Prismari, the Inspiration (Commander) - Expensive Optimized Spellslinger

Prismari, the Inspiration
Rank #352
7decks
Julia Maddalena
May 1, 2026
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.
Deck Filters
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Prismari Charm
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
42%synergy
Flashback
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Turbulent Springs
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Resonating Lute
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
17%synergy
Emeritus of Conflict
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Pyretic Ritual
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
89%synergy
Seething Song
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
80%synergy
Strike It Rich
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
73%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
64%synergy
Desperate Ritual
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
62%synergy
Rite of Flame
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
61%synergy
Ruby Medallion
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
61%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
60%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
56%synergy
Treasonous Ogre
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
55%synergy
Top Cards
Frantic Search
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
44%synergy
Ponder
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
34%synergy
Lightning Bolt
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
42%synergy
Mana Geyser
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
48%synergy
Snap
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
47%synergy
Grapeshot
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
52%synergy
Ral, Monsoon Mage
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
51%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
20%synergy
Past in Flames
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
45%synergy
Serum Visions
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
40%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
71%synergy
Mana Vault
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
77%synergy
Force of Will
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
73%synergy
Chrome Mox
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
76%synergy
Mox Diamond
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
79%synergy
Ancient Tomb
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
61%synergy
Rhystic Study
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
48%synergy
Grim Monolith
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
55%synergy
Underworld Breach
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
44%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
36%synergy
Creatures
Goblin Electromancer
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
29%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
22%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
45%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
44%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
33%synergy
Blazing Firesinger
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
26%synergy
Displacer Kitten
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Archmage of Runes
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
15%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
21%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
21%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Electro, Assaulting Battery
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
19%synergy
Longshot, Rebel Bowman
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Emeritus of Ideation
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Goblin Glasswright
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Lilah, Undefeated Slickshot
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Urabrask
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Ashling, Flame Dancer
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
________ Goblin
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Guttersnipe
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-11%synergy
Arjun, the Shifting Flame
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1%synergy
Mizzix of the Izmagnus
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Beamsplitter Mage
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Molten-Core Maestro
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Dirgur Focusmage
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Brainstorm
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
0%synergy
Reiterate
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
37%synergy
Brain Freeze
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
33%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Opt
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Mana Drain
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Flusterstorm
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
30%synergy
Swan Song
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
21%synergy
Big Score
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
18%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
19%synergy
High Tide
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
39%synergy
Prismari Command
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Mystical Tutor
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
21%synergy
Chaos Warp
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-13%synergy
Return the Favor
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
22%synergy
Expedite
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
20%synergy
Electrodominance
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
22%synergy
Consider
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Gut Shot
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
20%synergy
Force of Negation
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
19%synergy
Deflecting Swat
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Sink into Stupor
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Counterspell
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-23%synergy
Narset's Reversal
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
20%synergy
Valakut Awakening
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
19%synergy
Redirect Lightning
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
22%synergy
Mental Misstep
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1%synergy
Searing Touch
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Fork
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Dispel
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Turnabout
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Quick Study
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Comet Storm
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Double Negative
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Denial
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-15%synergy
Veil of Secrecy
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Sazacap's Brew
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Demand Answers
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Bolt Bend
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Pyrokinesis
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Pyroblast
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Scattershot
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Deduce
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Sorceries
Preordain
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Will of the Jeskai
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
37%synergy
Overmaster
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
38%synergy
Solve the Equation
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
30%synergy
Flow State
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
22%synergy
Sleight of Hand
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Windfall
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
3%synergy
Quantum Misalignment
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Stock Up
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
21%synergy
Crackle with Power
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
20%synergy
Faithless Looting
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-4%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
20%synergy
Seize the Spoils
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
22%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Gamble
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Mind's Desire
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Expressive Iteration
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
5%synergy
Time Spiral
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Artistic Process
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
End the Festivities
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Volcanic Awakening
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Echo of Eons
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Alchemist's Gambit
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Inner Fire
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Careful Study
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Vandalblast
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-11%synergy
Fiery Confluence
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Bonus Round
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Reckless Impulse
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Brass's Bounty
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Temporal Manipulation
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Finale of Revelation
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Cave-In
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Merchant Scroll
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Personal Tutor
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Molten Duplication
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Grab the Prize
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Hidden Strings
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Wrenn's Resolve
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Flux
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Path of the Pyromancer
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Boltwave
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Timetwister
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Finale of Promise
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Time Warp
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Highway Robbery
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Rob the Archives
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
33%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
48%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
38%synergy
The One Ring
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
20%synergy
Defense Grid
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Forsaken Monument
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-14%synergy
Isochron Scepter
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Memory Jar
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Enchantments
Mystic Remora
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Eye of the Storm
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Sorcerer Class
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Braid of Fire
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Mirrormade
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Copy Enchantment
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Melee
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Curse of Opulence
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Planeswalkers
Rowan, Scholar of Sparks
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Utility Lands
Otawara, Soaring City
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
39%synergy
Reliquary Tower
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
-6%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
2%synergy
Mistrise Village
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Seat of the Synod
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
19%synergy
Urza's Saga
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
20%synergy
Great Furnace
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
19%synergy
Emergence Zone
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Signet
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
3%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
32%synergy
Lotus Petal
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
58%synergy
Mox Opal
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
49%synergy
Izzet Signet
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
-14%synergy
Fellwar Stone
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Commander's Sphere
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
0%synergy
Sky Diamond
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Basalt Monolith
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Thought Vessel
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-22%synergy
Thran Dynamo
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5%synergy
Midnight Clock
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Mind Stone
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-9%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Steam Vents
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
51%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
2%synergy
Fiery Islet
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
60%synergy
Scalding Tarn
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
55%synergy
Training Center
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
43%synergy
Shivan Reef
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
29%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
35%synergy
Sulfur Falls
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
-9%synergy
Volcanic Island
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
42%synergy
Thundering Falls
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
36%synergy
Exotic Orchard
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
19%synergy
Mana Confluence
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
36%synergy
City of Brass
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
35%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
33%synergy
Prismatic Vista
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
22%synergy
Misty Rainforest
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
18%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
20%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
21%synergy
Wooded Foothills
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
20%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-16%synergy
Cavern of Souls
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Sink into Stupor
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
21%synergy
Arid Mesa
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
19%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Polluted Delta
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
17%synergy
Flooded Strand
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
18%synergy
Valakut Awakening
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
19%synergy
Starting Town
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Scorched Geyser
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5%synergy
Fabled Passage
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-22%synergy
Prismari Campus
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Horizon of Progress
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Tarnished Citadel
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Reflecting Pool
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Path of Ancestry
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
0%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1%synergy