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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Rage into the Valley
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
3%synergy
Fearsome Goblin Pair
4.7%inclusion2 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Wizard's Staff
4.5%inclusion2 decks44 decks
-1%synergy
Great Ugly-Looking Goblin
4.5%inclusion2 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Misty Mountains Raider
4.2%inclusion2 decks48 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Goblin Electromancer
56%inclusion479 decks848 decks
48%synergy
Guttersnipe
46%inclusion393 decks848 decks
40%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
35%inclusion296 decks848 decks
32%synergy
Opt
37%inclusion313 decks848 decks
31%synergy
Fact or Fiction
36%inclusion303 decks848 decks
29%synergy
Frantic Search
49%inclusion413 decks848 decks
27%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
31%inclusion264 decks848 decks
27%synergy
Faithless Looting
47%inclusion398 decks848 decks
27%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
37%inclusion314 decks848 decks
27%synergy
Preordain
32%inclusion275 decks848 decks
27%synergy
Top Cards
Negate
46%inclusion388 decks848 decks
24%synergy
Counterspell
40%inclusion338 decks848 decks
-5%synergy
Terminate
40%inclusion338 decks848 decks
14%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
40%inclusion336 decks848 decks
13%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
36%inclusion309 decks848 decks
25%synergy
Feed the Swarm
36%inclusion303 decks848 decks
8%synergy
Chaos Warp
35%inclusion296 decks848 decks
0%synergy
Blasphemous Act
34%inclusion288 decks848 decks
-11%synergy
Rakdos Charm
34%inclusion287 decks848 decks
19%synergy
Abrade
31%inclusion264 decks848 decks
22%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
7.1%inclusion60 decks848 decks
-1%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
5.8%inclusion49 decks848 decks
3%synergy
Creatures
Stormcatch Mentor
29%inclusion243 decks848 decks
25%synergy
Young Pyromancer
28%inclusion237 decks848 decks
26%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
26%inclusion141 decks545 decks
21%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
19%inclusion162 decks848 decks
19%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
18%inclusion154 decks848 decks
10%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
17%inclusion146 decks848 decks
16%synergy
Coruscation Mage
17%inclusion141 decks848 decks
15%synergy
Archmage of Runes
16%inclusion126 decks792 decks
13%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
15%inclusion88 decks568 decks
10%synergy
Archaeomancer
15%inclusion129 decks848 decks
12%synergy
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
15%inclusion127 decks848 decks
14%synergy
Scalding Viper
14%inclusion121 decks848 decks
14%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
13%inclusion111 decks848 decks
11%synergy
Decadent Dragon
13%inclusion109 decks848 decks
11%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
12%inclusion104 decks848 decks
10%synergy
Firebrand Archer
12%inclusion100 decks848 decks
11%synergy
Rona, Sheoldred's Faithful
12%inclusion100 decks848 decks
11%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
12%inclusion100 decks848 decks
11%synergy
Electrostatic Field
11%inclusion92 decks848 decks
10%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
10%inclusion87 decks848 decks
9%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
10%inclusion87 decks848 decks
5%synergy
Murderous Rider
10%inclusion82 decks848 decks
9%synergy
Bonecrusher Giant
10%inclusion82 decks848 decks
10%synergy
Hearth Elemental
9.4%inclusion80 decks848 decks
9%synergy
Frolicking Familiar
9.3%inclusion79 decks848 decks
9%synergy
Mocking Sprite
9.1%inclusion77 decks848 decks
8%synergy
Chancellor of Tales
8.8%inclusion75 decks848 decks
9%synergy
Embereth Shieldbreaker
8.6%inclusion73 decks848 decks
9%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
8.6%inclusion73 decks848 decks
3%synergy
Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
8.3%inclusion47 decks568 decks
5%synergy
Picklock Prankster
8.1%inclusion69 decks848 decks
8%synergy
Order of Midnight
7.9%inclusion67 decks848 decks
8%synergy
Storyteller Pixie
7.7%inclusion65 decks848 decks
8%synergy
Foulmire Knight
7.5%inclusion64 decks848 decks
7%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
7.4%inclusion63 decks848 decks
6%synergy
Sapphire Dragon
7.3%inclusion62 decks848 decks
7%synergy
Spellscorn Coven
7.3%inclusion62 decks848 decks
