Kess, Dissident Mage (Commander) - 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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Exhibition Tidecaller
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Flashback
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Blazing Firesinger
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Ral Zarek, Guest Lecturer
4.8%inclusion1 decks21 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Windfall
97%inclusion176 decks181 decks
74%synergy
Whispering Madness
64%inclusion115 decks181 decks
57%synergy
Dark Deal
63%inclusion114 decks181 decks
56%synergy
Jace's Archivist
53%inclusion96 decks181 decks
47%synergy
Reforge the Soul
51%inclusion93 decks181 decks
47%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
53%inclusion96 decks181 decks
46%synergy
Waste Not
55%inclusion100 decks181 decks
43%synergy
Nekusar, the Mindrazer
42%inclusion76 decks181 decks
40%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
46%inclusion83 decks181 decks
36%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
45%inclusion81 decks181 decks
36%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
60%inclusion109 decks181 decks
23%synergy
Reanimate
54%inclusion98 decks181 decks
30%synergy
Faithless Looting
46%inclusion84 decks181 decks
27%synergy
Blasphemous Act
45%inclusion82 decks181 decks
1%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
44%inclusion79 decks181 decks
17%synergy
Frantic Search
43%inclusion78 decks181 decks
23%synergy
Arcane Denial
43%inclusion77 decks181 decks
14%synergy
Liliana's Caress
42%inclusion76 decks181 decks
35%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
40%inclusion73 decks181 decks
10%synergy
Counterspell
40%inclusion73 decks181 decks
-4%synergy
Game Changers
Orcish Bowmasters
48%inclusion86 decks181 decks
29%synergy
Mystical Tutor
45%inclusion82 decks181 decks
32%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
45%inclusion81 decks181 decks
24%synergy
Demonic Tutor
40%inclusion73 decks181 decks
19%synergy
Rhystic Study
39%inclusion71 decks181 decks
16%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
34%inclusion62 decks181 decks
18%synergy
Underworld Breach
32%inclusion58 decks181 decks
21%synergy
Jeska's Will
30%inclusion55 decks181 decks
14%synergy
Gamble
30%inclusion54 decks181 decks
20%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
28%inclusion50 decks181 decks
22%synergy
Creatures
Psychosis Crawler
38%inclusion68 decks181 decks
30%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
36%inclusion44 decks123 decks
27%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
32%inclusion47 decks148 decks
26%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
30%inclusion54 decks181 decks
21%synergy
Fate Unraveler
29%inclusion52 decks181 decks
23%synergy
The Locust God
26%inclusion47 decks181 decks
22%synergy
Notion Thief
26%inclusion47 decks181 decks
18%synergy
Kederekt Parasite
26%inclusion47 decks181 decks
21%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
25%inclusion45 decks181 decks
18%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
24%inclusion43 decks181 decks
17%synergy
Rielle, the Everwise
23%inclusion41 decks181 decks
22%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
20%inclusion37 decks181 decks
12%synergy
Bone Miser
20%inclusion37 decks181 decks
16%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
20%inclusion37 decks181 decks
15%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
20%inclusion37 decks181 decks
10%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
19%inclusion34 decks181 decks
13%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
17%inclusion31 decks181 decks
7%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
17%inclusion30 decks181 decks
14%synergy
Glint-Horn Buccaneer
17%inclusion30 decks181 decks
12%synergy
Ledger Shredder
17%inclusion30 decks181 decks
14%synergy
Fell Specter
15%inclusion28 decks181 decks
13%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
14%inclusion25 decks181 decks
11%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
13%inclusion24 decks181 decks
2%synergy
Sangromancer
13%inclusion24 decks181 decks
