Kess, Dissident Mage (Commander) - Upgraded X Spells

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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Increasing Vengeance
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
85%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
77%synergy
Faithless Looting
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
67%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
64%synergy
Crackle with Power
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
60%synergy
Expressive Iteration
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
59%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
59%synergy
Exsanguinate
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
59%synergy
Mana Geyser
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
57%synergy
Preordain
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
57%synergy
Top Cards
Frantic Search
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
53%synergy
Feed the Swarm
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
48%synergy
Ponder
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
54%synergy
Consider
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
56%synergy
Blasphemous Act
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Chaos Warp
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
15%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
48%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
46%synergy
Fact or Fiction
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
43%synergy
Dark Ritual
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
59%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Underworld Breach
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Rhystic Study
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-10%synergy
Demonic Tutor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-8%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-8%synergy
Creatures
Stormcatch Mentor
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
46%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Young Pyromancer
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
29%synergy
Guttersnipe
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
31%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
30%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Archmage of Runes
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Coruscation Mage
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Exhibition Tidecaller
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Sanar, Unfinished Genius
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Thunderdrum Soloist
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Electro, Assaulting Battery
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Kaza, Roil Chaser
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Electrostatic Field
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Haughty Djinn
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Spellseeker
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Urabrask
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Jori En, Ruin Diver
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Embereth Shieldbreaker
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Magda, the Hoardmaster
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Wizards of Thay
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Ledger Shredder
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Mizzix of the Izmagnus
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Rakdos Charm
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Prismari Command
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
44%synergy
Flashback
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
43%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Brainstorm
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Reiterate
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Cabal Ritual
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
27%synergy
Seething Song
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
30%synergy
Turnabout
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Aetherize
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Thought Scour
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Swan Song
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Comet Storm
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Reverberate
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Big Score
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Snap
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
28%synergy
Deflecting Swat
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Bedevil
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Counterspell
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-7%synergy
Dig Through Time
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Drown in the Loch
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
13%synergy
Negate
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Lightning Bolt
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
14%synergy
Mindswipe
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Aetherspouts
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Electrodominance
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Forbidden Alchemy
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Reality Shift
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Mana Drain
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Denial
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-4%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Mystic Confluence
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Narset's Reversal
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Teach by Example
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Flame of Anor
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Abrade
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Withering Torment
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Prismari Charm
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Traumatic Critique
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Ashling's Command
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Ionize
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Fire Covenant
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Deadly Rollick
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-6%synergy
Pongify
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Obsessive Search
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Fury Storm
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Maestros Charm
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Sorceries
Vandalblast
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Treasure Cruise
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Windfall
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Cut // Ribbons
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Reanimate
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-1%synergy
Toxic Deluge
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
4%synergy
See the Truth
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Damnation
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Jaya's Immolating Inferno
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Dream Harvest
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Improvisation Capstone
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Flow State
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Strategic Planning
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Wail of the Forgotten
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Void Snare
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Epic Experiment
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Lively Dirge
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Stock Up
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Collective Brutality
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Final Act
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Mind Spring
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Past in Flames
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Fiery Confluence
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Recall
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Unearth
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Serum Visions
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Mnemonic Deluge
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Deep Analysis
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Reckless Impulse
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Seize the Spoils
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Banefire
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Brass's Bounty
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Profane Command
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Blood Money
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Night's Whisper
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Decree of Pain
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Ransack the Lab
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Fireball
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Overmaster
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Terminal Agony
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Boltwave
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Stitch Together
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Finale of Promise
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Primal Amulet
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-2%synergy
Runechanter's Pike
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Twinning Staff
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Skull of Orm
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Lightning Greaves
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-17%synergy
Isochron Scepter
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Thaumatic Compass
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Clearwater Goblet
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Enchantments
Propaganda
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Mystic Remora
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Fiery Inscription
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Double Vision
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Teval's Judgment
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Search for Azcanta
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Sunbird's Invocation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Sorcerer Class
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Aria of Flame
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Thopter Spy Network
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Shark Typhoon
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Insight
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
No Mercy
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Artist's Talent
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Burning Vengeance
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Bitterblossom
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Spiteful Banditry
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Planeswalkers
Saheeli, the Gifted
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Saheeli, Sublime Artificer
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Tezzeret, Artifice Master
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
39%synergy
Reliquary Tower
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Temple of the False God
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Mistrise Village
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Bazaar of Baghdad
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Academy Ruins
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Strip Mine
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
-1%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Izzet Signet
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Rakdos Signet
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Dimir Signet
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Fellwar Stone
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Thought Vessel
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Resonating Lute
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Unstable Obelisk
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Commander's Sphere
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-5%synergy
Empowered Autogenerator
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Gemstone Array
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Fire Diamond
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Worn Powerstone
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Mind Stone
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-0%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Island
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Exotic Orchard
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Blood Crypt
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
29%synergy
Sulfur Falls
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
27%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
31%synergy
Shivan Reef
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Steam Vents
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Scalding Tarn
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
30%synergy
Polluted Delta
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
28%synergy
Watery Grave
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
14%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
40%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
26%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
-2%synergy
Sunken Hollow
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
15%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
27%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-1%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Reflecting Pool
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
29%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Luxury Suite
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Xander's Lounge
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
15%synergy
Morphic Pool
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Thundering Falls
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
27%synergy
Training Center
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Fiery Islet
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Undercity Sewers
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Misty Rainforest
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
15%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Badlands
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Fetid Pools
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Underground Sea
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Arid Mesa
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Volcanic Island
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Marsh Flats
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
15%synergy
Haunted Ridge
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
14%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-3%synergy
Tainted Isle
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Prismatic Vista
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Raucous Theater
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
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