7%synergy
Horned Loch-Whale
7.3%inclusion62 decks848 decks
7%synergy
Illithid Harvester
7.2%inclusion61 decks848 decks
7%synergy
Gray Slaad
7.1%inclusion60 decks848 decks
7%synergy
Lozhan, Dragons' Legacy
7.1%inclusion60 decks848 decks
7%synergy
Merchant of the Vale
7.1%inclusion60 decks848 decks
7%synergy
Brazen Borrower
7.0%inclusion59 decks848 decks
6%synergy
Sword Coast Serpent
7.0%inclusion59 decks848 decks
7%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
7.0%inclusion59 decks848 decks
6%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
6.8%inclusion58 decks848 decks
7%synergy
Crackling Drake
6.8%inclusion58 decks848 decks
7%synergy
Haughty Djinn
6.3%inclusion53 decks848 decks
6%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
6.1%inclusion52 decks848 decks
6%synergy
Callous Sell-Sword
5.9%inclusion50 decks848 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Thrill of Possibility
31%inclusion260 decks848 decks
19%synergy
Brainstorm
30%inclusion252 decks848 decks
13%synergy
Consider
30%inclusion251 decks848 decks
23%synergy
Lightning Bolt
29%inclusion246 decks848 decks
19%synergy
Dark Ritual
27%inclusion231 decks848 decks
-11%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
27%inclusion229 decks848 decks
25%synergy
Izzet Charm
24%inclusion206 decks848 decks
22%synergy
Maestros Charm
23%inclusion197 decks848 decks
20%synergy
Bedevil
21%inclusion177 decks848 decks
5%synergy
Thought Scour
18%inclusion150 decks848 decks
16%synergy
Big Score
16%inclusion136 decks848 decks
3%synergy
Reality Shift
15%inclusion125 decks848 decks
10%synergy
Mana Sculpt
14%inclusion29 decks206 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Denial
14%inclusion119 decks848 decks
-15%synergy
Aetherize
13%inclusion110 decks848 decks
9%synergy
Murder
12%inclusion100 decks848 decks
9%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
11%inclusion97 decks848 decks
5%synergy
Go for the Throat
11%inclusion94 decks848 decks
5%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
11%inclusion93 decks848 decks
-20%synergy
Wizard's Retort
11%inclusion91 decks848 decks
9%synergy
Prismari Command
11%inclusion91 decks848 decks
5%synergy
Prismari Charm
10%inclusion21 decks208 decks
9%synergy
Spell Pierce
9.0%inclusion76 decks848 decks
6%synergy
Crosis's Charm
9.0%inclusion76 decks848 decks
7%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
8.6%inclusion73 decks848 decks
7%synergy
Impulse
8.6%inclusion73 decks848 decks
8%synergy
Dig Through Time
8.3%inclusion70 decks848 decks
4%synergy
Dispel
7.8%inclusion66 decks848 decks
5%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
7.7%inclusion65 decks848 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Leak
7.7%inclusion65 decks848 decks
6%synergy
Flame of Anor
7.3%inclusion62 decks848 decks
2%synergy
Infernal Grasp
7.2%inclusion61 decks848 decks
3%synergy
Cancel
7.1%inclusion60 decks848 decks
6%synergy
Demand Answers
7.1%inclusion60 decks848 decks
1%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
6.8%inclusion58 decks848 decks
6%synergy
Snap
6.7%inclusion57 decks848 decks
-3%synergy
Mystic Confluence
6.6%inclusion56 decks848 decks
4%synergy
Mystical Teachings
6.4%inclusion54 decks848 decks
5%synergy
Rewind
6.4%inclusion54 decks848 decks
5%synergy
Narset's Reversal
6.3%inclusion53 decks848 decks
0%synergy
Price of Fame
6.1%inclusion52 decks848 decks
6%synergy
Unwind
6.1%inclusion52 decks848 decks
5%synergy
Comet Storm
6.0%inclusion51 decks848 decks
4%synergy
Forbidden Alchemy
5.8%inclusion49 decks848 decks
4%synergy
Drown in the Loch
5.7%inclusion48 decks848 decks
3%synergy
Doom Blade
5.7%inclusion48 decks848 decks
5%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
5.5%inclusion47 decks848 decks
3%synergy
Quick Study
5.5%inclusion47 decks848 decks
4%synergy
Withering Torment
5.5%inclusion46 decks832 decks
-7%synergy
Transpose
5.5%inclusion31 decks563 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Ponder
29%inclusion246 decks848 decks
21%synergy
See the Truth
24%inclusion200 decks848 decks
23%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
19%inclusion158 decks848 decks
14%synergy
Windfall
18%inclusion150 decks848 decks
-6%synergy
Mana Geyser
17%inclusion148 decks848 decks
12%synergy
Exsanguinate
17%inclusion141 decks848 decks
13%synergy
Chain Reaction
16%inclusion134 decks848 decks
14%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
15%inclusion84 decks543 decks
13%synergy
Circle of Power
15%inclusion86 decks563 decks
13%synergy
Strategic Planning
15%inclusion124 decks848 decks
