Kess, Dissident Mage (Commander) - Budget 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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Geist of Saint Thalia
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
5.6xlift
Vraska's Final Mercy
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16xlift
Curse-Marred Demon
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
5.3xlift
Theorix Annex
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7.6xlift
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17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8.8xlift
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Frantic Search
70%inclusion19 decks27 decks
2.0xlift
Faithless Looting
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
1.9xlift
Dark Ritual
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
1.2xlift
Counterspell
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
1.3xlift
Nightscape Familiar
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
1.9xlift
Mana Geyser
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
6.6xlift
Consider
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
3.7xlift
Archmage Emeritus
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
2.9xlift
Storm-Kiln Artist
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
2.6xlift
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44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
1.5xlift
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Ill-Gotten Gains
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
24xlift
Insult // Injury
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
19xlift
See the Truth
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
15xlift
Baral's Expertise
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14xlift
Swarm Intelligence
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
13xlift
Bonus Round
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12xlift
Brass's Bounty
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
12xlift
Thought Scour
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
11xlift
Strategic Planning
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
8.8xlift
Ral, Storm Conduit
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
8.3xlift
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Dualcaster Mage
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
1.6xlift
Guttersnipe
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
4.0xlift
Goblin Electromancer
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
2.4xlift
Archmage of Runes
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
7.6xlift
Naru Meha, Master Wizard
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
3.3xlift
Talrand, Sky Summoner
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
7.3xlift
Cormela, Glamour Thief
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
4.0xlift
Archaeomancer
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
1.8xlift
Sedgemoor Witch
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
7.5xlift
Baral, Chief of Compliance
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
5.2xlift
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
3.9xlift
Young Pyromancer
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
5.1xlift
Oriq Loremage
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
5.4xlift
Laboratory Maniac
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
1.2xlift
Stormcatch Mentor
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
1.8xlift
Veyran, Voice of Duality
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
2.0xlift
Notion Thief
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
1.6xlift
Liliana the Repentant
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
28xlift
Gandalf, Goblins' Bane
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9.2xlift
The Master of Lake-town
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14xlift
Most Decrepit Old Bird
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13xlift
The Weaver King
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
25xlift
Black Waltz No. 3
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
1.8xlift
Kefka, Court Mage
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
3.0xlift
Peregrine Drake
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
3.8xlift
Dragon's Rage Channeler
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
3.1xlift
Azami, Lady of Scrolls
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
1.7xlift
Harmonic Prodigy
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
0.8xlift
Decadent Dragon
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
14xlift
Cruel Somnophage
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
14xlift
Bonecrusher Giant
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
24xlift
Murmuring Mystic
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7.2xlift
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
4.5xlift
Manaform Hellkite
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
18xlift
Third Path Iconoclast
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
6.0xlift
Exhibition Tidecaller
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3.1xlift
Sanar, Unfinished Genius
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5.7xlift
Abstract Paintmage
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
14xlift
Mysidian Elder
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2.2xlift
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
1.0xlift
Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2.2xlift
Kefka, Dancing Mad
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
1.6xlift
Kaza, Roil Chaser
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3.7xlift
Venser, Shaper Savant
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1.7xlift
Murderous Rider
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
12xlift
Scalding Viper
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
24xlift
Ral, Monsoon Mage
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6.9xlift
Marchesa, the Black Rose
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4.0xlift
Dark Confidant
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6.0xlift
Inalla, Archmage Ritualist
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
10xlift
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Negate
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
1.1xlift
Brainstorm
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
1.8xlift
Lightning Bolt
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
1.8xlift
Narset's Reversal
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
3.3xlift
Chaos Warp
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
1.2xlift
Rakdos Charm
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
2.2xlift
Opt
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
2.4xlift
Terminate
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
1.3xlift
Increasing Vengeance
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
6.0xlift
Snap
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
1.7xlift
Fact or Fiction
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
3.5xlift
Arcane Denial
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
1.1xlift
Abrade
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
1.2xlift
Thrill of Possibility
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
1.2xlift
Return the Favor
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
3.7xlift
Seething Song
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
2.1xlift
Reverberate
