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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Increasing Vengeance
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
64%synergy
Faithless Looting
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
58%synergy
Fractured Sanity
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
55%synergy
Frantic Search
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
45%synergy
Thought Collapse
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
44%synergy
See the Truth
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Rakdos Charm
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
41%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
40%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
36%synergy
Top Cards
Chaos Warp
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Negate
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
23%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
34%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Game Changers
Thassa's Oracle
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Creatures
Cruel Somnophage
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
The Mindskinner
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Consuming Aberration
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Dauntless Scrapbot
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Millikin
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Mocking Sprite
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Deranged Assistant
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Archmage of Runes
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Marang River Regent
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Gyruda, Doom of Depths
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Guiltfeeder
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Rakdos, the Showstopper
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Havengul Lich
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Patrician Geist
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Marchesa, the Black Rose
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Puppeteer Clique
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Fleet Swallower
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Sedris, the Traitor King
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Ral, Monsoon Mage
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Ulamog's Crusher
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Crabomination
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Ertai Resurrected
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Wonder
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Azami, Lady of Scrolls
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Demon of Dark Schemes
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Gravebreaker Lamia
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Champion of Wits
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Balduvian Atrocity
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Lord of the Forsaken
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Undead Alchemist
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Be'lakor, the Dark Master
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Bloodthirsty Adversary
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Combustible Gearhulk
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Haughty Djinn
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Mirrorhall Mimic
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Vizier of Many Faces
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Sower of Temptation
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Fear of Burning Alive
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Harvester of Souls
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Bothersome Quasit
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-0%synergy
Instants
Mana Sculpt
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
46%synergy
Psychic Strike
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Brainstorm
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Maestros Charm
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
24%synergy
Dark Ritual
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-5%synergy
Thought Scour
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Silundi Vision
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Didn't Say Please
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Drown in the Loch
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Countermand
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Fact or Fiction
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Terminate
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-4%synergy
Reality Shift
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Opt
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%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
Demand Answers
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Hostile Negotiations
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Visions of Beyond
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Counterspell
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-22%synergy
Archive Trap
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Hagra Mauling
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Mizzium Skin
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Rush of Inspiration
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Refute
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Countervailing Winds
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Go for the Throat
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Return the Favor
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Epiphany at the Drownyard
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Expedite
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Desperate Ritual
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%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
Lightning Bolt
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Brain Freeze
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%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
Secrets of the Key
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Doom Blade
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Polymorphist's Jest
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Sorceries
Mind Sculpt
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Mind Funeral
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Bond of Insight
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Treasure Cruise
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Traumatize
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Increasing Confusion
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Scrounge for Eternity
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Mind Grind
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Singularity Rupture
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Victimize
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
13%synergy
Mana Geyser
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Increasing Ambition
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Blasphemous Act
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-22%synergy
Ill-Timed Explosion
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Dread Summons
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Feed the Swarm
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-5%synergy
Deep Analysis
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Curse of the Swine
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Cut Your Losses
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Reanimate
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-3%synergy
Vandalblast
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Summons of Saruman
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
River's Rebuke
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Extract from Darkness
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Windfall
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-1%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Strategic Betrayal
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Will of the Abzan
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Persist
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Dread Return
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Careful Study
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Spelltwine
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Eldritch Pact
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Pull from the Deep
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Life's Finale
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Extinction Event
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Epic Experiment
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Chain Reaction
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Finale of Eternity
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Sleight of Hand
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Breaking // Entering
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Strategic Planning
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Ponder
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Water Crystal
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-5%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
The Grim Captain's Locker
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Twinning Staff
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Glamdring
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Robe of the Archmagi
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Panharmonicon
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Primal Amulet
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Mindcrank
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Crystal Chimes
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Enchantments
Psychic Corrosion
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Double Vision
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Bitter Reunion
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Black Market
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Court of Cunning
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Festival of Embers
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Flameshadow Conjuring
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Spellweaver Volute
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Chronic Flooding
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Cemetery Tampering
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Witness Protection
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Curse of Opulence
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Jace's Erasure
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Return the Past
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
Storm of Saruman
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Arcavios
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Professor Onyx
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Halimar Depths
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Blighted Fen
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Reliquary Tower
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-24%synergy
Drownyard Temple
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Temple of the False God
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Restless Reef
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Rogue's Passage
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-11%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Izzet Signet
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
35%synergy
Rakdos Signet
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
36%synergy
Dimir Signet
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Resonating Lute
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
46%synergy
Sol Ring
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
-45%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-17%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
10%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-2%synergy
Worn Powerstone
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%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
Mountain
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Island
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
-3%synergy
Exotic Orchard
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
25%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
45%synergy
Seething Landscape
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
40%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
45%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
39%synergy
Path of Ancestry
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Sunken Hollow
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Choked Estuary
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
26%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
24%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
27%synergy
Temple of Deceit
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Sulfur Falls
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-15%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-11%synergy
Maestros Theater
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
26%synergy
Silundi Vision
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Vector, Imperial Capital
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
13%synergy
Shivan Reef
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-7%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-2%synergy
Underground River
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-0%synergy
Haunted Ridge
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-6%synergy
Hagra Mauling
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Raucous Theater
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
0%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Undercity Sewers
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-2%synergy
Steam Vents
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-35%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-8%synergy
Canyon Slough
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Rush of Inspiration
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Vivid Creek
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Fetid Pools
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Ice Tunnel
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-15%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Molten Tributary
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Shire Terrace
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
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