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.
Deck Filters
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Banishing Betrayal
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Exhibition Tidecaller
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Sanar, Unfinished Genius
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Prismari Charm
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Great Hall of the Biblioplex
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Frantic Search
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
68%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
62%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
58%synergy
Final Parting
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
55%synergy
Fact or Fiction
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
49%synergy
Faithless Looting
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
47%synergy
Abrade
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
46%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
45%synergy
Zombify
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
43%synergy
Top Cards
Feed the Swarm
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
27%synergy
Consider
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
38%synergy
Terminate
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Izzet Charm
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
42%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
40%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
42%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Creatures
Scalding Viper
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Patrician Geist
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Decadent Dragon
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Young Pyromancer
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
23%synergy
Frolicking Familiar
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
River Kelpie
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Abstract Paintmage
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Archmage of Runes
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Mocking Sprite
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Drakuseth, Maw of Flames
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Gifted Aetherborn
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Callous Sell-Sword
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Murderous Rider
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Abhorrent Overlord
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Picklock Prankster
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Gyruda, Doom of Depths
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Illithid Harvester
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Order of Midnight
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Demon of Catastrophes
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Young Red Dragon
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Scourge of Nel Toth
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Master of Death
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Torgaar, Famine Incarnate
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Embereth Shieldbreaker
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Sailors' Bane
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Gray Slaad
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Oriq Loremage
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Adeliz, the Cinder Wind
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Kairi, the Swirling Sky
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Brineborn Cutthroat
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Deranged Assistant
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Archetype of Imagination
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Feldon of the Third Path
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Oceanus Dragon
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Skyline Despot
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Overseer of the Damned
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Bladewing the Risen
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Guttersnipe
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Dimir Infiltrator
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Hypersonic Dragon
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Instants
Fated Return
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Run Away Together
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Negate
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Brainstorm
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Thought Scour
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Mana Sculpt
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Clutch of the Undercity
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Maestros Charm
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
You Find the Villains' Lair
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Ancient Excavation
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Rakdos Charm
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Reality Shift
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Opt
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Resculpt
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Devour in Shadow
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Otherworldly Gaze
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Demand Answers
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Reach Through Mists
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Ultimate Price
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Moment of Truth
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Cathartic Pyre
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Dreams of Laguna
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Overkill
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Refute
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Fire Covenant
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Hero's Downfall
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Chaos Warp
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-24%synergy
Drown in the Loch
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Obsessive Search
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Fatal Push
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Unexplained Disappearance
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Telling Time
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Lose Focus
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Ephara's Dispersal
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Shoot the Sheriff
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Rush of Inspiration
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Take the Fall
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Magmatic Sinkhole
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Go for the Throat
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Unauthorized Exit
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Lightning Bolt
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Mystical Dispute
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Twisted Image
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Dark Ritual
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-26%synergy
Defabricate
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Winds of Rebuke
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Curate
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Sorceries
Chart a Course
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Victimize
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
25%synergy
Dread Return
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Blasphemous Act
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-11%synergy
Mana Geyser
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
28%synergy
See the Truth
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Expressive Iteration
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Abstract Performance
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Ponder
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Flood of Recollection
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Strategic Planning
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Increasing Ambition
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Razaketh's Rite
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Careful Study
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Persist
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Sinister Waltz
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Treasure Cruise
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Bone Shards
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Profane Command
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Exsanguinate
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Buried Alive
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Ever After
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Preordain
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Graveyard Shift
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Brainspoil
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Exhume
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Blood for Bones
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Stock Up
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Welcome the Dead
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Poison the Waters
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Singularity Rupture
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Risky Research
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Lethal Protection
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Dream Harvest
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Vat Emergence
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Sleight of Hand
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Slave of Bolas
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Chain Reaction
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Windfall
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-12%synergy
Divination
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Coiling Rebirth
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Start the TARDIS
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Vandalblast
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-5%synergy
Recall
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Unearth
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Rise from the Grave
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Take for a Ride
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Curse of the Swine
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lucky Clover
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Scrabbling Claws
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Cliffhaven Kitesail
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Glasses of Urza
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Altar of Dementia
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Enchantments
Secrets of the Dead
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Grave Betrayal
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Call the Bloodline
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Eternal Thirst
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Zombie Infestation
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Spider-Verse
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Fiery Inscription
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Monastery Siege
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Splinter Twin
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Twisted Embrace
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Dual Casting
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Intimidation Campaign
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Double Vision
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Extraordinary Journey
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
At Knifepoint
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Maestros Ascendancy
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Storm Conduit
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-2%synergy
Temple of the False God
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Pit of Offerings
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Mortuary Mire
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Ghost Quarter
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Buried Ruin
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Skyline Cascade
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
High Market
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Cabal Pit
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Sunken Palace
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Barbarian Ring
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Field of Ruin
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
-10%synergy
Rakdos Signet
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
34%synergy
Sol Ring
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
-23%synergy
Dimir Signet
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
0%synergy
Izzet Signet
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-2%synergy
Tablet of Discovery
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Commander's Sphere
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-8%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-32%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-38%synergy
Bandit's Haul
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Mind Stone
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-2%synergy
Prismatic Lens
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Bounty Board
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Glittering Stockpile
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Island
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Exotic Orchard
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Command Tower
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
-25%synergy
Sulfur Falls
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Path of Ancestry
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Sunken Hollow
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Shivan Reef
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Seething Landscape
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
27%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Ferrous Lake
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Evolving Wilds
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Tainted Isle
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Temple of Deceit
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-23%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-20%synergy
Dismal Backwater
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Maestros Theater
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Tainted Peak
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Choked Estuary
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Fabled Passage
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Temple of the Dragon Queen
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Rush of Inspiration
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Myriad Landscape
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Akoum Refuge
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Hidden Grotto
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Blood Crypt
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-35%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Jagged Barrens
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Grixis Panorama
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Eroded Canyon
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Underground River
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-17%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Silundi Vision
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Pelakka Predation
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy