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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Most Decrepit Old Bird
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Gandalf, Goblins' Bane
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Glamdring, Foe-hammer
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Wizard's Staff
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Hex Magic
4.3%inclusion2 decks47 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Archmage Emeritus
70%inclusion85 decks121 decks
60%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
64%inclusion78 decks121 decks
53%synergy
Frantic Search
70%inclusion85 decks121 decks
49%synergy
Preordain
50%inclusion61 decks121 decks
45%synergy
Faithless Looting
64%inclusion78 decks121 decks
44%synergy
Consider
50%inclusion61 decks121 decks
44%synergy
Ponder
51%inclusion62 decks121 decks
43%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
41%inclusion50 decks121 decks
39%synergy
Guttersnipe
43%inclusion52 decks121 decks
36%synergy
Brainstorm
52%inclusion63 decks121 decks
35%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
64%inclusion77 decks121 decks
25%synergy
Counterspell
60%inclusion73 decks121 decks
16%synergy
Blasphemous Act
53%inclusion64 decks121 decks
8%synergy
Windfall
48%inclusion58 decks121 decks
25%synergy
Chaos Warp
47%inclusion57 decks121 decks
12%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
45%inclusion54 decks121 decks
18%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
40%inclusion49 decks121 decks
32%synergy
Mana Geyser
40%inclusion49 decks121 decks
35%synergy
Lightning Bolt
40%inclusion48 decks121 decks
29%synergy
Reanimate
37%inclusion45 decks121 decks
12%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
26%inclusion32 decks121 decks
10%synergy
Demonic Tutor
22%inclusion27 decks121 decks
2%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
21%inclusion26 decks121 decks
1%synergy
Mystical Tutor
17%inclusion21 decks121 decks
4%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
16%inclusion19 decks121 decks
13%synergy
Underworld Breach
14%inclusion17 decks121 decks
3%synergy
Notion Thief
13%inclusion16 decks121 decks
5%synergy
Gamble
10%inclusion12 decks121 decks
0%synergy
Rhystic Study
8.3%inclusion10 decks121 decks
-14%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
8.3%inclusion10 decks121 decks
-7%synergy
Creatures
Black Waltz No. 3
32%inclusion35 decks109 decks
27%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
31%inclusion38 decks121 decks
29%synergy
Young Pyromancer
27%inclusion33 decks121 decks
26%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
26%inclusion31 decks121 decks
24%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
26%inclusion31 decks121 decks
24%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
25%inclusion28 decks114 decks
17%synergy
Archmage of Runes
21%inclusion26 decks121 decks
19%synergy
Coruscation Mage
21%inclusion26 decks121 decks
20%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
21%inclusion26 decks121 decks
15%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
20%inclusion23 decks114 decks
15%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
20%inclusion24 decks121 decks
16%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
19%inclusion23 decks121 decks
15%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
19%inclusion23 decks121 decks
18%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
17%inclusion20 decks121 decks
12%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
16%inclusion19 decks121 decks
14%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
14%inclusion17 decks121 decks
9%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
14%inclusion17 decks121 decks
6%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
13%inclusion16 decks121 decks
7%synergy
Electrostatic Field
12%inclusion15 decks121 decks
12%synergy
Exhibition Tidecaller
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
12%inclusion14 decks121 decks
1%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
11%inclusion9 decks80 decks
0%synergy
Firebrand Archer
11%inclusion13 decks121 decks
10%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
11%inclusion13 decks121 decks
9%synergy
Displacer Kitten
10%inclusion12 decks121 decks
4%synergy
Urabrask
10%inclusion12 decks121 decks
9%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
10%inclusion12 decks121 decks
9%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
10%inclusion12 decks121 decks
8%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
9.1%inclusion11 decks121 decks
6%synergy
Archaeomancer
8.3%inclusion10 decks121 decks
5%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
8.3%inclusion10 decks121 decks
3%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
8.3%inclusion10 decks121 decks
8%synergy
Ledger Shredder
8.3%inclusion10 decks121 decks
