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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Fogwell's Gym
3.1%inclusion1 decks32 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Goblin Electromancer
54%inclusion448 decks828 decks
45%synergy
Guttersnipe
46%inclusion379 decks828 decks
39%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
34%inclusion279 decks828 decks
31%synergy
Opt
36%inclusion296 decks828 decks
30%synergy
Fact or Fiction
36%inclusion301 decks828 decks
30%synergy
Frantic Search
50%inclusion413 decks828 decks
29%synergy
Faithless Looting
48%inclusion395 decks828 decks
28%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
31%inclusion260 decks828 decks
27%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
37%inclusion304 decks828 decks
26%synergy
Preordain
32%inclusion261 decks828 decks
26%synergy
Top Cards
Negate
46%inclusion380 decks828 decks
24%synergy
Terminate
41%inclusion337 decks828 decks
15%synergy
Counterspell
39%inclusion324 decks828 decks
-5%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
39%inclusion321 decks828 decks
12%synergy
Feed the Swarm
36%inclusion300 decks828 decks
8%synergy
Chaos Warp
36%inclusion296 decks828 decks
1%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
36%inclusion295 decks828 decks
25%synergy
Blasphemous Act
34%inclusion283 decks828 decks
-10%synergy
Rakdos Charm
33%inclusion274 decks828 decks
18%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
31%inclusion258 decks828 decks
20%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
6.9%inclusion57 decks828 decks
-1%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
5.9%inclusion49 decks828 decks
3%synergy
Creatures
Young Pyromancer
27%inclusion223 decks828 decks
25%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
26%inclusion217 decks822 decks
22%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
24%inclusion116 decks475 decks
19%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
18%inclusion150 decks828 decks
10%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
18%inclusion149 decks828 decks
17%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
17%inclusion140 decks828 decks
15%synergy
Archmage of Runes
16%inclusion118 decks732 decks
13%synergy
Coruscation Mage
15%inclusion126 decks821 decks
13%synergy
Archaeomancer
15%inclusion125 decks828 decks
12%synergy
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
15%inclusion124 decks828 decks
14%synergy
Scalding Viper
15%inclusion123 decks828 decks
15%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
14%inclusion71 decks499 decks
9%synergy
Decadent Dragon
13%inclusion109 decks828 decks
12%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
13%inclusion104 decks828 decks
12%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
12%inclusion100 decks828 decks
10%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
12%inclusion99 decks828 decks
10%synergy
Rona, Sheoldred's Faithful
11%inclusion93 decks828 decks
11%synergy
Firebrand Archer
11%inclusion89 decks828 decks
10%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
11%inclusion89 decks828 decks
5%synergy
Electrostatic Field
11%inclusion88 decks828 decks
10%synergy
Murderous Rider
10%inclusion84 decks828 decks
10%synergy
Hearth Elemental
10%inclusion84 decks828 decks
10%synergy
Bonecrusher Giant
10%inclusion81 decks828 decks
10%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
10%inclusion80 decks828 decks
9%synergy
Frolicking Familiar
9.4%inclusion78 decks828 decks
9%synergy
Chancellor of Tales
9.1%inclusion75 decks828 decks
9%synergy
Mocking Sprite
8.9%inclusion74 decks828 decks
8%synergy
Picklock Prankster
8.9%inclusion74 decks828 decks
9%synergy
Embereth Shieldbreaker
8.8%inclusion73 decks828 decks
9%synergy
Order of Midnight
8.5%inclusion70 decks828 decks
8%synergy
Foulmire Knight
8.2%inclusion68 decks828 decks
8%synergy
Storyteller Pixie
8.0%inclusion66 decks828 decks
8%synergy
Horned Loch-Whale
8.0%inclusion66 decks828 decks
8%synergy
Spellscorn Coven
7.5%inclusion62 decks828 decks
7%synergy
Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
7.4%inclusion37 decks499 decks
4%synergy
Gray Slaad
7.2%inclusion60 decks828 decks
7%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
7.2%inclusion60 decks828 decks
6%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
7.1%inclusion59 decks828 decks
6%synergy
Illithid Harvester
7.1%inclusion59 decks828 decks
7%synergy
Sapphire Dragon
7.1%inclusion59 decks828 decks
7%synergy
Sword Coast Serpent
