Parnesse, the Subtle Brush (Commander) - Budget

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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Tablet of Discovery
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
13%synergy
Abstract Paintmage
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
14%synergy
Prismari, the Inspiration
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Spectacle Summit
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Pigment Wrangler
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
12%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Alania, Divergent Storm
53%inclusion72 decks136 decks
52%synergy
Double Vision
54%inclusion75 decks140 decks
51%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
54%inclusion76 decks140 decks
50%synergy
Errant, Street Artist
49%inclusion69 decks140 decks
48%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
49%inclusion69 decks140 decks
41%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
40%inclusion56 decks140 decks
38%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
36%inclusion50 decks140 decks
35%synergy
Tempt with Mayhem
35%inclusion49 decks140 decks
34%synergy
Display of Power
35%inclusion49 decks140 decks
34%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
34%inclusion48 decks140 decks
32%synergy
Top Cards
Nightscape Familiar
40%inclusion56 decks140 decks
13%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
36%inclusion50 decks140 decks
25%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
35%inclusion48 decks136 decks
31%synergy
Frantic Search
35%inclusion49 decks140 decks
14%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
34%inclusion48 decks140 decks
24%synergy
Guttersnipe
34%inclusion47 decks140 decks
27%synergy
Chaos Warp
33%inclusion46 decks140 decks
-2%synergy
Anhelo, the Painter
32%inclusion45 decks140 decks
32%synergy
Teach by Example
32%inclusion45 decks140 decks
32%synergy
Maestros Charm
31%inclusion44 decks140 decks
28%synergy
Creatures
Talrand, Sky Summoner
24%inclusion34 decks140 decks
22%synergy
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
21%inclusion30 decks140 decks
20%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
21%inclusion30 decks140 decks
13%synergy
Melek, Izzet Paragon
20%inclusion28 decks140 decks
20%synergy
Zevlor, Elturel Exile
19%inclusion27 decks140 decks
19%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
19%inclusion26 decks140 decks
17%synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
19%inclusion26 decks140 decks
18%synergy
Wizards of Thay
19%inclusion26 decks140 decks
16%synergy
Rootha, Mercurial Artist
17%inclusion24 decks140 decks
17%synergy
Exterminator Magmarch
17%inclusion24 decks140 decks
16%synergy
Fire Lord Azula
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
15%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
15%inclusion21 decks140 decks
7%synergy
Young Pyromancer
14%inclusion20 decks140 decks
13%synergy
Tzaangor Shaman
13%inclusion18 decks140 decks
12%synergy
Radiant Performer
13%inclusion18 decks140 decks
13%synergy
Wildfire Devils
13%inclusion18 decks140 decks
12%synergy
Echo Mage
12%inclusion17 decks140 decks
12%synergy
Molten-Core Maestro
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Landscape Painter
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
11%inclusion16 decks140 decks
6%synergy
Archmage of Runes
11%inclusion14 decks125 decks
8%synergy
Mocking Sprite
11%inclusion15 decks140 decks
10%synergy
Nivix Guildmage
10%inclusion14 decks140 decks
10%synergy
Rootha, Mastering the Moment
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
10%synergy
Coruscation Mage
10%inclusion13 decks136 decks
8%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
9.3%inclusion13 decks140 decks
-1%synergy
Mizzix of the Izmagnus
9.3%inclusion13 decks140 decks
9%synergy
Maelstrom Artisan
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Sanar, Unfinished Genius
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Dirgur Focusmage
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Muddle, the Ever-Changing
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Leitmotif Composer
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Inspired Skypainter
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Taigam, Master Opportunist
8.6%inclusion9 decks105 decks
8%synergy
Najal, the Storm Runner
7.9%inclusion11 decks140 decks
7%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
2%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
7.1%inclusion10 decks140 decks
-4%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
7.1%inclusion10 decks140 decks
6%synergy
The Twelfth Doctor
7.1%inclusion10 decks140 decks
7%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
7.1%inclusion10 decks140 decks
