Kess, Dissident Mage (Commander) - Budget

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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Fogwell's Gym
1.7%inclusion1 decks59 decks
1%synergy
Team Tactics
1.7%inclusion1 decks59 decks
2%synergy
The Scarlet Witch
1.5%inclusion1 decks65 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Goblin Electromancer
55%inclusion455 decks830 decks
46%synergy
Guttersnipe
46%inclusion378 decks830 decks
39%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
34%inclusion283 decks830 decks
31%synergy
Opt
36%inclusion301 decks830 decks
30%synergy
Fact or Fiction
36%inclusion300 decks830 decks
29%synergy
Frantic Search
50%inclusion411 decks830 decks
28%synergy
Faithless Looting
47%inclusion394 decks830 decks
28%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
31%inclusion258 decks830 decks
27%synergy
Preordain
31%inclusion261 decks830 decks
26%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
36%inclusion301 decks830 decks
25%synergy
Top Cards
Negate
46%inclusion384 decks830 decks
24%synergy
Terminate
40%inclusion334 decks830 decks
14%synergy
Counterspell
39%inclusion322 decks830 decks
-6%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
38%inclusion317 decks830 decks
11%synergy
Chaos Warp
36%inclusion296 decks830 decks
1%synergy
Feed the Swarm
35%inclusion294 decks830 decks
8%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
35%inclusion293 decks830 decks
25%synergy
Blasphemous Act
34%inclusion284 decks830 decks
-10%synergy
Rakdos Charm
34%inclusion279 decks830 decks
19%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
31%inclusion255 decks830 decks
19%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
6.9%inclusion57 decks830 decks
-1%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
5.8%inclusion48 decks830 decks
3%synergy
Creatures
Young Pyromancer
27%inclusion224 decks830 decks
25%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
27%inclusion221 decks830 decks
23%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
25%inclusion121 decks493 decks
19%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
19%inclusion156 decks830 decks
18%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
18%inclusion150 decks830 decks
10%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
17%inclusion141 decks830 decks
16%synergy
Archmage of Runes
16%inclusion119 decks746 decks
13%synergy
Archaeomancer
15%inclusion128 decks830 decks
12%synergy
Coruscation Mage
15%inclusion127 decks830 decks
13%synergy
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
15%inclusion122 decks830 decks
14%synergy
Scalding Viper
14%inclusion120 decks830 decks
14%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
14%inclusion73 decks517 decks
9%synergy
Decadent Dragon
13%inclusion108 decks830 decks
12%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
13%inclusion104 decks830 decks
11%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
12%inclusion103 decks830 decks
12%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
12%inclusion101 decks830 decks
10%synergy
Rona, Sheoldred's Faithful
11%inclusion93 decks830 decks
11%synergy
Firebrand Archer
11%inclusion89 decks830 decks
10%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
11%inclusion89 decks830 decks
5%synergy
Electrostatic Field
11%inclusion88 decks830 decks
10%synergy
Murderous Rider
10%inclusion84 decks830 decks
10%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
10%inclusion82 decks830 decks
9%synergy
Hearth Elemental
10%inclusion82 decks830 decks
10%synergy
Bonecrusher Giant
10%inclusion81 decks830 decks
10%synergy
Frolicking Familiar
9.2%inclusion76 decks830 decks
9%synergy
Mocking Sprite
8.9%inclusion74 decks830 decks
8%synergy
Chancellor of Tales
8.9%inclusion74 decks830 decks
9%synergy
Picklock Prankster
8.8%inclusion73 decks830 decks
9%synergy
Embereth Shieldbreaker
8.7%inclusion72 decks830 decks
9%synergy
Order of Midnight
8.3%inclusion69 decks830 decks
8%synergy
Foulmire Knight
8.2%inclusion68 decks830 decks
8%synergy
Storyteller Pixie
7.8%inclusion65 decks830 decks
8%synergy
Horned Loch-Whale
7.7%inclusion64 decks830 decks
8%synergy
Spellscorn Coven
7.6%inclusion63 decks830 decks
7%synergy
Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
7.4%inclusion38 decks517 decks
4%synergy
Gray Slaad
7.2%inclusion60 decks830 decks
7%synergy
Illithid Harvester
7.1%inclusion59 decks830 decks
7%synergy
Sapphire Dragon
7.1%inclusion59 decks830 decks
7%synergy
Brazen Borrower
7.1%inclusion59 decks830 decks
7%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