7.1%inclusion59 decks828 decks
7%synergy
Lozhan, Dragons' Legacy
7.1%inclusion59 decks828 decks
7%synergy
Merchant of the Vale
7.1%inclusion59 decks828 decks
7%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
7.0%inclusion58 decks828 decks
7%synergy
Brazen Borrower
7.0%inclusion58 decks828 decks
7%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
6.9%inclusion57 decks828 decks
1%synergy
Crackling Drake
6.8%inclusion56 decks828 decks
7%synergy
Callous Sell-Sword
6.4%inclusion53 decks828 decks
6%synergy
Mysidian Elder
6.1%inclusion29 decks473 decks
4%synergy
Sanar, Unfinished Genius
6.0%inclusion8 decks134 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Consider
31%inclusion254 decks828 decks
24%synergy
Abrade
30%inclusion250 decks828 decks
21%synergy
Brainstorm
30%inclusion245 decks828 decks
12%synergy
Lightning Bolt
29%inclusion239 decks828 decks
18%synergy
Dark Ritual
27%inclusion221 decks828 decks
-11%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
27%inclusion220 decks828 decks
24%synergy
Izzet Charm
25%inclusion210 decks828 decks
23%synergy
Maestros Charm
24%inclusion195 decks828 decks
21%synergy
Bedevil
21%inclusion175 decks828 decks
6%synergy
Thought Scour
18%inclusion149 decks828 decks
17%synergy
Big Score
16%inclusion133 decks828 decks
3%synergy
Reality Shift
14%inclusion120 decks828 decks
10%synergy
Mana Sculpt
14%inclusion18 decks131 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Denial
13%inclusion109 decks828 decks
-15%synergy
Aetherize
12%inclusion102 decks828 decks
9%synergy
Murder
12%inclusion99 decks828 decks
9%synergy
Go for the Throat
12%inclusion96 decks828 decks
6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
11%inclusion94 decks828 decks
5%synergy
Wizard's Retort
10%inclusion86 decks828 decks
9%synergy
Prismari Command
10%inclusion83 decks828 decks
4%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
9.4%inclusion78 decks828 decks
-21%synergy
Crosis's Charm
9.4%inclusion78 decks828 decks
7%synergy
Impulse
8.7%inclusion72 decks828 decks
8%synergy
Spell Pierce
8.7%inclusion72 decks828 decks
6%synergy
Dig Through Time
8.2%inclusion68 decks828 decks
4%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
8.2%inclusion68 decks828 decks
7%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
8.1%inclusion67 decks828 decks
-1%synergy
Snap
8.0%inclusion66 decks828 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Leak
7.7%inclusion64 decks828 decks
6%synergy
Dispel
7.7%inclusion64 decks828 decks
5%synergy
Infernal Grasp
7.6%inclusion63 decks828 decks
3%synergy
Prismari Charm
7.5%inclusion10 decks134 decks
6%synergy
Cancel
7.2%inclusion60 decks828 decks
6%synergy
Demand Answers
7.2%inclusion60 decks828 decks
2%synergy
Unwind
6.9%inclusion57 decks828 decks
5%synergy
Flame of Anor
6.8%inclusion56 decks828 decks
2%synergy
Price of Fame
6.6%inclusion55 decks828 decks
6%synergy
Mystical Teachings
6.4%inclusion53 decks828 decks
5%synergy
Mystic Confluence
6.4%inclusion53 decks828 decks
4%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
6.4%inclusion53 decks828 decks
5%synergy
Rewind
6.3%inclusion52 decks828 decks
5%synergy
Traumatic Critique
6.1%inclusion8 decks132 decks
4%synergy
Forbidden Alchemy
6.0%inclusion50 decks828 decks
4%synergy
Doom Blade
5.9%inclusion49 decks828 decks
5%synergy
Drown in the Loch
5.6%inclusion46 decks828 decks
3%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
5.4%inclusion45 decks828 decks
4%synergy
Comet Storm
5.4%inclusion45 decks828 decks
3%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
5.3%inclusion44 decks828 decks
3%synergy
Seething Song
5.3%inclusion44 decks828 decks
-2%synergy
Refute
5.2%inclusion38 decks731 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Ponder
29%inclusion238 decks828 decks
20%synergy
See the Truth
25%inclusion203 decks828 decks
24%synergy
Windfall
19%inclusion157 decks828 decks
-4%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
19%inclusion157 decks828 decks
14%synergy
Mana Geyser
17%inclusion140 decks828 decks
12%synergy
Exsanguinate
16%inclusion136 decks828 decks
13%synergy
Chain Reaction
16%inclusion135 decks828 decks
14%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
16%inclusion74 decks473 decks
13%synergy
Circle of Power
15%inclusion75 decks494 decks
12%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
15%inclusion124 decks828 decks
13%synergy
Treasure Cruise
14%inclusion116 decks828 decks
11%synergy
Strategic Planning
14%inclusion115 decks828 decks
14%synergy
Vandalblast
