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
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
15%synergy
Mana Sculpt
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
7%synergy
Scheming Silvertongue
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Dissection Practice
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Blazing Firesinger
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Frantic Search
63%inclusion35 decks56 decks
42%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
50%inclusion28 decks56 decks
41%synergy
Preordain
46%inclusion26 decks56 decks
41%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
41%inclusion23 decks56 decks
38%synergy
Faithless Looting
55%inclusion31 decks56 decks
36%synergy
Ponder
43%inclusion24 decks56 decks
34%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
45%inclusion25 decks56 decks
34%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
43%inclusion24 decks56 decks
33%synergy
Lightning Bolt
43%inclusion24 decks56 decks
32%synergy
Brainstorm
48%inclusion27 decks56 decks
31%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
61%inclusion34 decks56 decks
16%synergy
Dark Ritual
54%inclusion30 decks56 decks
16%synergy
Blasphemous Act
45%inclusion25 decks56 decks
0%synergy
Negate
43%inclusion24 decks56 decks
21%synergy
Windfall
41%inclusion23 decks56 decks
18%synergy
Rakdos Charm
38%inclusion21 decks56 decks
23%synergy
Chaos Warp
36%inclusion20 decks56 decks
1%synergy
Terminate
36%inclusion20 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Guttersnipe
36%inclusion20 decks56 decks
29%synergy
Fact or Fiction
34%inclusion19 decks56 decks
27%synergy
Game Changers
Thassa's Oracle
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Notion Thief
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
13%synergy
Mystical Tutor
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Underworld Breach
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
-7%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Gamble
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Jeska's Will
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-11%synergy
Creatures
Dualcaster Mage
34%inclusion19 decks56 decks
26%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
29%inclusion16 decks56 decks
26%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
27%inclusion15 decks56 decks
25%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
-4%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
17%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
19%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
21%inclusion12 decks56 decks
17%synergy
Archaeomancer
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
16%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
13%synergy
Young Pyromancer
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
16%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
13%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
13%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
12%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
11%synergy
Archmage of Runes
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
11%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Naru Meha, Master Wizard
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Fire Lord Azula
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Peregrine Drake
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Spellseeker
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Haughty Djinn
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Abstract Paintmage
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Pigment Wrangler
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
7%synergy
The Emperor of Palamecia
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Rona, Sheoldred's Faithful
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Magmablood Archaic
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Kefka, Court Mage
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Prismari, the Inspiration
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Muddle, the Ever-Changing
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Mocking Sprite
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Kaza, Roil Chaser
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Body Double
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
0%synergy
Gandalf the Grey
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Mnemonic Wall
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-1%synergy
Ral, Monsoon Mage
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Vial Smasher the Fierce
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Izzet Chronarch
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Opt
34%inclusion19 decks56 decks
28%synergy
Arcane Denial
32%inclusion18 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Consider
30%inclusion17 decks56 decks
24%synergy
Narset's Reversal
30%inclusion17 decks56 decks
24%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
29%inclusion16 decks56 decks
26%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
27%inclusion15 decks56 decks
-4%synergy
Flame of Anor
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
18%synergy
Seething Song
21%inclusion12 decks56 decks
14%synergy
Izzet Charm
21%inclusion12 decks56 decks
19%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
21%inclusion12 decks56 decks
15%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
21%inclusion12 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Abrade
21%inclusion12 decks56 decks
12%synergy
Bedevil
21%inclusion12 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Pongify
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
13%synergy
Swan Song
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
-2%synergy
Thought Scour
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
16%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
14%synergy
Ghostly Flicker
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Reverberate
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
13%synergy
Demonic Consultation
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Go for the Throat
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Infernal Grasp
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Drown in the Loch
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Dispel
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Snap
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Reiterate
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
1%synergy
Twincast
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Withering Torment
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
-1%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Flusterstorm
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Comet Storm
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Unwind
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Wizard's Retort
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Big Score
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
-4%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Crosis's Charm
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
1%synergy
Displace
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Reality Shift
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Aetherize
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Spell Pierce
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Desperate Ritual
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Nexus of Fate
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Twinferno
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Prismari Command
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
1%synergy
Return the Favor
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Memory Plunder
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Diabolic Tutor
29%inclusion16 decks56 decks
24%synergy
Mana Geyser
29%inclusion16 decks56 decks
23%synergy
Reanimate
25%inclusion14 decks56 decks
0%synergy
Exsanguinate
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
19%synergy
Final Parting
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
22%synergy
Feed the Swarm
21%inclusion12 decks56 decks
-6%synergy
Vandalblast
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Night's Whisper
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
15%synergy
Solve the Equation
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
18%synergy
See the Truth
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
15%synergy
Expressive Iteration
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
13%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Chain of Smog
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
