Kess, Dissident Mage (Commander) - Budget 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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Goblin Electromancer
71%inclusion71 decks100 decks
62%synergy
Guttersnipe
62%inclusion62 decks100 decks
55%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
52%inclusion52 decks100 decks
49%synergy
Fact or Fiction
53%inclusion53 decks100 decks
46%synergy
Young Pyromancer
46%inclusion46 decks100 decks
44%synergy
Opt
48%inclusion48 decks100 decks
42%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
52%inclusion52 decks100 decks
41%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
42%inclusion42 decks100 decks
38%synergy
Frantic Search
59%inclusion59 decks100 decks
38%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
40%inclusion40 decks100 decks
38%synergy
Top Cards
Nightscape Familiar
55%inclusion55 decks100 decks
28%synergy
Negate
53%inclusion53 decks100 decks
31%synergy
Faithless Looting
53%inclusion53 decks100 decks
33%synergy
Terminate
53%inclusion53 decks100 decks
27%synergy
Counterspell
53%inclusion53 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Chaos Warp
50%inclusion50 decks100 decks
15%synergy
Feed the Swarm
50%inclusion50 decks100 decks
22%synergy
Ponder
46%inclusion46 decks100 decks
38%synergy
Brainstorm
46%inclusion46 decks100 decks
29%synergy
Rakdos Charm
46%inclusion46 decks100 decks
31%synergy
Game Changers
Narset, Parter of Veils
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Notion Thief
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
0%synergy
Creatures
Cormela, Glamour Thief
42%inclusion42 decks100 decks
38%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
42%inclusion42 decks100 decks
32%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
35%inclusion35 decks100 decks
27%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
30%inclusion30 decks100 decks
29%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
27%inclusion27 decks100 decks
26%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
21%synergy
Coruscation Mage
23%inclusion23 decks100 decks
21%synergy
Scalding Viper
22%inclusion22 decks100 decks
22%synergy
Rona, Sheoldred's Faithful
22%inclusion22 decks100 decks
22%synergy
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
22%inclusion22 decks100 decks
21%synergy
Archaeomancer
21%inclusion21 decks100 decks
17%synergy
Archmage of Runes
21%inclusion14 decks68 decks
18%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
18%inclusion18 decks100 decks
16%synergy
Decadent Dragon
17%inclusion17 decks100 decks
16%synergy
Firebrand Archer
16%inclusion16 decks100 decks
15%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
16%inclusion16 decks100 decks
14%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
15%synergy
Mocking Sprite
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
13%synergy
Electrostatic Field
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
13%synergy
Frolicking Familiar
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
14%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Hearth Elemental
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
13%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Haughty Djinn
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
11%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
11%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Picklock Prankster
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Murderous Rider
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Melek, Izzet Paragon
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Order of Midnight
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Marang River Regent
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Caldera Pyremaw
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Naru Meha, Master Wizard
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Horned Loch-Whale
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Bonecrusher Giant
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Wizards of Thay
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Foulmire Knight
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Embereth Shieldbreaker
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Tempest Angler
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Crackling Drake
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Gandalf the Grey
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Feral Deathgorger
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Mage Tower Referee
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Exhibition Tidecaller
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Sanar, Unfinished Genius
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
43%inclusion43 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Lightning Bolt
41%inclusion41 decks100 decks
31%synergy
Izzet Charm
39%inclusion39 decks100 decks
37%synergy
Consider
37%inclusion37 decks100 decks
31%synergy
Bedevil
37%inclusion37 decks100 decks
21%synergy
Abrade
34%inclusion34 decks100 decks
25%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
33%inclusion33 decks100 decks
21%synergy
Maestros Charm
29%inclusion29 decks100 decks
26%synergy
Thought Scour
20%inclusion20 decks100 decks
19%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
20%inclusion20 decks100 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Denial
18%inclusion18 decks100 decks
-11%synergy
Go for the Throat
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Reality Shift
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Mana Sculpt
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
9%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Aetherize
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Big Score
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
0%synergy
Impulse
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
11%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Snap
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
1%synergy
Wizard's Retort
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Mana Leak
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Murder
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Infernal Grasp
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Price of Fame
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Comet Storm
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Silundi Vision
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Crosis's Charm
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Run Away Together
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Cancel
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Narset's Reversal
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Spell Pierce
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Unwind
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Prismari Command
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Don't Make a Sound
7.3%inclusion6 decks82 decks
7%synergy
Clutch of the Undercity
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Doom Blade
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Perplex
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Evacuation
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Think Twice
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Flashback
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-0%synergy
Pongify
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
-0%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Ghostly Flicker
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
-1%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Anticipate
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Teach by Example
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Dig Through Time
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Blasphemous Act
45%inclusion45 decks100 decks
1%synergy
Preordain
43%inclusion43 decks100 decks
37%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
35%inclusion35 decks100 decks
30%synergy
See the Truth
35%inclusion35 decks100 decks
34%synergy
Windfall
29%inclusion29 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Treasure Cruise
27%inclusion27 decks100 decks
24%synergy
Mana Geyser
27%inclusion27 decks100 decks
22%synergy
Strategic Planning
25%inclusion25 decks100 decks
25%synergy
Final Parting
24%inclusion24 decks100 decks
23%synergy
Circle of Power
23%inclusion9 decks39 decks
20%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
23%inclusion23 decks100 decks
21%synergy
Chain Reaction
22%inclusion22 decks100 decks
20%synergy
Expressive Iteration
22%inclusion22 decks100 decks
19%synergy
Vandalblast
20%inclusion20 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Grapeshot
20%inclusion20 decks100 decks
18%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
16%synergy
Serum Visions
16%inclusion16 decks100 decks
15%synergy
Dream Harvest
