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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Gandalf, Goblins' Bane
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Glamdring, Foe-hammer
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
6%synergy
Plunder the Trollshaws
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Wizard's Staff
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-2%synergy
Most Decrepit Old Bird
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
5%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Archmage Emeritus
68%inclusion86 decks127 decks
57%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
65%inclusion82 decks127 decks
54%synergy
Frantic Search
72%inclusion91 decks127 decks
50%synergy
Consider
51%inclusion65 decks127 decks
45%synergy
Faithless Looting
64%inclusion81 decks127 decks
44%synergy
Preordain
49%inclusion62 decks127 decks
43%synergy
Ponder
50%inclusion64 decks127 decks
42%synergy
Guttersnipe
43%inclusion55 decks127 decks
37%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
39%inclusion49 decks127 decks
36%synergy
Brainstorm
52%inclusion66 decks127 decks
35%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
61%inclusion77 decks127 decks
22%synergy
Counterspell
58%inclusion74 decks127 decks
14%synergy
Blasphemous Act
54%inclusion68 decks127 decks
9%synergy
Windfall
48%inclusion61 decks127 decks
25%synergy
Chaos Warp
45%inclusion57 decks127 decks
10%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
45%inclusion57 decks127 decks
18%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
42%inclusion53 decks127 decks
33%synergy
Mana Geyser
40%inclusion51 decks127 decks
35%synergy
Lightning Bolt
39%inclusion50 decks127 decks
29%synergy
Arcane Denial
37%inclusion47 decks127 decks
8%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
25%inclusion32 decks127 decks
9%synergy
Demonic Tutor
20%inclusion26 decks127 decks
-0%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
20%inclusion26 decks127 decks
0%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
17%inclusion21 decks127 decks
14%synergy
Mystical Tutor
17%inclusion21 decks127 decks
4%synergy
Underworld Breach
15%inclusion19 decks127 decks
4%synergy
Notion Thief
12%inclusion15 decks127 decks
4%synergy
Gamble
9.4%inclusion12 decks127 decks
-0%synergy
Rhystic Study
8.7%inclusion11 decks127 decks
-14%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
7.9%inclusion10 decks127 decks
-8%synergy
Creatures
Talrand, Sky Summoner
32%inclusion41 decks127 decks
30%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
29%inclusion34 decks116 decks
24%synergy
Young Pyromancer
27%inclusion34 decks127 decks
25%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
27%inclusion34 decks127 decks
25%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
24%inclusion30 decks127 decks
22%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
23%inclusion28 decks120 decks
16%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
23%inclusion29 decks127 decks
19%synergy
Coruscation Mage
20%inclusion26 decks127 decks
19%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
20%inclusion26 decks127 decks
14%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
19%inclusion24 decks127 decks
15%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
18%inclusion22 decks120 decks
13%synergy
Archmage of Runes
18%inclusion23 decks127 decks
15%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
18%inclusion23 decks127 decks
17%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
17%inclusion21 decks127 decks
12%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
15%inclusion19 decks127 decks
13%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
13%inclusion17 decks127 decks
12%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
13%inclusion17 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
13%inclusion17 decks127 decks
7%synergy
Electrostatic Field
13%inclusion16 decks127 decks
12%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
12%inclusion15 decks127 decks
7%synergy
Exhibition Tidecaller
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
10%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
10%inclusion9 decks87 decks
-1%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
10%inclusion13 decks127 decks
-0%synergy
Firebrand Archer
10%inclusion13 decks127 decks
9%synergy
Urabrask
9.4%inclusion12 decks127 decks
9%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
9.4%inclusion12 decks127 decks
4%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
9.4%inclusion12 decks127 decks
9%synergy
Ledger Shredder
9.4%inclusion12 decks127 decks
6%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
9.4%inclusion12 decks127 decks
9%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
9.4%inclusion12 decks127 decks
8%synergy
Displacer Kitten
8.7%inclusion11 decks127 decks
3%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
8.7%inclusion11 decks127 decks
6%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
