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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Preordain
50%inclusion29 decks58 decks
44%synergy
Frantic Search
64%inclusion37 decks58 decks
43%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
45%inclusion26 decks58 decks
42%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
48%inclusion28 decks58 decks
40%synergy
Faithless Looting
57%inclusion33 decks58 decks
37%synergy
Ponder
45%inclusion26 decks58 decks
36%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
47%inclusion27 decks58 decks
36%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
45%inclusion26 decks58 decks
35%synergy
Lightning Bolt
45%inclusion26 decks58 decks
34%synergy
Brainstorm
50%inclusion29 decks58 decks
33%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
64%inclusion37 decks58 decks
19%synergy
Dark Ritual
57%inclusion33 decks58 decks
19%synergy
Blasphemous Act
45%inclusion26 decks58 decks
0%synergy
Negate
43%inclusion25 decks58 decks
21%synergy
Windfall
40%inclusion23 decks58 decks
16%synergy
Chaos Warp
38%inclusion22 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Rakdos Charm
38%inclusion22 decks58 decks
23%synergy
Terminate
36%inclusion21 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Guttersnipe
36%inclusion21 decks58 decks
30%synergy
Fact or Fiction
34%inclusion20 decks58 decks
28%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
13%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
14%synergy
Mystical Tutor
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Underworld Breach
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
-7%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Gamble
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Jeska's Will
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
-9%synergy
Creatures
Dualcaster Mage
33%inclusion19 decks58 decks
24%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
29%inclusion17 decks58 decks
27%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
29%inclusion17 decks58 decks
27%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
24%inclusion14 decks58 decks
-3%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
24%inclusion14 decks58 decks
18%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
18%synergy
Archaeomancer
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
19%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
16%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
17%synergy
Young Pyromancer
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
17%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
15%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
13%synergy
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
14%synergy
Blazing Firesinger
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Archmage of Runes
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Naru Meha, Master Wizard
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
8%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Fire Lord Azula
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Peregrine Drake
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Haughty Djinn
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Spellseeker
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Rona, Sheoldred's Faithful
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
2%synergy
The Emperor of Palamecia
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Pigment Wrangler
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Scheming Silvertongue
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Abstract Paintmage
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Magmablood Archaic
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Kefka, Court Mage
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
0%synergy
Mocking Sprite
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Kaza, Roil Chaser
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Ral, Monsoon Mage
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Vial Smasher the Fierce
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Izzet Chronarch
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-3%synergy
Baleful Strix
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-5%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-5%synergy
Instants
Opt
34%inclusion20 decks58 decks
29%synergy
Consider
33%inclusion19 decks58 decks
27%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
31%inclusion18 decks58 decks
0%synergy
Arcane Denial
31%inclusion18 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
31%inclusion18 decks58 decks
29%synergy
Narset's Reversal
29%inclusion17 decks58 decks
23%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
24%inclusion14 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Flame of Anor
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
17%synergy
Izzet Charm
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
20%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
16%synergy
Seething Song
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
14%synergy
Bedevil
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Abrade
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Pongify
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
13%synergy
Reverberate
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
16%synergy
Thought Scour
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
18%synergy
Swan Song
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
-2%synergy
Ghostly Flicker
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
13%synergy
Traumatic Critique
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
13%synergy
Mana Sculpt
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
11%synergy
Go for the Throat
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Demonic Consultation
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Drown in the Loch
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Dispel
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Infernal Grasp
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Snap
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Reiterate
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Flusterstorm
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Twincast
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Big Score
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
-3%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Unwind
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Withering Torment
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
-2%synergy
Comet Storm
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Displace
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Desperate Ritual
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Maestros Charm
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Reality Shift
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Aetherize
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Wizard's Retort
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Spell Pierce
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Crosis's Charm
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Prismari Command
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Dissection Practice
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Sorceries
Diabolic Tutor
31%inclusion18 decks58 decks
26%synergy
Mana Geyser
29%inclusion17 decks58 decks
24%synergy
Final Parting
26%inclusion15 decks58 decks
25%synergy
Reanimate
26%inclusion15 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Feed the Swarm
24%inclusion14 decks58 decks
-4%synergy
Exsanguinate
24%inclusion14 decks58 decks
20%synergy
Vandalblast
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Night's Whisper
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
14%synergy
Solve the Equation
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
17%synergy
See the Truth
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
17%synergy
Expressive Iteration
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
14%synergy
Strategic Planning
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
15%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Chain of Smog
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
