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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Bender's Waterskin
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Serpent's Pass
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Rumble Arena
4.2%inclusion1 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Jet's Brainwashing
4.0%inclusion1 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Ember Island Production
4.0%inclusion1 decks25 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Cormela, Glamour Thief
59%inclusion71 decks120 decks
55%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
54%inclusion56 decks104 decks
53%synergy
Double Vision
51%inclusion61 decks120 decks
48%synergy
Errant, Street Artist
44%inclusion53 decks120 decks
43%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
51%inclusion61 decks120 decks
42%synergy
Tempt with Mayhem
38%inclusion41 decks108 decks
37%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
38%inclusion45 decks120 decks
37%synergy
Teach by Example
36%inclusion43 decks120 decks
35%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
37%inclusion44 decks120 decks
35%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
37%inclusion44 decks120 decks
35%synergy
Top Cards
Nightscape Familiar
41%inclusion49 decks120 decks
14%synergy
Frantic Search
38%inclusion46 decks120 decks
20%synergy
Chaos Warp
35%inclusion42 decks120 decks
-1%synergy
Display of Power
35%inclusion42 decks120 decks
34%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
33%inclusion40 decks120 decks
24%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
33%inclusion34 decks104 decks
29%synergy
Maestros Charm
33%inclusion39 decks120 decks
29%synergy
Feed the Swarm
32%inclusion38 decks120 decks
2%synergy
Anhelo, the Painter
32%inclusion38 decks120 decks
31%synergy
Guttersnipe
32%inclusion38 decks120 decks
25%synergy
Creatures
Talrand, Sky Summoner
26%inclusion31 decks120 decks
23%synergy
Zevlor, Elturel Exile
26%inclusion31 decks120 decks
25%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
24%inclusion29 decks120 decks
15%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
24%inclusion29 decks120 decks
22%synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
23%inclusion28 decks120 decks
23%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
23%inclusion27 decks120 decks
13%synergy
Melek, Izzet Paragon
21%inclusion25 decks120 decks
21%synergy
Exterminator Magmarch
20%inclusion22 decks108 decks
20%synergy
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
20%inclusion24 decks120 decks
19%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
18%inclusion22 decks120 decks
11%synergy
Wizards of Thay
15%inclusion18 decks120 decks
12%synergy
Nivix Guildmage
15%inclusion18 decks120 decks
15%synergy
Rootha, Mercurial Artist
14%inclusion17 decks120 decks
14%synergy
Wildfire Devils
13%inclusion16 decks120 decks
12%synergy
Young Pyromancer
13%inclusion15 decks120 decks
11%synergy
Tzaangor Shaman
12%inclusion14 decks120 decks
11%synergy
Radiant Performer
11%inclusion13 decks120 decks
11%synergy
Taigam, Master Opportunist
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
10%inclusion12 decks120 decks
-3%synergy
Echo Mage
10%inclusion12 decks120 decks
10%synergy
Gandalf the Grey
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
8%synergy
Najal, the Storm Runner
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
9%synergy
Archmage of Runes
8.8%inclusion8 decks91 decks
6%synergy
Summon: G.F. Cerberus
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Mocking Sprite
8.3%inclusion10 decks120 decks
8%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
8.3%inclusion10 decks120 decks
-1%synergy
Coruscation Mage
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
7.5%inclusion9 decks120 decks
7%synergy
Mizzix of the Izmagnus
7.5%inclusion9 decks120 decks
7%synergy
The Twelfth Doctor
7.5%inclusion9 decks120 decks
7%synergy
Glamorous Outlaw
7.5%inclusion9 decks120 decks
7%synergy
Mysidian Elder
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
2%synergy
Meletis Charlatan
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
7%synergy
Kaza, Roil Chaser
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Deekah, Fractal Theorist
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
5%synergy
The Emperor of Palamecia
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
3%synergy
League Guildmage
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Halo Forager
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Archaeomancer
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
1%synergy
Firebrand Archer
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Nekusar, the Mindrazer
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
3%synergy
Blood Artist
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
2%synergy
Ovika, Enigma Goliath
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Twinferno
29%inclusion35 decks120 decks
28%synergy
Wild Ricochet
28%inclusion34 decks120 decks
28%synergy
Negate
27%inclusion32 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Chef's Kiss
24%inclusion29 decks120 decks
24%synergy
Bedevil
23%inclusion28 decks120 decks
7%synergy
Return the Favor
22%inclusion25 decks114 decks
20%synergy
Big Score
21%inclusion25 decks120 decks
10%synergy
Lightning Bolt
20%inclusion24 decks120 decks
11%synergy
Rakdos Charm
20%inclusion24 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Fact or Fiction
20%inclusion24 decks120 decks
12%synergy
Terminate
19%inclusion23 decks120 decks
-7%synergy
Abrade
16%inclusion19 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Insidious Will
16%inclusion19 decks120 decks
16%synergy
Counterspell
15%inclusion18 decks120 decks
-29%synergy
Opt
15%inclusion18 decks120 decks
10%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
15%inclusion18 decks120 decks
14%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
14%inclusion17 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Prismari Command
14%inclusion17 decks120 decks
8%synergy
Brainstorm
13%inclusion15 decks120 decks
-5%synergy
Dark Ritual
13%inclusion15 decks120 decks
-23%synergy
A Little Chat
12%inclusion14 decks120 decks
