Kess, Dissident Mage (Commander) - Budget Graveyard

Julia Maddalena
May 1, 2026
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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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Banishing Betrayal
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Exhibition Tidecaller
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Sanar, Unfinished Genius
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Prismari Charm
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Great Hall of the Biblioplex
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Frantic Search
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
67%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
60%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
54%synergy
Zombify
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Final Parting
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Fact or Fiction
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
43%synergy
Faithless Looting
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
43%synergy
Abrade
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
41%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
39%synergy
Feed the Swarm
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Creatures
Abstract Paintmage
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Patrician Geist
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
River Kelpie
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Mocking Sprite
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Drakuseth, Maw of Flames
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Gifted Aetherborn
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Callous Sell-Sword
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Murderous Rider
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Scalding Viper
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Abhorrent Overlord
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Picklock Prankster
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Gyruda, Doom of Depths
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Illithid Harvester
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Order of Midnight
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Demon of Catastrophes
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Young Red Dragon
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Scourge of Nel Toth
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Master of Death
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Torgaar, Famine Incarnate
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Embereth Shieldbreaker
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Sailors' Bane
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Decadent Dragon
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Young Pyromancer
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Gray Slaad
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Oriq Loremage
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
15%synergy
Adeliz, the Cinder Wind
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Kairi, the Swirling Sky
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Brineborn Cutthroat
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Deranged Assistant
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Archetype of Imagination
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Frolicking Familiar
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Feldon of the Third Path
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Oceanus Dragon
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Skyline Despot
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Overseer of the Damned
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Bladewing the Risen
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Dimir Infiltrator
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Hypersonic Dragon
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Grabby Giant
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Lava-Field Overlord
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Diluvian Primordial
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Fell Horseman
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Instants
Mana Sculpt
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
46%synergy
Fated Return
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Run Away Together
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Consider
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
31%synergy
Terminate
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Thought Scour
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Izzet Charm
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Clutch of the Undercity
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Negate
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Brainstorm
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
8%synergy
You Find the Villains' Lair
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Ancient Excavation
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Reality Shift
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Resculpt
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Devour in Shadow
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Otherworldly Gaze
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Demand Answers
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Reach Through Mists
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Ultimate Price
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Moment of Truth
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Cathartic Pyre
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Dreams of Laguna
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Overkill
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Refute
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Fire Covenant
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Hero's Downfall
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Drown in the Loch
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Obsessive Search
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Fatal Push
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Unexplained Disappearance
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Telling Time
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Lose Focus
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Ephara's Dispersal
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Shoot the Sheriff
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Rush of Inspiration
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Take the Fall
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Magmatic Sinkhole
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Go for the Throat
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Maestros Charm
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Unauthorized Exit
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Mystical Dispute
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Twisted Image
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Rakdos Charm
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-2%synergy
Defabricate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Winds of Rebuke
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Opt
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Curate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Sorceries
Abstract Performance
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Chart a Course
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Victimize
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
29%synergy
Dread Return
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Expressive Iteration
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Flood of Recollection
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Increasing Ambition
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Razaketh's Rite
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Careful Study
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Persist
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Sinister Waltz
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Bone Shards
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Profane Command
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Blasphemous Act
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-19%synergy
Exsanguinate
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Buried Alive
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Ever After
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Mana Geyser
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
See the Truth
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Graveyard Shift
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Brainspoil
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Exhume
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Blood for Bones
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Stock Up
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Welcome the Dead
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Poison the Waters
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Singularity Rupture
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Risky Research
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Lethal Protection
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Dream Harvest
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Ponder
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Strategic Planning
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Vat Emergence
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Sleight of Hand
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Slave of Bolas
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Divination
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Coiling Rebirth
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Start the TARDIS
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Vandalblast
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-4%synergy
Recall
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Unearth
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Rise from the Grave
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Take for a Ride
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Curse of the Swine
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Serum Visions
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Deep Analysis
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Seize the Spoils
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lucky Clover
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Scrabbling Claws
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Cliffhaven Kitesail
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Glasses of Urza
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Altar of Dementia
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Enchantments
Thousand-Year Storm
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Grave Betrayal
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Call the Bloodline
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Eternal Thirst
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Secrets of the Dead
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Zombie Infestation
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Spider-Verse
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Monastery Siege
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Splinter Twin
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Twisted Embrace
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Dual Casting
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Intimidation Campaign
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Extraordinary Journey
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
At Knifepoint
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Maestros Ascendancy
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Temple of the False God
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Pit of Offerings
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Mortuary Mire
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Ghost Quarter
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Buried Ruin
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Skyline Cascade
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
High Market
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Cabal Pit
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Sunken Palace
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Barbarian Ring
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Field of Ruin
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
-13%synergy
Rakdos Signet
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
30%synergy
Sol Ring
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
-27%synergy
Dimir Signet
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
28%synergy
Tablet of Discovery
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-7%synergy
Izzet Signet
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-8%synergy
Fellwar Stone
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-10%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-31%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-37%synergy
Bandit's Haul
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Mind Stone
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-1%synergy
Prismatic Lens
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Bounty Board
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Glittering Stockpile
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Island
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Exotic Orchard
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Command Tower
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
-29%synergy
Sulfur Falls
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
-3%synergy
Shivan Reef
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
0%synergy
Ferrous Lake
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Path of Ancestry
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Sunken Hollow
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-2%synergy
Tainted Isle
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Seething Landscape
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
14%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
13%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-20%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-18%synergy
Dismal Backwater
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Evolving Wilds
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Tainted Peak
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Choked Estuary
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Fabled Passage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Temple of the Dragon Queen
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Rush of Inspiration
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Myriad Landscape
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Temple of Deceit
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
0%synergy
Akoum Refuge
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Hidden Grotto
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Blood Crypt
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-33%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Jagged Barrens
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Grixis Panorama
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Eroded Canyon
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Underground River
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-15%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Maestros Theater
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Silundi Vision
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Pelakka Predation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Sink into Stupor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy