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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Glamdring, Foe-hammer
9.1%inclusion7 decks77 decks
7%synergy
Gandalf, Goblins' Bane
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Wizard's Staff
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
-2%synergy
Most Decrepit Old Bird
3.8%inclusion3 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Confusticate and Bebother
2.6%inclusion2 decks78 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Goblin Electromancer
57%inclusion488 decks859 decks
48%synergy
Guttersnipe
46%inclusion391 decks859 decks
39%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
35%inclusion298 decks859 decks
32%synergy
Opt
37%inclusion314 decks859 decks
31%synergy
Fact or Fiction
35%inclusion299 decks859 decks
28%synergy
Young Pyromancer
29%inclusion245 decks859 decks
27%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
37%inclusion320 decks859 decks
27%synergy
Faithless Looting
47%inclusion402 decks859 decks
27%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
30%inclusion259 decks859 decks
26%synergy
Preordain
31%inclusion270 decks859 decks
26%synergy
Top Cards
Frantic Search
47%inclusion406 decks859 decks
25%synergy
Negate
45%inclusion390 decks859 decks
24%synergy
Counterspell
40%inclusion340 decks859 decks
-5%synergy
Terminate
39%inclusion338 decks859 decks
13%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
39%inclusion331 decks859 decks
12%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
36%inclusion313 decks859 decks
25%synergy
Chaos Warp
35%inclusion301 decks859 decks
0%synergy
Blasphemous Act
35%inclusion299 decks859 decks
-10%synergy
Feed the Swarm
35%inclusion299 decks859 decks
7%synergy
Rakdos Charm
33%inclusion285 decks859 decks
19%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
6.9%inclusion59 decks859 decks
-1%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
5.6%inclusion48 decks859 decks
3%synergy
Creatures
Stormcatch Mentor
29%inclusion248 decks859 decks
25%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
25%inclusion146 decks583 decks
20%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
20%inclusion171 decks859 decks
19%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
17%inclusion150 decks859 decks
9%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
17%inclusion147 decks859 decks
16%synergy
Coruscation Mage
16%inclusion137 decks859 decks
14%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
16%inclusion94 decks606 decks
10%synergy
Archmage of Runes
15%inclusion126 decks827 decks
12%synergy
Archaeomancer
15%inclusion127 decks859 decks
11%synergy
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
15%inclusion126 decks859 decks
14%synergy
Scalding Viper
14%inclusion122 decks859 decks
14%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
14%inclusion117 decks859 decks
12%synergy
Decadent Dragon
13%inclusion113 decks859 decks
12%synergy
Firebrand Archer
13%inclusion109 decks859 decks
12%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
12%inclusion104 decks859 decks
10%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
12%inclusion99 decks859 decks
11%synergy
Rona, Sheoldred's Faithful
11%inclusion96 decks859 decks
11%synergy
Electrostatic Field
11%inclusion93 decks859 decks
10%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
10%inclusion90 decks859 decks
10%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
10%inclusion89 decks859 decks
5%synergy
Murderous Rider
10%inclusion88 decks859 decks
10%synergy
Bonecrusher Giant
10%inclusion88 decks859 decks
10%synergy
Mocking Sprite
9.4%inclusion81 decks859 decks
9%synergy
Hearth Elemental
9.4%inclusion81 decks859 decks
9%synergy
Chancellor of Tales
9.1%inclusion78 decks859 decks
9%synergy
Frolicking Familiar
9.1%inclusion78 decks859 decks
9%synergy
Embereth Shieldbreaker
8.6%inclusion74 decks859 decks
9%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
8.5%inclusion73 decks859 decks
2%synergy
Picklock Prankster
8.4%inclusion72 decks859 decks
8%synergy
Order of Midnight
8.0%inclusion69 decks859 decks
8%synergy
Storyteller Pixie
7.9%inclusion68 decks859 decks
8%synergy
Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
7.8%inclusion47 decks606 decks
5%synergy
Illithid Harvester
7.7%inclusion66 decks859 decks
8%synergy
Foulmire Knight
7.6%inclusion65 decks859 decks
7%synergy
Spellscorn Coven
7.5%inclusion64 decks859 decks
7%synergy
Merchant of the Vale
7.5%inclusion64 decks859 decks
7%synergy
Gray Slaad
7.3%inclusion63 decks859 decks
7%synergy
Lozhan, Dragons' Legacy
7.3%inclusion63 decks859 decks
