Parnesse, the Subtle Brush (Commander) - Budget

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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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The Mechanist, Aerial Artisan
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Serpent's Pass
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
3.2%inclusion1 decks31 decks
0%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Cormela, Glamour Thief
58%inclusion69 decks118 decks
54%synergy
Double Vision
54%inclusion64 decks118 decks
52%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
52%inclusion51 decks99 decks
51%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
51%inclusion60 decks118 decks
43%synergy
Errant, Street Artist
43%inclusion51 decks118 decks
42%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
39%inclusion46 decks118 decks
38%synergy
Tempt with Mayhem
39%inclusion40 decks103 decks
38%synergy
Teach by Example
36%inclusion43 decks118 decks
36%synergy
Display of Power
36%inclusion42 decks118 decks
35%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
34%inclusion40 decks118 decks
32%synergy
Top Cards
Nightscape Familiar
43%inclusion51 decks118 decks
17%synergy
Frantic Search
39%inclusion46 decks118 decks
22%synergy
Chaos Warp
37%inclusion44 decks118 decks
0%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
36%inclusion42 decks118 decks
27%synergy
Feed the Swarm
35%inclusion41 decks118 decks
4%synergy
Maestros Charm
34%inclusion40 decks118 decks
30%synergy
Guttersnipe
32%inclusion38 decks118 decks
26%synergy
Negate
31%inclusion37 decks118 decks
9%synergy
Anhelo, the Painter
31%inclusion37 decks118 decks
31%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
31%inclusion37 decks118 decks
30%synergy
Creatures
Stormcatch Mentor
29%inclusion29 decks99 decks
26%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
28%inclusion33 decks118 decks
25%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
26%inclusion31 decks118 decks
18%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
25%inclusion29 decks118 decks
15%synergy
Zevlor, Elturel Exile
24%inclusion28 decks118 decks
23%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
22%inclusion26 decks118 decks
20%synergy
Melek, Izzet Paragon
21%inclusion25 decks118 decks
21%synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
20%inclusion24 decks118 decks
20%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
20%inclusion24 decks118 decks
13%synergy
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
19%inclusion23 decks118 decks
18%synergy
Exterminator Magmarch
17%inclusion17 decks103 decks
16%synergy
Rootha, Mercurial Artist
14%inclusion17 decks118 decks
14%synergy
Nivix Guildmage
14%inclusion17 decks118 decks
14%synergy
Young Pyromancer
14%inclusion16 decks118 decks
12%synergy
Wizards of Thay
14%inclusion16 decks118 decks
11%synergy
Wildfire Devils
11%inclusion13 decks118 decks
10%synergy
Taigam, Master Opportunist
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
10%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
10%inclusion12 decks118 decks
-3%synergy
Tzaangor Shaman
10%inclusion12 decks118 decks
10%synergy
Echo Mage
10%inclusion12 decks118 decks
10%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
9.3%inclusion11 decks118 decks
0%synergy
Archmage of Runes
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Radiant Performer
8.5%inclusion10 decks118 decks
8%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
8.5%inclusion10 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Mocking Sprite
7.6%inclusion9 decks118 decks
7%synergy
Najal, the Storm Runner
7.6%inclusion9 decks118 decks
7%synergy
Glamorous Outlaw
7.6%inclusion9 decks118 decks
7%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
7.6%inclusion9 decks118 decks
7%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
7.6%inclusion9 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Coruscation Mage
7.1%inclusion7 decks99 decks
5%synergy
Meletis Charlatan
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
7%synergy
The Twelfth Doctor
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
7%synergy
Gandalf the Grey
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Mizzix of the Izmagnus
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Summon: G.F. Cerberus
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
0%synergy
League Guildmage
5.9%inclusion7 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Deekah, Fractal Theorist
5.9%inclusion7 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Archaeomancer
5.9%inclusion7 decks118 decks
2%synergy
Zaffai, Thunder Conductor