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
3.6xlift
Waterlogged Teachings
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
1.1xlift
Prismari Command
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
2.2xlift
Twinned Vision
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7.6xlift
An Offer You Can't Refuse
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
0.4xlift
Ghostly Flicker
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
0.8xlift
Rewind
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
6.4xlift
Bedevil
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
1.2xlift
Mana Leak
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
2.5xlift
Spell Pierce
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
0.9xlift
Flame of Anor
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
2.6xlift
Mystical Tutor
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
1.1xlift
Plunder the Trollshaws
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8.5xlift
Reverent Howl
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
25xlift
Pongify
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
1.6xlift
Muddle the Mixture
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
0.8xlift
Maestros Charm
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
3.0xlift
Electrodominance
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
1.8xlift
Gifts Ungiven
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
1.6xlift
Tainted Indulgence
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8.0xlift
Izzet Charm
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
1.4xlift
Expansion // Explosion
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
4.3xlift
Memory Lapse
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
1.8xlift
Galvanic Iteration
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
4.0xlift
Reinterpret
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
14xlift
Unwind
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
2.3xlift
Saw in Half
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
1.0xlift
Withering Torment
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
1.9xlift
Flashback
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
1.3xlift
Rapid Hybridization
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1.0xlift
Fatal Push
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3.0xlift
Run Away Together
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2.1xlift
Clutch of the Undercity
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4.0xlift
Expedite
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3.0xlift
Sorceries
Preordain
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
3.2xlift
Ponder
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
2.9xlift
Final Parting
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
4.9xlift
Serum Visions
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
7.2xlift
Windfall
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
1.2xlift
Expressive Iteration
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
5.0xlift
Feed the Swarm
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
1.0xlift
Toxic Deluge
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
2.8xlift
Night's Whisper
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
4.8xlift
Reanimate
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
1.4xlift
Diabolic Tutor
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
1.5xlift
Gitaxian Probe
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
1.6xlift
Vandalblast
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
2.2xlift
Treasure Cruise
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
4.0xlift
Twinflame
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
2.1xlift
Sleight of Hand
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
6.9xlift
Ringsight
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
1.4xlift
Personal Tutor
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
5.1xlift
Chain of Smog
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
6.0xlift
Grapeshot
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
2.1xlift
Singularity Rupture
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
4.7xlift
Circle of Power
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
2.4xlift
Increasing Ambition
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8.0xlift
Razaketh's Rite
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
6.6xlift
Cathartic Reunion
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
3.3xlift
Victimize
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
1.1xlift
Profane Tutor
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
2.1xlift
Persist
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
1.3xlift
Past in Flames
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
2.1xlift
Read the Bones
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
5.2xlift
Heat Shimmer
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10xlift
Blasphemous Edict
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
4.5xlift
Demonic Counsel
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
0.9xlift
Doomsday
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
6.6xlift
Tendrils of Agony
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
4.5xlift
Whispering Madness
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
2.6xlift
Exsanguinate
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
2.1xlift
Merchant Scroll
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
4.3xlift
Ignite the Future
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
14xlift
Gamble
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
0.8xlift
Stitch Together
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
3.0xlift
Step Through
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
0.9xlift
Solve the Equation
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
1.6xlift
Steal the Show
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7.0xlift
Chart a Course
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3.4xlift
Epic Experiment
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
16xlift
Wheel of Misfortune
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1.1xlift
Peer into the Abyss
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1.5xlift
Crackle with Power
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
10xlift
Silver Scrutiny
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
16xlift
Utility Artifacts
Lich's Relic
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15xlift
Glamdring, Foe-hammer
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13xlift
Robe of the Archmagi
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
4.3xlift
Primal Amulet
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
12xlift
Lightning Greaves
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
0.8xlift
Bolas's Citadel
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1.2xlift
Teferi's Puzzle Box
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4.4xlift
Mindcrank
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4.0xlift
Swiftfoot Boots
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
0.3xlift
Isochron Scepter
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2.8xlift
Enchantments
Secrets of the Dead
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
7.7xlift
Thousand-Year Storm
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
5.6xlift
Propaganda
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
1.3xlift
Teferi's Ageless Insight
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
