Kess, Dissident Mage (Commander) - Budget Optimized Spellslinger

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Benjamin Levin
Sep 9, 2025
How Fun Are All of the Grixis Commanders?
There are dozens of Grixis commanders available now. But which ones are fun to play? Let's break them all down.
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Thousand-Year Storm
100% of 4 decks +98% synergy
Frantic Search
100% of 4 decks +86% synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
75% of 4 decks +59% synergy
Notion Thief
50% of 4 decks +42% synergy
Underworld Breach
50% of 4 decks +41% synergy
Gifts Ungiven
25% of 4 decks +24% synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
25% of 4 decks +22% synergy
Bolas's Citadel
25% of 4 decks +19% synergy
Necropotence
25% of 4 decks +19% synergy
Thassa's Oracle
25% of 4 decks +17% synergy
Gamble
25% of 4 decks +16% synergy
Mystical Tutor
25% of 4 decks +12% synergy
Creatures
Goblin Electromancer
75% of 4 decks +67% synergy
Dualcaster Mage
75% of 4 decks +69% synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
75% of 4 decks +68% synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
50% of 4 decks +48% synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
50% of 4 decks +48% synergy
Guttersnipe
50% of 4 decks +45% synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
50% of 4 decks +47% synergy
The Emperor of Palamecia
33% of 3 decks +30% synergy
Prompto Argentum
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
33% of 3 decks +26% synergy
Mocking Sprite
25% of 4 decks +24% synergy
Melek, Izzet Paragon
25% of 4 decks +25% synergy
Kaza, Roil Chaser
25% of 4 decks +25% synergy
Archmage of Runes
25% of 4 decks +23% synergy
Snapcaster Mage
25% of 4 decks +22% synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
25% of 4 decks +20% synergy
Urabrask
25% of 4 decks +24% synergy
Nightscape Familiar
25% of 4 decks -1% synergy
Decadent Dragon
25% of 4 decks +23% synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
25% of 4 decks +24% synergy
Archmage Emeritus
25% of 4 decks +18% synergy
Docent of Perfection
25% of 4 decks +24% synergy
Lunar Mystic
25% of 4 decks +25% synergy
Razzle-Dazzler
25% of 4 decks +25% synergy
Archaeomancer
25% of 4 decks +21% synergy
Sprite Dragon
25% of 4 decks +25% synergy
Laboratory Maniac
25% of 4 decks +22% synergy
Ovika, Enigma Goliath
25% of 4 decks +24% synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
25% of 4 decks +23% synergy
Electrostatic Infantry
25% of 4 decks +25% synergy
Poppet Stitcher
25% of 4 decks +24% synergy
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy
25% of 4 decks +24% synergy
Pelargir Survivor
25% of 4 decks +25% synergy
Gandalf the Grey
25% of 4 decks +24% synergy
Pinnacle Monk
25% of 4 decks +22% synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
25% of 4 decks +23% synergy
Instants
Chaos Warp
75% of 4 decks +37% synergy
Lightning Bolt
75% of 4 decks +68% synergy
Opt
75% of 4 decks +71% synergy
Drown in the Loch
50% of 4 decks +47% synergy
Thrill of Possibility
50% of 4 decks +42% synergy
Negate
50% of 4 decks +26% synergy
Reiterate
50% of 4 decks +49% synergy
Fact or Fiction
50% of 4 decks +41% synergy
Dark Ritual
50% of 4 decks +18% synergy
Arcane Denial
50% of 4 decks +21% synergy
Narset's Reversal
50% of 4 decks +47% synergy
Magic Damper
33% of 3 decks +32% synergy
Pongify
25% of 4 decks +18% synergy
Rapid Hybridization
25% of 4 decks +21% synergy
Tainted Pact
25% of 4 decks +18% synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
25% of 4 decks -1% synergy
Entomb
25% of 4 decks +19% synergy
Untimely Malfunction
25% of 4 decks +20% synergy
Go for the Throat
25% of 4 decks +19% synergy
Return the Favor
25% of 4 decks +23% synergy
Village Rites
25% of 4 decks +21% synergy
Brainstorm
25% of 4 decks +9% synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
