Kess, Dissident Mage (Commander) - Budget cEDH Combo

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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Resonating Lute
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
46%synergy
Mana Sculpt
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
46%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Pact of Negation
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
92%synergy
Ponder
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
77%synergy
Brain Freeze
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
64%synergy
Flusterstorm
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
63%synergy
Cabal Ritual
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
61%synergy
Mystic Remora
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
56%synergy
Brainstorm
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
54%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
54%synergy
Swan Song
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
52%synergy
Faithless Looting
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
52%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
49%synergy
Windfall
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
48%synergy
Toxic Deluge
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
51%synergy
Frantic Search
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
37%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
51%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Mana Drain
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
41%synergy
Demonic Consultation
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
50%synergy
Reanimate
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
33%synergy
Gamble
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
47%synergy
Game Changers
Vampiric Tutor
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
84%synergy
Mystical Tutor
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
86%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
77%synergy
Rhystic Study
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
62%synergy
Demonic Tutor
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
64%synergy
Underworld Breach
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
60%synergy
Force of Will
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
61%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
50%synergy
Jeska's Will
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
41%synergy
Mana Vault
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
48%synergy
Creatures
Hexing Squelcher
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
38%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
41%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
35%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
34%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
35%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
41%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Volatile Stormdrake
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Displacer Kitten
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Opposition Agent
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
17%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
21%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
22%synergy
Peregrine Drake
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Ral, Monsoon Mage
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Ardent Elementalist
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5%synergy
Deceiver Exarch
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Spellseeker
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Malevolent Hermit
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Naru Meha, Master Wizard
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-13%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Boggart Trawler
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Pestermite
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Archaeomancer
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Mockingbird
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Guttersnipe
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Ledger Shredder
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Notion Thief
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
48%synergy
Glen Elendra's Answer
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Mental Misstep
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
36%synergy
Tainted Pact
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
36%synergy
Chain of Vapor
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
37%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
41%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
37%synergy
Seething Song
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
36%synergy
Dispel
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
40%synergy
Ad Nauseam
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
38%synergy
Pongify
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
22%synergy
Chaos Warp
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-6%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Drown in the Loch
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Negate
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Fact or Fiction
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
22%synergy
Opt
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Final Fortune
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Snap
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
19%synergy
Deflecting Swat
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Sink into Stupor
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
19%synergy
Mission Briefing
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Pyroblast
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Hero's Downfall
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Deadly Rollick
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-3%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Illusionist's Stratagem
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Consign to Memory
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Gush
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
3%synergy
Entomb
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Displace
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Cyber Conversion
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Desperate Ritual
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Flare of Denial
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Lightning Bolt
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5%synergy
Consider
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Fork
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Terminate
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-11%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Forbidden Alchemy
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Daze
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Reality Shift
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Sorceries
Preordain
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
51%synergy
Twinflame
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
40%synergy
Grapeshot
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
41%synergy
Solve the Equation
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
41%synergy
Imperial Seal
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
21%synergy
Careful Study
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Feed the Swarm
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
0%synergy
Treasure Cruise
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Temporal Manipulation
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
See the Truth
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Beseech the Queen
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Chain of Smog
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Chart a Course
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Increasing Ambition
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Inspired Tinkering
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Vandalblast
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-2%synergy
Last Chance
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Persist
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Past in Flames
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Part the Waterveil
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Serum Visions
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Warrior's Oath
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Deep Analysis
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Make an Example
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Heat Shimmer
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Doomsday
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Dark Petition
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Pirate's Pillage
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Night's Whisper
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Rite of Flame
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Personal Tutor
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Molten Duplication
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Cut // Ribbons
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Baral's Expertise
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Mana Geyser
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Sign in Blood
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Expressive Iteration
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Sundering Eruption
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Damnation
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Time Warp
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Grim Tutor
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The One Ring
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
16%synergy
Cursed Totem
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Vexing Bauble
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Aether Spellbomb
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Primal Amulet
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Altar of the Brood
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Lightning Greaves
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-15%synergy
Enchantments
Necropotence
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
22%synergy
Waste Not
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
2%synergy
Curiosity
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Splinter Twin
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Impact Tremors
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Dress Down
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Artist's Talent
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Utility Lands
Ancient Tomb
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
16%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Mistrise Village
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
17%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Maze of Ith
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Urza's Saga
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Crystal Vein
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Emergence Zone
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Strip Mine
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Sol Ring
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
41%synergy
Fellwar Stone
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
50%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Lotus Petal
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
61%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
22%synergy
Izzet Signet
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Dimir Signet
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Rakdos Signet
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-4%synergy
Chrome Mox
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
20%synergy
Thought Vessel
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-7%synergy
Mind Stone
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1%synergy
Mox Opal
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Steam Vents
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
55%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Island
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Watery Grave
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
52%synergy
Shivan Reef
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
56%synergy
Exotic Orchard
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
29%synergy
Blood Crypt
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
40%synergy
Mountain
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
-6%synergy
Polluted Delta
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
51%synergy
City of Brass
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
72%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
51%synergy
Scalding Tarn
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
39%synergy
Training Center
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
40%synergy
Luxury Suite
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Underground River
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
29%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
46%synergy
Prismatic Vista
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
39%synergy
Blazemire Verge
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
33%synergy
Morphic Pool
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Marsh Flats
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
33%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
37%synergy
Sunken Ruins
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
38%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
15%synergy
Misty Rainforest
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
19%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
22%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
22%synergy
Graven Cairns
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
22%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
19%synergy
Reflecting Pool
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
20%synergy
Sulfur Falls
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-18%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-24%synergy
Xander's Lounge
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-11%synergy
Sink into Stupor
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
19%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
21%synergy
Sunken Hollow
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-11%synergy
Mana Confluence
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
17%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
19%synergy
Flooded Strand
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
18%synergy
Fiery Islet
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Raucous Theater
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Undercity Sewers
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
2%synergy
Canyon Slough
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Fetid Pools
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-23%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
2%synergy
Underground Sea
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-1%synergy
Spire of Industry
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
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