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%inclusion19 decks126 decks
11%synergy
Tablet of Discovery
8.3%inclusion10 decks121 decks
6%synergy
Prismari Charm
7.8%inclusion10 decks129 decks
6%synergy
Resonating Lute
7.1%inclusion9 decks127 decks
2%synergy
Traumatic Critique
6.3%inclusion8 decks127 decks
5%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Goblin Electromancer
54%inclusion449 decks828 decks
46%synergy
Guttersnipe
46%inclusion383 decks828 decks
40%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
33%inclusion276 decks828 decks
31%synergy
Opt
36%inclusion299 decks828 decks
30%synergy
Fact or Fiction
36%inclusion302 decks828 decks
30%synergy
Frantic Search
50%inclusion414 decks828 decks
29%synergy
Faithless Looting
47%inclusion393 decks828 decks
28%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
31%inclusion258 decks828 decks
27%synergy
Preordain
32%inclusion262 decks828 decks
26%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
36%inclusion297 decks828 decks
26%synergy
Top Cards
Negate
46%inclusion379 decks828 decks
23%synergy
Terminate
40%inclusion335 decks828 decks
15%synergy
Counterspell
40%inclusion330 decks828 decks
-5%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
39%inclusion321 decks828 decks
12%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
36%inclusion300 decks828 decks
25%synergy
Feed the Swarm
36%inclusion297 decks828 decks
8%synergy
Chaos Warp
36%inclusion295 decks828 decks
1%synergy
Blasphemous Act
34%inclusion282 decks828 decks
-10%synergy
Rakdos Charm
33%inclusion272 decks828 decks
18%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
31%inclusion256 decks828 decks
19%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
7.1%inclusion59 decks828 decks
-1%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
6.0%inclusion50 decks828 decks
3%synergy
Creatures
Young Pyromancer
27%inclusion224 decks828 decks
25%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
26%inclusion211 decks815 decks
22%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
24%inclusion114 decks472 decks
19%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
18%inclusion153 decks828 decks
10%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
18%inclusion151 decks828 decks
18%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
16%inclusion136 decks828 decks
15%synergy
Archmage of Runes
16%inclusion116 decks728 decks
13%synergy
Scalding Viper
15%inclusion126 decks828 decks
15%synergy
Archaeomancer
15%inclusion126 decks828 decks
12%synergy
Coruscation Mage
15%inclusion122 decks814 decks
13%synergy
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
15%inclusion121 decks828 decks
13%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
14%inclusion69 decks495 decks
8%synergy
Decadent Dragon
14%inclusion112 decks828 decks
12%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
13%inclusion107 decks828 decks
12%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
12%inclusion100 decks828 decks
10%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
12%inclusion96 decks828 decks
10%synergy
Rona, Sheoldred's Faithful
11%inclusion93 decks828 decks
11%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
11%inclusion91 decks828 decks
6%synergy
Firebrand Archer
11%inclusion88 decks828 decks
9%synergy
Murderous Rider
10%inclusion85 decks828 decks
10%synergy
Hearth Elemental
10%inclusion85 decks828 decks
10%synergy
Electrostatic Field
10%inclusion84 decks828 decks
9%synergy
Bonecrusher Giant
10%inclusion82 decks828 decks
10%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
10%inclusion81 decks828 decks
9%synergy
Frolicking Familiar
10%inclusion81 decks828 decks
10%synergy
Chancellor of Tales
9.3%inclusion77 decks828 decks
9%synergy
Picklock Prankster
9.2%inclusion76 decks828 decks
9%synergy
Embereth Shieldbreaker
9.1%inclusion75 decks828 decks
9%synergy
Mocking Sprite
8.9%inclusion74 decks828 decks
8%synergy
Order of Midnight
8.7%inclusion72 decks828 decks
9%synergy
Foulmire Knight
8.5%inclusion70 decks828 decks
8%synergy
Storyteller Pixie
8.2%inclusion68 decks828 decks
8%synergy
Horned Loch-Whale
8.2%inclusion68 decks828 decks
8%synergy
Spellscorn Coven
7.6%inclusion63 decks828 decks
7%synergy
Sapphire Dragon
7.4%inclusion61 decks828 decks
7%synergy
Sword Coast Serpent
7.4%inclusion61 decks828 decks
7%synergy
Gray Slaad
7.4%inclusion61 decks828 decks
7%synergy
Illithid Harvester
7.2%inclusion60 decks828 decks
7%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
7.2%inclusion60 decks828 decks