14%inclusion113 decks828 decks
-3%synergy
Final Parting
13%inclusion110 decks828 decks
12%synergy
Expressive Iteration
13%inclusion110 decks828 decks
10%synergy
Serum Visions
13%inclusion107 decks828 decks
12%synergy
Night's Whisper
13%inclusion106 decks828 decks
8%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
12%inclusion97 decks828 decks
7%synergy
Grapeshot
12%inclusion97 decks828 decks
10%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
10%inclusion86 decks828 decks
7%synergy
Deep Analysis
9.2%inclusion76 decks828 decks
6%synergy
Read the Bones
8.7%inclusion72 decks828 decks
6%synergy
Sign in Blood
8.5%inclusion70 decks828 decks
5%synergy
Increasing Ambition
8.1%inclusion67 decks828 decks
8%synergy
Solve the Equation
7.9%inclusion65 decks828 decks
6%synergy
Tormenting Voice
7.5%inclusion62 decks828 decks
7%synergy
Victimize
7.2%inclusion60 decks828 decks
-2%synergy
Chart a Course
7.1%inclusion59 decks828 decks
5%synergy
Candlekeep Inspiration
7.1%inclusion59 decks828 decks
7%synergy
Seize the Spoils
6.8%inclusion56 decks828 decks
5%synergy
Cut // Ribbons
6.5%inclusion54 decks828 decks
6%synergy
Reanimate
6.5%inclusion54 decks828 decks
-18%synergy
River's Rebuke
6.0%inclusion50 decks828 decks
4%synergy
Clone Legion
5.9%inclusion49 decks828 decks
5%synergy
Ignite the Future
5.9%inclusion49 decks828 decks
6%synergy
Army of the Damned
5.9%inclusion49 decks828 decks
4%synergy
Notion Rain
5.9%inclusion49 decks828 decks
6%synergy
Maestros Confluence
5.8%inclusion48 decks828 decks
5%synergy
Painful Truths
5.7%inclusion47 decks828 decks
4%synergy
Dream Harvest
5.6%inclusion13 decks231 decks
3%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
5.4%inclusion45 decks828 decks
-0%synergy
Epic Experiment
5.3%inclusion44 decks828 decks
5%synergy
Duress
5.3%inclusion44 decks828 decks
5%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
5.3%inclusion44 decks828 decks
4%synergy
Extract from Darkness
5.3%inclusion44 decks828 decks
2%synergy
Dread Return
5.2%inclusion43 decks828 decks
2%synergy
Dreadbore
5.1%inclusion42 decks828 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
15%inclusion122 decks828 decks
4%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
11%inclusion95 decks828 decks
10%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
10%inclusion85 decks828 decks
-16%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
10%inclusion50 decks499 decks
8%synergy
Lucky Clover
10%inclusion80 decks828 decks
10%synergy
Lightning Greaves
7.5%inclusion62 decks828 decks
-22%synergy
Ghost Lantern
6.3%inclusion52 decks828 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Secrets of the Dead
27%inclusion223 decks828 decks
25%synergy
Double Vision
23%inclusion187 decks828 decks
20%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
23%inclusion187 decks828 decks
20%synergy
Fiery Inscription
21%inclusion172 decks828 decks
16%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
13%inclusion110 decks828 decks
13%synergy
Propaganda
8.5%inclusion70 decks828 decks
-6%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
8.0%inclusion66 decks828 decks
7%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
7.0%inclusion58 decks828 decks
6%synergy
Maestros Ascendancy
6.4%inclusion53 decks828 decks
6%synergy
Shark Typhoon
5.8%inclusion48 decks828 decks
5%synergy
Burning Vengeance
5.8%inclusion48 decks828 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Melee
5.6%inclusion46 decks828 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
5.2%inclusion43 decks828 decks
3%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
5.1%inclusion37 decks723 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Storm Conduit
18%inclusion148 decks828 decks
16%synergy
Professor Onyx
9.3%inclusion77 decks828 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
17%inclusion144 decks828 decks
-18%synergy
Bojuka Bog
16%inclusion129 decks828 decks
-8%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
12%inclusion97 decks828 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
11%inclusion89 decks828 decks
3%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
8.1%inclusion39 decks481 decks
4%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
7.9%inclusion65 decks828 decks
2%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
5.7%inclusion47 decks828 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
74%inclusion612 decks828 decks
-14%synergy
Sol Ring
72%inclusion597 decks828 decks
-18%synergy
Izzet Signet
50%inclusion413 decks828 decks
