Kess, Dissident Mage (Commander) - Budget Upgraded 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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Exhibition Tidecaller
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Sanar, Unfinished Genius
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Great Hall of the Biblioplex
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Tablet of Discovery
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Abstract Paintmage
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Guttersnipe
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
60%synergy
Faithless Looting
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
58%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
58%synergy
Frantic Search
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
57%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
56%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
53%synergy
Exsanguinate
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
52%synergy
Consider
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
49%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
46%synergy
Snap
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
46%synergy
Top Cards
Nightscape Familiar
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
40%synergy
Negate
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Blasphemous Act
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
45%synergy
Fact or Fiction
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
37%synergy
Lightning Bolt
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
34%synergy
Terminate
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
42%synergy
Preordain
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
38%synergy
Secrets of the Dead
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
43%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-10%synergy
Notion Thief
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Creatures
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
43%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
38%synergy
Coruscation Mage
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Kaza, Roil Chaser
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Ral, Monsoon Mage
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Young Pyromancer
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Docent of Perfection
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
River Kelpie
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Ultimate Green Goblin
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Voracious Tome-Skimmer
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Goliath Daydreamer
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Tellah, Great Sage
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Summon: G.F. Cerberus
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Archmage of Runes
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Caldera Pyremaw
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Taigam, Master Opportunist
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Diviner of Mist
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Mocking Sprite
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Melek, Izzet Paragon
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Peregrine Drake
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Callous Sell-Sword
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Wandering Mind
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Murderous Rider
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Scalding Viper
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Izzet Chronarch
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Ardent Elementalist
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Picklock Prankster
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Illithid Harvester
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Gravebreaker Lamia
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Order of Midnight
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Young Red Dragon
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Electrostatic Field
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Tidespout Tyrant
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Syndicate Enforcer
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Salvager of Secrets
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Jori En, Ruin Diver
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Prismari Command
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
38%synergy
Chaos Warp
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-2%synergy
Go for the Throat
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
27%synergy
Brainstorm
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Dark Ritual
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-4%synergy
Big Score
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Bedevil
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
27%synergy
Pongify
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Thirst for Discovery
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Experimental Augury
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Maestros Charm
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Invoke Calamity
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Rakdos Charm
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Seething Song
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Dispel
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Reality Shift
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Aetherize
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Mystical Teachings
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Thought Scour
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Reverberate
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Arcane Denial
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-6%synergy
Into the Roil
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Counterspell
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-22%synergy
Narset's Reversal
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Impulse
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Dig Through Time
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Abandon Attachments
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Overkill
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Transpose
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Hagra Mauling
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Hero's Downfall
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Steam Augury
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Stroke of Genius
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Fated Return
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Drown in the Loch
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Illusionist's Stratagem
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Discover the Impossible
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Rush of Inspiration
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Rona's Vortex
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Run Away Together
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Return the Favor
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Clutch of the Undercity
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Illusionist's Gambit
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Displace
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Vraska's Fall
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Press the Enemy
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Starstorm
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Sorceries
Ponder
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
25%synergy
Strategic Planning
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Windfall
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Read the Bones
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Mana Geyser
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
28%synergy
Grapeshot
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Compulsive Research
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Increasing Ambition
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Curse of the Swine
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Serum Visions
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Seize the Spoils
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Merchant Scroll
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Final Parting
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
See the Truth
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Expressive Iteration
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Singularity Rupture
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Stock Up
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Welcome the Dead
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Boltwave
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Circle of Power
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Evil Reawakened
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Poison the Waters
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Wail of the Forgotten
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Breaking // Entering
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Void Snare
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Slave of Bolas
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Hard Evidence
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Epic Experiment
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Razaketh's Rite
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Molten Disaster
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Victimize
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Divination
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Crackle with Power
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Contentious Plan
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Inspired Tinkering
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Vandalblast
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-5%synergy
Last Chance
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Past in Flames
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Anger of the Gods
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Fiery Confluence
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Recall
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Insult // Injury
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-4%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Cloud Key
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Runechanter's Pike
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
0%synergy
Lucky Clover
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Silent Gravestone
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Explorer's Scope
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Neurok Stealthsuit
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Enchantments
Thousand-Year Storm
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
42%synergy
Propaganda
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Fiery Inscription
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Tectonic Reformation
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Sorcerer Class
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Cloven Casting
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Dual Casting
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Shark Typhoon
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Impact Tremors
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Cemetery Tampering
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
As Foretold
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Burning Vengeance
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Barren Moor
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Forgotten Cave
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Restless Spire
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Arid Archway
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Restless Vents
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Terrain Generator
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Castle Locthwain
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Guildless Commons
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
-10%synergy
Sol Ring
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
-23%synergy
Fellwar Stone
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
0%synergy
Izzet Signet
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Commander's Sphere
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Rakdos Signet
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-16%synergy
Dimir Signet
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-2%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-21%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Fire Diamond
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Sky Diamond
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Spell Satchel
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Thought Vessel
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-10%synergy
Gilded Lotus
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Mind Stone
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-2%synergy
Firemind Vessel
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Prismatic Lens
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Glittering Stockpile
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Exotic Orchard
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Island
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
36%synergy
Shivan Reef
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
48%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
56%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
52%synergy
Temple of Deceit
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
43%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Sulfur Falls
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
13%synergy
Sunken Hollow
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
28%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
34%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Ferrous Lake
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
40%synergy
Path of Ancestry
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Seething Landscape
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
27%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-23%synergy
Jagged Barrens
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Temple of Malice
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Underground River
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-1%synergy
Tainted Peak
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Choked Estuary
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Soured Springs
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Hagra Mauling
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Tainted Isle
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Fiery Islet
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Steam Vents
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-34%synergy
Waterfront District
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Rush of Inspiration
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Fetid Pools
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Akoum Refuge
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Prismari Campus
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-14%synergy
Graven Cairns
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Ash Barrens
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-7%synergy
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