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
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
11%synergy
Banishing Betrayal
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Exhibition Tidecaller
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Diary of Dreams
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Sanar, Unfinished Genius
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Goblin Electromancer
72%inclusion76 decks106 decks
63%synergy
Guttersnipe
63%inclusion67 decks106 decks
57%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
50%inclusion53 decks106 decks
47%synergy
Opt
52%inclusion55 decks106 decks
46%synergy
Fact or Fiction
53%inclusion56 decks106 decks
46%synergy
Young Pyromancer
45%inclusion48 decks106 decks
44%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
53%inclusion56 decks106 decks
42%synergy
Frantic Search
62%inclusion66 decks106 decks
42%synergy
Preordain
45%inclusion48 decks106 decks
39%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
42%inclusion44 decks106 decks
39%synergy
Top Cards
Nightscape Familiar
55%inclusion58 decks106 decks
28%synergy
Counterspell
54%inclusion57 decks106 decks
9%synergy
Faithless Looting
53%inclusion56 decks106 decks
33%synergy
Terminate
53%inclusion56 decks106 decks
27%synergy
Negate
52%inclusion55 decks106 decks
29%synergy
Chaos Warp
49%inclusion52 decks106 decks
14%synergy
Feed the Swarm
49%inclusion52 decks106 decks
21%synergy
Rakdos Charm
47%inclusion50 decks106 decks
32%synergy
Ponder
46%inclusion49 decks106 decks
38%synergy
Blasphemous Act
46%inclusion49 decks106 decks
2%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
0%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Creatures
Stormcatch Mentor
41%inclusion41 decks99 decks
37%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
41%inclusion43 decks106 decks
36%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
41%inclusion43 decks106 decks
30%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
35%inclusion37 decks106 decks
26%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
30%inclusion32 decks106 decks
29%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
26%inclusion10 decks39 decks
20%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
25%inclusion27 decks106 decks
25%synergy
Scalding Viper
23%inclusion24 decks106 decks
22%synergy
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
23%inclusion24 decks106 decks
21%synergy
Coruscation Mage
22%inclusion22 decks99 decks
20%synergy
Rona, Sheoldred's Faithful
22%inclusion23 decks106 decks
21%synergy
Archaeomancer
21%inclusion22 decks106 decks
17%synergy
Decadent Dragon
19%inclusion20 decks106 decks
17%synergy
Archmage of Runes
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
14%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
16%inclusion17 decks106 decks
14%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
16%inclusion17 decks106 decks
16%synergy
Frolicking Familiar
15%inclusion16 decks106 decks
15%synergy
Hearth Elemental
14%inclusion15 decks106 decks
14%synergy
Mocking Sprite
13%inclusion14 decks106 decks
12%synergy
Firebrand Archer
13%inclusion14 decks106 decks
12%synergy
Electrostatic Field
13%inclusion14 decks106 decks
13%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
13%inclusion14 decks106 decks
11%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
13%inclusion14 decks106 decks
9%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
11%inclusion12 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
11%inclusion12 decks106 decks
10%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
10%inclusion11 decks106 decks
9%synergy
Haughty Djinn
10%inclusion11 decks106 decks
10%synergy
Murderous Rider
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
9%synergy
Picklock Prankster
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
9%synergy
Marang River Regent
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Caldera Pyremaw
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Melek, Izzet Paragon
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
8%synergy
Naru Meha, Master Wizard
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
7%synergy
Order of Midnight
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
8%synergy
Horned Loch-Whale
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
8%synergy
Wizards of Thay
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
8.1%inclusion8 decks99 decks
7%synergy
Adventurous Eater
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Burrog Banemaker
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Cheerful Osteomancer
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Mage Tower Referee
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Abstract Paintmage
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Foulmire Knight
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
7%synergy
Crackling Drake
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
7%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
7%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Bonecrusher Giant
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
7%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
7%synergy
Feral Deathgorger
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Gravebreaker Lamia
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Brainstorm
45%inclusion48 decks106 decks
28%synergy
Lightning Bolt
43%inclusion46 decks106 decks
33%synergy
Dark Ritual
43%inclusion46 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Izzet Charm
41%inclusion43 decks106 decks
38%synergy
Consider
38%inclusion40 decks106 decks
32%synergy
Bedevil
36%inclusion38 decks106 decks
20%synergy
Abrade
35%inclusion37 decks106 decks
25%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
34%inclusion36 decks106 decks
23%synergy
Maestros Charm
30%inclusion32 decks106 decks
27%synergy
Thought Scour
21%inclusion22 decks106 decks
19%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
20%inclusion21 decks106 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Denial
17%inclusion18 decks106 decks
-12%synergy
Reality Shift