7.1%inclusion59 decks830 decks
1%synergy
Merchant of the Vale
7.1%inclusion59 decks830 decks
7%synergy
Lozhan, Dragons' Legacy
7.1%inclusion59 decks830 decks
7%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
7.0%inclusion58 decks830 decks
7%synergy
Crackling Drake
7.0%inclusion58 decks830 decks
7%synergy
Sword Coast Serpent
7.0%inclusion58 decks830 decks
7%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
6.7%inclusion56 decks830 decks
6%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
6.7%inclusion56 decks830 decks
6%synergy
Callous Sell-Sword
6.1%inclusion51 decks830 decks
6%synergy
Mysidian Elder
6.1%inclusion30 decks491 decks
4%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
6.0%inclusion50 decks830 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Abrade
30%inclusion252 decks830 decks
21%synergy
Consider
30%inclusion251 decks830 decks
24%synergy
Brainstorm
29%inclusion244 decks830 decks
12%synergy
Lightning Bolt
29%inclusion243 decks830 decks
19%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
27%inclusion223 decks830 decks
25%synergy
Dark Ritual
26%inclusion219 decks830 decks
-11%synergy
Izzet Charm
26%inclusion212 decks830 decks
23%synergy
Maestros Charm
23%inclusion193 decks830 decks
20%synergy
Bedevil
21%inclusion173 decks830 decks
5%synergy
Thought Scour
18%inclusion147 decks830 decks
16%synergy
Big Score
16%inclusion130 decks830 decks
3%synergy
Reality Shift
15%inclusion125 decks830 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Denial
14%inclusion113 decks830 decks
-15%synergy
Aetherize
12%inclusion103 decks830 decks
9%synergy
Murder
12%inclusion100 decks830 decks
9%synergy
Mana Sculpt
12%inclusion18 decks155 decks
8%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
12%inclusion96 decks830 decks
5%synergy
Go for the Throat
11%inclusion93 decks830 decks
5%synergy
Wizard's Retort
11%inclusion90 decks830 decks
9%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
10%inclusion85 decks830 decks
-21%synergy
Prismari Command
10%inclusion84 decks830 decks
4%synergy
Crosis's Charm
9.4%inclusion78 decks830 decks
7%synergy
Spell Pierce
9.2%inclusion76 decks830 decks
6%synergy
Impulse
8.8%inclusion73 decks830 decks
8%synergy
Dig Through Time
8.3%inclusion69 decks830 decks
4%synergy
Prismari Charm
8.2%inclusion13 decks158 decks
7%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
8.2%inclusion68 decks830 decks
7%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
8.1%inclusion67 decks830 decks
-1%synergy
Dispel
7.7%inclusion64 decks830 decks
5%synergy
Snap
7.7%inclusion64 decks830 decks
-2%synergy
Infernal Grasp
7.5%inclusion62 decks830 decks
3%synergy
Demand Answers
7.5%inclusion62 decks830 decks
2%synergy
Mana Leak
7.5%inclusion62 decks830 decks
6%synergy
Cancel
7.0%inclusion58 decks830 decks
6%synergy
Flame of Anor
7.0%inclusion58 decks830 decks
2%synergy
Unwind
6.6%inclusion55 decks830 decks
5%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
6.5%inclusion54 decks830 decks
6%synergy
Mystical Teachings
6.5%inclusion54 decks830 decks
5%synergy
Price of Fame
6.4%inclusion53 decks830 decks
6%synergy
Rewind
6.4%inclusion53 decks830 decks
5%synergy
Mystic Confluence
6.3%inclusion52 decks830 decks
4%synergy
Forbidden Alchemy
5.8%inclusion48 decks830 decks
4%synergy
Comet Storm
5.7%inclusion47 decks830 decks
3%synergy
Withering Torment
5.6%inclusion44 decks784 decks
-7%synergy
Drown in the Loch
5.5%inclusion46 decks830 decks
3%synergy
Doom Blade
5.4%inclusion45 decks830 decks
4%synergy
Seething Song
5.3%inclusion44 decks830 decks
-2%synergy
Narset's Reversal
5.3%inclusion44 decks830 decks
-1%synergy
Refute
5.2%inclusion39 decks745 decks
4%synergy
Pongify
5.2%inclusion43 decks830 decks
-1%synergy
Sorceries
Ponder
28%inclusion236 decks830 decks
20%synergy
See the Truth
24%inclusion203 decks830 decks
24%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
19%inclusion157 decks830 decks
14%synergy
Windfall
19%inclusion154 decks830 decks
-5%synergy
Mana Geyser
17%inclusion142 decks830 decks
12%synergy
Exsanguinate
17%inclusion137 decks830 decks
13%synergy
Chain Reaction
16%inclusion133 decks830 decks
14%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
16%inclusion77 decks491 decks
13%synergy
Circle of Power
15%inclusion76 decks512 decks
12%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
15%inclusion123 decks830 decks
13%synergy
Treasure Cruise
14%inclusion114 decks830 decks
11%synergy
Strategic Planning
14%inclusion113 decks830 decks
13%synergy
Night's Whisper
13%inclusion112 decks830 decks
9%synergy
