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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Flamekin Gildweaver
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Spinerock Tyrant
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Boulder Dash
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Ashling's Command
2.6%inclusion1 decks38 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Double Vision
55%inclusion70 decks127 decks
53%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
57%inclusion72 decks127 decks
52%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
52%inclusion59 decks113 decks
51%synergy
Errant, Street Artist
46%inclusion58 decks127 decks
45%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
50%inclusion64 decks127 decks
42%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
39%inclusion49 decks127 decks
38%synergy
Tempt with Mayhem
38%inclusion44 decks117 decks
37%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
37%inclusion47 decks127 decks
35%synergy
Display of Power
35%inclusion44 decks127 decks
34%synergy
Teach by Example
34%inclusion43 decks127 decks
33%synergy
Top Cards
Nightscape Familiar
43%inclusion54 decks127 decks
16%synergy
Chaos Warp
39%inclusion49 decks127 decks
3%synergy
Frantic Search
38%inclusion48 decks127 decks
18%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
35%inclusion45 decks127 decks
25%synergy
Guttersnipe
35%inclusion44 decks127 decks
28%synergy
Maestros Charm
34%inclusion43 decks127 decks
31%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
34%inclusion43 decks127 decks
32%synergy
Anhelo, the Painter
33%inclusion42 decks127 decks
33%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
32%inclusion41 decks127 decks
30%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
32%inclusion36 decks113 decks
28%synergy
Creatures
Zevlor, Elturel Exile
26%inclusion33 decks127 decks
26%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
25%inclusion32 decks127 decks
16%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
24%inclusion31 decks127 decks
22%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
24%inclusion30 decks127 decks
21%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
24%inclusion30 decks127 decks
14%synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
22%inclusion28 decks127 decks
22%synergy
Melek, Izzet Paragon
22%inclusion28 decks127 decks
22%synergy
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
21%inclusion27 decks127 decks
20%synergy
Exterminator Magmarch
20%inclusion23 decks117 decks
19%synergy
Rootha, Mercurial Artist
17%inclusion21 decks127 decks
16%synergy
Wizards of Thay
16%inclusion20 decks127 decks
13%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
16%inclusion20 decks127 decks
8%synergy
Wildfire Devils
14%inclusion18 decks127 decks
13%synergy
Taigam, Master Opportunist
14%inclusion11 decks78 decks
13%synergy
Nivix Guildmage
13%inclusion17 decks127 decks
13%synergy
Young Pyromancer
13%inclusion17 decks127 decks
12%synergy
Fire Lord Azula
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Radiant Performer
12%inclusion15 decks127 decks
12%synergy
Echo Mage
12%inclusion15 decks127 decks
12%synergy
Tzaangor Shaman
11%inclusion14 decks127 decks
10%synergy
Najal, the Storm Runner
9.4%inclusion12 decks127 decks
9%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
9.4%inclusion12 decks127 decks
0%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
9.4%inclusion12 decks127 decks
-3%synergy
The Twelfth Doctor
9.4%inclusion12 decks127 decks
9%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
9.4%inclusion12 decks127 decks
4%synergy
Archmage of Runes
8.9%inclusion9 decks101 decks
6%synergy
Summon: G.F. Cerberus
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
2%synergy
Mocking Sprite
7.9%inclusion10 decks127 decks
7%synergy
Gandalf the Grey
7.9%inclusion10 decks127 decks
7%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
2%synergy
Glamorous Outlaw
7.1%inclusion9 decks127 decks
7%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
7.1%inclusion9 decks127 decks
7%synergy
Mizzix of the Izmagnus
7.1%inclusion9 decks127 decks
7%synergy
Coruscation Mage
7.1%inclusion8 decks113 decks
5%synergy
Mysidian Elder
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
6.3%inclusion8 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Deekah, Fractal Theorist
6.3%inclusion8 decks127 decks
5%synergy
League Guildmage
5.5%inclusion7 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Kaza, Roil Chaser
5.5%inclusion7 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Meletis Charlatan
5.5%inclusion7 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
5.5%inclusion7 decks127 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Twinferno
30%inclusion38 decks127 decks
29%synergy
Wild Ricochet
28%inclusion36 decks127 decks
28%synergy
Negate
26%inclusion33 decks127 decks
3%synergy
Chef's Kiss
24%inclusion31 decks127 decks
24%synergy
Bedevil
24%inclusion30 decks127 decks
7%synergy
Return the Favor
22%inclusion27 decks124 decks
20%synergy
Big Score
21%inclusion27 decks127 decks
10%synergy
Lightning Bolt
20%inclusion26 decks127 decks
11%synergy
Terminate
20%inclusion26 decks127 decks
-5%synergy
Rakdos Charm
