Kess, Dissident Mage (Commander) - Budget Combo

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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Exhibition Tidecaller
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Sanar, Unfinished Genius
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Great Hall of the Biblioplex
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Tablet of Discovery
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Abstract Paintmage
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Frantic Search
77%inclusion20 decks26 decks
56%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
49%synergy
Faithless Looting
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
42%synergy
Final Parting
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
41%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
37%synergy
Preordain
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
36%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
36%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
36%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
36%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
35%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Negate
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
35%synergy
Dark Ritual
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Rakdos Charm
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
35%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
34%synergy
Ponder
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Chaos Warp
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Lightning Bolt
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
28%synergy
Consider
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
32%synergy
Game Changers
Gamble
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Notion Thief
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Mystical Tutor
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Jeska's Will
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-9%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Underworld Breach
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Creatures
Naru Meha, Master Wizard
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
29%synergy
Guttersnipe
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
24%synergy
Peregrine Drake
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Archaeomancer
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Oriq Loremage
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Deadeye Navigator
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Kefka, Court Mage
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
10%synergy
Archmage of Runes
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Coruscation Mage
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Scalding Viper
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Cloud of Faeries
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Bonecrusher Giant
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Goliath Daydreamer
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Quistis Trepe
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
9%synergy
Diviner of Mist
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Venser, Shaper Savant
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Azami, Lady of Scrolls
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Murderous Rider
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Lutri, the Spellchaser
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Marchesa, the Black Rose
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Vela the Night-Clad
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Inalla, Archmage Ritualist
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Gravebreaker Lamia
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Order of Midnight
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Firebrand Archer
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Electrostatic Field
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Ertai Resurrected
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Vile Entomber
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Decadent Dragon
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Young Pyromancer
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Gray Slaad
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Docent of Perfection
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Deranged Assistant
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Terminate
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Opt
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
33%synergy
Brainstorm
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Fact or Fiction
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
28%synergy
Narset's Reversal
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
29%synergy
Thought Scour
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
29%synergy
Arcane Denial
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Snap
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Seething Song
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Izzet Charm
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
22%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
-11%synergy
Return the Favor
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Ghostly Flicker
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Dig Through Time
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Abrade
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Prismari Command
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Pongify
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Clutch of the Undercity
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Displace
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Perplex
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Reverberate
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Wizard's Retort
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Rewind
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Memory Lapse
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Bedevil
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Mana Leak
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Spell Pierce
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Unwind
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Flame of Anor
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Withering Torment
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Illusionist's Stratagem
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Run Away Together
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Reiterate
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Electrodominance
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Resculpt
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Mystical Teachings
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Delay
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Cackling Counterpart
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Silundi Vision
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Otherworldly Gaze
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Remand
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Evacuation
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Glen Elendra's Answer
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Fatal Push
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Sorceries
Blasphemous Act
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
-6%synergy
Mana Geyser
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
33%synergy
Serum Visions
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
33%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Night's Whisper
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Windfall
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Feed the Swarm
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
-5%synergy
Twinflame
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Toxic Deluge
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
3%synergy
See the Truth
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Expressive Iteration
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Grapeshot
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Strategic Planning
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Increasing Ambition
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Past in Flames
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Insult // Injury
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Treasure Cruise
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Baral's Expertise
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Singularity Rupture
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
16%synergy
Sleight of Hand
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Victimize
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Crackle with Power
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Profane Tutor
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Careful Study
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Vandalblast
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Exsanguinate
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Reanimate
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-9%synergy
Aether Gale
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Ill-Gotten Gains
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Chain of Smog
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Solve the Equation
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Bonus Round
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Devastation Tide
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Read the Bones
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Heat Shimmer
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Brass's Bounty
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Ringsight
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Quasiduplicate
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Personal Tutor
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Ignite the Future
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Cut // Ribbons
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Stitch Together
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Whelming Wave
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Demonic Counsel
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Fell
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Lightning Greaves
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-18%synergy
Twinning Staff
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Robe of the Archmagi
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Primal Amulet
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-19%synergy
Isochron Scepter
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Insight Engine
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Secrets of the Dead
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Propaganda
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Impact Tremors
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Double Vision
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Outpost Siege
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Mornsong Aria
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Fiery Inscription
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Warstorm Surge
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Mystic Remora
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-8%synergy
Animate Dead
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Tolaria West
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Reliquary Tower
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-24%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
9%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Sunscorched Desert
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Barren Moor
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
81%inclusion21 decks26 decks
-7%synergy
Sol Ring
77%inclusion20 decks26 decks
-13%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Izzet Signet
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
29%synergy
Dimir Signet
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
27%synergy
Rakdos Signet
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Fellwar Stone
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Thought Vessel
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Mind Stone
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-12%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-6%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Relic of Sauron
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-11%synergy
Prismatic Lens
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Obelisk of Grixis
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion26 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion26 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Island
100%inclusion26 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Command Tower
96%inclusion25 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Exotic Orchard
81%inclusion21 decks26 decks
24%synergy
Shivan Reef
69%inclusion18 decks26 decks
40%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
69%inclusion18 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Sulfur Falls
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Underground River
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Path of Ancestry
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Sunken Hollow
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
24%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Seething Landscape
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
-14%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Choked Estuary
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Temple of Malice
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Evolving Wilds
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Temple of Deceit
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Dismal Backwater
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Tainted Isle
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
-5%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-10%synergy
Ash Barrens
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Ferrous Lake
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Canyon Slough
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Fetid Pools
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Thriving Isle
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
River of Tears
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Maestros Theater
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Silundi Vision
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Tainted Peak
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Steam Vents
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-38%synergy
Vivid Marsh
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Vivid Creek
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
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