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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Gandalf, Goblins' Bane
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
22%synergy
Glamdring, Foe-hammer
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Most Decrepit Old Bird
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Glóin the Mighty
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Plunder the Trollshaws
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Goblin Electromancer
66%inclusion44 decks67 decks
57%synergy
Guttersnipe
42%inclusion28 decks67 decks
35%synergy
Frantic Search
57%inclusion38 decks67 decks
35%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
45%inclusion30 decks67 decks
34%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
45%inclusion30 decks67 decks
34%synergy
Consider
39%inclusion26 decks67 decks
32%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
34%inclusion23 decks67 decks
32%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
34%inclusion23 decks67 decks
30%synergy
Young Pyromancer
30%inclusion20 decks67 decks
28%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
30%inclusion20 decks67 decks
27%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
46%inclusion31 decks67 decks
2%synergy
Negate
45%inclusion30 decks67 decks
23%synergy
Faithless Looting
45%inclusion30 decks67 decks
25%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
42%inclusion28 decks67 decks
15%synergy
Feed the Swarm
42%inclusion28 decks67 decks
14%synergy
Dark Ritual
40%inclusion27 decks67 decks
2%synergy
Terminate
36%inclusion24 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Blasphemous Act
36%inclusion24 decks67 decks
-9%synergy
Chaos Warp
36%inclusion24 decks67 decks
1%synergy
Fact or Fiction
33%inclusion22 decks67 decks
26%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Jeska's Will
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
-10%synergy
Underworld Breach
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
-5%synergy
Gamble
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
-4%synergy
Creatures
Black Waltz No. 3
29%inclusion16 decks56 decks
24%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
27%inclusion18 decks67 decks
23%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
14%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
16%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
13%synergy
Electrostatic Field
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
14%synergy
Coruscation Mage
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
13%synergy
Archaeomancer
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Archmage of Runes
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Firebrand Archer
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Rona, Sheoldred's Faithful
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Exhibition Tidecaller
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Mocking Sprite
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Kaza, Roil Chaser
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Wizards of Thay
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
5%synergy
The Emperor of Palamecia
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Scalding Viper
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Decadent Dragon
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Docent of Perfection
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Bonecrusher Giant
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Anger
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
-4%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Mizzix of the Izmagnus
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Queen Brahne
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Bilbo, Thief in the Night
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Emeritus of Ideation
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Emeritus of Conflict
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Callous Sell-Sword
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Murderous Rider
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Ral, Monsoon Mage
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Picklock Prankster
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Order of Midnight
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
-5%synergy
Jori En, Ruin Diver
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Adeliz, the Cinder Wind
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Frolicking Familiar
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Thrill of Possibility
30%inclusion20 decks67 decks
18%synergy
Abrade
30%inclusion20 decks67 decks
20%synergy
Opt
28%inclusion19 decks67 decks
23%synergy
Rakdos Charm
27%inclusion18 decks67 decks
12%synergy
Brainstorm
25%inclusion17 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Maestros Charm
25%inclusion17 decks67 decks
23%synergy
Lightning Bolt
25%inclusion17 decks67 decks
15%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
25%inclusion17 decks67 decks
23%synergy
Big Score
24%inclusion16 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Aetherize
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
17%synergy
Bedevil
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Izzet Charm
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
16%synergy
Arcane Denial
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
-11%synergy
Snap
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
8%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
-15%synergy
Go for the Throat
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Reality Shift
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Prismari Command
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Seething Song
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Thought Scour
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
12%synergy
Narset's Reversal
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Dig Through Time
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Infernal Grasp
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Flame of Anor
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Impulse
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Return the Favor
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Mystical Teachings
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Crosis's Charm
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Mana Sculpt
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Experimental Augury
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
-1%synergy
Dispel
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Murder
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Twinferno
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Comet Storm
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Mana Leak
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Lightning Strike
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Telling Time
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Repulse
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Supreme Will
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Curate
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Bitter Triumph
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Cancel
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Insidious Will
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Wizard's Retort
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Diabolic Tutor
31%inclusion21 decks67 decks
27%synergy
Ponder
28%inclusion19 decks67 decks
20%synergy
Preordain
28%inclusion19 decks67 decks
23%synergy
Mana Geyser
27%inclusion18 decks67 decks
21%synergy
See the Truth
25%inclusion17 decks67 decks
25%synergy
Exsanguinate
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
18%synergy
Grapeshot
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
20%synergy
Solve the Equation
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
20%synergy
Strategic Planning
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
21%synergy
Windfall
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
-5%synergy
Vandalblast
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
1%synergy
Night's Whisper
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
13%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
15%synergy