25% of 4 decks +23% synergy
Brain Freeze
25% of 4 decks +18% synergy
Essence Scatter
25% of 4 decks +24% synergy
Brainsurge
25% of 4 decks +24% synergy
Consider
25% of 4 decks +20% synergy
Siege Smash
25% of 4 decks +24% synergy
Blink of an Eye
25% of 4 decks +25% synergy
Rakdos Charm
25% of 4 decks +10% synergy
Soul Shatter
25% of 4 decks +23% synergy
Terminate
25% of 4 decks -2% synergy
Seething Song
25% of 4 decks +22% synergy
Nexus of Fate
25% of 4 decks +24% synergy
Countersquall
25% of 4 decks +23% synergy
Resculpt
25% of 4 decks +23% synergy
Spell Swindle
25% of 4 decks +23% synergy
Thought Scour
25% of 4 decks +23% synergy
Pyretic Ritual
25% of 4 decks +24% synergy
Filter Out
25% of 4 decks +25% synergy
Delay
25% of 4 decks +23% synergy
Demonic Consultation
25% of 4 decks +18% synergy
Izzet Charm
25% of 4 decks +22% synergy
Reverberate
25% of 4 decks +22% synergy
Increasing Vengeance
25% of 4 decks +23% synergy
Big Score
25% of 4 decks +19% synergy
Expansion // Explosion
25% of 4 decks +24% synergy
Wizard's Retort
25% of 4 decks +23% synergy
Sink into Stupor
25% of 4 decks +16% synergy
Otherworldly Gaze
25% of 4 decks +25% synergy
Sorceries
Windfall
75% of 4 decks +52% synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
75% of 4 decks +70% synergy
Blasphemous Act
75% of 4 decks +27% synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
67% of 3 decks +62% synergy
Ponder
50% of 4 decks +41% synergy
Torment of Hailfire
50% of 4 decks +46% synergy
Faithless Looting
50% of 4 decks +31% synergy
Treasure Cruise
50% of 4 decks +46% synergy
Disrupt Decorum
50% of 4 decks +48% synergy
Mana Geyser
50% of 4 decks +46% synergy
Preordain
50% of 4 decks +43% synergy
Dark Deal
50% of 4 decks +43% synergy
Sorceress's Schemes
33% of 3 decks +32% synergy
Resentful Revelation
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Extinction Event
25% of 4 decks +25% synergy
Claim // Fame
25% of 4 decks +25% synergy
Crackle with Power
25% of 4 decks +24% synergy
Careful Study
25% of 4 decks +24% synergy
Vandalblast
25% of 4 decks +8% synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
25% of 4 decks +22% synergy
Bonus Round
25% of 4 decks +25% synergy
Thought Erasure
25% of 4 decks +25% synergy
Unearth
25% of 4 decks +22% synergy
Serum Visions
25% of 4 decks +24% synergy
Scheming Symmetry
25% of 4 decks +24% synergy
Dark Petition
25% of 4 decks +24% synergy
Whispering Madness
25% of 4 decks +18% synergy
Grim Bounty
25% of 4 decks +25% synergy
Twinflame
25% of 4 decks +22% synergy
Ambition's Cost
25% of 4 decks +25% synergy
Pearl of Wisdom
25% of 4 decks +25% synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
25% of 4 decks +22% synergy
Hit the Mother Lode
25% of 4 decks +24% synergy
Burning Inquiry
25% of 4 decks +22% synergy
Toxic Deluge
25% of 4 decks +4% synergy
Mystic Retrieval
25% of 4 decks +24% synergy
Secrets of the Golden City
25% of 4 decks +25% synergy
Step Through
25% of 4 decks +22% synergy
Expressive Iteration
25% of 4 decks +21% synergy
Eaten Alive
25% of 4 decks +25% synergy
Solve the Equation
25% of 4 decks +23% synergy
Notion Rain
25% of 4 decks +25% synergy
Rite of Replication
25% of 4 decks +21% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Twinning Staff
25% of 4 decks +22% synergy
Mind's Eye
25% of 4 decks +25% synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
25% of 4 decks +20% synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
25% of 4 decks +0% synergy
Isochron Scepter
25% of 4 decks +23% synergy
Thaumatic Compass
25% of 4 decks +25% synergy
Enchantments
Waste Not
25% of 4 decks +14% synergy
Swarm Intelligence
25% of 4 decks +24% synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
25% of 4 decks +24% synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
25% of 4 decks +24% synergy
Mystic Remora