8.7%inclusion11 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Ral, Monsoon Mage
7.9%inclusion10 decks127 decks
7%synergy
Archaeomancer
7.9%inclusion10 decks127 decks
4%synergy
Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
7.5%inclusion9 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Docent of Perfection
7.1%inclusion9 decks127 decks
6%synergy
Jace's Archivist
7.1%inclusion9 decks127 decks
1%synergy
Sanar, Unfinished Genius
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
6.3%inclusion8 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Spellseeker
6.3%inclusion8 decks127 decks
3%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
6.3%inclusion8 decks127 decks
-1%synergy
Longshot, Rebel Bowman
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
4%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
5.5%inclusion7 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Ashling, Flame Dancer
5.5%inclusion7 decks127 decks
2%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
5.5%inclusion7 decks127 decks
-2%synergy
Abstract Paintmage
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Thunderdrum Soloist
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Emeritus of Conflict
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Prismari, the Inspiration
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Instants
An Offer You Can't Refuse
36%inclusion46 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Snap
35%inclusion45 decks127 decks
26%synergy
Rakdos Charm
34%inclusion43 decks127 decks
19%synergy
Terminate
34%inclusion43 decks127 decks
8%synergy
Fact or Fiction
33%inclusion42 decks127 decks
26%synergy
Negate
32%inclusion41 decks127 decks
10%synergy
Opt
32%inclusion41 decks127 decks
26%synergy
Seething Song
31%inclusion40 decks127 decks
24%synergy
Flame of Anor
31%inclusion40 decks127 decks
27%synergy
Narset's Reversal
30%inclusion38 decks127 decks
24%synergy
Prismari Command
29%inclusion37 decks127 decks
23%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
27%inclusion34 decks127 decks
15%synergy
Cabal Ritual
24%inclusion30 decks127 decks
14%synergy
Thought Scour
24%inclusion30 decks127 decks
22%synergy
Big Score
22%inclusion28 decks127 decks
9%synergy
Swan Song
20%inclusion26 decks127 decks
1%synergy
Entomb
19%inclusion24 decks127 decks
13%synergy
Reverberate
19%inclusion24 decks127 decks
16%synergy
Abrade
19%inclusion24 decks127 decks
9%synergy
Withering Torment
19%inclusion24 decks127 decks
6%synergy
Sink into Stupor
18%inclusion23 decks127 decks
8%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
18%inclusion23 decks127 decks
12%synergy
Dig Through Time
18%inclusion23 decks127 decks
14%synergy
Mana Drain
17%inclusion22 decks127 decks
2%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion21 decks127 decks
8%synergy
Reality Shift
17%inclusion21 decks127 decks
12%synergy
Mana Sculpt
16%inclusion12 decks74 decks
12%synergy
Return the Favor
16%inclusion20 decks127 decks
13%synergy
Deflecting Swat
15%inclusion19 decks127 decks
-5%synergy
Flashback
15%inclusion11 decks74 decks
8%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
14%inclusion18 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Bedevil
14%inclusion18 decks127 decks
-1%synergy
Deadly Rollick
13%inclusion17 decks127 decks
-5%synergy
Brain Freeze
13%inclusion17 decks127 decks
6%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
13%inclusion17 decks127 decks
12%synergy
Pongify
13%inclusion16 decks127 decks
6%synergy
Maestros Charm
13%inclusion16 decks127 decks
10%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
13%inclusion16 decks127 decks
11%synergy
Izzet Charm
12%inclusion15 decks127 decks
9%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
11%inclusion14 decks127 decks
9%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
11%inclusion14 decks127 decks
9%synergy
Flusterstorm
11%inclusion14 decks127 decks
3%synergy
Comet Storm
11%inclusion14 decks127 decks
9%synergy
Impulse
11%inclusion14 decks127 decks
10%synergy
Aetherize
10%inclusion13 decks127 decks
7%synergy
Infernal Grasp
10%inclusion13 decks127 decks
6%synergy
Demand Answers
10%inclusion13 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
9.4%inclusion12 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Valakut Awakening
9.4%inclusion12 decks127 decks
6%synergy
Transpose
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
8%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
36%inclusion46 decks127 decks
9%synergy
Toxic Deluge
36%inclusion46 decks127 decks
15%synergy
Reanimate
35%inclusion45 decks127 decks
10%synergy
Vandalblast
35%inclusion44 decks127 decks
18%synergy
Expressive Iteration
28%inclusion36 decks127 decks
25%synergy
See the Truth
26%inclusion33 decks127 decks
25%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
25%inclusion32 decks127 decks
22%synergy
Exsanguinate
24%inclusion30 decks127 decks
20%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
22%inclusion28 decks127 decks
18%synergy
Night's Whisper
