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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Mana Sculpt
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Banishing Betrayal
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Exhibition Tidecaller
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Sanar, Unfinished Genius
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Prismari Charm
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Goblin Electromancer
70%inclusion76 decks108 decks
62%synergy
Guttersnipe
63%inclusion68 decks108 decks
56%synergy
Opt
55%inclusion59 decks108 decks
49%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
51%inclusion55 decks108 decks
48%synergy
Fact or Fiction
53%inclusion57 decks108 decks
46%synergy
Young Pyromancer
45%inclusion49 decks108 decks
44%synergy
Frantic Search
63%inclusion68 decks108 decks
43%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
53%inclusion57 decks108 decks
42%synergy
Preordain
46%inclusion50 decks108 decks
40%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
42%inclusion45 decks108 decks
39%synergy
Top Cards
Faithless Looting
55%inclusion59 decks108 decks
35%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
55%inclusion59 decks108 decks
28%synergy
Counterspell
53%inclusion57 decks108 decks
8%synergy
Negate
52%inclusion56 decks108 decks
29%synergy
Terminate
52%inclusion56 decks108 decks
26%synergy
Feed the Swarm
50%inclusion54 decks108 decks
22%synergy
Chaos Warp
46%inclusion50 decks108 decks
11%synergy
Brainstorm
45%inclusion49 decks108 decks
28%synergy
Ponder
44%inclusion48 decks108 decks
36%synergy
Rakdos Charm
44%inclusion48 decks108 decks
29%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
7.4%inclusion8 decks108 decks
0%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
6.5%inclusion7 decks108 decks
4%synergy
Creatures
Archmage Emeritus
41%inclusion44 decks108 decks
31%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
40%inclusion38 decks94 decks
36%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
40%inclusion43 decks108 decks
35%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
32%inclusion35 decks108 decks
24%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
28%inclusion30 decks108 decks
26%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
26%inclusion28 decks108 decks
25%synergy
Coruscation Mage
24%inclusion23 decks94 decks
23%synergy
Rona, Sheoldred's Faithful
23%inclusion25 decks108 decks
23%synergy
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
23%inclusion25 decks108 decks
22%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
18%synergy
Archaeomancer
20%inclusion22 decks108 decks
17%synergy
Scalding Viper
19%inclusion21 decks108 decks
19%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
17%inclusion18 decks108 decks
15%synergy
Decadent Dragon
16%inclusion17 decks108 decks
14%synergy
Firebrand Archer
15%inclusion16 decks108 decks
14%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
14%inclusion15 decks104 decks
10%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
14%inclusion15 decks108 decks
13%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
14%inclusion15 decks108 decks
9%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
14%inclusion15 decks108 decks
13%synergy
Archmage of Runes
14%inclusion9 decks65 decks
11%synergy
Electrostatic Field
13%inclusion14 decks108 decks
12%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
13%inclusion14 decks108 decks
11%synergy
Frolicking Familiar
13%inclusion14 decks108 decks
13%synergy
Hearth Elemental
13%inclusion14 decks108 decks
13%synergy
Abstract Paintmage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Mocking Sprite
12%inclusion13 decks108 decks
11%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
11%inclusion12 decks108 decks
10%synergy
Haughty Djinn
10%inclusion11 decks108 decks
9%synergy
Wizards of Thay
10%inclusion11 decks108 decks
8%synergy
Marang River Regent
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Caldera Pyremaw
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Naru Meha, Master Wizard
9.3%inclusion10 decks108 decks
8%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
9.3%inclusion10 decks108 decks
9%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
9.3%inclusion10 decks108 decks
8%synergy
Queen Brahne
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Melek, Izzet Paragon
8.3%inclusion9 decks108 decks
8%synergy
Murderous Rider
8.3%inclusion9 decks108 decks
8%synergy
Picklock Prankster
8.3%inclusion9 decks108 decks
8%synergy
Horned Loch-Whale
8.3%inclusion9 decks108 decks
8%synergy
