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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63%inclusion36 decks57 decks
42%synergy
Preordain
47%inclusion27 decks57 decks
41%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
49%inclusion28 decks57 decks
40%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
42%inclusion24 decks57 decks
39%synergy
Faithless Looting
56%inclusion32 decks57 decks
36%synergy
Ponder
44%inclusion25 decks57 decks
35%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
46%inclusion26 decks57 decks
35%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
44%inclusion25 decks57 decks
34%synergy
Lightning Bolt
44%inclusion25 decks57 decks
33%synergy
Brainstorm
47%inclusion27 decks57 decks
30%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
61%inclusion35 decks57 decks
17%synergy
Dark Ritual
54%inclusion31 decks57 decks
17%synergy
Blasphemous Act
46%inclusion26 decks57 decks
1%synergy
Negate
42%inclusion24 decks57 decks
20%synergy
Windfall
40%inclusion23 decks57 decks
17%synergy
Chaos Warp
37%inclusion21 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Rakdos Charm
37%inclusion21 decks57 decks
22%synergy
Terminate
37%inclusion21 decks57 decks
11%synergy
Guttersnipe
35%inclusion20 decks57 decks
28%synergy
Fact or Fiction
33%inclusion19 decks57 decks
27%synergy
Game Changers
Thassa's Oracle
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Notion Thief
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
10%synergy
Mystical Tutor
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
13%synergy
Underworld Breach
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
-7%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
10%synergy
Gamble
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Jeska's Will
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
-9%synergy
Creatures
Dualcaster Mage
33%inclusion19 decks57 decks
25%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
28%inclusion16 decks57 decks
25%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
26%inclusion15 decks57 decks
24%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
25%inclusion14 decks57 decks
19%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
23%inclusion13 decks57 decks
19%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
23%inclusion13 decks57 decks
-4%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
21%inclusion12 decks57 decks
17%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
14%synergy
Archaeomancer
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
16%synergy
Young Pyromancer
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
16%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
17%inclusion9 decks53 decks
11%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
12%synergy
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
15%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
12%synergy
Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
13%inclusion7 decks53 decks
10%synergy
Archmage of Runes
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
10%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
11%synergy
Naru Meha, Master Wizard
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
10%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Fire Lord Azula
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
2%synergy
Peregrine Drake
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Haughty Djinn
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Spellseeker
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Blazing Firesinger
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Abstract Paintmage
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Pigment Wrangler
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Scheming Silvertongue
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
7%synergy
The Emperor of Palamecia
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
5%synergy
Magmablood Archaic
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Rona, Sheoldred's Faithful
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Kefka, Court Mage
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
0%synergy
Muddle, the Ever-Changing
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Prismari, the Inspiration
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Mocking Sprite
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Kaza, Roil Chaser
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Ral, Monsoon Mage
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Vial Smasher the Fierce
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Izzet Chronarch
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
-5%synergy
Coruscation Mage
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Urabrask
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Opt
33%inclusion19 decks57 decks
28%synergy
Consider
32%inclusion18 decks57 decks
25%synergy
Arcane Denial
32%inclusion18 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
30%inclusion17 decks57 decks
28%synergy
Narset's Reversal
30%inclusion17 decks57 decks
24%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
28%inclusion16 decks57 decks
-3%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
23%inclusion13 decks57 decks
11%synergy
Flame of Anor
23%inclusion13 decks57 decks
18%synergy
Seething Song
21%inclusion12 decks57 decks
14%synergy
Izzet Charm
21%inclusion12 decks57 decks
19%synergy
Bedevil
21%inclusion12 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
21%inclusion12 decks57 decks
15%synergy
Abrade
21%inclusion12 decks57 decks
12%synergy
Pongify
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
13%synergy
Thought Scour
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
16%synergy
Swan Song
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
-2%synergy
Reverberate
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
14%synergy
Traumatic Critique
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
15%synergy
Ghostly Flicker
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
14%synergy
Go for the Throat
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Demonic Consultation
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Drown in the Loch
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Infernal Grasp
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Dispel
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Snap
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Mana Sculpt
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
7%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
1%synergy
Reiterate
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Flusterstorm
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Twincast
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
10%synergy
Comet Storm
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Big Score
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
-2%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
10%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Unwind
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Withering Torment
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
-2%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
1%synergy
Displace
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Desperate Ritual
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Maestros Charm
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Reality Shift
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Aetherize
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Wizard's Retort
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Spell Pierce
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Crosis's Charm
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Prismari Command
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Dissection Practice
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Sorceries
Diabolic Tutor
30%inclusion17 decks57 decks
25%synergy
Mana Geyser
30%inclusion17 decks57 decks
25%synergy
Exsanguinate
25%inclusion14 decks57 decks
21%synergy
Final Parting
25%inclusion14 decks57 decks
24%synergy
Reanimate
25%inclusion14 decks57 decks
-0%synergy
Feed the Swarm
23%inclusion13 decks57 decks
-5%synergy
Vandalblast
21%inclusion12 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Night's Whisper
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
15%synergy
Solve the Equation
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
17%synergy
Expressive Iteration
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
14%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
10%synergy
See the Truth
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
15%synergy
Strategic Planning
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
14%synergy
Epic Experiment
