
Stitch Together
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Steal the Show
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Flow State
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Ponder
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Strategic Planning
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Breaking // Entering
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Slave of Bolas
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Razaketh's Rite
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Incarnation Technique
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Unmarked Grave
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Stock Up
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Dark Intimations
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Victimize
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
11%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Careful Study
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Dread Return
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Persist
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Recall
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Cut Your Losses
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Seize the Spoils
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Hostile Takeover
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Ringsight
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Ideas Unbound
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Demonic Counsel
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Dark Petition
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Blasphemous Act
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-25%synergy
Rise // Fall
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Buried Alive
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Rite of Flame
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Shatterstorm
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Living Death
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Raven's Crime
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Final Parting
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
10%synergy
Beacon of Unrest
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Burning Inquiry
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Welcome the Dead
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Pelakka Predation
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
See the Truth
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Strike It Rich
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mesmeric Orb
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
40%synergy
Altar of Dementia
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Ruby Medallion
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Lucky Clover
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Skullclamp
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Jet Medallion
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Enchantments
Animate Dead
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
31%synergy
Dance of the Dead
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Necromancy
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Secrets of the Dead
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
In the Darkness Bind Them
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Maestros Ascendancy
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Tortured Existence
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
The Horus Heresy
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Spiteful Banditry
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Planeswalkers
Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Nicol Bolas, the Deceiver
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Chandra, Acolyte of Flame
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Professor Onyx
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Utility Lands
Great Hall of the Biblioplex
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Vault of Whispers
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Seat of the Synod
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Tolaria West
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Academy Ruins
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Urborg
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
6%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
4%synergy
Great Furnace
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Multiversal Passage
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Sol Ring
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
36%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
4%synergy
The Soul Stone
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
35%synergy
Tablet of Discovery
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Visage of Bolas
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Sky Diamond
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Izzet Signet
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-11%synergy
Rakdos Signet
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-11%synergy
Dimir Signet
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-13%synergy
Fire Diamond
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Thought Vessel
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-1%synergy
Relic of Sauron
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1%synergy
Obelisk of Grixis
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
8%synergy
Swamp
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
-12%synergy
Mountain
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
-12%synergy
Island
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
-13%synergy
Sulfur Falls
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
8%synergy
Shivan Reef
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
10%synergy
Steam Vents
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
-6%synergy
Exotic Orchard
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
-17%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
2%synergy
Blood Crypt
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
-6%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
-7%synergy
Luxury Suite
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
8%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
-4%synergy
Xander's Lounge
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
1%synergy
Underground River
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
33%synergy
Snow-Covered Mountain
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Scalding Tarn
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
8%synergy
Sunken Hollow
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
0%synergy
Choked Estuary
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
22%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Training Center
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
9%synergy
Polluted Delta
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
5%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
5%synergy
Watery Grave
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
-8%synergy
Turbulent Springs
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Tainted Isle
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%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
Undercity Sewers
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
7%synergy
Misty Rainforest
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
10%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
11%synergy
Fabled Passage
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
10%synergy
Rush of Inspiration
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Seething Landscape
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
9%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-6%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1%synergy
Ferrous Lake
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Pelakka Predation
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Path of Ancestry
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-11%synergy
Sulfur Vent
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Sink into Stupor
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
10%synergy
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