7%synergy
Horned Loch-Whale
7.2%inclusion62 decks859 decks
7%synergy
Brazen Borrower
7.2%inclusion62 decks859 decks
7%synergy
Crackling Drake
7.2%inclusion62 decks859 decks
7%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
7.1%inclusion61 decks859 decks
6%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
7.1%inclusion61 decks859 decks
7%synergy
Sapphire Dragon
7.1%inclusion61 decks859 decks
7%synergy
Sword Coast Serpent
7.1%inclusion61 decks859 decks
7%synergy
Haughty Djinn
6.5%inclusion56 decks859 decks
6%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
6.5%inclusion56 decks859 decks
6%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
6.4%inclusion55 decks859 decks
6%synergy
Callous Sell-Sword
6.2%inclusion53 decks859 decks
6%synergy
Docent of Perfection
5.9%inclusion51 decks859 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Abrade
32%inclusion276 decks859 decks
23%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
31%inclusion264 decks859 decks
19%synergy
Lightning Bolt
30%inclusion254 decks859 decks
19%synergy
Consider
29%inclusion253 decks859 decks
23%synergy
Brainstorm
29%inclusion251 decks859 decks
12%synergy
Dark Ritual
27%inclusion230 decks859 decks
-12%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
26%inclusion226 decks859 decks
24%synergy
Izzet Charm
24%inclusion207 decks859 decks
22%synergy
Maestros Charm
23%inclusion197 decks859 decks
20%synergy
Bedevil
20%inclusion169 decks859 decks
4%synergy
Thought Scour
18%inclusion158 decks859 decks
17%synergy
Big Score
16%inclusion140 decks859 decks
3%synergy
Reality Shift
15%inclusion125 decks859 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Denial
14%inclusion120 decks859 decks
-15%synergy
Aetherize
13%inclusion109 decks859 decks
9%synergy
Mana Sculpt
12%inclusion28 decks240 decks
8%synergy
Murder
12%inclusion99 decks859 decks
9%synergy
Go for the Throat
11%inclusion98 decks859 decks
6%synergy
Prismari Command
11%inclusion96 decks859 decks
5%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
11%inclusion94 decks859 decks
5%synergy
Wizard's Retort
11%inclusion92 decks859 decks
9%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
11%inclusion91 decks859 decks
-21%synergy
Crosis's Charm
9.4%inclusion81 decks859 decks
7%synergy
Prismari Charm
9.1%inclusion22 decks242 decks
8%synergy
Spell Pierce
9.0%inclusion77 decks859 decks
6%synergy
Impulse
8.7%inclusion75 decks859 decks
8%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
8.6%inclusion74 decks859 decks
7%synergy
Dig Through Time
8.5%inclusion73 decks859 decks
5%synergy
Mana Leak
8.0%inclusion69 decks859 decks
7%synergy
Dispel
7.7%inclusion66 decks859 decks
5%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
7.6%inclusion65 decks859 decks
-2%synergy
Infernal Grasp
7.3%inclusion63 decks859 decks
3%synergy
Cancel
7.2%inclusion62 decks859 decks
6%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
7.1%inclusion61 decks859 decks
6%synergy
Flame of Anor
7.0%inclusion60 decks859 decks
2%synergy
Snap
6.8%inclusion58 decks859 decks
-3%synergy
Demand Answers
6.8%inclusion58 decks859 decks
1%synergy
Narset's Reversal
6.6%inclusion57 decks859 decks
0%synergy
Mystical Teachings
6.4%inclusion55 decks859 decks
5%synergy
Rewind
6.4%inclusion55 decks859 decks
5%synergy
Unwind
6.4%inclusion55 decks859 decks
5%synergy
Price of Fame
6.1%inclusion52 decks859 decks
6%synergy
Comet Storm
6.1%inclusion52 decks859 decks
4%synergy
Quick Study
5.9%inclusion51 decks859 decks
5%synergy
Mystic Confluence
5.9%inclusion51 decks859 decks
4%synergy
Drown in the Loch
5.8%inclusion50 decks859 decks
3%synergy
Forbidden Alchemy
5.8%inclusion50 decks859 decks
4%synergy
Reverberate
5.6%inclusion48 decks859 decks
2%synergy
Withering Torment
5.6%inclusion48 decks859 decks
-8%synergy
Transpose
5.5%inclusion33 decks601 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Ponder
29%inclusion249 decks859 decks
21%synergy
See the Truth
24%inclusion202 decks859 decks
23%synergy
Mana Geyser
18%inclusion154 decks859 decks
13%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
18%inclusion152 decks859 decks
13%synergy
Windfall
17%inclusion149 decks859 decks
-6%synergy
Exsanguinate
17%inclusion142 decks859 decks
13%synergy
Chain Reaction
15%inclusion132 decks859 decks
13%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
15%inclusion89 decks581 decks
13%synergy
Circle of Power
15%inclusion91 decks601 decks
12%synergy
Strategic Planning
14%inclusion124 decks859 decks
14%synergy
Expressive Iteration
14%inclusion124 decks859 decks
11%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
14%inclusion120 decks859 decks
