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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Mana Sculpt
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
11%synergy
Tablet of Discovery
8.4%inclusion8 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Sanar, Unfinished Genius
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Traumatic Critique
5.9%inclusion6 decks101 decks
4%synergy
Resonating Lute
5.9%inclusion6 decks101 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Goblin Electromancer
55%inclusion450 decks820 decks
46%synergy
Guttersnipe
46%inclusion376 decks820 decks
39%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
33%inclusion274 decks820 decks
31%synergy
Opt
36%inclusion298 decks820 decks
31%synergy
Fact or Fiction
37%inclusion303 decks820 decks
30%synergy
Frantic Search
50%inclusion411 decks820 decks
29%synergy
Faithless Looting
47%inclusion385 decks820 decks
27%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
31%inclusion256 decks820 decks
27%synergy
Secrets of the Dead
27%inclusion219 decks820 decks
25%synergy
Preordain
31%inclusion251 decks820 decks
25%synergy
Top Cards
Negate
46%inclusion378 decks820 decks
24%synergy
Terminate
40%inclusion332 decks820 decks
15%synergy
Counterspell
39%inclusion322 decks820 decks
-5%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
39%inclusion319 decks820 decks
12%synergy
Feed the Swarm
36%inclusion295 decks820 decks
8%synergy
Chaos Warp
35%inclusion289 decks820 decks
1%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
35%inclusion285 decks820 decks
24%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
35%inclusion284 decks820 decks
24%synergy
Blasphemous Act
34%inclusion277 decks820 decks
-10%synergy
Rakdos Charm
33%inclusion268 decks820 decks
18%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
7.4%inclusion61 decks820 decks
0%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
6.1%inclusion50 decks820 decks
3%synergy
Creatures
Young Pyromancer
26%inclusion216 decks820 decks
25%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
25%inclusion201 decks794 decks
21%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
24%inclusion107 decks452 decks
18%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
19%inclusion153 decks820 decks
10%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
18%inclusion145 decks820 decks
17%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
16%inclusion133 decks820 decks
15%synergy
Archmage of Runes
16%inclusion110 decks706 decks
13%synergy
Scalding Viper
15%inclusion124 decks820 decks
15%synergy
Archaeomancer
15%inclusion124 decks820 decks
11%synergy
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
15%inclusion121 decks820 decks
14%synergy
Coruscation Mage
14%inclusion114 decks793 decks
13%synergy
Decadent Dragon
14%inclusion116 decks820 decks
13%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
14%inclusion112 decks820 decks
13%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
14%inclusion64 decks474 decks
8%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
12%inclusion96 decks820 decks
10%synergy
Rona, Sheoldred's Faithful
12%inclusion95 decks820 decks
11%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
12%inclusion95 decks820 decks
10%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
11%inclusion91 decks820 decks
6%synergy
Hearth Elemental
11%inclusion87 decks820 decks
11%synergy
Murderous Rider
10%inclusion85 decks820 decks
10%synergy
Firebrand Archer
10%inclusion84 decks820 decks
9%synergy
Frolicking Familiar
10%inclusion83 decks820 decks
10%synergy
Bonecrusher Giant
10%inclusion82 decks820 decks
10%synergy
Electrostatic Field
10%inclusion81 decks820 decks
9%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
10%inclusion79 decks820 decks
9%synergy
Picklock Prankster
9.4%inclusion77 decks820 decks
9%synergy
Chancellor of Tales
9.4%inclusion77 decks820 decks
9%synergy
Mocking Sprite
9.0%inclusion74 decks820 decks
8%synergy
Embereth Shieldbreaker
9.0%inclusion74 decks820 decks
9%synergy
Foulmire Knight
8.8%inclusion72 decks820 decks
9%synergy
Horned Loch-Whale
8.7%inclusion71 decks820 decks
9%synergy
Order of Midnight
8.5%inclusion70 decks820 decks
8%synergy
Storyteller Pixie
8.3%inclusion68 decks820 decks
8%synergy
Spellscorn Coven
8.0%inclusion66 decks820 decks
8%synergy
Gray Slaad
7.7%inclusion63 decks820 decks
8%synergy
Illithid Harvester
7.6%inclusion62 decks820 decks
7%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
7.6%inclusion62 decks820 decks
6%synergy
Sapphire Dragon
