Kess, Dissident Mage (Commander) - Budget Optimized Combo

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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Chain of Smog
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
83%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
82%synergy
Narset's Reversal
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
78%synergy
Professor Onyx
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
65%synergy
Frantic Search
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
63%synergy
Mana Geyser
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
61%synergy
Seething Song
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
60%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
58%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
56%synergy
Dark Ritual
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
46%synergy
Game Changers
Mystical Tutor
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
53%synergy
Gamble
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
40%synergy
Notion Thief
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
26%synergy
Jeska's Will
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
0%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Opposition Agent
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
1%synergy
Creatures
Cormela, Glamour Thief
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
46%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
41%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
40%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
47%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Naru Meha, Master Wizard
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Young Pyromancer
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Electro, Assaulting Battery
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Trophy Mage
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Gravecrawler
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Kaza, Roil Chaser
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Peregrine Drake
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Foulmire Knight
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Scalding Viper
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Archmage of Runes
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Najal, the Storm Runner
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Firebrand Archer
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
5%synergy
God-Eternal Kefnet
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Rona, Sheoldred's Faithful
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-10%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Deekah, Fractal Theorist
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Rielle, the Everwise
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Rakdos Cackler
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Windrider Wizard
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Oriq Loremage
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Archaeomancer
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Frolicking Familiar
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Guttersnipe
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Gadwick, the Wizened
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Karplusan Wolverine
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Visionary
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Overwhelmed Apprentice
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Runaway Steam-Kin
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Instants
An Offer You Can't Refuse
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
20%synergy
Brainstorm
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Lightning Bolt
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
40%synergy
Opt
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
44%synergy
Twincast
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
49%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
48%synergy
Arcane Denial
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
21%synergy
Ghostly Flicker
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
43%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
49%synergy
Counterspell
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
6%synergy
Chaos Warp
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-1%synergy
Negate
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Reiterate
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Fact or Fiction
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
26%synergy
Essence Scatter
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Consider
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Cabal Ritual
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
23%synergy
Rakdos Charm
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
18%synergy
Peek
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Reverberate
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Silundi Vision
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Saw in Half
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Abrade
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
24%synergy
Prismari Command
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Valakut Awakening
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Blur
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Ionize
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Pongify
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Might of the Meek
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Tainted Pact
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Rush of Inspiration
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Entomb
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Temur Battle Rage
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Return the Favor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Desperate Ritual
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Fury Storm
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Maestros Charm
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Electrodominance
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Dimir Charm
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Terminate
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-9%synergy
Culling the Weak
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Dispel
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Foil
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Flusterstorm
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Burnt Offering
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Perplex
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Sorceries
Gitaxian Probe
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
44%synergy
Final Parting
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
49%synergy
Grapeshot
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
48%synergy
Ponder
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
25%synergy
Profane Tutor
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Faithless Looting
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Serum Visions
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Feed the Swarm
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Ringsight
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
26%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Blasphemous Act
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-11%synergy
Ignite the Future
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Reanimate
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Preordain
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Toxic Deluge
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Expressive Iteration
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Strategic Planning
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Chart a Course
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Sleight of Hand
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Epic Experiment
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Windfall
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-7%synergy
Increasing Ambition
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Pillage
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Walk the Aeons
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Playful Shove
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Flame Rift
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Silver Scrutiny
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Irencrag Feat
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Forever Young
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Mind Spring
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Past in Flames
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Bonus Round
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Crash Through
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Insult // Injury
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Stitch in Time
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Read the Bones
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Heat Shimmer
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Ill-Timed Explosion
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Profane Command
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Dark Petition
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Night's Whisper
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Twinflame
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Merchant Scroll
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Light Up the Stage
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Isochron Scepter
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Defense Grid
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Mirror of Fate
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Twinning Staff
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Ghost Lantern
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Primal Amulet
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Adaptive Training Post
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Lightning Greaves
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-13%synergy
Enchantments
Thousand-Year Storm
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
47%synergy
Curiosity
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Mornsong Aria
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Fiery Inscription
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Vampiric Rites
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Double Vision
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Possibility Storm
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Secrets of the Dead
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Return the Past
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Burning Vengeance
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Crackling Wit
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Utility Lands
Forgotten Cave
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Reliquary Tower
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-2%synergy
Castle Vantress
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Bojuka Bog
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-7%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Barren Moor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Nephalia Academy
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Radiant Fountain
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Temple of the False God
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
The Surgical Bay
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Signet
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
-5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-11%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-10%synergy
Izzet Signet
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
1%synergy
Rakdos Signet
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
1%synergy
Dimir Signet
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-2%synergy
Thought Vessel
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-33%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-19%synergy
Mind Stone
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
4%synergy
Obelisk of Grixis
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Island
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Shivan Reef
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
37%synergy
Exotic Orchard
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Dismal Backwater
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
60%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
44%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
38%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Thriving Isle
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
46%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
-3%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
36%synergy
Path of Ancestry
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
19%synergy
Sunken Hollow
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
39%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
23%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
23%synergy
Steam Vents
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-12%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
22%synergy
Seething Landscape
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
22%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-12%synergy
Sulfur Falls
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-13%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
19%synergy
Temple of Malice
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
22%synergy
Underground River
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
6%synergy
Thriving Bluff
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Maestros Theater
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
25%synergy
Evolving Wilds
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Silundi Vision
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Thriving Moor
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Choked Estuary
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Valakut Awakening
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Oscorp Industries
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
9%synergy
Tainted Isle
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Raucous Theater
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
6%synergy
Fabled Passage
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Cliffgate
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Rush of Inspiration
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Temple of Deceit
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
4%synergy
Blood Crypt
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-29%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-26%synergy
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