12%synergy
Night's Whisper
14%inclusion118 decks859 decks
8%synergy
Treasure Cruise
13%inclusion112 decks859 decks
10%synergy
Vandalblast
13%inclusion110 decks859 decks
-4%synergy
Serum Visions
13%inclusion108 decks859 decks
11%synergy
Grapeshot
12%inclusion105 decks859 decks
10%synergy
Final Parting
12%inclusion103 decks859 decks
11%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
11%inclusion96 decks859 decks
7%synergy
Deep Analysis
10%inclusion84 decks859 decks
6%synergy
Sign in Blood
9.0%inclusion77 decks859 decks
6%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
8.8%inclusion76 decks859 decks
6%synergy
Read the Bones
8.5%inclusion73 decks859 decks
6%synergy
Increasing Ambition
8.0%inclusion69 decks859 decks
8%synergy
Solve the Equation
7.7%inclusion66 decks859 decks
6%synergy
Tormenting Voice
7.6%inclusion65 decks859 decks
7%synergy
Chart a Course
7.0%inclusion60 decks859 decks
5%synergy
Candlekeep Inspiration
6.9%inclusion59 decks859 decks
7%synergy
Cut // Ribbons
6.8%inclusion58 decks859 decks
6%synergy
Victimize
6.6%inclusion57 decks859 decks
-2%synergy
Notion Rain
6.4%inclusion55 decks859 decks
6%synergy
Seize the Spoils
6.3%inclusion54 decks859 decks
4%synergy
Clone Legion
5.9%inclusion51 decks859 decks
5%synergy
Ignite the Future
5.9%inclusion51 decks859 decks
6%synergy
Maestros Confluence
5.9%inclusion51 decks859 decks
5%synergy
River's Rebuke
5.8%inclusion50 decks859 decks
4%synergy
Epic Experiment
5.6%inclusion48 decks859 decks
5%synergy
Painful Truths
5.6%inclusion48 decks859 decks
4%synergy
Army of the Damned
5.6%inclusion48 decks859 decks
4%synergy
Dreadbore
5.5%inclusion47 decks859 decks
4%synergy
Steal the Show
5.4%inclusion13 decks240 decks
5%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
5.4%inclusion46 decks859 decks
-0%synergy
Reanimate
5.4%inclusion46 decks859 decks
-20%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
5.2%inclusion45 decks859 decks
4%synergy
Sleight of Hand
5.1%inclusion44 decks859 decks
5%synergy
Spelltwine
5.1%inclusion44 decks859 decks
4%synergy
Dream Harvest
5.1%inclusion17 decks335 decks
2%synergy
Curse of the Swine
5.0%inclusion43 decks859 decks
4%synergy
Rapturous Moment
5.0%inclusion12 decks240 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
15%inclusion128 decks859 decks
5%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
11%inclusion97 decks859 decks
-16%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
11%inclusion96 decks859 decks
9%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
10%inclusion58 decks606 decks
7%synergy
Lucky Clover
10%inclusion82 decks859 decks
9%synergy
Lightning Greaves
7.9%inclusion68 decks859 decks
-21%synergy
Ghost Lantern
6.5%inclusion56 decks859 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Secrets of the Dead
26%inclusion227 decks859 decks
24%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
24%inclusion203 decks859 decks
21%synergy
Double Vision
22%inclusion186 decks859 decks
19%synergy
Fiery Inscription
20%inclusion174 decks859 decks
15%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
13%inclusion114 decks859 decks
13%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
8.0%inclusion69 decks859 decks
7%synergy
Propaganda
7.5%inclusion64 decks859 decks
-8%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
7.0%inclusion60 decks859 decks
6%synergy
Burning Vengeance
6.4%inclusion55 decks859 decks
6%synergy
Shark Typhoon
6.3%inclusion54 decks859 decks
5%synergy
Maestros Ascendancy
5.9%inclusion51 decks859 decks
5%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
5.4%inclusion46 decks859 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Melee
5.4%inclusion46 decks859 decks
5%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
5.0%inclusion41 decks820 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Storm Conduit
17%inclusion149 decks859 decks
16%synergy
Professor Onyx
10%inclusion87 decks859 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
17%inclusion142 decks859 decks
-18%synergy
Bojuka Bog
16%inclusion135 decks859 decks
-8%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
12%inclusion106 decks859 decks
8%synergy
Temple of the False God
11%inclusion91 decks859 decks
3%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
8.1%inclusion48 decks589 decks
5%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
7.5%inclusion64 decks859 decks
2%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
5.4%inclusion46 decks859 decks
2%synergy
Rogue's Passage
5.1%inclusion44 decks859 decks
-17%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
74%inclusion634 decks859 decks
