Kess, Dissident Mage (Commander) - Budget Mill

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
45%synergy
Mana Sculpt
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
46%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Increasing Vengeance
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
58%synergy
Faithless Looting
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
50%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
50%synergy
Fractured Sanity
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
49%synergy
See the Truth
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
49%synergy
Frantic Search
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
49%synergy
Increasing Confusion
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
40%synergy
Bond of Insight
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
40%synergy
Thought Collapse
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
40%synergy
Deranged Assistant
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
40%synergy
Top Cards
Negate
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
28%synergy
Rakdos Charm
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
35%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
36%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
13%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
31%synergy
Thought Scour
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
39%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
40%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
29%synergy
Traumatize
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
39%synergy
Game Changers
Tergrid, God of Fright
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Notion Thief
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
2%synergy
Creatures
Archmage Emeritus
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Consuming Aberration
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
29%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
30%synergy
Millikin
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
30%synergy
The Mindskinner
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Mocking Sprite
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Combustible Gearhulk
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Fleet Swallower
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Enigma Drake
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Angel of Suffering
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Spellheart Chimera
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Archaeomancer
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
16%synergy
Crackling Drake
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Fear of Burning Alive
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Archmage of Runes
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Kiora, the Rising Tide
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Neerdiv, Devious Diver
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-2%synergy
Puppeteer Clique
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Guiltfeeder
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Rakdos, the Showstopper
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Bothersome Quasit
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Stallion of Ashmouth
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Balduvian Atrocity
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Champion of Wits
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Azami, Lady of Scrolls
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Ral, Monsoon Mage
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Marchesa, the Black Rose
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Possessed Aven
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Patrician Geist
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Havengul Lich
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Prophetic Titan
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Wonder
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Gyruda, Doom of Depths
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Demon of Dark Schemes
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Gravebreaker Lamia
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Be'lakor, the Dark Master
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Undead Alchemist
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Lord of the Forsaken
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Bloodthirsty Adversary
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Ertai Resurrected
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Mindwrack Demon
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Haughty Djinn
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Sedris, the Traitor King
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Chaos Warp
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
-5%synergy
Psychic Strike
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
30%synergy
Brainstorm
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
13%synergy
Dark Ritual
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
-7%synergy
Terminate
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Izzet Charm
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
28%synergy
Didn't Say Please
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
30%synergy
Drown in the Loch
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Maestros Charm
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Countermand
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Fact or Fiction
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
13%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
11%synergy
Opt
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
14%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Repeated Reverberation
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Silundi Vision
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Unseal the Necropolis
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Demand Answers
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
15%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Visions of Beyond
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Counterspell
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-24%synergy
Archive Trap
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Dream Twist
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
14%synergy
Prismari Command
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
14%synergy
Refute
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Withering Torment
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
0%synergy
Spellgyre
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Hagra Mauling
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Mizzium Skin
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Steam Augury
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Geistblast
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Rush of Inspiration
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Countervailing Winds
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Expedite
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Desperate Ritual
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Memory Plunder
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Confounding Riddle
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
You Find the Villains' Lair
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Out of Bounds
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Lightning Bolt
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
0%synergy
Brain Freeze
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
2%synergy
Essence Scatter
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Ancient Excavation
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
You See a Guard Approach
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Consider
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Surge of Brilliance
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Temporary Insanity
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
To the Slaughter
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Sorceries
Breaking // Entering
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
30%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
28%synergy
Mind Sculpt
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
30%synergy
Cut Your Losses
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
29%synergy
Blasphemous Act
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
-14%synergy
Mind Grind
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
30%synergy
Mind Funeral
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
30%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
29%synergy
Extract from Darkness
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
27%synergy
Will of the Abzan
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Ponder
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
11%synergy
Strategic Planning
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Increasing Ambition
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Dread Return
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Tome Scour
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Curse of the Swine
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Deep Analysis
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
16%synergy
Feed the Swarm
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-8%synergy
Treasure Cruise
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Dread Summons
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Experimental Overload
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Reanimate
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-5%synergy
Mana Geyser
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
15%synergy
Summons of Saruman
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
15%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
15%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Inspiration from Beyond
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Ruthless Negotiation
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Sleight of Hand
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Slave of Bolas
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Chain Reaction
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Epic Experiment
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Windfall
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-13%synergy
Extinction Event
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Life's Finale
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Tunnel Vision
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Cauldron's Gift
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Pull from the Deep
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Victimize
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
1%synergy
Eldritch Pact
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Spelltwine
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Finale of Eternity
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Candlekeep Inspiration
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Careful Study
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Vandalblast
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-6%synergy
Persist
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Flood of Tears
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Water Crystal
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Perpetual Timepiece
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-6%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
The Grim Captain's Locker
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-1%synergy
Twinning Staff
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Glamdring
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Robe of the Archmagi
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Panharmonicon
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Heirloom Mirror
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Mindcrank
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Codex Shredder
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Crystal Chimes
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Enchantments
Psychic Corrosion
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
29%synergy
Spellweaver Volute
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Double Vision
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Jace's Erasure
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Drowned Secrets
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Festival of Embers
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Founding the Third Path
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Aether Barrier
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Bitter Reunion
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Black Market
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Court of Cunning
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Flameshadow Conjuring
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Case of the Shifting Visage
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Chronic Flooding
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Fear of Death
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
The War in Heaven
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Song of Stupefaction
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Cemetery Tampering
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Witness Protection
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Blood Spatter Analysis
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Disturbing Conversion
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Sigil of Myrkul
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Curse of Opulence
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Return the Past
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Animate Dead
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
1%synergy
Bedlam
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Public Enemy
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Storm of Saruman
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
26%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
16%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Halimar Depths
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
3%synergy
Cabal Pit
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Blighted Fen
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Reliquary Tower
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-25%synergy
Drownyard Temple
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
2%synergy
Restless Reef
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Barbarian Ring
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Rogue's Passage
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-12%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
-8%synergy
Dimir Signet
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
35%synergy
Izzet Signet
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
28%synergy
Rakdos Signet
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
28%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
-9%synergy
Sol Ring
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
-50%synergy
Fellwar Stone
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
-6%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-24%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-23%synergy
Mind Stone
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-9%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-4%synergy
Obelisk of Grixis
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Glittering Stockpile
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion10 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion10 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Island
100%inclusion10 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Command Tower
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
-12%synergy
Exotic Orchard
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
14%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
39%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
39%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
13%synergy
Sunken Hollow
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
11%synergy
Choked Estuary
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
33%synergy
Vector, Imperial Capital
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Seething Landscape
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
24%synergy
Temple of Deceit
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
27%synergy
Sulfur Falls
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
-7%synergy
Shivan Reef
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
0%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
25%synergy
Maestros Theater
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
22%synergy
Path of Ancestry
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
-1%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
14%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
2%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-5%synergy
Temple of Malice
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-23%synergy
Silundi Vision
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
14%synergy
Port of Karfell
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Hagra Mauling
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Raucous Theater
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-1%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Undercity Sewers
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-9%synergy
Canyon Slough
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Rush of Inspiration
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Vivid Creek
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Fetid Pools
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Ice Tunnel
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-16%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Molten Tributary
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Shire Terrace
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Aether Hub
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Ferrous Lake
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-35%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-5%synergy
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