Kess, Dissident Mage (Commander) - Expensive Control

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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94%inclusion15 decks16 decks
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94%inclusion15 decks16 decks
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88%inclusion14 decks16 decks
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88%inclusion14 decks16 decks
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44%inclusion7 decks16 decks
8.1xlift
Wheel of Misfortune
44%inclusion7 decks16 decks
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63%inclusion10 decks16 decks
5.1xlift
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25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
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50%inclusion8 decks16 decks
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Ad Nauseam
75%inclusion12 decks16 decks
3.8xlift
Spell Pierce
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
3.7xlift
Brainstorm
69%inclusion11 decks16 decks
3.4xlift
Yawgmoth's Will
63%inclusion10 decks16 decks
3.4xlift
Faithless Looting
31%inclusion5 decks16 decks
3.1xlift
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Thassa's Oracle
88%inclusion14 decks16 decks
2.0xlift
Orcish Bowmasters
88%inclusion14 decks16 decks
1.5xlift
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
63%inclusion10 decks16 decks
1.5xlift
Simian Spirit Guide
63%inclusion10 decks16 decks
1.7xlift
Valley Floodcaller
63%inclusion10 decks16 decks
2.2xlift
Opposition Agent
44%inclusion7 decks16 decks
1.5xlift
Birgi, God of Storytelling
44%inclusion7 decks16 decks
2.0xlift
Vivi Ornitier
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
1.9xlift
Hexing Squelcher
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
0.8xlift
Dragon's Rage Channeler
31%inclusion5 decks16 decks
2.8xlift
Snapcaster Mage
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
1.5xlift
Dauthi Voidwalker
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
1.0xlift
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
0.9xlift
Gilded Drake
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
1.6xlift
Faerie Mastermind
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
0.7xlift
Ledger Shredder
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
2.4xlift
Notion Thief
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
1.6xlift
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
0.6xlift
Spellseeker
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
1.2xlift
Laboratory Maniac
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
5.3xlift
Volatile Stormdrake
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
0.9xlift
Displacer Kitten
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
0.3xlift
Krark, the Thumbless
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
8.9xlift
Tishana's Tidebinder
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
2.7xlift
Coruscation Mage
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5.3xlift
Purphoros, God of the Forge
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5.3xlift
Archmage Emeritus
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
0.8xlift
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
1.6xlift
Talion, the Kindly Lord
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
0.9xlift
Storm-Kiln Artist
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
0.5xlift
Razorkin Needlehead
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
0.8xlift
Doomsday Excruciator
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
27xlift
Ovika, Enigma Goliath
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6.6xlift
Jace's Archivist
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
1.2xlift
Mockingbird
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
0.6xlift
Skirge Familiar
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6.6xlift
Fell Specter
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
27xlift
Magus of the Wheel
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
1.6xlift
The Locust God
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
2.7xlift
Spellskite
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
1.1xlift
Ghostly Pilferer
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4.4xlift
Instants
Brain Freeze
88%inclusion14 decks16 decks
2.1xlift
Flusterstorm
88%inclusion14 decks16 decks
1.9xlift
Swan Song
88%inclusion14 decks16 decks
1.5xlift
Demonic Consultation
88%inclusion14 decks16 decks
2.2xlift
Cyclonic Rift
88%inclusion14 decks16 decks
1.5xlift
Mystical Tutor
88%inclusion14 decks16 decks
1.7xlift
Pact of Negation
81%inclusion13 decks16 decks
1.9xlift
Mana Drain
75%inclusion12 decks16 decks
1.4xlift
Force of Negation
75%inclusion12 decks16 decks
1.4xlift
Red Elemental Blast
75%inclusion12 decks16 decks
2.5xlift
An Offer You Can't Refuse
69%inclusion11 decks16 decks
1.3xlift
Cabal Ritual
69%inclusion11 decks16 decks
1.7xlift
Borne Upon a Wind
69%inclusion11 decks16 decks
2.1xlift
Chain of Vapor
63%inclusion10 decks16 decks
2.2xlift
Mindbreak Trap
56%inclusion9 decks16 decks
1.5xlift
Deflecting Swat
56%inclusion9 decks16 decks
0.8xlift
Fierce Guardianship
56%inclusion9 decks16 decks
0.8xlift
Pyroblast
50%inclusion8 decks16 decks
1.9xlift
Final Fortune
44%inclusion7 decks16 decks
2.1xlift
Into the Flood Maw
38%inclusion6 decks16 decks
1.5xlift
Frantic Search
31%inclusion5 decks16 decks
2.4xlift
Gifts Ungiven
31%inclusion5 decks16 decks
2.7xlift
Deadly Rollick
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
0.6xlift
Lightning Bolt
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
2.5xlift
Snap
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
1.6xlift
Entomb
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
1.2xlift
Dispel
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
1.7xlift
Daze
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
3.2xlift
Sink into Stupor
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
0.8xlift
Miscast
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
5.7xlift
Chaos Warp
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
0.7xlift
Muddle the Mixture
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
2.3xlift
Lim-Dûl's Vault
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
1.8xlift
Consider
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
5.9xlift
Seething Song
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
1.9xlift
Delay
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
2.3xlift
Misdirection
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
1.4xlift
Fire Covenant
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
0.7xlift
Pongify
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1.2xlift
Trickbind
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1.2xlift
Gush
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Flare of Denial