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Increasing Ambition
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
14%synergy
Exsanguinate
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Night's Whisper
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Twinflame
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Solve the Equation
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Deep Analysis
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Cut // Ribbons
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Singularity Rupture
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Curse of the Swine
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Aether Gale
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Dreadbore
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Notion Rain
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Seize the Spoils
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Rise from the Tides
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Fell
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Ignite the Future
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Extract from Darkness
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Tormenting Voice
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Compulsive Research
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Read the Bones
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Candlekeep Inspiration
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Sign in Blood
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Steal the Show
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Coiling Rebirth
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Past in Flames
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Dread Return
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Pirate's Pillage
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
5%synergy
River's Rebuke
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mindsplice Apparatus
29%inclusion29 decks100 decks
27%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
16%inclusion16 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
-13%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
10%synergy
Diary of Dreams
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Lucky Clover
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Ghost Lantern
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Lightning Greaves
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
-23%synergy
Isochron Scepter
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
4%synergy
World Map
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Twinning Staff
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
-0%synergy
Enchantments
Fiery Inscription
40%inclusion40 decks100 decks
35%synergy
Secrets of the Dead
39%inclusion39 decks100 decks
37%synergy
Double Vision
33%inclusion33 decks100 decks
31%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
29%inclusion29 decks100 decks
26%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
22%inclusion22 decks100 decks
21%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
12%synergy
Propaganda
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
-5%synergy
Shadow of the Goblin
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Shark Typhoon
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Melee
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Burning Vengeance
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Maestros Ascendancy
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Spider-Verse
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Sorcerer Class
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Curiosity
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
1%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
-1%synergy
Firemind's Research
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Storm Conduit
34%inclusion34 decks100 decks
33%synergy
Professor Onyx
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
31%inclusion31 decks100 decks
-4%synergy
Bojuka Bog
19%inclusion19 decks100 decks
-5%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
11%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
0%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
-14%synergy
Great Hall of the Biblioplex
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
80%inclusion80 decks100 decks
-8%synergy
Sol Ring
76%inclusion76 decks100 decks
-14%synergy
Dimir Signet
56%inclusion56 decks100 decks
22%synergy
Izzet Signet
55%inclusion55 decks100 decks
23%synergy
Rakdos Signet
51%inclusion51 decks100 decks
19%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
41%inclusion41 decks100 decks
-3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
36%inclusion36 decks100 decks
1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
35%inclusion35 decks100 decks
17%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
26%inclusion26 decks100 decks
-24%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
21%inclusion21 decks100 decks
-23%synergy
Mind Stone
19%inclusion19 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Thought Vessel
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
-13%synergy
Tablet of Discovery
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Sky Diamond
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Fire Diamond
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Rakdos Locket
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Obelisk of Grixis
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion100 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Island
100%inclusion100 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Swamp
98%inclusion98 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion90 decks100 decks
-2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
73%inclusion73 decks100 decks
16%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
72%inclusion72 decks100 decks
20%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
50%inclusion50 decks100 decks
36%synergy
Evolving Wilds
50%inclusion50 decks100 decks
27%synergy
Sunken Hollow
49%inclusion49 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
47%inclusion47 decks100 decks
28%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
46%inclusion46 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Seething Landscape
44%inclusion44 decks100 decks
28%synergy
Sulfur Falls
44%inclusion44 decks100 decks
-3%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
42%inclusion42 decks100 decks
31%synergy
Path of Ancestry
40%inclusion40 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Maestros Theater
38%inclusion38 decks100 decks
30%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
36%inclusion36 decks100 decks
26%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
36%inclusion36 decks100 decks
25%synergy
Shivan Reef
35%inclusion35 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Deceit
34%inclusion34 decks100 decks
22%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
34%inclusion34 decks100 decks
-12%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
30%inclusion30 decks100 decks
24%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
29%inclusion29 decks100 decks
-14%synergy
Choked Estuary
28%inclusion28 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
25%inclusion25 decks100 decks
15%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
25%inclusion25 decks100 decks
13%synergy
Temple of Malice
25%inclusion25 decks100 decks
14%synergy
Dismal Backwater
24%inclusion24 decks100 decks
18%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
23%inclusion23 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
22%inclusion22 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
21%inclusion21 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
20%inclusion20 decks100 decks
14%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
18%inclusion18 decks100 decks
13%synergy
Ferrous Lake
17%inclusion17 decks100 decks
13%synergy
Tainted Isle
16%inclusion16 decks100 decks
12%synergy
Myriad Landscape
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Thriving Isle
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
11%synergy
Underground River
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
-13%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
-14%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Tainted Peak
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Thriving Moor
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Thriving Bluff
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Oscorp Industries
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Silundi Vision
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Fiery Islet
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Ash Barrens
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
5%synergy
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