Expressive Iteration
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
13%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
12%synergy
Final Parting
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
14%synergy
Chain Reaction
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Dream Harvest
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
10%synergy
Circle of Power
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Victimize
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Deep Analysis
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Read the Bones
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Increasing Ambition
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Seize the Spoils
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Treasure Cruise
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Maestros Confluence
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Flow State
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Razaketh's Rite
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Past in Flames
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Serum Visions
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Painful Truths
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Mastermind's Acquisition
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Dark Petition
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Pirate's Pillage
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Stock Up
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Profane Tutor
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Inspired Tinkering
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Crux of Fate
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Dance with Calamity
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Whispering Madness
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
1%synergy
Toxic Deluge
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
-14%synergy
Necromantic Selection
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Tormenting Voice
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Jaya's Immolating Inferno
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Relm's Sketching
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Improvisation Capstone
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
-12%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Wizard's Staff
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Rimefire Torque
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
-2%synergy
Primal Amulet
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Lucky Clover
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Twinning Staff
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
1%synergy
Lightning Greaves
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
-23%synergy
World Map
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Propaganda
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Fiery Inscription
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
13%synergy
Double Vision
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
13%synergy
Secrets of the Dead
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
13%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
13%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Burning Vengeance
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Sorcerer Class
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Cryptic Pursuit
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Search for Azcanta
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Death to Our Enemies
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Storm Conduit
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
12%synergy
Professor Onyx
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
25%inclusion17 decks67 decks
1%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
12%synergy
Reliquary Tower
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
-18%synergy
Temple of the False God
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
2%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Barren Moor
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Forgotten Cave
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
82%inclusion55 decks67 decks
-6%synergy
Sol Ring
78%inclusion52 decks67 decks
-12%synergy
Izzet Signet
49%inclusion33 decks67 decks
18%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
40%inclusion27 decks67 decks
-4%synergy
Rakdos Signet
39%inclusion26 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Dimir Signet
39%inclusion26 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
36%inclusion24 decks67 decks
0%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
34%inclusion23 decks67 decks
-16%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
24%inclusion16 decks67 decks
-21%synergy
Mind Stone
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Commander's Sphere
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
-1%synergy
Thought Vessel
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
-5%synergy
Tablet of Discovery
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Dimir Locket
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Resonating Lute
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Fire Diamond
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Obelisk of Grixis
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion67 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion67 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Island
100%inclusion67 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion59 decks67 decks
-4%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
67%inclusion45 decks67 decks
15%synergy
Exotic Orchard
60%inclusion40 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
49%inclusion33 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Sunken Hollow
48%inclusion32 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Sulfur Falls
45%inclusion30 decks67 decks
-4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
43%inclusion29 decks67 decks
21%synergy
Shivan Reef
42%inclusion28 decks67 decks
12%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
39%inclusion26 decks67 decks
26%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
36%inclusion24 decks67 decks
-8%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
33%inclusion22 decks67 decks
-14%synergy
Temple of Deceit
31%inclusion21 decks67 decks
20%synergy
Seething Landscape
30%inclusion20 decks67 decks
15%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
28%inclusion19 decks67 decks
18%synergy
Path of Ancestry
27%inclusion18 decks67 decks
-4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
25%inclusion17 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
25%inclusion17 decks67 decks
19%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
24%inclusion16 decks67 decks
13%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
12%synergy
Choked Estuary
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
2%synergy
Underground River
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
-8%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
-7%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Temple of Malice
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Dismal Backwater
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
12%synergy
Maestros Theater
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Ash Barrens
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Grixis Panorama
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
12%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
-2%synergy
Ferrous Lake
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Tainted Isle
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Fiery Islet
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Thriving Isle
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
-2%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Molten Tributary
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Thriving Bluff
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Thriving Moor
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
2%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Geothermal Bog
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
4%synergy
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