7.6%inclusion62 decks820 decks
7%synergy
Lozhan, Dragons' Legacy
7.6%inclusion62 decks820 decks
7%synergy
Sword Coast Serpent
7.6%inclusion62 decks820 decks
7%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
7.4%inclusion61 decks820 decks
7%synergy
Merchant of the Vale
7.4%inclusion61 decks820 decks
7%synergy
Crackling Drake
7.3%inclusion60 decks820 decks
7%synergy
Brazen Borrower
7.2%inclusion59 decks820 decks
7%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
7.2%inclusion59 decks820 decks
6%synergy
Callous Sell-Sword
6.6%inclusion54 decks820 decks
6%synergy
Haughty Djinn
6.5%inclusion53 decks820 decks
6%synergy
Young Blue Dragon
6.3%inclusion52 decks820 decks
6%synergy
Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
6.3%inclusion30 decks474 decks
3%synergy
Amethyst Dragon
6.2%inclusion51 decks820 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Thrill of Possibility
32%inclusion259 decks820 decks
20%synergy
Abrade
30%inclusion247 decks820 decks
21%synergy
Consider
29%inclusion240 decks820 decks
23%synergy
Brainstorm
28%inclusion228 decks820 decks
11%synergy
Lightning Bolt
28%inclusion228 decks820 decks
17%synergy
Izzet Charm
26%inclusion213 decks820 decks
23%synergy
Dark Ritual
26%inclusion212 decks820 decks
-11%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
26%inclusion211 decks820 decks
24%synergy
Maestros Charm
24%inclusion198 decks820 decks
21%synergy
Bedevil
21%inclusion172 decks820 decks
6%synergy
Thought Scour
18%inclusion145 decks820 decks
16%synergy
Big Score
15%inclusion121 decks820 decks
2%synergy
Reality Shift
15%inclusion121 decks820 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Denial
12%inclusion100 decks820 decks
-16%synergy
Aetherize
12%inclusion99 decks820 decks
8%synergy
Murder
12%inclusion96 decks820 decks
9%synergy
Go for the Throat
12%inclusion95 decks820 decks
6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
11%inclusion94 decks820 decks
5%synergy
Wizard's Retort
10%inclusion85 decks820 decks
9%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
10%inclusion80 decks820 decks
-21%synergy
Prismari Command
10%inclusion80 decks820 decks
4%synergy
Crosis's Charm
10%inclusion79 decks820 decks
7%synergy
Impulse
9.0%inclusion74 decks820 decks
8%synergy
Spell Pierce
8.4%inclusion69 decks820 decks
5%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
8.2%inclusion67 decks820 decks
7%synergy
Dispel
8.2%inclusion67 decks820 decks
5%synergy
Dig Through Time
7.9%inclusion65 decks820 decks
4%synergy
Snap
7.7%inclusion63 decks820 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Leak
7.6%inclusion62 decks820 decks
6%synergy
Cancel
7.2%inclusion59 decks820 decks
6%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
7.0%inclusion57 decks820 decks
-2%synergy
Demand Answers
7.0%inclusion57 decks820 decks
2%synergy
Infernal Grasp
7.0%inclusion57 decks820 decks
2%synergy
Unwind
6.8%inclusion56 decks820 decks
5%synergy
Price of Fame
6.7%inclusion55 decks820 decks
6%synergy
Mystical Teachings
6.6%inclusion54 decks820 decks
5%synergy
Rewind
6.6%inclusion54 decks820 decks
5%synergy
Mystic Confluence
6.5%inclusion53 decks820 decks
4%synergy
Flame of Anor
6.3%inclusion52 decks820 decks
1%synergy
Doom Blade
6.1%inclusion50 decks820 decks
5%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
6.0%inclusion49 decks820 decks
5%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
6.0%inclusion49 decks820 decks
5%synergy
Forbidden Alchemy
5.9%inclusion48 decks820 decks
4%synergy
Refute
5.8%inclusion41 decks705 decks
4%synergy
Drown in the Loch
5.6%inclusion46 decks820 decks
3%synergy
Transpose
5.5%inclusion26 decks469 decks
4%synergy
Comet Storm
5.5%inclusion45 decks820 decks
3%synergy
Twinferno
5.2%inclusion43 decks820 decks
4%synergy
Anticipate
5.2%inclusion43 decks820 decks
5%synergy
Pongify
5.1%inclusion42 decks820 decks
-1%synergy
Sorceries
Ponder
29%inclusion234 decks820 decks
20%synergy
See the Truth
24%inclusion198 decks820 decks
23%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
19%inclusion159 decks820 decks
15%synergy
Windfall
19%inclusion155 decks820 decks
-5%synergy
Mana Geyser
17%inclusion140 decks820 decks
12%synergy
Chain Reaction
16%inclusion131 decks820 decks
14%synergy
Exsanguinate
16%inclusion129 decks820 decks
12%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
15%inclusion68 decks449 decks
12%synergy
Circle of Power
15%inclusion71 decks469 decks
12%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
15%inclusion123 decks820 decks
13%synergy
Strategic Planning
15%inclusion120 decks820 decks
