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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Serpent's Pass
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
8%synergy
Rumble Arena
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Honest Work
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Jet's Brainwashing
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Ember Island Production
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Cormela, Glamour Thief
58%inclusion70 decks120 decks
54%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
52%inclusion53 decks101 decks
52%synergy
Double Vision
53%inclusion63 decks120 decks
50%synergy
Errant, Street Artist
44%inclusion53 decks120 decks
43%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
50%inclusion60 decks120 decks
42%synergy
Tempt with Mayhem
39%inclusion41 decks105 decks
38%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
38%inclusion46 decks120 decks
37%synergy
Display of Power
37%inclusion44 decks120 decks
36%synergy
Teach by Example
36%inclusion43 decks120 decks
35%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
35%inclusion42 decks120 decks
33%synergy
Top Cards
Nightscape Familiar
43%inclusion52 decks120 decks
17%synergy
Frantic Search
38%inclusion45 decks120 decks
20%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
36%inclusion43 decks120 decks
27%synergy
Chaos Warp
36%inclusion43 decks120 decks
-1%synergy
Maestros Charm
33%inclusion39 decks120 decks
29%synergy
Feed the Swarm
33%inclusion39 decks120 decks
2%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
33%inclusion39 decks120 decks
31%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
32%inclusion32 decks101 decks
28%synergy
Anhelo, the Painter
32%inclusion38 decks120 decks
31%synergy
Guttersnipe
31%inclusion37 decks120 decks
25%synergy
Creatures
Archmage Emeritus
28%inclusion34 decks120 decks
20%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
26%inclusion31 decks120 decks
23%synergy
Zevlor, Elturel Exile
23%inclusion28 decks120 decks
23%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
23%inclusion28 decks120 decks
14%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
23%inclusion27 decks120 decks
21%synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
21%inclusion25 decks120 decks
20%synergy
Melek, Izzet Paragon
20%inclusion24 decks120 decks
20%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
20%inclusion24 decks120 decks
13%synergy
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
19%inclusion23 decks120 decks
18%synergy
Exterminator Magmarch
18%inclusion19 decks105 decks
17%synergy
Rootha, Mercurial Artist
14%inclusion17 decks120 decks
14%synergy
Wizards of Thay
14%inclusion17 decks120 decks
11%synergy
Nivix Guildmage
14%inclusion17 decks120 decks
14%synergy
Wildfire Devils
13%inclusion15 decks120 decks
11%synergy
Taigam, Master Opportunist
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
11%synergy
Tzaangor Shaman
12%inclusion14 decks120 decks
11%synergy
Echo Mage
12%inclusion14 decks120 decks
12%synergy
Young Pyromancer
12%inclusion14 decks120 decks
10%synergy
Archmage of Runes
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
10%inclusion12 decks120 decks
1%synergy
Radiant Performer
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
9%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
-4%synergy
Najal, the Storm Runner
8.3%inclusion10 decks120 decks
8%synergy
Mocking Sprite
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
Third Path Iconoclast
7.5%inclusion9 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Coruscation Mage
6.9%inclusion7 decks101 decks
5%synergy
Meletis Charlatan
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
7%synergy
Gandalf the Grey
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Summon: G.F. Cerberus
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Archaeomancer
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
2%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
4%synergy
League Guildmage
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Deekah, Fractal Theorist
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
0%synergy
The Mechanist, Aerial Artisan
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Halo Forager
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Ovika, Enigma Goliath
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Blood Artist
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
2%synergy
Zaffai, Thunder Conductor
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Firebrand Archer
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Evelyn, the Covetous
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Negate
29%inclusion35 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Wild Ricochet
28%inclusion33 decks120 decks
27%synergy
Twinferno
26%inclusion31 decks120 decks
25%synergy
Chef's Kiss
24%inclusion29 decks120 decks
24%synergy
Lightning Bolt
23%inclusion28 decks120 decks
14%synergy
Fact or Fiction
22%inclusion26 decks120 decks
14%synergy
Bedevil
22%inclusion26 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Big Score
21%inclusion25 decks120 decks
11%synergy
Terminate
20%inclusion24 decks120 decks
-6%synergy
Return the Favor
19%inclusion22 decks113 decks
17%synergy
Rakdos Charm
18%inclusion21 decks120 decks
2%synergy
Opt
16%inclusion19 decks120 decks
11%synergy
Counterspell
16%inclusion19 decks120 decks
-28%synergy
Abrade
16%inclusion19 decks120 decks
7%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
16%inclusion19 decks120 decks
15%synergy
Brainstorm
15%inclusion18 decks120 decks
-2%synergy
Insidious Will
15%inclusion18 decks120 decks
15%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
15%inclusion18 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Prismari Command
14%inclusion17 decks120 decks
9%synergy
Reverberate
13%inclusion15 decks120 decks
9%synergy
Dark Ritual
13%inclusion15 decks120 decks
-22%synergy
See Double
12%inclusion14 decks120 decks
11%synergy
A Little Chat
11%inclusion13 decks120 decks