14%synergy
Epic Experiment
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
14%synergy
Grapeshot
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
12%synergy
Strategic Planning
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
14%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
13%synergy
Baral's Expertise
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
12%synergy
Toxic Deluge
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
-8%synergy
Chain Reaction
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Serum Visions
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Read the Bones
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Dark Petition
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Profane Tutor
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Damnation
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Treasure Cruise
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Temporal Mastery
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Twinflame
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
6%synergy
River's Rebuke
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Curse of the Swine
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Singularity Rupture
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Increasing Ambition
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Heat Shimmer
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Decree of Pain
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Beseech the Queen
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Dreadbore
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Chart a Course
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Past in Flames
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Devastation Tide
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Boltwave
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Crackle with Power
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Careful Study
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Insult // Injury
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
-10%synergy
Isochron Scepter
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
12%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Twinning Staff
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Primal Amulet
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Lightning Greaves
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
-21%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Adaptive Training Post
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Ghost Lantern
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
1%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-5%synergy
Ichormoon Gauntlet
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Double Vision
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
21%synergy
Propaganda
21%inclusion12 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Secrets of the Dead
21%inclusion12 decks56 decks
20%synergy
Fiery Inscription
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
14%synergy
Mystic Remora
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
-1%synergy
Shark Typhoon
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
1%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Curiosity
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Animate Dead
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
-2%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Burning Vengeance
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Black Market Connections
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-7%synergy
Omniscience
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Impact Tremors
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Precognition Field
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Firemind's Research
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Storm Conduit
30%inclusion17 decks56 decks
29%synergy
Professor Onyx
21%inclusion12 decks56 decks
19%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
12%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Rowan, Scholar of Sparks
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
38%inclusion21 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Bojuka Bog
30%inclusion17 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Temple of the False God
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Mistrise Village
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
1%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Mortuary Mire
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Halimar Depths
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
89%inclusion50 decks56 decks
-0%synergy
Arcane Signet
70%inclusion39 decks56 decks
-18%synergy
Dimir Signet
55%inclusion31 decks56 decks
21%synergy
Izzet Signet
50%inclusion28 decks56 decks
18%synergy
Rakdos Signet
48%inclusion27 decks56 decks
16%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
29%inclusion16 decks56 decks
-21%synergy
Fellwar Stone
29%inclusion16 decks56 decks
-7%synergy
Thought Vessel
25%inclusion14 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
-21%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
-24%synergy
Mind Stone
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Obelisk of Grixis
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion56 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Island
100%inclusion56 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion56 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion50 decks56 decks
-2%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
63%inclusion35 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Exotic Orchard
57%inclusion32 decks56 decks
1%synergy
Sulfur Falls
57%inclusion32 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
45%inclusion25 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
45%inclusion25 decks56 decks
-1%synergy
Sunken Hollow
43%inclusion24 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Shivan Reef
41%inclusion23 decks56 decks
11%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
41%inclusion23 decks56 decks
-2%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
36%inclusion20 decks56 decks
25%synergy
Underground River
34%inclusion19 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
34%inclusion19 decks56 decks
23%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
30%inclusion17 decks56 decks
19%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
30%inclusion17 decks56 decks
12%synergy
Evolving Wilds
29%inclusion16 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
29%inclusion16 decks56 decks
15%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
29%inclusion16 decks56 decks
17%synergy
Choked Estuary
29%inclusion16 decks56 decks
11%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
27%inclusion15 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
27%inclusion15 decks56 decks
17%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
27%inclusion15 decks56 decks
12%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
25%inclusion14 decks56 decks
-3%synergy
Dismal Backwater
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
17%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
-3%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
21%inclusion12 decks56 decks
15%synergy
Temple of Deceit
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Ferrous Lake
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
16%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Seething Landscape
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Grixis Panorama
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
15%synergy
Temple of Malice
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
-9%synergy
Maestros Theater
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Path of Ancestry
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
-14%synergy
Thriving Isle
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Thriving Bluff
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
11%synergy
Haunted Ridge
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
-7%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Xander's Lounge
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
-29%synergy
Watery Grave
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
-37%synergy
Fiery Islet
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Steam Vents
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
-37%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Thriving Moor
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
1%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
3%synergy
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