14%synergy
Final Parting
14%inclusion116 decks820 decks
13%synergy
Treasure Cruise
14%inclusion114 decks820 decks
11%synergy
Vandalblast
13%inclusion108 decks820 decks
-3%synergy
Expressive Iteration
13%inclusion107 decks820 decks
10%synergy
Serum Visions
13%inclusion105 decks820 decks
12%synergy
Night's Whisper
12%inclusion101 decks820 decks
8%synergy
Grapeshot
12%inclusion96 decks820 decks
10%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
12%inclusion95 decks820 decks
7%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
11%inclusion87 decks820 decks
7%synergy
Deep Analysis
9.1%inclusion75 decks820 decks
5%synergy
Read the Bones
9.0%inclusion74 decks820 decks
7%synergy
Sign in Blood
8.3%inclusion68 decks820 decks
5%synergy
Increasing Ambition
8.0%inclusion66 decks820 decks
8%synergy
Tormenting Voice
7.8%inclusion64 decks820 decks
7%synergy
Solve the Equation
7.6%inclusion62 decks820 decks
5%synergy
Victimize
7.4%inclusion61 decks820 decks
-1%synergy
Candlekeep Inspiration
7.2%inclusion59 decks820 decks
7%synergy
Chart a Course
6.8%inclusion56 decks820 decks
5%synergy
Clone Legion
6.5%inclusion53 decks820 decks
5%synergy
Cut // Ribbons
6.3%inclusion52 decks820 decks
6%synergy
River's Rebuke
6.2%inclusion51 decks820 decks
5%synergy
Seize the Spoils
6.1%inclusion50 decks820 decks
4%synergy
Reanimate
6.1%inclusion50 decks820 decks
-19%synergy
Ignite the Future
5.9%inclusion48 decks820 decks
6%synergy
Painful Truths
5.9%inclusion48 decks820 decks
4%synergy
Maestros Confluence
5.9%inclusion48 decks820 decks
5%synergy
Notion Rain
5.9%inclusion48 decks820 decks
6%synergy
Army of the Damned
5.7%inclusion47 decks820 decks
4%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
5.7%inclusion47 decks820 decks
5%synergy
Duress
5.6%inclusion46 decks820 decks
5%synergy
Dream Harvest
5.5%inclusion11 decks200 decks
3%synergy
Epic Experiment
5.5%inclusion45 decks820 decks
5%synergy
Dread Return
5.4%inclusion44 decks820 decks
3%synergy
Aether Gale
5.0%inclusion41 decks820 decks
5%synergy
Extract from Darkness
5.0%inclusion41 decks820 decks
2%synergy
Rapturous Moment
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
15%inclusion122 decks820 decks
4%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
12%inclusion95 decks820 decks
10%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
10%inclusion48 decks474 decks
8%synergy
Lucky Clover
10%inclusion82 decks820 decks
10%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
10%inclusion82 decks820 decks
-16%synergy
Lightning Greaves
7.3%inclusion60 decks820 decks
-22%synergy
Ghost Lantern
6.8%inclusion56 decks820 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Double Vision
23%inclusion190 decks820 decks
21%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
22%inclusion183 decks820 decks
20%synergy
Fiery Inscription
21%inclusion169 decks820 decks
16%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
14%inclusion111 decks820 decks
13%synergy
Propaganda
8.4%inclusion69 decks820 decks
-6%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
7.7%inclusion63 decks820 decks
7%synergy
Maestros Ascendancy
6.6%inclusion54 decks820 decks
6%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
6.3%inclusion52 decks820 decks
6%synergy
Burning Vengeance
5.9%inclusion48 decks820 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Melee
5.7%inclusion47 decks820 decks
5%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
5.2%inclusion36 decks697 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
5.1%inclusion42 decks820 decks
3%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
5.0%inclusion41 decks820 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Storm Conduit
17%inclusion141 decks820 decks
16%synergy
Professor Onyx
8.8%inclusion72 decks820 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
17%inclusion141 decks820 decks
-18%synergy
Bojuka Bog
16%inclusion129 decks820 decks
-8%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
12%inclusion95 decks820 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
11%inclusion88 decks820 decks
3%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
7.6%inclusion35 decks458 decks
4%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
7.2%inclusion59 decks820 decks
1%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
5.4%inclusion44 decks820 decks
2%synergy
Rogue's Passage
5.0%inclusion41 decks820 decks
-17%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
74%inclusion603 decks820 decks
-14%synergy
Sol Ring
72%inclusion589 decks820 decks
