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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Scryfall
MTGStocks
Feed the Flames
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Boulder Dash
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Flamekin Gildweaver
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Ashling's Command
2.5%inclusion1 decks40 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Double Vision
54%inclusion70 decks129 decks
52%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
56%inclusion72 decks129 decks
51%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
52%inclusion61 decks117 decks
51%synergy
Errant, Street Artist
46%inclusion59 decks129 decks
45%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
50%inclusion64 decks129 decks
41%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
39%inclusion50 decks129 decks
38%synergy
Tempt with Mayhem
37%inclusion45 decks121 decks
36%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
37%inclusion48 decks129 decks
36%synergy
Display of Power
35%inclusion45 decks129 decks
34%synergy
Teach by Example
34%inclusion44 decks129 decks
34%synergy
Top Cards
Nightscape Familiar
42%inclusion54 decks129 decks
15%synergy
Chaos Warp
39%inclusion50 decks129 decks
3%synergy
Frantic Search
39%inclusion50 decks129 decks
19%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
36%inclusion46 decks129 decks
25%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
33%inclusion43 decks129 decks
31%synergy
Maestros Charm
33%inclusion42 decks129 decks
29%synergy
Anhelo, the Painter
32%inclusion41 decks129 decks
31%synergy
Guttersnipe
32%inclusion41 decks129 decks
25%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
32%inclusion41 decks129 decks
29%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
32%inclusion37 decks117 decks
28%synergy
Creatures
Archmage Emeritus
26%inclusion34 decks129 decks
17%synergy
Zevlor, Elturel Exile
25%inclusion32 decks129 decks
24%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
24%inclusion31 decks129 decks
15%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
23%inclusion30 decks129 decks
21%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
23%inclusion30 decks129 decks
20%synergy
Melek, Izzet Paragon
22%inclusion28 decks129 decks
21%synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
22%inclusion28 decks129 decks
21%synergy
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
21%inclusion27 decks129 decks
20%synergy
Exterminator Magmarch
18%inclusion22 decks121 decks
17%synergy
Rootha, Mercurial Artist
17%inclusion22 decks129 decks
17%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
17%inclusion22 decks129 decks
9%synergy
Wizards of Thay
16%inclusion20 decks129 decks
13%synergy
Wildfire Devils
14%inclusion18 decks129 decks
13%synergy
Taigam, Master Opportunist
13%inclusion11 decks82 decks
13%synergy
Young Pyromancer
13%inclusion17 decks129 decks
12%synergy
Radiant Performer
12%inclusion16 decks129 decks
12%synergy
Nivix Guildmage
12%inclusion16 decks129 decks
12%synergy
Fire Lord Azula
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Tzaangor Shaman
12%inclusion15 decks129 decks
11%synergy
Echo Mage
12%inclusion15 decks129 decks
11%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
10%inclusion13 decks129 decks
-2%synergy
Najal, the Storm Runner
9.3%inclusion12 decks129 decks
9%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
9.3%inclusion12 decks129 decks
4%synergy
The Twelfth Doctor
9.3%inclusion12 decks129 decks
9%synergy
Archmage of Runes
8.6%inclusion9 decks105 decks
6%synergy
Mocking Sprite
7.8%inclusion10 decks129 decks
7%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
7.8%inclusion10 decks129 decks
-2%synergy
Gandalf the Grey
7.8%inclusion10 decks129 decks
7%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
7.8%inclusion10 decks129 decks
7%synergy
Summon: G.F. Cerberus
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Glamorous Outlaw
7.0%inclusion9 decks129 decks
7%synergy
Mizzix of the Izmagnus
7.0%inclusion9 decks129 decks
6%synergy
Coruscation Mage
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Deekah, Fractal Theorist
6.2%inclusion8 decks129 decks
5%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
