Kess, Dissident Mage (Commander) - Expensive Optimized Combo

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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86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
1.8xlift
Wheel of Fortune
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
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Force of Will
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
1.0xlift
Underworld Breach
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
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Vampiric Tutor
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
1.0xlift
Timetwister
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
3.2xlift
Yawgmoth's Will
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
3.7xlift
Imperial Seal
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
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71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
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71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
1.2xlift
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Faithless Looting
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
3.3xlift
Frantic Search
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
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Snapcaster Mage
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
2.0xlift
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Opposition Agent
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
1.6xlift
Spellseeker
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
2.3xlift
Archmage Emeritus
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
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Orcish Bowmasters
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
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Dragon's Rage Channeler
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
2.6xlift
Simian Spirit Guide
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
0.6xlift
Nightscape Familiar
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
1.6xlift
Goblin Electromancer
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
11xlift
Dualcaster Mage
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
0.8xlift
Storm-Kiln Artist
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
1.3xlift
Laboratory Maniac
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
8.6xlift
Baral, Chief of Compliance
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
6.9xlift
Pinnacle Monk
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
2.4xlift
Notion Thief
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
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Birgi, God of Storytelling
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
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Vivi Ornitier
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
1.1xlift
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
0.9xlift
Electro, Assaulting Battery
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
2.6xlift
Zealous Conscripts
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
17xlift
Dark Confidant
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
2.9xlift
Sedgemoor Witch
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
17xlift
Harmonic Prodigy
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
0.6xlift
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
2.4xlift
Imperial Recruiter
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
2.1xlift
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
4.3xlift
Gatekeeper of Malakir
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
17xlift
Ashling, Flame Dancer
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
2.1xlift
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
17xlift
Gilded Drake
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1.3xlift
Murktide Regent
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
17xlift
Marauding Blight-Priest
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
17xlift
Enduring Tenacity
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
17xlift
Talion, the Kindly Lord
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
2.4xlift
Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5.7xlift
Razorkin Needlehead
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
2.1xlift
Archaeomancer
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1.9xlift
Stormcatch Mentor
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5.7xlift
Jace's Archivist
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
2.1xlift
Skirge Familiar
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
4.3xlift
Hullbreaker Horror
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1.0xlift
Fell Specter
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
17xlift
Braids, Cabal Minion
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8.6xlift
Niv-Mizzet, Visionary
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8.6xlift
Magus of the Wheel
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
4.3xlift
Spellskite
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1.4xlift
Ledger Shredder
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
2.1xlift
Kessig Flamebreather
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
17xlift
Divining Witch
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
17xlift
Third Path Iconoclast
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
17xlift
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
17xlift
Instants
Dark Ritual
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
0.8xlift
Swan Song
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
1.1xlift
Cabal Ritual
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
1.2xlift
Flusterstorm
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
1.4xlift
Pact of Negation
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
1.3xlift
Mystical Tutor
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
0.8xlift
Chaos Warp
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
3.2xlift
Tainted Pact
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
1.1xlift
Entomb
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
1.5xlift
Brainstorm
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
1.8xlift
Intuition
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
1.4xlift
Brain Freeze
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
0.9xlift
Consider
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
10xlift
Ad Nauseam
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
1.8xlift
Force of Negation
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
0.7xlift
Fierce Guardianship
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
0.5xlift
Pyroblast
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
1.8xlift
An Offer You Can't Refuse
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
0.5xlift
Lim-Dûl's Vault
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
4.9xlift
Rakdos Charm
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
6.9xlift
Seething Song
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
1.2xlift
Mana Drain
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
0.6xlift
Red Elemental Blast
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
1.4xlift
Counterspell
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
1.1xlift
Valakut Awakening
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
2.9xlift
Fire Covenant
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1.4xlift
Deadly Rollick
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
0.3xlift
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1.1xlift
Pongify
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
2.1xlift
Diabolic Edict
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