5%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
8.3%inclusion10 decks121 decks
4%synergy
Sanar, Unfinished Genius
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Docent of Perfection
7.4%inclusion9 decks121 decks
7%synergy
Longshot, Rebel Bowman
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Ral, Monsoon Mage
6.6%inclusion8 decks121 decks
6%synergy
Spellseeker
6.6%inclusion8 decks121 decks
3%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
6.6%inclusion8 decks121 decks
-0%synergy
Abstract Paintmage
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
6%synergy
Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
3%synergy
Thunderdrum Soloist
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Emeritus of Conflict
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Prismari, the Inspiration
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
5.8%inclusion7 decks121 decks
5%synergy
Ashling, Flame Dancer
5.8%inclusion7 decks121 decks
2%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
5.8%inclusion7 decks121 decks
-1%synergy
Instants
An Offer You Can't Refuse
36%inclusion44 decks121 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Denial
36%inclusion44 decks121 decks
8%synergy
Rakdos Charm
36%inclusion43 decks121 decks
21%synergy
Snap
35%inclusion42 decks121 decks
25%synergy
Fact or Fiction
34%inclusion41 decks121 decks
27%synergy
Terminate
34%inclusion41 decks121 decks
8%synergy
Negate
33%inclusion40 decks121 decks
11%synergy
Seething Song
31%inclusion38 decks121 decks
24%synergy
Narset's Reversal
31%inclusion38 decks121 decks
25%synergy
Flame of Anor
31%inclusion38 decks121 decks
26%synergy
Opt
31%inclusion37 decks121 decks
25%synergy
Prismari Command
29%inclusion35 decks121 decks
23%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
27%inclusion33 decks121 decks
15%synergy
Thought Scour
25%inclusion30 decks121 decks
23%synergy
Cabal Ritual
24%inclusion29 decks121 decks
14%synergy
Big Score
21%inclusion26 decks121 decks
8%synergy
Withering Torment
20%inclusion24 decks121 decks
7%synergy
Swan Song
19%inclusion23 decks121 decks
-1%synergy
Reverberate
19%inclusion23 decks121 decks
16%synergy
Dig Through Time
19%inclusion23 decks121 decks
15%synergy
Abrade
19%inclusion23 decks121 decks
10%synergy
Reality Shift
18%inclusion22 decks121 decks
13%synergy
Sink into Stupor
18%inclusion22 decks121 decks
8%synergy
Entomb
17%inclusion21 decks121 decks
12%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
17%inclusion21 decks121 decks
11%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion20 decks121 decks
8%synergy
Return the Favor
17%inclusion20 decks121 decks
14%synergy
Mana Drain
17%inclusion20 decks121 decks
1%synergy
Bedevil
16%inclusion19 decks121 decks
0%synergy
Mana Sculpt
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
11%synergy
Flashback
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
9%synergy
Brain Freeze
15%inclusion18 decks121 decks
7%synergy
Deflecting Swat
15%inclusion18 decks121 decks
-5%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
14%inclusion17 decks121 decks
13%synergy
Maestros Charm
13%inclusion16 decks121 decks
10%synergy
Deadly Rollick
12%inclusion15 decks121 decks
-6%synergy
Pongify
12%inclusion15 decks121 decks
6%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
12%inclusion15 decks121 decks
3%synergy
Aetherize
12%inclusion14 decks121 decks
8%synergy
Izzet Charm
12%inclusion14 decks121 decks
9%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
11%inclusion13 decks121 decks
8%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
11%inclusion13 decks121 decks
8%synergy
Flusterstorm
11%inclusion13 decks121 decks
2%synergy
Comet Storm
11%inclusion13 decks121 decks
8%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
11%inclusion13 decks121 decks
9%synergy
Infernal Grasp
10%inclusion12 decks121 decks
5%synergy
Impulse
10%inclusion12 decks121 decks
9%synergy
Transpose
10%inclusion11 decks114 decks
8%synergy
Twincast
9.1%inclusion11 decks121 decks
8%synergy
Demand Answers
9.1%inclusion11 decks121 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
37%inclusion45 decks121 decks
16%synergy
Feed the Swarm
36%inclusion44 decks121 decks
9%synergy
Vandalblast
34%inclusion41 decks121 decks
17%synergy
Expressive Iteration
31%inclusion37 decks121 decks
27%synergy
See the Truth
27%inclusion33 decks121 decks
27%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
26%inclusion31 decks121 decks
22%synergy
Exsanguinate
23%inclusion28 decks121 decks
19%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
22%inclusion27 decks121 decks
18%synergy
Serum Visions
21%inclusion26 decks121 decks
20%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
21%inclusion25 decks121 decks
15%synergy
Grapeshot
21%inclusion25 decks121 decks
19%synergy
Night's Whisper
19%inclusion23 decks121 decks
14%synergy
Past in Flames
