Kess, Dissident Mage (Commander) - Budget Wizards

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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Spelltwine
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
79%synergy
Arcanis the Omnipotent
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
79%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
77%synergy
Creatures
Inalla, Archmage Ritualist
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
60%synergy
Mercurial Chemister
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
60%synergy
Archaeomancer
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
56%synergy
Marchesa, the Black Rose
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Vela the Night-Clad
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Havengul Lich
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
35%synergy
Shadowmage Infiltrator
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Rona, Sheoldred's Faithful
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
40%synergy
Magus of the Abyss
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
40%synergy
Taigam, Sidisi's Hand
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
40%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
31%synergy
Body Double
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
40%synergy
Magus of the Mind
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
40%synergy
Guttersnipe
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
33%synergy
Nivix Guildmage
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
40%synergy
Apprentice Necromancer
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Galecaster Colossus
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Izzet Chemister
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
40%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Nin, the Pain Artist
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Bloodline Necromancer
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Merchant of Secrets
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
40%synergy
Puppeteer Clique
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Etherium-Horn Sorcerer
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Corpse Augur
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Melek, Izzet Paragon
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Kaza, Roil Chaser
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Azami, Lady of Scrolls
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Kitsa, Otterball Elite
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Araumi of the Dead Tide
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Charmbreaker Devils
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Tzaangor Shaman
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Kraum, Violent Cacophony
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Izzet Chronarch
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Najal, the Storm Runner
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Gravebreaker Lamia
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Marchesa, Dealer of Death
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Baral and Kari Zev
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Bloodthirsty Adversary
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Coruscation Mage
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Trawler Drake
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Malevolent Hermit
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Naru Meha, Master Wizard
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-7%synergy
Aegar, the Freezing Flame
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Deekah, Fractal Theorist
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Instants
Rakdos Charm
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
45%synergy
Terminate
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
34%synergy
Silumgar's Command
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
60%synergy
Comet Storm
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
58%synergy
Crosis's Charm
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
57%synergy
Chaos Warp
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
5%synergy
Frantic Search
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Opportunity
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
40%synergy
Memory Plunder
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Polymorphist's Jest
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
40%synergy
Bedevil
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
24%synergy
Into the Roil
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
40%synergy
Ionize
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Fell the Profane
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Electrolyze
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Vanish from Sight
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
9%synergy
Run Away Together
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Hazel's Nocturne
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Wizard's Lightning
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Go for the Throat
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Brainstorm
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
3%synergy
Grixis Charm
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Consuming Corruption
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Fact or Fiction
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Moonlight Bargain
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Lightning Bolt
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
10%synergy
Price of Fame
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Ancient Excavation
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Aetherspouts
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Flare of Malice
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Dark Ritual
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-17%synergy
Doom Blade
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Undercity's Embrace
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Peel from Reality
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Forbidden Alchemy
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Reality Shift
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Opt
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Quick Study
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Refuse // Cooperate
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Breath of Malfegor
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Unsummon
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Winter's Intervention
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Murder
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Catalog
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Sinister Sabotage
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Izzet Charm
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Dire Downdraft
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Sorceries
Cruel Ultimatum
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
56%synergy
Necromantic Selection
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
59%synergy
Clone Legion
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Final Parting
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Kindred Dominance
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
36%synergy
Inspiration from Beyond
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Commune with Evil
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Chart a Course
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Sleight of Hand
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Agonizing Remorse
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Arwen's Gift
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Inspiring Refrain
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Soul Transfer
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Alms of the Vein
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Allure of the Unknown
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Rise from the Tides
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Scour All Possibilities
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Devastation Tide
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Rise from the Grave
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Deep Analysis
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Karn's Temporal Sundering
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Ill-Timed Explosion
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Unnerving Grasp
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
By Force
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Illicit Shipment
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Freeze in Place
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Fell
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Decree of Pain
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Doublecast
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Ransack the Lab
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Act of Treason
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Blightning
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Chaotic Transformation
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Fireball
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
See the Truth
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Terminal Agony
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Dreadbore
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Pyroclasm
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Notion Rain
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Nevinyrral's Disk
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Mirror of the Forebears
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
40%synergy
Brain in a Jar
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Wishing Well
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Enchantments
Shifting Shadow
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
40%synergy
Curse of Disturbance
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Secrets of the Dead
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Curse of Opulence
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Firemind's Research
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
40%synergy
Fiery Inscription
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Omen of the Sea
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Leyline of Combustion
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
The Mirari Conjecture
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
The Phasing of Zhalfir
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Omniscience
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Ichthyomorphosis
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Powerbalance
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Shark Typhoon
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Arcane Melee
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Precognition Field
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Burning Vengeance
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Leyline of the Void
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Saheeli, Sublime Artificer
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Teferi, Master of Time
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Utility Lands
Mystifying Maze
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
40%synergy
Temple of the False God
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
32%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Reliquary Tower
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-15%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Unstable Obelisk
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
40%synergy
Commander's Sphere
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
21%synergy
Arcane Signet
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
-48%synergy
Sol Ring
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
-50%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Worn Powerstone
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
35%synergy
Fellwar Stone
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-15%synergy
Gilded Lotus
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Rakdos Locket
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Firemind Vessel
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
8%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
9%synergy
Island
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
7%synergy
Swamp
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
-12%synergy
Path of Ancestry
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
49%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
50%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
41%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
49%synergy
Exotic Orchard
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
49%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
7%synergy
Dismal Backwater
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
54%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
59%synergy
Vivid Creek
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
34%synergy
Temple of Deceit
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
27%synergy
Grixis Panorama
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Evolving Wilds
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Choked Estuary
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
23%synergy
Vivid Crag
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
40%synergy
Fell the Profane
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Shivan Reef
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-9%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
10%synergy
Vivid Marsh
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Seething Landscape
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
3%synergy
Fetid Pools
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Akoum Refuge
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Prismari Campus
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Thriving Isle
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
6%synergy
Temple of Malice
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
9%synergy
Rupture Spire
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Eroded Canyon
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Maestros Theater
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Darkslick Shores
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Gateway Plaza
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Sink into Stupor
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
10%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Thriving Moor
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Murky Sewer
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Highland Lake
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Cinder Barrens
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-7%synergy
Watery Grave
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-28%synergy
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