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Halo Forager
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Firebrand Archer
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
4%synergy
Blood Artist
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
2%synergy
Ovika, Enigma Goliath
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
4%synergy
Evelyn, the Covetous
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
3%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Wild Ricochet
28%inclusion33 decks118 decks
27%synergy
Twinferno
25%inclusion30 decks118 decks
25%synergy
Lightning Bolt
24%inclusion28 decks118 decks
15%synergy
Fact or Fiction
22%inclusion26 decks118 decks
14%synergy
Bedevil
22%inclusion26 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Chef's Kiss
21%inclusion25 decks118 decks
21%synergy
Big Score
21%inclusion25 decks118 decks
12%synergy
Terminate
20%inclusion24 decks118 decks
-6%synergy
Return the Favor
18%inclusion20 decks111 decks
16%synergy
Rakdos Charm
17%inclusion20 decks118 decks
2%synergy
Opt
17%inclusion20 decks118 decks
12%synergy
Counterspell
16%inclusion19 decks118 decks
-28%synergy
Abrade
16%inclusion19 decks118 decks
7%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
16%inclusion19 decks118 decks
15%synergy
Brainstorm
15%inclusion18 decks118 decks
-2%synergy
Prismari Command
15%inclusion18 decks118 decks
10%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
14%inclusion17 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Insidious Will
14%inclusion16 decks118 decks
13%synergy
Dark Ritual
13%inclusion15 decks118 decks
-21%synergy
A Little Chat
12%inclusion14 decks118 decks
11%synergy
Reverberate
12%inclusion14 decks118 decks
9%synergy
See Double
10%inclusion12 decks118 decks
9%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
10%inclusion12 decks118 decks
-18%synergy
Murder
10%inclusion12 decks118 decks
7%synergy
Narset's Reversal
10%inclusion12 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Geistblast
9.3%inclusion11 decks118 decks
9%synergy
Malicious Affliction
9.3%inclusion11 decks118 decks
9%synergy
Audacious Swap
9.3%inclusion11 decks118 decks
9%synergy
Repeated Reverberation
9.3%inclusion11 decks118 decks
9%synergy
Infernal Grasp
9.3%inclusion11 decks118 decks
4%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
8.5%inclusion10 decks118 decks
2%synergy
Mystic Confluence
8.5%inclusion10 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Impulse
8.5%inclusion10 decks118 decks
8%synergy
Reality Shift
7.6%inclusion9 decks118 decks
2%synergy
Dual Strike
7.6%inclusion9 decks118 decks
7%synergy
Flame of Anor
7.6%inclusion9 decks118 decks
3%synergy
Essence Scatter
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Split Decision
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
6%synergy
This Is How It Ends
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
4%synergy
Blood Pact
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Transforming Flourish
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Crosis's Charm
5.9%inclusion7 decks118 decks
3%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
1%synergy
Flare of Duplication
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
3%synergy
Steam Augury
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Dig Up the Body
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
4%synergy
Go for the Throat
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
-1%synergy
Doom Blade
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
4%synergy
Prophetic Bolt
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Replication Technique
22%inclusion26 decks118 decks
21%synergy
Doublecast
22%inclusion26 decks118 decks
22%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
20%inclusion24 decks118 decks
16%synergy
Flawless Forgery
19%inclusion22 decks118 decks
18%synergy
Sign in Blood
19%inclusion22 decks118 decks
15%synergy
Spelltwine
17%inclusion20 decks118 decks
16%synergy
Exsanguinate
17%inclusion20 decks118 decks
13%synergy
Maestros Confluence
17%inclusion20 decks118 decks
16%synergy
Grapeshot
17%inclusion20 decks118 decks
15%synergy
Faithless Looting
16%inclusion19 decks118 decks
-4%synergy
Creative Technique
16%inclusion19 decks118 decks
16%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
16%inclusion18 decks116 decks
14%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
13%inclusion15 decks118 decks
10%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
12%inclusion14 decks118 decks
11%synergy
Preordain
12%inclusion14 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Damnable Pact
11%inclusion13 decks118 decks
10%synergy
Army of the Damned
