Parnesse, the Subtle Brush (Commander)

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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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Fire Lord Azula
8.4%inclusion11 decks131 decks
7%synergy
Longshot, Rebel Bowman
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
5.6%inclusion15 decks267 decks
2%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
2.4%inclusion3 decks125 decks
0%synergy
Professor Zei, Anthropologist
1.7%inclusion2 decks118 decks
0%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Double Vision
64%inclusion766 decks1.19K decks
61%synergy
Tempt with Mayhem
58%inclusion598 decks1.04K decks
57%synergy
Twinning Staff
60%inclusion716 decks1.19K decks
55%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
63%inclusion755 decks1.19K decks
54%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
61%inclusion727 decks1.19K decks
52%synergy
Wandering Archaic
51%inclusion603 decks1.19K decks
50%synergy
Narset's Reversal
54%inclusion643 decks1.19K decks
50%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
50%inclusion593 decks1.19K decks
47%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
51%inclusion612 decks1.19K decks
47%synergy
Return the Favor
46%inclusion515 decks1.11K decks
44%synergy
Top Cards
Goblin Electromancer
51%inclusion605 decks1.19K decks
42%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
46%inclusion544 decks1.19K decks
36%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
45%inclusion543 decks1.19K decks
43%synergy
Frantic Search
45%inclusion543 decks1.19K decks
28%synergy
Chaos Warp
45%inclusion542 decks1.19K decks
9%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
45%inclusion538 decks1.19K decks
19%synergy
Reverberate
44%inclusion526 decks1.19K decks
41%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
43%inclusion514 decks1.19K decks
39%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
43%inclusion513 decks1.19K decks
42%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
43%inclusion508 decks1.19K decks
33%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
23%inclusion276 decks1.19K decks
7%synergy
Rhystic Study
14%inclusion163 decks1.19K decks
-11%synergy
Demonic Tutor
12%inclusion138 decks1.19K decks
-10%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
11%inclusion134 decks1.19K decks
-12%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
8.0%inclusion95 decks1.19K decks
-8%synergy
Mystical Tutor
7.2%inclusion86 decks1.19K decks
-6%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
5.5%inclusion66 decks1.19K decks
-14%synergy
Creatures
Sedgemoor Witch
42%inclusion500 decks1.19K decks
40%synergy
Errant, Street Artist
41%inclusion495 decks1.19K decks
41%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
38%inclusion374 decks989 decks
37%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
34%inclusion409 decks1.19K decks
27%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
27%inclusion297 decks1.11K decks
25%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
25%inclusion296 decks1.19K decks
22%synergy
Guttersnipe
24%inclusion281 decks1.19K decks
18%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
21%inclusion209 decks989 decks
18%synergy
Exterminator Magmarch
20%inclusion203 decks1.03K decks
19%synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
19%inclusion221 decks1.19K decks
18%synergy
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
17%inclusion199 decks1.17K decks
16%synergy
Anhelo, the Painter
17%inclusion201 decks1.19K decks
16%synergy
Zevlor, Elturel Exile
16%inclusion194 decks1.19K decks
16%synergy
Melek, Izzet Paragon
15%inclusion183 decks1.19K decks
15%synergy
Taigam, Master Opportunist
15%inclusion89 decks587 decks
14%synergy
Wizards of Thay
15%inclusion178 decks1.19K decks
12%synergy
Deekah, Fractal Theorist
14%inclusion169 decks1.19K decks
13%synergy
Archmage of Runes
14%inclusion115 decks823 decks
11%synergy
Ashling, Flame Dancer
13%inclusion137 decks1.05K decks
10%synergy
