Kess, Dissident Mage (Commander) - Core 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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Black Waltz No. 3
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Lord of the Nazgûl
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Valley Floodcaller
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Jori En, Ruin Diver
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Archfiend of Ifnir
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Hydroelectric Specimen
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Young Pyromancer
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Balmor, Battlemage Captain
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Goblin Electromancer
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Magnus the Red
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Nekusar, the Mindrazer
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Dualcaster Mage
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Eris, Roar of the Storm
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Alandra, Sky Dreamer
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Vadrik, Astral Archmage
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Stormcatch Mentor
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Prismari Charm
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Sink into Stupor
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Frantic Search
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An Offer You Can't Refuse
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Brainstorm
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Opt
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Pyretic Ritual
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Big Score
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Snap
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Mana Sculpt
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Flashback
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Fell the Profane
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Chaos Warp
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Negate
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Fact or Fiction
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Flame of Anor
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Delay
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Reanimate
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Mana Geyser
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See the Truth
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Dream Harvest
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Mathemagics
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Torment of Hailfire
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Mizzix's Mastery
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Feed the Swarm
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Blasphemous Act
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Night's Whisper
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Grapeshot
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Afterlife from the Loam
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Will of the Abzan
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Circle of Power
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Cruel Ultimatum
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Flood of Recollection
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Chart a Course
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Chain Reaction
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Lively Dirge
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Wheel of Misfortune
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Wheel of Fate
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Replication Technique
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Peer into the Abyss
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Stock Up
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Victimize
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3.5xlift
Crackle with Power
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Nightmare Unmaking
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Candlekeep Inspiration
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Careful Study
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14xlift
Fiery Confluence
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Season of Weaving
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Fevered Suspicion
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Serum Visions
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Deep Analysis
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Read the Bones
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Brass's Bounty
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Mists of Lórien
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Ringsight
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Howl of the Horde
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Tendrils of Agony
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Insurrection
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Buried Alive
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Rite of Flame
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Light Up the Stage
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Surge to Victory
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Decree of Pain
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Soul-Guide Lantern
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Twinning Staff
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Mishra's Bauble
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Primal Amulet
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Lightning Greaves
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Thousand-Year Storm
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Case of the Ransacked Lab
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Curiosity
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Aqueous Form
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Rite of the Dragoncaller
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Mystic Remora
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Arcane Melee
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Artist's Talent
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Professor Onyx
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Ral, Storm Conduit
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Lindblum, Industrial Regency
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Bojuka Bog
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Mystic Sanctuary
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Ghost Quarter
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Sunken Palace
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Cephalid Coliseum
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Arcane Signet
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Talisman of Creativity
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Talisman of Dominance
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Sol Ring
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Resonating Lute
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Rakdos Signet
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Fellwar Stone
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Mox Jasper
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Talisman of Indulgence
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Izzet Signet
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Lotus Petal
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Mox Amber
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Dimir Signet
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Relic of Sauron
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Midnight Clock
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Mind Stone
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Command Tower
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Swamp
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Mountain
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Island
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Exotic Orchard
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Underground River
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Sink into Stupor
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Sulfur Falls
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Crumbling Necropolis
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Temple of Epiphany
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Xander's Lounge
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Training Center
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Fell the Profane
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Undercity Sewers
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Izzet Boilerworks
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Seething Landscape
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Temple of Deceit
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Foreboding Ruins
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Shipwreck Marsh
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Dragonskull Summit
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Drowned Catacomb
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Silundi Vision
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Haunted Ridge
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Cascade Bluffs
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Pinnacle Monk
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Sulfurous Springs
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Hagra Mauling
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Misty Rainforest
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Shadowblood Ridge
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Dimir Aqueduct
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Blood Crypt
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Wooded Foothills
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Verdant Catacombs
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Reflecting Pool
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Frostboil Snarl
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