10%synergy
Narset's Reversal
11%inclusion13 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Malicious Affliction
11%inclusion13 decks120 decks
11%synergy
Geistblast
10%inclusion12 decks120 decks
10%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
10%inclusion12 decks120 decks
-18%synergy
Murder
10%inclusion12 decks120 decks
7%synergy
Infernal Grasp
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Audacious Swap
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
9%synergy
Dual Strike
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
9%synergy
Impulse
8.3%inclusion10 decks120 decks
7%synergy
Repeated Reverberation
8.3%inclusion10 decks120 decks
8%synergy
Mystic Confluence
8.3%inclusion10 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Transforming Flourish
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Split Decision
7.5%inclusion9 decks120 decks
7%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
7.5%inclusion9 decks120 decks
0%synergy
Flame of Anor
7.5%inclusion9 decks120 decks
2%synergy
Essence Scatter
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
6%synergy
This Is How It Ends
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Reality Shift
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
1%synergy
Blood Pact
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Crosis's Charm
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Electrodominance
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
2%synergy
Refuse // Cooperate
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Steam Augury
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Flare of Duplication
5.7%inclusion6 decks105 decks
3%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
5.7%inclusion6 decks105 decks
0%synergy
Octopus Form
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Dig Up the Body
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Doublecast
23%inclusion27 decks120 decks
22%synergy
Replication Technique
22%inclusion26 decks120 decks
21%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
21%inclusion25 decks120 decks
16%synergy
Grapeshot
18%inclusion22 decks120 decks
16%synergy
Flawless Forgery
18%inclusion21 decks120 decks
17%synergy
Sign in Blood
18%inclusion21 decks120 decks
14%synergy
Spelltwine
17%inclusion20 decks120 decks
16%synergy
Exsanguinate
17%inclusion20 decks120 decks
13%synergy
Faithless Looting
16%inclusion19 decks120 decks
-4%synergy
Creative Technique
16%inclusion19 decks120 decks
15%synergy
Maestros Confluence
16%inclusion19 decks120 decks
15%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
15%inclusion18 decks118 decks
14%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
13%inclusion16 decks120 decks
10%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
13%inclusion15 decks120 decks
12%synergy
Preordain
11%inclusion13 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Read the Bones
10%inclusion12 decks120 decks
7%synergy
Grab the Prize
9.3%inclusion9 decks97 decks
8%synergy
Blasphemous Act
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
-37%synergy
Painful Truths
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
7%synergy
Damnable Pact
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
8%synergy
Illicit Shipment
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
9%synergy
Blood Tithe
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
9%synergy
Browbeat
8.3%inclusion10 decks120 decks
8%synergy
Army of the Damned
8.3%inclusion10 decks120 decks
7%synergy
Expressive Iteration
8.3%inclusion10 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Chain Reaction
8.3%inclusion10 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Brass's Bounty
8.3%inclusion10 decks120 decks
7%synergy
Ponder
8.3%inclusion10 decks120 decks
0%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
8.3%inclusion10 decks120 decks
7%synergy
Great Intelligence's Plan
7.5%inclusion9 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Mana Geyser
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
2%synergy
Night's Whisper
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
2%synergy
Deadly Tempest
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Cut of the Profits
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
7%synergy
Elemental Eruption
6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
6%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
1%synergy
Empty the Warrens
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Treasure Cruise
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
3%synergy
Hit the Mother Lode
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Mind's Desire
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Drawn from Dreams
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Inspired Tinkering
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Fiery Confluence
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Bonus Round
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Ignite Memories
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Let's Play a Game
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Rise from the Tides
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Xander's Pact
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Howl of the Horde
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Ambition's Cost
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Cursed Recording
20%inclusion21 decks103 decks
20%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
16%inclusion19 decks120 decks
14%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
15%inclusion18 decks120 decks
2%synergy
Adaptive Training Post
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
13%synergy
Mirari
12%inclusion14 decks120 decks
11%synergy
Twinning Staff
10%inclusion12 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Wizard's Spellbook
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
9%synergy
Enchantments
Dual Casting
28%inclusion33 decks120 decks
27%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
