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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Moxfield
Scryfall
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Flamekin Gildweaver
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Boulder Dash
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Feed the Flames
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Ashling's Command
2.6%inclusion1 decks39 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Cormela, Glamour Thief
57%inclusion73 decks128 decks
53%synergy
Double Vision
55%inclusion70 decks128 decks
52%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
52%inclusion60 decks115 decks
51%synergy
Errant, Street Artist
47%inclusion60 decks128 decks
46%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
49%inclusion63 decks128 decks
41%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
38%inclusion48 decks128 decks
37%synergy
Tempt with Mayhem
37%inclusion44 decks119 decks
36%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
38%inclusion48 decks128 decks
36%synergy
Display of Power
35%inclusion45 decks128 decks
34%synergy
Teach by Example
34%inclusion43 decks128 decks
33%synergy
Top Cards
Nightscape Familiar
42%inclusion54 decks128 decks
15%synergy
Chaos Warp
38%inclusion49 decks128 decks
3%synergy
Frantic Search
38%inclusion48 decks128 decks
18%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
34%inclusion44 decks128 decks
24%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
34%inclusion43 decks128 decks
31%synergy
Guttersnipe
33%inclusion42 decks128 decks
26%synergy
Anhelo, the Painter
33%inclusion42 decks128 decks
32%synergy
Maestros Charm
33%inclusion42 decks128 decks
30%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
32%inclusion41 decks128 decks
29%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
31%inclusion36 decks115 decks
28%synergy
Creatures
Archmage Emeritus
26%inclusion33 decks128 decks
16%synergy
Zevlor, Elturel Exile
25%inclusion32 decks128 decks
25%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
23%inclusion30 decks128 decks
21%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
23%inclusion30 decks128 decks
14%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
23%inclusion29 decks128 decks
20%synergy
Melek, Izzet Paragon
22%inclusion28 decks128 decks
22%synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
22%inclusion28 decks128 decks
21%synergy
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
21%inclusion27 decks128 decks
20%synergy
Exterminator Magmarch
18%inclusion22 decks119 decks
18%synergy
Rootha, Mercurial Artist
16%inclusion21 decks128 decks
16%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
16%inclusion21 decks128 decks
8%synergy
Wizards of Thay
16%inclusion20 decks128 decks
13%synergy
Wildfire Devils
14%inclusion18 decks128 decks
13%synergy
Taigam, Master Opportunist
14%inclusion11 decks80 decks
13%synergy
Nivix Guildmage
13%inclusion16 decks128 decks
12%synergy
Radiant Performer
13%inclusion16 decks128 decks
12%synergy
Fire Lord Azula
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Young Pyromancer
13%inclusion16 decks128 decks
11%synergy
Echo Mage
12%inclusion15 decks128 decks
12%synergy
Tzaangor Shaman
11%inclusion14 decks128 decks
10%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
10%inclusion13 decks128 decks
5%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
9.4%inclusion12 decks128 decks
-3%synergy
Najal, the Storm Runner
9.4%inclusion12 decks128 decks
9%synergy
The Twelfth Doctor
9.4%inclusion12 decks128 decks
9%synergy
Archmage of Runes
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
8.6%inclusion11 decks128 decks
-1%synergy
Gandalf the Grey
7.8%inclusion10 decks128 decks
7%synergy
Summon: G.F. Cerberus
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Mocking Sprite
7.8%inclusion10 decks128 decks
7%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
7.0%inclusion9 decks128 decks
6%synergy
Glamorous Outlaw
7.0%inclusion9 decks128 decks
7%synergy
Mizzix of the Izmagnus
7.0%inclusion9 decks128 decks
7%synergy
Coruscation Mage
7.0%inclusion8 decks115 decks
5%synergy
Deekah, Fractal Theorist
6.3%inclusion8 decks128 decks
5%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
1%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