10%inclusion12 decks118 decks
8%synergy
Grab the Prize
9.5%inclusion9 decks95 decks
9%synergy
Ponder
9.3%inclusion11 decks118 decks
1%synergy
Chain Reaction
9.3%inclusion11 decks118 decks
7%synergy
Blasphemous Act
9.3%inclusion11 decks118 decks
-37%synergy
Illicit Shipment
9.3%inclusion11 decks118 decks
9%synergy
Blood Tithe
9.3%inclusion11 decks118 decks
9%synergy
Painful Truths
9.3%inclusion11 decks118 decks
7%synergy
Read the Bones
9.3%inclusion11 decks118 decks
7%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
8.5%inclusion10 decks118 decks
7%synergy
Expressive Iteration
8.5%inclusion10 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Browbeat
7.6%inclusion9 decks118 decks
7%synergy
Great Intelligence's Plan
7.6%inclusion9 decks118 decks
4%synergy
Night's Whisper
7.6%inclusion9 decks118 decks
3%synergy
Treasure Cruise
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
3%synergy
Brass's Bounty
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Cut of the Profits
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
7%synergy
Drawn from Dreams
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Mana Geyser
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
2%synergy
Deadly Tempest
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Elemental Eruption
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
6%synergy
Xander's Pact
5.9%inclusion7 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Inspired Tinkering
5.9%inclusion7 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Empty the Warrens
5.9%inclusion7 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Fiery Confluence
5.9%inclusion7 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Mind's Desire
5.9%inclusion7 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Ambition's Cost
5.9%inclusion7 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Let's Play a Game
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Flood of Recollection
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
0%synergy
Bonus Round
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Rise from the Tides
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Deep Analysis
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
1%synergy
Seize the Spoils
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Cursed Recording
20%inclusion20 decks101 decks
19%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
16%inclusion19 decks118 decks
3%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
16%inclusion19 decks118 decks
14%synergy
Twinning Staff
13%inclusion15 decks118 decks
8%synergy
Adaptive Training Post
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
12%synergy
Mirari
12%inclusion14 decks118 decks
12%synergy
Wizard's Spellbook
10%inclusion12 decks118 decks
10%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
-21%synergy
Enchantments
Thousand-Year Storm
27%inclusion32 decks118 decks
25%synergy
Dual Casting
26%inclusion31 decks118 decks
26%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
24%inclusion28 decks118 decks
22%synergy
Curse of Echoes
18%inclusion21 decks118 decks
16%synergy
Arcane Melee
14%inclusion16 decks118 decks
13%synergy
Propaganda
10%inclusion12 decks118 decks
-3%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
7.6%inclusion9 decks118 decks
7%synergy
Leyline of Resonance
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Cryptic Pursuit
5.9%inclusion7 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Fiery Inscription
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
0%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
4%synergy
Spellweaver Volute
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Maestros Ascendancy
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
4%synergy
Storm of Saruman
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
3%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Arcavios
7.6%inclusion9 decks118 decks
7%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Storm Conduit
17%inclusion20 decks118 decks
15%synergy
Professor Onyx
9.3%inclusion11 decks118 decks
7%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Temple of the False God
12%inclusion14 decks118 decks
3%synergy
Reliquary Tower
10%inclusion12 decks118 decks
-25%synergy
Sunken Palace
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Bojuka Bog
5.9%inclusion7 decks118 decks
-18%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
5.9%inclusion7 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
1%synergy
Forgotten Cave
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
4%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
79%inclusion93 decks118 decks
-9%synergy
Sol Ring