1%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
0%synergy
Meletis Charlatan
5.4%inclusion7 decks129 decks
5%synergy
Kaza, Roil Chaser
5.4%inclusion7 decks129 decks
5%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
5.4%inclusion7 decks129 decks
4%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
5.4%inclusion7 decks129 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Wild Ricochet
29%inclusion38 decks129 decks
29%synergy
Twinferno
29%inclusion37 decks129 decks
28%synergy
Negate
26%inclusion33 decks129 decks
3%synergy
Chef's Kiss
24%inclusion31 decks129 decks
24%synergy
Big Score
24%inclusion31 decks129 decks
13%synergy
Bedevil
23%inclusion30 decks129 decks
7%synergy
Return the Favor
21%inclusion27 decks127 decks
19%synergy
Lightning Bolt
19%inclusion25 decks129 decks
9%synergy
Terminate
19%inclusion25 decks129 decks
-6%synergy
Rakdos Charm
19%inclusion25 decks129 decks
4%synergy
Fact or Fiction
19%inclusion24 decks129 decks
11%synergy
Insidious Will
17%inclusion22 decks129 decks
17%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
17%inclusion22 decks129 decks
16%synergy
Prismari Command
16%inclusion21 decks129 decks
10%synergy
Opt
16%inclusion20 decks129 decks
10%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
15%inclusion19 decks129 decks
4%synergy
Counterspell
14%inclusion18 decks129 decks
-30%synergy
Abrade
14%inclusion18 decks129 decks
4%synergy
Dark Ritual
13%inclusion17 decks129 decks
-23%synergy
A Little Chat
12%inclusion16 decks129 decks
12%synergy
Brainstorm
12%inclusion16 decks129 decks
-5%synergy
Reverberate
12%inclusion16 decks129 decks
9%synergy
Narset's Reversal
12%inclusion15 decks129 decks
6%synergy
See Double
11%inclusion14 decks129 decks
10%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
10%inclusion13 decks129 decks
-19%synergy
Repeated Reverberation
10%inclusion13 decks129 decks
10%synergy
Audacious Swap
10%inclusion13 decks129 decks
10%synergy
Dual Strike
10%inclusion13 decks129 decks
10%synergy
Malicious Affliction
9.3%inclusion12 decks129 decks
9%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
9.3%inclusion12 decks129 decks
1%synergy
Transforming Flourish
8.5%inclusion7 decks82 decks
8%synergy
Geistblast
8.5%inclusion11 decks129 decks
8%synergy
Reality Shift
7.8%inclusion10 decks129 decks
3%synergy
Murder
7.8%inclusion10 decks129 decks
5%synergy
Infernal Grasp
7.8%inclusion10 decks129 decks
3%synergy
Essence Scatter
7.0%inclusion9 decks129 decks
6%synergy
Electrodominance
7.0%inclusion9 decks129 decks
2%synergy
Blood Pact
7.0%inclusion9 decks129 decks
7%synergy
Mystic Confluence
7.0%inclusion9 decks129 decks
5%synergy
Flame of Anor
7.0%inclusion9 decks129 decks
2%synergy
Invert Polarity
6.6%inclusion8 decks121 decks
4%synergy
This Is How It Ends
6.2%inclusion8 decks129 decks
4%synergy
Complete the Circuit
6.2%inclusion8 decks129 decks
6%synergy
Split Decision
6.2%inclusion8 decks129 decks
6%synergy
Sold Out
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Steam Augury
5.4%inclusion7 decks129 decks
5%synergy
Refuse // Cooperate
5.4%inclusion7 decks129 decks
5%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
5.4%inclusion7 decks129 decks
4%synergy
Crosis's Charm
5.4%inclusion7 decks129 decks
3%synergy
Dig Through Time
5.4%inclusion7 decks129 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
30%inclusion39 decks129 decks
1%synergy
Replication Technique
26%inclusion33 decks129 decks
25%synergy
Doublecast
23%inclusion30 decks129 decks
23%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
22%inclusion28 decks129 decks
17%synergy
Grapeshot
19%inclusion25 decks129 decks
17%synergy
Flawless Forgery
19%inclusion24 decks129 decks
18%synergy
Exsanguinate
18%inclusion23 decks129 decks
14%synergy
Sign in Blood
16%inclusion21 decks129 decks
13%synergy
Maestros Confluence
16%inclusion21 decks129 decks
15%synergy
Faithless Looting
16%inclusion20 decks129 decks
-4%synergy
Creative Technique
16%inclusion20 decks129 decks
15%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
16%inclusion20 decks129 decks
14%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
14%inclusion18 decks129 decks
11%synergy
Spelltwine
14%inclusion18 decks129 decks
13%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
13%inclusion17 decks129 decks
