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
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Sanar, Unfinished Genius
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Great Hall of the Biblioplex
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Adventurous Eater
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Burrog Banemaker
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Archmage Emeritus
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
60%synergy
Frantic Search
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
59%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
59%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
57%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
52%synergy
Faithless Looting
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
50%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
45%synergy
Consider
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
44%synergy
Guttersnipe
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
43%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
41%synergy
Top Cards
Nightscape Familiar
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
33%synergy
Negate
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
28%synergy
Blasphemous Act
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Snap
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
40%synergy
Chaos Warp
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Windfall
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Go for the Throat
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
34%synergy
Lightning Bolt
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
30%synergy
Terminate
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
15%synergy
Reality Shift
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
35%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
12%synergy
Underworld Breach
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-1%synergy
Demonic Tutor
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-11%synergy
Creatures
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
38%synergy
Coruscation Mage
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
26%synergy
Young Pyromancer
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
28%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
27%synergy
Archmage of Runes
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Mocking Sprite
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Callous Sell-Sword
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Murderous Rider
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Scalding Viper
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Ral, Monsoon Mage
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Picklock Prankster
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Gravebreaker Lamia
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Order of Midnight
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Embereth Shieldbreaker
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Decadent Dragon
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Archaeomancer
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
16%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Frolicking Familiar
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Bonecrusher Giant
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
River Kelpie
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Manaform Hellkite
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Cheerful Osteomancer
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Mage Tower Referee
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Abstract Paintmage
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Ultimate Green Goblin
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Voracious Tome-Skimmer
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Goliath Daydreamer
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Tellah, Great Sage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Summon: G.F. Cerberus
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Elegy Acolyte
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Caldera Pyremaw
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Taigam, Master Opportunist
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Diviner of Mist
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Alania's Pathmaker
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Kaza, Roil Chaser
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Peregrine Drake
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Academy Wall
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Wandering Mind
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Conceited Witch
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Izzet Chronarch
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Burning Prophet
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Ardent Elementalist
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Hypnotic Sprite
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Increasing Vengeance
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
38%synergy
Prismari Command
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
34%synergy
Brainstorm
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
13%synergy
Fact or Fiction
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
23%synergy
Dark Ritual
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
-7%synergy
Aetherize
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
26%synergy
Big Score
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Bedevil
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
15%synergy
Counterspell
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
-14%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
24%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Thirst for Discovery
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Experimental Augury
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Maestros Charm
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Invoke Calamity
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Seething Song
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
13%synergy
Mystical Teachings
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Reverberate
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Arcane Denial
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-9%synergy
Wizard's Retort
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Mission Briefing
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Narset's Reversal
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
14%synergy
Impulse
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Dig Through Time
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
16%synergy
Abandon Attachments
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Overkill
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Transpose
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Hagra Mauling
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Ionize
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Hero's Downfall
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
2%synergy
Pongify
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Stroke of Genius
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Fated Return
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Drown in the Loch
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Illusionist's Stratagem
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Discover the Impossible
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Disappearing Act
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Active Volcano
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Rush of Inspiration
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Rona's Vortex
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Run Away Together
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Wizard's Lightning
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Return the Favor
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Displace
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Vraska's Fall
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Press the Enemy
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Starstorm
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
March of Reckless Joy
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Confounding Riddle
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Sorceries
Exsanguinate
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
36%synergy
Mana Geyser
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
35%synergy
Grapeshot
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
38%synergy
Ponder
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
21%synergy
Read the Bones
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
28%synergy
Preordain
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
24%synergy
Strategic Planning
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
15%synergy
Past in Flames
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Feed the Swarm
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-8%synergy
Seize the Spoils
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Merchant Scroll
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Multiple Choice
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Expressive Iteration
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Solve the Equation
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Singularity Rupture
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Stock Up
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Welcome the Dead
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Boltwave
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Circle of Power
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Evil Reawakened
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Poison the Waters
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Flood of Recollection
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Wail of the Forgotten
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Absorb Vis
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Void Snare
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Slave of Bolas
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Hard Evidence
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Cosmotronic Wave
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Chain Reaction
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Epic Experiment
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Demolish
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Increasing Ambition
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Razaketh's Rite
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Agonizing Remorse
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Act on Impulse
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Aether Snap
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Alms of the Vein
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Victimize
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
1%synergy
Divination
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Contentious Plan
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Inspired Tinkering
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Lucky Clover
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
World Map
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Desecrated Tomb
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Bottled Cloister
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Runechanter's Pike
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Ghost Lantern
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Wizard's Spellbook
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Silent Gravestone
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Mirari
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Explorer's Scope
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Two-Handed Axe
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Lightning Greaves
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-19%synergy
Arcane Encyclopedia
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Unstable Amulet
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Enchantments
Fiery Inscription
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
25%synergy
Secrets of the Dead
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
28%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
29%synergy
Sorcerer Class
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Propaganda
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Burning Vengeance
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Aether Tunnel
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Tectonic Reformation
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Ancestral Vengeance
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Wizard Class
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Dual Casting
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
The Mirari Conjecture
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Shark Typhoon
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Impact Tremors
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Cemetery Tampering
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Animate Dead
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
1%synergy
Maestros Ascendancy
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
As Foretold
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Captive Audience
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Ral Zarek
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
26%synergy
Barren Moor
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Forgotten Cave
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
16%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Reliquary Tower
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-15%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Pit of Offerings
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Restless Spire
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Arid Archway
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Restless Vents
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Command Beacon
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Castle Locthwain
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Guildless Commons
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Rogue's Passage
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-12%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
-8%synergy
Sol Ring
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
-20%synergy
Commander's Sphere
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
21%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
-4%synergy
Izzet Signet
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
-2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
-6%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-23%synergy
Rakdos Signet
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-12%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-29%synergy
Dimir Signet
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-15%synergy
Fire Diamond
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Mind Stone
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Tablet of Discovery
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Caged Sun
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Sky Diamond
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Hedron Archive
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-4%synergy
Spell Satchel
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Thought Vessel
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-11%synergy
Gilded Lotus
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Thran Dynamo
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Midnight Clock
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Firemind Vessel
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Prismatic Lens
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Glittering Stockpile
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion10 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion10 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Island
100%inclusion10 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion9 decks10 decks
-2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
24%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
27%synergy
Shivan Reef
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
40%synergy
Sunken Hollow
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
31%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
49%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
23%synergy
Sulfur Falls
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
13%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
46%synergy
Temple of Deceit
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
37%synergy
Ferrous Lake
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
46%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Path of Ancestry
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
39%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
22%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
30%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
29%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
28%synergy
Seething Landscape
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
14%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
-15%synergy
Underground River
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
24%synergy
Tainted Isle
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
16%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-6%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Malice
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Choked Estuary
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
3%synergy
Hagra Mauling
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Fiery Islet
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
2%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
0%synergy
Waterfront District
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-9%synergy
Rush of Inspiration
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Fetid Pools
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Prismari Campus
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Edgewall Inn
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Graven Cairns
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
3%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Ash Barrens
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-8%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-15%synergy
Jagged Barrens
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Boggart Trawler
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
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