Kess, Dissident Mage (Commander) - Budget Optimized 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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Chain of Smog
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
99%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
99%synergy
Narset's Reversal
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
94%synergy
Professor Onyx
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
78%synergy
Mana Geyser
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
75%synergy
Seething Song
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
73%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
72%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
69%synergy
Dark Ritual
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
63%synergy
Frantic Search
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
60%synergy
Game Changers
Mystical Tutor
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
46%synergy
Gamble
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
30%synergy
Notion Thief
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
32%synergy
Jeska's Will
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
4%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
11%synergy
Opposition Agent
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
4%synergy
Creatures
Cormela, Glamour Thief
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
56%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
50%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Naru Meha, Master Wizard
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
31%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Trophy Mage
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Gravecrawler
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Peregrine Drake
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Foulmire Knight
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Scalding Viper
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Archmage of Runes
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Najal, the Storm Runner
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Firebrand Archer
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
God-Eternal Kefnet
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Rona, Sheoldred's Faithful
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-7%synergy
Young Pyromancer
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Deekah, Fractal Theorist
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Rakdos Cackler
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Oriq Loremage
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Archaeomancer
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Frolicking Familiar
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Karplusan Wolverine
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Visionary
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Kefka, Court Mage
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Electro, Assaulting Battery
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Instants
An Offer You Can't Refuse
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
30%synergy
Twincast
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
59%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
58%synergy
Ghostly Flicker
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
53%synergy
Chaos Warp
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
5%synergy
Negate
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Brainstorm
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
23%synergy
Reiterate
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Fact or Fiction
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
33%synergy
Lightning Bolt
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
30%synergy
Consider
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
34%synergy
Cabal Ritual
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
30%synergy
Rakdos Charm
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
25%synergy
Opt
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
34%synergy
Reverberate
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Arcane Denial
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
11%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Counterspell
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
-4%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Saw in Half
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
35%synergy
Prismari Command
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
34%synergy
Blur
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Pongify
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Tainted Pact
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Rush of Inspiration
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Entomb
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Return the Favor
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Desperate Ritual
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Fury Storm
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Maestros Charm
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Essence Scatter
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Electrodominance
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Dimir Charm
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Terminate
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-6%synergy
Culling the Weak
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Dispel
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Flusterstorm
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Burnt Offering
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Peek
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Perplex
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Saw It Coming
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Twinferno
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Infernal Grasp
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Demonic Consultation
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Izzet Charm
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Snap
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
10%synergy
Silundi Vision
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Rewind
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Sorceries
Final Parting
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
59%synergy
Ponder
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
31%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
34%synergy
Profane Tutor
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
36%synergy
Serum Visions
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Feed the Swarm
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Ringsight
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
33%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Blasphemous Act
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
-4%synergy
Ignite the Future
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
40%synergy
Preordain
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
34%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Toxic Deluge
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Grapeshot
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Sleight of Hand
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Epic Experiment
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Windfall
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-3%synergy
Increasing Ambition
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Pillage
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Silver Scrutiny
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Irencrag Feat
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Forever Young
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Past in Flames
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Faithless Looting
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
0%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Bonus Round
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Insult // Injury
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Stitch in Time
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Read the Bones
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Heat Shimmer
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Ill-Timed Explosion
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Profane Command
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Dark Petition
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Night's Whisper
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Twinflame
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Merchant Scroll
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Tempt with Vengeance
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Fell
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Personal Tutor
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Reanimate
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-5%synergy
See the Truth
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Expressive Iteration
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Macabre Waltz
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Beseech the Queen
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Solve the Equation
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Isochron Scepter
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Defense Grid
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Mirror of Fate
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Twinning Staff
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Ghost Lantern
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Primal Amulet
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Adaptive Training Post
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Lightning Greaves
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-9%synergy
Enchantments
Thousand-Year Storm
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
57%synergy
Mornsong Aria
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Fiery Inscription
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Curiosity
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Vampiric Rites
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Double Vision
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Possibility Storm
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Secrets of the Dead
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Return the Past
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Burning Vengeance
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Crackling Wit
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
5%synergy
Bojuka Bog
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-4%synergy
Barren Moor
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Forgotten Cave
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Nephalia Academy
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Radiant Fountain
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Castle Vantress
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Temple of the False God
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
The Surgical Bay
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Sol Ring
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
10%synergy
Commander's Sphere
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
21%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
-4%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
-3%synergy
Izzet Signet
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
7%synergy
Rakdos Signet
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
7%synergy
Dimir Signet
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
5%synergy
Thought Vessel
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-29%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-15%synergy
Mind Stone
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
7%synergy
Obelisk of Grixis
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
8%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
8%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
9%synergy
Island
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
7%synergy
Shivan Reef
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
51%synergy
Dismal Backwater
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
74%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
41%synergy
Exotic Orchard
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
4%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
54%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
23%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
48%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
42%synergy
Thriving Isle
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
56%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
7%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
46%synergy
Path of Ancestry
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
29%synergy
Sunken Hollow
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
21%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
49%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
30%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
30%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
29%synergy
Seething Landscape
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
23%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
29%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
34%synergy
Sulfur Falls
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
-7%synergy
Temple of Malice
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
29%synergy
Underground River
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Thriving Bluff
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
36%synergy
Maestros Theater
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
32%synergy
Evolving Wilds
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Thriving Moor
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
36%synergy
Choked Estuary
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
23%synergy
Tainted Isle
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Raucous Theater
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
9%synergy
Fabled Passage
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Steam Vents
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-25%synergy
Cliffgate
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Rush of Inspiration
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Temple of Deceit
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
7%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-25%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
5%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-23%synergy
Xander's Lounge
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-20%synergy
Darkslick Shores
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Silundi Vision
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Snow-Covered Mountain
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Scalding Tarn
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-12%synergy
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