12%synergy
Army of the Damned
12%inclusion16 decks129 decks
11%synergy
Preordain
12%inclusion15 decks129 decks
6%synergy
Damnable Pact
11%inclusion14 decks129 decks
9%synergy
Brass's Bounty
11%inclusion14 decks129 decks
9%synergy
Read the Bones
10%inclusion13 decks129 decks
8%synergy
Expressive Iteration
10%inclusion13 decks129 decks
7%synergy
Ponder
9.3%inclusion12 decks129 decks
1%synergy
Browbeat
9.3%inclusion12 decks129 decks
9%synergy
Illicit Shipment
9.3%inclusion12 decks129 decks
9%synergy
Chain Reaction
8.5%inclusion11 decks129 decks
6%synergy
Painful Truths
8.5%inclusion11 decks129 decks
7%synergy
Mana Geyser
8.5%inclusion11 decks129 decks
4%synergy
Grab the Prize
7.9%inclusion9 decks114 decks
7%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
7.8%inclusion10 decks129 decks
6%synergy
Great Intelligence's Plan
7.8%inclusion10 decks129 decks
4%synergy
Blood Tithe
7.8%inclusion10 decks129 decks
8%synergy
Blasphemous Act
7.0%inclusion9 decks129 decks
-38%synergy
Mind's Desire
7.0%inclusion9 decks129 decks
6%synergy
Elemental Eruption
6.3%inclusion8 decks127 decks
6%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
6.2%inclusion8 decks129 decks
1%synergy
Treasure Cruise
6.2%inclusion8 decks129 decks
3%synergy
Night's Whisper
6.2%inclusion8 decks129 decks
2%synergy
Bonus Round
6.2%inclusion8 decks129 decks
6%synergy
Cut of the Profits
6.2%inclusion8 decks129 decks
6%synergy
Hit the Mother Lode
6.2%inclusion8 decks129 decks
5%synergy
Howl of the Horde
6.2%inclusion8 decks129 decks
6%synergy
Inspired Tinkering
5.4%inclusion7 decks129 decks
5%synergy
Xander's Pact
5.4%inclusion7 decks129 decks
5%synergy
Ignite Memories
5.4%inclusion7 decks129 decks
5%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
5.4%inclusion7 decks129 decks
3%synergy
Deadly Tempest
5.4%inclusion7 decks129 decks
5%synergy
Hex
5.4%inclusion7 decks129 decks
5%synergy
Mentor's Guidance
5.4%inclusion7 decks129 decks
5%synergy
Let's Play a Game
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Cursed Recording
23%inclusion27 decks118 decks
23%synergy
Adaptive Training Post
21%inclusion17 decks82 decks
21%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
17%inclusion22 decks129 decks
15%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
16%inclusion20 decks129 decks
4%synergy
Mirari
12%inclusion16 decks129 decks
12%synergy
Twinning Staff
10%inclusion13 decks129 decks
5%synergy
Wizard's Spellbook
10%inclusion13 decks129 decks
10%synergy
Enchantments
Dual Casting
29%inclusion38 decks129 decks
29%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
23%inclusion30 decks129 decks
21%synergy
Curse of Echoes
20%inclusion26 decks129 decks
19%synergy
Arcane Melee
15%inclusion19 decks129 decks
14%synergy
Propaganda
12%inclusion15 decks129 decks
-2%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
8.5%inclusion11 decks129 decks
8%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
6.2%inclusion8 decks129 decks
6%synergy
Eye of the Storm
5.4%inclusion7 decks129 decks
5%synergy
Cryptic Pursuit
5.4%inclusion7 decks129 decks
5%synergy
Extravagant Replication
5.4%inclusion7 decks129 decks
1%synergy
Leyline of Resonance
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Arcavios
10%inclusion13 decks129 decks
10%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Storm Conduit
18%inclusion23 decks129 decks
16%synergy
Professor Onyx
9.3%inclusion12 decks129 decks
7%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
5.4%inclusion7 decks129 decks
5%synergy
Rowan, Scholar of Sparks
5.4%inclusion7 decks129 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Temple of the False God
12%inclusion15 decks129 decks
4%synergy
Reliquary Tower
11%inclusion14 decks129 decks
-25%synergy
Sunken Palace
10%inclusion12 decks121 decks
9%synergy
Bojuka Bog
6.2%inclusion8 decks129 decks
-18%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
6.2%inclusion8 decks129 decks
6%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
5.4%inclusion7 decks129 decks
2%synergy
Forgotten Cave
5.4%inclusion7 decks129 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
77%inclusion99 decks129 decks
-11%synergy
Sol Ring
66%inclusion85 decks129 decks
-24%synergy
Izzet Signet
49%inclusion63 decks129 decks
16%synergy
Dimir Signet
