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
Emeritus of Ideation
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Exhibition Tidecaller
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Wisdom of Ages
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Goblin Electromancer
67%inclusion39 decks58 decks
59%synergy
Guttersnipe
43%inclusion25 decks58 decks
36%synergy
Frantic Search
57%inclusion33 decks58 decks
36%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
45%inclusion26 decks58 decks
34%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
37%inclusion21 decks57 decks
33%synergy
Consider
38%inclusion22 decks58 decks
32%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
36%inclusion21 decks58 decks
31%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
41%inclusion24 decks58 decks
31%synergy
Ponder
38%inclusion22 decks58 decks
29%synergy
Faithless Looting
48%inclusion28 decks58 decks
28%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
47%inclusion27 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Negate
45%inclusion26 decks58 decks
22%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
45%inclusion26 decks58 decks
18%synergy
Dark Ritual
40%inclusion23 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Blasphemous Act
40%inclusion23 decks58 decks
-5%synergy
Feed the Swarm
40%inclusion23 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Terminate
34%inclusion20 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Chaos Warp
33%inclusion19 decks58 decks
-2%synergy
Preordain
33%inclusion19 decks58 decks
27%synergy
Abrade
33%inclusion19 decks58 decks
23%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Jeska's Will
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
-8%synergy
Mystical Tutor
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
-7%synergy
Gamble
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-5%synergy
Creatures
Talrand, Sky Summoner
28%inclusion16 decks58 decks
25%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
21%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
26%inclusion15 decks58 decks
22%synergy
Young Pyromancer
26%inclusion15 decks58 decks
24%synergy
Coruscation Mage
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
16%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
15%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
11%synergy
Archmage of Runes
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
11%synergy
Electrostatic Field
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
13%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Archaeomancer
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Mocking Sprite
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Firebrand Archer
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Rona, Sheoldred's Faithful
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Mysidian Elder
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Ral, Monsoon Mage
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Mizzix of the Izmagnus
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Scalding Viper
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Gravebreaker Lamia
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Oriq Loremage
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Frolicking Familiar
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Bonecrusher Giant
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Decadent Dragon
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Flux Channeler
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Docent of Perfection
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
-3%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Anger
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
-4%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Queen Brahne
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
3%synergy
The Emperor of Palamecia
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Kefka, Court Mage
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Emeritus of Conflict
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Adventurous Eater
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Abstract Paintmage
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Sanar, Unfinished Genius
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Burrog Banemaker
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Fact or Fiction
31%inclusion18 decks58 decks
24%synergy
Brainstorm
29%inclusion17 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Opt
29%inclusion17 decks58 decks
24%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
28%inclusion16 decks58 decks
16%synergy
Maestros Charm
28%inclusion16 decks58 decks
25%synergy
Rakdos Charm
24%inclusion14 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Lightning Bolt
24%inclusion14 decks58 decks
14%synergy
Big Score
24%inclusion14 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
20%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
-10%synergy
Snap
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Aetherize
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
17%synergy
Izzet Charm
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
16%synergy
Bedevil
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Seething Song
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Reality Shift
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Thought Scour
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Denial
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
-15%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Impulse
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
13%synergy
Go for the Throat
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Mystical Teachings
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
13%synergy
Dig Through Time
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Prismari Command
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Dispel
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Mana Leak
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Narset's Reversal
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Experimental Augury
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Repulse
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Infernal Grasp
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Murder
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Flame of Anor
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Supreme Will
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Cancel
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Twinferno
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Spell Pierce
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Remand
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Crosis's Charm
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Lightning Strike
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Thirst for Discovery
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Confounding Riddle
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
-1%synergy
Memory Lapse
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Shred Memory
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Doom Blade
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Curate
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Sorceries
Mana Geyser
28%inclusion16 decks58 decks
22%synergy
See the Truth
26%inclusion15 decks58 decks
25%synergy
Grapeshot
24%inclusion14 decks58 decks
22%synergy
Windfall
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
-1%synergy
Exsanguinate
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
18%synergy
Solve the Equation
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
18%synergy
Final Parting
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
18%synergy
Vandalblast
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Strategic Planning
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
17%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Night's Whisper
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Chain Reaction
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
13%synergy
Seize the Spoils
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Read the Bones
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Expressive Iteration
