Kess, Dissident Mage (Commander) - Budget

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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Mana Sculpt
11%inclusion8 decks72 decks
8%synergy
Tablet of Discovery
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Traumatic Critique
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Abstract Paintmage
4.5%inclusion3 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Harmonized Trio
4.3%inclusion3 decks69 decks
3%synergy
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Goblin Electromancer
56%inclusion452 decks813 decks
47%synergy
Guttersnipe
46%inclusion378 decks813 decks
40%synergy
Fact or Fiction
38%inclusion308 decks813 decks
31%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
34%inclusion273 decks813 decks
31%synergy
Frantic Search
50%inclusion409 decks813 decks
30%synergy
Opt
36%inclusion290 decks813 decks
30%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
32%inclusion259 decks813 decks
27%synergy
Faithless Looting
47%inclusion382 decks813 decks
27%synergy
Secrets of the Dead
27%inclusion222 decks813 decks
25%synergy
Young Pyromancer
27%inclusion220 decks813 decks
25%synergy
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Negate
45%inclusion367 decks813 decks
23%synergy
Terminate
41%inclusion330 decks813 decks
15%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
39%inclusion314 decks813 decks
12%synergy
Counterspell
39%inclusion314 decks813 decks
-6%synergy
Feed the Swarm
36%inclusion292 decks813 decks
8%synergy
Chaos Warp
35%inclusion285 decks813 decks
0%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
35%inclusion283 decks813 decks
24%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
34%inclusion276 decks813 decks
24%synergy
Blasphemous Act
33%inclusion268 decks813 decks
-11%synergy
Rakdos Charm
33%inclusion267 decks813 decks
18%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
6.6%inclusion54 decks813 decks
-1%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
5.8%inclusion47 decks813 decks
3%synergy
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Stormcatch Mentor
25%inclusion193 decks762 decks
21%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
24%inclusion101 decks425 decks
18%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
19%inclusion151 decks813 decks
10%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
19%inclusion151 decks813 decks
18%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
16%inclusion132 decks813 decks
15%synergy
Scalding Viper
16%inclusion129 decks813 decks
16%synergy
Archaeomancer
15%inclusion125 decks813 decks
12%synergy
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
15%inclusion125 decks813 decks
14%synergy
Archmage of Runes
15%inclusion102 decks676 decks
12%synergy
Decadent Dragon
15%inclusion120 decks813 decks
13%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
14%inclusion117 decks813 decks
14%synergy
Coruscation Mage
14%inclusion109 decks761 decks
12%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
14%inclusion61 decks449 decks
8%synergy
Rona, Sheoldred's Faithful
12%inclusion100 decks813 decks
12%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
12%inclusion99 decks813 decks
10%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
12%inclusion96 decks813 decks
10%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
12%inclusion95 decks813 decks
6%synergy
Hearth Elemental
11%inclusion90 decks813 decks
11%synergy
Frolicking Familiar
11%inclusion89 decks813 decks
11%synergy
Murderous Rider
11%inclusion88 decks813 decks
10%synergy
Bonecrusher Giant
11%inclusion87 decks813 decks
11%synergy
Firebrand Archer
10%inclusion81 decks813 decks
9%synergy
Picklock Prankster
10%inclusion79 decks813 decks
10%synergy
Embereth Shieldbreaker
10%inclusion79 decks813 decks
10%synergy
Chancellor of Tales
10%inclusion79 decks813 decks
10%synergy
Foulmire Knight
10%inclusion78 decks813 decks
9%synergy
Electrostatic Field
9.3%inclusion76 decks813 decks
9%synergy
Horned Loch-Whale
9.3%inclusion76 decks813 decks
9%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
9.2%inclusion75 decks813 decks
8%synergy
Mocking Sprite
9.1%inclusion74 decks813 decks
8%synergy
Order of Midnight
8.9%inclusion72 decks813 decks
9%synergy
Spellscorn Coven
8.6%inclusion70 decks813 decks
8%synergy
Storyteller Pixie
8.6%inclusion70 decks813 decks
9%synergy
Merchant of the Vale
8.1%inclusion66 decks813 decks
8%synergy
Gray Slaad
8.1%inclusion66 decks813 decks
8%synergy
Illithid Harvester
8.0%inclusion65 decks813 decks
8%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
8.0%inclusion65 decks813 decks
