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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Artistic Process
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Abstract Paintmage
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Maelstrom Artisan
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Brush Off
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Unsubtle Mockery
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Double Vision
56%inclusion75 decks133 decks
54%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
54%inclusion67 decks125 decks
53%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
55%inclusion73 decks133 decks
50%synergy
Errant, Street Artist
48%inclusion64 decks133 decks
47%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
50%inclusion67 decks133 decks
42%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
41%inclusion54 decks133 decks
39%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
39%inclusion52 decks133 decks
38%synergy
Tempt with Mayhem
37%inclusion48 decks129 decks
36%synergy
Display of Power
37%inclusion49 decks133 decks
36%synergy
Teach by Example
35%inclusion47 decks133 decks
35%synergy
Top Cards
Nightscape Familiar
41%inclusion55 decks133 decks
14%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
39%inclusion52 decks133 decks
29%synergy
Frantic Search
38%inclusion50 decks133 decks
17%synergy
Chaos Warp
37%inclusion49 decks133 decks
2%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
37%inclusion49 decks133 decks
35%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
35%inclusion46 decks133 decks
32%synergy
Guttersnipe
35%inclusion46 decks133 decks
28%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
33%inclusion41 decks125 decks
29%synergy
Anhelo, the Painter
32%inclusion43 decks133 decks
32%synergy
Maestros Charm
32%inclusion42 decks133 decks
28%synergy
Creatures
Archmage Emeritus
32%inclusion42 decks133 decks
22%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
26%inclusion34 decks133 decks
24%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
25%inclusion33 decks133 decks
22%synergy
Zevlor, Elturel Exile
23%inclusion30 decks133 decks
22%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
23%inclusion30 decks133 decks
13%synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
22%inclusion29 decks133 decks
21%synergy
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
22%inclusion29 decks133 decks
21%synergy
Melek, Izzet Paragon
20%inclusion27 decks133 decks
20%synergy
Exterminator Magmarch
19%inclusion24 decks129 decks
18%synergy
Rootha, Mercurial Artist
18%inclusion24 decks133 decks
18%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
17%inclusion23 decks133 decks
9%synergy
Wizards of Thay
17%inclusion23 decks133 decks
15%synergy
Young Pyromancer
15%inclusion20 decks133 decks
13%synergy
Wildfire Devils
14%inclusion19 decks133 decks
13%synergy
Leech Collector
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Pigment Wrangler
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Fire Lord Azula
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Taigam, Master Opportunist
13%inclusion12 decks90 decks
13%synergy
Echo Mage
13%inclusion17 decks133 decks
13%synergy
Molten-Core Maestro
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Prismari, the Inspiration
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Inspired Skypainter
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Colorstorm Stallion
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Sanar, Unfinished Genius
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Landscape Painter
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Exhibition Tidecaller
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Tzaangor Shaman
12%inclusion16 decks133 decks
11%synergy
Nivix Guildmage
12%inclusion16 decks133 decks
12%synergy
Radiant Performer
12%inclusion16 decks133 decks
12%synergy
Archmage of Runes
12%inclusion13 decks112 decks
9%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
10%inclusion13 decks133 decks
4%synergy
Coruscation Mage
10%inclusion12 decks125 decks
8%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
9.2%inclusion7 decks76 decks
4%synergy
The Twelfth Doctor
9.0%inclusion12 decks133 decks
9%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
8.3%inclusion11 decks133 decks
-4%synergy
Mocking Sprite
8.3%inclusion11 decks133 decks
8%synergy
Najal, the Storm Runner
8.3%inclusion11 decks133 decks
8%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
