Kess, Dissident Mage (Commander) - Budget Optimized Spellslinger

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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10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9.3xlift
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9.3xlift
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9.3xlift
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4.7xlift
Thassa's Oracle
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2.3xlift
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2.3xlift
Firebrand Archer
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1.0xlift
Disciple of Deceit
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9.3xlift
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1.3xlift
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1.1xlift
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1.2xlift
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2.6xlift
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1.3xlift
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4.7xlift
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4.7xlift
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2.1xlift
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2.0xlift
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2.3xlift
Chain of Smog
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3.1xlift
Grapeshot
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2.3xlift
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3.1xlift
Epic Experiment
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6.2xlift
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1.9xlift
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2.7xlift
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2.7xlift
Read the Bones
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3.7xlift
Heat Shimmer
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9.3xlift
Brass's Bounty
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6.2xlift
Blasphemous Edict
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9.3xlift
Doomsday
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9.3xlift
Tendrils of Agony
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3.1xlift
Whispering Madness
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3.1xlift
Night's Whisper
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2.7xlift
Final Parting
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3.1xlift
Toxic Deluge
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3.7xlift
Sign in Blood
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
6.2xlift
Haze of Rage
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4.7xlift
Steal the Show
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9.4xlift
Flood of Recollection
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9.3xlift
Strategic Planning
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9.3xlift
Black Sun's Zenith
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4.7xlift
Sleight of Hand
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4.7xlift
Life's Finale
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9.3xlift
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9.3xlift
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2.3xlift
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9.3xlift
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2.3xlift
Crackle with Power
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1.3xlift
Profane Tutor
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3.1xlift
Will of the Jeskai
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9.3xlift
Torment of Hailfire
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1.9xlift
Last Chance
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4.7xlift
Persist
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3.1xlift
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9.3xlift
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9.3xlift
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2.3xlift
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2.3xlift
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5.6xlift
Mindsplice Apparatus
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7.0xlift
Lich's Relic
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4.5xlift
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3.1xlift
Lightning Greaves
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0.7xlift
Isochron Scepter
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2.7xlift
Black Mage's Rod
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1.1xlift
Defense Grid
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9.3xlift
Ghost Lantern
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9.3xlift
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9.3xlift
Mind's Eye
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9.3xlift
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4.7xlift
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3.1xlift
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4.7xlift
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0.3xlift
Thaumatic Compass
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9.3xlift
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Fiery Inscription
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2.8xlift
Swarm Intelligence
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6.2xlift
Rite of the Dragoncaller
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6.2xlift
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4.8xlift
Verity Circle
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9.3xlift
Curiosity
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1.2xlift
Jace's Sanctum
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
1.9xlift
Underworld Breach
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
0.8xlift
Imprisoned in the Moon
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4.7xlift
Vampiric Rites
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9.3xlift
Possibility Storm
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9.3xlift
Mystic Remora
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
1.2xlift
Amphibian Downpour
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
2.3xlift
Animate Dead
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
2.3xlift
Drowned Secrets
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9.3xlift
Burning Vengeance
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9.3xlift
Search for Azcanta
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9.3xlift
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40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
3.4xlift
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20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
2.3xlift
Saheeli, Sublime Artificer
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
6.2xlift
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17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10xlift
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10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
3.1xlift
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
3.1xlift
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4.7xlift
Ashiok, Dream Render
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
3.1xlift
Liliana Vess
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9.3xlift
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Bojuka Bog
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
2.0xlift
Riptide Laboratory
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
4.7xlift
Reliquary Tower
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
0.9xlift
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
1.0xlift
Mystic Sanctuary
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
1.3xlift
Arcane Lighthouse
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9.3xlift
Mistrise Village
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
1.2xlift
Halimar Depths
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9.3xlift
Mines of Moria
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9.3xlift
Detection Tower
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9.3xlift
Desolate Lighthouse
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
1.6xlift
Field of the Dead
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9.3xlift
Cephalid Coliseum
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
1.0xlift
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
1.6xlift
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Arcane Signet
90%inclusion9 decks10 decks
1.0xlift
Sol Ring
90%inclusion9 decks10 decks
1.0xlift
Commander's Sphere
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
1.9xlift
Talisman of Creativity
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
0.7xlift
Talisman of Indulgence
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
0.8xlift
Talisman of Dominance
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
0.6xlift
Izzet Signet
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
0.5xlift
Rakdos Signet
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
0.5xlift
Dimir Signet
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
0.5xlift
Spectral Searchlight
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9.3xlift
Chromatic Lantern
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
3.1xlift
Fellwar Stone
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
0.3xlift
Thought Vessel
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
0.6xlift
Darksteel Ingot
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4.7xlift
Relic of Sauron
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
1.3xlift
Obelisk of Grixis
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9.3xlift
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1.0xlift
Mountain
100%inclusion10 decks10 decks
1.0xlift
Island
100%inclusion10 decks10 decks
1.0xlift
Command Tower
90%inclusion9 decks10 decks
1.0xlift
Dragonskull Summit
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
1.6xlift
Sulfur Falls
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
1.1xlift
Drowned Catacomb
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
1.7xlift
Sunken Hollow
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
1.4xlift
Shivan Reef
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
1.1xlift
Smoldering Marsh
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
1.1xlift
Terramorphic Expanse
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
2.6xlift
Exotic Orchard
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
0.8xlift
Seething Landscape
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
1.9xlift
Crumbling Necropolis
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
0.9xlift
Underground River
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
1.4xlift
Evolving Wilds
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
1.5xlift
Rakdos Carnarium
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
3.7xlift
Izzet Boilerworks
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
2.5xlift
Foreboding Ruins
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
1.6xlift
Temple of Epiphany
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
1.9xlift
Choked Estuary
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
1.4xlift
Temple of Deceit
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
2.3xlift
Darkwater Catacombs
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
1.0xlift
Frostboil Snarl
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
1.0xlift
Temple of Malice
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
2.0xlift
Maestros Theater
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
3.5xlift
Cascade Bluffs
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
0.9xlift
Sulfurous Springs
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
0.7xlift
Turbulent Crater
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
4.5xlift
Turbulent Wetlands
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
2.3xlift
Tainted Isle
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
3.1xlift
Shadowblood Ridge
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
0.8xlift
Steam Vents
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
1.2xlift
Swiftwater Cliffs
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
2.1xlift
Dimir Aqueduct
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
2.7xlift
Shipwreck Marsh
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
1.7xlift
Ferrous Lake
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
1.1xlift
Bloodfell Caves
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
1.7xlift
Path of Ancestry
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
0.6xlift
Haunted Ridge
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
1.2xlift
Goblin-town
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
2.8xlift
Scorched Geyser
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1.6xlift
Oscorp Industries
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
2.0xlift
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
1.3xlift
Canyon Slough
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4.7xlift
Myriad Landscape
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
1.6xlift
Rakdos Guildgate
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
3.1xlift
Blood Crypt
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
0.7xlift
Stormcarved Coast
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
0.4xlift
Blackcleave Cliffs
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
1.6xlift
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