7%synergy
Summon: G.F. Cerberus
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Meletis Charlatan
6.4%inclusion9 decks140 decks
6%synergy
Archaeomancer
6.4%inclusion9 decks140 decks
3%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
6.4%inclusion9 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Goblin Glasswright
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Exhibition Tidecaller
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Prismari Pianist
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Ashling, Rekindled
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
5%synergy
Colorstorm Stallion
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Wild Ricochet
31%inclusion43 decks140 decks
30%synergy
Return the Favor
29%inclusion40 decks140 decks
26%synergy
Big Score
28%inclusion39 decks140 decks
15%synergy
Twinferno
28%inclusion39 decks140 decks
27%synergy
Negate
27%inclusion38 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Bedevil
24%inclusion34 decks140 decks
9%synergy
Chef's Kiss
24%inclusion33 decks140 decks
23%synergy
Rakdos Charm
22%inclusion31 decks140 decks
7%synergy
Lightning Bolt
21%inclusion29 decks140 decks
10%synergy
Opt
21%inclusion29 decks140 decks
15%synergy
Fact or Fiction
18%inclusion25 decks140 decks
11%synergy
Terminate
18%inclusion25 decks140 decks
-8%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
18%inclusion25 decks140 decks
17%synergy
Brainstorm
17%inclusion24 decks140 decks
-0%synergy
Abrade
16%inclusion23 decks140 decks
7%synergy
Insidious Will
16%inclusion22 decks140 decks
15%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
15%inclusion21 decks140 decks
3%synergy
A Little Chat
14%inclusion20 decks140 decks
14%synergy
Prismari Command
14%inclusion20 decks140 decks
8%synergy
Counterspell
14%inclusion19 decks140 decks
-31%synergy
Audacious Swap
13%inclusion18 decks140 decks
13%synergy
Reverberate
13%inclusion18 decks140 decks
9%synergy
Narset's Reversal
11%inclusion16 decks140 decks
5%synergy
See Double
11%inclusion15 decks140 decks
10%synergy
Repeated Reverberation
11%inclusion15 decks140 decks
10%synergy
Transforming Flourish
10%inclusion11 decks105 decks
10%synergy
Dark Ritual
10%inclusion14 decks140 decks
-28%synergy
Malicious Affliction
9.3%inclusion13 decks140 decks
9%synergy
Unsubtle Mockery
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
8.6%inclusion12 decks140 decks
-1%synergy
Reality Shift
7.9%inclusion11 decks140 decks
3%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
7.9%inclusion11 decks140 decks
2%synergy
Infernal Grasp
7.9%inclusion11 decks140 decks
3%synergy
Dual Strike
7.9%inclusion11 decks140 decks
8%synergy
Blood Pact
7.9%inclusion11 decks140 decks
7%synergy
Electrodominance
7.1%inclusion10 decks140 decks
2%synergy
Split Decision
7.1%inclusion10 decks140 decks
7%synergy
Geistblast
6.4%inclusion9 decks140 decks
6%synergy
Dig Up the Body
6.4%inclusion9 decks140 decks
6%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
6.4%inclusion9 decks140 decks
-24%synergy
Murder
6.4%inclusion9 decks140 decks
4%synergy
Mystic Confluence
6.4%inclusion9 decks140 decks
4%synergy
Brush Off
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Stress Dream
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Prismari Charm
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
5.7%inclusion8 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Complete the Circuit
5.7%inclusion8 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Refuse // Cooperate
5.7%inclusion8 decks140 decks
6%synergy
Impulse
5.7%inclusion8 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Flame of Anor
5.7%inclusion8 decks140 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
29%inclusion41 decks140 decks
1%synergy
Replication Technique
26%inclusion36 decks140 decks
25%synergy
Doublecast
23%inclusion32 decks140 decks
23%synergy
Exsanguinate
21%inclusion30 decks140 decks
17%synergy
Grapeshot
20%inclusion28 decks140 decks
18%synergy
Flawless Forgery
19%inclusion27 decks140 decks
19%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
18%inclusion25 decks140 decks
14%synergy
Creative Technique
18%inclusion25 decks140 decks
17%synergy
Faithless Looting
16%inclusion23 decks140 decks
-3%synergy
Sign in Blood
16%inclusion23 decks140 decks
13%synergy
Preordain
16%inclusion22 decks140 decks
10%synergy
Maestros Confluence
16%inclusion22 decks140 decks
15%synergy
Army of the Damned
15%inclusion21 decks140 decks
14%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
14%inclusion19 decks140 decks
12%synergy
Spelltwine
13%inclusion18 decks140 decks
12%synergy
Brass's Bounty
12%inclusion17 decks140 decks
11%synergy
Blasphemous Act
12%inclusion17 decks140 decks
-32%synergy
Wisdom of Ages
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Abstract Performance