8.3%inclusion11 decks133 decks
-2%synergy
Gandalf the Grey
8.3%inclusion11 decks133 decks
8%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
7.7%inclusion6 decks78 decks
2%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
7.5%inclusion10 decks133 decks
6%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
7.5%inclusion10 decks133 decks
7%synergy
Meletis Charlatan
6.8%inclusion9 decks133 decks
7%synergy
Deekah, Fractal Theorist
6.8%inclusion9 decks133 decks
6%synergy
Mizzix of the Izmagnus
6.8%inclusion9 decks133 decks
6%synergy
Summon: G.F. Cerberus
6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
6%synergy
Kaza, Roil Chaser
6.0%inclusion8 decks133 decks
6%synergy
Firebrand Archer
6.0%inclusion8 decks133 decks
5%synergy
Glamorous Outlaw
6.0%inclusion8 decks133 decks
6%synergy
Blood Artist
5.3%inclusion7 decks133 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Twinferno
30%inclusion40 decks133 decks
29%synergy
Wild Ricochet
29%inclusion39 decks133 decks
29%synergy
Negate
28%inclusion37 decks133 decks
5%synergy
Big Score
26%inclusion35 decks133 decks
14%synergy
Return the Favor
24%inclusion32 decks133 decks
22%synergy
Chef's Kiss
24%inclusion32 decks133 decks
24%synergy
Bedevil
24%inclusion32 decks133 decks
8%synergy
Lightning Bolt
23%inclusion31 decks133 decks
13%synergy
Rakdos Charm
20%inclusion26 decks133 decks
5%synergy
Terminate
20%inclusion26 decks133 decks
-6%synergy
Opt
18%inclusion24 decks133 decks
12%synergy
Counterspell
17%inclusion23 decks133 decks
-27%synergy
Prismari Command
17%inclusion23 decks133 decks
11%synergy
Insidious Will
17%inclusion22 decks133 decks
16%synergy
Fact or Fiction
17%inclusion22 decks133 decks
9%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
17%inclusion22 decks133 decks
16%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
16%inclusion21 decks133 decks
5%synergy
Brainstorm
16%inclusion21 decks133 decks
-1%synergy
Abrade
16%inclusion21 decks133 decks
6%synergy
Reverberate
15%inclusion20 decks133 decks
12%synergy
Narset's Reversal
14%inclusion19 decks133 decks
9%synergy
Dark Ritual
13%inclusion17 decks133 decks
-24%synergy
Prismari Charm
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Stress Dream
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
A Little Chat
12%inclusion16 decks133 decks
12%synergy
See Double
11%inclusion15 decks133 decks
10%synergy
Repeated Reverberation
11%inclusion15 decks133 decks
11%synergy
Audacious Swap
11%inclusion14 decks133 decks
10%synergy
Dual Strike
11%inclusion14 decks133 decks
10%synergy
Malicious Affliction
10%inclusion13 decks133 decks
10%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
10%inclusion13 decks133 decks
-20%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
10%inclusion13 decks133 decks
1%synergy
Geistblast
8.3%inclusion11 decks133 decks
8%synergy
Electrodominance
8.3%inclusion11 decks133 decks
3%synergy
Transforming Flourish
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
8%synergy
Infernal Grasp
7.5%inclusion10 decks133 decks
3%synergy
Split Decision
6.8%inclusion9 decks133 decks
6%synergy
Reality Shift
6.8%inclusion9 decks133 decks
2%synergy
Murder
6.8%inclusion9 decks133 decks
4%synergy
Blood Pact
6.8%inclusion9 decks133 decks
6%synergy
Flame of Anor
6.8%inclusion9 decks133 decks
2%synergy
Essence Scatter
6.0%inclusion8 decks133 decks
5%synergy
This Is How It Ends
6.0%inclusion8 decks133 decks
3%synergy
Complete the Circuit
6.0%inclusion8 decks133 decks
6%synergy
Refuse // Cooperate
6.0%inclusion8 decks133 decks
6%synergy
Impulse
6.0%inclusion8 decks133 decks
5%synergy
Invert Polarity
5.4%inclusion7 decks129 decks
3%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
5.4%inclusion7 decks129 decks
-1%synergy
Steam Augury
5.3%inclusion7 decks133 decks
5%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
5.3%inclusion7 decks133 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
28%inclusion37 decks133 decks
-1%synergy
Doublecast
26%inclusion34 decks133 decks
25%synergy
Replication Technique
25%inclusion33 decks133 decks
24%synergy
Grapeshot
22%inclusion29 decks133 decks
20%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
21%inclusion28 decks133 decks
17%synergy
Exsanguinate
20%inclusion27 decks133 decks
16%synergy
Flawless Forgery
18%inclusion24 decks133 decks
18%synergy
Sign in Blood
18%inclusion24 decks133 decks
14%synergy
Faithless Looting
16%inclusion21 decks133 decks
-4%synergy
Creative Technique
15%inclusion20 decks133 decks
15%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
15%inclusion20 decks133 decks
