Kess, Dissident Mage (Commander) - Budget 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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Goblin Electromancer
68%inclusion70 decks103 decks
59%synergy
Guttersnipe
61%inclusion63 decks103 decks
55%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
52%inclusion54 decks103 decks
50%synergy
Young Pyromancer
47%inclusion48 decks103 decks
45%synergy
Fact or Fiction
51%inclusion53 decks103 decks
45%synergy
Opt
48%inclusion49 decks103 decks
42%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
52%inclusion54 decks103 decks
42%synergy
Secrets of the Dead
40%inclusion41 decks103 decks
38%synergy
Ponder
46%inclusion47 decks103 decks
37%synergy
Preordain
43%inclusion44 decks103 decks
37%synergy
Top Cards
Frantic Search
56%inclusion58 decks103 decks
35%synergy
Terminate
56%inclusion58 decks103 decks
31%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
55%inclusion57 decks103 decks
28%synergy
Negate
52%inclusion54 decks103 decks
30%synergy
Faithless Looting
52%inclusion54 decks103 decks
33%synergy
Feed the Swarm
52%inclusion54 decks103 decks
25%synergy
Counterspell
52%inclusion54 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Chaos Warp
50%inclusion52 decks103 decks
16%synergy
Rakdos Charm
47%inclusion48 decks103 decks
32%synergy
Blasphemous Act
46%inclusion47 decks103 decks
1%synergy
Game Changers
Narset, Parter of Veils
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Notion Thief
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
0%synergy
Creatures
Cormela, Glamour Thief
41%inclusion42 decks103 decks
37%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
40%inclusion41 decks103 decks
30%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
40%inclusion40 decks101 decks
36%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
36%inclusion37 decks103 decks
27%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
30%inclusion31 decks103 decks
29%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
27%inclusion28 decks103 decks
27%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
21%synergy
Archaeomancer
23%inclusion24 decks103 decks
20%synergy
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
23%inclusion24 decks103 decks
22%synergy
Coruscation Mage
23%inclusion23 decks101 decks
21%synergy
Rona, Sheoldred's Faithful
22%inclusion23 decks103 decks
22%synergy
Scalding Viper
21%inclusion22 decks103 decks
21%synergy
Archmage of Runes
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
16%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
18%inclusion19 decks103 decks
17%synergy
Decadent Dragon
17%inclusion17 decks103 decks
15%synergy
Firebrand Archer
16%inclusion16 decks103 decks
14%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
15%inclusion15 decks103 decks
14%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
15%inclusion15 decks103 decks
13%synergy
Mocking Sprite
14%inclusion14 decks103 decks
13%synergy
Electrostatic Field
14%inclusion14 decks103 decks
13%synergy
Frolicking Familiar
14%inclusion14 decks103 decks
14%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
13%inclusion13 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Hearth Elemental
13%inclusion13 decks103 decks
13%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
12%inclusion12 decks103 decks
11%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
12%inclusion12 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
12%inclusion12 decks103 decks
11%synergy
Haughty Djinn
11%inclusion11 decks103 decks
10%synergy
Murderous Rider
10%inclusion10 decks103 decks
9%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
8.9%inclusion9 decks101 decks
8%synergy
Marang River Regent
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Caldera Pyremaw
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Melek, Izzet Paragon
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Picklock Prankster
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
9%synergy
Order of Midnight
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
9%synergy
Naru Meha, Master Wizard
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Wizards of Thay
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Horned Loch-Whale
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Bonecrusher Giant
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Exhibition Tidecaller
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Sanar, Unfinished Genius
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Adventurous Eater
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Burrog Banemaker
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Cheerful Osteomancer
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Mage Tower Referee
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Abstract Paintmage
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Tempest Angler
6.9%inclusion7 decks101 decks
7%synergy
Feral Deathgorger
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Foulmire Knight
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Brainstorm
45%inclusion46 decks103 decks
28%synergy
Lightning Bolt
41%inclusion42 decks103 decks
30%synergy
Dark Ritual
41%inclusion42 decks103 decks
3%synergy
Izzet Charm
39%inclusion40 decks103 decks
36%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
39%inclusion40 decks103 decks
37%synergy
Bedevil
39%inclusion40 decks103 decks
23%synergy
Consider
38%inclusion39 decks103 decks
32%synergy
Abrade
34%inclusion35 decks103 decks
24%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
33%inclusion34 decks103 decks
21%synergy
Maestros Charm
29%inclusion30 decks103 decks
26%synergy
Thought Scour
20%inclusion21 decks103 decks
19%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
18%inclusion19 decks103 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Denial
17%inclusion18 decks103 decks
-11%synergy
Go for the Throat
16%inclusion16 decks103 decks
10%synergy
Reality Shift
15%inclusion15 decks103 decks
10%synergy
Mana Sculpt
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
10%synergy
Big Score
14%inclusion14 decks103 decks
1%synergy
Impulse
13%inclusion13 decks103 decks
