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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Glamdring, Foe-hammer
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Goblin-town
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Plunder the Trollshaws
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Bilbo's Deadly Slice
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Gnashing of Teeth
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Preordain
48%inclusion31 decks64 decks
43%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
50%inclusion32 decks64 decks
41%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
42%inclusion27 decks64 decks
39%synergy
Ponder
47%inclusion30 decks64 decks
39%synergy
Frantic Search
59%inclusion38 decks64 decks
37%synergy
Brainstorm
53%inclusion34 decks64 decks
36%synergy
Faithless Looting
56%inclusion36 decks64 decks
36%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
44%inclusion28 decks64 decks
33%synergy
Opt
39%inclusion25 decks64 decks
33%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
44%inclusion28 decks64 decks
33%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
59%inclusion38 decks64 decks
15%synergy
Dark Ritual
56%inclusion36 decks64 decks
18%synergy
Blasphemous Act
45%inclusion29 decks64 decks
1%synergy
Negate
44%inclusion28 decks64 decks
22%synergy
Windfall
42%inclusion27 decks64 decks
19%synergy
Lightning Bolt
41%inclusion26 decks64 decks
30%synergy
Rakdos Charm
39%inclusion25 decks64 decks
25%synergy
Terminate
39%inclusion25 decks64 decks
13%synergy
Chaos Warp
39%inclusion25 decks64 decks
4%synergy
Fact or Fiction
36%inclusion23 decks64 decks
29%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
20%inclusion13 decks64 decks
12%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
15%synergy
Mystical Tutor
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
4%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
-4%synergy
Gamble
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
3%synergy
Underworld Breach
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
-0%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Jeska's Will
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
-10%synergy
Creatures
Guttersnipe
36%inclusion23 decks64 decks
29%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
34%inclusion22 decks64 decks
26%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
30%inclusion19 decks64 decks
27%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
28%inclusion18 decks64 decks
26%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
23%inclusion15 decks64 decks
-3%synergy
Archaeomancer
23%inclusion15 decks64 decks
20%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
22%inclusion14 decks64 decks
18%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
22%inclusion14 decks64 decks
16%synergy
Young Pyromancer
20%inclusion13 decks64 decks
19%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
15%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
19%inclusion11 decks59 decks
14%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
14%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
14%synergy
Archmage of Runes
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
13%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
10%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
10%synergy
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
13%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
12%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
11%synergy
Naru Meha, Master Wizard
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
10%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
9%synergy
Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Peregrine Drake
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Rona, Sheoldred's Faithful
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
1%synergy
Haughty Djinn
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Visionary
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
1%synergy
Gandalf, Goblins' Bane
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Fire Lord Azula
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Prismari, the Inspiration
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
-2%synergy
Firebrand Archer
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Spellseeker
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
3%synergy
Coruscation Mage
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
4%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
4%synergy
Deadeye Navigator
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Thor, God of Thunder
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Abomination, World Ravager
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
3%synergy
The Emperor of Palamecia
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Kefka, Court Mage
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
-0%synergy
Instants
An Offer You Can't Refuse
31%inclusion20 decks64 decks
-1%synergy
Consider
31%inclusion20 decks64 decks
25%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
31%inclusion20 decks64 decks
29%synergy
Narset's Reversal
31%inclusion20 decks64 decks
25%synergy
Arcane Denial
30%inclusion19 decks64 decks
1%synergy
Izzet Charm
25%inclusion16 decks64 decks
23%synergy
Seething Song
22%inclusion14 decks64 decks
14%synergy
Pongify
20%inclusion13 decks64 decks
14%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
20%inclusion13 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Bedevil
20%inclusion13 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Thought Scour
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
17%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
13%synergy
Flame of Anor
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
14%synergy
Big Score
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
4%synergy
Abrade
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Swan Song
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
-4%synergy
Reverberate
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
12%synergy
Ghostly Flicker
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Demonic Consultation
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Go for the Throat
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
3%synergy
Snap
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
3%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
10%synergy
Withering Torment
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
-1%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Dispel
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Aetherize
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Twincast
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
10%synergy
Infernal Grasp
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
10%synergy
Unwind
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
10%synergy
Traumatic Critique
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Mana Sculpt
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Drown in the Loch
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Return the Favor
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Displace
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Reiterate
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Comet Storm
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Cackling Counterpart
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Wizard's Retort
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
-0%synergy
Entomb
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
2%synergy
Desperate Ritual
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
4%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Forbidden Alchemy
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Reality Shift
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
3%synergy
Flusterstorm
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
-0%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Diabolic Tutor
28%inclusion18 decks64 decks
24%synergy
Feed the Swarm
27%inclusion17 decks64 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Geyser
27%inclusion17 decks64 decks
21%synergy
Exsanguinate
25%inclusion16 decks64 decks
21%synergy
Reanimate
25%inclusion16 decks64 decks
-1%synergy
Final Parting
22%inclusion14 decks64 decks
21%synergy
Vandalblast
20%inclusion13 decks64 decks
3%synergy
See the Truth
20%inclusion13 decks64 decks
20%synergy
Strategic Planning
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
18%synergy
Night's Whisper
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
13%synergy
Solve the Equation
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
15%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
14%synergy
Toxic Deluge
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
-8%synergy
Chain of Smog
