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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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Rhystic Study
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
39%synergy
The One Ring
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
27%synergy
Demonic Tutor
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Force of Will
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
29%synergy
Mystical Tutor
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
27%synergy
Jeska's Will
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
4%synergy
Imperial Seal
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Underworld Breach
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
9%synergy
Creatures
Vivi Ornitier
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
59%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
61%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
50%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
52%synergy
The Destined Black Mage
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Longshot, Rebel Bowman
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Azami, Lady of Scrolls
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Spellseeker
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Coruscation Mage
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Naru Meha, Master Wizard
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
31%synergy
Adeliz, the Cinder Wind
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
40%synergy
Docent of Perfection
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
34%synergy
Archmage of Runes
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Queen Brahne
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Mysidian Elder
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Master of Waves
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Kaza, Roil Chaser
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Wizard Replica
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Silas Renn, Seeker Adept
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Venser, Shaper Savant
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Kitsa, Otterball Elite
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Ninja of the Deep Hours
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Havengul Lich
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Dark Confidant
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Cyclone Summoner
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Saruman, the White Hand
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
10%synergy
Firebrand Archer
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Electrostatic Field
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
11%synergy
Roaming Throne
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
11%synergy
Shadowmage Infiltrator
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Mercurial Chemister
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Supreme Inquisitor
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Sidisi's Faithful
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Portal Mage
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Ruthless Technomancer
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Tolarian Entrancer
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Jace, Vryn's Prodigy
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Viashino Pyromancer
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Instants
Brainstorm
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
43%synergy
Vivi's Persistence
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Chaos Warp
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
5%synergy
Tainted Pact
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
33%synergy
Lightning Bolt
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
30%synergy
Dark Ritual
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
2%synergy
Terminate
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Reverberate
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Deflecting Swat
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
21%synergy
Narset's Reversal
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
34%synergy
Transpose
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Deadly Rollick
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
2%synergy
Pongify
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Frantic Search
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-1%synergy
Entomb
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Go for the Throat
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Memory Plunder
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Aetherspouts
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Polymorphist's Jest
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Rakdos Charm
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
5%synergy
Culling the Weak
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Shadow Rift
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Invert Polarity
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Reality Shift
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Opt
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Mana Drain
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
4%synergy
The End
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Demonic Consultation
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Big Score
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Denial
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-9%synergy
Force of Negation
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Ghostly Flicker
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Wizard's Retort
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Into the Roil
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Counterspell
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-24%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
0%synergy
Reinterpret
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Crosis's Charm
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Flame of Anor
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
4%synergy
Desertion
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Goblin Wizardry
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Dismember
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Evacuation
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Sorceries
Circle of Power
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
64%synergy
Ponder
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
31%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
35%synergy
Clone Legion
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Time Warp
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Cruelclaw's Heist
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Deadly Cover-Up
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Call Forth the Tempest
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Windfall
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-3%synergy
Life's Finale
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Neverending Torment
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Unmoored Ego
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Stain the Mind
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Cranial Extraction
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Vandalblast
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
4%synergy
Extract
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Past in Flames
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Infinite Obliteration
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Faithless Looting
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
0%synergy
Nightmare Incursion
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Devastation Tide
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Remorseless Punishment
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Unearth
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Lost Legacy
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Feed the Swarm
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-8%synergy
Stitch in Time
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Treasure Cruise
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Thought Hemorrhage
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Head Games
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Temporal Manipulation
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Bribery
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Army of the Damned
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Exsanguinate
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Beacon of Tomorrows
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Necromentia
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Decree of Pain
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Dispossess
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Reanimate
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-5%synergy
Final Parting
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Expropriate
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Lobotomy
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Mana Geyser
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Reap Intellect
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Primal Amulet
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Unwinding Clock
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Urza's Bauble
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
9%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Twinning Staff
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Mishra's Bauble
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Jester's Cap
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Expedition Map
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
The Stone Brain
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Lightning Greaves
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-9%synergy
Isochron Scepter
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Enchantments
Waste Not
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
8%synergy
Ensoul Artifact
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Palace Siege
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Ominous Seas
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Sanguine Bond
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Mystic Remora
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
4%synergy
Shark Typhoon
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Exquisite Blood
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Necropotence
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Secrets of the Dead
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Black Market Connections
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
8%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Cunning Rhetoric
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Propaganda
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
11%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Crackling Wit
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Kasmina, Enigmatic Mentor
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
26%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Dreadship Reef
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Forgotten Cave
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Cabal Coffers
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Darksteel Citadel
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Inventors' Fair
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Reliquary Tower
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-15%synergy
Sanctum of Eternity
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Temple of the False God
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Cascading Cataracts
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
-8%synergy
Sol Ring
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
-10%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
-4%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
-3%synergy
Izzet Signet
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
8%synergy
Lotus Petal
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
29%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
-9%synergy
Dimir Signet
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
4%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Rakdos Signet
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-12%synergy
Mana Vault
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
11%synergy
Izzet Locket
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Chromatic Orrery
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Thran Dynamo
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Rakdos Locket
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Mox Diamond
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Lands
Blood Crypt
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
54%synergy
Scalding Tarn
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
68%synergy
Watery Grave
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
52%synergy
Command Tower
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
-12%synergy
Badlands
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
64%synergy
Steam Vents
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
34%synergy
Underground Sea
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
65%synergy
Swamp
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
-12%synergy
Luxury Suite
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
49%synergy
Mountain
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
-11%synergy
Island
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
-13%synergy
Morphic Pool
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
48%synergy
Volcanic Island
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
65%synergy
Polluted Delta
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
45%synergy
Xander's Lounge
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Mana Confluence
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
48%synergy
Training Center
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
28%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
25%synergy
Shivan Reef
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
10%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
34%synergy
Exotic Orchard
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
-16%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
34%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
-13%synergy
Sunken Hollow
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
1%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
34%synergy
City of Brass
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
26%synergy
Prismatic Vista
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Undercity Sewers
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
7%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
10%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
9%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Temple of Deceit
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
7%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
9%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-17%synergy
Graven Cairns
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
2%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-5%synergy
Reflecting Pool
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
11%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
6%synergy
Temple of Malice
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
9%synergy
Underground River
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-8%synergy
River of Tears
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Mount Doom
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Path of Ancestry
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-11%synergy
Sulfur Vent
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Snow-Covered Mountain
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Choked Estuary
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
3%synergy
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