11%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
13%inclusion24 decks181 decks
10%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
13%inclusion24 decks181 decks
11%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
12%inclusion22 decks181 decks
5%synergy
Dragon Mage
12%inclusion21 decks181 decks
10%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
11%inclusion18 decks162 decks
4%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
11%inclusion20 decks181 decks
7%synergy
Chasm Skulker
11%inclusion20 decks181 decks
9%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
11%inclusion20 decks181 decks
5%synergy
Opposition Agent
10%inclusion18 decks181 decks
5%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
10%inclusion18 decks181 decks
7%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
10%inclusion7 decks71 decks
2%synergy
Displacer Kitten
9.4%inclusion17 decks181 decks
4%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
9.4%inclusion17 decks181 decks
4%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
8.8%inclusion16 decks181 decks
4%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
8.8%inclusion16 decks181 decks
1%synergy
Runehorn Hellkite
8.8%inclusion16 decks181 decks
9%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
8.3%inclusion15 decks181 decks
7%synergy
Whirlpool Warrior
7.7%inclusion14 decks181 decks
6%synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
7.2%inclusion13 decks181 decks
6%synergy
Guttersnipe
7.2%inclusion13 decks181 decks
1%synergy
Irma, Part-Time Mutant
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
6.6%inclusion12 decks181 decks
3%synergy
Boggart Trawler
6.1%inclusion11 decks179 decks
4%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
6.1%inclusion11 decks181 decks
4%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
6.1%inclusion11 decks181 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Brainstorm
39%inclusion70 decks181 decks
21%synergy
Swan Song
39%inclusion70 decks181 decks
19%synergy
Chaos Warp
38%inclusion69 decks181 decks
3%synergy
Wheel and Deal
33%inclusion60 decks181 decks
29%synergy
Cabal Ritual
31%inclusion57 decks181 decks
22%synergy
Mana Drain
30%inclusion55 decks181 decks
15%synergy
Negate
24%inclusion44 decks181 decks
2%synergy
Force of Will
24%inclusion44 decks181 decks
14%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
24%inclusion44 decks181 decks
5%synergy
Deflecting Swat
23%inclusion41 decks181 decks
3%synergy
Entomb
22%inclusion40 decks181 decks
16%synergy
Force of Negation
20%inclusion37 decks181 decks
12%synergy
Rakdos Charm
20%inclusion36 decks181 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Rollick
18%inclusion32 decks181 decks
0%synergy
Withering Torment
17%inclusion25 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
17%inclusion30 decks181 decks
14%synergy
Drown in the Loch
15%inclusion28 decks181 decks
12%synergy
Flusterstorm
15%inclusion28 decks181 decks
7%synergy
Terminate
15%inclusion27 decks181 decks
-11%synergy
Demonic Consultation
15%inclusion27 decks181 decks
7%synergy
Pact of Negation
14%inclusion26 decks181 decks
6%synergy
Brain Freeze
14%inclusion25 decks181 decks
6%synergy
Tainted Pact
13%inclusion23 decks181 decks
6%synergy
Intuition
13%inclusion23 decks181 decks
11%synergy
Sink into Stupor
12%inclusion22 decks180 decks
3%synergy
Pongify
12%inclusion22 decks181 decks
6%synergy
Chain of Vapor
12%inclusion22 decks181 decks
7%synergy
Lightning Bolt
12%inclusion22 decks181 decks
2%synergy
Izzet Charm
12%inclusion22 decks181 decks
10%synergy
Snap
12%inclusion22 decks181 decks
2%synergy
Valakut Awakening
12%inclusion21 decks181 decks
8%synergy
Mental Misstep
11%inclusion20 decks181 decks
4%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
11%inclusion20 decks181 decks
9%synergy
Seething Song
11%inclusion20 decks181 decks
4%synergy
Reality Shift
11%inclusion20 decks181 decks
6%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
11%inclusion20 decks181 decks
5%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
11%inclusion20 decks181 decks
2%synergy
Pyroblast
11%inclusion20 decks181 decks
5%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