-18%synergy
Izzet Signet
49%inclusion404 decks820 decks
17%synergy
Dimir Signet
47%inclusion386 decks820 decks
12%synergy
Rakdos Signet
43%inclusion350 decks820 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
32%inclusion262 decks820 decks
-12%synergy
Fellwar Stone
32%inclusion261 decks820 decks
-4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
29%inclusion234 decks820 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
28%inclusion233 decks820 decks
-21%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
23%inclusion186 decks820 decks
-21%synergy
Mind Stone
17%inclusion142 decks820 decks
4%synergy
Thought Vessel
10%inclusion79 decks820 decks
-12%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
6.3%inclusion52 decks820 decks
-8%synergy
Sky Diamond
6.0%inclusion49 decks820 decks
4%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
5.2%inclusion43 decks820 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Island
99%inclusion812 decks820 decks
6%synergy
Mountain
99%inclusion809 decks820 decks
7%synergy
Swamp
98%inclusion806 decks820 decks
6%synergy
Command Tower
83%inclusion681 decks820 decks
-9%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
65%inclusion537 decks820 decks
13%synergy
Exotic Orchard
55%inclusion454 decks820 decks
-1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
46%inclusion377 decks820 decks
23%synergy
Sunken Hollow
44%inclusion362 decks820 decks
5%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
43%inclusion353 decks820 decks
6%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
37%inclusion303 decks820 decks
23%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
37%inclusion300 decks820 decks
18%synergy
Sulfur Falls
33%inclusion271 decks820 decks
-14%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
32%inclusion259 decks820 decks
21%synergy
Path of Ancestry
31%inclusion257 decks820 decks
1%synergy
Temple of Deceit
31%inclusion251 decks820 decks
18%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
30%inclusion249 decks820 decks
19%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
28%inclusion228 decks820 decks
18%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
27%inclusion225 decks820 decks
21%synergy
Shivan Reef
27%inclusion222 decks820 decks
-3%synergy
Seething Landscape
26%inclusion217 decks820 decks
10%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
25%inclusion206 decks820 decks
-20%synergy
Dismal Backwater
25%inclusion202 decks820 decks
18%synergy
Temple of Malice
22%inclusion180 decks820 decks
11%synergy
Choked Estuary
21%inclusion176 decks820 decks
4%synergy
Maestros Theater
21%inclusion173 decks820 decks
13%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
20%inclusion168 decks820 decks
-22%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
20%inclusion166 decks820 decks
2%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
20%inclusion161 decks820 decks
8%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
19%inclusion158 decks820 decks
14%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
18%inclusion146 decks820 decks
3%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
16%inclusion132 decks820 decks
6%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
15%inclusion122 decks820 decks
4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
15%inclusion119 decks820 decks
5%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
13%inclusion110 decks820 decks
-14%synergy
Grixis Panorama
12%inclusion100 decks820 decks
9%synergy
Underground River
12%inclusion99 decks820 decks
-16%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
12%inclusion99 decks820 decks
10%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
11%inclusion94 decks820 decks
5%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
11%inclusion91 decks820 decks
9%synergy
Ash Barrens
10%inclusion79 decks820 decks
5%synergy
Tainted Isle
9.4%inclusion77 decks820 decks
5%synergy
Thriving Moor
9.1%inclusion75 decks820 decks
5%synergy
Thriving Isle
9.1%inclusion75 decks820 decks
5%synergy
Ferrous Lake
9.0%inclusion74 decks820 decks
5%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
8.7%inclusion71 decks820 decks
7%synergy
Thriving Bluff
8.3%inclusion68 decks820 decks
5%synergy
Tainted Peak
8.0%inclusion66 decks820 decks
4%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
6.5%inclusion53 decks820 decks
5%synergy
Oscorp Industries
6.5%inclusion22 decks341 decks
-4%synergy
Canyon Slough
6.2%inclusion51 decks820 decks
2%synergy
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