14%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
14%inclusion120 decks848 decks
12%synergy
Expressive Iteration
14%inclusion120 decks848 decks
11%synergy
Night's Whisper
14%inclusion119 decks848 decks
9%synergy
Vandalblast
13%inclusion113 decks848 decks
-4%synergy
Treasure Cruise
13%inclusion112 decks848 decks
10%synergy
Final Parting
13%inclusion112 decks848 decks
12%synergy
Serum Visions
13%inclusion109 decks848 decks
12%synergy
Grapeshot
12%inclusion103 decks848 decks
10%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
11%inclusion95 decks848 decks
7%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
10%inclusion82 decks848 decks
7%synergy
Deep Analysis
10%inclusion82 decks848 decks
6%synergy
Sign in Blood
9.2%inclusion78 decks848 decks
6%synergy
Read the Bones
8.7%inclusion74 decks848 decks
7%synergy
Increasing Ambition
8.5%inclusion72 decks848 decks
8%synergy
Tormenting Voice
7.8%inclusion66 decks848 decks
7%synergy
Chart a Course
7.2%inclusion61 decks848 decks
5%synergy
Solve the Equation
7.2%inclusion61 decks848 decks
5%synergy
Victimize
7.0%inclusion59 decks848 decks
-2%synergy
Cut // Ribbons
6.8%inclusion58 decks848 decks
6%synergy
Seize the Spoils
6.6%inclusion56 decks848 decks
5%synergy
Candlekeep Inspiration
6.5%inclusion55 decks848 decks
6%synergy
Maestros Confluence
6.4%inclusion54 decks848 decks
5%synergy
Notion Rain
6.4%inclusion54 decks848 decks
6%synergy
Clone Legion
6.3%inclusion53 decks848 decks
5%synergy
Army of the Damned
6.1%inclusion52 decks848 decks
5%synergy
River's Rebuke
5.9%inclusion50 decks848 decks
4%synergy
Painful Truths
5.8%inclusion49 decks848 decks
4%synergy
Ignite the Future
5.8%inclusion49 decks848 decks
5%synergy
Dream Harvest
5.7%inclusion17 decks300 decks
3%synergy
Epic Experiment
5.7%inclusion48 decks848 decks
5%synergy
Reanimate
5.4%inclusion46 decks848 decks
-20%synergy
Steal the Show
5.3%inclusion11 decks206 decks
5%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
5.3%inclusion45 decks848 decks
4%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
5.2%inclusion44 decks848 decks
-0%synergy
Dreadbore
5.2%inclusion44 decks848 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
15%inclusion125 decks848 decks
5%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
11%inclusion96 decks848 decks
9%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
10%inclusion88 decks848 decks
-17%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
10%inclusion57 decks568 decks
8%synergy
Lucky Clover
9.3%inclusion79 decks848 decks
9%synergy
Lightning Greaves
7.8%inclusion66 decks848 decks
-21%synergy
Ghost Lantern
6.3%inclusion53 decks848 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Secrets of the Dead
27%inclusion228 decks848 decks
25%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
24%inclusion205 decks848 decks
21%synergy
Double Vision
23%inclusion191 decks848 decks
20%synergy
Fiery Inscription
21%inclusion176 decks848 decks
16%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
13%inclusion113 decks848 decks
13%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
8.5%inclusion72 decks848 decks
8%synergy
Propaganda
8.3%inclusion70 decks848 decks
-7%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
6.7%inclusion57 decks848 decks
6%synergy
Shark Typhoon
6.1%inclusion52 decks848 decks
5%synergy
Maestros Ascendancy
6.1%inclusion52 decks848 decks
5%synergy
Burning Vengeance
6.1%inclusion52 decks848 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
5.8%inclusion49 decks848 decks
4%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
5.4%inclusion46 decks848 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Melee
5.4%inclusion46 decks848 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Storm Conduit
18%inclusion150 decks848 decks
16%synergy
Professor Onyx
10%inclusion85 decks848 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
17%inclusion144 decks848 decks
-18%synergy
Bojuka Bog
16%inclusion135 decks848 decks
-8%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
12%inclusion99 decks848 decks
8%synergy
Temple of the False God
11%inclusion92 decks848 decks
3%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
8.7%inclusion48 decks551 decks
5%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
7.2%inclusion61 decks848 decks
1%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
5.4%inclusion46 decks848 decks
2%synergy
Rogue's Passage
5.1%inclusion43 decks848 decks
-17%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
74%inclusion630 decks848 decks
-14%synergy
Sol Ring
72%inclusion611 decks848 decks