15%inclusion18 decks121 decks
12%synergy
Stock Up
14%inclusion17 decks121 decks
12%synergy
Treasure Cruise
14%inclusion17 decks121 decks
11%synergy
Solve the Equation
14%inclusion17 decks121 decks
12%synergy
Flow State
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
12%synergy
Crackle with Power
12%inclusion15 decks121 decks
10%synergy
Strategic Planning
12%inclusion14 decks121 decks
11%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
12%inclusion14 decks121 decks
7%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
12%inclusion14 decks121 decks
11%synergy
Boltwave
12%inclusion14 decks121 decks
10%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
12%inclusion14 decks121 decks
8%synergy
Circle of Power
11%inclusion12 decks114 decks
8%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
10%inclusion11 decks108 decks
7%synergy
Insult // Injury
10%inclusion12 decks121 decks
10%synergy
Lórien Revealed
10%inclusion12 decks121 decks
7%synergy
Damnation
10%inclusion12 decks121 decks
3%synergy
Sleight of Hand
9.1%inclusion11 decks121 decks
9%synergy
Dark Petition
8.3%inclusion10 decks121 decks
7%synergy
Strike It Rich
8.3%inclusion10 decks121 decks
7%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
7.4%inclusion9 decks121 decks
3%synergy
Victimize
7.4%inclusion9 decks121 decks
-2%synergy
Decree of Pain
7.4%inclusion9 decks121 decks
3%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
7.4%inclusion9 decks121 decks
-2%synergy
Sign in Blood
7.4%inclusion9 decks121 decks
4%synergy
Careful Study
6.6%inclusion8 decks121 decks
5%synergy
Bonus Round
6.6%inclusion8 decks121 decks
6%synergy
Whispering Madness
6.6%inclusion8 decks121 decks
0%synergy
Stitch Together
6.6%inclusion8 decks121 decks
4%synergy
Dark Deal
6.6%inclusion8 decks121 decks
-1%synergy
Steal the Show
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Singularity Rupture
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Epic Experiment
5.8%inclusion7 decks121 decks
6%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
5.8%inclusion7 decks121 decks
4%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
5.8%inclusion7 decks121 decks
1%synergy
Temporal Manipulation
5.8%inclusion7 decks121 decks
5%synergy
Final Parting
5.8%inclusion7 decks121 decks
5%synergy
Overmaster
5.8%inclusion7 decks121 decks
6%synergy
Sundering Eruption
5.8%inclusion7 decks121 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Primal Amulet
18%inclusion22 decks121 decks
17%synergy
Isochron Scepter
12%inclusion14 decks121 decks
9%synergy
Lightning Greaves
10%inclusion12 decks121 decks
-19%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
10%inclusion11 decks114 decks
7%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
9.1%inclusion11 decks121 decks
-18%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
8.3%inclusion10 decks121 decks
7%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
5.8%inclusion7 decks121 decks
-2%synergy
Enchantments
Thousand-Year Storm
37%inclusion45 decks121 decks
34%synergy
Propaganda
23%inclusion28 decks121 decks
8%synergy
Secrets of the Dead
21%inclusion26 decks121 decks
20%synergy
Fiery Inscription
21%inclusion25 decks121 decks
16%synergy
Artist's Talent
14%inclusion17 decks121 decks
12%synergy
Mystic Remora
12%inclusion14 decks121 decks
-4%synergy
Sorcerer Class
11%inclusion13 decks121 decks
10%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
8.3%inclusion10 decks121 decks
8%synergy
Shark Typhoon
8.3%inclusion10 decks121 decks
7%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
8.3%inclusion10 decks121 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
7.4%inclusion9 decks121 decks
5%synergy
Curiosity
7.4%inclusion9 decks121 decks
3%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
7.4%inclusion9 decks121 decks
6%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
7.4%inclusion9 decks121 decks
7%synergy
Maestros Ascendancy
5.8%inclusion7 decks121 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
22%inclusion27 decks121 decks
20%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
19%inclusion23 decks121 decks
18%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
7.4%inclusion9 decks121 decks
5%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
6.6%inclusion8 decks121 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
37%inclusion45 decks121 decks
13%synergy
Reliquary Tower
22%inclusion27 decks121 decks
-12%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
17%inclusion21 decks121 decks
13%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
17%inclusion21 decks121 decks
2%synergy
Mistrise Village
17%inclusion20 decks119 decks
9%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
13%inclusion14 decks109 decks
9%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
10%inclusion12 decks121 decks
5%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
10%inclusion12 decks121 decks