20%inclusion26 decks127 decks
15%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
20%inclusion25 decks127 decks
14%synergy
Serum Visions
20%inclusion25 decks127 decks
19%synergy
Grapeshot
20%inclusion25 decks127 decks
18%synergy
Solve the Equation
17%inclusion22 decks127 decks
15%synergy
Past in Flames
17%inclusion21 decks127 decks
14%synergy
Stock Up
15%inclusion19 decks127 decks
13%synergy
Flow State
15%inclusion11 decks74 decks
14%synergy
Crackle with Power
13%inclusion16 decks127 decks
11%synergy
Treasure Cruise
13%inclusion16 decks127 decks
10%synergy
Boltwave
12%inclusion15 decks127 decks
10%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
12%inclusion15 decks127 decks
8%synergy
Strategic Planning
11%inclusion14 decks127 decks
11%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
11%inclusion14 decks127 decks
7%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
11%inclusion14 decks127 decks
10%synergy
Damnation
11%inclusion14 decks127 decks
4%synergy
Circle of Power
10%inclusion12 decks120 decks
7%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
10%inclusion11 decks115 decks
7%synergy
Insult // Injury
9.4%inclusion12 decks127 decks
9%synergy
Dark Petition
9.4%inclusion12 decks127 decks
8%synergy
Sleight of Hand
8.7%inclusion11 decks127 decks
8%synergy
Careful Study
8.7%inclusion11 decks127 decks
7%synergy
Lórien Revealed
8.7%inclusion11 decks127 decks
6%synergy
Victimize
7.9%inclusion10 decks127 decks
-1%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
7.9%inclusion10 decks127 decks
-2%synergy
Sign in Blood
7.9%inclusion10 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
7.1%inclusion9 decks127 decks
3%synergy
Bonus Round
7.1%inclusion9 decks127 decks
6%synergy
Seize the Spoils
7.1%inclusion9 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Decree of Pain
7.1%inclusion9 decks127 decks
3%synergy
Stitch Together
7.1%inclusion9 decks127 decks
4%synergy
Strike It Rich
7.1%inclusion9 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Dark Deal
7.1%inclusion9 decks127 decks
-0%synergy
Temporal Manipulation
6.3%inclusion8 decks127 decks
6%synergy
Pirate's Pillage
6.3%inclusion8 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Whispering Madness
6.3%inclusion8 decks127 decks
-0%synergy
Sundering Eruption
6.3%inclusion8 decks127 decks
4%synergy
Time Warp
6.3%inclusion8 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Chart a Course
5.5%inclusion7 decks127 decks
3%synergy
Epic Experiment
5.5%inclusion7 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
5.5%inclusion7 decks127 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Primal Amulet
18%inclusion23 decks127 decks
17%synergy
Isochron Scepter
11%inclusion14 decks127 decks
9%synergy
Lightning Greaves
9.4%inclusion12 decks127 decks
-20%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
7%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
8.7%inclusion11 decks127 decks
-19%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
7.9%inclusion10 decks127 decks
7%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
6.3%inclusion8 decks127 decks
-2%synergy
Twinning Staff
5.5%inclusion7 decks127 decks
0%synergy
Enchantments
Thousand-Year Storm
35%inclusion45 decks127 decks
33%synergy
Propaganda
20%inclusion26 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Fiery Inscription
20%inclusion25 decks127 decks
15%synergy
Secrets of the Dead
19%inclusion24 decks127 decks
17%synergy
Artist's Talent
14%inclusion18 decks127 decks
12%synergy
Mystic Remora
12%inclusion15 decks127 decks
-4%synergy
Sorcerer Class
10%inclusion13 decks127 decks
10%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
9.4%inclusion12 decks127 decks
9%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
8.7%inclusion11 decks127 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
7.9%inclusion10 decks127 decks
6%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
7.9%inclusion10 decks127 decks
7%synergy
Shark Typhoon
7.9%inclusion10 decks127 decks
7%synergy
Curiosity
7.1%inclusion9 decks127 decks
3%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
6.3%inclusion8 decks127 decks
6%synergy
Maestros Ascendancy
5.5%inclusion7 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
20%inclusion26 decks127 decks
19%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
17%inclusion22 decks127 decks
16%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
7.1%inclusion9 decks127 decks
6%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
7.1%inclusion9 decks127 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
36%inclusion46 decks127 decks
12%synergy
Reliquary Tower
21%inclusion27 decks127 decks
-13%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
20%inclusion25 decks127 decks
4%synergy
Mistrise Village
17%inclusion21 decks125 decks
9%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
17%inclusion21 decks127 decks
12%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
11%inclusion13 decks116 decks
8%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