0%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
5.5%inclusion7 decks128 decks
4%synergy
Kaza, Roil Chaser
5.5%inclusion7 decks128 decks
5%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
5.5%inclusion7 decks128 decks
5%synergy
Meletis Charlatan
5.5%inclusion7 decks128 decks
5%synergy
Evelyn, the Covetous
5.5%inclusion7 decks128 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Twinferno
29%inclusion37 decks128 decks
28%synergy
Wild Ricochet
29%inclusion37 decks128 decks
28%synergy
Negate
26%inclusion33 decks128 decks
3%synergy
Chef's Kiss
25%inclusion32 decks128 decks
25%synergy
Bedevil
23%inclusion30 decks128 decks
7%synergy
Big Score
23%inclusion29 decks128 decks
11%synergy
Return the Favor
21%inclusion27 decks126 decks
19%synergy
Lightning Bolt
20%inclusion26 decks128 decks
10%synergy
Terminate
20%inclusion26 decks128 decks
-6%synergy
Rakdos Charm
20%inclusion25 decks128 decks
5%synergy
Fact or Fiction
18%inclusion23 decks128 decks
11%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
18%inclusion23 decks128 decks
17%synergy
Insidious Will
16%inclusion21 decks128 decks
16%synergy
Opt
16%inclusion20 decks128 decks
10%synergy
Prismari Command
16%inclusion20 decks128 decks
10%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
15%inclusion19 decks128 decks
4%synergy
Counterspell
15%inclusion19 decks128 decks
-30%synergy
Abrade
13%inclusion17 decks128 decks
4%synergy
Dark Ritual
13%inclusion17 decks128 decks
-23%synergy
A Little Chat
13%inclusion16 decks128 decks
12%synergy
Reverberate
13%inclusion16 decks128 decks
9%synergy
Brainstorm
13%inclusion16 decks128 decks
-5%synergy
Narset's Reversal
12%inclusion15 decks128 decks
6%synergy
See Double
11%inclusion14 decks128 decks
10%synergy
Audacious Swap
10%inclusion13 decks128 decks
10%synergy
Repeated Reverberation
10%inclusion13 decks128 decks
10%synergy
Malicious Affliction
10%inclusion13 decks128 decks
10%synergy
Dual Strike
10%inclusion13 decks128 decks
10%synergy
Geistblast
9.4%inclusion12 decks128 decks
9%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
9.4%inclusion12 decks128 decks
-20%synergy
Transforming Flourish
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
9%synergy
Murder
8.6%inclusion11 decks128 decks
6%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
7.8%inclusion10 decks128 decks
-1%synergy
Infernal Grasp
7.8%inclusion10 decks128 decks
3%synergy
Mystic Confluence
7.8%inclusion10 decks128 decks
5%synergy
Blood Pact
7.0%inclusion9 decks128 decks
7%synergy
Essence Scatter
7.0%inclusion9 decks128 decks
6%synergy
Electrodominance
7.0%inclusion9 decks128 decks
3%synergy
Reality Shift
7.0%inclusion9 decks128 decks
2%synergy
Flame of Anor
7.0%inclusion9 decks128 decks
2%synergy
Split Decision
6.3%inclusion8 decks128 decks
6%synergy
Complete the Circuit
6.3%inclusion8 decks128 decks
6%synergy
This Is How It Ends
6.3%inclusion8 decks128 decks
4%synergy
Impulse
6.3%inclusion8 decks128 decks
5%synergy
Sold Out
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Invert Polarity
5.9%inclusion7 decks119 decks
3%synergy
Refuse // Cooperate
5.5%inclusion7 decks128 decks
5%synergy
Steam Augury
5.5%inclusion7 decks128 decks
5%synergy
Crosis's Charm
5.5%inclusion7 decks128 decks
3%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
-1%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
30%inclusion38 decks128 decks
1%synergy
Replication Technique
25%inclusion32 decks128 decks
24%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
23%inclusion29 decks128 decks
18%synergy
Doublecast
23%inclusion29 decks128 decks
22%synergy
Grapeshot
20%inclusion25 decks128 decks
18%synergy
Flawless Forgery
20%inclusion25 decks128 decks
19%synergy
Exsanguinate
18%inclusion23 decks128 decks
14%synergy
Maestros Confluence
16%inclusion21 decks128 decks
15%synergy
Faithless Looting
16%inclusion21 decks128 decks
-3%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
16%inclusion21 decks128 decks
15%synergy
Sign in Blood
16%inclusion20 decks128 decks
12%synergy
Creative Technique
15%inclusion19 decks128 decks
14%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
14%inclusion18 decks128 decks
13%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
14%inclusion18 decks128 decks
11%synergy
Spelltwine
14%inclusion18 decks128 decks
13%synergy
Army of the Damned
