Kess, Dissident Mage (Commander) - Budget Optimized Storm

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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Jeska's Will
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
17%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
25%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
17%synergy
Notion Thief
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Creatures
Storm-Kiln Artist
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
89%synergy
Archmage of Runes
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
64%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
62%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
58%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
56%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
58%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
63%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
65%synergy
Guttersnipe
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
60%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
61%synergy
Mocking Sprite
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Melek, Izzet Paragon
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Kaza, Roil Chaser
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Orvar, the All-Form
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Naru Meha, Master Wizard
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
6%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Oriq Loremage
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Lunar Mystic
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Razzle-Dazzler
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Sprite Dragon
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Ovika, Enigma Goliath
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Pelargir Survivor
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Gandalf the Grey
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
The Emperor of Palamecia
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Kefka, Court Mage
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Electro, Assaulting Battery
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Instants
Frantic Search
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
80%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
55%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
37%synergy
Brainstorm
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
49%synergy
Lightning Bolt
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
56%synergy
Dark Ritual
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Rakdos Charm
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
52%synergy
Opt
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
61%synergy
Arcane Denial
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
38%synergy
Counterspell
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
22%synergy
Narset's Reversal
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
61%synergy
Spell Pierce
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
64%synergy
Flame of Anor
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
62%synergy
Abrade
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
57%synergy
Fell the Profane
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
25%synergy
Pongify
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Chaos Warp
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-2%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Negate
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
11%synergy
Desperate Ritual
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Village Rites
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Deadly Dispute
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Essence Scatter
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Consider
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Siege Smash
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Terminate
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
8%synergy
Seething Song
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Nexus of Fate
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Dispel
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Thought Scour
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%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
Filter Out
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Saw It Coming
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Demonic Consultation
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Repeated Reverberation
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Snap
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
23%synergy
Rewind
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Memory Lapse
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Mission Briefing
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Channeled Force
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Unwind
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Glorious End
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Saw in Half
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Flare of Duplication
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Feign Death
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Sorceries
Ponder
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
58%synergy
Serum Visions
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
65%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
66%synergy
Blasphemous Act
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
22%synergy
Night's Whisper
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
62%synergy
Mana Geyser
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
61%synergy
Preordain
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
61%synergy
Toxic Deluge
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
46%synergy
Chain of Smog
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
66%synergy
Grapeshot
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
65%synergy
Sleight of Hand
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Profane Tutor
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Damnable Pact
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Past in Flames
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Faithless Looting
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
14%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Insult // Injury
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Feed the Swarm
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
5%synergy
Ringsight
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Ill-Timed Explosion
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Grim Bounty
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Exsanguinate
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Pearl of Wisdom
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Molten Duplication
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Doublecast
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Reanimate
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
9%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Hit the Mother Lode
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Step Through
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Expressive Iteration
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Eaten Alive
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Solve the Equation
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Sorceress's Schemes
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Resentful Revelation
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Defense Grid
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Twinning Staff
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
25%synergy
Adaptive Training Post
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Isochron Scepter
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Enchantments
Thousand-Year Storm
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
64%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Mystic Remora
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
18%synergy
Precognition Field
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Black Market Connections
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
22%synergy
Burning Vengeance
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Crackling Wit
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
66%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
65%synergy
The Royal Scions
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Jace Reawakened
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Signet
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
-21%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
22%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
24%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
17%synergy
Izzet Signet
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
1%synergy
Rakdos Signet
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
1%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Dimir Signet
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-2%synergy
Thought Vessel
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
12%synergy
Ether
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
8%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
8%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
9%synergy
Island
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
7%synergy
Shivan Reef
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
37%synergy
Exotic Orchard
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
10%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
21%synergy
Sulfur Falls
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
20%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
24%synergy
Underground River
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
39%synergy
Sunken Hollow
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
39%synergy
Tainted Isle
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Fell the Profane
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
25%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
23%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
22%synergy
Seething Landscape
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
17%synergy
Temple of Deceit
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
20%synergy
Blood Crypt
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-12%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
15%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
9%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
19%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-20%synergy
Temple of Malice
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
22%synergy
Maestros Theater
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
25%synergy
Blazemire Verge
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
24%synergy
Path of Ancestry
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
3%synergy
Mana Confluence
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
21%synergy
Choked Estuary
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
16%synergy
Watery Grave
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-14%synergy
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