Kess, Dissident Mage (Commander) - Upgraded Spellslinger

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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Resonating Lute
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
17%synergy
Mana Sculpt
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
16%synergy
Tablet of Discovery
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
13%synergy
Great Hall of the Biblioplex
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Flashback
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
5%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Archmage Emeritus
65%inclusion67 decks103 decks
55%synergy
Frantic Search
71%inclusion73 decks103 decks
50%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
58%inclusion60 decks103 decks
47%synergy
Faithless Looting
65%inclusion67 decks103 decks
45%synergy
Consider
50%inclusion51 decks103 decks
43%synergy
Ponder
49%inclusion50 decks103 decks
40%synergy
Preordain
46%inclusion47 decks103 decks
40%synergy
Brainstorm
55%inclusion57 decks103 decks
38%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
38%inclusion39 decks103 decks
36%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
36%inclusion37 decks103 decks
33%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
65%inclusion67 decks103 decks
28%synergy
Counterspell
58%inclusion60 decks103 decks
14%synergy
Blasphemous Act
53%inclusion55 decks103 decks
9%synergy
Windfall
48%inclusion49 decks103 decks
24%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
47%inclusion48 decks103 decks
20%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
42%inclusion43 decks103 decks
33%synergy
Chaos Warp
41%inclusion42 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Lightning Bolt
41%inclusion42 decks103 decks
30%synergy
Guttersnipe
40%inclusion41 decks103 decks
33%synergy
Reanimate
38%inclusion39 decks103 decks
13%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
26%inclusion27 decks103 decks
10%synergy
Demonic Tutor
22%inclusion23 decks103 decks
1%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
20%inclusion21 decks103 decks
-1%synergy
Mystical Tutor
18%inclusion19 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Underworld Breach
16%inclusion16 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Notion Thief
12%inclusion12 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Rhystic Study
11%inclusion11 decks103 decks
-12%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
10%inclusion10 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Gamble
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
-1%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
-8%synergy
Creatures
Black Waltz No. 3
33%inclusion29 decks89 decks
27%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
29%inclusion30 decks103 decks
26%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
27%inclusion28 decks103 decks
25%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
24%inclusion23 decks94 decks
17%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
23%inclusion24 decks103 decks
21%synergy
Young Pyromancer
22%inclusion23 decks103 decks
21%synergy
Coruscation Mage
21%inclusion21 decks102 decks
19%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
20%inclusion21 decks103 decks
16%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
20%inclusion19 decks94 decks
15%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
18%inclusion19 decks103 decks
13%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
18%inclusion18 decks102 decks
14%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
17%inclusion18 decks103 decks
16%synergy
Archmage of Runes
17%inclusion17 decks102 decks
14%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
16%inclusion16 decks103 decks
11%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
16%inclusion16 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
15%inclusion15 decks103 decks
12%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
15%inclusion15 decks103 decks
9%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
15%inclusion15 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Electrostatic Field
13%inclusion13 decks103 decks
12%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
12%inclusion12 decks103 decks
10%synergy
Urabrask
11%inclusion11 decks103 decks
10%synergy
Emeritus of Conflict
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
9%synergy
Exhibition Tidecaller
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Firebrand Archer
10%inclusion10 decks103 decks
9%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
10%inclusion10 decks103 decks
9%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
10%inclusion10 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Displacer Kitten
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
3%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
-1%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
1%synergy
Ral, Monsoon Mage
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Docent of Perfection
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Archaeomancer
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Ledger Shredder
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Thunderdrum Soloist
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Sanar, Unfinished Genius
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Spellseeker
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Longshot, Rebel Bowman
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
4%synergy
Murderous Rider
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
-3%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
3%synergy
Wizards of Thay
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
3%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
1%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
-1%synergy
Mysidian Elder
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
3%synergy
Instants
An Offer You Can't Refuse
37%inclusion38 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Denial
37%inclusion38 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Snap
37%inclusion38 decks103 decks
27%synergy
Rakdos Charm
34%inclusion35 decks103 decks
19%synergy
Negate
32%inclusion33 decks103 decks
10%synergy
Fact or Fiction
31%inclusion32 decks103 decks
24%synergy
Seething Song
31%inclusion32 decks103 decks
24%synergy
Opt
31%inclusion32 decks103 decks