64%inclusion76 decks118 decks
-26%synergy
Izzet Signet
52%inclusion61 decks118 decks
17%synergy
Rakdos Signet
48%inclusion57 decks118 decks
13%synergy
Dimir Signet
48%inclusion57 decks118 decks
11%synergy
Commander's Sphere
39%inclusion46 decks118 decks
17%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
22%inclusion26 decks118 decks
-27%synergy
Fellwar Stone
21%inclusion25 decks118 decks
-14%synergy
Mind Stone
19%inclusion23 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
18%inclusion21 decks118 decks
-27%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
15%inclusion18 decks118 decks
-27%synergy
Thought Vessel
14%inclusion17 decks118 decks
-7%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
8.5%inclusion10 decks118 decks
8%synergy
Fire Diamond
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Sky Diamond
5.9%inclusion7 decks118 decks
4%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
5.9%inclusion7 decks118 decks
1%synergy
Coalition Relic
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
4%synergy
Hedron Archive
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
3%synergy
Cursed Mirror
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
0%synergy
Prismatic Lens
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
4%synergy
Midnight Clock
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion118 decks118 decks
7%synergy
Mountain
99%inclusion117 decks118 decks
8%synergy
Swamp
99%inclusion117 decks118 decks
7%synergy
Command Tower
81%inclusion96 decks118 decks
-10%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
62%inclusion73 decks118 decks
7%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
49%inclusion58 decks118 decks
11%synergy
Exotic Orchard
47%inclusion56 decks118 decks
-9%synergy
Sunken Hollow
47%inclusion56 decks118 decks
7%synergy
Evolving Wilds
43%inclusion51 decks118 decks
19%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
41%inclusion48 decks118 decks
26%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
36%inclusion42 decks118 decks
15%synergy
Sulfur Falls
32%inclusion38 decks118 decks
-13%synergy
Myriad Landscape
31%inclusion37 decks118 decks
21%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
31%inclusion36 decks118 decks
18%synergy
Temple of Deceit
30%inclusion35 decks118 decks
16%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
29%inclusion34 decks118 decks
18%synergy
Path of Ancestry
29%inclusion34 decks118 decks
-3%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
28%inclusion33 decks118 decks
9%synergy
Choked Estuary
25%inclusion30 decks118 decks
7%synergy
Maestros Theater
25%inclusion30 decks118 decks
16%synergy
Seething Landscape
24%inclusion25 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
23%inclusion27 decks118 decks
-21%synergy
Temple of Malice
23%inclusion27 decks118 decks
11%synergy
Shivan Reef
21%inclusion25 decks118 decks
-7%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
19%inclusion23 decks118 decks
7%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
19%inclusion23 decks118 decks
13%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
19%inclusion22 decks118 decks
3%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
16%inclusion19 decks118 decks
11%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
14%inclusion17 decks118 decks
3%synergy
Grixis Panorama
14%inclusion17 decks118 decks
11%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
14%inclusion17 decks118 decks
-28%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
14%inclusion17 decks118 decks
2%synergy
Tainted Isle
13%inclusion15 decks118 decks
9%synergy
Ash Barrens
13%inclusion15 decks118 decks
8%synergy
Thriving Moor
13%inclusion15 decks118 decks
8%synergy
Dismal Backwater
13%inclusion15 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
13%inclusion15 decks118 decks
-14%synergy
Tainted Peak
11%inclusion13 decks118 decks
7%synergy
Thriving Bluff
10%inclusion12 decks118 decks
7%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
10%inclusion12 decks118 decks
0%synergy
Thriving Isle
9.3%inclusion11 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
9.3%inclusion11 decks118 decks
7%synergy
Underground River
8.5%inclusion10 decks118 decks
-18%synergy
Oscorp Industries
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-5%synergy
Canyon Slough
7.6%inclusion9 decks118 decks
3%synergy
Fetid Pools
7.6%inclusion9 decks118 decks
3%synergy
Ferrous Lake
7.0%inclusion8 decks114 decks
3%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Molten Tributary
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
5%synergy
River of Tears
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
5%synergy