4.0xlift
Arcane Bombardment
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7.2xlift
Double Vision
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7.2xlift
Fiery Inscription
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2.2xlift
Underworld Breach
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
0.5xlift
Imprisoned in the Moon
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3.4xlift
Impact Tremors
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1.5xlift
Animate Dead
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1.0xlift
Phyrexian Arena
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1.6xlift
Mornsong Aria
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
14xlift
Collective Inferno
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4.5xlift
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
6.9xlift
Narset, Parter of Veils
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
2.6xlift
Ashiok, Dream Render
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
4.4xlift
Chandra, Chill of Compliance
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
28xlift
Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4.0xlift
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3.0xlift
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
1.5xlift
Reliquary Tower
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
0.8xlift
Barren Moor
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
4.0xlift
Tolaria West
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
6.0xlift
Great Hall of the Biblioplex
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4.7xlift
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2.2xlift
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6.6xlift
Forgotten Cave
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3.2xlift
Riptide Laboratory
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
0.7xlift
Geier Reach Sanitarium
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1.0xlift
Detection Tower
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
12xlift
Cephalid Coliseum
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
0.7xlift
Temple of the False God
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1.1xlift
Rogue's Passage
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
0.6xlift
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
81%inclusion22 decks27 decks
0.9xlift
Sol Ring
74%inclusion20 decks27 decks
0.8xlift
Talisman of Creativity
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
1.3xlift
Talisman of Dominance
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
1.0xlift
Talisman of Indulgence
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
1.1xlift
Izzet Signet
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
1.2xlift
Rakdos Signet
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
1.5xlift
Dimir Signet
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
1.2xlift
Fellwar Stone
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
0.6xlift
Commander's Sphere
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
1.2xlift
Chromatic Lantern
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
1.9xlift
Thought Vessel
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
0.7xlift
Mind Stone
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
0.6xlift
Obelisk of Grixis
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
2.9xlift
Tablet of Discovery
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4.6xlift
Everflowing Chalice
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1.7xlift
Charcoal Diamond
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1.9xlift
Decanter of Endless Water
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1.7xlift
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion27 decks27 decks
1.1xlift
Mountain
100%inclusion27 decks27 decks
1.1xlift
Island
100%inclusion27 decks27 decks
1.1xlift
Swamp
96%inclusion26 decks27 decks
1.0xlift
Crumbling Necropolis
78%inclusion21 decks27 decks
1.4xlift
Exotic Orchard
70%inclusion19 decks27 decks
1.1xlift
Sulfur Falls
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
1.4xlift
Shivan Reef
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
1.3xlift
Drowned Catacomb
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
1.5xlift
Sunken Hollow
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
1.1xlift
Smoldering Marsh
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
1.1xlift
Foreboding Ruins
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
2.0xlift
Dragonskull Summit
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
1.1xlift
Path of Ancestry
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
1.3xlift
Underground River
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
1.2xlift
Choked Estuary
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
1.7xlift
Izzet Boilerworks
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
2.1xlift
Sulfurous Springs
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
1.2xlift
Seething Landscape
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
1.1xlift
Shipwreck Marsh
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
3.1xlift
Temple of Epiphany
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
1.5xlift
Evolving Wilds
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
1.1xlift
Terramorphic Expanse
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
1.1xlift
Rakdos Carnarium
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
1.9xlift
Dimir Aqueduct
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
1.5xlift
Darkwater Catacombs
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
1.1xlift
Frostboil Snarl
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
1.1xlift
Temple of Malice
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
1.5xlift
Temple of Deceit
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
1.2xlift
Cascade Bluffs
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
1.5xlift
Stormcarved Coast
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
1.3xlift
Waterlogged Teachings
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
1.1xlift
Turbulent Wetlands
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7.6xlift
Tainted Isle
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
2.4xlift
Xander's Lounge
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
1.6xlift
Dismal Backwater
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
1.3xlift
Maestros Theater
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
1.1xlift
Haunted Ridge
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
2.1xlift
Watery Grave
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
0.8xlift
Goblin-town
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13xlift
Shadowblood Ridge
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
0.6xlift
Steam Vents
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
0.6xlift
Canyon Slough
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
1.5xlift
Myriad Landscape
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
1.1xlift
Riverglide Pathway
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
4.0xlift
Ferrous Lake
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
1.3xlift
Bloodfell Caves
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
1.3xlift
Demolition Field
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
4.3xlift
Training Center
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
1.6xlift
Fabled Passage
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1.2xlift
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