12%inclusion15 decks128 decks
10%synergy
Preordain
11%inclusion14 decks128 decks
5%synergy
Read the Bones
10%inclusion13 decks128 decks
8%synergy
Damnable Pact
10%inclusion13 decks128 decks
9%synergy
Brass's Bounty
10%inclusion13 decks128 decks
9%synergy
Expressive Iteration
9.4%inclusion12 decks128 decks
6%synergy
Ponder
9.4%inclusion12 decks128 decks
1%synergy
Illicit Shipment
9.4%inclusion12 decks128 decks
9%synergy
Browbeat
9.4%inclusion12 decks128 decks
9%synergy
Chain Reaction
8.6%inclusion11 decks128 decks
6%synergy
Painful Truths
8.6%inclusion11 decks128 decks
7%synergy
Grab the Prize
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
7%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
7.8%inclusion10 decks128 decks
6%synergy
Blasphemous Act
7.8%inclusion10 decks128 decks
-37%synergy
Great Intelligence's Plan
7.8%inclusion10 decks128 decks
4%synergy
Mana Geyser
7.8%inclusion10 decks128 decks
3%synergy
Blood Tithe
7.8%inclusion10 decks128 decks
8%synergy
Elemental Eruption
6.3%inclusion8 decks126 decks
6%synergy
Bonus Round
6.3%inclusion8 decks128 decks
6%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
6.3%inclusion8 decks128 decks
1%synergy
Cut of the Profits
6.3%inclusion8 decks128 decks
6%synergy
Hit the Mother Lode
6.3%inclusion8 decks128 decks
5%synergy
Treasure Cruise
6.3%inclusion8 decks128 decks
3%synergy
Howl of the Horde
6.3%inclusion8 decks128 decks
6%synergy
Night's Whisper
6.3%inclusion8 decks128 decks
2%synergy
Mind's Desire
6.3%inclusion8 decks128 decks
6%synergy
Xander's Pact
5.5%inclusion7 decks128 decks
5%synergy
Mentor's Guidance
5.5%inclusion7 decks128 decks
5%synergy
Inspired Tinkering
5.5%inclusion7 decks128 decks
5%synergy
Ignite Memories
5.5%inclusion7 decks128 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Tempest
5.5%inclusion7 decks128 decks
5%synergy
Let's Play a Game
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Cursed Recording
23%inclusion27 decks116 decks
23%synergy
Adaptive Training Post
21%inclusion17 decks80 decks
21%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
18%inclusion23 decks128 decks
16%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
16%inclusion20 decks128 decks
4%synergy
Mirari
13%inclusion16 decks128 decks
12%synergy
Wizard's Spellbook
10%inclusion13 decks128 decks
10%synergy
Twinning Staff
9.4%inclusion12 decks128 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Dual Casting
30%inclusion38 decks128 decks
29%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
23%inclusion30 decks128 decks
21%synergy
Curse of Echoes
20%inclusion25 decks128 decks
18%synergy
Arcane Melee
15%inclusion19 decks128 decks
15%synergy
Propaganda
11%inclusion14 decks128 decks
-3%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
8.6%inclusion11 decks128 decks
8%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
6.3%inclusion8 decks128 decks
6%synergy
Cryptic Pursuit
5.5%inclusion7 decks128 decks
5%synergy
Extravagant Replication
5.5%inclusion7 decks128 decks
1%synergy
Eye of the Storm
5.5%inclusion7 decks128 decks
5%synergy
Leyline of Resonance
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
3%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Arcavios
10%inclusion13 decks128 decks
10%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Storm Conduit
19%inclusion24 decks128 decks
17%synergy
Professor Onyx
9.4%inclusion12 decks128 decks
7%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
5.5%inclusion7 decks128 decks
5%synergy
Rowan, Scholar of Sparks
5.5%inclusion7 decks128 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Temple of the False God
12%inclusion15 decks128 decks
4%synergy
Reliquary Tower
11%inclusion14 decks128 decks
-25%synergy
Sunken Palace
10%inclusion12 decks119 decks
10%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
6.3%inclusion8 decks128 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
5.5%inclusion7 decks128 decks
1%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
5.5%inclusion7 decks128 decks
2%synergy
Bojuka Bog
5.5%inclusion7 decks128 decks
-19%synergy
Forgotten Cave
5.5%inclusion7 decks128 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
77%inclusion98 decks128 decks
-12%synergy
Sol Ring
66%inclusion85 decks128 decks
-24%synergy
Izzet Signet
49%inclusion63 decks128 decks
16%synergy
Dimir Signet
