Kess, Dissident Mage (Commander) - Reanimator

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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Grave Researcher
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Cormela, Glamour Thief
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Feldon of the Third Path
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An Offer You Can't Refuse
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Arcane Denial
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Reforge the Soul
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Blasphemous Edict
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Exsanguinate
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Sundering Eruption
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Yawgmoth's Will
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Demonic Counsel
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1.6xlift
Lively Dirge
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1.2xlift
Mizzix's Mastery
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Lightning Greaves
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The One Ring
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Palantír of Orthanc
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Monument to Endurance
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Swiftfoot Boots
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Mesmeric Orb
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Necromancy
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Rhystic Study
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Mystic Remora
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1.4xlift
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1.0xlift
Phyrexian Arena
5.5%inclusion11 decks199 decks
0.9xlift
Bitter Reunion
5.0%inclusion10 decks199 decks
2.2xlift
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
6.5%inclusion13 decks199 decks
7.4xlift
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Bojuka Bog
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1.0xlift
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1.5xlift
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22%inclusion44 decks199 decks
1.1xlift
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16%inclusion31 decks199 decks
0.9xlift
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1.2xlift
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2.4xlift
Ancient Tomb
14%inclusion27 decks199 decks
0.8xlift
Mystic Sanctuary
12%inclusion24 decks199 decks
3.8xlift
Desolate Lighthouse
12%inclusion23 decks199 decks
0.7xlift
Geier Reach Sanitarium
11%inclusion22 decks199 decks
1.1xlift
Mistrise Village
8.8%inclusion15 decks171 decks
1.1xlift
Tomb Fortress
7.5%inclusion15 decks199 decks
3.0xlift
Rogue's Passage
7.0%inclusion14 decks199 decks
0.3xlift
Urza's Saga
6.5%inclusion13 decks199 decks
1.1xlift
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5.9%inclusion9 decks153 decks
3.1xlift
Riptide Laboratory
5.5%inclusion11 decks199 decks
2.1xlift
The Black Gate
5.0%inclusion10 decks199 decks
0.2xlift
Sunken Palace
5.0%inclusion10 decks199 decks
4.9xlift
Dakmor Salvage
5.0%inclusion10 decks199 decks
3.6xlift
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87%inclusion174 decks199 decks
1.0xlift
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80%inclusion160 decks199 decks
0.9xlift
Talisman of Dominance
59%inclusion118 decks199 decks
1.1xlift
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53%inclusion106 decks199 decks
1.2xlift
Talisman of Indulgence
52%inclusion104 decks199 decks
1.0xlift
Fellwar Stone
40%inclusion80 decks199 decks
1.0xlift
Dimir Signet
37%inclusion74 decks199 decks
1.2xlift
Izzet Signet
32%inclusion64 decks199 decks
1.2xlift
Rakdos Signet
32%inclusion63 decks199 decks
1.0xlift
Relic of Sauron
15%inclusion30 decks199 decks
0.4xlift
Lotus Petal
13%inclusion26 decks199 decks
1.3xlift
Chrome Mox
11%inclusion22 decks199 decks
1.4xlift
Resonating Lute
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
8.9xlift
Mana Vault
10%inclusion19 decks199 decks
1.1xlift
The Soul Stone
9.4%inclusion13 decks138 decks
0.9xlift
Thought Vessel
8.5%inclusion17 decks199 decks
0.9xlift
Commander's Sphere
8.0%inclusion16 decks199 decks
0.5xlift
Lion's Eye Diamond
6.5%inclusion13 decks199 decks
1.3xlift
Chromatic Lantern
6.0%inclusion12 decks199 decks
0.6xlift
Mind Stone
5.0%inclusion10 decks199 decks
0.4xlift
Mox Diamond
5.0%inclusion10 decks199 decks
0.9xlift
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Command Tower
94%inclusion188 decks199 decks
1.0xlift
Swamp
94%inclusion188 decks199 decks
1.0xlift
Island
94%inclusion187 decks199 decks
1.0xlift
Mountain
89%inclusion178 decks199 decks
1.0xlift
Watery Grave
68%inclusion136 decks199 decks
1.2xlift
Steam Vents
64%inclusion127 decks199 decks
1.2xlift
Blood Crypt
62%inclusion124 decks199 decks
1.1xlift
Exotic Orchard
56%inclusion111 decks199 decks
1.0xlift
Bloodstained Mire
53%inclusion106 decks199 decks
1.2xlift
Polluted Delta
53%inclusion105 decks199 decks
1.2xlift
Xander's Lounge
52%inclusion104 decks199 decks
1.2xlift
Dragonskull Summit
50%inclusion99 decks199 decks
1.0xlift
Drowned Catacomb
49%inclusion97 decks199 decks
1.0xlift
Shivan Reef
48%inclusion95 decks199 decks
1.5xlift
Sulfur Falls
47%inclusion93 decks199 decks
0.9xlift
Scalding Tarn
46%inclusion92 decks199 decks
1.2xlift
Training Center
46%inclusion92 decks199 decks
1.4xlift
Underground River
46%inclusion91 decks199 decks
1.0xlift
Morphic Pool
46%inclusion91 decks199 decks
1.3xlift
Crumbling Necropolis
44%inclusion88 decks199 decks
0.9xlift
Luxury Suite
43%inclusion85 decks199 decks
1.2xlift
Sulfurous Springs
40%inclusion79 decks199 decks
0.9xlift
Sunken Hollow
36%inclusion71 decks199 decks
0.8xlift
Undercity Sewers
33%inclusion66 decks199 decks
1.5xlift
Smoldering Marsh
33%inclusion66 decks199 decks
0.8xlift
Stormcarved Coast
31%inclusion62 decks199 decks
1.2xlift
Shipwreck Marsh
31%inclusion62 decks199 decks
1.2xlift
Raucous Theater
30%inclusion59 decks199 decks
1.4xlift
Thundering Falls
29%inclusion57 decks199 decks
1.5xlift
Haunted Ridge
28%inclusion55 decks199 decks
1.1xlift
Fell the Profane
24%inclusion47 decks199 decks
1.7xlift
Sink into Stupor
23%inclusion46 decks199 decks
1.6xlift
Mana Confluence
20%inclusion39 decks199 decks
1.3xlift
Underground Sea
19%inclusion38 decks199 decks
1.3xlift
City of Brass
19%inclusion37 decks199 decks
1.1xlift
Seething Landscape
18%inclusion36 decks199 decks
1.1xlift
Gloomlake Verge
18%inclusion36 decks199 decks
1.3xlift
Volcanic Island
18%inclusion35 decks199 decks
1.2xlift
Badlands
17%inclusion34 decks199 decks
1.1xlift
Malakir Rebirth
17%inclusion33 decks199 decks
1.2xlift
Marsh Flats
17%inclusion33 decks199 decks
1.3xlift
Flooded Strand
17%inclusion33 decks199 decks
1.4xlift
Blazemire Verge
16%inclusion32 decks199 decks
1.2xlift
Evolving Wilds
16%inclusion32 decks199 decks
0.8xlift
Dimir Aqueduct
16%inclusion31 decks199 decks
1.5xlift
Clearwater Pathway
15%inclusion29 decks199 decks
1.8xlift
Verdant Catacombs
14%inclusion28 decks199 decks
1.3xlift
Path of Ancestry
14%inclusion28 decks199 decks
0.4xlift
Cascade Bluffs
14%inclusion28 decks199 decks
1.5xlift
Misty Rainforest
14%inclusion27 decks199 decks
1.2xlift
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