-18%synergy
Izzet Signet
50%inclusion421 decks848 decks
18%synergy
Dimir Signet
47%inclusion399 decks848 decks
14%synergy
Rakdos Signet
43%inclusion362 decks848 decks
12%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
33%inclusion277 decks848 decks
-12%synergy
Fellwar Stone
31%inclusion265 decks848 decks
-4%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
30%inclusion256 decks848 decks
-20%synergy
Commander's Sphere
27%inclusion231 decks848 decks
9%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
24%inclusion202 decks848 decks
-20%synergy
Mind Stone
18%inclusion155 decks848 decks
6%synergy
Thought Vessel
10%inclusion88 decks848 decks
-11%synergy
Resonating Lute
10%inclusion20 decks206 decks
5%synergy
Tablet of Discovery
9.0%inclusion18 decks201 decks
7%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
6.8%inclusion58 decks848 decks
-6%synergy
Sky Diamond
5.8%inclusion49 decks848 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Island
99%inclusion840 decks848 decks
6%synergy
Swamp
98%inclusion835 decks848 decks
6%synergy
Mountain
98%inclusion835 decks848 decks
7%synergy
Command Tower
83%inclusion701 decks848 decks
-9%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
64%inclusion544 decks848 decks
12%synergy
Exotic Orchard
56%inclusion472 decks848 decks
-1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
44%inclusion377 decks848 decks
22%synergy
Sunken Hollow
43%inclusion368 decks848 decks
4%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
42%inclusion352 decks848 decks
4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
35%inclusion300 decks848 decks
16%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
35%inclusion293 decks848 decks
21%synergy
Sulfur Falls
34%inclusion288 decks848 decks
-14%synergy
Path of Ancestry
32%inclusion273 decks848 decks
1%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
31%inclusion266 decks848 decks
21%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
31%inclusion259 decks848 decks
20%synergy
Temple of Deceit
28%inclusion239 decks848 decks
16%synergy
Shivan Reef
28%inclusion234 decks848 decks
-2%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
27%inclusion231 decks848 decks
-20%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
27%inclusion228 decks848 decks
17%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
27%inclusion226 decks848 decks
21%synergy
Seething Landscape
25%inclusion215 decks848 decks
10%synergy
Dismal Backwater
23%inclusion197 decks848 decks
17%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
23%inclusion192 decks848 decks
-21%synergy
Choked Estuary
22%inclusion186 decks848 decks
4%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
21%inclusion179 decks848 decks
2%synergy
Temple of Malice
20%inclusion171 decks848 decks
9%synergy
Maestros Theater
20%inclusion169 decks848 decks
12%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
19%inclusion164 decks848 decks
8%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
19%inclusion161 decks848 decks
14%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
18%inclusion155 decks848 decks
3%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
16%inclusion132 decks848 decks
6%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
15%inclusion124 decks848 decks
3%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
14%inclusion119 decks848 decks
-14%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion118 decks848 decks
6%synergy
Underground River
13%inclusion107 decks848 decks
-16%synergy
Grixis Panorama
12%inclusion99 decks848 decks
9%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
11%inclusion97 decks848 decks
5%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
11%inclusion96 decks848 decks
9%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
11%inclusion91 decks848 decks
9%synergy
Tainted Isle
10%inclusion82 decks848 decks
6%synergy
Ferrous Lake
10%inclusion82 decks848 decks
6%synergy
Ash Barrens
9.2%inclusion78 decks848 decks
5%synergy
Thriving Isle
9.1%inclusion77 decks848 decks
5%synergy
Thriving Moor
9.1%inclusion77 decks848 decks
5%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
8.6%inclusion73 decks848 decks
7%synergy
Thriving Bluff
8.0%inclusion68 decks848 decks
5%synergy
Tainted Peak
8.0%inclusion68 decks848 decks
4%synergy
Scorched Geyser
6.3%inclusion13 decks208 decks
-1%synergy
Oscorp Industries
6.2%inclusion27 decks438 decks
-5%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
5.9%inclusion50 decks848 decks
5%synergy
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