Young Pyromancer
11%inclusion135 decks1.19K decks
10%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
11%inclusion127 decks1.19K decks
7%synergy
Wildfire Devils
11%inclusion126 decks1.19K decks
9%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
9.4%inclusion112 decks1.19K decks
7%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
9.2%inclusion110 decks1.19K decks
8%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
8.9%inclusion93 decks1.04K decks
5%synergy
Stella Lee, Wild Card
8.7%inclusion97 decks1.12K decks
8%synergy
Spellskite
8.5%inclusion102 decks1.19K decks
7%synergy
Rootha, Mercurial Artist
8.0%inclusion96 decks1.19K decks
8%synergy
Summon: G.F. Cerberus
7.8%inclusion34 decks437 decks
7%synergy
Echo Mage
7.7%inclusion92 decks1.19K decks
8%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
7.5%inclusion36 decks477 decks
0%synergy
Radiant Performer
7.5%inclusion90 decks1.19K decks
7%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
7.2%inclusion86 decks1.19K decks
-6%synergy
Krark, the Thumbless
7.2%inclusion86 decks1.19K decks
7%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
6.9%inclusion82 decks1.19K decks
5%synergy
Coruscation Mage
6.8%inclusion67 decks988 decks
5%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
6.7%inclusion80 decks1.19K decks
2%synergy
Kitsa, Otterball Elite
6.6%inclusion65 decks985 decks
6%synergy
Roaming Throne
6.5%inclusion78 decks1.19K decks
-3%synergy
Tzaangor Shaman
6.3%inclusion75 decks1.19K decks
6%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
6.0%inclusion72 decks1.19K decks
4%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
5.5%inclusion66 decks1.19K decks
5%synergy
God-Eternal Kefnet
5.4%inclusion65 decks1.19K decks
5%synergy
Haughty Djinn
5.4%inclusion64 decks1.19K decks
5%synergy
Najal, the Storm Runner
5.3%inclusion63 decks1.19K decks
5%synergy
Crackling Spellslinger
5.1%inclusion57 decks1.11K decks
5%synergy
Spark Double
5.1%inclusion61 decks1.19K decks
-3%synergy
The Twelfth Doctor
5.1%inclusion61 decks1.19K decks
5%synergy
Instants
Display of Power
40%inclusion481 decks1.19K decks
39%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
40%inclusion475 decks1.19K decks
38%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
40%inclusion472 decks1.19K decks
38%synergy
Dark Ritual
37%inclusion445 decks1.19K decks
3%synergy
Brainstorm
35%inclusion420 decks1.19K decks
18%synergy
Wild Ricochet
34%inclusion404 decks1.19K decks
33%synergy
Counterspell
34%inclusion400 decks1.19K decks
-11%synergy
Twincast
30%inclusion364 decks1.19K decks
30%synergy
Chef's Kiss
30%inclusion363 decks1.19K decks
30%synergy
Lightning Bolt
29%inclusion350 decks1.19K decks
21%synergy
Big Score
27%inclusion321 decks1.19K decks
17%synergy
Bedevil
25%inclusion300 decks1.19K decks
8%synergy
Twinferno
22%inclusion262 decks1.19K decks
21%synergy
Flame of Anor
22%inclusion262 decks1.19K decks
17%synergy
Reiterate
21%inclusion252 decks1.19K decks
20%synergy
Rakdos Charm
21%inclusion251 decks1.19K decks
6%synergy
See Double
21%inclusion251 decks1.19K decks
20%synergy
Arcane Denial
19%inclusion230 decks1.19K decks
-9%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
19%inclusion224 decks1.19K decks
-9%synergy
Seething Song
19%inclusion224 decks1.19K decks
14%synergy
Teach by Example
19%inclusion222 decks1.19K decks
18%synergy
Terminate
18%inclusion220 decks1.19K decks
-7%synergy
Maestros Charm
17%inclusion208 decks1.19K decks
14%synergy
Negate
16%inclusion191 decks1.19K decks
-7%synergy
Fact or Fiction
15%inclusion182 decks1.19K decks
7%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
15%inclusion180 decks1.19K decks
14%synergy
Withering Torment
15%inclusion135 decks903 decks
2%synergy
Malicious Affliction
15%inclusion176 decks1.19K decks
15%synergy
Opt
14%inclusion172 decks1.19K decks
9%synergy
Split Decision
14%inclusion168 decks1.19K decks
13%synergy
Prismari Command
13%inclusion153 decks1.19K decks
7%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
12%inclusion146 decks1.19K decks
5%synergy