6%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
7.2%inclusion60 decks828 decks
7%synergy
Lozhan, Dragons' Legacy
7.2%inclusion60 decks828 decks
7%synergy
Brazen Borrower
7.2%inclusion60 decks828 decks
7%synergy
Merchant of the Vale
7.2%inclusion60 decks828 decks
7%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
7.1%inclusion59 decks828 decks
6%synergy
Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
7.1%inclusion35 decks495 decks
4%synergy
Crackling Drake
7.0%inclusion58 decks828 decks
7%synergy
Callous Sell-Sword
6.6%inclusion55 decks828 decks
6%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
6.5%inclusion54 decks828 decks
1%synergy
Sanar, Unfinished Genius
6.2%inclusion8 decks129 decks
5%synergy
Mysidian Elder
6.2%inclusion29 decks470 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Consider
31%inclusion253 decks828 decks
24%synergy
Abrade
30%inclusion251 decks828 decks
21%synergy
Brainstorm
29%inclusion242 decks828 decks
12%synergy
Lightning Bolt
29%inclusion239 decks828 decks
18%synergy
Dark Ritual
27%inclusion221 decks828 decks
-11%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
26%inclusion217 decks828 decks
24%synergy
Izzet Charm
25%inclusion207 decks828 decks
23%synergy
Maestros Charm
23%inclusion194 decks828 decks
20%synergy
Bedevil
21%inclusion171 decks828 decks
5%synergy
Thought Scour
18%inclusion148 decks828 decks
17%synergy
Big Score
15%inclusion126 decks828 decks
3%synergy
Reality Shift
15%inclusion122 decks828 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Denial
13%inclusion107 decks828 decks
-16%synergy
Aetherize
12%inclusion102 decks828 decks
9%synergy
Murder
12%inclusion100 decks828 decks
9%synergy
Go for the Throat
11%inclusion95 decks828 decks
6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
11%inclusion92 decks828 decks
5%synergy
Wizard's Retort
10%inclusion84 decks828 decks
8%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
10%inclusion79 decks828 decks
-21%synergy
Crosis's Charm
9.4%inclusion78 decks828 decks
7%synergy
Prismari Command
9.4%inclusion78 decks828 decks
3%synergy
Spell Pierce
8.8%inclusion73 decks828 decks
6%synergy
Impulse
8.6%inclusion71 decks828 decks
8%synergy
Dig Through Time
8.5%inclusion70 decks828 decks
5%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
8.3%inclusion69 decks828 decks
7%synergy
Snap
8.3%inclusion69 decks828 decks
-2%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
7.7%inclusion64 decks828 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Leak
7.6%inclusion63 decks828 decks
6%synergy
Dispel
7.6%inclusion63 decks828 decks
4%synergy
Cancel
7.4%inclusion61 decks828 decks
6%synergy
Infernal Grasp
7.2%inclusion60 decks828 decks
2%synergy
Demand Answers
7.1%inclusion59 decks828 decks
2%synergy
Price of Fame
6.8%inclusion56 decks828 decks
6%synergy
Unwind
6.8%inclusion56 decks828 decks
5%synergy
Flame of Anor
6.8%inclusion56 decks828 decks
2%synergy
Mystical Teachings
6.5%inclusion54 decks828 decks
5%synergy
Rewind
6.4%inclusion53 decks828 decks
5%synergy
Mystic Confluence
6.3%inclusion52 decks828 decks
4%synergy
Forbidden Alchemy
6.2%inclusion51 decks828 decks
4%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
6.0%inclusion50 decks828 decks
5%synergy
Doom Blade
5.9%inclusion49 decks828 decks
5%synergy
Drown in the Loch
5.6%inclusion46 decks828 decks
3%synergy
Comet Storm
5.6%inclusion46 decks828 decks
3%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
5.3%inclusion44 decks828 decks
4%synergy
Refute
5.2%inclusion38 decks727 decks
4%synergy
Reverberate
5.2%inclusion43 decks828 decks
2%synergy
Seething Song
5.2%inclusion43 decks828 decks
-2%synergy
Transpose
5.1%inclusion25 decks490 decks
3%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
5.1%inclusion42 decks828 decks
3%synergy
Pongify
5.1%inclusion42 decks828 decks
-1%synergy
Sorceries
Ponder
29%inclusion240 decks828 decks
20%synergy
See the Truth
25%inclusion205 decks828 decks
24%synergy
Windfall
19%inclusion161 decks828 decks
-4%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
19%inclusion157 decks828 decks
14%synergy
Mana Geyser
17%inclusion141 decks828 decks
12%synergy
Exsanguinate
17%inclusion137 decks828 decks
13%synergy
Chain Reaction
16%inclusion134 decks828 decks
14%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
15%inclusion72 decks470 decks
12%synergy
Circle of Power
15%inclusion74 decks490 decks
12%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
15%inclusion122 decks828 decks
13%synergy
Strategic Planning
14%inclusion117 decks828 decks
