Kess, Dissident Mage (Commander) - Budget Spell Copy

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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Archmage Emeritus
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
77%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
72%synergy
Mana Geyser
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
70%synergy
Faithless Looting
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
67%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
64%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
60%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
54%synergy
Lightning Bolt
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
52%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
48%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
46%synergy
Top Cards
Frantic Search
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
41%synergy
Counterspell
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Chaos Warp
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
15%synergy
Brainstorm
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Consider
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
44%synergy
Rakdos Charm
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Blasphemous Act
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Guttersnipe
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
43%synergy
Game Changers
Narset, Parter of Veils
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Notion Thief
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Creatures
Archmage of Runes
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
35%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
29%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Exhibition Tidecaller
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Sanar, Unfinished Genius
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Adventurous Eater
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Burrog Banemaker
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Cheerful Osteomancer
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Mage Tower Referee
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Abstract Paintmage
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Scalding Viper
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Electrostatic Field
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Coruscation Mage
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Stormsplitter
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Rona, Sheoldred's Faithful
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Decadent Dragon
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Frolicking Familiar
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
River Kelpie
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Ultimate Green Goblin
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Goliath Daydreamer
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Caldera Pyremaw
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Taigam, Master Opportunist
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Diviner of Mist
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Tellah, Great Sage
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Summon: G.F. Cerberus
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Mocking Sprite
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
League Guildmage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Kaza, Roil Chaser
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Academy Wall
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Callous Sell-Sword
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Murderous Rider
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Meletis Charlatan
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Hidetsugu and Kairi
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Burning Prophet
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Picklock Prankster
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Illithid Harvester
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Order of Midnight
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Firebrand Archer
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Young Red Dragon
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Baral and Kari Zev
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Negate
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Izzet Charm
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Abrade
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
28%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
13%synergy
Return the Favor
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Maestros Charm
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Fact or Fiction
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Afflict
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Dark Ritual
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-13%synergy
Terminate
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-1%synergy
Reality Shift
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Opt
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Aetherize
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Cancel
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Thought Scour
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Reverberate
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Anticipate
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Arcane Denial
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-4%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Narset's Reversal
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Overkill
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Fated Return
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Essence Capture
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
A Little Chat
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Decaying Time Loop
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Telling Time
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Voyage's End
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Active Volcano
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Rush of Inspiration
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Wizard's Lightning
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Go for the Throat
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Displace
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
You Find the Villains' Lair
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Aethersnatch
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Price of Fame
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Downsize
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Essence Scatter
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
You Find Some Prisoners
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Alchemist's Gift
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Commit // Memory
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Befuddle
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Homing Lightning
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Disembowel
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Farsight Ritual
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Risk Factor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Bane's Contingency
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Resculpt
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Sorceries
Chain Reaction
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Strategic Planning
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Serum Visions
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Sign in Blood
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Final Parting
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Multiple Choice
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Windfall
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Mnemonic Deluge
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Night's Whisper
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Consuming Tide
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Beacon Bolt
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Feed the Swarm
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-2%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Grapeshot
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Read the Bones
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Singularity Rupture
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Welcome the Dead
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Poison the Waters
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Circle of Power
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Stock Up
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Soulfire Eruption
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Slave of Bolas
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Void Snare
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Seize the Spoils
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Painful Truths
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Demolish
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Curse of the Swine
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Chart a Course
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Absorb Vis
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Recall
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Flood of Tears
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Fiery Confluence
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Past in Flames
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Vandalblast
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-4%synergy
Spelltwine
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Sakashima's Will
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Damnable Pact
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Rise from the Tides
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Divination
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Alms of the Vein
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Aether Snap
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Rousing Refrain
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Act on Impulse
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Agonizing Remorse
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Razaketh's Rite
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Ponder
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Campfire
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Ruby Medallion
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Perpetual Timepiece
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Bottled Cloister
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Lucky Clover
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Wizard's Spellbook
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Smoldering Stagecoach
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Semblance Anvil
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-15%synergy
Arcane Encyclopedia
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Brainstone
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Enchantments
Secrets of the Dead
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Shark Typhoon
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Aether Tunnel
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Fiery Inscription
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Descent into Avernus
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Sorcerer Class
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Fortune Teller's Talent
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Ancestral Vengeance
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Wizard Class
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Goblinslide
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Dual Casting
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Double Vision
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Melee
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Animate Dead
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Think Tank
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
As Foretold
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Artist's Talent
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Propaganda
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-2%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Storm Conduit
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Ral Zarek
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Professor Onyx
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Utility Lands
Great Hall of the Biblioplex
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Bojuka Bog
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Reliquary Tower
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-10%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Halimar Depths
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Dwarven Ruins
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
-1%synergy
Sol Ring
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
-15%synergy
Izzet Signet
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Dimir Signet
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-7%synergy
Rakdos Signet
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Tablet of Discovery
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-25%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Commander's Sphere
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-5%synergy
Forger's Foundry
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Thought Vessel
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-9%synergy
Mind Stone
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-0%synergy
Glittering Stockpile
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Island
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
-4%synergy
Exotic Orchard
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Sulfur Falls
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
27%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Path of Ancestry
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
44%synergy
Sunken Hollow
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Ferrous Lake
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
46%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Shivan Reef
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Seething Landscape
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Temple of Deceit
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
26%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Maestros Theater
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
30%synergy
Evolving Wilds
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
15%synergy
Choked Estuary
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Tainted Isle
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
15%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
14%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
14%synergy
Tainted Peak
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
14%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Rush of Inspiration
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Myriad Landscape
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-34%synergy
Archway Commons
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Temple of Malice
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-31%synergy
Transguild Promenade
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Pelakka Predation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Sea Gate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Scene of the Crime
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Crypt of the Eternals
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Crosis's Catacombs
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
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