Transforming Flourish
12%inclusion68 decks584 decks
12%synergy
Insidious Will
11%inclusion135 decks1.19K decks
11%synergy
Deflecting Swat
11%inclusion129 decks1.19K decks
-7%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
10%inclusion92 decks908 decks
5%synergy
Sink into Stupor
10%inclusion103 decks1.06K decks
0%synergy
Invert Polarity
10%inclusion102 decks1.05K decks
7%synergy
Storm King's Thunder
9.4%inclusion112 decks1.19K decks
9%synergy
Abrade
9.0%inclusion107 decks1.19K decks
0%synergy
Flare of Duplication
8.8%inclusion93 decks1.06K decks
6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
8.7%inclusion92 decks1.06K decks
3%synergy
Fury Storm
8.6%inclusion103 decks1.19K decks
8%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.6%inclusion91 decks1.06K decks
0%synergy
Pongify
8.2%inclusion98 decks1.19K decks
2%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
7.5%inclusion89 decks1.19K decks
-2%synergy
Radiate
7.5%inclusion89 decks1.19K decks
7%synergy
Mana Drain
6.7%inclusion80 decks1.19K decks
-9%synergy
Repeated Reverberation
6.5%inclusion78 decks1.19K decks
6%synergy
Infernal Grasp
6.3%inclusion75 decks1.19K decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Creative Technique
37%inclusion439 decks1.19K decks
36%synergy
Replication Technique
36%inclusion427 decks1.19K decks
35%synergy
Feed the Swarm
32%inclusion387 decks1.19K decks
2%synergy
Grapeshot
31%inclusion365 decks1.19K decks
29%synergy
Mana Geyser
29%inclusion349 decks1.19K decks
25%synergy
Blasphemous Act
29%inclusion347 decks1.19K decks
-17%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
28%inclusion337 decks1.19K decks
25%synergy
Ponder
28%inclusion336 decks1.19K decks
19%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
24%inclusion285 decks1.17K decks
23%synergy
Preordain
23%inclusion270 decks1.19K decks
17%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
20%inclusion242 decks1.19K decks
16%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
19%inclusion232 decks1.19K decks
19%synergy
Exsanguinate
19%inclusion231 decks1.19K decks
16%synergy
Bonus Round
18%inclusion219 decks1.19K decks
18%synergy
Flawless Forgery
18%inclusion216 decks1.19K decks
18%synergy
Sign in Blood
17%inclusion203 decks1.19K decks
13%synergy
Windfall
14%inclusion165 decks1.19K decks
-10%synergy
Faithless Looting
14%inclusion165 decks1.19K decks
-6%synergy
Night's Whisper
10%inclusion124 decks1.19K decks
6%synergy
Vandalblast
10%inclusion121 decks1.19K decks
-7%synergy
Doublecast
10%inclusion117 decks1.19K decks
10%synergy
Maestros Confluence
9.3%inclusion111 decks1.19K decks
8%synergy
Boltwave
9.2%inclusion75 decks813 decks
8%synergy
Mind's Desire
9.1%inclusion109 decks1.19K decks
9%synergy
Ensnared by the Mara
8.6%inclusion103 decks1.19K decks
5%synergy
Mnemonic Deluge
8.5%inclusion101 decks1.19K decks
7%synergy
Brass's Bounty
8.3%inclusion99 decks1.19K decks
7%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
8.3%inclusion99 decks1.19K decks
4%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
8.2%inclusion98 decks1.19K decks
7%synergy
Damnable Pact
8.0%inclusion96 decks1.19K decks
7%synergy
Read the Bones
8.0%inclusion95 decks1.19K decks
5%synergy
Expressive Iteration
8.0%inclusion95 decks1.19K decks
5%synergy
Crackle with Power
7.0%inclusion83 decks1.19K decks
5%synergy
Incarnation Technique
6.6%inclusion79 decks1.19K decks
6%synergy
Shattering Spree
6.6%inclusion79 decks1.19K decks
6%synergy
Fevered Suspicion
6.4%inclusion76 decks1.19K decks
4%synergy
Spelltwine
6.2%inclusion74 decks1.19K decks
5%synergy
Reanimate
6.2%inclusion74 decks1.19K decks
-18%synergy
Painful Truths
5.9%inclusion71 decks1.19K decks
4%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5.9%inclusion70 decks1.19K decks
1%synergy
Army of the Damned
5.9%inclusion70 decks1.19K decks
4%synergy
Solve the Equation
5.9%inclusion70 decks1.19K decks
4%synergy
Clone Legion
5.8%inclusion69 decks1.19K decks
4%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.5%inclusion45 decks814 decks
-1%synergy