14%synergy
Treasure Cruise
14%inclusion117 decks828 decks
11%synergy
Final Parting
14%inclusion112 decks828 decks
13%synergy
Expressive Iteration
13%inclusion110 decks828 decks
10%synergy
Vandalblast
13%inclusion109 decks828 decks
-3%synergy
Serum Visions
13%inclusion107 decks828 decks
12%synergy
Night's Whisper
13%inclusion105 decks828 decks
8%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
12%inclusion98 decks828 decks
7%synergy
Grapeshot
12%inclusion98 decks828 decks
10%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
10%inclusion86 decks828 decks
7%synergy
Deep Analysis
8.9%inclusion74 decks828 decks
5%synergy
Read the Bones
8.6%inclusion71 decks828 decks
6%synergy
Increasing Ambition
8.0%inclusion66 decks828 decks
8%synergy
Sign in Blood
8.0%inclusion66 decks828 decks
4%synergy
Tormenting Voice
7.7%inclusion64 decks828 decks
7%synergy
Solve the Equation
7.5%inclusion62 decks828 decks
5%synergy
Candlekeep Inspiration
7.4%inclusion61 decks828 decks
7%synergy
Victimize
7.1%inclusion59 decks828 decks
-2%synergy
Chart a Course
7.0%inclusion58 decks828 decks
5%synergy
Cut // Ribbons
6.5%inclusion54 decks828 decks
6%synergy
Reanimate
6.5%inclusion54 decks828 decks
-18%synergy
River's Rebuke
6.3%inclusion52 decks828 decks
5%synergy
Seize the Spoils
6.2%inclusion51 decks828 decks
4%synergy
Clone Legion
6.0%inclusion50 decks828 decks
5%synergy
Notion Rain
6.0%inclusion50 decks828 decks
6%synergy
Ignite the Future
5.8%inclusion48 decks828 decks
5%synergy
Painful Truths
5.8%inclusion48 decks828 decks
4%synergy
Dream Harvest
5.7%inclusion13 decks227 decks
3%synergy
Army of the Damned
5.7%inclusion47 decks828 decks
4%synergy
Maestros Confluence
5.7%inclusion47 decks828 decks
5%synergy
Epic Experiment
5.4%inclusion45 decks828 decks
5%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
5.4%inclusion45 decks828 decks
5%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
5.3%inclusion44 decks828 decks
-0%synergy
Duress
5.3%inclusion44 decks828 decks
5%synergy
Dread Return
5.3%inclusion44 decks828 decks
3%synergy
Extract from Darkness
5.3%inclusion44 decks828 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
15%inclusion122 decks828 decks
4%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
12%inclusion96 decks828 decks
10%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
10%inclusion85 decks828 decks
-16%synergy
Lucky Clover
10%inclusion82 decks828 decks
10%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
10%inclusion49 decks495 decks
8%synergy
Lightning Greaves
7.2%inclusion60 decks828 decks
-22%synergy
Ghost Lantern
6.5%inclusion54 decks828 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Secrets of the Dead
27%inclusion223 decks828 decks
25%synergy
Double Vision
23%inclusion190 decks828 decks
21%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
23%inclusion188 decks828 decks
20%synergy
Fiery Inscription
21%inclusion172 decks828 decks
16%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
14%inclusion113 decks828 decks
13%synergy
Propaganda
8.3%inclusion69 decks828 decks
-6%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
8.2%inclusion68 decks828 decks
7%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
6.9%inclusion57 decks828 decks
6%synergy
Maestros Ascendancy
6.4%inclusion53 decks828 decks
6%synergy
Shark Typhoon
5.7%inclusion47 decks828 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Melee
5.7%inclusion47 decks828 decks
5%synergy
Burning Vengeance
5.6%inclusion46 decks828 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
5.4%inclusion45 decks828 decks
3%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
5.1%inclusion37 decks719 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Storm Conduit
18%inclusion146 decks828 decks
16%synergy
Professor Onyx
9.1%inclusion75 decks828 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
17%inclusion144 decks828 decks
-18%synergy
Bojuka Bog
16%inclusion129 decks828 decks
-9%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
11%inclusion95 decks828 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
11%inclusion90 decks828 decks
3%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
8.2%inclusion39 decks478 decks
4%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
7.7%inclusion64 decks828 decks
2%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
5.4%inclusion45 decks828 decks
2%synergy
Great Hall of the Biblioplex
5.4%inclusion7 decks129 decks
5%synergy
Rogue's Passage
5.1%inclusion42 decks828 decks
-17%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