11%synergy
See Double
12%inclusion14 decks120 decks
11%synergy
Reverberate
12%inclusion14 decks120 decks
8%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
11%inclusion13 decks120 decks
-18%synergy
Geistblast
10%inclusion12 decks120 decks
10%synergy
Malicious Affliction
10%inclusion12 decks120 decks
10%synergy
Audacious Swap
10%inclusion12 decks120 decks
10%synergy
Infernal Grasp
10%inclusion12 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Transforming Flourish
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Narset's Reversal
10%inclusion12 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Dual Strike
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
9%synergy
Murder
8.3%inclusion10 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
8.3%inclusion10 decks120 decks
0%synergy
This Is How It Ends
7.5%inclusion9 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Repeated Reverberation
7.5%inclusion9 decks120 decks
7%synergy
Flame of Anor
7.5%inclusion9 decks120 decks
2%synergy
Mystic Confluence
7.5%inclusion9 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Blood Pact
7.5%inclusion9 decks120 decks
7%synergy
Split Decision
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Essence Scatter
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Reality Shift
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
1%synergy
Electrodominance
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
3%synergy
Crosis's Charm
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Impulse
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Dig Up the Body
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Refuse // Cooperate
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Steam Augury
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Invert Polarity
5.6%inclusion6 decks108 decks
3%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
5.6%inclusion6 decks108 decks
0%synergy
Bounce Off
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Replication Technique
23%inclusion28 decks120 decks
23%synergy
Doublecast
23%inclusion27 decks120 decks
22%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
21%inclusion25 decks120 decks
16%synergy
Exsanguinate
19%inclusion23 decks120 decks
15%synergy
Flawless Forgery
18%inclusion22 decks120 decks
18%synergy
Sign in Blood
17%inclusion20 decks120 decks
13%synergy
Grapeshot
17%inclusion20 decks120 decks
15%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
16%inclusion19 decks118 decks
15%synergy
Faithless Looting
16%inclusion19 decks120 decks
-4%synergy
Creative Technique
16%inclusion19 decks120 decks
15%synergy
Maestros Confluence
15%inclusion18 decks120 decks
14%synergy
Spelltwine
15%inclusion18 decks120 decks
14%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
13%inclusion15 decks120 decks
9%synergy
Read the Bones
11%inclusion13 decks120 decks
8%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
11%inclusion13 decks120 decks
10%synergy
Preordain
11%inclusion13 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Painful Truths
10%inclusion12 decks120 decks
8%synergy
Illicit Shipment
10%inclusion12 decks120 decks
10%synergy
Chain Reaction
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
7%synergy
Expressive Iteration
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Brass's Bounty
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
7%synergy
Browbeat
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
9%synergy
Damnable Pact
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
8%synergy
Army of the Damned
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
8%synergy
Grab the Prize
8.9%inclusion9 decks101 decks
8%synergy
Ponder
8.3%inclusion10 decks120 decks
0%synergy
Great Intelligence's Plan
8.3%inclusion10 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Blood Tithe
8.3%inclusion10 decks120 decks
8%synergy
Cut of the Profits
7.5%inclusion9 decks120 decks
7%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
7.5%inclusion9 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Blasphemous Act
7.5%inclusion9 decks120 decks
-38%synergy
Mana Geyser
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
2%synergy
Treasure Cruise
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
3%synergy
Deadly Tempest
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
1%synergy
Xander's Pact
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Bonus Round
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Howl of the Horde
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Mind's Desire
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Mentor's Guidance
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Inspired Tinkering
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Night's Whisper
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
1%synergy
Rooftop Nuisance
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Elemental Eruption
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Ignite Memories
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Drawn from Dreams
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Ambition's Cost
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Echo Storm
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Allure of the Unknown
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Rise from the Tides
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Cursed Recording
24%inclusion25 decks105 decks
23%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
17%inclusion20 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
17%inclusion20 decks120 decks
15%synergy
Adaptive Training Post
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
16%synergy
Mirari
11%inclusion13 decks120 decks
11%synergy
Wizard's Spellbook
8.3%inclusion10 decks120 decks
8%synergy
Twinning Staff
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Thousand-Year Storm
28%inclusion34 decks120 decks
26%synergy
Dual Casting
28%inclusion33 decks120 decks
27%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
23%inclusion28 decks120 decks
21%synergy
Curse of Echoes
21%inclusion25 decks120 decks
20%synergy
Arcane Melee
12%inclusion14 decks120 decks
11%synergy
Propaganda