8%synergy
Sapphire Dragon
8.0%inclusion65 decks813 decks
8%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
7.9%inclusion64 decks813 decks
7%synergy
Sword Coast Serpent
7.9%inclusion64 decks813 decks
8%synergy
Lozhan, Dragons' Legacy
7.6%inclusion62 decks813 decks
8%synergy
Crackling Drake
7.4%inclusion60 decks813 decks
7%synergy
Brazen Borrower
7.4%inclusion60 decks813 decks
7%synergy
Callous Sell-Sword
7.3%inclusion59 decks813 decks
7%synergy
Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
7.1%inclusion32 decks449 decks
4%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
7.0%inclusion57 decks813 decks
6%synergy
Young Blue Dragon
6.9%inclusion56 decks813 decks
7%synergy
Topaz Dragon
6.5%inclusion53 decks813 decks
6%synergy
Amethyst Dragon
6.4%inclusion52 decks813 decks
6%synergy
Hypnotic Sprite
6.3%inclusion51 decks813 decks
6%synergy
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Thrill of Possibility
32%inclusion257 decks813 decks
20%synergy
Abrade
30%inclusion241 decks813 decks
20%synergy
Consider
29%inclusion234 decks813 decks
23%synergy
Brainstorm
27%inclusion221 decks813 decks
10%synergy
Lightning Bolt
27%inclusion218 decks813 decks
16%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
26%inclusion212 decks813 decks
24%synergy
Izzet Charm
26%inclusion211 decks813 decks
23%synergy
Dark Ritual
25%inclusion206 decks813 decks
-12%synergy
Maestros Charm
24%inclusion199 decks813 decks
21%synergy
Bedevil
21%inclusion173 decks813 decks
6%synergy
Thought Scour
18%inclusion143 decks813 decks
16%synergy
Reality Shift
15%inclusion122 decks813 decks
10%synergy
Big Score
15%inclusion119 decks813 decks
2%synergy
Go for the Throat
12%inclusion97 decks813 decks
6%synergy
Aetherize
12%inclusion95 decks813 decks
8%synergy
Murder
12%inclusion95 decks813 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Denial
11%inclusion92 decks813 decks
-17%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
11%inclusion89 decks803 decks
5%synergy
Wizard's Retort
11%inclusion87 decks813 decks
9%synergy
Prismari Command
11%inclusion86 decks813 decks
4%synergy
Crosis's Charm
10%inclusion78 decks813 decks
7%synergy
Impulse
8.7%inclusion71 decks813 decks
8%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
8.6%inclusion70 decks813 decks
-22%synergy
Dispel
8.2%inclusion67 decks813 decks
5%synergy
Spell Pierce
8.1%inclusion66 decks813 decks
5%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
7.7%inclusion63 decks813 decks
6%synergy
Dig Through Time
7.7%inclusion63 decks813 decks
4%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
7.5%inclusion61 decks813 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Leak
7.5%inclusion61 decks813 decks
6%synergy
Infernal Grasp
7.5%inclusion61 decks813 decks
3%synergy
Snap
7.0%inclusion57 decks813 decks
-3%synergy
Rewind
7.0%inclusion57 decks813 decks
6%synergy
Unwind
7.0%inclusion57 decks813 decks
6%synergy
Price of Fame
6.9%inclusion56 decks813 decks
7%synergy
Cancel
6.9%inclusion56 decks813 decks
6%synergy
Mystical Teachings
6.9%inclusion56 decks813 decks
6%synergy
Demand Answers
6.6%inclusion54 decks813 decks
1%synergy
Mystic Confluence
6.5%inclusion53 decks813 decks
4%synergy
Flame of Anor
6.5%inclusion53 decks813 decks
2%synergy
Doom Blade
6.4%inclusion52 decks813 decks
5%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
5.9%inclusion48 decks813 decks
5%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
5.9%inclusion48 decks813 decks
5%synergy
Refute
5.8%inclusion39 decks676 decks
4%synergy
Forbidden Alchemy
5.7%inclusion46 decks813 decks
4%synergy
Comet Storm
5.7%inclusion46 decks813 decks
3%synergy
Drown in the Loch
5.4%inclusion44 decks813 decks
2%synergy
Transpose
5.4%inclusion24 decks444 decks
4%synergy
Into the Roil
5.3%inclusion43 decks813 decks
5%synergy
Ghostly Flicker
5.3%inclusion43 decks813 decks
-1%synergy
Perplex
5.0%inclusion41 decks813 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Preordain
31%inclusion248 decks813 decks
25%synergy
Ponder
28%inclusion228 decks813 decks
19%synergy
See the Truth
24%inclusion198 decks813 decks
24%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
20%inclusion159 decks813 decks
15%synergy
Windfall
19%inclusion152 decks813 decks
-5%synergy
Mana Geyser
16%inclusion131 decks813 decks
11%synergy
Chain Reaction
16%inclusion127 decks813 decks
13%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
15%inclusion125 decks813 decks
14%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
15%inclusion63 decks422 decks
12%synergy
Exsanguinate
15%inclusion121 decks813 decks
11%synergy
Circle of Power
15%inclusion66 decks444 decks