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Culling the Weak
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Winds of Rebuke
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Opt
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Curate
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Thought Scour
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Alchemist's Retrieval
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13xlift
Pyretic Ritual
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0.6xlift
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Wheel of Fortune
88%inclusion14 decks16 decks
1.8xlift
Reanimate
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1.6xlift
Gamble
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1.9xlift
Jeska's Will
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1.3xlift
Rite of Flame
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1.9xlift
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Toxic Deluge
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1.2xlift
Timetwister
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3.0xlift
Hex Magic
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24xlift
Praetor's Grasp
44%inclusion7 decks16 decks
2.5xlift
Mnemonic Betrayal
44%inclusion7 decks16 decks
1.9xlift
Ponder
31%inclusion5 decks16 decks
3.0xlift
Boomerang Basics
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
66xlift
Echo of Eons
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
2.0xlift
Personal Tutor
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
8.9xlift
Preordain
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
3.5xlift
Grim Tutor
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
1.9xlift
Peer into the Abyss
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
2.3xlift
Last Chance
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
4.8xlift
Demonic Counsel
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
1.7xlift
Doomsday
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
5.9xlift
Blasphemous Act
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
0.5xlift
Burning Inquiry
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
3.3xlift
Void Snare
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
27xlift
Infernal Plunge
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4.4xlift
Unmarked Grave
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
3.3xlift
Careful Study
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5.3xlift
Vandalblast
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
0.4xlift
Past in Flames
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
3.8xlift
Mizzix's Mastery
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
1.9xlift
Fabricate
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
3.3xlift
Sea Gate Restoration
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
0.9xlift
Unearth
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
2.0xlift
Agadeem's Awakening
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
1.9xlift
Warrior's Oath
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
3.0xlift
Feed the Swarm
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
0.4xlift
Lórien Revealed
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
1.0xlift
Infernal Tutor
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
27xlift
Delirium Skeins
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
27xlift
Drawn from Dreams
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
8.9xlift
Tendrils of Agony
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4.4xlift
Whispering Madness
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
0.9xlift
Night's Whisper
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
1.8xlift
Turbulent Dreams
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
27xlift
Merchant Scroll
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6.6xlift
Molten Duplication
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
1.9xlift
Decree of Pain
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
3.3xlift
Doublecast
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
27xlift
Baral's Expertise
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
27xlift
Mana Geyser
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
1.8xlift
Utility Artifacts
The One Ring
63%inclusion10 decks16 decks
1.2xlift
Wishclaw Talisman
50%inclusion8 decks16 decks
1.5xlift
Grinding Station
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
3.0xlift
Defense Grid
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
1.6xlift
Entropic Battlecruiser
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
15xlift
Sensei's Divining Top
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
1.1xlift
Manifold Key
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
3.1xlift
Voltaic Key
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4.4xlift
Bolas's Citadel
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
0.6xlift
Crucible of Worlds
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4.4xlift
Vexing Bauble
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
0.9xlift
Aetherflux Reservoir
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
2.2xlift
Cursed Totem
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
1.0xlift
Skullclamp
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
1.8xlift
Library of Leng
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
2.2xlift
Phyrexian Altar
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
1.0xlift
Expedition Map
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
2.7xlift
Sword of Wealth and Power
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6.6xlift
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
2.4xlift
Altar of the Brood
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
13xlift
Lightning Greaves
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
0.4xlift
Alhammarret's Archive
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
8.9xlift
Amulet of Vigor
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
27xlift
Isochron Scepter
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
1.3xlift
Memory Jar
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
3.3xlift
Geth's Grimoire
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
2.0xlift
Enchantments
Underworld Breach
88%inclusion14 decks16 decks
1.9xlift
Mystic Remora
88%inclusion14 decks16 decks
1.5xlift
Necropotence
81%inclusion13 decks16 decks
2.6xlift
Necrodominance
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
5.9xlift
Dress Down
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
5.9xlift
Waste Not
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
0.4xlift
Forced Fruition
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
3.8xlift
Fiery Emancipation
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5.3xlift
Megrim
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
1.5xlift
Omniscience
