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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8.8%inclusion12 decks137 decks
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Archaeomancer
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Hullbreaker Horror
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Kessig Flamebreather
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Black Mage's Rod
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1.1xlift
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Fiery Inscription
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Swarm Intelligence
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18%inclusion25 decks137 decks
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17%inclusion23 decks137 decks
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1.2xlift
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13%inclusion16 decks126 decks
1.0xlift
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9.5%inclusion13 decks137 decks
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9.5%inclusion13 decks137 decks
1.2xlift
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8.0%inclusion11 decks137 decks
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2.7xlift
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2.3xlift
Desolate Lighthouse
6.6%inclusion9 decks137 decks
1.1xlift
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
5.8%inclusion8 decks137 decks
1.3xlift
Hall of Echoes
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2.5xlift
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1.0xlift
Sol Ring
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Talisman of Creativity
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Talisman of Indulgence
45%inclusion62 decks137 decks
1.0xlift
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1.2xlift
Dimir Signet
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1.3xlift
Fellwar Stone
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1.0xlift
Rakdos Signet
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1.2xlift
Thought Vessel
18%inclusion24 decks137 decks
1.1xlift
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13%inclusion18 decks137 decks
1.2xlift
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12%inclusion16 decks137 decks
0.6xlift
Mind Stone
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1.2xlift
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1.1xlift
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Mountain
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1.0xlift
Steam Vents
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1.1xlift
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Blood Crypt
53%inclusion73 decks137 decks
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Drowned Catacomb
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1.1xlift
Bloodstained Mire
48%inclusion66 decks137 decks
1.3xlift
Crumbling Necropolis
47%inclusion65 decks137 decks
1.0xlift
Xander's Lounge
47%inclusion65 decks137 decks
1.1xlift
Polluted Delta
45%inclusion61 decks137 decks
1.2xlift
Underground River
44%inclusion60 decks137 decks
1.1xlift
Scalding Tarn
43%inclusion59 decks137 decks
1.3xlift
Sulfurous Springs
40%inclusion55 decks137 decks
1.0xlift
Stormcarved Coast
39%inclusion54 decks137 decks
1.0xlift
Shipwreck Marsh
39%inclusion53 decks137 decks
1.5xlift
Sunken Hollow
36%inclusion49 decks137 decks
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Smoldering Marsh
34%inclusion46 decks137 decks
0.9xlift
Training Center
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0.9xlift
Luxury Suite
32%inclusion44 decks137 decks
1.0xlift
Morphic Pool
31%inclusion42 decks137 decks
1.0xlift
Haunted Ridge
30%inclusion41 decks137 decks
1.2xlift
Cascade Bluffs
30%inclusion41 decks137 decks
1.0xlift
Thundering Falls
21%inclusion29 decks137 decks
1.4xlift
Temple of Epiphany
20%inclusion27 decks137 decks
1.3xlift
Undercity Sewers
19%inclusion26 decks137 decks
1.4xlift
Fabled Passage
19%inclusion26 decks137 decks
1.5xlift
Path of Ancestry
19%inclusion26 decks137 decks
0.7xlift
Waterlogged Teachings
17%inclusion23 decks137 decks
0.6xlift
Raucous Theater
16%inclusion22 decks137 decks
1.3xlift
Izzet Boilerworks
16%inclusion22 decks137 decks
1.3xlift
Seething Landscape
16%inclusion22 decks137 decks
0.9xlift
Darkwater Catacombs
16%inclusion22 decks137 decks
1.1xlift
Sink into Stupor
16%inclusion22 decks137 decks
0.8xlift
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion20 decks137 decks
0.9xlift
Foreboding Ruins
15%inclusion20 decks137 decks
0.8xlift
Frostboil Snarl
15%inclusion20 decks137 decks
0.8xlift
Evolving Wilds
15%inclusion20 decks137 decks
0.8xlift
Rakdos Carnarium
14%inclusion19 decks137 decks
1.8xlift
Choked Estuary
14%inclusion19 decks137 decks
0.7xlift
Flooded Strand
14%inclusion19 decks137 decks
2.1xlift
Temple of Deceit
13%inclusion18 decks137 decks
1.5xlift
Graven Cairns
13%inclusion18 decks137 decks
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Ferrous Lake
13%inclusion18 decks137 decks
1.4xlift
Misty Rainforest
12%inclusion17 decks137 decks
2.1xlift
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