-14%synergy
Sol Ring
73%inclusion625 decks859 decks
-17%synergy
Izzet Signet
49%inclusion420 decks859 decks
18%synergy
Dimir Signet
46%inclusion394 decks859 decks
13%synergy
Rakdos Signet
41%inclusion354 decks859 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
32%inclusion278 decks859 decks
-12%synergy
Fellwar Stone
31%inclusion264 decks859 decks
-5%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
29%inclusion253 decks859 decks
-21%synergy
Commander's Sphere
27%inclusion233 decks859 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
24%inclusion202 decks859 decks
-21%synergy
Mind Stone
18%inclusion156 decks859 decks
6%synergy
Thought Vessel
10%inclusion90 decks859 decks
-11%synergy
Resonating Lute
10%inclusion25 decks240 decks
6%synergy
Tablet of Discovery
8.5%inclusion20 decks234 decks
7%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
7.0%inclusion60 decks859 decks
-6%synergy
Sky Diamond
5.7%inclusion49 decks859 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Island
99%inclusion850 decks859 decks
6%synergy
Swamp
98%inclusion845 decks859 decks
6%synergy
Mountain
98%inclusion845 decks859 decks
7%synergy
Command Tower
83%inclusion711 decks859 decks
-9%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
64%inclusion548 decks859 decks
12%synergy
Exotic Orchard
54%inclusion468 decks859 decks
-3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
45%inclusion387 decks859 decks
23%synergy
Sunken Hollow
43%inclusion367 decks859 decks
3%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
42%inclusion359 decks859 decks
4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
36%inclusion305 decks859 decks
17%synergy
Sulfur Falls
35%inclusion302 decks859 decks
-13%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
34%inclusion296 decks859 decks
21%synergy
Path of Ancestry
32%inclusion277 decks859 decks
1%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
32%inclusion273 decks859 decks
22%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
30%inclusion261 decks859 decks
20%synergy
Temple of Deceit
29%inclusion247 decks859 decks
17%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
28%inclusion243 decks859 decks
-19%synergy
Shivan Reef
28%inclusion237 decks859 decks
-2%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
27%inclusion235 decks859 decks
18%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
26%inclusion226 decks859 decks
20%synergy
Seething Landscape
25%inclusion213 decks859 decks
10%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
24%inclusion206 decks859 decks
-20%synergy
Dismal Backwater
23%inclusion198 decks859 decks
17%synergy
Choked Estuary
22%inclusion187 decks859 decks
4%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
21%inclusion182 decks859 decks
2%synergy
Temple of Malice
20%inclusion176 decks859 decks
10%synergy
Maestros Theater
19%inclusion164 decks859 decks
12%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
19%inclusion161 decks859 decks
7%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
19%inclusion161 decks859 decks
14%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
19%inclusion159 decks859 decks
3%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
15%inclusion131 decks859 decks
6%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
14%inclusion123 decks859 decks
3%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
14%inclusion122 decks859 decks
-14%synergy
Myriad Landscape
13%inclusion115 decks859 decks
5%synergy
Underground River
13%inclusion113 decks859 decks
-15%synergy
Grixis Panorama
11%inclusion98 decks859 decks
9%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
11%inclusion98 decks859 decks
10%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
11%inclusion96 decks859 decks
9%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
11%inclusion94 decks859 decks
5%synergy
Ferrous Lake
10%inclusion87 decks859 decks
6%synergy
Tainted Isle
10%inclusion83 decks859 decks
6%synergy
Thriving Moor
9.4%inclusion81 decks859 decks
5%synergy
Thriving Isle
9.3%inclusion80 decks859 decks
6%synergy
Ash Barrens
9.2%inclusion79 decks859 decks
5%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
9.0%inclusion77 decks859 decks
7%synergy
Tainted Peak
8.4%inclusion72 decks859 decks
4%synergy
Thriving Bluff
8.1%inclusion70 decks859 decks
5%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
6.6%inclusion57 decks859 decks
-20%synergy
Scorched Geyser
6.6%inclusion16 decks242 decks
-1%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
6.2%inclusion53 decks859 decks
5%synergy
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