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Treasure Cruise
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Pirate's Pillage
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Circle of Power
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Victimize
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Deep Analysis
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Mastermind's Acquisition
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Whispering Madness
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Maestros Confluence
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Razaketh's Rite
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Inspired Tinkering
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Serum Visions
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Epic Experiment
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Increasing Ambition
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Contentious Plan
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Crux of Fate
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Tormenting Voice
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Dream Harvest
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Lock and Load
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Aether Gale
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Sign in Blood
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Unmarked Grave
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Fiery Confluence
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Rousing Refrain
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Dance with Calamity
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Brass's Bounty
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Merchant Scroll
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Decree of Pain
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Mind's Desire
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
-13%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
-1%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
-4%synergy
World Map
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Lucky Clover
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Twinning Staff
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-0%synergy
Primal Amulet
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Lightning Greaves
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-24%synergy
Enchantments
Thousand-Year Storm
31%inclusion18 decks58 decks
28%synergy
Propaganda
24%inclusion14 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Fiery Inscription
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Double Vision
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
15%synergy
Secrets of the Dead
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
13%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Burning Vengeance
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Cryptic Pursuit
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Sorcerer Class
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Impact Tremors
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Animate Dead
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-4%synergy
Search for Azcanta
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Shark Typhoon
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Storm Conduit
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
14%synergy
Professor Onyx
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
28%inclusion16 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Reliquary Tower
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
-16%synergy
Temple of the False God
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
13%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Barren Moor
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Forgotten Cave
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Karn's Bastion
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Great Hall of the Biblioplex
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-2%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Rogue's Passage
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-17%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
81%inclusion47 decks58 decks
-7%synergy
Sol Ring
76%inclusion44 decks58 decks
-14%synergy
Izzet Signet
43%inclusion25 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
43%inclusion25 decks58 decks
-1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
41%inclusion24 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Rakdos Signet
38%inclusion22 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
34%inclusion20 decks58 decks
-15%synergy
Dimir Signet
34%inclusion20 decks58 decks
-0%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
24%inclusion14 decks58 decks
-19%synergy
Mind Stone
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
0%synergy
Thought Vessel
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
-2%synergy
Dimir Locket
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Obelisk of Grixis
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Potioner's Trove
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Fire Diamond
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Prismatic Lens
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-9%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion58 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion58 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Island
100%inclusion58 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion52 decks58 decks
-2%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
69%inclusion40 decks58 decks
16%synergy
Exotic Orchard
64%inclusion37 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
53%inclusion31 decks58 decks
16%synergy
Sunken Hollow
52%inclusion30 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Sulfur Falls
48%inclusion28 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Shivan Reef
45%inclusion26 decks58 decks
15%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
45%inclusion26 decks58 decks
31%synergy
Evolving Wilds
41%inclusion24 decks58 decks
18%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
38%inclusion22 decks58 decks
-8%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
34%inclusion20 decks58 decks
-8%synergy
Temple of Deceit
33%inclusion19 decks58 decks
20%synergy
Seething Landscape
28%inclusion16 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Path of Ancestry
28%inclusion16 decks58 decks
-3%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
26%inclusion15 decks58 decks
15%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
24%inclusion14 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
24%inclusion14 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Choked Estuary
24%inclusion14 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
16%synergy
Underground River
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
-6%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Ash Barrens
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
14%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
-9%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Dismal Backwater
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Temple of Malice
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Maestros Theater
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Ferrous Lake
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
-1%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Fiery Islet
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Grixis Panorama
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Thriving Isle
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Tainted Isle
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Molten Tributary
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Thriving Bluff
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Silundi Vision
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Thriving Moor
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
-2%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Canyon Slough
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
3%synergy
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