25%synergy
Terminate
31%inclusion32 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Prismari Command
31%inclusion32 decks103 decks
25%synergy
Narset's Reversal
29%inclusion30 decks103 decks
23%synergy
Flame of Anor
29%inclusion30 decks103 decks
24%synergy
Cabal Ritual
28%inclusion29 decks103 decks
18%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
26%inclusion27 decks103 decks
15%synergy
Big Score
24%inclusion25 decks103 decks
12%synergy
Thought Scour
21%inclusion22 decks103 decks
20%synergy
Entomb
19%inclusion20 decks103 decks
14%synergy
Mana Drain
19%inclusion20 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Dig Through Time
19%inclusion20 decks103 decks
16%synergy
Abrade
19%inclusion20 decks103 decks
10%synergy
Withering Torment
18%inclusion18 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
17%inclusion18 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Reality Shift
17%inclusion18 decks103 decks
13%synergy
Swan Song
17%inclusion18 decks103 decks
-2%synergy
Deflecting Swat
17%inclusion17 decks103 decks
-3%synergy
Brain Freeze
16%inclusion16 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Sink into Stupor
16%inclusion16 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Deadly Rollick
15%inclusion15 decks103 decks
-3%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
15%inclusion15 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Reverberate
15%inclusion15 decks103 decks
11%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion14 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Return the Favor
14%inclusion14 decks103 decks
11%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
14%inclusion14 decks103 decks
13%synergy
Bedevil
14%inclusion14 decks103 decks
-2%synergy
Maestros Charm
13%inclusion13 decks103 decks
10%synergy
Pongify
12%inclusion12 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
12%inclusion12 decks103 decks
9%synergy
Izzet Charm
12%inclusion12 decks103 decks
9%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
11%inclusion11 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
11%inclusion11 decks103 decks
9%synergy
Flusterstorm
10%inclusion10 decks103 decks
1%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
10%inclusion10 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Infernal Grasp
10%inclusion10 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Spell Pierce
10%inclusion10 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Transpose
10%inclusion9 decks94 decks
8%synergy
Drown in the Loch
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Reiterate
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Desperate Ritual
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Comet Storm
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Impulse
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Sorceries
Mana Geyser
36%inclusion37 decks103 decks
31%synergy
Toxic Deluge
36%inclusion37 decks103 decks
16%synergy
Feed the Swarm
32%inclusion33 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Vandalblast
29%inclusion30 decks103 decks
13%synergy
Expressive Iteration
29%inclusion30 decks103 decks
26%synergy
Exsanguinate
25%inclusion26 decks103 decks
21%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
24%inclusion25 decks103 decks
20%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
24%inclusion25 decks103 decks
21%synergy
See the Truth
23%inclusion24 decks103 decks
23%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
21%inclusion22 decks103 decks
16%synergy
Grapeshot
20%inclusion21 decks103 decks
18%synergy
Serum Visions
18%inclusion19 decks103 decks
17%synergy
Solve the Equation
17%inclusion17 decks103 decks
14%synergy
Past in Flames
15%inclusion15 decks103 decks
12%synergy
Crackle with Power
14%inclusion14 decks103 decks
12%synergy
Night's Whisper
13%inclusion13 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Boltwave
12%inclusion12 decks102 decks
10%synergy
Strategic Planning
12%inclusion12 decks103 decks
11%synergy
Treasure Cruise
12%inclusion12 decks103 decks
9%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
12%inclusion12 decks103 decks
11%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
12%inclusion12 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
8%synergy
Stock Up
11%inclusion11 decks102 decks
9%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
11%inclusion11 decks103 decks
1%synergy
Damnation
11%inclusion11 decks103 decks
3%synergy
Circle of Power
11%inclusion10 decks94 decks
8%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
10%inclusion10 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Victimize
10%inclusion10 decks103 decks
1%synergy
Dark Petition
10%inclusion10 decks103 decks
9%synergy
Careful Study
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Sleight of Hand
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Insult // Injury
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Lórien Revealed
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Final Parting
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Stitch Together
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Decree of Pain
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
3%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
6%synergy
Singularity Rupture
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
6%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
2%synergy
Bonus Round
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Ignite the Future
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Strike It Rich
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Whispering Madness
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
0%synergy
Dark Deal
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
-1%synergy
Sign in Blood
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
3%synergy
Epic Experiment
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
0%synergy
Seize the Spoils
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Pirate's Pillage
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Primal Amulet
17%inclusion18 decks103 decks
16%synergy
Isochron Scepter
11%inclusion11 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
10%inclusion9 decks94 decks
7%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
-18%synergy
Lightning Greaves
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
-21%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
