Kess, Dissident Mage (Commander) - Budget Optimized

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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Traumatic Critique
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Scheming Silvertongue
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Abstract Paintmage
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Dissection Practice
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Blazing Firesinger
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Frantic Search
64%inclusion34 decks53 decks
44%synergy
Preordain
49%inclusion26 decks53 decks
43%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
43%inclusion23 decks53 decks
41%synergy
Ponder
47%inclusion25 decks53 decks
39%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
47%inclusion25 decks53 decks
38%synergy
Faithless Looting
57%inclusion30 decks53 decks
37%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
47%inclusion25 decks53 decks
36%synergy
Brainstorm
51%inclusion27 decks53 decks
34%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
43%inclusion23 decks53 decks
33%synergy
Lightning Bolt
43%inclusion23 decks53 decks
33%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
60%inclusion32 decks53 decks
16%synergy
Dark Ritual
55%inclusion29 decks53 decks
18%synergy
Negate
45%inclusion24 decks53 decks
23%synergy
Blasphemous Act
45%inclusion24 decks53 decks
1%synergy
Windfall
43%inclusion23 decks53 decks
20%synergy
Chaos Warp
40%inclusion21 decks53 decks
5%synergy
Terminate
40%inclusion21 decks53 decks
14%synergy
Fact or Fiction
36%inclusion19 decks53 decks
29%synergy
Rakdos Charm
36%inclusion19 decks53 decks
21%synergy
Guttersnipe
36%inclusion19 decks53 decks
29%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
17%inclusion9 decks53 decks
9%synergy
Mystical Tutor
17%inclusion9 decks53 decks
3%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
15%inclusion8 decks53 decks
7%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
15%inclusion8 decks53 decks
12%synergy
Underworld Breach
13%inclusion7 decks53 decks
2%synergy
Gamble
13%inclusion7 decks53 decks
3%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
13%inclusion7 decks53 decks
-8%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
9%synergy
Jeska's Will
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
-7%synergy
Creatures
Dualcaster Mage
32%inclusion17 decks53 decks
24%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
26%inclusion14 decks53 decks
22%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
26%inclusion14 decks53 decks
24%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
26%inclusion14 decks53 decks
24%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
25%inclusion13 decks53 decks
-2%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
23%inclusion12 decks53 decks
19%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
23%inclusion12 decks53 decks
17%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
16%synergy
Young Pyromancer
19%inclusion10 decks53 decks
17%synergy
Archaeomancer
19%inclusion10 decks53 decks
15%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
17%inclusion9 decks53 decks
14%synergy
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
17%inclusion9 decks53 decks
16%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
15%inclusion8 decks53 decks
13%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
15%inclusion8 decks53 decks
10%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
15%inclusion8 decks53 decks
13%synergy
Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Pigment Wrangler
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Archmage of Runes
13%inclusion7 decks53 decks
10%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
13%inclusion7 decks53 decks
12%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
6%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
11%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
10%synergy
Magmablood Archaic
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Fire Lord Azula
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
7%synergy
Haughty Djinn
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
9%synergy
Naru Meha, Master Wizard
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
8%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
3%synergy
Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
7%synergy
The Emperor of Palamecia
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Muddle, the Ever-Changing
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Peregrine Drake
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
7%synergy
Spellseeker
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
4%synergy
Rona, Sheoldred's Faithful
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
7%synergy
Prismari, the Inspiration
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Kefka, Court Mage
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Mocking Sprite
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
5%synergy
Kaza, Roil Chaser
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
5%synergy
Ral, Monsoon Mage
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
5%synergy
Vial Smasher the Fierce
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
5%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
-4%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
5%synergy
Urabrask
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
5%synergy
Jace, Vryn's Prodigy
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
5%synergy
Oriq Loremage
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
5%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
5%synergy
Body Double
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
5%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Opt
34%inclusion18 decks53 decks
28%synergy
Consider
32%inclusion17 decks53 decks
26%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
32%inclusion17 decks53 decks
30%synergy
Arcane Denial
32%inclusion17 decks53 decks
4%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
30%inclusion16 decks53 decks
0%synergy
Narset's Reversal
30%inclusion16 decks53 decks
24%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
25%inclusion13 decks53 decks
13%synergy
Flame of Anor
25%inclusion13 decks53 decks
20%synergy
Izzet Charm
23%inclusion12 decks53 decks
20%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
23%inclusion12 decks53 decks
17%synergy
Abrade
23%inclusion12 decks53 decks
13%synergy
Pongify
21%inclusion11 decks53 decks
14%synergy
Seething Song
