Kess, Dissident Mage (Commander) - cEDH Storm

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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Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
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Birgi, God of Storytelling
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Dualcaster Mage
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Dragon's Rage Channeler
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Spellseeker
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Storm-Kiln Artist
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Faerie Mastermind
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Dauthi Voidwalker
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Electro, Assaulting Battery
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Notion Thief
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Volatile Stormdrake
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Goblin Electromancer
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Baral, Chief of Compliance
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Vivi Ornitier
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Nightscape Familiar
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Gilded Drake
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Archmage Emeritus
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Talion, the Kindly Lord
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Stormcatch Mentor
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Mockingbird
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Phantasmal Image
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Swan Song
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Pact of Negation
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Flusterstorm
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Demonic Consultation
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Mental Misstep
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Tainted Pact
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An Offer You Can't Refuse
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Force of Negation
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Chain of Vapor
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Brainstorm
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Ad Nauseam
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Pyroblast
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Cyclonic Rift
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Fierce Guardianship
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0.7xlift
Red Elemental Blast
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
0.8xlift
Borne Upon a Wind
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0.6xlift
Intuition
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3.2xlift
Deflecting Swat
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0.6xlift
Mindbreak Trap
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0.6xlift
Gifts Ungiven
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Final Fortune
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Frantic Search
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Rain of Filth
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Entomb
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Into the Flood Maw
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Flashback
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Lim-Dûl's Vault
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Snap
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Counterspell
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Dramatic Reversal
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Culling the Weak
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Seething Song
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Dispel
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Arcane Denial
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Fact or Fiction
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Lightning Bolt
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Opt
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Alchemist's Retrieval
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Pyretic Ritual
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Miscast
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Mana Sculpt
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Glen Elendra's Answer
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Fire Covenant
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Muddle the Mixture
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Flare of Denial
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Gitaxian Probe
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Jeska's Will
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Imperial Seal
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Rite of Flame
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Wheel of Fortune
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Yawgmoth's Will
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Reanimate
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Mnemonic Betrayal
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Beseech the Mirror
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Timetwister
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Boltwave
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Dream Harvest
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Diabolic Intent
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Cathartic Reunion
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Last Chance
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Past in Flames
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Unearth
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Feed the Swarm
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Treasure Cruise
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Scheming Symmetry
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Blasphemous Act
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Pirate's Pillage
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Merchant Scroll
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See the Truth
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Chain of Smog
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Solve the Equation
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Storm of Memories
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4.9xlift
Will of the Jeskai
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0.5xlift
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Wishclaw Talisman
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0.9xlift
The One Ring
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1.7xlift
Defense Grid
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Sensei's Divining Top
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2.3xlift
Grinding Station
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0.3xlift
Vexing Bauble
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0.3xlift
Cursed Totem
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2.1xlift
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Necropotence
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0.8xlift
Necrodominance
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Dress Down
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2.2xlift
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Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
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Professor Onyx
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Narset, Parter of Veils
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Ral, Storm Conduit
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14xlift
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
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1.4xlift
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Ancient Tomb
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0.8xlift
Otawara, Soaring City
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1.0xlift
Mistrise Village
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2.0xlift
Cephalid Coliseum
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Urza's Saga
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
1.1xlift
Great Hall of the Biblioplex
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
23xlift
Emergence Zone
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
0.5xlift
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
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4.3xlift
Reliquary Tower
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2.5xlift
City of Traitors
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0.1xlift
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Sol Ring
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1.0xlift
Arcane Signet
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1.0xlift
Lotus Petal
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0.9xlift
Talisman of Dominance
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1.2xlift
Chrome Mox
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0.9xlift
Talisman of Creativity
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1.8xlift
Mana Vault
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0.8xlift
Fellwar Stone
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1.5xlift
Mox Diamond
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0.8xlift
Mox Opal
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0.7xlift
Grim Monolith
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0.9xlift
Lion's Eye Diamond
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0.6xlift
Talisman of Indulgence
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1.0xlift
Mox Amber
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0.5xlift
Dimir Signet
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5.3xlift
Izzet Signet
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2.9xlift
Resonating Lute
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11xlift
Rakdos Signet
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3.9xlift
Thought Vessel
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8.5xlift
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Command Tower
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1.0xlift
Watery Grave
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Steam Vents
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Bloodstained Mire
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1.0xlift
Blood Crypt
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1.0xlift
Polluted Delta
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1.0xlift
Scalding Tarn
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0.9xlift
City of Brass
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Morphic Pool
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Exotic Orchard
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2.0xlift
Swamp
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4.1xlift
Island
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3.8xlift
Gemstone Caverns
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0.8xlift
Marsh Flats
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0.9xlift
Training Center
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3.1xlift
Mana Confluence
72%inclusion18 decks25 decks
0.9xlift
Flooded Strand
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0.8xlift
Misty Rainforest
68%inclusion17 decks25 decks
0.8xlift
Badlands
68%inclusion17 decks25 decks
0.8xlift
Underground Sea
68%inclusion17 decks25 decks
0.8xlift
Luxury Suite
68%inclusion17 decks25 decks
2.9xlift
Arid Mesa
68%inclusion17 decks25 decks
0.9xlift
Wooded Foothills
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
0.9xlift
Verdant Catacombs
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
0.8xlift
Volcanic Island
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
0.7xlift
Mountain
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3.6xlift
Xander's Lounge
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
6.3xlift
Underground River
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
3.8xlift
Undercity Sewers
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
0.6xlift
Shivan Reef
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3.6xlift
Spire of Industry
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
1.6xlift
Sulfurous Springs
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
4.6xlift
Snow-Covered Island
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
5.3xlift
Reflecting Pool
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
5.3xlift
Sulfur Falls
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
4.9xlift
Drowned Catacomb
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
6.3xlift
Snow-Covered Swamp
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
7.1xlift
Dragonskull Summit
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
4.3xlift
Cavern of Souls
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
0.9xlift
Snow-Covered Mountain
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
6.1xlift
Starting Town
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
0.4xlift
Fiery Islet
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
3.1xlift
Crumbling Necropolis
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
6.4xlift
Sunken Hollow
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
5.3xlift
Forbidden Orchard
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
1.0xlift
Thundering Falls
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
1.9xlift
Blightstep Pathway
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9.2xlift
Sunken Ruins
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
13xlift
Prismatic Vista
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4.3xlift
Raucous Theater
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
0.8xlift
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