Kess, Dissident Mage (Commander) - Budget Upgraded Combo

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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Exhibition Tidecaller
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
99%synergy
Sanar, Unfinished Genius
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
99%synergy
Great Hall of the Biblioplex
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
99%synergy
Tablet of Discovery
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
98%synergy
Abstract Paintmage
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
99%synergy
Game Changers
Gamble
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
23%synergy
Creatures
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
66%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
40%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
58%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
63%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
63%synergy
Ultimate Green Goblin
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
46%synergy
Goliath Daydreamer
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Mocking Sprite
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Volatile Stormdrake
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Callous Sell-Sword
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Murderous Rider
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Scalding Viper
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Picklock Prankster
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Vendilion Clique
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Illithid Harvester
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Order of Midnight
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Young Red Dragon
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Deceiver Exarch
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Caldera Pyremaw
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Taigam, Master Opportunist
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Malevolent Hermit
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Embereth Shieldbreaker
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Siren Stormtamer
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Decadent Dragon
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Young Pyromancer
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Gray Slaad
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Pestermite
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Deranged Assistant
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
23%synergy
Bohn, Beguiling Balladeer
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Diviner of Mist
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Frolicking Familiar
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Bonecrusher Giant
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Djinn Illuminatus
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Grabby Giant
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Obsessive Stitcher
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Anger
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
23%synergy
River Kelpie
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Manaform Hellkite
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Millikin
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Fell Horseman
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Sage of the Beyond
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Bonecaller Cleric
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Instants
Frantic Search
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
80%synergy
Negate
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
44%synergy
Consider
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
61%synergy
Thought Scour
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
65%synergy
Memory Lapse
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
66%synergy
Mana Leak
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
65%synergy
Remand
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
66%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
61%synergy
Fire Covenant
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Drown in the Loch
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Fatal Push
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Telling Time
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Lose Focus
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Rush of Inspiration
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Run Away Together
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Magmatic Sinkhole
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Brainstorm
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
16%synergy
Maestros Charm
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
You Find the Villains' Lair
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Fact or Fiction
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Dark Ritual
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-4%synergy
Terminate
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
8%synergy
Opt
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Mystical Teachings
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Tale's End
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Jwari Disruption
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Delay
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Izzet Charm
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Cryptic Command
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Wash Away
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Circular Logic
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Sink into Stupor
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
24%synergy
Bedevil
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
18%synergy
Pact of the Titan
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Narset's Reversal
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Spell Pierce
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Miscast
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Galvanic Discharge
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Dig Through Time
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Abrade
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
24%synergy
Prismari Command
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Sorceries
Faithless Looting
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
80%synergy
Razaketh's Rite
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
67%synergy
Feed the Swarm
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
38%synergy
Treasure Cruise
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
64%synergy
Final Parting
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
66%synergy
Ponder
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
25%synergy
Strategic Planning
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Sleight of Hand
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Stock Up
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Victimize
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
25%synergy
Alchemist's Gambit
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Profane Tutor
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Dread Return
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Persist
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Recall
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Serum Visions
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Deep Analysis
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Painful Truths
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Seize the Spoils
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Read the Bones
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Ringsight
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Lórien Revealed
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Mastermind's Acquisition
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Ideas Unbound
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Blasphemous Act
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-11%synergy
Illicit Shipment
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Burst of Speed
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Ancestral Vision
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Reanimate
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
9%synergy
Diresight
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Mana Geyser
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Preordain
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Toxic Deluge
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
13%synergy
Welcome the Dead
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Pelakka Predation
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
See the Truth
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Stitch Together
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Expressive Iteration
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Ill-Gotten Gains
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Grapeshot
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Deem Inferior
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Molten Collapse
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Compulsive Research
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lucky Clover
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
25%synergy
Catalyst Stone
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Enchantments
Bitter Reunion
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
The Cruelty of Gix
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Splinter Twin
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Mass Hysteria
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Impact Tremors
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Secrets of the Dead
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Animate Dead
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
25%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Utility Lands
Cephalid Coliseum
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
64%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
46%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Desert
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Barren Moor
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Forgotten Cave
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Tolaria West
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Cabal Pit
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Barbarian Ring
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
12%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
56%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
24%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
17%synergy
Sol Ring
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
-23%synergy
Izzet Signet
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
1%synergy
Rakdos Signet
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
1%synergy
Dimir Signet
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-2%synergy
Mind Stone
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
20%synergy
Prismatic Lens
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%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
Shivan Reef
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
37%synergy
Seething Landscape
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
50%synergy
Ferrous Lake
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
63%synergy
Sulfur Falls
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
20%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
14%synergy
Path of Ancestry
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
36%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
61%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
63%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
23%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
23%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
14%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
22%synergy
Rush of Inspiration
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
22%synergy
Conduit Pylons
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-4%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
21%synergy
Ash Barrens
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
15%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-12%synergy
Grixis Panorama
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-9%synergy
Underground River
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
6%synergy
Jwari Disruption
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Evolving Wilds
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
10%synergy
Pelakka Predation
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Sink into Stupor
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
24%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Sunken Hollow
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-6%synergy
Choked Estuary
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
16%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Port of Karfell
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
6%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
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