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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Mana Sculpt
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
9%synergy
Banishing Betrayal
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Exhibition Tidecaller
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Diary of Dreams
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Sanar, Unfinished Genius
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Goblin Electromancer
69%inclusion72 decks104 decks
61%synergy
Guttersnipe
63%inclusion65 decks104 decks
56%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
50%inclusion52 decks104 decks
47%synergy
Young Pyromancer
46%inclusion48 decks104 decks
44%synergy
Fact or Fiction
51%inclusion53 decks104 decks
44%synergy
Opt
49%inclusion51 decks104 decks
43%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
52%inclusion54 decks104 decks
41%synergy
Preordain
44%inclusion46 decks104 decks
38%synergy
Ponder
46%inclusion48 decks104 decks
38%synergy
Frantic Search
58%inclusion60 decks104 decks
37%synergy
Top Cards
Nightscape Familiar
56%inclusion58 decks104 decks
29%synergy
Terminate
54%inclusion56 decks104 decks
28%synergy
Faithless Looting
53%inclusion55 decks104 decks
33%synergy
Counterspell
53%inclusion55 decks104 decks
8%synergy
Chaos Warp
51%inclusion53 decks104 decks
16%synergy
Negate
51%inclusion53 decks104 decks
29%synergy
Feed the Swarm
51%inclusion53 decks104 decks
23%synergy
Rakdos Charm
48%inclusion50 decks104 decks
33%synergy
Brainstorm
45%inclusion47 decks104 decks
28%synergy
Blasphemous Act
45%inclusion47 decks104 decks
1%synergy
Game Changers
Narset, Parter of Veils
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Notion Thief
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
-0%synergy
Creatures
Stormcatch Mentor
41%inclusion41 decks101 decks
37%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
40%inclusion42 decks104 decks
30%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
39%inclusion41 decks104 decks
35%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
36%inclusion37 decks104 decks
27%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
30%inclusion31 decks104 decks
28%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
28%inclusion11 decks40 decks
22%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
27%inclusion28 decks104 decks
26%synergy
Coruscation Mage
24%inclusion24 decks101 decks
22%synergy
Archaeomancer
23%inclusion24 decks104 decks
19%synergy
Rona, Sheoldred's Faithful
22%inclusion23 decks104 decks
22%synergy
Scalding Viper
21%inclusion22 decks104 decks
21%synergy
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
21%inclusion22 decks104 decks
20%synergy
Archmage of Runes
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
17%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
16%inclusion17 decks104 decks
14%synergy
Firebrand Archer
16%inclusion17 decks104 decks
15%synergy
Decadent Dragon
16%inclusion17 decks104 decks
15%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
14%inclusion15 decks104 decks
14%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
14%inclusion15 decks104 decks
12%synergy
Mocking Sprite
13%inclusion14 decks104 decks
13%synergy
Electrostatic Field
13%inclusion14 decks104 decks
13%synergy
Frolicking Familiar
13%inclusion14 decks104 decks
13%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
13%inclusion13 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Hearth Elemental
13%inclusion13 decks104 decks
12%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
13%inclusion13 decks104 decks
8%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
12%inclusion12 decks104 decks
11%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
12%inclusion12 decks104 decks
10%synergy
Haughty Djinn
11%inclusion11 decks104 decks
10%synergy
Murderous Rider
10%inclusion10 decks104 decks
9%synergy
Melek, Izzet Paragon
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
8%synergy
Picklock Prankster
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
9%synergy
Order of Midnight
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
9%synergy
Marang River Regent
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Caldera Pyremaw
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
7.9%inclusion8 decks101 decks
7%synergy
Naru Meha, Master Wizard
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Horned Loch-Whale
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
8%synergy
Wizards of Thay
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Bonecrusher Giant
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
8%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Queen Brahne
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
6%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Tempest Angler
6.9%inclusion7 decks101 decks
7%synergy
Foulmire Knight
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Gravebreaker Lamia
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Embereth Shieldbreaker
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
4%synergy
Crackling Drake
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Gandalf the Grey
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Lightning Bolt
41%inclusion43 decks104 decks
31%synergy
Dark Ritual
41%inclusion43 decks104 decks
4%synergy
Consider
38%inclusion40 decks104 decks
32%synergy
Izzet Charm
38%inclusion40 decks104 decks
36%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
38%inclusion40 decks104 decks
36%synergy
Bedevil
37%inclusion38 decks104 decks
21%synergy
Abrade
34%inclusion35 decks104 decks
24%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
33%inclusion34 decks104 decks
21%synergy
Maestros Charm
29%inclusion30 decks104 decks
26%synergy
Thought Scour
20%inclusion21 decks104 decks
19%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
19%inclusion20 decks104 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Denial
16%inclusion17 decks104 decks
-12%synergy
Go for the Throat
15%inclusion16 decks104 decks
9%synergy
Reality Shift
14%inclusion15 decks104 decks