11%inclusion14 decks127 decks
6%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
10%inclusion13 decks127 decks
-3%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
8.7%inclusion11 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
8.7%inclusion11 decks127 decks
6%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
7.1%inclusion9 decks127 decks
1%synergy
Great Hall of the Biblioplex
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
6.3%inclusion8 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
90%inclusion114 decks127 decks
2%synergy
Sol Ring
87%inclusion110 decks127 decks
-3%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
60%inclusion76 decks127 decks
9%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
56%inclusion71 decks127 decks
11%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
48%inclusion61 decks127 decks
3%synergy
Izzet Signet
43%inclusion54 decks127 decks
12%synergy
Dimir Signet
41%inclusion52 decks127 decks
8%synergy
Rakdos Signet
35%inclusion44 decks127 decks
4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
35%inclusion44 decks127 decks
-1%synergy
Resonating Lute
17%inclusion13 decks75 decks
13%synergy
Thought Vessel
17%inclusion22 decks127 decks
-4%synergy
Mind Stone
13%inclusion16 decks127 decks
0%synergy
Commander's Sphere
11%inclusion14 decks127 decks
-6%synergy
Tablet of Discovery
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
9%synergy
Relic of Sauron
10%inclusion13 decks127 decks
-9%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
9.4%inclusion12 decks127 decks
-4%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
5.5%inclusion7 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion127 decks127 decks
7%synergy
Mountain
98%inclusion125 decks127 decks
7%synergy
Command Tower
95%inclusion121 decks127 decks
4%synergy
Swamp
94%inclusion119 decks127 decks
1%synergy
Exotic Orchard
65%inclusion83 decks127 decks
8%synergy
Sulfur Falls
59%inclusion75 decks127 decks
11%synergy
Watery Grave
59%inclusion75 decks127 decks
11%synergy
Steam Vents
58%inclusion74 decks127 decks
12%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
58%inclusion74 decks127 decks
11%synergy
Blood Crypt
54%inclusion69 decks127 decks
8%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
54%inclusion69 decks127 decks
10%synergy
Shivan Reef
53%inclusion67 decks127 decks
23%synergy
Xander's Lounge
50%inclusion63 decks127 decks
10%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
50%inclusion63 decks127 decks
14%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
47%inclusion60 decks127 decks
-5%synergy
Underground River
46%inclusion59 decks127 decks
18%synergy
Polluted Delta
46%inclusion59 decks127 decks
11%synergy
Scalding Tarn
45%inclusion57 decks127 decks
13%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
42%inclusion53 decks127 decks
13%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
41%inclusion52 decks127 decks
15%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
39%inclusion49 decks127 decks
14%synergy
Training Center
35%inclusion45 decks127 decks
4%synergy
Luxury Suite
34%inclusion43 decks127 decks
1%synergy
Sunken Hollow
33%inclusion42 decks127 decks
-7%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
32%inclusion41 decks127 decks
-6%synergy
Morphic Pool
31%inclusion39 decks127 decks
-1%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
31%inclusion39 decks127 decks
19%synergy
Haunted Ridge
30%inclusion38 decks127 decks
9%synergy
Thundering Falls
23%inclusion29 decks127 decks
12%synergy
Undercity Sewers
20%inclusion25 decks127 decks
7%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
20%inclusion25 decks127 decks
7%synergy
Sink into Stupor
18%inclusion23 decks127 decks
8%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
18%inclusion23 decks127 decks
12%synergy
Fabled Passage
17%inclusion22 decks127 decks
10%synergy
Path of Ancestry
17%inclusion22 decks127 decks
-14%synergy
Raucous Theater
17%inclusion21 decks127 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion21 decks127 decks
8%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
17%inclusion21 decks127 decks
7%synergy
Seething Landscape
16%inclusion20 decks127 decks
1%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
16%inclusion20 decks127 decks
4%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
15%inclusion19 decks127 decks
6%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
15%inclusion19 decks127 decks
-1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
15%inclusion19 decks127 decks
-7%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
14%inclusion18 decks127 decks
-5%synergy
Sunken Ruins
14%inclusion18 decks127 decks
9%synergy
Flooded Strand
14%inclusion18 decks127 decks
4%synergy
Graven Cairns
13%inclusion17 decks127 decks
6%synergy
Ferrous Lake
13%inclusion17 decks127 decks
9%synergy
Choked Estuary
13%inclusion17 decks127 decks
-5%synergy
Misty Rainforest
13%inclusion16 decks127 decks
3%synergy
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