Crackling Drake
8.3%inclusion9 decks108 decks
8%synergy
Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
6%synergy
Foulmire Knight
7.4%inclusion8 decks108 decks
7%synergy
Order of Midnight
7.4%inclusion8 decks108 decks
7%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
7.4%inclusion8 decks108 decks
2%synergy
Norman Osborn
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Feral Deathgorger
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Peregrine Drake
6.5%inclusion7 decks108 decks
6%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
6.5%inclusion7 decks108 decks
4%synergy
Bonecrusher Giant
6.5%inclusion7 decks108 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
43%inclusion46 decks108 decks
6%synergy
Izzet Charm
41%inclusion44 decks108 decks
38%synergy
Consider
40%inclusion43 decks108 decks
34%synergy
Lightning Bolt
39%inclusion42 decks108 decks
29%synergy
Bedevil
35%inclusion38 decks108 decks
20%synergy
Abrade
34%inclusion37 decks108 decks
25%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
33%inclusion36 decks108 decks
22%synergy
Maestros Charm
31%inclusion34 decks108 decks
28%synergy
Thought Scour
22%inclusion24 decks108 decks
21%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
20%inclusion21 decks107 decks
14%synergy
Go for the Throat
18%inclusion19 decks108 decks
12%synergy
Reality Shift
17%inclusion18 decks108 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Denial
15%inclusion16 decks108 decks
-14%synergy
Wizard's Retort
13%inclusion14 decks108 decks
11%synergy
Snap
12%inclusion13 decks108 decks
2%synergy
Impulse
12%inclusion13 decks108 decks
11%synergy
Aetherize
11%inclusion12 decks108 decks
7%synergy
Crosis's Charm
11%inclusion12 decks108 decks
9%synergy
Infernal Grasp
10%inclusion11 decks108 decks
5%synergy
Comet Storm
10%inclusion11 decks108 decks
8%synergy
Big Score
10%inclusion11 decks108 decks
-2%synergy
Prismari Command
10%inclusion11 decks108 decks
4%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
9.3%inclusion10 decks108 decks
0%synergy
Murder
9.3%inclusion10 decks108 decks
6%synergy
Silundi Vision
9.3%inclusion10 decks108 decks
8%synergy
Unwind
9.3%inclusion10 decks108 decks
8%synergy
Price of Fame
8.3%inclusion9 decks108 decks
8%synergy
Doom Blade
8.3%inclusion9 decks108 decks
7%synergy
Into the Roil
8.3%inclusion9 decks108 decks
8%synergy
Mana Leak
8.3%inclusion9 decks108 decks
7%synergy
Don't Make a Sound
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
7.4%inclusion8 decks108 decks
5%synergy
Run Away Together
7.4%inclusion8 decks108 decks
6%synergy
Ghostly Flicker
7.4%inclusion8 decks108 decks
1%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
7.4%inclusion8 decks108 decks
6%synergy
Rewind
7.4%inclusion8 decks108 decks
6%synergy
Spell Pierce
7.4%inclusion8 decks108 decks
4%synergy
Dig Through Time
7.4%inclusion8 decks108 decks
3%synergy
Electrodominance
6.5%inclusion7 decks108 decks
2%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
6.5%inclusion7 decks108 decks
5%synergy
Dispel
6.5%inclusion7 decks108 decks
3%synergy
Resculpt
6.5%inclusion7 decks108 decks
5%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
6.5%inclusion7 decks108 decks
5%synergy
Flame of Anor
6.5%inclusion7 decks108 decks
1%synergy
Refute
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
5%synergy
Illusionist's Stratagem
5.6%inclusion6 decks108 decks
5%synergy
Curate
5.6%inclusion6 decks108 decks
5%synergy
Essence Scatter
5.6%inclusion6 decks108 decks
5%synergy
Cancel
5.6%inclusion6 decks108 decks
4%synergy
Memory Lapse
5.6%inclusion6 decks108 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Blasphemous Act
44%inclusion47 decks108 decks
-1%synergy
See the Truth
35%inclusion38 decks108 decks
34%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
32%inclusion35 decks108 decks
28%synergy
Windfall
29%inclusion31 decks108 decks
5%synergy
Treasure Cruise
27%inclusion29 decks108 decks
24%synergy
Final Parting
25%inclusion27 decks108 decks
24%synergy
Mana Geyser
25%inclusion27 decks108 decks
20%synergy
Strategic Planning
24%inclusion26 decks108 decks
24%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
22%inclusion24 decks108 decks
20%synergy
Expressive Iteration
20%inclusion22 decks108 decks
17%synergy
Grapeshot
20%inclusion22 decks108 decks
18%synergy
Circle of Power
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
17%synergy
Chain Reaction
19%inclusion20 decks108 decks
16%synergy
Serum Visions
17%inclusion18 decks108 decks
15%synergy
Vandalblast
16%inclusion17 decks108 decks
0%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
15%inclusion16 decks108 decks
10%synergy