47%inclusion60 decks128 decks
11%synergy
Rakdos Signet
45%inclusion57 decks128 decks
11%synergy
Commander's Sphere
38%inclusion48 decks128 decks
18%synergy
Fellwar Stone
21%inclusion27 decks128 decks
-14%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
20%inclusion26 decks128 decks
-29%synergy
Mind Stone
19%inclusion24 decks128 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
18%inclusion23 decks128 decks
-27%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
17%inclusion22 decks128 decks
-26%synergy
Thought Vessel
13%inclusion16 decks128 decks
-9%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
11%inclusion14 decks128 decks
10%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Cursed Mirror
6.3%inclusion8 decks128 decks
1%synergy
Sky Diamond
5.5%inclusion7 decks128 decks
4%synergy
Midnight Clock
5.5%inclusion7 decks128 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion128 decks128 decks
7%synergy
Swamp
99%inclusion127 decks128 decks
7%synergy
Mountain
99%inclusion127 decks128 decks
8%synergy
Command Tower
79%inclusion101 decks128 decks
-13%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
57%inclusion73 decks128 decks
3%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
45%inclusion58 decks128 decks
8%synergy
Sunken Hollow
45%inclusion57 decks128 decks
5%synergy
Exotic Orchard
44%inclusion56 decks128 decks
-13%synergy
Evolving Wilds
41%inclusion52 decks128 decks
17%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
40%inclusion51 decks128 decks
25%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
34%inclusion44 decks128 decks
15%synergy
Sulfur Falls
34%inclusion43 decks128 decks
-13%synergy
Temple of Deceit
30%inclusion38 decks128 decks
16%synergy
Myriad Landscape
27%inclusion34 decks128 decks
17%synergy
Path of Ancestry
27%inclusion34 decks128 decks
-4%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
27%inclusion34 decks128 decks
16%synergy
Seething Landscape
26%inclusion31 decks119 decks
9%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
26%inclusion33 decks128 decks
7%synergy
Maestros Theater
26%inclusion33 decks128 decks
17%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
25%inclusion32 decks128 decks
13%synergy
Choked Estuary
23%inclusion30 decks128 decks
6%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
22%inclusion28 decks128 decks
-23%synergy
Temple of Malice
22%inclusion28 decks128 decks
10%synergy
Shivan Reef
20%inclusion25 decks128 decks
-10%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
18%inclusion23 decks128 decks
6%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
18%inclusion23 decks128 decks
12%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
17%inclusion22 decks128 decks
12%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
16%inclusion21 decks128 decks
2%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
14%inclusion18 decks128 decks
3%synergy
Dismal Backwater
13%inclusion17 decks128 decks
7%synergy
Thriving Moor
13%inclusion17 decks128 decks
9%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
13%inclusion16 decks128 decks
1%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
12%inclusion15 decks128 decks
-31%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
12%inclusion15 decks128 decks
1%synergy
Tainted Isle
11%inclusion14 decks128 decks
7%synergy
Thriving Isle
11%inclusion14 decks128 decks
7%synergy
Grixis Panorama
11%inclusion14 decks128 decks
7%synergy
Ash Barrens
10%inclusion13 decks128 decks
6%synergy
Thriving Bluff
10%inclusion13 decks128 decks
7%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
10%inclusion13 decks128 decks
-17%synergy
Serpent's Pass
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Tainted Peak
8.6%inclusion11 decks128 decks
5%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
8.6%inclusion11 decks128 decks
7%synergy
Ferrous Lake
7.8%inclusion10 decks128 decks
4%synergy
River of Tears
7.0%inclusion9 decks128 decks
5%synergy
Crypt of the Eternals
7.0%inclusion9 decks128 decks
5%synergy
Canyon Slough
7.0%inclusion9 decks128 decks
3%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
7.0%inclusion9 decks128 decks
5%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
7.0%inclusion9 decks128 decks
5%synergy
Oscorp Industries
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-5%synergy