Final Parting
13%inclusion112 decks830 decks
13%synergy
Expressive Iteration
13%inclusion112 decks830 decks
10%synergy
Vandalblast
13%inclusion111 decks830 decks
-3%synergy
Serum Visions
13%inclusion110 decks830 decks
12%synergy
Grapeshot
12%inclusion96 decks830 decks
9%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
11%inclusion94 decks830 decks
7%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
10%inclusion83 decks830 decks
7%synergy
Deep Analysis
9.4%inclusion78 decks830 decks
6%synergy
Sign in Blood
8.9%inclusion74 decks830 decks
5%synergy
Read the Bones
8.7%inclusion72 decks830 decks
6%synergy
Increasing Ambition
8.2%inclusion68 decks830 decks
8%synergy
Victimize
7.8%inclusion65 decks830 decks
-1%synergy
Solve the Equation
7.6%inclusion63 decks830 decks
6%synergy
Tormenting Voice
7.5%inclusion62 decks830 decks
7%synergy
Chart a Course
7.2%inclusion60 decks830 decks
5%synergy
Candlekeep Inspiration
7.0%inclusion58 decks830 decks
7%synergy
Cut // Ribbons
6.5%inclusion54 decks830 decks
6%synergy
Seize the Spoils
6.4%inclusion53 decks830 decks
5%synergy
Army of the Damned
6.1%inclusion51 decks830 decks
5%synergy
Reanimate
6.1%inclusion51 decks830 decks
-19%synergy
Notion Rain
6.1%inclusion51 decks830 decks
6%synergy
Painful Truths
5.9%inclusion49 decks830 decks
4%synergy
River's Rebuke
5.9%inclusion49 decks830 decks
4%synergy
Ignite the Future
5.8%inclusion48 decks830 decks
5%synergy
Maestros Confluence
5.8%inclusion48 decks830 decks
5%synergy
Clone Legion
5.7%inclusion47 decks830 decks
4%synergy
Epic Experiment
5.4%inclusion45 decks830 decks
5%synergy
Dreadbore
5.4%inclusion45 decks830 decks
4%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
5.3%inclusion44 decks830 decks
-0%synergy
Duress
5.3%inclusion44 decks830 decks
5%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
5.3%inclusion44 decks830 decks
4%synergy
Dread Return
5.2%inclusion43 decks830 decks
2%synergy
Extract from Darkness
5.2%inclusion43 decks830 decks
2%synergy
Dream Harvest
5.2%inclusion13 decks252 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
15%inclusion122 decks830 decks
4%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
11%inclusion94 decks830 decks
9%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
10%inclusion86 decks830 decks
-16%synergy
Lucky Clover
10%inclusion79 decks830 decks
9%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
9.3%inclusion48 decks517 decks
7%synergy
Lightning Greaves
7.6%inclusion63 decks830 decks
-22%synergy
Ghost Lantern
6.1%inclusion51 decks830 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Secrets of the Dead
27%inclusion221 decks830 decks
25%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
23%inclusion189 decks830 decks
20%synergy
Double Vision
22%inclusion182 decks830 decks
20%synergy
Fiery Inscription
20%inclusion167 decks830 decks
15%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
13%inclusion109 decks830 decks
13%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
8.0%inclusion66 decks830 decks
7%synergy
Propaganda
8.0%inclusion66 decks830 decks
-7%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
7.0%inclusion58 decks830 decks
6%synergy
Burning Vengeance
6.1%inclusion51 decks830 decks
5%synergy
Maestros Ascendancy
6.1%inclusion51 decks830 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Melee
5.7%inclusion47 decks830 decks
5%synergy
Shark Typhoon
5.5%inclusion46 decks830 decks
4%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
5.4%inclusion45 decks830 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
5.2%inclusion43 decks830 decks
3%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
5.0%inclusion37 decks737 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Storm Conduit
18%inclusion147 decks830 decks
16%synergy
Professor Onyx
9.3%inclusion77 decks830 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
17%inclusion145 decks830 decks
-18%synergy
Bojuka Bog
16%inclusion130 decks830 decks
-8%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
12%inclusion96 decks830 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
11%inclusion88 decks830 decks
3%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
7.8%inclusion39 decks499 decks
4%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
7.7%inclusion64 decks830 decks
2%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
5.5%inclusion46 decks830 decks
2%synergy
Rogue's Passage
5.4%inclusion45 decks830 decks
-17%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
74%inclusion614 decks830 decks
-14%synergy
Sol Ring