10%inclusion19 decks181 decks
-1%synergy
Fact or Fiction
10%inclusion19 decks181 decks
4%synergy
Narset's Reversal
10%inclusion19 decks181 decks
5%synergy
Tolarian Winds
10%inclusion18 decks181 decks
9%synergy
Bedevil
10%inclusion18 decks181 decks
-6%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
10%inclusion16 decks162 decks
5%synergy
Dispel
9.4%inclusion17 decks181 decks
6%synergy
Ad Nauseam
9.4%inclusion17 decks181 decks
5%synergy
Spell Pierce
9.4%inclusion17 decks181 decks
6%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
8.8%inclusion16 decks181 decks
5%synergy
Baleful Mastery
8.8%inclusion16 decks181 decks
5%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
8.3%inclusion15 decks180 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
39%inclusion70 decks181 decks
18%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
35%inclusion64 decks181 decks
31%synergy
Molten Psyche
33%inclusion60 decks181 decks
29%synergy
Winds of Change
29%inclusion53 decks181 decks
24%synergy
Burning Inquiry
28%inclusion51 decks181 decks
26%synergy
Ponder
27%inclusion49 decks181 decks
18%synergy
Wheel of Fate
27%inclusion48 decks181 decks
23%synergy
Vandalblast
23%inclusion41 decks181 decks
7%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
20%inclusion37 decks181 decks
15%synergy
Feed the Swarm
20%inclusion37 decks181 decks
-8%synergy
Incendiary Command
20%inclusion36 decks181 decks
18%synergy
Damnation
20%inclusion36 decks181 decks
12%synergy
Echo of Eons
18%inclusion33 decks181 decks
15%synergy
Khorvath's Fury
18%inclusion32 decks181 decks
17%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
17%inclusion31 decks181 decks
14%synergy
Preordain
17%inclusion31 decks181 decks
11%synergy
Stitch Together
17%inclusion31 decks181 decks
15%synergy
Mana Geyser
14%inclusion26 decks181 decks
9%synergy
Imperial Seal
14%inclusion25 decks181 decks
7%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
13%inclusion23 decks181 decks
7%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
12%inclusion15 decks122 decks
6%synergy
Careful Study
12%inclusion22 decks181 decks
10%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
12%inclusion22 decks181 decks
7%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
12%inclusion21 decks181 decks
8%synergy
Rite of Flame
12%inclusion21 decks181 decks
5%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
11%inclusion20 decks181 decks
6%synergy
Solve the Equation
10%inclusion19 decks181 decks
8%synergy
Will of the Jeskai
10%inclusion8 decks77 decks
8%synergy
Victimize
10%inclusion18 decks181 decks
1%synergy
Persist
10%inclusion18 decks181 decks
7%synergy
Day's Undoing
10%inclusion18 decks181 decks
9%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
9.4%inclusion17 decks181 decks
5%synergy
Prosperity
9.4%inclusion17 decks181 decks
7%synergy
See the Truth
8.8%inclusion16 decks181 decks
8%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
8.8%inclusion16 decks181 decks
4%synergy
Grim Tutor
8.8%inclusion16 decks181 decks
5%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
8.3%inclusion15 decks181 decks
4%synergy
Dread Return
7.2%inclusion13 decks181 decks
4%synergy
Past in Flames
7.2%inclusion13 decks181 decks
5%synergy
Collective Defiance
7.2%inclusion13 decks181 decks
6%synergy
Living Death
7.2%inclusion13 decks181 decks
1%synergy
Path of the Pyromancer
7.2%inclusion13 decks181 decks
7%synergy
Singularity Rupture
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
6.6%inclusion12 decks181 decks
5%synergy
Time Reversal
6.6%inclusion12 decks181 decks
5%synergy
Exhume
6.6%inclusion12 decks181 decks
6%synergy
Dream Harvest
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
6.1%inclusion11 decks181 decks
4%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
6.1%inclusion11 decks181 decks
1%synergy
Timetwister
6.1%inclusion11 decks181 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Teferi's Puzzle Box
23%inclusion42 decks181 decks
18%synergy
The One Ring
20%inclusion36 decks181 decks
7%synergy
Howling Mine
20%inclusion36 decks181 decks
14%synergy
Lightning Greaves
18%inclusion33 decks181 decks