12%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
12%inclusion12 decks103 decks
9%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
12%inclusion12 decks103 decks
2%synergy
Snap
12%inclusion12 decks103 decks
2%synergy
Aetherize
11%inclusion11 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Murder
11%inclusion11 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Infernal Grasp
11%inclusion11 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Wizard's Retort
11%inclusion11 decks103 decks
9%synergy
Mana Leak
11%inclusion11 decks103 decks
9%synergy
Crosis's Charm
11%inclusion11 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Price of Fame
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Doom Blade
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Silundi Vision
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Unwind
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Run Away Together
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Cancel
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Comet Storm
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Narset's Reversal
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
2%synergy
Prismari Command
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
2%synergy
Don't Make a Sound
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Banishing Betrayal
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Prismari Charm
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Clutch of the Undercity
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Perplex
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Ghostly Flicker
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
0%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Spell Pierce
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Think Twice
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Evacuation
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Withering Torment
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
-6%synergy
Refute
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Pongify
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
-1%synergy
Sorceries
Diabolic Tutor
36%inclusion37 decks103 decks
31%synergy
See the Truth
34%inclusion35 decks103 decks
33%synergy
Windfall
29%inclusion30 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Treasure Cruise
26%inclusion27 decks103 decks
23%synergy
Mana Geyser
26%inclusion27 decks103 decks
21%synergy
Strategic Planning
25%inclusion26 decks103 decks
25%synergy
Final Parting
24%inclusion25 decks103 decks
23%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
23%inclusion24 decks103 decks
22%synergy
Chain Reaction
22%inclusion23 decks103 decks
20%synergy
Circle of Power
21%inclusion8 decks39 decks
18%synergy
Vandalblast
20%inclusion21 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Expressive Iteration
19%inclusion20 decks103 decks
16%synergy
Grapeshot
19%inclusion20 decks103 decks
17%synergy
Increasing Ambition
17%inclusion17 decks103 decks
16%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Serum Visions
16%inclusion16 decks103 decks
14%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
15%inclusion15 decks103 decks
10%synergy
Exsanguinate
15%inclusion15 decks103 decks
11%synergy
Dream Harvest
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Night's Whisper
12%inclusion12 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Solve the Equation
12%inclusion12 decks103 decks
10%synergy
Twinflame
11%inclusion11 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Deep Analysis
10%inclusion10 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Curse of the Swine
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Cut // Ribbons
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Aether Gale
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Notion Rain
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Fell
7.9%inclusion8 decks101 decks
7%synergy
Rise from the Tides
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Seize the Spoils
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Read the Bones
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Dreadbore
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Extract from Darkness
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Tormenting Voice
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Compulsive Research
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Abstract Performance
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Steal the Show
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Candlekeep Inspiration
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Army of the Damned
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Sign in Blood
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
3%synergy
Ignite the Future
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Singularity Rupture
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Coiling Rebirth
6.1%inclusion6 decks99 decks
5%synergy
Spelltwine
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Crackle with Power
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Dread Return
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
3%synergy
Past in Flames
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
3%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mindsplice Apparatus
28%inclusion29 decks103 decks
26%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
15%inclusion15 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion14 decks103 decks
-13%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
10%synergy
Diary of Dreams
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Lightning Greaves
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
-23%synergy
Lucky Clover
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Ghost Lantern
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Isochron Scepter
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
4%synergy
World Map
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Fiery Inscription
40%inclusion41 decks103 decks
35%synergy
Double Vision