16%inclusion17 decks106 decks
11%synergy
Go for the Throat
15%inclusion16 decks106 decks
9%synergy
Big Score
12%inclusion13 decks106 decks
0%synergy
Snap
12%inclusion13 decks106 decks
2%synergy
Wizard's Retort
12%inclusion13 decks106 decks
11%synergy
Impulse
11%inclusion12 decks106 decks
10%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
10%inclusion11 decks106 decks
8%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
10%inclusion11 decks106 decks
1%synergy
Crosis's Charm
10%inclusion11 decks106 decks
8%synergy
Aetherize
10%inclusion11 decks106 decks
7%synergy
Comet Storm
10%inclusion11 decks106 decks
8%synergy
Mana Leak
10%inclusion11 decks106 decks
9%synergy
Infernal Grasp
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Prismari Command
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
3%synergy
Price of Fame
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
8%synergy
Murder
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Silundi Vision
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
7%synergy
Spell Pierce
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Unwind
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
7%synergy
Prismari Charm
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Run Away Together
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
7%synergy
Doom Blade
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
7%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
7%synergy
Into the Roil
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
7%synergy
Narset's Reversal
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
2%synergy
Don't Make a Sound
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Rewind
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Cancel
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Withering Torment
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
-6%synergy
Refute
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Pongify
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
-1%synergy
Illusionist's Stratagem
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Clutch of the Undercity
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Dispel
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
2%synergy
Resculpt
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
See the Truth
37%inclusion39 decks106 decks
36%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
35%inclusion37 decks106 decks
30%synergy
Windfall
30%inclusion32 decks106 decks
7%synergy
Mana Geyser
29%inclusion31 decks106 decks
24%synergy
Treasure Cruise
26%inclusion28 decks106 decks
23%synergy
Strategic Planning
25%inclusion27 decks106 decks
25%synergy
Final Parting
25%inclusion27 decks106 decks
25%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
25%inclusion26 decks106 decks
23%synergy
Chain Reaction
21%inclusion22 decks106 decks
18%synergy
Circle of Power
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
17%synergy
Expressive Iteration
20%inclusion21 decks106 decks
17%synergy
Grapeshot
20%inclusion21 decks106 decks
18%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Vandalblast
16%inclusion17 decks106 decks
0%synergy
Serum Visions
16%inclusion17 decks106 decks
15%synergy
Increasing Ambition
15%inclusion16 decks106 decks
15%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
14%inclusion15 decks106 decks
10%synergy
Exsanguinate
14%inclusion15 decks106 decks
10%synergy
Solve the Equation
12%inclusion13 decks106 decks
10%synergy
Night's Whisper
10%inclusion11 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
10%inclusion11 decks106 decks
7%synergy
Dream Harvest
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Curse of the Swine
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
8%synergy
Twinflame
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
7%synergy
Cut // Ribbons
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
9%synergy
Rise from the Tides
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
8%synergy
Read the Bones
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Aether Gale
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
8%synergy
Tormenting Voice
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
8%synergy
Notion Rain
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
8%synergy
Fell
8.1%inclusion8 decks99 decks
7%synergy
Abstract Performance
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Steal the Show
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Deep Analysis
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Extract from Darkness
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Ignite the Future
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
7%synergy
Compulsive Research
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
7%synergy
Candlekeep Inspiration
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
7%synergy
Seize the Spoils
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Sign in Blood
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
3%synergy
Dreadbore
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Coiling Rebirth
6.3%inclusion6 decks96 decks
6%synergy
Singularity Rupture
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Spelltwine
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Dread Return
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
3%synergy
Past in Flames
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
3%synergy
Baral's Expertise
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mindsplice Apparatus
28%inclusion30 decks106 decks
26%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
16%inclusion17 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
12%inclusion13 decks106 decks
-14%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Ghost Lantern
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Lucky Clover
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
7%synergy
Isochron Scepter
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
3%synergy
World Map
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Fiery Inscription
42%inclusion45 decks106 decks
38%synergy
Secrets of the Dead