Increasing Ambition
15%inclusion16 decks108 decks
15%synergy
Exsanguinate
14%inclusion15 decks108 decks
10%synergy
Dream Harvest
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
10%synergy
Abstract Performance
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Steal the Show
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
12%inclusion13 decks108 decks
9%synergy
Solve the Equation
12%inclusion13 decks108 decks
10%synergy
Night's Whisper
11%inclusion12 decks108 decks
7%synergy
Notion Rain
10%inclusion11 decks108 decks
10%synergy
Curse of the Swine
9.3%inclusion10 decks108 decks
8%synergy
Read the Bones
9.3%inclusion10 decks108 decks
7%synergy
Fell
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
7%synergy
Rise from the Tides
8.3%inclusion9 decks108 decks
8%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
8.3%inclusion9 decks108 decks
7%synergy
Ignite the Future
8.3%inclusion9 decks108 decks
8%synergy
Twinflame
8.3%inclusion9 decks108 decks
6%synergy
Cut // Ribbons
8.3%inclusion9 decks108 decks
8%synergy
Baral's Expertise
8.3%inclusion9 decks108 decks
8%synergy
Aether Gale
8.3%inclusion9 decks108 decks
8%synergy
Tormenting Voice
8.3%inclusion9 decks108 decks
8%synergy
Compulsive Research
8.3%inclusion9 decks108 decks
8%synergy
Past in Flames
7.4%inclusion8 decks108 decks
5%synergy
Deep Analysis
7.4%inclusion8 decks108 decks
4%synergy
Sign in Blood
7.4%inclusion8 decks108 decks
4%synergy
Extract from Darkness
7.4%inclusion8 decks108 decks
4%synergy
Singularity Rupture
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Risky Research
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Coiling Rebirth
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
6%synergy
Dread Return
6.5%inclusion7 decks108 decks
4%synergy
Army of the Damned
6.5%inclusion7 decks108 decks
5%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
6.5%inclusion7 decks108 decks
6%synergy
Unmarked Grave
5.6%inclusion6 decks108 decks
4%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
5.6%inclusion6 decks108 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mindsplice Apparatus
29%inclusion31 decks108 decks
27%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
19%inclusion20 decks108 decks
8%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion14 decks108 decks
-13%synergy
Ghost Lantern
5.6%inclusion6 decks108 decks
5%synergy
Lucky Clover
5.6%inclusion6 decks108 decks
5%synergy
Isochron Scepter
5.6%inclusion6 decks108 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Fiery Inscription
42%inclusion45 decks108 decks
37%synergy
Secrets of the Dead
37%inclusion40 decks108 decks
35%synergy
Double Vision
35%inclusion38 decks108 decks
33%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
26%inclusion28 decks108 decks
25%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
26%inclusion28 decks108 decks
23%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
11%inclusion12 decks108 decks
10%synergy
Shark Typhoon
9.3%inclusion10 decks108 decks
8%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
8.3%inclusion9 decks108 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Melee
8.3%inclusion9 decks108 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
7.4%inclusion8 decks108 decks
5%synergy
Spider-Verse
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Shadow of the Goblin
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Propaganda
6.5%inclusion7 decks108 decks
-7%synergy
Firemind's Research
6.5%inclusion7 decks108 decks
6%synergy
Burning Vengeance
6.5%inclusion7 decks108 decks
6%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Mornsong Aria
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
5.6%inclusion6 decks108 decks
5%synergy
Maestros Ascendancy
5.6%inclusion6 decks108 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Storm Conduit
31%inclusion33 decks108 decks
29%synergy
Professor Onyx
9.3%inclusion10 decks108 decks
7%synergy
Saheeli, Sublime Artificer
5.6%inclusion6 decks108 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
29%inclusion31 decks108 decks
-7%synergy
Bojuka Bog
19%inclusion20 decks108 decks
-6%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
15%inclusion16 decks108 decks
11%synergy
Great Hall of the Biblioplex
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.4%inclusion8 decks108 decks
0%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
5.6%inclusion6 decks108 decks
2%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
5.6%inclusion6 decks108 decks
0%synergy
Rogue's Passage
5.6%inclusion6 decks108 decks
-17%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
76%inclusion82 decks108 decks