Hit the Mother Lode
5.5%inclusion66 decks1.19K decks
4%synergy
Toxic Deluge
5.4%inclusion65 decks1.19K decks
-15%synergy
Make an Example
5.2%inclusion62 decks1.19K decks
4%synergy
Treasure Cruise
5.2%inclusion62 decks1.19K decks
2%synergy
Blood Tithe
5.0%inclusion60 decks1.19K decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Primal Amulet
34%inclusion406 decks1.19K decks
32%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
28%inclusion335 decks1.19K decks
26%synergy
Isochron Scepter
13%inclusion158 decks1.19K decks
11%synergy
Lightning Greaves
12%inclusion145 decks1.19K decks
-18%synergy
Lithoform Engine
12%inclusion139 decks1.19K decks
9%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
12%inclusion138 decks1.19K decks
-1%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
10%inclusion116 decks1.19K decks
-16%synergy
Adaptive Training Post
9.2%inclusion54 decks584 decks
9%synergy
Mirari
8.5%inclusion102 decks1.19K decks
8%synergy
Cursed Recording
8.5%inclusion85 decks1K decks
8%synergy
Wand of Wonder
7.6%inclusion91 decks1.19K decks
6%synergy
Wizard's Spellbook
6.7%inclusion80 decks1.19K decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Hive Mind
23%inclusion273 decks1.19K decks
22%synergy
Storm of Saruman
21%inclusion248 decks1.19K decks
19%synergy
Dual Casting
20%inclusion243 decks1.19K decks
20%synergy
Curse of Echoes
18%inclusion218 decks1.19K decks
17%synergy
Propaganda
17%inclusion203 decks1.19K decks
3%synergy
Eye of the Storm
10%inclusion122 decks1.19K decks
10%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
8.2%inclusion86 decks1.05K decks
7%synergy
Mystic Remora
7.3%inclusion87 decks1.19K decks
-8%synergy
Arcane Melee
6.7%inclusion80 decks1.19K decks
6%synergy
Sorcerer Class
6.3%inclusion75 decks1.19K decks
6%synergy
Artist's Talent
6.0%inclusion59 decks989 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
5.8%inclusion69 decks1.19K decks
-5%synergy
Extravagant Replication
5.6%inclusion67 decks1.19K decks
1%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Arcavios
6.4%inclusion76 decks1.19K decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Storm Conduit
27%inclusion318 decks1.19K decks
25%synergy
Professor Onyx
21%inclusion256 decks1.19K decks
20%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
18%inclusion212 decks1.19K decks
17%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
10%inclusion94 decks989 decks
9%synergy
Rowan, Scholar of Sparks
5.8%inclusion69 decks1.19K decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
43%inclusion508 decks1.19K decks
7%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
23%inclusion277 decks1.19K decks
19%synergy
Bojuka Bog
22%inclusion262 decks1.19K decks
-2%synergy
Sunken Palace
16%inclusion163 decks1.04K decks
15%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
13%inclusion153 decks1.19K decks
9%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
11%inclusion126 decks1.19K decks
-4%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion122 decks1.19K decks
2%synergy
Mirrorpool
10%inclusion118 decks1.19K decks
10%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
9.0%inclusion107 decks1.19K decks
-7%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
6.1%inclusion28 decks461 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
87%inclusion1.03K decks1.19K decks
-2%synergy
Sol Ring
81%inclusion967 decks1.19K decks
-9%synergy
Izzet Signet
47%inclusion567 decks1.19K decks
13%synergy
Dimir Signet
42%inclusion503 decks1.19K decks
5%synergy
Rakdos Signet
42%inclusion499 decks1.19K decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
40%inclusion473 decks1.19K decks
-5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
35%inclusion418 decks1.19K decks
0%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
32%inclusion388 decks1.19K decks
-17%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
28%inclusion331 decks1.19K decks
-15%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
24%inclusion289 decks1.19K decks
24%synergy
Thought Vessel
