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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Thor, God of Thunder
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Dark Fortress
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Hidden Lair
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Preordain
50%inclusion30 decks60 decks
44%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
50%inclusion30 decks60 decks
41%synergy
Frantic Search
62%inclusion37 decks60 decks
40%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
42%inclusion25 decks60 decks
39%synergy
Faithless Looting
58%inclusion35 decks60 decks
38%synergy
Ponder
45%inclusion27 decks60 decks
37%synergy
Brainstorm
52%inclusion31 decks60 decks
35%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
43%inclusion26 decks60 decks
33%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
43%inclusion26 decks60 decks
32%synergy
Lightning Bolt
42%inclusion25 decks60 decks
31%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
62%inclusion37 decks60 decks
17%synergy
Dark Ritual
55%inclusion33 decks60 decks
17%synergy
Negate
45%inclusion27 decks60 decks
23%synergy
Blasphemous Act
43%inclusion26 decks60 decks
-1%synergy
Windfall
42%inclusion25 decks60 decks
18%synergy
Rakdos Charm
38%inclusion23 decks60 decks
24%synergy
Chaos Warp
38%inclusion23 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Opt
37%inclusion22 decks60 decks
31%synergy
Terminate
37%inclusion22 decks60 decks
11%synergy
Fact or Fiction
37%inclusion22 decks60 decks
30%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
22%inclusion13 decks60 decks
14%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
18%inclusion11 decks60 decks
10%synergy
Mystical Tutor
18%inclusion11 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
17%inclusion10 decks60 decks
14%synergy
Gamble
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
-5%synergy
Underworld Breach
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
2%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
9%synergy
Jeska's Will
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
-11%synergy
Rhystic Study
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
-18%synergy
Creatures
Guttersnipe
37%inclusion22 decks60 decks
30%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
32%inclusion19 decks60 decks
23%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
30%inclusion18 decks60 decks
28%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
30%inclusion18 decks60 decks
27%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
23%inclusion14 decks60 decks
17%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
22%inclusion13 decks60 decks
-5%synergy
Young Pyromancer
22%inclusion13 decks60 decks
20%synergy
Archaeomancer
22%inclusion13 decks60 decks
18%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
15%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
20%inclusion12 decks60 decks
16%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
20%inclusion12 decks60 decks
16%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
18%inclusion11 decks60 decks
15%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
17%inclusion10 decks60 decks
15%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
11%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
10%synergy
Archmage of Runes
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
10%synergy
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
12%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
12%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
11%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
10%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
10%synergy
Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
10%synergy
Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Rona, Sheoldred's Faithful
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
10%synergy
Naru Meha, Master Wizard
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
1%synergy
Peregrine Drake
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Haughty Djinn
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Spellseeker
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
2%synergy
Fire Lord Azula
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
-1%synergy
Coruscation Mage
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Visionary
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Deadeye Navigator
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Scheming Silvertongue
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Blazing Firesinger
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Abstract Paintmage
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Pigment Wrangler
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
The Emperor of Palamecia
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Kefka, Court Mage
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
0%synergy
Ral, Monsoon Mage
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Vial Smasher the Fierce
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Izzet Chronarch
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Firebrand Archer
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Urabrask
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Jace, Vryn's Prodigy
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Consider
32%inclusion19 decks60 decks
25%synergy
Narset's Reversal
32%inclusion19 decks60 decks
26%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
30%inclusion18 decks60 decks
-1%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
30%inclusion18 decks60 decks
28%synergy
Arcane Denial
30%inclusion18 decks60 decks
1%synergy
Izzet Charm
25%inclusion15 decks60 decks
23%synergy
Seething Song
22%inclusion13 decks60 decks
14%synergy
Pongify
20%inclusion12 decks60 decks
14%synergy
Thought Scour
20%inclusion12 decks60 decks
19%synergy
Bedevil
20%inclusion12 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
20%inclusion12 decks60 decks
14%synergy
Flame of Anor
20%inclusion12 decks60 decks
15%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
18%inclusion11 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Swan Song
18%inclusion11 decks60 decks
-1%synergy
Abrade
18%inclusion11 decks60 decks
9%synergy
Reverberate
17%inclusion10 decks60 decks
13%synergy
Ghostly Flicker
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
13%synergy
Go for the Throat
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Demonic Consultation
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Snap
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Traumatic Critique
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Drown in the Loch
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
9%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
2%synergy
Dispel
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
9%synergy
Twincast
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
11%synergy
Infernal Grasp
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
11%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Reiterate
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
9%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Aetherize
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Flusterstorm
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
2%synergy
Comet Storm
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Big Score
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
-3%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Unwind
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
9%synergy
Withering Torment
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
-3%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
0%synergy
Return the Favor
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Displace
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Desperate Ritual
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Forbidden Alchemy
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Reality Shift
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Counterflux
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Wizard's Retort
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Spell Pierce
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Crosis's Charm
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Mana Sculpt
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Sorceries
Mana Geyser
28%inclusion17 decks60 decks
23%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
27%inclusion16 decks60 decks
22%synergy
Reanimate
27%inclusion16 decks60 decks
1%synergy
Feed the Swarm
25%inclusion15 decks60 decks
-2%synergy
Final Parting
23%inclusion14 decks60 decks
22%synergy
Exsanguinate
22%inclusion13 decks60 decks
18%synergy
Night's Whisper
20%inclusion12 decks60 decks
15%synergy
Strategic Planning
18%inclusion11 decks60 decks
18%synergy
Vandalblast
18%inclusion11 decks60 decks
2%synergy
See the Truth
18%inclusion11 decks60 decks
18%synergy
Solve the Equation
18%inclusion11 decks60 decks
16%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
13%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
9%synergy
Expressive Iteration
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
12%synergy
Chain of Smog
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
14%synergy
Epic Experiment