17xlift
Muddle the Mixture
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1.9xlift
Trickbind
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
4.3xlift
See Double
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
17xlift
Gush
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
17xlift
Mental Misstep
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
0.5xlift
Thrill of Possibility
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1.7xlift
Chain of Vapor
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
0.7xlift
Desperate Ritual
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
0.7xlift
Fact or Fiction
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5.7xlift
Flare of Denial
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1.9xlift
Lightning Bolt
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
0.9xlift
Mindbreak Trap
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
0.8xlift
Gifts Ungiven
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
0.6xlift
Soul Shatter
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
17xlift
Terminate
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8.6xlift
Culling the Weak
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
0.9xlift
Dispel
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1.7xlift
Reality Shift
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5.7xlift
Opt
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
4.3xlift
Strix Serenade
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
2.4xlift
Sorceries
Windfall
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
1.8xlift
Demonic Tutor
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
0.8xlift
Toxic Deluge
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
1.3xlift
Ponder
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
3.2xlift
Jeska's Will
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
0.7xlift
Wheel of Misfortune
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
5.7xlift
Gitaxian Probe
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
2.2xlift
Doomsday
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
13xlift
Reanimate
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
1.0xlift
Echo of Eons
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
3.1xlift
Torment of Hailfire
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
5.7xlift
Vandalblast
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
2.9xlift
Blasphemous Act
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
2.1xlift
Twinflame
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
1.3xlift
Gamble
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
0.6xlift
Mana Geyser
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
8.6xlift
Preordain
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
3.1xlift
Expressive Iteration
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
5.7xlift
Damnation
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
3.8xlift
Grim Tutor
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
2.9xlift
Boomerang Basics
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19xlift
Black Sun's Zenith
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
17xlift
Void Snare
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
17xlift
Chain Reaction
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5.7xlift
Increasing Ambition
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
17xlift
Rush of Dread
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
17xlift
Electroduplicate
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8.6xlift
Unmarked Grave
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
2.1xlift
Diabolic Tutor
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
17xlift
Past in Flames
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5.7xlift
Mizzix's Mastery
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
17xlift
Sea Gate Restoration
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
3.4xlift
Agadeem's Awakening
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
4.3xlift
Feed the Swarm
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1.6xlift
Lórien Revealed
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8.6xlift
Paradigm Shift
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
17xlift
Delirium Skeins
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
17xlift
Shatterskull Smashing
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
3.4xlift
Chainer's Edict
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
17xlift
Whispering Madness
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
2.9xlift
Turbulent Dreams
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
17xlift
Rite of Flame
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
0.5xlift
Light Up the Stage
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8.6xlift
Personal Tutor
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
4.3xlift
Galvanic Relay
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
17xlift
Baral's Expertise
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
17xlift
Burning Inquiry
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
2.9xlift
Dark Deal
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1.4xlift
Time Spiral
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1.7xlift
Beseech the Mirror
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
0.7xlift
Utility Artifacts
The One Ring
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
0.9xlift
Wishclaw Talisman
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
0.8xlift
Entropic Battlecruiser
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
19xlift
Static Orb
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8.6xlift
Grinding Station
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
3.4xlift
Winter Orb
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8.6xlift
Crucible of Worlds
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8.6xlift
Twinning Staff
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
2.9xlift
Meekstone
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
17xlift
Aetherflux Reservoir
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
4.3xlift
Library of Leng
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8.6xlift
Lightning Greaves
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
0.4xlift
Ensnaring Bridge
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5.7xlift
Memory Jar
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8.6xlift
Geth's Grimoire
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
3.4xlift
Smokestack
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8.6xlift
Enchantments
Necropotence
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
1.5xlift
Rhystic Study
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
0.5xlift
Waste Not
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
0.8xlift
The Meathook Massacre
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8.6xlift
Forced Fruition
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
4.3xlift
Megrim
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
2.4xlift
Overburden
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
17xlift
Mystic Remora
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
0.2xlift
Smoke
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
17xlift
Exquisite Blood
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
17xlift
Mana Flare
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
17xlift
Lethal Vapors
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
17xlift
The Abyss
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
17xlift
Necrodominance
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
4.3xlift
Liliana's Caress
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1.6xlift
Black Market Connections
