Kess, Dissident Mage (Commander) - Budget Upgraded

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
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
8%synergy
Tablet of Discovery
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
10%synergy
Exhibition Tidecaller
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Wisdom of Ages
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Prismari Charm
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Goblin Electromancer
67%inclusion38 decks57 decks
58%synergy
Frantic Search
60%inclusion34 decks57 decks
39%synergy
Guttersnipe
42%inclusion24 decks57 decks
35%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
46%inclusion26 decks57 decks
35%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
39%inclusion22 decks57 decks
34%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
44%inclusion25 decks57 decks
34%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
36%inclusion20 decks56 decks
32%synergy
Consider
37%inclusion21 decks57 decks
31%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
33%inclusion19 decks57 decks
31%synergy
Faithless Looting
49%inclusion28 decks57 decks
29%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
47%inclusion27 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Negate
47%inclusion27 decks57 decks
25%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
47%inclusion27 decks57 decks
20%synergy
Dark Ritual
40%inclusion23 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Feed the Swarm
40%inclusion23 decks57 decks
12%synergy
Blasphemous Act
39%inclusion22 decks57 decks
-6%synergy
Ponder
37%inclusion21 decks57 decks
28%synergy
Terminate
35%inclusion20 decks57 decks
10%synergy
Fact or Fiction
33%inclusion19 decks57 decks
26%synergy
Preordain
33%inclusion19 decks57 decks
27%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
21%inclusion12 decks57 decks
13%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
11%synergy
Jeska's Will
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
-9%synergy
Mystical Tutor
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
-7%synergy
Gamble
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
-5%synergy
Underworld Breach
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
-6%synergy
Creatures
Black Waltz No. 3
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
22%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
26%inclusion15 decks57 decks
22%synergy
Young Pyromancer
25%inclusion14 decks57 decks
23%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
25%inclusion14 decks57 decks
22%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
16%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
12%synergy
Coruscation Mage
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
14%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
12%synergy
Electrostatic Field
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
13%synergy
Archaeomancer
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
10%synergy
Archmage of Runes
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
10%synergy
Rona, Sheoldred's Faithful
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
10%synergy
Mocking Sprite
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
10%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
10%synergy
Mysidian Elder
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Firebrand Archer
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Ral, Monsoon Mage
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Mizzix of the Izmagnus
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Decadent Dragon
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Docent of Perfection
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Bonecrusher Giant
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Scalding Viper
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Gravebreaker Lamia
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Frolicking Familiar
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Anger
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
-4%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Oriq Loremage
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Flux Channeler
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Queen Brahne
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
3%synergy
The Emperor of Palamecia
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Kefka, Court Mage
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
1%synergy
Emeritus of Conflict
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Burrog Banemaker
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Cheerful Osteomancer
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Adventurous Eater
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Abstract Paintmage
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Emeritus of Ideation
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Chaos Warp
32%inclusion18 decks57 decks
-3%synergy
Abrade
32%inclusion18 decks57 decks
22%synergy
Brainstorm
30%inclusion17 decks57 decks
13%synergy
Opt
30%inclusion17 decks57 decks
24%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
28%inclusion16 decks57 decks
17%synergy
Maestros Charm
28%inclusion16 decks57 decks
25%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
25%inclusion14 decks57 decks
22%synergy
Lightning Bolt
25%inclusion14 decks57 decks
14%synergy
Big Score
25%inclusion14 decks57 decks
12%synergy
Rakdos Charm
25%inclusion14 decks57 decks
10%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
21%inclusion12 decks57 decks
-9%synergy
Aetherize
21%inclusion12 decks57 decks
17%synergy
Snap
21%inclusion12 decks57 decks
11%synergy
Izzet Charm
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
17%synergy
Bedevil
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Go for the Throat
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Impulse
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
13%synergy
Reality Shift
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Mystical Teachings
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Denial
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
-15%synergy
Seething Song
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Thought Scour
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
13%synergy
Prismari Command
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Dispel
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Narset's Reversal
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Dig Through Time
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Mana Leak
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
11%synergy
Experimental Augury
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
11%synergy
Repulse
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
10%synergy
Spell Pierce
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Infernal Grasp
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Flame of Anor
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Thirst for Discovery
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Supreme Will
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Twinferno
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Memory Lapse
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Mission Briefing
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Remand
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Crosis's Charm
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Lightning Strike
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
0%synergy
Murder
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Vraska's Fall
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Prologue to Phyresis
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Mana Geyser
28%inclusion16 decks57 decks
23%synergy
Grapeshot
25%inclusion14 decks57 decks
22%synergy
Windfall
25%inclusion14 decks57 decks
1%synergy
See the Truth
25%inclusion14 decks57 decks
24%synergy
Exsanguinate
23%inclusion13 decks57 decks
19%synergy
Solve the Equation
23%inclusion13 decks57 decks
21%synergy
Final Parting
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
18%synergy
Strategic Planning
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
17%synergy
Vandalblast
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
1%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Chain Reaction
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
13%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
13%synergy
Night's Whisper
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
11%synergy
Read the Bones
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
13%synergy
Seize the Spoils
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
12%synergy
