Kess, Dissident Mage (Commander) - Budget 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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Exhibition Tidecaller
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Sanar, Unfinished Genius
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Great Hall of the Biblioplex
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Tablet of Discovery
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Abstract Paintmage
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Frantic Search
74%inclusion20 decks27 decks
53%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
47%synergy
Final Parting
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
36%synergy
Faithless Looting
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
36%synergy
Preordain
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
35%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
34%synergy
Rakdos Charm
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
33%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
32%synergy
Serum Visions
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
32%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
32%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Dark Ritual
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Negate
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
29%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Chaos Warp
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Lightning Bolt
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
30%synergy
Blasphemous Act
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
30%synergy
Ponder
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
28%synergy
Consider
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
31%synergy
Game Changers
Gamble
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Notion Thief
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Mystical Tutor
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Jeska's Will
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-9%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Underworld Breach
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-4%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Creatures
Naru Meha, Master Wizard
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
28%synergy
Guttersnipe
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Archaeomancer
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Archmage of Runes
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Peregrine Drake
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
10%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Oriq Loremage
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Deadeye Navigator
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Kefka, Court Mage
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Coruscation Mage
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Decadent Dragon
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Cloud of Faeries
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Bonecrusher Giant
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Mysidian Elder
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
8%synergy
Goliath Daydreamer
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Kefka, Dancing Mad
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Quistis Trepe
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Diviner of Mist
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Kaza, Roil Chaser
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Venser, Shaper Savant
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Azami, Lady of Scrolls
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Murderous Rider
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Scalding Viper
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Lutri, the Spellchaser
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Marchesa, the Black Rose
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Vela the Night-Clad
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Inalla, Archmage Ritualist
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Gravebreaker Lamia
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Order of Midnight
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Firebrand Archer
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Electrostatic Field
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Ertai Resurrected
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Vile Entomber
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Young Pyromancer
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Gray Slaad
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Terminate
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Opt
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
31%synergy
Brainstorm
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
31%synergy
Narset's Reversal
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
27%synergy
Fact or Fiction
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
23%synergy
Thought Scour
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
28%synergy
Arcane Denial
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Snap
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Izzet Charm
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Return the Favor
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Seething Song
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Reverberate
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Ghostly Flicker
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Wizard's Retort
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Abrade
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Prismari Command
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Pongify
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
8%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-16%synergy
Displace
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Perplex
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Rewind
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Memory Lapse
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Bedevil
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Mana Leak
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Spell Pierce
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Unwind
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Dig Through Time
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Withering Torment
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Illusionist's Stratagem
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Run Away Together
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Clutch of the Undercity
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Electrodominance
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Resculpt
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Mystical Teachings
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Delay
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Cackling Counterpart
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Silundi Vision
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Otherworldly Gaze
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Remand
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Flame of Anor
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Saw in Half
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Evacuation
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Glen Elendra's Answer
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Mana Geyser
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
28%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Night's Whisper
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Windfall
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Twinflame
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Toxic Deluge
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
2%synergy
See the Truth
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Expressive Iteration
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Increasing Ambition
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Past in Flames
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Insult // Injury
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Feed the Swarm
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
-10%synergy
Treasure Cruise
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Baral's Expertise
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Grapeshot
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Singularity Rupture
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
15%synergy
Strategic Planning
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Sleight of Hand
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Victimize
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Profane Tutor
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Careful Study
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Vandalblast
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Ringsight
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Exsanguinate
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Reanimate
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-10%synergy
Ill-Gotten Gains
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Chain of Smog
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Solve the Equation
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Demonic Counsel
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Crackle with Power
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Bonus Round
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Devastation Tide
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Read the Bones
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Heat Shimmer
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Quasiduplicate
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Personal Tutor
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Ignite the Future
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Cut // Ribbons
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Aether Gale
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Stitch Together
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Step Through
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Whelming Wave
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Circle of Power
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Fell
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Chart a Course
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Robe of the Archmagi
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Lightning Greaves
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-18%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Primal Amulet
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-19%synergy
Isochron Scepter
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Insight Engine
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
World Map
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Thousand-Year Storm
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
31%synergy
Secrets of the Dead
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Impact Tremors
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Propaganda
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Fiery Inscription
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Double Vision
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Outpost Siege
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Mornsong Aria
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Collective Inferno
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Warstorm Surge
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Mystic Remora
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-8%synergy
Animate Dead
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Storm of Saruman
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Barren Moor
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Tolaria West
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Reliquary Tower
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-24%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
6%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Sunscorched Desert
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Forgotten Cave
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
81%inclusion22 decks27 decks
-7%synergy
Sol Ring
78%inclusion21 decks27 decks
-12%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Izzet Signet
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
23%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Signet
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Rakdos Signet
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Fellwar Stone
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-4%synergy
Thought Vessel
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-7%synergy
Mind Stone
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Obelisk of Grixis
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Prismatic Lens
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion27 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion27 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Island
100%inclusion27 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Command Tower
96%inclusion26 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Exotic Orchard
74%inclusion20 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
70%inclusion19 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Shivan Reef
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
37%synergy
Sulfur Falls
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Sunken Hollow
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Underground River
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Path of Ancestry
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
-12%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Seething Landscape
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Evolving Wilds
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Choked Estuary
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Temple of Malice
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Temple of Deceit
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Dismal Backwater
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Tainted Isle
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
-7%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Ferrous Lake
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Canyon Slough
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Fetid Pools
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Ash Barrens
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
6%synergy
River of Tears
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Demolition Field
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Maestros Theater
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Silundi Vision
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Tainted Peak
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Haunted Ridge
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-10%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Steam Vents
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-38%synergy
Vivid Marsh
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Vivid Creek
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
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