73%inclusion608 decks828 decks
-15%synergy
Sol Ring
72%inclusion596 decks828 decks
-18%synergy
Izzet Signet
50%inclusion411 decks828 decks
18%synergy
Dimir Signet
47%inclusion390 decks828 decks
13%synergy
Rakdos Signet
43%inclusion352 decks828 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
33%inclusion274 decks828 decks
-11%synergy
Fellwar Stone
32%inclusion261 decks828 decks
-4%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
30%inclusion247 decks828 decks
-20%synergy
Commander's Sphere
28%inclusion235 decks828 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
24%inclusion198 decks828 decks
-20%synergy
Mind Stone
18%inclusion148 decks828 decks
5%synergy
Thought Vessel
10%inclusion81 decks828 decks
-12%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
6.8%inclusion56 decks828 decks
-7%synergy
Sky Diamond
5.4%inclusion45 decks828 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Island
99%inclusion820 decks828 decks
6%synergy
Mountain
99%inclusion816 decks828 decks
7%synergy
Swamp
98%inclusion814 decks828 decks
6%synergy
Command Tower
83%inclusion687 decks828 decks
-9%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
65%inclusion540 decks828 decks
13%synergy
Exotic Orchard
56%inclusion460 decks828 decks
-1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
46%inclusion381 decks828 decks
23%synergy
Sunken Hollow
44%inclusion362 decks828 decks
4%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
42%inclusion350 decks828 decks
5%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
37%inclusion304 decks828 decks
18%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
36%inclusion301 decks828 decks
23%synergy
Sulfur Falls
34%inclusion282 decks828 decks
-13%synergy
Path of Ancestry
32%inclusion265 decks828 decks
1%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
31%inclusion260 decks828 decks
21%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
30%inclusion250 decks828 decks
19%synergy
Temple of Deceit
30%inclusion247 decks828 decks
17%synergy
Shivan Reef
28%inclusion230 decks828 decks
-2%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
27%inclusion225 decks828 decks
21%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
27%inclusion224 decks828 decks
17%synergy
Seething Landscape
27%inclusion224 decks828 decks
11%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
26%inclusion219 decks828 decks
-19%synergy
Dismal Backwater
24%inclusion202 decks828 decks
18%synergy
Choked Estuary
22%inclusion185 decks828 decks
5%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
22%inclusion184 decks828 decks
-21%synergy
Temple of Malice
21%inclusion177 decks828 decks
10%synergy
Maestros Theater
21%inclusion173 decks828 decks
13%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
21%inclusion173 decks828 decks
3%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
19%inclusion161 decks828 decks
8%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
19%inclusion157 decks828 decks
14%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
18%inclusion149 decks828 decks
3%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
16%inclusion130 decks828 decks
6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
15%inclusion122 decks828 decks
6%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
14%inclusion120 decks828 decks
3%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
14%inclusion116 decks828 decks
-14%synergy
Underground River
13%inclusion109 decks828 decks
-15%synergy
Grixis Panorama
12%inclusion100 decks828 decks
9%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
12%inclusion98 decks828 decks
10%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
11%inclusion92 decks828 decks
5%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
11%inclusion90 decks828 decks
9%synergy
Ash Barrens
10%inclusion83 decks828 decks
6%synergy
Tainted Isle
9.3%inclusion77 decks828 decks
5%synergy
Ferrous Lake
9.2%inclusion76 decks828 decks
5%synergy
Thriving Isle
9.1%inclusion75 decks828 decks
5%synergy
Thriving Moor
8.9%inclusion74 decks828 decks
5%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
8.5%inclusion70 decks828 decks
7%synergy
Thriving Bluff
8.1%inclusion67 decks828 decks
5%synergy
Tainted Peak
7.9%inclusion65 decks828 decks
4%synergy
Oscorp Industries
6.6%inclusion24 decks366 decks
-4%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
6.4%inclusion53 decks828 decks
5%synergy
Canyon Slough
5.9%inclusion49 decks828 decks
1%synergy
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