72%inclusion594 decks830 decks
-18%synergy
Izzet Signet
50%inclusion416 decks830 decks
18%synergy
Dimir Signet
47%inclusion394 decks830 decks
14%synergy
Rakdos Signet
43%inclusion356 decks830 decks
11%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
33%inclusion278 decks830 decks
-11%synergy
Fellwar Stone
31%inclusion259 decks830 decks
-4%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
30%inclusion251 decks830 decks
-20%synergy
Commander's Sphere
28%inclusion229 decks830 decks
9%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
24%inclusion203 decks830 decks
-19%synergy
Mind Stone
18%inclusion152 decks830 decks
6%synergy
Thought Vessel
10%inclusion85 decks830 decks
-11%synergy
Tablet of Discovery
8.0%inclusion12 decks150 decks
6%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
7.1%inclusion59 decks830 decks
-7%synergy
Resonating Lute
6.4%inclusion10 decks156 decks
2%synergy
Sky Diamond
5.7%inclusion47 decks830 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Island
99%inclusion823 decks830 decks
6%synergy
Mountain
99%inclusion818 decks830 decks
7%synergy
Swamp
98%inclusion817 decks830 decks
6%synergy
Command Tower
83%inclusion690 decks830 decks
-9%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
64%inclusion534 decks830 decks
12%synergy
Exotic Orchard
55%inclusion460 decks830 decks
-1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
45%inclusion375 decks830 decks
22%synergy
Sunken Hollow
43%inclusion355 decks830 decks
3%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
41%inclusion344 decks830 decks
4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
36%inclusion299 decks830 decks
17%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
35%inclusion291 decks830 decks
21%synergy
Sulfur Falls
35%inclusion289 decks830 decks
-13%synergy
Path of Ancestry
32%inclusion269 decks830 decks
2%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
31%inclusion257 decks830 decks
20%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
30%inclusion247 decks830 decks
19%synergy
Temple of Deceit
29%inclusion240 decks830 decks
17%synergy
Shivan Reef
28%inclusion229 decks830 decks
-2%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
28%inclusion229 decks830 decks
-19%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
27%inclusion222 decks830 decks
17%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
27%inclusion221 decks830 decks
20%synergy
Seething Landscape
27%inclusion220 decks830 decks
10%synergy
Dismal Backwater
24%inclusion200 decks830 decks
18%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
23%inclusion189 decks830 decks
-20%synergy
Choked Estuary
22%inclusion182 decks830 decks
4%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
21%inclusion174 decks830 decks
3%synergy
Temple of Malice
20%inclusion167 decks830 decks
9%synergy
Maestros Theater
20%inclusion165 decks830 decks
12%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
20%inclusion163 decks830 decks
8%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
19%inclusion158 decks830 decks
14%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
18%inclusion151 decks830 decks
3%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
16%inclusion135 decks830 decks
7%synergy
Myriad Landscape
15%inclusion124 decks830 decks
6%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
14%inclusion118 decks830 decks
3%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
14%inclusion116 decks830 decks
-14%synergy
Underground River
13%inclusion110 decks830 decks
-15%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
12%inclusion103 decks830 decks
10%synergy
Grixis Panorama
12%inclusion99 decks830 decks
9%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
12%inclusion97 decks830 decks
10%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
12%inclusion96 decks830 decks
5%synergy
Ash Barrens
10%inclusion83 decks830 decks
5%synergy
Tainted Isle
10%inclusion80 decks830 decks
6%synergy
Ferrous Lake
9.2%inclusion76 decks830 decks
5%synergy
Thriving Isle
9.2%inclusion76 decks830 decks
5%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
9.0%inclusion75 decks830 decks
7%synergy
Thriving Moor
9.0%inclusion75 decks830 decks
5%synergy
Thriving Bluff
8.2%inclusion68 decks830 decks
5%synergy
Tainted Peak
8.1%inclusion67 decks830 decks
4%synergy
Canyon Slough
6.0%inclusion50 decks830 decks
1%synergy
Fetid Pools
6.0%inclusion50 decks830 decks
1%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
5.9%inclusion49 decks830 decks
5%synergy
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