Kess, Dissident Mage (Commander) - Budget Optimized 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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33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
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86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
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86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
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71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
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71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
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71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
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57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
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57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
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57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
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57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
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57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
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57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
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57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
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57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
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57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
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57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
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43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
7.5xlift
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43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
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43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
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Samut, Tyrant of Naktamun
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
10xlift
Peregrine Drake
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
4.4xlift
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29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
12xlift
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29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
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29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
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Young Pyromancer
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
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Goblin Electromancer
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
2.9xlift
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29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
3.5xlift
Archaeomancer
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
1.9xlift
Baral, Chief of Compliance
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
8.7xlift
Guttersnipe
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
2.7xlift
Veyran, Voice of Duality
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
2.1xlift
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
8.7xlift
Talrand, Sky Summoner
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
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Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
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Third Path Iconoclast
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
7.0xlift
Liliana the Repentant
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
14xlift
Gandalf, Goblins' Bane
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
14xlift
Trophy Mage
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8.7xlift
Gravecrawler
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
17xlift
Foulmire Knight
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8.7xlift
Scalding Viper
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
17xlift
Vela the Night-Clad
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5.8xlift
Ardent Elementalist
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8.7xlift
Opposition Agent
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8.7xlift
Dark Confidant
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5.8xlift
Thermo-Alchemist
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
17xlift
Archmage of Runes
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8.7xlift
Najal, the Storm Runner
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5.8xlift
Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
17xlift
Firebrand Archer
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
2.5xlift
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14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1.2xlift
Disciple of Deceit
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
17xlift
God-Eternal Kefnet
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
17xlift
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
2.9xlift
Simian Spirit Guide
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
0.9xlift
Spellseeker
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1.5xlift
Rona, Sheoldred's Faithful
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5.8xlift
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
3.5xlift
Deekah, Fractal Theorist
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5.8xlift
Rakdos Cackler
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
17xlift
Oriq Loremage
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5.8xlift
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
4.4xlift
Thunderclap Drake
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
4.4xlift
Frolicking Familiar
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
17xlift
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
17xlift
Pelargir Survivor
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
17xlift
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Arcane Denial
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
1.3xlift
Chaos Warp
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
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Thrill of Possibility
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
1.8xlift
Increasing Vengeance
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
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Ghostly Flicker
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
1.3xlift
Mystical Tutor
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
2.4xlift
Pongify
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
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Rapid Hybridization
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
2.1xlift
Muddle the Mixture
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
1.9xlift
An Offer You Can't Refuse
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
0.6xlift
Negate
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
0.7xlift
Brainstorm
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
1.2xlift
Fury Storm
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8.7xlift
Fact or Fiction
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
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29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
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29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
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Reality Shift
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
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Thought Scour
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
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Flusterstorm
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
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Twincast
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
8.7xlift
Perplex
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
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Izzet Charm
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
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Rewind
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
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29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
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Spell Pierce
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
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29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
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29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
3.9xlift
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29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
1.0xlift
Prismari Command
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
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Flashback
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14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
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14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
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Unexpected Windfall
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Release to the Wind
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
17xlift
Electrodominance
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
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Dimir Charm
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
17xlift
Sublime Epiphany
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
17xlift
Gifts Ungiven
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1.5xlift
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14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
4.4xlift
Leadership Vacuum
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8.7xlift
Terminate
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
0.5xlift
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Diabolic Tutor
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
2.5xlift
Faithless Looting
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
1.3xlift
Twinflame
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
1.7xlift
Expressive Iteration
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
4.8xlift
Ponder
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
2.5xlift
Epic Experiment
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
17xlift
Windfall
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
1.5xlift
Gitaxian Probe
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
8.7xlift
Profane Tutor
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
8.7xlift
Past in Flames
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
4.4xlift
Bonus Round
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
12xlift
Serum Visions
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
5.8xlift
Feed the Swarm
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
1.0xlift
Treasure Cruise
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
8.7xlift
Heat Shimmer
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
7.0xlift
Ringsight