15%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Epic Experiment
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
14%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Toxic Deluge
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
-7%synergy
Grapeshot
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Chain Reaction
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Baral's Expertise
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Dark Petition
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Profane Tutor
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Insult // Injury
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Serum Visions
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Read the Bones
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Temporal Mastery
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Twinflame
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Curse of the Swine
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Treasure Cruise
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
6%synergy
River's Rebuke
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Dreadbore
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Damnation
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Singularity Rupture
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Circle of Power
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
5%synergy
Chart a Course
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Increasing Ambition
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Crackle with Power
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Careful Study
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Fiery Confluence
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Painful Truths
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Past in Flames
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Heat Shimmer
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Ringsight
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
-0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
-11%synergy
Isochron Scepter
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Primal Amulet
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Lightning Greaves
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
-19%synergy
Twinning Staff
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Adaptive Training Post
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Ghost Lantern
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-5%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Enchantments
Double Vision
24%inclusion14 decks58 decks
22%synergy
Propaganda
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Secrets of the Dead
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
19%synergy
Mystic Remora
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
-0%synergy
Fiery Inscription
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
13%synergy
Shark Typhoon
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Curiosity
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Animate Dead
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
-2%synergy
Burning Vengeance
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Omniscience
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Impact Tremors
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Precognition Field
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Black Market Connections
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-7%synergy
Firemind's Research
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Storm Conduit
29%inclusion17 decks58 decks
28%synergy
Professor Onyx
24%inclusion14 decks58 decks
22%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
13%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Rowan, Scholar of Sparks
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
38%inclusion22 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Bojuka Bog
31%inclusion18 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Mistrise Village
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Mortuary Mire
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Halimar Depths
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Great Hall of the Biblioplex
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
91%inclusion53 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Arcane Signet
72%inclusion42 decks58 decks
-16%synergy
Dimir Signet
57%inclusion33 decks58 decks
23%synergy
Izzet Signet
52%inclusion30 decks58 decks
20%synergy
Rakdos Signet
48%inclusion28 decks58 decks
17%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
33%inclusion19 decks58 decks
-17%synergy
Fellwar Stone
29%inclusion17 decks58 decks
-6%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
26%inclusion15 decks58 decks
-18%synergy
Thought Vessel
26%inclusion15 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
-25%synergy
Mind Stone
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Obelisk of Grixis
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Resonating Lute
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion58 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion58 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Island
100%inclusion58 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion52 decks58 decks
-2%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
62%inclusion36 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Sulfur Falls
60%inclusion35 decks58 decks
13%synergy
Exotic Orchard
59%inclusion34 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
47%inclusion27 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
47%inclusion27 decks58 decks
0%synergy
Sunken Hollow
45%inclusion26 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
45%inclusion26 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Shivan Reef
41%inclusion24 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
36%inclusion21 decks58 decks
25%synergy
Underground River
34%inclusion20 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
33%inclusion19 decks58 decks
22%synergy
Choked Estuary
31%inclusion18 decks58 decks
13%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
29%inclusion17 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
29%inclusion17 decks58 decks
14%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
29%inclusion17 decks58 decks
16%synergy
Evolving Wilds
29%inclusion17 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
28%inclusion16 decks58 decks
16%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
28%inclusion16 decks58 decks
17%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
28%inclusion16 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
26%inclusion15 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
26%inclusion15 decks58 decks
-2%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
24%inclusion14 decks58 decks
14%synergy
Dismal Backwater
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
16%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
16%synergy
Temple of Deceit
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Seething Landscape
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Ferrous Lake
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
15%synergy
Grixis Panorama
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
16%synergy
Temple of Malice
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Maestros Theater
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Path of Ancestry
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
-14%synergy
Haunted Ridge
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
-4%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
-9%synergy
Thriving Isle
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Thriving Bluff
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Watery Grave
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
-34%synergy
Steam Vents
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
-34%synergy
Xander's Lounge
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
-27%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Fiery Islet
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Fabled Passage
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
2%synergy
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