Pirate's Pillage
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
11%synergy
Expressive Iteration
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Treasure Cruise
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Circle of Power
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Whispering Madness
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Victimize
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Mastermind's Acquisition
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
10%synergy
Deep Analysis
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Maestros Confluence
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
10%synergy
Razaketh's Rite
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Contentious Plan
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Crux of Fate
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Serum Visions
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Sign in Blood
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Increasing Ambition
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Inspired Tinkering
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Tormenting Voice
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Flood of Recollection
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Epic Experiment
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Unmarked Grave
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Past in Flames
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Dance with Calamity
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Infectious Inquiry
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Dark Petition
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Lock and Load
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Toxic Deluge
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
-13%synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Careful Study
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Fiery Confluence
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Merchant Scroll
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mindsplice Apparatus
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
12%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
-12%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
-1%synergy
Lightning Greaves
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
-22%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
-4%synergy
World Map
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Lucky Clover
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Twinning Staff
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
0%synergy
Primal Amulet
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Propaganda
25%inclusion14 decks57 decks
11%synergy
Fiery Inscription
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
13%synergy
Double Vision
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
13%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
12%synergy
Secrets of the Dead
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
10%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Sorcerer Class
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Burning Vengeance
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Cryptic Pursuit
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Impact Tremors
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Animate Dead
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
-4%synergy
Search for Azcanta
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Storm Conduit
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
14%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Professor Onyx
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
28%inclusion16 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Reliquary Tower
21%inclusion12 decks57 decks
-14%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
15%synergy
Temple of the False God
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
12%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Barren Moor
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Forgotten Cave
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Karn's Bastion
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Great Hall of the Biblioplex
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
-2%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Rogue's Passage
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
-17%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
82%inclusion47 decks57 decks
-6%synergy
Sol Ring
77%inclusion44 decks57 decks
-12%synergy
Izzet Signet
44%inclusion25 decks57 decks
12%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
44%inclusion25 decks57 decks
-1%synergy
Rakdos Signet
40%inclusion23 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Fellwar Stone
40%inclusion23 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Dimir Signet
37%inclusion21 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
37%inclusion21 decks57 decks
-12%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
26%inclusion15 decks57 decks
-17%synergy
Mind Stone
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
0%synergy
Thought Vessel
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
-2%synergy
Dimir Locket
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
3%synergy
Potioner's Trove
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Prismatic Lens
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Obelisk of Grixis
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
-9%synergy
Fire Diamond
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion57 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion57 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Island
100%inclusion57 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion51 decks57 decks
-2%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
68%inclusion39 decks57 decks
16%synergy
Exotic Orchard
63%inclusion36 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
54%inclusion31 decks57 decks
17%synergy
Sunken Hollow
54%inclusion31 decks57 decks
15%synergy
Sulfur Falls
49%inclusion28 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Shivan Reef
47%inclusion27 decks57 decks
18%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
44%inclusion25 decks57 decks
30%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
39%inclusion22 decks57 decks
-7%synergy
Evolving Wilds
39%inclusion22 decks57 decks
15%synergy
Temple of Deceit
35%inclusion20 decks57 decks
22%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
35%inclusion20 decks57 decks
-8%synergy
Seething Landscape
28%inclusion16 decks57 decks
12%synergy
Path of Ancestry
28%inclusion16 decks57 decks
-2%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
26%inclusion15 decks57 decks
15%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
26%inclusion15 decks57 decks
15%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
25%inclusion14 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
23%inclusion13 decks57 decks
17%synergy
Choked Estuary
23%inclusion13 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Underground River
23%inclusion13 decks57 decks
-5%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
23%inclusion13 decks57 decks
12%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
21%inclusion12 decks57 decks
10%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
21%inclusion12 decks57 decks
-7%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
0%synergy
Ash Barrens
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
15%synergy
Temple of Malice
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Maestros Theater
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Ferrous Lake
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
12%synergy
Dismal Backwater
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
10%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
-1%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Fiery Islet
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Grixis Panorama
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Tainted Isle
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Thriving Isle
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Myriad Landscape
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
-2%synergy
Spire of Industry
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Molten Tributary
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Silundi Vision
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Thriving Moor
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Canyon Slough
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
5%synergy
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