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
3.0xlift
Overburden
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
13xlift
Impact Tremors
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4.4xlift
Phyresis
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4.4xlift
Liliana's Caress
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
1.1xlift
Animate Dead
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
0.4xlift
Bloodchief Ascension
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
0.8xlift
Raiders' Wake
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4.4xlift
Planeswalkers
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
2.1xlift
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
8.9xlift
Narset, Parter of Veils
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
1.2xlift
Jace, the Perfected Mind
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
27xlift
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6.6xlift
Dack Fayden
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
1.2xlift
Utility Lands
Ancient Tomb
88%inclusion14 decks16 decks
1.3xlift
Otawara, Soaring City
69%inclusion11 decks16 decks
1.1xlift
Mistrise Village
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
1.9xlift
City of Traitors
31%inclusion5 decks16 decks
1.3xlift
Urza's Saga
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
0.8xlift
Reliquary Tower
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
0.9xlift
Bojuka Bog
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
0.4xlift
Lotus Field
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6.6xlift
Phyrexian Tower
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
0.5xlift
The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6.6xlift
Cabal Coffers
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
0.9xlift
Emergence Zone
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
0.7xlift
Geier Reach Sanitarium
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
1.9xlift
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
0.6xlift
Mishra's Workshop
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
2.0xlift
Homeward Path
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6.6xlift
Strip Mine
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
1.2xlift
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
0.2xlift
Mana Artifacts
Lotus Petal
100%inclusion16 decks16 decks
1.8xlift
Sol Ring
100%inclusion16 decks16 decks
1.0xlift
Chrome Mox
100%inclusion16 decks16 decks
1.8xlift
Arcane Signet
94%inclusion15 decks16 decks
1.0xlift
Talisman of Dominance
94%inclusion15 decks16 decks
1.3xlift
Mana Vault
94%inclusion15 decks16 decks
1.7xlift
Lion's Eye Diamond
94%inclusion15 decks16 decks
2.3xlift
Mox Diamond
94%inclusion15 decks16 decks
1.8xlift
Talisman of Creativity
88%inclusion14 decks16 decks
1.5xlift
Mox Opal
88%inclusion14 decks16 decks
1.8xlift
Grim Monolith
75%inclusion12 decks16 decks
2.3xlift
Fellwar Stone
56%inclusion9 decks16 decks
1.1xlift
Talisman of Indulgence
50%inclusion8 decks16 decks
1.0xlift
Mox Amber
38%inclusion6 decks16 decks
1.6xlift
Izzet Signet
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
1.3xlift
Rakdos Signet
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
0.8xlift
Dimir Signet
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
0.7xlift
Chromatic Lantern
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
1.1xlift
Thought Vessel
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
0.6xlift
Gilded Lotus
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
1.8xlift
Mind Stone
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
1.7xlift
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion16 decks16 decks
1.0xlift
Badlands
100%inclusion16 decks16 decks
1.1xlift
Underground Sea
100%inclusion16 decks16 decks
1.0xlift
Volcanic Island
100%inclusion16 decks16 decks
1.1xlift
Scalding Tarn
100%inclusion16 decks16 decks
1.1xlift
Bloodstained Mire
100%inclusion16 decks16 decks
1.1xlift
Watery Grave
100%inclusion16 decks16 decks
1.0xlift
Steam Vents
94%inclusion15 decks16 decks
1.0xlift
Polluted Delta
94%inclusion15 decks16 decks
1.0xlift
Blood Crypt
88%inclusion14 decks16 decks
1.0xlift
Mana Confluence
88%inclusion14 decks16 decks
1.4xlift
City of Brass
88%inclusion14 decks16 decks
1.4xlift
Flooded Strand
88%inclusion14 decks16 decks
1.5xlift
Misty Rainforest
81%inclusion13 decks16 decks
1.4xlift
Marsh Flats
81%inclusion13 decks16 decks
1.5xlift
Wooded Foothills
69%inclusion11 decks16 decks
1.5xlift
Verdant Catacombs
69%inclusion11 decks16 decks
1.3xlift
Gemstone Caverns
69%inclusion11 decks16 decks
1.5xlift
Arid Mesa
69%inclusion11 decks16 decks
1.5xlift
Luxury Suite
63%inclusion10 decks16 decks
1.2xlift
Island
63%inclusion10 decks16 decks
1.0xlift
Morphic Pool
63%inclusion10 decks16 decks
1.0xlift
Exotic Orchard
56%inclusion9 decks16 decks
1.2xlift
Training Center
56%inclusion9 decks16 decks
1.1xlift
Swamp
50%inclusion8 decks16 decks
0.9xlift
Mountain
44%inclusion7 decks16 decks
0.8xlift
Undercity Sewers
31%inclusion5 decks16 decks
0.8xlift
Fiery Islet
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
4.4xlift
Shivan Reef
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
1.5xlift
Drowned Catacomb
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
1.2xlift
Underground River
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
1.0xlift
Dragonskull Summit
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
1.0xlift
Sulfur Falls
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
1.1xlift
Xander's Lounge
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
0.4xlift
Sink into Stupor
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
0.8xlift
Gloomlake Verge
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
1.6xlift
Tainted Isle
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
7.6xlift
Prismatic Vista
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
1.2xlift
Spire of Industry
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
1.1xlift
Reflecting Pool
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
0.6xlift
Darkslick Shores
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
5.9xlift
Tainted Peak
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
11xlift
Sulfurous Springs
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
0.7xlift
Riverpyre Verge
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
0.9xlift
Gemstone Mine
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
2.2xlift
Fabled Passage
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
1.7xlift
Seething Landscape
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
2.7xlift
Urza's Cave
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
2.2xlift
Sea Gate Restoration
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
0.9xlift
Agadeem's Awakening
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
1.9xlift
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