10%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
13%inclusion13 decks104 decks
10%synergy
Impulse
13%inclusion13 decks104 decks
12%synergy
Aetherize
12%inclusion12 decks104 decks
8%synergy
Big Score
12%inclusion12 decks104 decks
-1%synergy
Snap
12%inclusion12 decks104 decks
2%synergy
Murder
11%inclusion11 decks104 decks
8%synergy
Infernal Grasp
11%inclusion11 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Wizard's Retort
11%inclusion11 decks104 decks
9%synergy
Crosis's Charm
11%inclusion11 decks104 decks
8%synergy
Mana Leak
11%inclusion11 decks104 decks
9%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
10%inclusion10 decks104 decks
0%synergy
Price of Fame
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
8%synergy
Doom Blade
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
8%synergy
Silundi Vision
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Unwind
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Prismari Command
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
3%synergy
Run Away Together
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Cancel
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Comet Storm
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Narset's Reversal
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
2%synergy
Spell Pierce
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Don't Make a Sound
7.3%inclusion6 decks82 decks
7%synergy
Clutch of the Undercity
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Ghostly Flicker
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
-0%synergy
Perplex
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Into the Roil
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Think Twice
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Evacuation
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
4%synergy
Prismari Charm
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Withering Torment
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
-6%synergy
Refute
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Pongify
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
-1%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Illusionist's Stratagem
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Curate
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Diabolic Tutor
36%inclusion37 decks104 decks
31%synergy
See the Truth
34%inclusion35 decks104 decks
33%synergy
Windfall
29%inclusion30 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Treasure Cruise
26%inclusion27 decks104 decks
23%synergy
Mana Geyser
26%inclusion27 decks104 decks
21%synergy
Strategic Planning
25%inclusion26 decks104 decks
25%synergy
Final Parting
24%inclusion25 decks104 decks
23%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
23%inclusion24 decks104 decks
21%synergy
Circle of Power
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
19%synergy
Chain Reaction
21%inclusion22 decks104 decks
19%synergy
Expressive Iteration
20%inclusion21 decks104 decks
17%synergy
Grapeshot
19%inclusion20 decks104 decks
17%synergy
Vandalblast
18%inclusion19 decks104 decks
2%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
18%inclusion7 decks39 decks
15%synergy
Serum Visions
16%inclusion17 decks104 decks
15%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
15%inclusion16 decks104 decks
11%synergy
Increasing Ambition
14%inclusion15 decks104 decks
14%synergy
Exsanguinate
14%inclusion15 decks104 decks
10%synergy
Dream Harvest
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Night's Whisper
13%inclusion13 decks104 decks
8%synergy
Solve the Equation
12%inclusion12 decks104 decks
9%synergy
Twinflame
11%inclusion11 decks104 decks
8%synergy
Deep Analysis
10%inclusion10 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Notion Rain
10%inclusion10 decks104 decks
9%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Curse of the Swine
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
8%synergy
Cut // Ribbons
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
8%synergy
Aether Gale
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
8%synergy
Fell
7.9%inclusion8 decks101 decks
7%synergy
Rise from the Tides
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Read the Bones
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Extract from Darkness
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Dreadbore
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Tormenting Voice
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Compulsive Research
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Candlekeep Inspiration
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Seize the Spoils
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Ignite the Future
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Sign in Blood
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
3%synergy
Abstract Performance
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Steal the Show
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Coiling Rebirth
6.1%inclusion6 decks99 decks
5%synergy
Risky Research
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Singularity Rupture
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Spelltwine
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Dread Return
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
3%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Baral's Expertise
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mindsplice Apparatus
27%inclusion28 decks104 decks
25%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion15 decks104 decks
4%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion13 decks104 decks
-14%synergy
Ghost Lantern
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Lucky Clover
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Isochron Scepter
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
3%synergy
World Map
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Fiery Inscription
40%inclusion42 decks104 decks
36%synergy
Secrets of the Dead
38%inclusion39 decks104 decks
36%synergy
Double Vision
34%inclusion35 decks104 decks