10%inclusion12 decks120 decks
-4%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
8%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Leyline of Resonance
5.9%inclusion6 decks101 decks
6%synergy
Eye of the Storm
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Storm of Saruman
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
5.6%inclusion6 decks108 decks
4%synergy
Fiery Inscription
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
0%synergy
Cryptic Pursuit
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Copy Enchantment
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
3%synergy
Witness Protection
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Arcavios
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
9%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Storm Conduit
18%inclusion21 decks120 decks
16%synergy
Professor Onyx
8.3%inclusion10 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Rowan, Scholar of Sparks
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Temple of the False God
12%inclusion14 decks120 decks
3%synergy
Sunken Palace
10%inclusion11 decks108 decks
10%synergy
Reliquary Tower
10%inclusion12 decks120 decks
-26%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Forgotten Cave
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Bojuka Bog
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
-19%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
75%inclusion90 decks120 decks
-13%synergy
Sol Ring
64%inclusion77 decks120 decks
-26%synergy
Izzet Signet
49%inclusion59 decks120 decks
15%synergy
Dimir Signet
48%inclusion58 decks120 decks
12%synergy
Rakdos Signet
45%inclusion54 decks120 decks
10%synergy
Commander's Sphere
38%inclusion46 decks120 decks
18%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
23%inclusion27 decks120 decks
-27%synergy
Fellwar Stone
23%inclusion27 decks120 decks
-13%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
19%inclusion23 decks120 decks
-25%synergy
Mind Stone
18%inclusion22 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
17%inclusion20 decks120 decks
-26%synergy
Thought Vessel
16%inclusion19 decks120 decks
-6%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
9%synergy
Cursed Mirror
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
0%synergy
Midnight Clock
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
2%synergy
Sky Diamond
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
3%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
0%synergy
Coalition Relic
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Prismatic Lens
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion120 decks120 decks
7%synergy
Swamp
99%inclusion119 decks120 decks
7%synergy
Mountain
99%inclusion119 decks120 decks
8%synergy
Command Tower
78%inclusion94 decks120 decks
-13%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
57%inclusion68 decks120 decks
2%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
46%inclusion55 decks120 decks
8%synergy
Sunken Hollow
44%inclusion53 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Exotic Orchard
44%inclusion53 decks120 decks
-12%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
42%inclusion50 decks120 decks
27%synergy
Evolving Wilds
41%inclusion49 decks120 decks
17%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
34%inclusion41 decks120 decks
14%synergy
Sulfur Falls
33%inclusion39 decks120 decks
-14%synergy
Temple of Deceit
30%inclusion36 decks120 decks
17%synergy
Path of Ancestry
28%inclusion34 decks120 decks
-3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
28%inclusion33 decks120 decks
17%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
28%inclusion33 decks120 decks
15%synergy
Seething Landscape
27%inclusion29 decks108 decks
10%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
27%inclusion32 decks120 decks
16%synergy
Maestros Theater
27%inclusion32 decks120 decks
17%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
26%inclusion31 decks120 decks
7%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
23%inclusion28 decks120 decks
-21%synergy
Temple of Malice
23%inclusion28 decks120 decks
11%synergy
Choked Estuary
23%inclusion28 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Shivan Reef
20%inclusion24 decks120 decks
-9%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
19%inclusion23 decks120 decks
13%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
18%inclusion22 decks120 decks
13%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
18%inclusion21 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
17%inclusion20 decks120 decks
2%synergy
Dismal Backwater
15%inclusion18 decks120 decks
9%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
14%inclusion17 decks120 decks
-28%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
13%inclusion16 decks120 decks
2%synergy
Thriving Moor
12%inclusion14 decks120 decks
7%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
12%inclusion14 decks120 decks
0%synergy
Grixis Panorama
12%inclusion14 decks120 decks
8%synergy
Tainted Isle
12%inclusion14 decks120 decks
7%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
12%inclusion14 decks120 decks
-15%synergy
Ash Barrens
10%inclusion12 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
10%inclusion12 decks120 decks
-1%synergy
Tainted Peak
10%inclusion12 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Thriving Bluff
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Thriving Isle
8.3%inclusion10 decks120 decks
4%synergy
River of Tears
7.5%inclusion9 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Molten Tributary
7.5%inclusion9 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Underground River
7.5%inclusion9 decks120 decks
-20%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
7.5%inclusion9 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Ferrous Lake
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
3%synergy
Geothermal Bog
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Canyon Slough
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
3%synergy
Fetid Pools
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
2%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
4%synergy