-4%synergy
Great Hall of the Biblioplex
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
8.3%inclusion10 decks121 decks
5%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
8.3%inclusion10 decks121 decks
5%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
7.4%inclusion9 decks121 decks
2%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
5.8%inclusion7 decks121 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
91%inclusion110 decks121 decks
3%synergy
Sol Ring
88%inclusion107 decks121 decks
-1%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
62%inclusion75 decks121 decks
12%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
57%inclusion69 decks121 decks
13%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
49%inclusion59 decks121 decks
4%synergy
Izzet Signet
42%inclusion51 decks121 decks
11%synergy
Dimir Signet
42%inclusion51 decks121 decks
9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
36%inclusion43 decks121 decks
-0%synergy
Rakdos Signet
35%inclusion42 decks121 decks
4%synergy
Resonating Lute
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
15%synergy
Thought Vessel
18%inclusion22 decks121 decks
-3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
13%inclusion16 decks121 decks
-5%synergy
Mind Stone
12%inclusion15 decks121 decks
-0%synergy
Tablet of Discovery
11%inclusion7 decks65 decks
9%synergy
Relic of Sauron
11%inclusion13 decks121 decks
-8%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
10%inclusion12 decks121 decks
-3%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion121 decks121 decks
7%synergy
Mountain
98%inclusion119 decks121 decks
7%synergy
Command Tower
96%inclusion116 decks121 decks
4%synergy
Swamp
95%inclusion115 decks121 decks
3%synergy
Exotic Orchard
64%inclusion77 decks121 decks
7%synergy
Watery Grave
61%inclusion74 decks121 decks
13%synergy
Steam Vents
60%inclusion72 decks121 decks
14%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
59%inclusion71 decks121 decks
12%synergy
Sulfur Falls
58%inclusion70 decks121 decks
10%synergy
Blood Crypt
56%inclusion68 decks121 decks
10%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
54%inclusion65 decks121 decks
10%synergy
Xander's Lounge
51%inclusion62 decks121 decks
12%synergy
Shivan Reef
50%inclusion61 decks121 decks
21%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
50%inclusion61 decks121 decks
15%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
50%inclusion60 decks121 decks
-3%synergy
Polluted Delta
47%inclusion57 decks121 decks
12%synergy
Scalding Tarn
46%inclusion56 decks121 decks
14%synergy
Underground River
45%inclusion55 decks121 decks
17%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
40%inclusion49 decks121 decks
14%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
40%inclusion49 decks121 decks
12%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
39%inclusion47 decks121 decks
15%synergy
Training Center
36%inclusion44 decks121 decks
5%synergy
Sunken Hollow
35%inclusion42 decks121 decks
-5%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
34%inclusion41 decks121 decks
-4%synergy
Luxury Suite
34%inclusion41 decks121 decks
2%synergy
Morphic Pool
31%inclusion38 decks121 decks
0%synergy
Haunted Ridge
29%inclusion35 decks121 decks
8%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
29%inclusion35 decks121 decks
18%synergy
Thundering Falls
26%inclusion32 decks121 decks
16%synergy
Undercity Sewers
21%inclusion25 decks121 decks
8%synergy
Raucous Theater
20%inclusion24 decks121 decks
9%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
20%inclusion24 decks121 decks
7%synergy
Path of Ancestry
20%inclusion24 decks121 decks
-11%synergy
Sink into Stupor
18%inclusion22 decks121 decks
8%synergy
Fabled Passage
17%inclusion21 decks121 decks
10%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
17%inclusion21 decks121 decks
11%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion20 decks121 decks
8%synergy
Seething Landscape
17%inclusion20 decks121 decks
1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
17%inclusion20 decks121 decks
-6%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
16%inclusion19 decks121 decks
4%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
16%inclusion19 decks121 decks
0%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
15%inclusion18 decks121 decks
5%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
15%inclusion18 decks121 decks
5%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
15%inclusion18 decks121 decks
-4%synergy
Choked Estuary
14%inclusion17 decks121 decks
-4%synergy
Graven Cairns
13%inclusion16 decks121 decks
6%synergy
Ferrous Lake
13%inclusion16 decks121 decks
9%synergy
Sunken Ruins
13%inclusion16 decks121 decks
8%synergy
Flooded Strand
13%inclusion16 decks121 decks
3%synergy
Temple of Deceit
12%inclusion15 decks121 decks
0%synergy
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