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Ponder
11%inclusion16 decks140 decks
3%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
11%inclusion16 decks140 decks
8%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
11%inclusion16 decks140 decks
11%synergy
Damnable Pact
11%inclusion15 decks140 decks
9%synergy
Expressive Iteration
11%inclusion15 decks140 decks
7%synergy
Chain Reaction
10%inclusion14 decks140 decks
8%synergy
Mana Geyser
10%inclusion14 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Read the Bones
10%inclusion14 decks140 decks
8%synergy
Illicit Shipment
10%inclusion14 decks140 decks
10%synergy
Blood Tithe
9.3%inclusion13 decks140 decks
9%synergy
Furygale Flocking
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Night's Whisper
7.9%inclusion11 decks140 decks
3%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
7.1%inclusion10 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Xander's Pact
7.1%inclusion10 decks140 decks
7%synergy
Deep Analysis
7.1%inclusion10 decks140 decks
4%synergy
Rite of Replication
7.1%inclusion10 decks140 decks
3%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
6.4%inclusion9 decks140 decks
2%synergy
Browbeat
6.4%inclusion9 decks140 decks
6%synergy
Howl of the Horde
6.4%inclusion9 decks140 decks
6%synergy
Mind's Desire
6.4%inclusion9 decks140 decks
6%synergy
Clone Legion
6.4%inclusion9 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Artistic Process
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Splatter Technique
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Echocasting Symposium
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Grab the Prize
6.1%inclusion8 decks132 decks
5%synergy
Flow State
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Cost of Brilliance
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Procrastinate
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Inspired Tinkering
5.7%inclusion8 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Fiery Confluence
5.7%inclusion8 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Seize the Spoils
5.7%inclusion8 decks140 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Cursed Recording
20%inclusion27 decks137 decks
19%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
18%inclusion25 decks140 decks
7%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
16%inclusion22 decks140 decks
14%synergy
Adaptive Training Post
13%inclusion14 decks105 decks
13%synergy
Twinning Staff
11%inclusion15 decks140 decks
6%synergy
Mirari
11%inclusion15 decks140 decks
11%synergy
Wizard's Spellbook
10%inclusion14 decks140 decks
10%synergy
Diary of Dreams
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Thousand-Year Storm
31%inclusion44 decks140 decks
29%synergy
Dual Casting
28%inclusion39 decks140 decks
28%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
21%inclusion29 decks140 decks
19%synergy
Arcane Melee
16%inclusion22 decks140 decks
15%synergy
Curse of Echoes
16%inclusion22 decks140 decks
14%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
11%inclusion16 decks140 decks
11%synergy
Propaganda
9.3%inclusion13 decks140 decks
-5%synergy
Fiery Inscription
7.1%inclusion10 decks140 decks
2%synergy
Extravagant Replication
6.4%inclusion9 decks140 decks
2%synergy
Cryptic Pursuit
6.4%inclusion9 decks140 decks
6%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
5.7%inclusion8 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Eye of the Storm
5.0%inclusion7 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
5.0%inclusion7 decks140 decks
3%synergy
Maestros Ascendancy
5.0%inclusion7 decks140 decks
4%synergy
Rite of the Raging Storm
5.0%inclusion7 decks140 decks
4%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Arcavios
9.3%inclusion13 decks140 decks
9%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Storm Conduit
19%inclusion26 decks140 decks
17%synergy
Professor Onyx
7.9%inclusion11 decks140 decks
6%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
7.1%inclusion10 decks140 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
14%inclusion19 decks140 decks
-22%synergy
Temple of the False God
11%inclusion16 decks140 decks
4%synergy
Sunken Palace
9.3%inclusion13 decks140 decks
9%synergy
Bojuka Bog
7.1%inclusion10 decks140 decks
-17%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
6.4%inclusion9 decks140 decks
6%synergy
Great Hall of the Biblioplex
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
5.0%inclusion7 decks140 decks
1%synergy
Barren Moor
5.0%inclusion7 decks140 decks
4%synergy
Forgotten Cave
5.0%inclusion7 decks140 decks
4%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
5.0%inclusion7 decks140 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
76%inclusion106 decks140 decks
-12%synergy
Sol Ring
63%inclusion88 decks140 decks
