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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Exhibition Tidecaller
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Sanar, Unfinished Genius
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Great Hall of the Biblioplex
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Adventurous Eater
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Burrog Banemaker
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Mana Geyser
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
65%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
61%synergy
Faithless Looting
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
60%synergy
Lightning Bolt
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
60%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
59%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
50%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
49%synergy
Secrets of the Dead
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
48%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
47%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
38%synergy
Top Cards
Nightscape Familiar
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
33%synergy
Rakdos Charm
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
35%synergy
Counterspell
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Chaos Warp
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Frantic Search
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Brainstorm
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
23%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
36%synergy
Blasphemous Act
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
-4%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
32%synergy
Guttersnipe
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
33%synergy
Game Changers
Gifts Ungiven
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Gamble
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
0%synergy
Notion Thief
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
2%synergy
Creatures
Talrand, Sky Summoner
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
37%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
35%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
29%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
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
30%synergy
Electrostatic Field
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
29%synergy
Rona, Sheoldred's Faithful
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
30%synergy
Decadent Dragon
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
29%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
30%synergy
Frolicking Familiar
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
30%synergy
Archmage of Runes
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Ultimate Green Goblin
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Goliath Daydreamer
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Coruscation Mage
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Callous Sell-Sword
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Murderous Rider
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Picklock Prankster
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Illithid Harvester
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Najal, the Storm Runner
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Order of Midnight
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
15%synergy
Gray Slaad
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Adeliz, the Cinder Wind
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Bonecrusher Giant
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Grabby Giant
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
River Kelpie
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Tellah, Great Sage
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Summon: G.F. Cerberus
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Caldera Pyremaw
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Taigam, Master Opportunist
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Diviner of Mist
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
High Fae Trickster
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Stormsplitter
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Twenty-Toed Toad
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Alania's Pathmaker
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Soul-Scar Mage
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Mocking Sprite
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
3%synergy
League Guildmage
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Melek, Izzet Paragon
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Amethyst Dragon
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Kaza, Roil Chaser
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Zevlor, Elturel Exile
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Academy Wall
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Negate
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Maestros Charm
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
27%synergy
Consider
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
24%synergy
Dark Ritual
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
-7%synergy
Terminate
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Reality Shift
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
25%synergy
Twinferno
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
29%synergy
Izzet Charm
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
27%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Go for the Throat
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
14%synergy
Fact or Fiction
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
13%synergy
Afflict
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Cancel
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Risk Factor
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Repeated Reverberation
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Comet Storm
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Reverberate
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Big Score
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Anticipate
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Bedevil
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Mystic Confluence
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Crosis's Charm
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Abrade
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Overkill
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Pongify
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Fated Return
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Essence Capture
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
A Little Chat
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Decaying Time Loop
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Telling Time
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Voyage's End
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-1%synergy
Active Volcano
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Rush of Inspiration
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Wizard's Lightning
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Return the Favor
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Displace
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Access Denied
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Grixis Charm
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Complete the Circuit
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
You Find the Villains' Lair
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Turn Aside
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Deadly Dispute
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
2%synergy
Aethersnatch
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Price of Fame
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Downsize
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Essence Scatter
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
You Find Some Prisoners
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Cruel Ultimatum
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
26%synergy
Chain Reaction
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
28%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
25%synergy
Final Parting
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
29%synergy
Strategic Planning
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Windfall
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-3%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Mnemonic Deluge
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Feed the Swarm
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-8%synergy
Seize the Spoils
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Stitch in Time
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Read the Bones
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Night's Whisper
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
16%synergy
Beacon Bolt
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Decree of Pain
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
15%synergy
See the Truth
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Multiple Choice
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Grapeshot
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Circle of Power
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Poison the Waters
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Singularity Rupture
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Stock Up
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Welcome the Dead
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Ruthless Negotiation
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Final Vengeance
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Ponder
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
1%synergy
Absorb Vis
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Void Snare
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Slave of Bolas
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Soulfire Eruption
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Demolish
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Razaketh's Rite
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Rush of Dread
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Agonizing Remorse
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Act on Impulse
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Aether Snap
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Strangle
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Alms of the Vein
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Consuming Tide
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Divination
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Sakashima's Will
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Spelltwine
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Candlekeep Inspiration
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Vandalblast
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-6%synergy
Past in Flames
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Rise from the Tides
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Fiery Confluence
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lucky Clover
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Twinning Staff
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
15%synergy
Campfire
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Altar of Bhaal
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Chaos Wand
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Ruby Medallion
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Perpetual Timepiece
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Bottled Cloister
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Sphinx-Bone Wand
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Wizard's Spellbook
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Smoldering Stagecoach
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Semblance Anvil
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-16%synergy
Strionic Resonator
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Encyclopedia
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Brainstone
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Enchantments
Double Vision
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Shark Typhoon
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Maestros Ascendancy
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Fortune Teller's Talent
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Artist's Talent
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Aether Tunnel
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Fiery Inscription
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Sorcerer Class
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Ancestral Vengeance
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Wizard Class
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Extravagant Replication
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
City on Fire
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Goblinslide
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Dual Casting
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Mana Flare
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Rite of the Raging Storm
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Melee
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Virtue of Courage
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Animate Dead
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
1%synergy
Think Tank
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
As Foretold
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Propaganda
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-4%synergy
Burning Vengeance
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Storm Conduit
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Ral Zarek
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Mirrorpool
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Temple of the False God
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
12%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
Foundry of the Consuls
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Mage-Ring Network
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Halimar Depths
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Mystifying Maze
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Reliquary Tower
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-25%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Dwarven Ruins
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
-10%synergy
Arcane Signet
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
-18%synergy
Fellwar Stone
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Tablet of Discovery
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
-14%synergy
Izzet Signet
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
-2%synergy
Rakdos Signet
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
-2%synergy
Dimir Signet
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
-5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
1%synergy
Forger's Foundry
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-39%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Worn Powerstone
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Obelisk of Grixis
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Glittering Stockpile
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion10 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion10 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Island
100%inclusion10 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Command Tower
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
-12%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Sunken Hollow
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
31%synergy
Exotic Orchard
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
23%synergy
Sulfur Falls
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
13%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
46%synergy
Temple of Deceit
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
37%synergy
Path of Ancestry
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
21%synergy
Seething Landscape
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
24%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
25%synergy
Evolving Wilds
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Shivan Reef
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
0%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
24%synergy
Ferrous Lake
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
26%synergy
Maestros Theater
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
22%synergy
Choked Estuary
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
13%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
2%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
15%synergy
Temple of Malice
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Dismal Backwater
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
14%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Tainted Isle
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Steam Vents
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-36%synergy
Waterfront District
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Rush of Inspiration
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Myriad Landscape
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
1%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Spire of Industry
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Molten Tributary
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Jagged Barrens
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Archway Commons
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Grixis Panorama
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-33%synergy
Eroded Canyon
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Transguild Promenade
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Pelakka Predation
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
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