Kess, Dissident Mage (Commander) - Budget Optimized Control

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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Abstract Paintmage
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
99%synergy
Muddle, the Ever-Changing
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Game Changers
Thassa's Oracle
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
25%synergy
Underworld Breach
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
22%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Notion Thief
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Creatures
Azami, Lady of Scrolls
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Lutri, the Spellchaser
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Izzet Chronarch
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Archmage of Runes
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Saruman, the White Hand
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Shadowmage Infiltrator
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Naru Meha, Master Wizard
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Slickshot Show-Off
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
23%synergy
Body Double
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
25%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
23%synergy
Archaeomancer
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Sprite Dragon
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Electrostatic Infantry
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Jeskai Elder
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Izzet Chemister
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Bloodline Necromancer
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Kefka, Court Mage
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Electro, Assaulting Battery
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Instants
Brainstorm
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
83%synergy
Rakdos Charm
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
85%synergy
Seething Song
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
93%synergy
Pongify
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
60%synergy
Chaos Warp
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Frantic Search
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
46%synergy
Dark Ritual
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Terminate
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
41%synergy
Reality Shift
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
62%synergy
Arcane Denial
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
38%synergy
Flame of Anor
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
62%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
22%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
3%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Dissolve
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Go for the Throat
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Return the Favor
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Desperate Ritual
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Memory Plunder
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Fact or Fiction
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Brain Freeze
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Consider
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Polymorphist's Jest
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Nexus of Fate
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Dispel
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Silumgar's Command
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Opt
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Capsize
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Flusterstorm
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
25%synergy
Burnt Offering
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Peek
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Wild Ricochet
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Swan Song
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
14%synergy
Saw It Coming
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Twinferno
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Demonic Consultation
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Comet Storm
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Izzet Charm
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Anticipate
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Snap
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
23%synergy
Silundi Vision
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Rewind
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Memory Lapse
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Sink into Stupor
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
24%synergy
Eat to Extinction
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Into the Roil
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Sorceries
Ponder
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
58%synergy
Strategic Planning
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
66%synergy
Ill-Timed Explosion
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
66%synergy
Blasphemous Act
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
22%synergy
Reanimate
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
42%synergy
Expressive Iteration
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
63%synergy
Sleight of Hand
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Windfall
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
10%synergy
Walk the Aeons
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Immolating Gyre
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Profane Tutor
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Spelltwine
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Past in Flames
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Rise from the Tides
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Anger of the Gods
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Faithless Looting
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
14%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Part the Waterveil
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Curse of the Swine
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Serum Visions
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Seize the Spoils
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Read the Bones
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Temporal Mastery
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Ringsight
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Stone Rain
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Time Stretch
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Night's Whisper
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Beacon of Tomorrows
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Blatant Thievery
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Personal Tutor
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Decree of Pain
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Mana Geyser
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Preordain
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Toxic Deluge
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
13%synergy
See the Truth
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Necromantic Selection
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Kindred Dominance
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Finale of Promise
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Time Warp
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Grim Tutor
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Chain of Smog
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Grapeshot
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Solve the Equation
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Molten Collapse
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Tormenting Voice
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Defense Grid
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Aetherflux Conduit
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Primal Amulet
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Mirror of the Forebears
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Adaptive Training Post
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Isochron Scepter
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Enchantments
Imprisoned in the Moon
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Shark Typhoon
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Curse of Opulence
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Telepathy
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Propaganda
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
19%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Crackling Wit
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Tezzeret the Seeker
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Utility Lands
Mystic Sanctuary
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Mystifying Maze
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Castle Vantress
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Temple of the False God
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
10%synergy
Unstable Obelisk
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Commander's Sphere
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Signet
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-55%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-11%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-10%synergy
Izzet Signet
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-16%synergy
Fellwar Stone
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-2%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
8%synergy
Exotic Orchard
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
44%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
8%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
9%synergy
Island
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
7%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
48%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
21%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
14%synergy
Underground River
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
39%synergy
Dismal Backwater
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
60%synergy
Tainted Isle
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
23%synergy
Shivan Reef
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
4%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Steam Vents
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-12%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
22%synergy
Vivid Marsh
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Seething Landscape
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
17%synergy
Vivid Creek
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
22%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
15%synergy
Sulfur Falls
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-13%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
19%synergy
Grixis Panorama
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-9%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Billiard Room
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Evolving Wilds
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
10%synergy
Silundi Vision
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Path of Ancestry
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
3%synergy
Sink into Stupor
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
24%synergy
Snow-Covered Mountain
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Sunken Hollow
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-6%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Vivid Crag
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
6%synergy
Valakut Awakening
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
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