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
1.5xlift
Doomsday
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
8.7xlift
Tendrils of Agony
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
7.0xlift
Blasphemous Act
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
0.9xlift
Whispering Madness
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
3.9xlift
Merchant Scroll
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
3.2xlift
Personal Tutor
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
3.9xlift
Ignite the Future
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
12xlift
Reanimate
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
1.7xlift
Preordain
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
2.9xlift
See the Truth
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
12xlift
Grapeshot
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
3.5xlift
Steal the Show
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
7.4xlift
Black Sun's Zenith
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8.7xlift
Sleight of Hand
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
4.4xlift
Chain Reaction
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
3.5xlift
Increasing Ambition
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8.7xlift
Cathartic Reunion
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
2.9xlift
Peer into the Abyss
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
2.2xlift
Silver Scrutiny
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
17xlift
Will of the Jeskai
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5.4xlift
Irencrag Feat
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
17xlift
Forever Young
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
17xlift
Last Chance
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
2.9xlift
Persist
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1.0xlift
Mizzix's Mastery
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
17xlift
Unearth
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1.5xlift
Stitch in Time
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8.7xlift
Read the Bones
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5.8xlift
Brass's Bounty
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
17xlift
Temporal Manipulation
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8.7xlift
Ill-Timed Explosion
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
17xlift
Profane Command
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
17xlift
Dark Petition
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8.7xlift
Night's Whisper
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
3.5xlift
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Lich's Relic
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
10xlift
Glamdring, Foe-hammer
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
13xlift
Defense Grid
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
17xlift
Mirror of Fate
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8.7xlift
Twinning Staff
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
2.9xlift
Ghost Lantern
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
17xlift
Mindsplice Apparatus
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8.7xlift
Primal Amulet
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
17xlift
Adaptive Training Post
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8.1xlift
Lightning Greaves
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1.0xlift
Isochron Scepter
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
2.9xlift
Enchantments
Secrets of the Dead
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
8.7xlift
Thousand-Year Storm
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
4.4xlift
Mornsong Aria
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15xlift
Fiery Inscription
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
3.5xlift
Verity Circle
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8.7xlift
Curiosity
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1.2xlift
Jace's Sanctum
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
17xlift
Imprisoned in the Moon
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
17xlift
Swarm Intelligence
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5.8xlift
Vampiric Rites
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5.8xlift
Double Vision
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8.7xlift
Possibility Storm
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8.7xlift
Mystic Remora
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1.5xlift
Amphibian Downpour
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
2.9xlift
Return the Past
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
17xlift
Drowned Secrets
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
17xlift
Burning Vengeance
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8.7xlift
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29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
5.8xlift
Chandra, Chill of Compliance
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14xlift
Ral, Crackling Wit
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5.8xlift
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
17xlift
Ashiok, Dream Render
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5.8xlift
Liliana Vess
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8.7xlift
Narset, Parter of Veils
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1.7xlift
Saheeli, Sublime Artificer
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8.7xlift
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
1.3xlift
Bojuka Bog
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
0.7xlift
Nephalia Academy
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
17xlift
Mines of Moria
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8.7xlift
Radiant Fountain
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
17xlift
Detection Tower
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8.7xlift
Field of the Dead
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8.7xlift
Castle Vantress
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
17xlift
Temple of the False God
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
2.5xlift
The Surgical Bay
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
17xlift
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
1.1xlift
Sol Ring
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
1.1xlift
Commander's Sphere
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
3.5xlift
Izzet Signet
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
0.9xlift
Talisman of Creativity
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
0.5xlift
Talisman of Indulgence
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
0.6xlift
Rakdos Signet
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
0.9xlift
Talisman of Dominance
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
0.5xlift
Dimir Signet
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
0.8xlift
Fellwar Stone
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
0.5xlift
Thought Vessel
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
1.4xlift
Chromatic Lantern
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1.5xlift
Relic of Sauron
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1.9xlift
Obelisk of Grixis
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8.7xlift
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Command Tower
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
1.0xlift
Swamp
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
1.0xlift
Mountain
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
1.0xlift
Island
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
1.0xlift
Shivan Reef
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
1.3xlift
Smoldering Marsh
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
1.3xlift
Terramorphic Expanse
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
2.2xlift
Exotic Orchard
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
0.8xlift
Seething Landscape
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
2.5xlift
Foreboding Ruins
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
2.1xlift
Sulfur Falls
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
1.1xlift
Crumbling Necropolis
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
1.1xlift
Temple of Epiphany
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
2.5xlift
Maestros Theater
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
3.7xlift
Sunken Hollow
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
1.1xlift
Rakdos Carnarium
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
4.0xlift
Izzet Boilerworks
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
3.3xlift
Swiftwater Cliffs
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
3.3xlift
Darkwater Catacombs
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
1.6xlift
Dragonskull Summit
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
1.0xlift
Thriving Isle
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
5.2xlift
Drowned Catacomb
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
1.2xlift
Underground River
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
1.2xlift
Dismal Backwater
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
4.8xlift
Evolving Wilds
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
1.6xlift
Path of Ancestry
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
1.2xlift
Choked Estuary
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
1.3xlift
Cascade Bluffs
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
1.7xlift
Turbulent Crater
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
4.8xlift
Turbulent Wetlands
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
10xlift
Tainted Isle
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
3.9xlift
Temple of Deceit
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
1.7xlift
Dimir Aqueduct
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
2.9xlift
Bloodfell Caves
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
4.4xlift
Frostboil Snarl
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
1.1xlift
Temple of Malice
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
1.7xlift
Thriving Bluff
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
5.0xlift
Thriving Moor
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
3.5xlift
Waterlogged Teachings
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
1.4xlift
Sulfurous Springs
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
0.7xlift
Goblin-town
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
13xlift
Raucous Theater
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8.7xlift
Fabled Passage
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1.9xlift
Clearwater Pathway
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
2.2xlift
Shadowblood Ridge
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
0.6xlift
Cliffgate
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
17xlift
Canyon Slough
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5.8xlift
Rush of Inspiration
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
17xlift
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1.2xlift
Rakdos Guildgate
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8.7xlift
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