33%inclusion34 decks103 decks
31%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
27%inclusion28 decks103 decks
24%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
21%inclusion22 decks103 decks
21%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
12%inclusion12 decks103 decks
11%synergy
Propaganda
10%inclusion10 decks103 decks
-5%synergy
Burning Vengeance
10%inclusion10 decks103 decks
9%synergy
Shark Typhoon
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Melee
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Maestros Ascendancy
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Spider-Verse
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Shadow of the Goblin
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
5%synergy
Sorcerer Class
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Firemind's Research
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Storm Conduit
34%inclusion35 decks103 decks
33%synergy
Professor Onyx
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
29%inclusion30 decks103 decks
-6%synergy
Bojuka Bog
18%inclusion19 decks103 decks
-6%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
15%inclusion15 decks103 decks
10%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
3%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
0%synergy
Great Hall of the Biblioplex
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Rogue's Passage
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
-15%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
78%inclusion80 decks103 decks
-10%synergy
Sol Ring
76%inclusion78 decks103 decks
-14%synergy
Dimir Signet
56%inclusion58 decks103 decks
22%synergy
Izzet Signet
54%inclusion56 decks103 decks
22%synergy
Rakdos Signet
52%inclusion54 decks103 decks
20%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
43%inclusion44 decks103 decks
-2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
37%inclusion38 decks103 decks
18%synergy
Fellwar Stone
37%inclusion38 decks103 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
25%inclusion26 decks103 decks
-24%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
21%inclusion22 decks103 decks
-22%synergy
Mind Stone
18%inclusion19 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Thought Vessel
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
-14%synergy
Tablet of Discovery
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Sky Diamond
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Fire Diamond
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Obelisk of Grixis
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion103 decks103 decks
9%synergy
Island
100%inclusion103 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Swamp
98%inclusion101 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion93 decks103 decks
-1%synergy
Exotic Orchard
73%inclusion75 decks103 decks
16%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
73%inclusion75 decks103 decks
20%synergy
Evolving Wilds
51%inclusion53 decks103 decks
28%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
50%inclusion51 decks103 decks
36%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
49%inclusion50 decks103 decks
30%synergy
Sunken Hollow
48%inclusion49 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Seething Landscape
44%inclusion45 decks103 decks
27%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
44%inclusion45 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Sulfur Falls
43%inclusion44 decks103 decks
-4%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
42%inclusion43 decks103 decks
31%synergy
Path of Ancestry
39%inclusion40 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Maestros Theater
38%inclusion39 decks103 decks
30%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
36%inclusion37 decks103 decks
26%synergy
Temple of Deceit
35%inclusion36 decks103 decks
23%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
35%inclusion36 decks103 decks
24%synergy
Shivan Reef
34%inclusion35 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
34%inclusion35 decks103 decks
-12%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
31%inclusion32 decks103 decks
25%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
28%inclusion29 decks103 decks
-15%synergy
Choked Estuary
27%inclusion28 decks103 decks
10%synergy
Temple of Malice
26%inclusion27 decks103 decks
15%synergy
Dismal Backwater
25%inclusion26 decks103 decks
19%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
22%inclusion23 decks103 decks
11%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
21%inclusion22 decks103 decks
12%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
21%inclusion22 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
20%inclusion21 decks103 decks
2%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
20%inclusion21 decks103 decks
9%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
18%inclusion19 decks103 decks
13%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
18%inclusion19 decks103 decks
12%synergy
Tainted Isle
15%inclusion15 decks103 decks
10%synergy
Ferrous Lake
15%inclusion15 decks103 decks
10%synergy
Thriving Isle
15%inclusion15 decks103 decks
11%synergy
Underground River
15%inclusion15 decks103 decks
-13%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion14 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
14%inclusion14 decks103 decks
-14%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
13%inclusion13 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Tainted Peak
12%inclusion12 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Thriving Moor
12%inclusion12 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Thriving Bluff
11%inclusion11 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
11%inclusion11 decks103 decks
9%synergy
Oscorp Industries
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Silundi Vision
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Grixis Panorama
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Scorched Geyser
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
3%synergy
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