14%synergy
Spelltwine
14%inclusion19 decks133 decks
14%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
14%inclusion19 decks133 decks
13%synergy
Maestros Confluence
14%inclusion19 decks133 decks
13%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
13%inclusion17 decks133 decks
10%synergy
Army of the Damned
13%inclusion17 decks133 decks
11%synergy
Procrastinate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Brass's Bounty
12%inclusion16 decks133 decks
10%synergy
Preordain
12%inclusion16 decks133 decks
6%synergy
Damnable Pact
11%inclusion15 decks133 decks
10%synergy
Read the Bones
11%inclusion14 decks133 decks
8%synergy
Ponder
10%inclusion13 decks133 decks
1%synergy
Blasphemous Act
10%inclusion13 decks133 decks
-35%synergy
Illicit Shipment
10%inclusion13 decks133 decks
10%synergy
Expressive Iteration
10%inclusion13 decks133 decks
7%synergy
Mana Geyser
9.0%inclusion12 decks133 decks
4%synergy
Blood Tithe
9.0%inclusion12 decks133 decks
9%synergy
Night's Whisper
8.3%inclusion11 decks133 decks
4%synergy
Painful Truths
8.3%inclusion11 decks133 decks
6%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
7.5%inclusion10 decks133 decks
6%synergy
Browbeat
7.5%inclusion10 decks133 decks
7%synergy
Mind's Desire
7.5%inclusion10 decks133 decks
7%synergy
Grab the Prize
7.4%inclusion9 decks121 decks
7%synergy
Elemental Eruption
6.8%inclusion9 decks133 decks
7%synergy
Cut of the Profits
6.8%inclusion9 decks133 decks
7%synergy
Great Intelligence's Plan
6.8%inclusion9 decks133 decks
3%synergy
Chain Reaction
6.0%inclusion8 decks133 decks
4%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
6.0%inclusion8 decks133 decks
1%synergy
Hit the Mother Lode
6.0%inclusion8 decks133 decks
5%synergy
Mentor's Guidance
6.0%inclusion8 decks133 decks
6%synergy
Howl of the Horde
6.0%inclusion8 decks133 decks
6%synergy
Allure of the Unknown
5.3%inclusion7 decks133 decks
5%synergy
Inspired Tinkering
5.3%inclusion7 decks133 decks
5%synergy
Cut Your Losses
5.3%inclusion7 decks133 decks
5%synergy
Seize the Spoils
5.3%inclusion7 decks133 decks
4%synergy
Banefire
5.3%inclusion7 decks133 decks
5%synergy
Xander's Pact
5.3%inclusion7 decks133 decks
5%synergy
Bonus Round
5.3%inclusion7 decks133 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Tempest
5.3%inclusion7 decks133 decks
4%synergy
Ignite Memories
5.3%inclusion7 decks133 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Cursed Recording
21%inclusion27 decks126 decks
21%synergy
Adaptive Training Post
18%inclusion16 decks90 decks
18%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
17%inclusion23 decks133 decks
6%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
15%inclusion20 decks133 decks
13%synergy
Wizard's Spellbook
11%inclusion14 decks133 decks
10%synergy
Mirari
11%inclusion14 decks133 decks
10%synergy
Twinning Staff
10%inclusion13 decks133 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Dual Casting
31%inclusion41 decks133 decks
31%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
25%inclusion33 decks133 decks
23%synergy
Curse of Echoes
19%inclusion25 decks133 decks
17%synergy
Arcane Melee
14%inclusion19 decks133 decks
14%synergy
Intermediate Chirography
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Propaganda
12%inclusion16 decks133 decks
-2%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
10%inclusion13 decks133 decks
9%synergy
Fiery Inscription
6.8%inclusion9 decks133 decks
2%synergy
Eye of the Storm
5.3%inclusion7 decks133 decks
5%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
5.3%inclusion7 decks133 decks
5%synergy
Storm of Saruman
5.3%inclusion7 decks133 decks
3%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Arcavios
10%inclusion13 decks133 decks
10%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Storm Conduit
20%inclusion27 decks133 decks
19%synergy
Professor Onyx
12%inclusion16 decks133 decks
10%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
6.8%inclusion9 decks133 decks
6%synergy
Rowan, Scholar of Sparks
5.3%inclusion7 decks133 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
12%inclusion16 decks133 decks
-23%synergy
Temple of the False God
11%inclusion15 decks133 decks
3%synergy
Sunken Palace
10%inclusion13 decks129 decks
10%synergy
Bojuka Bog
6.8%inclusion9 decks133 decks
-17%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
6.0%inclusion8 decks133 decks
5%synergy
Forgotten Cave
5.3%inclusion7 decks133 decks
4%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
5.3%inclusion7 decks133 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