1%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Secrets of the Dead
23%inclusion24 decks103 decks
21%synergy
Propaganda
21%inclusion22 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Fiery Inscription
18%inclusion19 decks103 decks
13%synergy
Artist's Talent
13%inclusion13 decks102 decks
11%synergy
Mystic Remora
13%inclusion13 decks103 decks
-3%synergy
Sorcerer Class
12%inclusion12 decks103 decks
11%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
11%inclusion11 decks103 decks
10%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
10%inclusion10 decks102 decks
9%synergy
Curiosity
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Maestros Ascendancy
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Search for Azcanta
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
20%inclusion21 decks103 decks
18%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
17%inclusion17 decks103 decks
15%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
32%inclusion33 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Reliquary Tower
25%inclusion26 decks103 decks
-10%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
18%inclusion19 decks103 decks
3%synergy
Mistrise Village
18%inclusion18 decks99 decks
10%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
15%inclusion15 decks103 decks
10%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
12%inclusion11 decks89 decks
9%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
12%inclusion12 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
10%inclusion10 decks103 decks
-4%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
10%inclusion10 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
89%inclusion92 decks103 decks
1%synergy
Sol Ring
85%inclusion88 decks103 decks
-4%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
60%inclusion62 decks103 decks
11%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
55%inclusion57 decks103 decks
11%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
48%inclusion49 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Izzet Signet
38%inclusion39 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Signet
38%inclusion39 decks103 decks
3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
38%inclusion39 decks103 decks
2%synergy
Rakdos Signet
30%inclusion31 decks103 decks
-2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
17%inclusion17 decks103 decks
-2%synergy
Thought Vessel
17%inclusion17 decks103 decks
-5%synergy
Relic of Sauron
12%inclusion12 decks103 decks
-7%synergy
Mind Stone
11%inclusion11 decks103 decks
-2%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
-5%synergy
Lotus Petal
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
-5%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion103 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Mountain
98%inclusion101 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion99 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Command Tower
95%inclusion98 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Exotic Orchard
62%inclusion64 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Sulfur Falls
59%inclusion61 decks103 decks
12%synergy
Watery Grave
59%inclusion61 decks103 decks
11%synergy
Steam Vents
58%inclusion60 decks103 decks
13%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
57%inclusion59 decks103 decks
12%synergy
Blood Crypt
54%inclusion56 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
54%inclusion56 decks103 decks
12%synergy
Shivan Reef
53%inclusion55 decks103 decks
24%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
52%inclusion54 decks103 decks
0%synergy
Xander's Lounge
51%inclusion53 decks103 decks
12%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
49%inclusion50 decks103 decks
13%synergy
Underground River
47%inclusion48 decks103 decks
19%synergy
Scalding Tarn
46%inclusion47 decks103 decks
13%synergy
Polluted Delta
46%inclusion47 decks103 decks
11%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
41%inclusion42 decks103 decks
13%synergy
Training Center
38%inclusion39 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Sunken Hollow
37%inclusion38 decks103 decks
-2%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
36%inclusion37 decks103 decks
10%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
36%inclusion37 decks103 decks
11%synergy
Luxury Suite
34%inclusion35 decks103 decks
3%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
33%inclusion34 decks103 decks
-4%synergy
Morphic Pool
31%inclusion32 decks103 decks
-1%synergy
Thundering Falls
27%inclusion28 decks103 decks
17%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
27%inclusion28 decks103 decks
16%synergy
Haunted Ridge
26%inclusion27 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Undercity Sewers
21%inclusion22 decks103 decks
9%synergy
Raucous Theater
20%inclusion21 decks103 decks
10%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
20%inclusion21 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Path of Ancestry
19%inclusion20 decks103 decks
-11%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
18%inclusion19 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
18%inclusion19 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
17%inclusion17 decks103 decks
-2%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
16%inclusion16 decks102 decks
7%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
16%inclusion16 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Ferrous Lake
16%inclusion16 decks103 decks
11%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
16%inclusion16 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
16%inclusion16 decks103 decks
-8%synergy
Choked Estuary
16%inclusion16 decks103 decks
-2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
16%inclusion16 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Blazemire Verge
15%inclusion15 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Seething Landscape
15%inclusion15 decks103 decks
-2%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
15%inclusion15 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
14%inclusion14 decks102 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion14 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Misty Rainforest
13%inclusion13 decks103 decks
3%synergy
Fabled Passage
13%inclusion13 decks103 decks
5%synergy
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