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
2.9xlift
Raiders' Wake
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
17xlift
Thousand-Year Storm
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
17xlift
Artist's Talent
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
3.4xlift
Phyrexian Arena
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8.6xlift
Leyline of the Void
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
17xlift
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
11xlift
Ral, Crackling Wit
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8.6xlift
Dack Fayden
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
2.9xlift
Professor Onyx
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
17xlift
Narset, Parter of Veils
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1.1xlift
Sorin Markov
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
17xlift
Jace Reawakened
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
17xlift
Utility Lands
Otawara, Soaring City
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
0.8xlift
Ancient Tomb
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
0.5xlift
Reliquary Tower
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
1.7xlift
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
0.9xlift
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
11xlift
Multiversal Passage
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
3.8xlift
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
2.4xlift
Wasteland
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
3.4xlift
Mystic Sanctuary
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
3.4xlift
Rivendell
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
17xlift
Ghost Quarter
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8.6xlift
Mistrise Village
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
0.8xlift
Cabal Coffers
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8.6xlift
Emergence Zone
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
0.7xlift
Geier Reach Sanitarium
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8.6xlift
Desolate Lighthouse
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
17xlift
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1.2xlift
Cephalid Coliseum
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1.7xlift
City of Traitors
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
0.9xlift
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
0.9xlift
Sol Ring
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
0.9xlift
Lotus Petal
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
1.0xlift
Talisman of Dominance
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
1.0xlift
Chrome Mox
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
0.8xlift
Talisman of Creativity
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
1.0xlift
Mox Opal
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
1.1xlift
Mox Diamond
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
0.7xlift
Talisman of Indulgence
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
0.8xlift
Mana Vault
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
0.7xlift
Lion's Eye Diamond
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
0.8xlift
Grim Monolith
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
0.9xlift
The Soul Stone
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
2.7xlift
Izzet Signet
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1.6xlift
Rakdos Signet
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1.9xlift
Mox Amber
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
0.6xlift
Dimir Signet
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1.3xlift
Fellwar Stone
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
0.3xlift
Relic of Sauron
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5.7xlift
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Command Tower
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
1.0xlift
Steam Vents
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
1.1xlift
Blood Crypt
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
1.1xlift
Watery Grave
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
1.1xlift
Badlands
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
0.9xlift
Underground Sea
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
0.9xlift
Swamp
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
1.4xlift
Mountain
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
1.5xlift
Island
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
1.2xlift
Volcanic Island
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
0.9xlift
Scalding Tarn
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
0.9xlift
Polluted Delta
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
0.9xlift
Bloodstained Mire
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
0.9xlift
Prismatic Vista
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
3.6xlift
Xander's Lounge
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
1.5xlift
Flooded Strand
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
0.8xlift
Undercity Sewers
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
1.3xlift
Misty Rainforest
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
0.7xlift
Shivan Reef
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
1.8xlift
Riverglide Pathway
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
6.4xlift
Wooded Foothills
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
0.8xlift
Verdant Catacombs
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
0.7xlift
Morphic Pool
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
0.7xlift
Gemstone Caverns
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
0.8xlift
Arid Mesa
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
0.8xlift
Mana Confluence
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
0.6xlift
Marsh Flats
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
0.7xlift
City of Brass
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
0.6xlift
Fiery Islet
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
4.9xlift
Raucous Theater
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
1.3xlift
Clearwater Pathway
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
4.3xlift
Stormcarved Coast
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
3.4xlift
Reflecting Pool
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
1.5xlift
Underground River
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
1.1xlift
Forbidden Orchard
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
2.4xlift
Thundering Falls
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
1.0xlift
Training Center
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
0.5xlift
Blightstep Pathway
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
5.7xlift
Pinnacle Monk
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
2.4xlift
Sulfurous Springs
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
1.6xlift
Valakut Awakening
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
2.9xlift
Tainted Isle
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8.6xlift
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1.1xlift
Gemstone Mine
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
2.9xlift
Fabled Passage
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
3.4xlift
Seething Landscape
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8.6xlift
Smoldering Marsh
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8.6xlift
Sea Gate Restoration
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
3.4xlift
Riverpyre Verge
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
2.4xlift
Agadeem's Awakening
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
4.3xlift
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