Kess, Dissident Mage (Commander) - Budget Optimized

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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Traumatic Critique
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Pigment Wrangler
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Blazing Firesinger
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Abstract Paintmage
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Scheming Silvertongue
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Frantic Search
63%inclusion33 decks52 decks
43%synergy
Preordain
48%inclusion25 decks52 decks
42%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
44%inclusion23 decks52 decks
41%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
48%inclusion25 decks52 decks
39%synergy
Ponder
46%inclusion24 decks52 decks
38%synergy
Faithless Looting
56%inclusion29 decks52 decks
36%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
46%inclusion24 decks52 decks
35%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
44%inclusion23 decks52 decks
34%synergy
Lightning Bolt
44%inclusion23 decks52 decks
34%synergy
Brainstorm
50%inclusion26 decks52 decks
33%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
62%inclusion32 decks52 decks
17%synergy
Dark Ritual
54%inclusion28 decks52 decks
17%synergy
Negate
46%inclusion24 decks52 decks
24%synergy
Blasphemous Act
44%inclusion23 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Windfall
42%inclusion22 decks52 decks
19%synergy
Chaos Warp
40%inclusion21 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Terminate
40%inclusion21 decks52 decks
15%synergy
Fact or Fiction
37%inclusion19 decks52 decks
30%synergy
Rakdos Charm
37%inclusion19 decks52 decks
22%synergy
Guttersnipe
37%inclusion19 decks52 decks
30%synergy
Game Changers
Mystical Tutor
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Notion Thief
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Underworld Breach
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Gamble
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
-10%synergy
Jeska's Will
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
-7%synergy
Creatures
Dualcaster Mage
33%inclusion17 decks52 decks
24%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
27%inclusion14 decks52 decks
23%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
27%inclusion14 decks52 decks
25%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
27%inclusion14 decks52 decks
24%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
25%inclusion13 decks52 decks
-2%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
19%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
17%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
16%synergy
Young Pyromancer
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
18%synergy
Archaeomancer
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
16%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
14%synergy
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
16%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
14%synergy
Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Archmage of Runes
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
12%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Magmablood Archaic
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Haughty Djinn
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Naru Meha, Master Wizard
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
The Emperor of Palamecia
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Peregrine Drake
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Rona, Sheoldred's Faithful
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Spellseeker
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Muddle, the Ever-Changing
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Fire Lord Azula
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Prismari, the Inspiration
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Kefka, Court Mage
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Mocking Sprite
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Kaza, Roil Chaser
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Ral, Monsoon Mage
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Vial Smasher the Fierce
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Urabrask
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-4%synergy
Jace, Vryn's Prodigy
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Body Double
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Jace's Archivist
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Instants
Opt
35%inclusion18 decks52 decks
29%synergy
Arcane Denial
33%inclusion17 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Consider
31%inclusion16 decks52 decks
25%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
31%inclusion16 decks52 decks
29%synergy
Narset's Reversal
31%inclusion16 decks52 decks
25%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
29%inclusion15 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
25%inclusion13 decks52 decks
14%synergy
Flame of Anor
25%inclusion13 decks52 decks
20%synergy
Izzet Charm
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
21%synergy
Abrade
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
14%synergy
Pongify
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
15%synergy
Bedevil
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Seething Song
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
14%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
15%synergy
Swan Song
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Reverberate
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
14%synergy
Thought Scour
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
16%synergy
Go for the Throat
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Ghostly Flicker
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Dissection Practice
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Drown in the Loch
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Demonic Consultation
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Infernal Grasp
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Reiterate
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Maestros Charm
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Dispel
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Withering Torment
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
Twincast
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Comet Storm
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Snap
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Reality Shift
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Crosis's Charm
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Aetherize
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Prismari Command
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Flusterstorm
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Big Score
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
-3%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Spell Pierce
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Unwind
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Fatal Push
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Displace
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Desperate Ritual
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Memory Plunder
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Essence Scatter
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Sorceries
Diabolic Tutor
31%inclusion16 decks52 decks
26%synergy
Mana Geyser
29%inclusion15 decks52 decks
24%synergy
Exsanguinate
25%inclusion13 decks52 decks
21%synergy
Reanimate
25%inclusion13 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Feed the Swarm
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
-5%synergy
Final Parting
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
22%synergy
Vandalblast
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Night's Whisper
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
17%synergy
Solve the Equation
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
19%synergy
Epic Experiment
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
17%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
12%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
13%synergy
See the Truth
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