21%inclusion11 decks53 decks
14%synergy
Bedevil
21%inclusion11 decks53 decks
5%synergy
Thought Scour
19%inclusion10 decks53 decks
17%synergy
Swan Song
19%inclusion10 decks53 decks
0%synergy
Reverberate
17%inclusion9 decks53 decks
14%synergy
Go for the Throat
15%inclusion8 decks53 decks
9%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
15%inclusion8 decks53 decks
13%synergy
Ghostly Flicker
15%inclusion8 decks53 decks
8%synergy
Drown in the Loch
13%inclusion7 decks53 decks
10%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
13%inclusion7 decks53 decks
11%synergy
Infernal Grasp
13%inclusion7 decks53 decks
8%synergy
Demonic Consultation
13%inclusion7 decks53 decks
6%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
9%synergy
Reiterate
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
10%synergy
Maestros Charm
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
8%synergy
Dispel
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
8%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
2%synergy
Snap
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
1%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
10%synergy
Withering Torment
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
-1%synergy
Twincast
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
11%synergy
Comet Storm
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
9%synergy
Big Score
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
-1%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
1%synergy
Reality Shift
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
4%synergy
Flusterstorm
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
1%synergy
Spell Pierce
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
6%synergy
Crosis's Charm
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
7%synergy
Unwind
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
8%synergy
Aetherize
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
6%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
8%synergy
Prismari Command
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
3%synergy
Flashback
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1%synergy
Mana Sculpt
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Fatal Push
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
7%synergy
Return the Favor
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
5%synergy
Displace
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
5%synergy
Desperate Ritual
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Diabolic Tutor
30%inclusion16 decks53 decks
25%synergy
Mana Geyser
28%inclusion15 decks53 decks
23%synergy
Reanimate
25%inclusion13 decks53 decks
0%synergy
Exsanguinate
25%inclusion13 decks53 decks
21%synergy
Feed the Swarm
23%inclusion12 decks53 decks
-6%synergy
Final Parting
23%inclusion12 decks53 decks
22%synergy
Vandalblast
21%inclusion11 decks53 decks
5%synergy
Night's Whisper
21%inclusion11 decks53 decks
16%synergy
Solve the Equation
21%inclusion11 decks53 decks
19%synergy
See the Truth
19%inclusion10 decks53 decks
18%synergy
Epic Experiment
17%inclusion9 decks53 decks
17%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
17%inclusion9 decks53 decks
11%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
17%inclusion9 decks53 decks
12%synergy
Expressive Iteration
17%inclusion9 decks53 decks
14%synergy
Strategic Planning
15%inclusion8 decks53 decks
15%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
15%inclusion8 decks53 decks
13%synergy
Chain of Smog
15%inclusion8 decks53 decks
14%synergy
Chain Reaction
13%inclusion7 decks53 decks
11%synergy
Toxic Deluge
13%inclusion7 decks53 decks
-7%synergy
Grapeshot
13%inclusion7 decks53 decks
11%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
8%synergy
Singularity Rupture
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
9%synergy
Crackle with Power
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
7%synergy
Profane Tutor
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
5%synergy
Serum Visions
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
8%synergy
Treasure Cruise
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
6%synergy
Read the Bones
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
7%synergy
Temporal Mastery
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
9%synergy
Baral's Expertise
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
9%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
7%synergy
Curse of the Swine
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
8%synergy
Damnation
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
2%synergy
Dark Petition
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
8%synergy
River's Rebuke
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
8%synergy
Circle of Power
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
3%synergy
Chart a Course
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
5%synergy
Painful Truths
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
6%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
7%synergy
Twinflame
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
5%synergy
Decree of Pain
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
3%synergy
Boltwave
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
6%synergy
Beseech the Queen
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
7%synergy
Dreadbore
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
6%synergy
Dark Intimations
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
4%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
0%synergy
Victimize
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
-3%synergy
Spelltwine
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
5%synergy
Fiery Confluence
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
17%inclusion9 decks53 decks
-9%synergy
Isochron Scepter
15%inclusion8 decks53 decks
13%synergy
Primal Amulet
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
10%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
9%synergy
Twinning Staff
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
4%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
1%synergy
Lightning Greaves
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
-22%synergy
Adaptive Training Post
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
1%synergy
Enchantments
Double Vision
25%inclusion13 decks53 decks
22%synergy
Secrets of the Dead
25%inclusion13 decks53 decks
23%synergy
Propaganda
23%inclusion12 decks53 decks
9%synergy
Fiery Inscription
15%inclusion8 decks53 decks