28%inclusion33 decks120 decks
25%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
24%inclusion29 decks120 decks
22%synergy
Curse of Echoes
18%inclusion22 decks120 decks
17%synergy
Arcane Melee
12%inclusion14 decks120 decks
11%synergy
Propaganda
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
-4%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
8.3%inclusion10 decks120 decks
8%synergy
Leyline of Resonance
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Eye of the Storm
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
5.7%inclusion6 decks105 decks
4%synergy
Fiery Inscription
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
0%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Witness Protection
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Copy Enchantment
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
3%synergy
Storm of Saruman
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
3%synergy
Cryptic Pursuit
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Maestros Ascendancy
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Arcavios
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
9%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Storm Conduit
17%inclusion20 decks120 decks
15%synergy
Professor Onyx
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
7%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Temple of the False God
12%inclusion14 decks120 decks
3%synergy
Reliquary Tower
10%inclusion12 decks120 decks
-25%synergy
Sunken Palace
8.6%inclusion9 decks105 decks
8%synergy
Bojuka Bog
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
-18%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
0%synergy
Forgotten Cave
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
78%inclusion94 decks120 decks
-10%synergy
Sol Ring
63%inclusion76 decks120 decks
-27%synergy
Izzet Signet
50%inclusion60 decks120 decks
16%synergy
Dimir Signet
49%inclusion59 decks120 decks
12%synergy
Rakdos Signet
47%inclusion56 decks120 decks
11%synergy
Commander's Sphere
38%inclusion45 decks120 decks
16%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
23%inclusion27 decks120 decks
-27%synergy
Fellwar Stone
20%inclusion24 decks120 decks
-15%synergy
Mind Stone
18%inclusion22 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
18%inclusion22 decks120 decks
-26%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
16%inclusion19 decks120 decks
-27%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
Coalition Relic
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
0%synergy
Fire Diamond
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
3%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
80%inclusion96 decks120 decks
-12%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
59%inclusion71 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
48%inclusion57 decks120 decks
10%synergy
Sunken Hollow
45%inclusion54 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Exotic Orchard
45%inclusion54 decks120 decks
-11%synergy
Evolving Wilds
41%inclusion49 decks120 decks
16%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
40%inclusion48 decks120 decks
25%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
34%inclusion41 decks120 decks
14%synergy
Sulfur Falls
32%inclusion38 decks120 decks
-14%synergy
Myriad Landscape
29%inclusion35 decks120 decks
19%synergy
Temple of Deceit
29%inclusion35 decks120 decks
15%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
28%inclusion34 decks120 decks
16%synergy
Path of Ancestry
28%inclusion34 decks120 decks
-3%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
27%inclusion32 decks120 decks
16%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
27%inclusion32 decks120 decks
8%synergy
Maestros Theater
25%inclusion30 decks120 decks
15%synergy
Choked Estuary
24%inclusion29 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Seething Landscape
24%inclusion25 decks105 decks
6%synergy
Temple of Malice
23%inclusion28 decks120 decks
11%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
23%inclusion27 decks120 decks
-22%synergy
Shivan Reef
21%inclusion25 decks120 decks
-8%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
20%inclusion24 decks120 decks
14%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
19%inclusion23 decks120 decks
7%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
18%inclusion22 decks120 decks
3%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
18%inclusion21 decks120 decks
12%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
14%inclusion17 decks120 decks
3%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
14%inclusion17 decks120 decks
-28%synergy
Dismal Backwater
14%inclusion17 decks120 decks
8%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
13%inclusion16 decks120 decks
-13%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
13%inclusion16 decks120 decks
1%synergy
Tainted Isle
13%inclusion15 decks120 decks
8%synergy
Grixis Panorama
13%inclusion15 decks120 decks
9%synergy
Thriving Moor
12%inclusion14 decks120 decks
7%synergy
Ash Barrens
11%inclusion13 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Tainted Peak
11%inclusion13 decks120 decks
7%synergy
Thriving Bluff
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
-1%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
8.3%inclusion10 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Thriving Isle
8.3%inclusion10 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Underground River
8.3%inclusion10 decks120 decks
-19%synergy
Canyon Slough
7.5%inclusion9 decks120 decks
3%synergy
Fetid Pools
7.5%inclusion9 decks120 decks
3%synergy
Ferrous Lake
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
3%synergy
Molten Tributary
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
4%synergy
River of Tears
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Crypt of the Eternals
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Geothermal Bog
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
5%synergy