17%synergy
Expressive Iteration
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
14%synergy
Strategic Planning
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
15%synergy
Chain of Smog
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
15%synergy
Chain Reaction
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
12%synergy
Toxic Deluge
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
-7%synergy
Grapeshot
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Singularity Rupture
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Crackle with Power
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Profane Tutor
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Curse of the Swine
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Temporal Mastery
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Read the Bones
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Dark Petition
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Baral's Expertise
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Serum Visions
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
7%synergy
River's Rebuke
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Damnation
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Circle of Power
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Chart a Course
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Painful Truths
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Twinflame
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Decree of Pain
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Treasure Cruise
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Dreadbore
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Boltwave
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Spelltwine
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Careful Study
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Fiery Confluence
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Bonus Round
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Victimize
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
-9%synergy
Isochron Scepter
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Primal Amulet
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Twinning Staff
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Lightning Greaves
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
-22%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Enchantments
Secrets of the Dead
25%inclusion13 decks52 decks
23%synergy
Double Vision
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
21%synergy
Propaganda
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Fiery Inscription
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Mystic Remora
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
-2%synergy
Shark Typhoon
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
12%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Curiosity
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Animate Dead
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
Burning Vengeance
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Wizard Class
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Omniscience
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Firemind's Research
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Precognition Field
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Black Market Connections
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-6%synergy
Mornsong Aria
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Grave Venerations
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Storm Conduit
27%inclusion14 decks52 decks
25%synergy
Professor Onyx
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
21%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Rowan, Scholar of Sparks
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
38%inclusion20 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Bojuka Bog
31%inclusion16 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Mistrise Village
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
3%synergy
Halimar Depths
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Castle Vantress
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
90%inclusion47 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Arcane Signet
71%inclusion37 decks52 decks
-17%synergy
Dimir Signet
56%inclusion29 decks52 decks
21%synergy
Izzet Signet
50%inclusion26 decks52 decks
17%synergy
Rakdos Signet
50%inclusion26 decks52 decks
17%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
31%inclusion16 decks52 decks
-18%synergy
Fellwar Stone
29%inclusion15 decks52 decks
-7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
25%inclusion13 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
-21%synergy
Thought Vessel
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
-26%synergy
Mind Stone
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
Obelisk of Grixis
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion52 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Island
100%inclusion52 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion52 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion46 decks52 decks
-3%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
62%inclusion32 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Sulfur Falls
58%inclusion30 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Exotic Orchard
52%inclusion27 decks52 decks
-4%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
46%inclusion24 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
44%inclusion23 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
Sunken Hollow
44%inclusion23 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Shivan Reef
42%inclusion22 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
42%inclusion22 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Underground River
37%inclusion19 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
35%inclusion18 decks52 decks
24%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
31%inclusion16 decks52 decks
20%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
31%inclusion16 decks52 decks
19%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
31%inclusion16 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Evolving Wilds
31%inclusion16 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Choked Estuary
29%inclusion15 decks52 decks
12%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
27%inclusion14 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
25%inclusion13 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
25%inclusion13 decks52 decks
-2%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
12%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Dismal Backwater
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
17%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
-2%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Grixis Panorama
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
18%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
15%synergy
Seething Landscape
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Ferrous Lake
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
15%synergy
Temple of Deceit
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
-7%synergy
Path of Ancestry
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
-13%synergy
Maestros Theater
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Haunted Ridge
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
-4%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Thriving Isle
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Temple of Malice
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Thriving Bluff
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
12%synergy
Watery Grave
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
-32%synergy
Xander's Lounge
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
-26%synergy
Myriad Landscape
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Fiery Islet
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Blood Crypt
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
-36%synergy
Thriving Moor
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Steam Vents
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
-38%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
7%synergy
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