Kess, Dissident Mage (Commander) - Upgraded Wheels

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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Supper for Spiders
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Most Decrepit Old Bird
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Smaug, Wicked Worm
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Glamdring, Foe-hammer
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Bilbo, Thief in the Night
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Windfall
100%inclusion24 decks24 decks
77%synergy
Dark Deal
83%inclusion20 decks24 decks
76%synergy
Whispering Madness
71%inclusion17 decks24 decks
65%synergy
Reforge the Soul
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
54%synergy
Jace's Archivist
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
48%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
46%synergy
Frantic Search
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
41%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
39%synergy
Waste Not
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
38%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
37%synergy
Top Cards
Reanimate
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
37%synergy
Dark Ritual
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Faithless Looting
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
34%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
23%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
37%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
33%synergy
Blasphemous Act
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Entomb
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
32%synergy
Chaos Warp
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Game Changers
Orcish Bowmasters
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Underworld Breach
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Jeska's Will
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Notion Thief
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Demonic Tutor
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-8%synergy
Creatures
Nekusar, the Mindrazer
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
36%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
25%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
25%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
22%synergy
The Locust God
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
25%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
21%synergy
Rielle, the Everwise
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Ledger Shredder
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Exhibition Tidecaller
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Kederekt Parasite
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Bone Miser
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Glint-Horn Buccaneer
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Fate Unraveler
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Fell Specter
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Psychic Frog
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Kefka, Court Mage
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Displacer Kitten
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Barrowgoyf
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Magmakin Artillerist
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Sangromancer
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Nezahal, Primal Tide
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Anger
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Emeritus of Ideation
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Grave Researcher
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Ancient Copper Dragon
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Boggart Trawler
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Arcanis the Omnipotent
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-0%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Arcane Denial
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Cabal Ritual
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Deflecting Swat
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Counterspell
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
-11%synergy
Swan Song
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Valakut Awakening
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
26%synergy
Deadly Rollick
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Brainstorm
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Wheel and Deal
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Negate
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Terminate
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-5%synergy
Mana Drain
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Snap
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Sink into Stupor
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Flame of Anor
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Drown in the Loch
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Rakdos Charm
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Fact or Fiction
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Lightning Bolt
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Brain Freeze
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Reality Shift
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Flusterstorm
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Baleful Mastery
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Demand Answers
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Withering Torment
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Sculpt
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Redirect Lightning
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
2%synergy
Fire Covenant
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Pongify
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Chain of Vapor
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Run Away Together
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Commit // Memory
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Tolarian Winds
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Dispel
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Bitter Triumph
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Izzet Charm
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Bedevil
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-7%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Sorceries
Wheel of Fortune
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
28%synergy
Stitch Together
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
35%synergy
Burning Inquiry
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
31%synergy
Ponder
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Incarnation Technique
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Careful Study
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Feed the Swarm
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-7%synergy
Toxic Deluge
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Will of the Abzan
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Will of the Jeskai
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Wheel of Fate
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Vandalblast
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-0%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Molten Psyche
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Living Death
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Mana Geyser
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Khorvath's Fury
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Exhume
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Winternight Stories
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Victimize
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Dread Return
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Persist
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Make an Example
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Personal Tutor
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Gamble
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Preordain
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Path of the Pyromancer
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Incendiary Command
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Damnation
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Solve the Equation
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Winds of Change
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Steal the Show
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Unmarked Grave
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Past in Flames
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Treasure Cruise
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Buried Alive
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Decree of Pain
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
See the Truth
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Sign in Blood
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Grapeshot
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Teferi's Puzzle Box
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Monument to Endurance
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Entropic Battlecruiser
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
8%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Font of Mythos
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Library of Leng
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Currency Converter
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-19%synergy
Lightning Greaves
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-21%synergy
Memory Jar
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Enchantments
Underworld Dreams
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
31%synergy
Liliana's Caress
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
31%synergy
Megrim
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
27%synergy
Animate Dead
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Raiders' Wake
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Mystic Remora
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Cool but Rude
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Necromancy
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Spiteful Visions
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Painful Quandary
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Propaganda
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Manabarbs
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Dance of the Dead
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Curiosity
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Forced Fruition
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Fevered Visions
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
No Mercy
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Necrogen Mists
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Reliquary Tower
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
-9%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Mistrise Village
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Multiversal Passage
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
92%inclusion22 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Sol Ring
75%inclusion18 decks24 decks
-15%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Izzet Signet
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Dimir Signet
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Rakdos Signet
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
-6%synergy
The Soul Stone
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
11%synergy
Commander's Sphere
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-5%synergy
Thought Vessel
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-9%synergy
Relic of Sauron
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-7%synergy
Mind Stone
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-0%synergy
Lotus Petal
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion24 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion24 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Island
100%inclusion24 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Mountain
96%inclusion23 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Watery Grave
79%inclusion19 decks24 decks
31%synergy
Steam Vents
75%inclusion18 decks24 decks
29%synergy
Blood Crypt
75%inclusion18 decks24 decks
28%synergy
Exotic Orchard
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Morphic Pool
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
31%synergy
Training Center
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
31%synergy
Xander's Lounge
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Scalding Tarn
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
26%synergy
Polluted Delta
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Luxury Suite
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Underground River
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Shivan Reef
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
-10%synergy
Sulfur Falls
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
-11%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
-19%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Undercity Sewers
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Reflecting Pool
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
-15%synergy
Mana Confluence
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
17%synergy
City of Brass
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Valakut Awakening
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
26%synergy
Raucous Theater
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Misty Rainforest
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Blazemire Verge
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Sunken Hollow
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
-15%synergy
Thundering Falls
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-6%synergy
Sink into Stupor
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Arid Mesa
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Flooded Strand
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Canyon Slough
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-21%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Graven Cairns
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Haunted Ridge
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-4%synergy
Fiery Islet
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Prismatic Vista
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
3%synergy
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