46%inclusion59 decks129 decks
10%synergy
Rakdos Signet
45%inclusion58 decks129 decks
11%synergy
Commander's Sphere
39%inclusion50 decks129 decks
19%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
21%inclusion27 decks129 decks
-28%synergy
Fellwar Stone
21%inclusion27 decks129 decks
-14%synergy
Mind Stone
19%inclusion25 decks129 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
19%inclusion24 decks129 decks
-26%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
18%inclusion23 decks129 decks
-25%synergy
Thought Vessel
12%inclusion16 decks129 decks
-9%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
11%inclusion14 decks129 decks
10%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Cursed Mirror
6.2%inclusion8 decks129 decks
1%synergy
Sky Diamond
5.4%inclusion7 decks129 decks
4%synergy
Midnight Clock
5.4%inclusion7 decks129 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion129 decks129 decks
7%synergy
Swamp
99%inclusion128 decks129 decks
7%synergy
Mountain
99%inclusion128 decks129 decks
8%synergy
Command Tower
80%inclusion103 decks129 decks
-12%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
57%inclusion73 decks129 decks
3%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
47%inclusion60 decks129 decks
9%synergy
Sunken Hollow
46%inclusion59 decks129 decks
6%synergy
Exotic Orchard
45%inclusion58 decks129 decks
-11%synergy
Evolving Wilds
42%inclusion54 decks129 decks
18%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
40%inclusion52 decks129 decks
26%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
36%inclusion46 decks129 decks
16%synergy
Sulfur Falls
34%inclusion44 decks129 decks
-12%synergy
Temple of Deceit
29%inclusion38 decks129 decks
16%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
28%inclusion36 decks129 decks
18%synergy
Myriad Landscape
27%inclusion35 decks129 decks
17%synergy
Path of Ancestry
27%inclusion35 decks129 decks
-4%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
26%inclusion34 decks129 decks
8%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
26%inclusion34 decks129 decks
14%synergy
Seething Landscape
26%inclusion31 decks121 decks
9%synergy
Maestros Theater
26%inclusion33 decks129 decks
17%synergy
Choked Estuary
25%inclusion32 decks129 decks
7%synergy
Temple of Malice
22%inclusion28 decks129 decks
10%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
22%inclusion28 decks129 decks
-23%synergy
Shivan Reef
21%inclusion27 decks129 decks
-8%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
19%inclusion24 decks129 decks
12%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
19%inclusion24 decks129 decks
7%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
17%inclusion22 decks129 decks
12%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
17%inclusion22 decks129 decks
2%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
16%inclusion20 decks129 decks
5%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
14%inclusion18 decks129 decks
2%synergy
Thriving Moor
14%inclusion18 decks129 decks
10%synergy
Dismal Backwater
13%inclusion17 decks129 decks
7%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
12%inclusion16 decks129 decks
2%synergy
Thriving Isle
12%inclusion15 decks129 decks
8%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
12%inclusion15 decks129 decks
-31%synergy
Ash Barrens
12%inclusion15 decks129 decks
7%synergy
Grixis Panorama
12%inclusion15 decks129 decks
8%synergy
Tainted Isle
11%inclusion14 decks129 decks
7%synergy
Thriving Bluff
11%inclusion14 decks129 decks
7%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
10%inclusion13 decks129 decks
-17%synergy
Serpent's Pass
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Ferrous Lake
8.5%inclusion11 decks129 decks
5%synergy
Tainted Peak
8.5%inclusion11 decks129 decks
4%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
7.8%inclusion10 decks129 decks
6%synergy
Canyon Slough
7.0%inclusion9 decks129 decks
3%synergy
Crypt of the Eternals
7.0%inclusion9 decks129 decks
5%synergy
River of Tears
7.0%inclusion9 decks129 decks
5%synergy
Oscorp Industries
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-5%synergy
Fetid Pools
6.2%inclusion8 decks129 decks
2%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
6.2%inclusion8 decks129 decks
4%synergy