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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78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
57%synergy
Fractured Sanity
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
55%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
53%synergy
Thought Collapse
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
44%synergy
See the Truth
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Extract from Darkness
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
41%synergy
Faithless Looting
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
36%synergy
Bojuka Bog
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Rakdos Charm
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Negate
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Game Changers
Tergrid, God of Fright
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Creatures
Nightscape Familiar
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
25%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Consuming Aberration
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Deranged Assistant
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Millikin
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
The Mindskinner
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Mocking Sprite
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Guiltfeeder
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Enigma Drake
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Ruin Crab
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Spellheart Chimera
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Crackling Drake
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Fear of Burning Alive
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Archmage of Runes
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Kiora, the Rising Tide
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Neerdiv, Devious Diver
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-0%synergy
Puppeteer Clique
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Rakdos, the Showstopper
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Bothersome Quasit
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Stallion of Ashmouth
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Balduvian Atrocity
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Champion of Wits
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Azami, Lady of Scrolls
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Ral, Monsoon Mage
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Marchesa, the Black Rose
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Possessed Aven
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Patrician Geist
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Havengul Lich
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Prophetic Titan
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Wonder
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Gyruda, Doom of Depths
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Sludge Monster
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Demon of Dark Schemes
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Gravebreaker Lamia
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Combustible Gearhulk
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Be'lakor, the Dark Master
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Mana Sculpt
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
46%synergy
Drown in the Loch
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Didn't Say Please
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Counterspell
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-11%synergy
Chaos Warp
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-13%synergy
Psychic Strike
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Brainstorm
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Maestros Charm
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Fact or Fiction
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
13%synergy
Dark Ritual
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-16%synergy
Terminate
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-4%synergy
Thought Scour
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Repeated Reverberation
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Izzet Charm
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Silundi Vision
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Demand Answers
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Refute
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Withering Torment
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
2%synergy
Hagra Mauling
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Mizzium Skin
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Pongify
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Geistblast
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Rush of Inspiration
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Countervailing Winds
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Expedite
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Memory Plunder
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Confounding Riddle
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
You Find the Villains' Lair
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Out of Bounds
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Countermand
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Lightning Bolt
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Essence Scatter
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Ancient Excavation
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
You See a Guard Approach
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Surge of Brilliance
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Temporary Insanity
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
To the Slaughter
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Secrets of the Key
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Doom Blade
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Invoke Calamity
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Cabal Ritual
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Polymorphist's Jest
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Discontinuity
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Soul's Fire
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Winds of Rebuke
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Reality Shift
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Bond of Insight
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Treasure Cruise
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Will of the Abzan
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Ponder
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Breaking // Entering
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Windfall
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-1%synergy
Increasing Ambition
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Increasing Confusion
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Mind Sculpt
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Cut Your Losses
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Curse of the Swine
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Deep Analysis
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Feed the Swarm
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-5%synergy
Dread Summons
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Experimental Overload
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Blasphemous Act
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-22%synergy
Mind Grind
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Reanimate
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Geyser
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Summons of Saruman
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Mind Funeral
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Traumatize
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Inspiration from Beyond
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Strategic Planning
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
Epic Experiment
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Extinction Event
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Life's Finale
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Cauldron's Gift
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Pull from the Deep
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Psionic Ritual
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Victimize
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Eldritch Pact
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Spelltwine
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Finale of Eternity
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Candlekeep Inspiration
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Careful Study
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Final Act
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Dread Return
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Vandalblast
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Water Crystal
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Mindcrank
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Perpetual Timepiece
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Crawlspace
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
The Grim Captain's Locker
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Glamdring
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Isolation Cell
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Robe of the Archmagi
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Skullclamp
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Panharmonicon
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Bonehoard
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Heirloom Mirror
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Lightning Greaves
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-18%synergy
Codex Shredder
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Trepanation Blade
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Crystal Chimes
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Enchantments
Court of Cunning
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Spellweaver Volute
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Chronic Flooding
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Founding the Third Path
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Bitter Reunion
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Black Market
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Festival of Embers
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Flameshadow Conjuring
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Case of the Shifting Visage
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Fear of Death
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
The War in Heaven
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Double Vision
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Song of Stupefaction
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Cemetery Tampering
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Witness Protection
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Blood Spatter Analysis
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Disturbing Conversion
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Sigil of Myrkul
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Curse of Opulence
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Jace's Erasure
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Animate Dead
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Bedlam
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Public Enemy
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Drowned Secrets
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Propaganda
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-3%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Utility Lands
Nephalia Drownyard
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Reliquary Tower
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-13%synergy
Rogue's Passage
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
0%synergy
Zhalfirin Void
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Halimar Depths
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Cabal Pit
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Blighted Fen
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Drownyard Temple
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Temple of the False God
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Restless Reef
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Barbarian Ring
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
-10%synergy
Dimir Signet
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Resonating Lute
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
45%synergy
Izzet Signet
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
13%synergy
Rakdos Signet
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
13%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
-5%synergy
Sol Ring
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
-45%synergy
Fellwar Stone
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-2%synergy
Mind Stone
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-22%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-22%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Commander's Sphere
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-7%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-3%synergy
Dimir Keyrune
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Thought Vessel
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-10%synergy
Obelisk of Grixis
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Glittering Stockpile
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Island
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
-3%synergy
Mountain
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
-3%synergy
Exotic Orchard
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
56%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
45%synergy
Choked Estuary
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
38%synergy
Vector, Imperial Capital
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Seething Landscape
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
28%synergy
Temple of Deceit
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Path of Ancestry
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Sunken Hollow
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-4%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
28%synergy
Sulfur Falls
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-14%synergy
Maestros Theater
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
25%synergy
Port of Karfell
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Shivan Reef
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-7%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-2%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-21%synergy
Silundi Vision
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Hagra Mauling
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Tainted Isle
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-8%synergy
Rush of Inspiration
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Myriad Landscape
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Vivid Creek
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-15%synergy
Ash Barrens
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Shire Terrace
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Aether Hub
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Ferrous Lake
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-35%synergy
Grixis Panorama
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-3%synergy
Temple of Malice
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
0%synergy
Rupture Spire
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
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