10%synergy
Mystic Remora
13%inclusion7 decks53 decks
-2%synergy
Shark Typhoon
13%inclusion7 decks53 decks
12%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
2%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
9%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
7%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
5%synergy
Curiosity
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
4%synergy
Animate Dead
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
-1%synergy
Burning Vengeance
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
7%synergy
Wizard Class
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
3%synergy
Omniscience
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
4%synergy
Precognition Field
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
6%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
4%synergy
Black Market Connections
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
-6%synergy
Firemind's Research
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
6%synergy
Mornsong Aria
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Grave Venerations
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Storm Conduit
28%inclusion15 decks53 decks
27%synergy
Professor Onyx
23%inclusion12 decks53 decks
21%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
13%inclusion7 decks53 decks
13%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
10%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
6%synergy
Rowan, Scholar of Sparks
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
38%inclusion20 decks53 decks
2%synergy
Bojuka Bog
30%inclusion16 decks53 decks
6%synergy
Temple of the False God
17%inclusion9 decks53 decks
9%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
15%inclusion8 decks53 decks
11%synergy
Mistrise Village
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
4%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Halimar Depths
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
5%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
3%synergy
Castle Vantress
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
5%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
91%inclusion48 decks53 decks
1%synergy
Arcane Signet
72%inclusion38 decks53 decks
-16%synergy
Dimir Signet
55%inclusion29 decks53 decks
20%synergy
Izzet Signet
49%inclusion26 decks53 decks
16%synergy
Rakdos Signet
49%inclusion26 decks53 decks
16%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
32%inclusion17 decks53 decks
-17%synergy
Fellwar Stone
28%inclusion15 decks53 decks
-7%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
25%inclusion13 decks53 decks
-20%synergy
Commander's Sphere
25%inclusion13 decks53 decks
5%synergy
Thought Vessel
23%inclusion12 decks53 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
17%inclusion9 decks53 decks
-26%synergy
Mind Stone
17%inclusion9 decks53 decks
4%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
15%inclusion8 decks53 decks
1%synergy
Obelisk of Grixis
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
6%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion53 decks53 decks
8%synergy
Island
100%inclusion53 decks53 decks
7%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion53 decks53 decks
9%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion47 decks53 decks
-3%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
60%inclusion32 decks53 decks
7%synergy
Sulfur Falls
58%inclusion31 decks53 decks
12%synergy
Exotic Orchard
53%inclusion28 decks53 decks
-4%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
47%inclusion25 decks53 decks
10%synergy
Sunken Hollow
45%inclusion24 decks53 decks
6%synergy
Shivan Reef
43%inclusion23 decks53 decks
14%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
43%inclusion23 decks53 decks
-2%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
43%inclusion23 decks53 decks
1%synergy
Underground River
36%inclusion19 decks53 decks
8%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
36%inclusion19 decks53 decks
25%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
30%inclusion16 decks53 decks
19%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
30%inclusion16 decks53 decks
18%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
30%inclusion16 decks53 decks
12%synergy
Evolving Wilds
30%inclusion16 decks53 decks
7%synergy
Choked Estuary
28%inclusion15 decks53 decks
11%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
26%inclusion14 decks53 decks
7%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
26%inclusion14 decks53 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
25%inclusion13 decks53 decks
10%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
25%inclusion13 decks53 decks
10%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
23%inclusion12 decks53 decks
11%synergy
Dismal Backwater
23%inclusion12 decks53 decks
16%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
23%inclusion12 decks53 decks
-3%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
23%inclusion12 decks53 decks
17%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
21%inclusion11 decks53 decks
10%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
21%inclusion11 decks53 decks
11%synergy
Ferrous Lake
21%inclusion11 decks53 decks
17%synergy
Grixis Panorama
21%inclusion11 decks53 decks
18%synergy
Seething Landscape
19%inclusion10 decks53 decks
2%synergy
Temple of Deceit
17%inclusion9 decks53 decks
4%synergy
Maestros Theater
17%inclusion9 decks53 decks
9%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
17%inclusion9 decks53 decks
-8%synergy
Haunted Ridge
17%inclusion9 decks53 decks
-4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
17%inclusion9 decks53 decks
-14%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
15%inclusion8 decks53 decks
9%synergy
Thriving Isle
15%inclusion8 decks53 decks
11%synergy
Watery Grave
15%inclusion8 decks53 decks
-33%synergy
Temple of Malice
15%inclusion8 decks53 decks
4%synergy
Thriving Bluff
15%inclusion8 decks53 decks
11%synergy
Xander's Lounge
13%inclusion7 decks53 decks
-27%synergy
Myriad Landscape
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
2%synergy
Fiery Islet
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
1%synergy
Blood Crypt
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
-36%synergy
Thriving Moor
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
5%synergy
Fabled Passage
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
0%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
1%synergy
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