39%inclusion41 decks106 decks
37%synergy
Double Vision
36%inclusion38 decks106 decks
33%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
29%inclusion31 decks106 decks
26%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
25%inclusion26 decks106 decks
24%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
12%inclusion13 decks106 decks
12%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Melee
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
8%synergy
Propaganda
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
-6%synergy
Shark Typhoon
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Spider-Verse
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Shadow of the Goblin
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Burning Vengeance
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Maestros Ascendancy
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Storm Conduit
34%inclusion36 decks106 decks
32%synergy
Professor Onyx
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
31%inclusion33 decks106 decks
-4%synergy
Bojuka Bog
19%inclusion20 decks106 decks
-5%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
15%inclusion16 decks106 decks
11%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
1%synergy
Great Hall of the Biblioplex
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
-15%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
0%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
76%inclusion81 decks106 decks
-12%synergy
Sol Ring
75%inclusion80 decks106 decks
-14%synergy
Dimir Signet
55%inclusion58 decks106 decks
20%synergy
Izzet Signet
53%inclusion56 decks106 decks
20%synergy
Rakdos Signet
51%inclusion54 decks106 decks
18%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
40%inclusion42 decks106 decks
-5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
37%inclusion39 decks106 decks
1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
36%inclusion38 decks106 decks
17%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
23%inclusion24 decks106 decks
-27%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
19%inclusion20 decks106 decks
-24%synergy
Mind Stone
18%inclusion19 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Tablet of Discovery
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Sky Diamond
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Fire Diamond
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Thought Vessel
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
-14%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
-8%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion106 decks106 decks
9%synergy
Island
100%inclusion106 decks106 decks
7%synergy
Swamp
98%inclusion104 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Command Tower
92%inclusion97 decks106 decks
0%synergy
Exotic Orchard
76%inclusion81 decks106 decks
20%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
73%inclusion77 decks106 decks
20%synergy
Sunken Hollow
53%inclusion56 decks106 decks
13%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
49%inclusion52 decks106 decks
35%synergy
Evolving Wilds
48%inclusion51 decks106 decks
25%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
47%inclusion50 decks106 decks
10%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
46%inclusion49 decks106 decks
27%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
46%inclusion49 decks106 decks
35%synergy
Sulfur Falls
42%inclusion45 decks106 decks
-4%synergy
Seething Landscape
41%inclusion43 decks106 decks
24%synergy
Path of Ancestry
40%inclusion42 decks106 decks
9%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
39%inclusion41 decks106 decks
29%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
38%inclusion40 decks106 decks
27%synergy
Maestros Theater
38%inclusion40 decks106 decks
29%synergy
Temple of Deceit
37%inclusion39 decks106 decks
24%synergy
Shivan Reef
34%inclusion36 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
33%inclusion35 decks106 decks
27%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
31%inclusion33 decks106 decks
-14%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
27%inclusion29 decks106 decks
-15%synergy
Dismal Backwater
26%inclusion28 decks106 decks
20%synergy
Choked Estuary
26%inclusion28 decks106 decks
9%synergy
Temple of Malice
25%inclusion27 decks106 decks
14%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
24%inclusion25 decks106 decks
12%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
23%inclusion24 decks106 decks
13%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
23%inclusion24 decks106 decks
8%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
21%inclusion22 decks106 decks
3%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
20%inclusion21 decks106 decks
14%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
20%inclusion21 decks106 decks
9%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
18%inclusion19 decks106 decks
13%synergy
Ferrous Lake
17%inclusion18 decks106 decks
13%synergy
Tainted Isle
15%inclusion16 decks106 decks
11%synergy
Underground River
15%inclusion16 decks106 decks
-13%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
15%inclusion16 decks106 decks
-13%synergy
Myriad Landscape
13%inclusion14 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Thriving Isle
13%inclusion14 decks106 decks
9%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
13%inclusion14 decks106 decks
9%synergy
Tainted Peak
10%inclusion11 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
10%inclusion11 decks106 decks
8%synergy
Thriving Moor
10%inclusion11 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Oscorp Industries
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Thriving Bluff
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
7%synergy
Silundi Vision
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
7%synergy
Scorched Geyser
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Fiery Islet
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
2%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
6%synergy
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