-11%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
17%inclusion31 decks181 decks
12%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
14%inclusion26 decks181 decks
6%synergy
Library of Leng
13%inclusion23 decks181 decks
11%synergy
Font of Mythos
12%inclusion22 decks181 decks
9%synergy
Monument to Endurance
10%inclusion9 decks89 decks
3%synergy
Primal Amulet
8.3%inclusion15 decks181 decks
7%synergy
Entropic Battlecruiser
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
6.6%inclusion12 decks181 decks
-20%synergy
Memory Jar
6.6%inclusion12 decks181 decks
6%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
6.1%inclusion11 decks181 decks
3%synergy
Isochron Scepter
6.1%inclusion11 decks181 decks
4%synergy
Temple Bell
5.5%inclusion10 decks181 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Underworld Dreams
40%inclusion72 decks181 decks
33%synergy
Megrim
36%inclusion65 decks181 decks
29%synergy
Mystic Remora
31%inclusion57 decks181 decks
16%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
25%inclusion46 decks181 decks
21%synergy
Propaganda
19%inclusion34 decks181 decks
5%synergy
Spiteful Visions
17%inclusion31 decks181 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Tyranny
15%inclusion28 decks181 decks
12%synergy
Forced Fruition
14%inclusion26 decks181 decks
10%synergy
Animate Dead
13%inclusion24 decks181 decks
4%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
12%inclusion22 decks181 decks
10%synergy
Raiders' Wake
12%inclusion22 decks181 decks
10%synergy
Fevered Visions
11%inclusion20 decks181 decks
7%synergy
Necropotence
10%inclusion19 decks181 decks
4%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
9.4%inclusion17 decks181 decks
9%synergy
Cool but Rude
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
8.3%inclusion15 decks181 decks
6%synergy
Ominous Seas
7.7%inclusion14 decks181 decks
7%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
7.2%inclusion13 decks181 decks
4%synergy
Curiosity
6.1%inclusion11 decks181 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Narset, Parter of Veils
17%inclusion30 decks181 decks
14%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
8.3%inclusion15 decks181 decks
5%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
7.7%inclusion14 decks181 decks
6%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
7.2%inclusion13 decks181 decks
6%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
6.1%inclusion11 decks181 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
39%inclusion71 decks181 decks
4%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
30%inclusion54 decks181 decks
23%synergy
Bojuka Bog
28%inclusion51 decks181 decks
4%synergy
Ancient Tomb
25%inclusion46 decks181 decks
13%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
23%inclusion42 decks181 decks
7%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
20%inclusion36 decks181 decks
6%synergy
Mistrise Village
13%inclusion10 decks77 decks
5%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
12%inclusion22 decks181 decks
8%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
12%inclusion21 decks181 decks
9%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
11%inclusion20 decks181 decks
8%synergy
Urza's Saga
9.4%inclusion17 decks181 decks
4%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
6.6%inclusion12 decks181 decks
2%synergy
Cabal Coffers
6.1%inclusion11 decks181 decks
1%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.1%inclusion11 decks181 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
92%inclusion167 decks181 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Signet
90%inclusion162 decks181 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
64%inclusion116 decks181 decks
15%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
62%inclusion112 decks181 decks
18%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
54%inclusion98 decks181 decks
11%synergy
Fellwar Stone
50%inclusion91 decks181 decks
15%synergy
Izzet Signet
46%inclusion84 decks181 decks
14%synergy
Dimir Signet
41%inclusion75 decks181 decks
7%synergy
Rakdos Signet
32%inclusion58 decks181 decks
-1%synergy
Thought Vessel
31%inclusion56 decks181 decks
9%synergy
