Average Deck for Kess, Dissident Mage - Budget Combo

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.
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Average Decklist

Abstract Paintmage
Abstract Paintmage
Archaeomancer
Archaeomancer
Archmage Emeritus
Archmage Emeritus
Cormela, Glamour Thief
Cormela, Glamour Thief
Dualcaster Mage
Dualcaster Mage
Exhibition Tidecaller
Exhibition Tidecaller
Goblin Electromancer
Goblin Electromancer
Guttersnipe
Guttersnipe
Naru Meha, Master Wizard
Naru Meha, Master Wizard
Nightscape Familiar
Nightscape Familiar
Oriq Loremage
Oriq Loremage
Peregrine Drake
Peregrine Drake
Sanar, Unfinished Genius
Sanar, Unfinished Genius
Sedgemoor Witch
Sedgemoor Witch
Stormcatch Mentor
Stormcatch Mentor
Storm-Kiln Artist
Storm-Kiln Artist
Instants (19)
Arcane Denial
Arcane Denial
Brainstorm
Brainstorm
Chaos Warp
Chaos Warp
Consider
Consider
Counterspell
Counterspell
Dark Ritual
Dark Ritual
Expansion // Explosion
Expansion // Explosion
Fact or Fiction
Fact or Fiction
Frantic Search
Frantic Search
Increasing Vengeance
Increasing Vengeance
Lightning Bolt
Lightning Bolt
Narset's Reversal
Narset's Reversal
Negate
Negate
Opt
Opt
Rakdos Charm
Rakdos Charm
Seething Song
Seething Song
Snap
Snap
Terminate
Terminate
Thought Scour
Thought Scour
Sorceries (16)
Blasphemous Act
Blasphemous Act
Diabolic Tutor
Diabolic Tutor
Expressive Iteration
Expressive Iteration
Faithless Looting
Faithless Looting
Feed the Swarm
Feed the Swarm
Final Parting
Final Parting
Grapeshot
Grapeshot
Mana Geyser
Mana Geyser
Night's Whisper
Night's Whisper
Ponder
Ponder
Preordain
Preordain
See the Truth
See the Truth
Serum Visions
Serum Visions
Toxic Deluge
Toxic Deluge
Twinflame
Twinflame
Windfall
Windfall
Artifacts (8)
Arcane Signet
Arcane Signet
Dimir Signet
Dimir Signet
Izzet Signet
Izzet Signet
Rakdos Signet
Rakdos Signet
Sol Ring
Sol Ring
Talisman of Creativity
Talisman of Creativity
Talisman of Dominance
Talisman of Dominance
Talisman of Indulgence
Talisman of Indulgence
Enchantments (4)
Propaganda
Propaganda
Secrets of the Dead
Secrets of the Dead
Swarm Intelligence
Swarm Intelligence
Thousand-Year Storm
Thousand-Year Storm
Planeswalkers (1)
Ral, Storm Conduit
Ral, Storm Conduit
Lands (17)
Command Tower
Command Tower
Crumbling Necropolis
Crumbling Necropolis
Darkwater Catacombs
Darkwater Catacombs
Drowned Catacomb
Drowned Catacomb
Exotic Orchard
Exotic Orchard
Foreboding Ruins
Foreboding Ruins
Great Hall of the Biblioplex
Great Hall of the Biblioplex
Izzet Boilerworks
Izzet Boilerworks
Path of Ancestry
Path of Ancestry
Seething Landscape
Seething Landscape
Shivan Reef
Shivan Reef
Smoldering Marsh
Smoldering Marsh
Sulfur Falls
Sulfur Falls
Sulfurous Springs
Sulfurous Springs
Sunken Hollow
Sunken Hollow
Temple of Epiphany
Temple of Epiphany
Underground River
Underground River
Basics (3)
Island
7 Islands
Mountain
5 Mountains
Swamp
6 Swamps