-12%synergy
Sol Ring
74%inclusion80 decks108 decks
-16%synergy
Dimir Signet
56%inclusion61 decks108 decks
22%synergy
Izzet Signet
54%inclusion58 decks108 decks
21%synergy
Rakdos Signet
53%inclusion57 decks108 decks
20%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
37%inclusion40 decks108 decks
-7%synergy
Fellwar Stone
36%inclusion39 decks108 decks
1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
32%inclusion35 decks108 decks
13%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
23%inclusion25 decks108 decks
-26%synergy
Mind Stone
20%inclusion22 decks108 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
18%inclusion19 decks108 decks
-26%synergy
Tablet of Discovery
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Thought Vessel
10%inclusion11 decks108 decks
-11%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
7.4%inclusion8 decks108 decks
6%synergy
Sky Diamond
7.4%inclusion8 decks108 decks
6%synergy
Fire Diamond
7.4%inclusion8 decks108 decks
6%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
5.6%inclusion6 decks108 decks
-9%synergy
Obelisk of Grixis
5.6%inclusion6 decks108 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion108 decks108 decks
9%synergy
Island
100%inclusion108 decks108 decks
7%synergy
Swamp
98%inclusion106 decks108 decks
6%synergy
Command Tower
91%inclusion98 decks108 decks
-1%synergy
Exotic Orchard
75%inclusion81 decks108 decks
19%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
72%inclusion78 decks108 decks
19%synergy
Sunken Hollow
54%inclusion58 decks108 decks
14%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
51%inclusion55 decks108 decks
37%synergy
Evolving Wilds
50%inclusion54 decks108 decks
27%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
48%inclusion52 decks108 decks
29%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
46%inclusion50 decks108 decks
9%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
43%inclusion46 decks108 decks
32%synergy
Seething Landscape
40%inclusion42 decks104 decks
24%synergy
Sulfur Falls
39%inclusion42 decks108 decks
-8%synergy
Temple of Deceit
37%inclusion40 decks108 decks
24%synergy
Path of Ancestry
37%inclusion40 decks108 decks
7%synergy
Maestros Theater
36%inclusion39 decks108 decks
28%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
35%inclusion38 decks108 decks
25%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
35%inclusion38 decks108 decks
24%synergy
Shivan Reef
31%inclusion34 decks108 decks
2%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
31%inclusion34 decks108 decks
25%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
29%inclusion31 decks108 decks
-16%synergy
Temple of Malice
28%inclusion30 decks108 decks
16%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
28%inclusion30 decks108 decks
-15%synergy
Choked Estuary
28%inclusion30 decks108 decks
10%synergy
Dismal Backwater
25%inclusion27 decks108 decks
19%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
23%inclusion25 decks108 decks
11%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
23%inclusion25 decks108 decks
8%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
22%inclusion24 decks108 decks
12%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
22%inclusion24 decks108 decks
4%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
20%inclusion21 decks107 decks
14%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
18%inclusion19 decks108 decks
12%synergy
Ferrous Lake
17%inclusion18 decks108 decks
13%synergy
Underground River
16%inclusion17 decks108 decks
-12%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
16%inclusion17 decks108 decks
5%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
15%inclusion16 decks108 decks
-13%synergy
Oscorp Industries
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
14%inclusion15 decks104 decks
10%synergy
Myriad Landscape
12%inclusion13 decks108 decks
3%synergy
Thriving Isle
12%inclusion13 decks108 decks
8%synergy
Tainted Isle
11%inclusion12 decks108 decks
7%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
11%inclusion12 decks108 decks
9%synergy
Silundi Vision
9.3%inclusion10 decks108 decks
8%synergy
Ash Barrens
8.3%inclusion9 decks108 decks
4%synergy
Grixis Panorama
8.3%inclusion9 decks108 decks
5%synergy
Thriving Moor
8.3%inclusion9 decks108 decks
4%synergy
Fiery Islet
7.4%inclusion8 decks108 decks
2%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
7.4%inclusion8 decks108 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
7.4%inclusion8 decks108 decks
6%synergy
Thriving Bluff
7.4%inclusion8 decks108 decks
4%synergy
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