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
14%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
12%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
10%synergy
Chain of Smog
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
13%synergy
Grapeshot
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
12%synergy
Chain Reaction
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
10%synergy
Baral's Expertise
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
12%synergy
Toxic Deluge
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
-8%synergy
Profane Tutor
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Read the Bones
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Dark Petition
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
10%synergy
Serum Visions
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Damnation
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Treasure Cruise
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Temporal Mastery
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Curse of the Swine
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Twinflame
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Boltwave
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
7%synergy
River's Rebuke
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Singularity Rupture
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Circle of Power
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Chart a Course
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Increasing Ambition
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Crackle with Power
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Careful Study
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Past in Flames
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Fiery Confluence
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Devastation Tide
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Painful Truths
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
1%synergy
Insult // Injury
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
-11%synergy
Isochron Scepter
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
12%synergy
Primal Amulet
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Twinning Staff
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Lightning Greaves
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
-21%synergy
Adaptive Training Post
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
-5%synergy
Ghost Lantern
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Ichormoon Gauntlet
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
1%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Double Vision
25%inclusion14 decks57 decks
22%synergy
Propaganda
23%inclusion13 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Secrets of the Dead
21%inclusion12 decks57 decks
19%synergy
Fiery Inscription
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
13%synergy
Mystic Remora
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
-2%synergy
Shark Typhoon
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
11%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
1%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Curiosity
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Animate Dead
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
-2%synergy
Burning Vengeance
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Omniscience
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Impact Tremors
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
1%synergy
Precognition Field
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Firemind's Research
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Black Market Connections
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
-7%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Storm Conduit
30%inclusion17 decks57 decks
28%synergy
Professor Onyx
23%inclusion13 decks57 decks
21%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
11%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
12%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Rowan, Scholar of Sparks
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
39%inclusion22 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Bojuka Bog
30%inclusion17 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Temple of the False God
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
10%synergy
Mistrise Village
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
2%synergy
Mortuary Mire
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Halimar Depths
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
89%inclusion51 decks57 decks
-0%synergy
Arcane Signet
70%inclusion40 decks57 decks
-18%synergy
Dimir Signet
56%inclusion32 decks57 decks
22%synergy
Izzet Signet
51%inclusion29 decks57 decks
19%synergy
Rakdos Signet
49%inclusion28 decks57 decks
17%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
30%inclusion17 decks57 decks
-20%synergy
Fellwar Stone
28%inclusion16 decks57 decks
-7%synergy
Thought Vessel
25%inclusion14 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
23%inclusion13 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
23%inclusion13 decks57 decks
-22%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
-24%synergy
Mind Stone
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Obelisk of Grixis
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion57 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Island
100%inclusion57 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion57 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion51 decks57 decks
-2%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
63%inclusion36 decks57 decks
11%synergy
Sulfur Falls
58%inclusion33 decks57 decks
11%synergy
Exotic Orchard
56%inclusion32 decks57 decks
-0%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
46%inclusion26 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
46%inclusion26 decks57 decks
-0%synergy
Sunken Hollow
44%inclusion25 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
42%inclusion24 decks57 decks
-1%synergy
Shivan Reef
40%inclusion23 decks57 decks
11%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
35%inclusion20 decks57 decks
24%synergy
Underground River
35%inclusion20 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
35%inclusion20 decks57 decks
24%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
30%inclusion17 decks57 decks
19%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
30%inclusion17 decks57 decks
12%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
28%inclusion16 decks57 decks
16%synergy
Evolving Wilds
28%inclusion16 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Choked Estuary
28%inclusion16 decks57 decks
11%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
28%inclusion16 decks57 decks
14%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
26%inclusion15 decks57 decks
16%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
26%inclusion15 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
26%inclusion15 decks57 decks
11%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
26%inclusion15 decks57 decks
-1%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
25%inclusion14 decks57 decks
-1%synergy
Dismal Backwater
23%inclusion13 decks57 decks
17%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
21%inclusion12 decks57 decks
15%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Temple of Deceit
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Ferrous Lake
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
15%synergy
Grixis Panorama
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
16%synergy
Seething Landscape
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
1%synergy
Temple of Malice
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Maestros Theater
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
10%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
-9%synergy
Path of Ancestry
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
-15%synergy
Haunted Ridge
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
-5%synergy
Thriving Isle
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
10%synergy
Thriving Bluff
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
10%synergy
Xander's Lounge
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
-27%synergy
Watery Grave
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
-36%synergy
Myriad Landscape
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
10%synergy
Fiery Islet
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
1%synergy
Steam Vents
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
-37%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
3%synergy
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