Chrome Mox
23%inclusion42 decks181 decks
14%synergy
Lotus Petal
19%inclusion34 decks181 decks
8%synergy
Mana Vault
17%inclusion30 decks181 decks
8%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
13%inclusion24 decks181 decks
-1%synergy
Mox Diamond
13%inclusion24 decks181 decks
6%synergy
Mox Opal
12%inclusion22 decks181 decks
4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
11%inclusion20 decks181 decks
-8%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
10%inclusion19 decks181 decks
4%synergy
Mox Amber
8.8%inclusion16 decks181 decks
3%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
7.7%inclusion14 decks181 decks
3%synergy
Grim Monolith
7.2%inclusion13 decks181 decks
3%synergy
Mind Stone
7.2%inclusion13 decks181 decks
-6%synergy
The Soul Stone
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Relic of Sauron
5.5%inclusion10 decks181 decks
-13%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
95%inclusion172 decks181 decks
3%synergy
Island
93%inclusion168 decks181 decks
0%synergy
Swamp
92%inclusion166 decks181 decks
0%synergy
Mountain
87%inclusion157 decks181 decks
-5%synergy
Watery Grave
66%inclusion119 decks181 decks
18%synergy
Steam Vents
65%inclusion117 decks181 decks
19%synergy
Exotic Orchard
64%inclusion116 decks181 decks
8%synergy
Blood Crypt
64%inclusion116 decks181 decks
18%synergy
Polluted Delta
52%inclusion95 decks181 decks
18%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
51%inclusion92 decks181 decks
16%synergy
Scalding Tarn
49%inclusion88 decks181 decks
16%synergy
Morphic Pool
48%inclusion87 decks181 decks
16%synergy
Training Center
48%inclusion86 decks181 decks
16%synergy
Xander's Lounge
45%inclusion82 decks181 decks
6%synergy
Luxury Suite
41%inclusion75 decks181 decks
10%synergy
Sulfur Falls
39%inclusion71 decks181 decks
-7%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
39%inclusion70 decks181 decks
-14%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
38%inclusion69 decks181 decks
-7%synergy
Shivan Reef
38%inclusion68 decks181 decks
8%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
37%inclusion67 decks181 decks
-6%synergy
Underground River
35%inclusion63 decks181 decks
7%synergy
Sunken Hollow
30%inclusion55 decks181 decks
-9%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
28%inclusion50 decks181 decks
0%synergy
City of Brass
25%inclusion46 decks181 decks
12%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
25%inclusion45 decks181 decks
-12%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
24%inclusion44 decks181 decks
0%synergy
Mana Confluence
24%inclusion44 decks181 decks
12%synergy
Misty Rainforest
23%inclusion41 decks181 decks
13%synergy
Flooded Strand
23%inclusion41 decks181 decks
12%synergy
Badlands
22%inclusion40 decks181 decks
7%synergy
Underground Sea
22%inclusion40 decks181 decks
7%synergy
Volcanic Island
22%inclusion39 decks181 decks
6%synergy
Marsh Flats
22%inclusion39 decks181 decks
11%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
21%inclusion38 decks181 decks
11%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
20%inclusion37 decks181 decks
-5%synergy
Wooded Foothills
20%inclusion37 decks181 decks
12%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
20%inclusion37 decks181 decks
9%synergy
Evolving Wilds
20%inclusion36 decks181 decks
-4%synergy
Arid Mesa
20%inclusion36 decks181 decks
11%synergy
Reflecting Pool
19%inclusion34 decks181 decks
10%synergy
Haunted Ridge
19%inclusion34 decks181 decks
-2%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
17%inclusion30 decks181 decks
5%synergy
Seething Landscape
16%inclusion29 decks179 decks
0%synergy
Undercity Sewers
16%inclusion29 decks181 decks
3%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
16%inclusion29 decks181 decks
8%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
16%inclusion23 decks146 decks
7%synergy
Raucous Theater
15%inclusion28 decks181 decks
5%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
15%inclusion27 decks181 decks
-4%synergy
Blazemire Verge
14%inclusion21 decks146 decks
5%synergy
Thundering Falls
14%inclusion26 decks181 decks
4%synergy
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