Kess, Dissident Mage (Commander) - Optimized Graveyard

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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Isochron Scepter
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15xlift
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7.3xlift
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7.3xlift
Wizard Class
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2.9xlift
Aria of Flame
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15xlift
Forced Fruition
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4.9xlift
Swarm Intelligence
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7.3xlift
Double Vision
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2.9xlift
Underworld Dreams
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4.9xlift
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1.2xlift
Telepathy
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15xlift
Phyrexian Arena
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1.8xlift
Virtue of Persistence
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1.8xlift
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10xlift
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10xlift
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15xlift
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2.4xlift
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2.4xlift
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1.7xlift
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1.3xlift
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1.4xlift
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2.7xlift
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2.1xlift
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7.3xlift
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7.3xlift
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7.3xlift
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7.3xlift
Emergence Zone
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2.4xlift
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7.3xlift
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7.3xlift
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1.1xlift
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1.1xlift
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14xlift
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1.5xlift
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1.5xlift
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3.7xlift
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1.0xlift
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15xlift
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3.7xlift
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1.2xlift
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1.4xlift
Xander's Lounge
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1.4xlift
Watery Grave
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
1.0xlift
Blood Crypt
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0.8xlift
Sulfur Falls
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1.2xlift
Sunken Hollow
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1.7xlift
Haunted Ridge
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2.4xlift
Training Center
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1.5xlift
Rakdos Carnarium
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2.4xlift
Steam Vents
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
0.6xlift
Stormcarved Coast
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
1.3xlift
Shipwreck Marsh
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
1.3xlift
Malakir Rebirth
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
3.1xlift
Bloodstained Mire
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0.7xlift
Raucous Theater
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1.2xlift
Fabled Passage
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3.7xlift
Izzet Boilerworks
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2.3xlift
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2.4xlift
Dimir Aqueduct
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2.3xlift
Riverglide Pathway
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2.9xlift
Dragonskull Summit
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Temple of Epiphany
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Scalding Tarn
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Sunken Ruins
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Cascade Bluffs
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2.1xlift
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1.2xlift
Undercity Sewers
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Shivan Reef
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0.5xlift
Seething Landscape
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1.2xlift
Sea Gate Restoration
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
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Graven Cairns
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1.5xlift
Blackcleave Cliffs
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2.9xlift
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0.9xlift
Reflecting Pool
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
0.8xlift
Temple of Malice
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Luxury Suite
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Cavern of Souls
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