22%inclusion259 decks1.19K decks
0%synergy
Commander's Sphere
19%inclusion231 decks1.19K decks
-2%synergy
Relic of Sauron
16%inclusion187 decks1.19K decks
-4%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
12%inclusion147 decks1.19K decks
-3%synergy
Mind Stone
9.4%inclusion112 decks1.19K decks
-5%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
8.2%inclusion98 decks1.19K decks
3%synergy
Séance Board
6.0%inclusion54 decks896 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Island
97%inclusion1.16K decks1.19K decks
4%synergy
Mountain
97%inclusion1.15K decks1.19K decks
5%synergy
Swamp
95%inclusion1.13K decks1.19K decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion1.08K decks1.19K decks
-2%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
66%inclusion791 decks1.19K decks
11%synergy
Exotic Orchard
58%inclusion698 decks1.19K decks
2%synergy
Xander's Lounge
50%inclusion600 decks1.19K decks
10%synergy
Sunken Hollow
49%inclusion581 decks1.19K decks
8%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
47%inclusion566 decks1.19K decks
9%synergy
Sulfur Falls
47%inclusion563 decks1.19K decks
1%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
40%inclusion480 decks1.19K decks
-4%synergy
Training Center
39%inclusion466 decks1.19K decks
6%synergy
Luxury Suite
38%inclusion453 decks1.19K decks
6%synergy
Watery Grave
38%inclusion453 decks1.19K decks
-8%synergy
Steam Vents
37%inclusion443 decks1.19K decks
-7%synergy
Blood Crypt
36%inclusion431 decks1.19K decks
-8%synergy
Morphic Pool
36%inclusion425 decks1.19K decks
3%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
35%inclusion414 decks1.19K decks
-8%synergy
Maestros Theater
33%inclusion394 decks1.19K decks
23%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
32%inclusion386 decks1.19K decks
17%synergy
Path of Ancestry
30%inclusion354 decks1.19K decks
-2%synergy
Shivan Reef
28%inclusion340 decks1.19K decks
0%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
27%inclusion319 decks1.19K decks
16%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
27%inclusion317 decks1.19K decks
1%synergy
Seething Landscape
24%inclusion255 decks1.04K decks
7%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
24%inclusion285 decks1.19K decks
-1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
22%inclusion267 decks1.19K decks
12%synergy
Evolving Wilds
22%inclusion266 decks1.19K decks
-2%synergy
Scalding Tarn
21%inclusion255 decks1.19K decks
-11%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
21%inclusion248 decks1.19K decks
-13%synergy
Temple of Deceit
20%inclusion244 decks1.19K decks
7%synergy
Polluted Delta
20%inclusion240 decks1.19K decks
-14%synergy
Haunted Ridge
19%inclusion224 decks1.19K decks
-3%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
19%inclusion222 decks1.19K decks
7%synergy
Choked Estuary
19%inclusion222 decks1.19K decks
1%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
18%inclusion216 decks1.19K decks
-9%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
18%inclusion211 decks1.19K decks
-1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
17%inclusion208 decks1.19K decks
-3%synergy
Temple of Malice
17%inclusion201 decks1.19K decks
5%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
17%inclusion200 decks1.19K decks
5%synergy
Underground River
17%inclusion198 decks1.19K decks
-10%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
16%inclusion192 decks1.19K decks
4%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
15%inclusion179 decks1.19K decks
5%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
13%inclusion151 decks1.19K decks
-3%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
13%inclusion151 decks1.19K decks
1%synergy
Raucous Theater
11%inclusion127 decks1.17K decks
0%synergy
Thundering Falls
10%inclusion122 decks1.17K decks
0%synergy
Sink into Stupor
10%inclusion103 decks1.06K decks
0%synergy
Undercity Sewers
10%inclusion112 decks1.17K decks
-3%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
9.4%inclusion112 decks1.19K decks
3%synergy