12%synergy
Strategic Planning
15%inclusion120 decks813 decks
14%synergy
Final Parting
15%inclusion119 decks813 decks
14%synergy
Treasure Cruise
14%inclusion115 decks813 decks
11%synergy
Vandalblast
13%inclusion106 decks813 decks
-3%synergy
Expressive Iteration
13%inclusion106 decks813 decks
10%synergy
Serum Visions
12%inclusion98 decks813 decks
11%synergy
Night's Whisper
12%inclusion97 decks813 decks
7%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
12%inclusion96 decks813 decks
7%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
11%inclusion90 decks813 decks
8%synergy
Grapeshot
11%inclusion90 decks813 decks
9%synergy
Read the Bones
9.1%inclusion74 decks813 decks
7%synergy
Deep Analysis
9.0%inclusion73 decks813 decks
5%synergy
Increasing Ambition
8.7%inclusion71 decks813 decks
8%synergy
Tormenting Voice
7.7%inclusion63 decks813 decks
7%synergy
Victimize
7.6%inclusion62 decks813 decks
-1%synergy
Sign in Blood
7.6%inclusion62 decks813 decks
4%synergy
Solve the Equation
7.6%inclusion62 decks813 decks
6%synergy
Candlekeep Inspiration
7.4%inclusion60 decks813 decks
7%synergy
Clone Legion
6.8%inclusion55 decks813 decks
5%synergy
Chart a Course
6.6%inclusion54 decks813 decks
4%synergy
Cut // Ribbons
6.5%inclusion53 decks813 decks
6%synergy
River's Rebuke
6.4%inclusion52 decks813 decks
5%synergy
Maestros Confluence
6.2%inclusion50 decks813 decks
5%synergy
Dream Harvest
6.1%inclusion11 decks179 decks
3%synergy
Seize the Spoils
6.0%inclusion49 decks813 decks
4%synergy
Army of the Damned
6.0%inclusion49 decks813 decks
5%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
6.0%inclusion49 decks813 decks
5%synergy
Reanimate
6.0%inclusion49 decks813 decks
-19%synergy
Epic Experiment
5.9%inclusion48 decks813 decks
6%synergy
Ignite the Future
5.9%inclusion48 decks813 decks
6%synergy
Notion Rain
5.9%inclusion48 decks813 decks
6%synergy
Painful Truths
5.8%inclusion47 decks813 decks
4%synergy
Duress
5.7%inclusion46 decks813 decks
5%synergy
Dread Return
5.7%inclusion46 decks813 decks
3%synergy
Extract from Darkness
5.2%inclusion42 decks813 decks
2%synergy
Decree of Pain
5.0%inclusion41 decks813 decks
0%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
5.0%inclusion41 decks813 decks
4%synergy
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Wayfarer's Bauble
16%inclusion127 decks813 decks
5%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
12%inclusion97 decks813 decks
10%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
11%inclusion87 decks813 decks
-16%synergy
Lucky Clover
11%inclusion86 decks813 decks
11%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
10%inclusion45 decks449 decks
8%synergy
Ghost Lantern
7.4%inclusion60 decks813 decks
7%synergy
Lightning Greaves
7.0%inclusion57 decks813 decks
-22%synergy
Enchantments
Double Vision
23%inclusion189 decks813 decks
21%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
23%inclusion184 decks813 decks
20%synergy
Fiery Inscription
21%inclusion167 decks813 decks
16%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
14%inclusion116 decks813 decks
14%synergy
Propaganda
8.2%inclusion67 decks813 decks
-6%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
7.6%inclusion62 decks813 decks
7%synergy
Maestros Ascendancy
6.8%inclusion55 decks813 decks
6%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
6.3%inclusion51 decks813 decks
6%synergy
Burning Vengeance
5.9%inclusion48 decks813 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Melee
5.8%inclusion47 decks813 decks
5%synergy
Shark Typhoon
5.4%inclusion44 decks813 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
5.0%inclusion41 decks813 decks
3%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
5.0%inclusion41 decks813 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Storm Conduit
17%inclusion142 decks813 decks
16%synergy
Professor Onyx
9.3%inclusion76 decks813 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
16%inclusion133 decks813 decks
-19%synergy
Bojuka Bog
15%inclusion121 decks813 decks
-9%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
11%inclusion92 decks813 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
11%inclusion86 decks813 decks
3%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
7.7%inclusion33 decks431 decks
4%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
7.4%inclusion60 decks813 decks
1%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
5.8%inclusion47 decks813 decks
2%synergy
Rogue's Passage
5.2%inclusion42 decks813 decks
-17%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
74%inclusion599 decks813 decks
-14%synergy
Sol Ring