-27%synergy
Izzet Signet
47%inclusion66 decks140 decks
15%synergy
Rakdos Signet
40%inclusion56 decks140 decks
8%synergy
Dimir Signet
39%inclusion55 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
35%inclusion49 decks140 decks
16%synergy
Fellwar Stone
20%inclusion28 decks140 decks
-16%synergy
Mind Stone
19%inclusion26 decks140 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
18%inclusion25 decks140 decks
-32%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
17%inclusion24 decks140 decks
-27%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
16%inclusion22 decks140 decks
-28%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
15%inclusion21 decks140 decks
14%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
14%inclusion11 decks78 decks
9%synergy
Thought Vessel
13%inclusion18 decks140 decks
-9%synergy
Resonating Lute
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Sky Diamond
6.4%inclusion9 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Potioner's Trove
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
5.7%inclusion8 decks140 decks
-8%synergy
Cursed Mirror
5.0%inclusion7 decks140 decks
-0%synergy
Midnight Clock
5.0%inclusion7 decks140 decks
2%synergy
Glittering Stockpile
5.0%inclusion7 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Obelisk of Grixis
5.0%inclusion7 decks140 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion140 decks140 decks
7%synergy
Swamp
99%inclusion139 decks140 decks
7%synergy
Mountain
99%inclusion139 decks140 decks
8%synergy
Command Tower
83%inclusion116 decks140 decks
-9%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
56%inclusion78 decks140 decks
3%synergy
Exotic Orchard
46%inclusion64 decks140 decks
-11%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
46%inclusion64 decks140 decks
8%synergy
Sunken Hollow
43%inclusion60 decks140 decks
3%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
41%inclusion57 decks140 decks
27%synergy
Evolving Wilds
39%inclusion54 decks140 decks
15%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
38%inclusion53 decks140 decks
19%synergy
Sulfur Falls
34%inclusion48 decks140 decks
-13%synergy
Myriad Landscape
29%inclusion40 decks140 decks
20%synergy
Path of Ancestry
28%inclusion39 decks140 decks
-3%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
26%inclusion37 decks140 decks
17%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
26%inclusion37 decks140 decks
8%synergy
Temple of Deceit
26%inclusion37 decks140 decks
14%synergy
Shivan Reef
26%inclusion36 decks140 decks
-4%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
26%inclusion36 decks140 decks
14%synergy
Maestros Theater
25%inclusion35 decks140 decks
17%synergy
Seething Landscape
24%inclusion33 decks140 decks
7%synergy
Choked Estuary
24%inclusion33 decks140 decks
6%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
21%inclusion30 decks140 decks
15%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
21%inclusion29 decks140 decks
10%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
21%inclusion29 decks140 decks
-25%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
20%inclusion28 decks140 decks
15%synergy
Temple of Malice
19%inclusion27 decks140 decks
8%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
17%inclusion24 decks140 decks
2%synergy
Dismal Backwater
17%inclusion24 decks140 decks
11%synergy
Thriving Moor
16%inclusion22 decks140 decks
12%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
14%inclusion20 decks140 decks
4%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
14%inclusion20 decks140 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
14%inclusion19 decks140 decks
3%synergy
Thriving Bluff
13%inclusion18 decks140 decks
9%synergy
Thriving Isle
13%inclusion18 decks140 decks
9%synergy
Grixis Panorama
12%inclusion17 decks140 decks
9%synergy
Tainted Isle
11%inclusion15 decks140 decks
7%synergy
Ash Barrens
11%inclusion15 decks140 decks
6%synergy
Ferrous Lake
11%inclusion15 decks140 decks
7%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
10%inclusion14 decks140 decks
-18%synergy
Tainted Peak
9.3%inclusion13 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
9.3%inclusion13 decks140 decks
7%synergy
Canyon Slough
8.6%inclusion12 decks140 decks
4%synergy
Oscorp Industries
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
-3%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
7.9%inclusion11 decks140 decks
-35%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
7.9%inclusion11 decks140 decks
2%synergy
Molten Tributary
7.1%inclusion10 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Treno, Dark City
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Fetid Pools
6.4%inclusion9 decks140 decks
2%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
6.4%inclusion9 decks140 decks
-19%synergy