20%inclusion25 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Fact or Fiction
19%inclusion24 decks127 decks
12%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
18%inclusion23 decks127 decks
17%synergy
Prismari Command
17%inclusion21 decks127 decks
11%synergy
Opt
17%inclusion21 decks127 decks
11%synergy
Counterspell
16%inclusion20 decks127 decks
-29%synergy
Insidious Will
16%inclusion20 decks127 decks
15%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
15%inclusion19 decks127 decks
4%synergy
Abrade
14%inclusion18 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Dark Ritual
14%inclusion18 decks127 decks
-22%synergy
A Little Chat
13%inclusion16 decks127 decks
12%synergy
Brainstorm
13%inclusion16 decks127 decks
-5%synergy
Reverberate
12%inclusion15 decks127 decks
8%synergy
See Double
11%inclusion14 decks127 decks
10%synergy
Malicious Affliction
10%inclusion13 decks127 decks
10%synergy
Repeated Reverberation
10%inclusion13 decks127 decks
10%synergy
Audacious Swap
10%inclusion13 decks127 decks
10%synergy
Narset's Reversal
10%inclusion13 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Geistblast
9.4%inclusion12 decks127 decks
9%synergy
Dual Strike
9.4%inclusion12 decks127 decks
9%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
9.4%inclusion12 decks127 decks
-20%synergy
Transforming Flourish
9.0%inclusion7 decks78 decks
9%synergy
Murder
8.7%inclusion11 decks127 decks
6%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.7%inclusion11 decks127 decks
4%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
7.9%inclusion10 decks127 decks
0%synergy
Mystic Confluence
7.9%inclusion10 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Electrodominance
7.1%inclusion9 decks127 decks
3%synergy
Reality Shift
7.1%inclusion9 decks127 decks
2%synergy
Flame of Anor
7.1%inclusion9 decks127 decks
2%synergy
This Is How It Ends
6.3%inclusion8 decks127 decks
4%synergy
Split Decision
6.3%inclusion8 decks127 decks
6%synergy
Impulse
6.3%inclusion8 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Blood Pact
6.3%inclusion8 decks127 decks
6%synergy
Essence Scatter
6.3%inclusion8 decks127 decks
6%synergy
Crosis's Charm
6.3%inclusion8 decks127 decks
4%synergy
Complete the Circuit
5.5%inclusion7 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Refuse // Cooperate
5.5%inclusion7 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Steam Augury
5.5%inclusion7 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
-1%synergy
Invert Polarity
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
31%inclusion39 decks127 decks
2%synergy
Replication Technique
26%inclusion33 decks127 decks
25%synergy
Doublecast
23%inclusion29 decks127 decks
23%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
22%inclusion28 decks127 decks
17%synergy
Grapeshot
20%inclusion25 decks127 decks
18%synergy
Flawless Forgery
19%inclusion24 decks127 decks
19%synergy
Exsanguinate
18%inclusion23 decks127 decks
14%synergy
Maestros Confluence
17%inclusion22 decks127 decks
16%synergy
Faithless Looting
17%inclusion21 decks127 decks
-3%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
17%inclusion21 decks127 decks
15%synergy
Sign in Blood
16%inclusion20 decks127 decks
12%synergy
Creative Technique
15%inclusion19 decks127 decks
15%synergy
Spelltwine
14%inclusion18 decks127 decks
13%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
14%inclusion18 decks127 decks
11%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
13%inclusion17 decks127 decks
13%synergy
Army of the Damned
12%inclusion15 decks127 decks
10%synergy
Preordain
11%inclusion14 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Damnable Pact
10%inclusion13 decks127 decks
9%synergy
Read the Bones
10%inclusion13 decks127 decks
8%synergy
Brass's Bounty
10%inclusion13 decks127 decks
9%synergy
Ponder
9.4%inclusion12 decks127 decks
1%synergy
Browbeat
9.4%inclusion12 decks127 decks
9%synergy
Illicit Shipment
9.4%inclusion12 decks127 decks
9%synergy
Chain Reaction
8.7%inclusion11 decks127 decks
6%synergy
Painful Truths
8.7%inclusion11 decks127 decks
7%synergy
Mana Geyser
8.7%inclusion11 decks127 decks
4%synergy
Expressive Iteration
8.7%inclusion11 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Grab the Prize
8.2%inclusion9 decks110 decks
7%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
7.9%inclusion10 decks127 decks
6%synergy
Blasphemous Act
7.9%inclusion10 decks127 decks
-37%synergy
Blood Tithe
7.9%inclusion10 decks127 decks
8%synergy
Great Intelligence's Plan
7.9%inclusion10 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Elemental Eruption
6.5%inclusion8 decks124 decks
6%synergy
Night's Whisper
6.3%inclusion8 decks127 decks
2%synergy
Mind's Desire
6.3%inclusion8 decks127 decks
6%synergy
Cut of the Profits
6.3%inclusion8 decks127 decks
6%synergy
Hit the Mother Lode
6.3%inclusion8 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
6.3%inclusion8 decks127 decks
1%synergy
Treasure Cruise
6.3%inclusion8 decks127 decks
3%synergy
Bonus Round
5.5%inclusion7 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Xander's Pact
5.5%inclusion7 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Ignite Memories
5.5%inclusion7 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Howl of the Horde
5.5%inclusion7 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Tempest