71%inclusion579 decks813 decks
-19%synergy
Izzet Signet
50%inclusion405 decks813 decks
17%synergy
Dimir Signet
48%inclusion390 decks813 decks
13%synergy
Rakdos Signet
44%inclusion357 decks813 decks
11%synergy
Fellwar Stone
32%inclusion259 decks813 decks
-4%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
31%inclusion256 decks813 decks
-13%synergy
Commander's Sphere
30%inclusion243 decks813 decks
11%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
28%inclusion225 decks813 decks
-22%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
22%inclusion179 decks813 decks
-21%synergy
Mind Stone
18%inclusion144 decks813 decks
5%synergy
Thought Vessel
10%inclusion78 decks813 decks
-12%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
6.5%inclusion53 decks813 decks
-8%synergy
Sky Diamond
6.2%inclusion50 decks813 decks
4%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
5.3%inclusion43 decks813 decks
4%synergy
Fire Diamond
5.0%inclusion41 decks813 decks
4%synergy
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Island
99%inclusion805 decks813 decks
6%synergy
Mountain
99%inclusion802 decks813 decks
7%synergy
Swamp
98%inclusion799 decks813 decks
6%synergy
Command Tower
83%inclusion676 decks813 decks
-8%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
66%inclusion535 decks813 decks
13%synergy
Exotic Orchard
55%inclusion449 decks813 decks
-1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
47%inclusion381 decks813 decks
23%synergy
Sunken Hollow
43%inclusion353 decks813 decks
4%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
42%inclusion342 decks813 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
38%inclusion306 decks813 decks
23%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
37%inclusion304 decks813 decks
18%synergy
Sulfur Falls
33%inclusion266 decks813 decks
-14%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
32%inclusion264 decks813 decks
21%synergy
Path of Ancestry
32%inclusion261 decks813 decks
2%synergy
Temple of Deceit
31%inclusion251 decks813 decks
18%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
31%inclusion248 decks813 decks
19%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
28%inclusion227 decks813 decks
18%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
27%inclusion222 decks813 decks
21%synergy
Seething Landscape
27%inclusion212 decks796 decks
10%synergy
Shivan Reef
27%inclusion216 decks813 decks
-3%synergy
Dismal Backwater
25%inclusion204 decks813 decks
19%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
24%inclusion197 decks813 decks
-21%synergy
Temple of Malice
22%inclusion181 decks813 decks
11%synergy
Maestros Theater
22%inclusion176 decks813 decks
13%synergy
Choked Estuary
21%inclusion171 decks813 decks
4%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
20%inclusion166 decks813 decks
2%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
20%inclusion162 decks813 decks
-23%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
19%inclusion157 decks813 decks
7%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
19%inclusion157 decks813 decks
14%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
18%inclusion145 decks813 decks
3%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
15%inclusion126 decks813 decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
15%inclusion125 decks813 decks
6%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
14%inclusion114 decks813 decks
3%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
14%inclusion112 decks813 decks
-14%synergy
Grixis Panorama
12%inclusion99 decks813 decks
9%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
12%inclusion98 decks813 decks
10%synergy
Underground River
12%inclusion97 decks813 decks
-16%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
11%inclusion89 decks803 decks
5%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
11%inclusion89 decks813 decks
9%synergy
Ash Barrens
10%inclusion82 decks813 decks
6%synergy
Thriving Moor
9.3%inclusion76 decks813 decks
5%synergy
Thriving Isle
9.3%inclusion76 decks813 decks
5%synergy
Tainted Isle
9.2%inclusion75 decks813 decks
5%synergy
Ferrous Lake
8.9%inclusion72 decks813 decks
5%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
8.6%inclusion70 decks813 decks
7%synergy
Thriving Bluff
8.4%inclusion68 decks813 decks
5%synergy
Tainted Peak
7.6%inclusion62 decks813 decks
4%synergy
Canyon Slough
6.5%inclusion53 decks813 decks
2%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
6.5%inclusion53 decks813 decks
6%synergy
Oscorp Industries
6.3%inclusion20 decks318 decks
-5%synergy
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