18%synergy
Dimir Signet
47%inclusion392 decks828 decks
13%synergy
Rakdos Signet
43%inclusion353 decks828 decks
11%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
33%inclusion276 decks828 decks
-11%synergy
Fellwar Stone
32%inclusion261 decks828 decks
-4%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
30%inclusion248 decks828 decks
-20%synergy
Commander's Sphere
28%inclusion235 decks828 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
25%inclusion203 decks828 decks
-19%synergy
Mind Stone
18%inclusion148 decks828 decks
5%synergy
Thought Vessel
10%inclusion84 decks828 decks
-11%synergy
Tablet of Discovery
7.9%inclusion10 decks126 decks
6%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
7.0%inclusion58 decks828 decks
-7%synergy
Resonating Lute
6.8%inclusion9 decks132 decks
2%synergy
Sky Diamond
5.6%inclusion46 decks828 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Island
99%inclusion821 decks828 decks
6%synergy
Mountain
99%inclusion816 decks828 decks
7%synergy
Swamp
98%inclusion815 decks828 decks
6%synergy
Command Tower
83%inclusion690 decks828 decks
-8%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
66%inclusion543 decks828 decks
13%synergy
Exotic Orchard
56%inclusion460 decks828 decks
-1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
46%inclusion379 decks828 decks
23%synergy
Sunken Hollow
43%inclusion359 decks828 decks
4%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
42%inclusion347 decks828 decks
4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
37%inclusion304 decks828 decks
18%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
36%inclusion299 decks828 decks
22%synergy
Sulfur Falls
35%inclusion286 decks828 decks
-12%synergy
Path of Ancestry
32%inclusion267 decks828 decks
2%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
32%inclusion262 decks828 decks
21%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
30%inclusion250 decks828 decks
19%synergy
Temple of Deceit
29%inclusion244 decks828 decks
17%synergy
Shivan Reef
27%inclusion227 decks828 decks
-2%synergy
Seething Landscape
27%inclusion227 decks828 decks
11%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
27%inclusion226 decks828 decks
17%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
27%inclusion224 decks828 decks
21%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
27%inclusion224 decks828 decks
-19%synergy
Dismal Backwater
24%inclusion201 decks828 decks
18%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
22%inclusion186 decks828 decks
-20%synergy
Choked Estuary
22%inclusion185 decks828 decks
5%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
21%inclusion176 decks828 decks
3%synergy
Temple of Malice
21%inclusion175 decks828 decks
10%synergy
Maestros Theater
21%inclusion172 decks828 decks
13%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
19%inclusion160 decks828 decks
8%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
19%inclusion159 decks828 decks
14%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
18%inclusion151 decks828 decks
3%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
16%inclusion133 decks828 decks
6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
15%inclusion123 decks828 decks
6%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
14%inclusion118 decks828 decks
3%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
14%inclusion114 decks828 decks
-14%synergy
Underground River
13%inclusion108 decks828 decks
-15%synergy
Grixis Panorama
12%inclusion100 decks828 decks
9%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
12%inclusion99 decks828 decks
10%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
11%inclusion94 decks828 decks
5%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
11%inclusion92 decks828 decks
9%synergy
Ash Barrens
10%inclusion84 decks828 decks
6%synergy
Tainted Isle
10%inclusion79 decks828 decks
5%synergy
Ferrous Lake
9.3%inclusion77 decks828 decks
5%synergy
Thriving Isle
9.1%inclusion75 decks828 decks
5%synergy
Thriving Moor
8.9%inclusion74 decks828 decks
5%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
8.7%inclusion72 decks828 decks
7%synergy
Tainted Peak
8.2%inclusion68 decks828 decks
4%synergy
Thriving Bluff
8.1%inclusion67 decks828 decks
5%synergy
Oscorp Industries
6.5%inclusion24 decks368 decks
-5%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
6.4%inclusion53 decks828 decks
5%synergy
Canyon Slough
6.2%inclusion51 decks828 decks
2%synergy
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