25% of 4 decks +10% synergy
Precognition Field
25% of 4 decks +25% synergy
Propaganda
25% of 4 decks +11% synergy
Burning Vengeance
25% of 4 decks +25% synergy
Search for Azcanta
25% of 4 decks +24% synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Crackling Wit
25% of 4 decks +24% synergy
The Royal Scions
25% of 4 decks +25% synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
25% of 4 decks +23% synergy
Saheeli, Sublime Artificer
25% of 4 decks +24% synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
25% of 4 decks +23% synergy
Jace Reawakened
25% of 4 decks +25% synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
25% of 4 decks +0% synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
25% of 4 decks +20% synergy
Ghost Quarter
25% of 4 decks +24% synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
25% of 4 decks +18% synergy
Reliquary Tower
25% of 4 decks -11% synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
25% of 4 decks +23% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100% of 4 decks +10% synergy
Arcane Signet
75% of 4 decks -13% synergy
Rakdos Signet
75% of 4 decks +37% synergy
Dimir Signet
75% of 4 decks +35% synergy
Talisman of Creativity
50% of 4 decks +6% synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
50% of 4 decks +8% synergy
Izzet Signet
50% of 4 decks +14% synergy
Talisman of Dominance
50% of 4 decks +2% synergy
Fellwar Stone
50% of 4 decks +15% synergy
Thought Vessel
50% of 4 decks +29% synergy
Ether
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Commander's Sphere
25% of 4 decks +1% synergy
Spectral Searchlight
25% of 4 decks +25% synergy
Dimir Cluestone
25% of 4 decks +25% synergy
Darksteel Ingot
25% of 4 decks +24% synergy
Lands
Swamp
100% of 4 decks +8% synergy
Mountain
100% of 4 decks +9% synergy
Island
100% of 4 decks +7% synergy
Command Tower
75% of 4 decks -17% synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
50% of 4 decks +37% synergy
Exotic Orchard
50% of 4 decks -7% synergy
Foreboding Ruins
50% of 4 decks +29% synergy
Frostboil Snarl
50% of 4 decks +34% synergy
Drowned Catacomb
50% of 4 decks +8% synergy
Maestros Theater
50% of 4 decks +39% synergy
Tainted Isle
25% of 4 decks +21% synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
25% of 4 decks +12% synergy
Shivan Reef
25% of 4 decks -3% synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
25% of 4 decks +14% synergy
Seething Landscape
25% of 4 decks +6% synergy
Fetid Pools
25% of 4 decks +21% synergy
Temple of Deceit
25% of 4 decks +10% synergy
Smoldering Marsh
25% of 4 decks -14% synergy
Stormcarved Coast
25% of 4 decks +1% synergy
Ash Barrens
25% of 4 decks +20% synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
25% of 4 decks +21% synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
25% of 4 decks -1% synergy
Dragonskull Summit
25% of 4 decks -19% synergy
Sulfur Falls
25% of 4 decks -20% synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
25% of 4 decks -32% synergy
Grixis Panorama
25% of 4 decks +21% synergy
Temple of Malice
25% of 4 decks +12% synergy
Underground River
25% of 4 decks -1% synergy
River of Tears
25% of 4 decks +23% synergy
Evolving Wilds
25% of 4 decks -1% synergy
Tainted Peak
25% of 4 decks +21% synergy
Sink into Stupor
25% of 4 decks +16% synergy
Morphic Pool
25% of 4 decks -8% synergy
Crypt of the Eternals
25% of 4 decks +23% synergy
Sunken Hollow
25% of 4 decks -17% synergy
Choked Estuary
25% of 4 decks +6% synergy
Blightstep Pathway
25% of 4 decks +18% synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
25% of 4 decks +21% synergy
Crosis's Catacombs
25% of 4 decks +22% synergy
Cascade Bluffs
25% of 4 decks +16% synergy
Pinnacle Monk
25% of 4 decks +22% synergy
Sulfurous Springs
25% of 4 decks -1% synergy
Watery Grave
25% of 4 decks -20% synergy
Valakut Awakening
25% of 4 decks +22% synergy