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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21xlift
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Treasure Cruise
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Chain Reaction
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Final Parting
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Tormenting Voice
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4.6xlift
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7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
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22xlift
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7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
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1.6xlift
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7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
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Dreadbore
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
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Victimize
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Mindsplice Apparatus
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1.9xlift
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1.2xlift
Black Mage's Rod
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Swiftfoot Boots
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Lightning Greaves
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Twinning Staff
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1.2xlift
Primal Amulet
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Two-Handed Axe
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
3.8xlift
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Fiery Inscription
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1.7xlift
Secrets of the Dead
31%inclusion27 decks86 decks
8.3xlift
Thousand-Year Storm
28%inclusion24 decks86 decks
2.1xlift
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1.4xlift
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6.8xlift
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1.4xlift
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0.9xlift
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3.4xlift
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1.4xlift
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2.2xlift
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2.9xlift
Sorcerer Class
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2.3xlift
Spider-Verse
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
10xlift
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24%inclusion21 decks86 decks
3.0xlift
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9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
5.6xlift
Professor Onyx
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
1.5xlift
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Reliquary Tower
26%inclusion22 decks86 decks
1.3xlift
Bojuka Bog
23%inclusion20 decks86 decks
1.7xlift
Mystic Sanctuary
16%inclusion14 decks86 decks
2.4xlift
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9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
1.8xlift
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9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
1.3xlift
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8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
1.6xlift
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8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
0.4xlift
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6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
0.8xlift
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79%inclusion68 decks86 decks
1.1xlift
Sol Ring
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1.0xlift
Dimir Signet
49%inclusion42 decks86 decks
1.4xlift
Izzet Signet
47%inclusion40 decks86 decks
1.2xlift
Rakdos Signet
44%inclusion38 decks86 decks
1.3xlift
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37%inclusion32 decks86 decks
1.4xlift
Fellwar Stone
36%inclusion31 decks86 decks
1.3xlift
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34%inclusion29 decks86 decks
1.3xlift
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26%inclusion22 decks86 decks
1.1xlift
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21%inclusion18 decks86 decks
1.0xlift
Mind Stone
21%inclusion18 decks86 decks
1.4xlift
Thought Vessel
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
0.7xlift
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8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
0.8xlift
Charcoal Diamond
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
1.5xlift
Sky Diamond
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
1.0xlift
Fire Diamond
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
1.1xlift
Obelisk of Grixis
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
1.6xlift
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1.0xlift
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99%inclusion85 decks86 decks
1.0xlift
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98%inclusion84 decks86 decks
1.0xlift
Command Tower
92%inclusion79 decks86 decks
1.1xlift
Exotic Orchard
73%inclusion63 decks86 decks
1.4xlift
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69%inclusion59 decks86 decks
1.2xlift
Sunken Hollow
52%inclusion45 decks86 decks
1.2xlift
Smoldering Marsh
50%inclusion43 decks86 decks
1.1xlift
Evolving Wilds
49%inclusion42 decks86 decks
1.1xlift
Path of Ancestry
47%inclusion40 decks86 decks
1.3xlift
Temple of Epiphany
45%inclusion39 decks86 decks
1.4xlift
Terramorphic Expanse
44%inclusion38 decks86 decks
1.3xlift
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42%inclusion36 decks86 decks
2.1xlift
Seething Landscape
42%inclusion36 decks86 decks
1.4xlift
Sulfur Falls
42%inclusion36 decks86 decks
1.0xlift
Shivan Reef
36%inclusion31 decks86 decks
1.1xlift
Dragonskull Summit
36%inclusion31 decks86 decks
1.1xlift
Rakdos Carnarium
35%inclusion30 decks86 decks
2.1xlift
Dimir Aqueduct
35%inclusion30 decks86 decks
2.0xlift
Maestros Theater
35%inclusion30 decks86 decks
1.5xlift
Temple of Deceit
33%inclusion28 decks86 decks
1.6xlift
Drowned Catacomb
31%inclusion27 decks86 decks
1.3xlift
Choked Estuary
31%inclusion27 decks86 decks
1.1xlift
Swiftwater Cliffs
28%inclusion24 decks86 decks
1.3xlift
Temple of Malice
28%inclusion24 decks86 decks
1.5xlift
Frostboil Snarl
26%inclusion22 decks86 decks
1.1xlift
Shadowblood Ridge
23%inclusion20 decks86 decks
1.0xlift
Foreboding Ruins
23%inclusion20 decks86 decks
0.8xlift
Darkwater Catacombs
22%inclusion19 decks86 decks
1.0xlift
Dismal Backwater
21%inclusion18 decks86 decks
1.2xlift
Waterlogged Teachings
21%inclusion18 decks86 decks
1.6xlift
Bloodfell Caves
20%inclusion17 decks86 decks
1.1xlift
Tainted Isle
19%inclusion16 decks86 decks
2.8xlift
Ferrous Lake
19%inclusion16 decks86 decks
1.5xlift
Cascade Bluffs
19%inclusion16 decks86 decks
0.9xlift
Thriving Isle
17%inclusion15 decks86 decks
1.1xlift
Underground River
17%inclusion15 decks86 decks
1.0xlift
Sulfurous Springs
16%inclusion14 decks86 decks
0.9xlift
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion12 decks86 decks
1.0xlift
Tainted Peak
14%inclusion12 decks86 decks
2.2xlift
Thriving Moor
14%inclusion12 decks86 decks
1.0xlift
Ash Barrens
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
0.9xlift
Silundi Vision
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
1.7xlift
Oscorp Industries
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
1.6xlift
Thriving Bluff
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
0.8xlift
Rakdos Guildgate
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
1.8xlift
Pinnacle Monk
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
1.7xlift
Scorched Geyser
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
1.4xlift
Fiery Islet
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
2.7xlift
Fabled Passage
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
2.4xlift
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