Kess, Dissident Mage (Commander) - Budget Optimized Spellslinger

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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Flashback
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Thousand-Year Storm
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
83%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
77%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
77%synergy
Opt
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
66%synergy
Frantic Search
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
65%synergy
Lightning Bolt
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
61%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
53%synergy
Ponder
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
49%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
46%synergy
Brainstorm
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
40%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
34%synergy
Blasphemous Act
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Counterspell
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Chaos Warp
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
22%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Opposition Agent
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Underworld Breach
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
3%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-7%synergy
Notion Thief
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Mystical Tutor
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1%synergy
Creatures
Black Waltz No. 3
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
45%synergy
Archmage of Runes
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
40%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
33%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
39%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
41%synergy
Guttersnipe
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
36%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
40%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Rona, Sheoldred's Faithful
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Naru Meha, Master Wizard
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
2%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Archaeomancer
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
The Emperor of Palamecia
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Kefka, Court Mage
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Electro, Assaulting Battery
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Mocking Sprite
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Melek, Izzet Paragon
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Gravecrawler
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Kaza, Roil Chaser
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Peregrine Drake
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Foulmire Knight
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Scalding Viper
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Ral, Monsoon Mage
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Orvar, the All-Form
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Najal, the Storm Runner
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Firebrand Archer
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Haughty Djinn
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Taigam, Master Opportunist
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Young Pyromancer
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Ashling, Flame Dancer
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Rakdos Cackler
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Oriq Loremage
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Flux Channeler
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Docent of Perfection
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Lunar Mystic
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Razzle-Dazzler
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Torrential Gearhulk
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Sprite Dragon
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Ovika, Enigma Goliath
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Frolicking Familiar
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Instants
Thrill of Possibility
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
32%synergy
Negate
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
20%synergy
Fact or Fiction
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
36%synergy
Consider
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
37%synergy
Rakdos Charm
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Terminate
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
17%synergy
Seething Song
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
36%synergy
Narset's Reversal
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
37%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
41%synergy
Flame of Anor
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
38%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-2%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Snap
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
19%synergy
Mission Briefing
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Saw in Half
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Flare of Duplication
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Abrade
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
19%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Blur
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Pongify
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Drown in the Loch
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Experimental Augury
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Go for the Throat
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Return the Favor
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Displace
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Vraska's Fall
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Desperate Ritual
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Village Rites
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Fury Storm
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Prologue to Phyresis
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Complete the Circuit
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Essence Scatter
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5%synergy
Siege Smash
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Cabal Ritual
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Nexus of Fate
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Dispel
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Bitter Triumph
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Spell Swindle
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Thought Scour
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Flusterstorm
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Burnt Offering
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Peek
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Filter Out
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Saw It Coming
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Sorceries
Windfall
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
19%synergy
Mana Geyser
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
38%synergy
Preordain
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
37%synergy
Chain of Smog
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
42%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Vandalblast
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Past in Flames
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Faithless Looting
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Treasure Cruise
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Night's Whisper
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Reanimate
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Toxic Deluge
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
8%synergy
See the Truth
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Grapeshot
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Solve the Equation
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Rite of Replication
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Sorceress's Schemes
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Resentful Revelation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Flood of Recollection
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Strategic Planning
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Sleight of Hand
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Call Forth the Tempest
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Chain Reaction
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Epic Experiment
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Profane Tutor
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Contentious Plan
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Bonus Round
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Phyresis Outbreak
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Thought Erasure
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Serum Visions
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Feed the Swarm
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-14%synergy
Painful Truths
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Read the Bones
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Brass's Bounty
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Infectious Inquiry
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Ringsight
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Ill-Timed Explosion
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Time Stretch
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Dark Petition
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Grim Bounty
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Exsanguinate
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mindsplice Apparatus
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
41%synergy
Isochron Scepter
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
41%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Defense Grid
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
3%synergy
Twinning Staff
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Ghost Lantern
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Mind's Eye
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Primal Amulet
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Ichormoon Gauntlet
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Adaptive Training Post
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-12%synergy
Lightning Greaves
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-15%synergy
Thaumatic Compass
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Enchantments
Fiery Inscription
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Burning Vengeance
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Mornsong Aria
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Curiosity
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Inexorable Tide
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Vampiric Rites
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Possibility Storm
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Precognition Field
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Secrets of the Dead
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Propaganda
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
0%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5%synergy
Search for Azcanta
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Crackling Wit
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
42%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
41%synergy
Professor Onyx
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Teferi, Temporal Archmage
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Jace, Architect of Thought
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
The Royal Scions
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Ral Zarek
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Chandra, Legacy of Fire
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Jaya Ballard
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Saheeli, Sublime Artificer
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Jace, Unraveler of Secrets
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Jace Reawakened
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Rowan, Scholar of Sparks
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
33%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Reliquary Tower
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-7%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Interplanar Beacon
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Mistrise Village
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Maze of Ith
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Karn's Bastion
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Temple of the False God
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
-18%synergy
Arcane Signet
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
-31%synergy
Commander's Sphere
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Dimir Signet
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-6%synergy
Ether
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-30%synergy
Glistening Sphere
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-29%synergy
Rakdos Signet
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-18%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-35%synergy
Spectral Searchlight
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
0%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Thought Vessel
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-7%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Atlas
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Obelisk of Grixis
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Bounty Board
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Island
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Command Tower
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
-6%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
29%synergy
Underground River
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
44%synergy
Shivan Reef
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Exotic Orchard
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
1%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
20%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Sulfur Falls
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
32%synergy
Seething Landscape
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Temple of Deceit
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
30%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
-10%synergy
Sunken Hollow
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
3%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
32%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
18%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
19%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Temple of Malice
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
17%synergy
Choked Estuary
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
1%synergy
Watery Grave
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-19%synergy
Crossroads Village
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Oscorp Industries
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
6%synergy
Tainted Isle
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Steam Vents
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-31%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-5%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
3%synergy
Conduit Pylons
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Blood Crypt
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-31%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-11%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
2%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-10%synergy
Ferrous Lake
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Thriving Isle
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Eroded Canyon
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Dismal Backwater
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Maestros Theater
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Darkslick Shores
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Evolving Wilds
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-9%synergy
Path of Ancestry
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-16%synergy
Sink into Stupor
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5%synergy
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