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
13%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
9%synergy
Dark Petition
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
12%synergy
Toxic Deluge
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
-8%synergy
Grapeshot
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
11%synergy
Chain Reaction
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
9%synergy
Insult // Injury
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
11%synergy
Serum Visions
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
11%synergy
Baral's Expertise
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
11%synergy
Dreadbore
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
10%synergy
Profane Tutor
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Read the Bones
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Twinflame
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Victimize
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
-1%synergy
Careful Study
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Devastation Tide
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Curse of the Swine
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Treasure Cruise
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Temporal Mastery
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Heat Shimmer
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
7%synergy
River's Rebuke
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Damnation
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
1%synergy
Singularity Rupture
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Chart a Course
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Increasing Ambition
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
1%synergy
Crackle with Power
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Past in Flames
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Fiery Confluence
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Painful Truths
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
17%inclusion10 decks60 decks
-10%synergy
Lightning Greaves
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
-18%synergy
Isochron Scepter
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
9%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
2%synergy
Primal Amulet
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
9%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Twinning Staff
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
2%synergy
Adaptive Training Post
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
-5%synergy
Ghost Lantern
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
0%synergy
Enchantments
Double Vision
22%inclusion13 decks60 decks
19%synergy
Propaganda
22%inclusion13 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Secrets of the Dead
20%inclusion12 decks60 decks
18%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
14%synergy
Fiery Inscription
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Mystic Remora
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
-2%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
10%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
11%synergy
Shark Typhoon
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
11%synergy
Curiosity
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
1%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Animate Dead
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
-2%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Omniscience
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Impact Tremors
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
1%synergy
Precognition Field
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Black Market Connections
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
-8%synergy
Firemind's Research
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Burning Vengeance
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Storm Conduit
28%inclusion17 decks60 decks
27%synergy
Professor Onyx
25%inclusion15 decks60 decks
23%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
9%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
9%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
2%synergy
Rowan, Scholar of Sparks
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
35%inclusion21 decks60 decks
0%synergy
Bojuka Bog
30%inclusion18 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Temple of the False God
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
9%synergy
Mistrise Village
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
1%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Mortuary Mire
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Seat of the Synod
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
-1%synergy
Halimar Depths
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
2%synergy
Great Furnace
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
-0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
92%inclusion55 decks60 decks
2%synergy
Arcane Signet
73%inclusion44 decks60 decks
-15%synergy
Dimir Signet
58%inclusion35 decks60 decks
25%synergy
Izzet Signet
53%inclusion32 decks60 decks
22%synergy
Rakdos Signet
47%inclusion28 decks60 decks
15%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
33%inclusion20 decks60 decks
-17%synergy
Fellwar Stone
30%inclusion18 decks60 decks
-6%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
28%inclusion17 decks60 decks
-16%synergy
Thought Vessel
23%inclusion14 decks60 decks
2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
22%inclusion13 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
22%inclusion13 decks60 decks
-23%synergy
Mind Stone
20%inclusion12 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
2%synergy
Obelisk of Grixis
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion60 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion60 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Island
100%inclusion60 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion54 decks60 decks
-2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
62%inclusion37 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
62%inclusion37 decks60 decks
9%synergy
Sulfur Falls
60%inclusion36 decks60 decks
12%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
52%inclusion31 decks60 decks
14%synergy
Sunken Hollow
48%inclusion29 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Shivan Reef
47%inclusion28 decks60 decks
17%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
47%inclusion28 decks60 decks
-0%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
47%inclusion28 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
37%inclusion22 decks60 decks
25%synergy
Underground River
35%inclusion21 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Choked Estuary
33%inclusion20 decks60 decks
15%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
30%inclusion18 decks60 decks
11%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
30%inclusion18 decks60 decks
20%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
30%inclusion18 decks60 decks
19%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
30%inclusion18 decks60 decks
11%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
30%inclusion18 decks60 decks
15%synergy
Evolving Wilds
30%inclusion18 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
28%inclusion17 decks60 decks
15%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
28%inclusion17 decks60 decks
0%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
27%inclusion16 decks60 decks
16%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
27%inclusion16 decks60 decks
1%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
23%inclusion14 decks60 decks
14%synergy
Dismal Backwater
22%inclusion13 decks60 decks
16%synergy
Ferrous Lake
20%inclusion12 decks60 decks
16%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
20%inclusion12 decks60 decks
14%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
18%inclusion11 decks60 decks
9%synergy
Path of Ancestry
18%inclusion11 decks60 decks
-13%synergy
Seething Landscape
17%inclusion10 decks60 decks
1%synergy
Temple of Deceit
17%inclusion10 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Grixis Panorama
17%inclusion10 decks60 decks
14%synergy
Temple of Malice
17%inclusion10 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Steam Vents
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
-31%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
9%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
-9%synergy
Thriving Isle
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
11%synergy
Thriving Bluff
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
10%synergy
Maestros Theater
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Haunted Ridge
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
-8%synergy
Watery Grave
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
-35%synergy
Graven Cairns
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
9%synergy
Thriving Moor
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Tainted Isle
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Fiery Islet
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
0%synergy
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