78%inclusion104 decks133 decks
-10%synergy
Sol Ring
68%inclusion91 decks133 decks
-21%synergy
Izzet Signet
49%inclusion65 decks133 decks
16%synergy
Rakdos Signet
43%inclusion57 decks133 decks
10%synergy
Dimir Signet
42%inclusion56 decks133 decks
7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
37%inclusion49 decks133 decks
17%synergy
Fellwar Stone
21%inclusion28 decks133 decks
-14%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
20%inclusion26 decks133 decks
-30%synergy
Mind Stone
20%inclusion26 decks133 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
19%inclusion25 decks133 decks
-26%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
17%inclusion22 decks133 decks
-27%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
14%inclusion18 decks133 decks
13%synergy
Thought Vessel
13%inclusion17 decks133 decks
-9%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Sky Diamond
6.0%inclusion8 decks133 decks
4%synergy
Cursed Mirror
6.0%inclusion8 decks133 decks
1%synergy
Prismatic Lens
6.0%inclusion8 decks133 decks
5%synergy
Midnight Clock
5.3%inclusion7 decks133 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion133 decks133 decks
7%synergy
Swamp
99%inclusion132 decks133 decks
7%synergy
Mountain
99%inclusion132 decks133 decks
8%synergy
Command Tower
81%inclusion108 decks133 decks
-10%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
56%inclusion75 decks133 decks
3%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
47%inclusion62 decks133 decks
9%synergy
Sunken Hollow
47%inclusion62 decks133 decks
7%synergy
Exotic Orchard
45%inclusion60 decks133 decks
-11%synergy
Evolving Wilds
41%inclusion54 decks133 decks
17%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
40%inclusion53 decks133 decks
26%synergy
Sulfur Falls
38%inclusion50 decks133 decks
-9%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
35%inclusion46 decks133 decks
15%synergy
Temple of Deceit
27%inclusion36 decks133 decks
14%synergy
Path of Ancestry
27%inclusion36 decks133 decks
-3%synergy
Choked Estuary
27%inclusion36 decks133 decks
10%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
26%inclusion35 decks133 decks
16%synergy
Myriad Landscape
26%inclusion35 decks133 decks
17%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
26%inclusion35 decks133 decks
8%synergy
Seething Landscape
26%inclusion33 decks129 decks
9%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
25%inclusion33 decks133 decks
13%synergy
Shivan Reef
24%inclusion32 decks133 decks
-5%synergy
Maestros Theater
24%inclusion32 decks133 decks
15%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
23%inclusion31 decks133 decks
-22%synergy
Temple of Malice
20%inclusion27 decks133 decks
9%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
19%inclusion25 decks133 decks
8%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
19%inclusion25 decks133 decks
4%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
18%inclusion24 decks133 decks
12%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
18%inclusion24 decks133 decks
13%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
14%inclusion18 decks133 decks
3%synergy
Dismal Backwater
14%inclusion18 decks133 decks
7%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
13%inclusion17 decks133 decks
2%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
13%inclusion17 decks133 decks
-30%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
12%inclusion16 decks133 decks
1%synergy
Thriving Moor
12%inclusion16 decks133 decks
8%synergy
Oscorp Industries
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
0%synergy
Tainted Isle
11%inclusion14 decks133 decks
6%synergy
Grixis Panorama
11%inclusion14 decks133 decks
7%synergy
Thriving Isle
10%inclusion13 decks133 decks
6%synergy
Ash Barrens
10%inclusion13 decks133 decks
5%synergy
Ferrous Lake
10%inclusion13 decks133 decks
6%synergy
Canyon Slough
9.0%inclusion12 decks133 decks
5%synergy
Thriving Bluff
9.0%inclusion12 decks133 decks
5%synergy
Tainted Peak
9.0%inclusion12 decks133 decks
5%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
9.0%inclusion12 decks133 decks
-18%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
8.3%inclusion11 decks133 decks
6%synergy
Crypt of the Eternals
8.3%inclusion11 decks133 decks
6%synergy
Fetid Pools
7.5%inclusion10 decks133 decks
3%synergy
Serpent's Pass
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
River of Tears
6.8%inclusion9 decks133 decks
5%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
5.4%inclusion7 decks129 decks
-1%synergy