31%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
28%inclusion29 decks104 decks
25%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
22%inclusion23 decks104 decks
21%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
12%inclusion12 decks104 decks
11%synergy
Propaganda
11%inclusion11 decks104 decks
-4%synergy
Shark Typhoon
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Melee
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
8%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Burning Vengeance
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Maestros Ascendancy
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Spider-Verse
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Shadow of the Goblin
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Firemind's Research
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Storm Conduit
34%inclusion35 decks104 decks
32%synergy
Professor Onyx
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
29%inclusion30 decks104 decks
-6%synergy
Bojuka Bog
18%inclusion19 decks104 decks
-6%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
14%inclusion15 decks104 decks
10%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
4%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
0%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
-15%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
1%synergy
Great Hall of the Biblioplex
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
77%inclusion80 decks104 decks
-11%synergy
Sol Ring
76%inclusion79 decks104 decks
-14%synergy
Dimir Signet
55%inclusion57 decks104 decks
20%synergy
Izzet Signet
53%inclusion55 decks104 decks
21%synergy
Rakdos Signet
52%inclusion54 decks104 decks
20%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
41%inclusion43 decks104 decks
-3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
38%inclusion39 decks104 decks
2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
37%inclusion38 decks104 decks
18%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
23%inclusion24 decks104 decks
-26%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
19%inclusion20 decks104 decks
-24%synergy
Mind Stone
18%inclusion19 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Thought Vessel
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
-14%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Sky Diamond
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Fire Diamond
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Tablet of Discovery
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Obelisk of Grixis
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion104 decks104 decks
9%synergy
Island
100%inclusion104 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Swamp
98%inclusion102 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion94 decks104 decks
-1%synergy
Exotic Orchard
74%inclusion77 decks104 decks
18%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
73%inclusion76 decks104 decks
20%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
50%inclusion52 decks104 decks
36%synergy
Evolving Wilds
49%inclusion51 decks104 decks
26%synergy
Sunken Hollow
49%inclusion51 decks104 decks
10%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
47%inclusion49 decks104 decks
28%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
45%inclusion47 decks104 decks
8%synergy
Seething Landscape
42%inclusion44 decks104 decks
26%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
41%inclusion43 decks104 decks
31%synergy
Sulfur Falls
41%inclusion43 decks104 decks
-6%synergy
Path of Ancestry
39%inclusion41 decks104 decks
9%synergy
Maestros Theater
38%inclusion39 decks104 decks
29%synergy
Temple of Deceit
36%inclusion37 decks104 decks
23%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
35%inclusion36 decks104 decks
25%synergy
Shivan Reef
35%inclusion36 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
35%inclusion36 decks104 decks
24%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
33%inclusion34 decks104 decks
-13%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
32%inclusion33 decks104 decks
25%synergy
Temple of Malice
27%inclusion28 decks104 decks
16%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
27%inclusion28 decks104 decks
-16%synergy
Choked Estuary
27%inclusion28 decks104 decks
10%synergy
Dismal Backwater
26%inclusion27 decks104 decks
20%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
23%inclusion24 decks104 decks
11%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
22%inclusion23 decks104 decks
12%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
21%inclusion22 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
20%inclusion21 decks104 decks
2%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
20%inclusion21 decks104 decks
9%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
19%inclusion20 decks104 decks
13%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
18%inclusion19 decks104 decks
13%synergy
Tainted Isle
15%inclusion16 decks104 decks
11%synergy
Ferrous Lake
15%inclusion16 decks104 decks
11%synergy
Underground River
15%inclusion16 decks104 decks
-13%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
15%inclusion16 decks104 decks
-12%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion15 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Thriving Isle
14%inclusion15 decks104 decks
11%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
13%inclusion13 decks104 decks
8%synergy
Oscorp Industries
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Tainted Peak
12%inclusion12 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Thriving Moor
12%inclusion12 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Thriving Bluff
11%inclusion11 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
11%inclusion11 decks104 decks
9%synergy
Silundi Vision
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Ash Barrens
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
2%synergy
Grixis Panorama
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
4%synergy
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