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
13%synergy
Chain Reaction
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
10%synergy
Epic Experiment
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
12%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Serum Visions
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
11%synergy
Dark Petition
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
11%synergy
Baral's Expertise
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
12%synergy
Expressive Iteration
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Dreadbore
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
11%synergy
Grapeshot
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
10%synergy
Insult // Injury
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
11%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Devastation Tide
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Read the Bones
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Temporal Mastery
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Heat Shimmer
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Twinflame
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
7%synergy
River's Rebuke
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
4%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
4%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Victimize
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
-1%synergy
Crackle with Power
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Careful Study
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Curse of the Swine
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Seize the Spoils
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Treasure Cruise
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Buried Alive
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
4%synergy
Decree of Pain
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
3%synergy
Stitch Together
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Damnation
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
1%synergy
Rite of Replication
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
4%synergy
Singularity Rupture
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Chart a Course
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
4%synergy
Increasing Ambition
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Electroduplicate
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
-12%synergy
Lightning Greaves
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
-17%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
3%synergy
Isochron Scepter
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Primal Amulet
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
-3%synergy
Twinning Staff
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
1%synergy
Enchantments
Double Vision
20%inclusion13 decks64 decks
18%synergy
Secrets of the Dead
20%inclusion13 decks64 decks
18%synergy
Propaganda
20%inclusion13 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Fiery Inscription
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
12%synergy
Mystic Remora
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
-3%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
10%synergy
Shark Typhoon
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Curiosity
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
0%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Animate Dead
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
-1%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Omniscience
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Precognition Field
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Storm Conduit
30%inclusion19 decks64 decks
28%synergy
Professor Onyx
25%inclusion16 decks64 decks
23%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
10%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
36%inclusion23 decks64 decks
2%synergy
Bojuka Bog
27%inclusion17 decks64 decks
3%synergy
Temple of the False God
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
10%synergy
Mistrise Village
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
0%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
4%synergy
Halimar Depths
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
0%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
91%inclusion58 decks64 decks
1%synergy
Arcane Signet
73%inclusion47 decks64 decks
-15%synergy
Dimir Signet
56%inclusion36 decks64 decks
23%synergy
Izzet Signet
50%inclusion32 decks64 decks
19%synergy
Rakdos Signet
44%inclusion28 decks64 decks
13%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
34%inclusion22 decks64 decks
-16%synergy
Fellwar Stone
30%inclusion19 decks64 decks
-6%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
28%inclusion18 decks64 decks
-16%synergy
Commander's Sphere
23%inclusion15 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
22%inclusion14 decks64 decks
-23%synergy
Mind Stone
22%inclusion14 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Thought Vessel
20%inclusion13 decks64 decks
-1%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
-0%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Obelisk of Grixis
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion64 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion64 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Island
100%inclusion64 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion57 decks64 decks
-3%synergy
Sulfur Falls
61%inclusion39 decks64 decks
12%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
59%inclusion38 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Exotic Orchard
58%inclusion37 decks64 decks
1%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
50%inclusion32 decks64 decks
12%synergy
Sunken Hollow
50%inclusion32 decks64 decks
10%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
47%inclusion30 decks64 decks
2%synergy
Shivan Reef
45%inclusion29 decks64 decks
15%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
45%inclusion29 decks64 decks
-2%synergy
Underground River
34%inclusion22 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
34%inclusion22 decks64 decks
12%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
34%inclusion22 decks64 decks
23%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
33%inclusion21 decks64 decks
14%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
31%inclusion20 decks64 decks
20%synergy
Choked Estuary
31%inclusion20 decks64 decks
13%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
30%inclusion19 decks64 decks
20%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
28%inclusion18 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
28%inclusion18 decks64 decks
-0%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
27%inclusion17 decks64 decks
0%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
27%inclusion17 decks64 decks
11%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
27%inclusion17 decks64 decks
14%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
25%inclusion16 decks64 decks
15%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
23%inclusion15 decks64 decks
14%synergy
Ferrous Lake
22%inclusion14 decks64 decks
18%synergy
Path of Ancestry
20%inclusion13 decks64 decks
-11%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Steam Vents
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
-27%synergy
Dismal Backwater
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
13%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
13%synergy
Seething Landscape
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
2%synergy
Grixis Panorama
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
14%synergy
Watery Grave
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
-31%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
10%synergy
Temple of Malice
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Deceit
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
2%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
-10%synergy
Thriving Isle
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
10%synergy
Maestros Theater
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Thriving Bluff
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Haunted Ridge
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
-8%synergy
Graven Cairns
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
4%synergy
Scorched Geyser
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
1%synergy
Darkslick Shores
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Thriving Moor
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Tainted Isle
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
4%synergy
Fiery Islet
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
3%synergy
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