5.5%inclusion7 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Inspired Tinkering
5.5%inclusion7 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Mentor's Guidance
5.5%inclusion7 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Cursed Recording
24%inclusion27 decks114 decks
23%synergy
Adaptive Training Post
19%inclusion15 decks78 decks
19%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
17%inclusion22 decks127 decks
15%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
17%inclusion21 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Mirari
13%inclusion16 decks127 decks
12%synergy
Wizard's Spellbook
10%inclusion13 decks127 decks
10%synergy
Twinning Staff
8.7%inclusion11 decks127 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Dual Casting
29%inclusion37 decks127 decks
29%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
23%inclusion29 decks127 decks
21%synergy
Curse of Echoes
19%inclusion24 decks127 decks
18%synergy
Arcane Melee
15%inclusion19 decks127 decks
15%synergy
Propaganda
11%inclusion14 decks127 decks
-3%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
8.7%inclusion11 decks127 decks
8%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
6.3%inclusion8 decks127 decks
6%synergy
Extravagant Replication
5.5%inclusion7 decks127 decks
1%synergy
Eye of the Storm
5.5%inclusion7 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Cryptic Pursuit
5.5%inclusion7 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Leyline of Resonance
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
5%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Arcavios
10%inclusion13 decks127 decks
10%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Storm Conduit
19%inclusion24 decks127 decks
17%synergy
Professor Onyx
9.4%inclusion12 decks127 decks
7%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
5.5%inclusion7 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Rowan, Scholar of Sparks
5.5%inclusion7 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Temple of the False God
12%inclusion15 decks127 decks
4%synergy
Reliquary Tower
10%inclusion13 decks127 decks
-25%synergy
Sunken Palace
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
9%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
6.3%inclusion8 decks127 decks
6%synergy
Bojuka Bog
5.5%inclusion7 decks127 decks
-19%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
5.5%inclusion7 decks127 decks
2%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
5.5%inclusion7 decks127 decks
1%synergy
Forgotten Cave
5.5%inclusion7 decks127 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
78%inclusion99 decks127 decks
-10%synergy
Sol Ring
67%inclusion85 decks127 decks
-23%synergy
Izzet Signet
50%inclusion63 decks127 decks
16%synergy
Dimir Signet
47%inclusion60 decks127 decks
11%synergy
Rakdos Signet
45%inclusion57 decks127 decks
11%synergy
Commander's Sphere
38%inclusion48 decks127 decks
18%synergy
Fellwar Stone
22%inclusion28 decks127 decks
-13%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
21%inclusion27 decks127 decks
-28%synergy
Mind Stone
19%inclusion24 decks127 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
19%inclusion24 decks127 decks
-26%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
17%inclusion22 decks127 decks
-26%synergy
Thought Vessel
13%inclusion17 decks127 decks
-8%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
11%inclusion14 decks127 decks
11%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Cursed Mirror
6.3%inclusion8 decks127 decks
1%synergy
Sky Diamond
5.5%inclusion7 decks127 decks
4%synergy
Midnight Clock
5.5%inclusion7 decks127 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion127 decks127 decks
7%synergy
Mountain
99%inclusion126 decks127 decks
8%synergy
Swamp
99%inclusion126 decks127 decks
7%synergy
Command Tower
80%inclusion101 decks127 decks
-12%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
57%inclusion73 decks127 decks
4%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
45%inclusion57 decks127 decks
7%synergy
Sunken Hollow
44%inclusion56 decks127 decks
4%synergy
Exotic Orchard
43%inclusion55 decks127 decks
-13%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
40%inclusion51 decks127 decks
26%synergy
Evolving Wilds
40%inclusion51 decks127 decks
16%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
34%inclusion43 decks127 decks
14%synergy
Sulfur Falls
34%inclusion43 decks127 decks
-12%synergy
Temple of Deceit
29%inclusion37 decks127 decks
16%synergy
Myriad Landscape
28%inclusion35 decks127 decks
18%synergy
Path of Ancestry
27%inclusion34 decks127 decks
-4%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
27%inclusion34 decks127 decks
17%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
27%inclusion34 decks127 decks
8%synergy
Seething Landscape
26%inclusion30 decks117 decks
9%synergy
Maestros Theater
25%inclusion32 decks127 decks
16%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
25%inclusion32 decks127 decks
13%synergy
Choked Estuary
24%inclusion31 decks127 decks
7%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
22%inclusion28 decks127 decks
-23%synergy
Temple of Malice
21%inclusion27 decks127 decks
9%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
19%inclusion24 decks127 decks
12%synergy
Shivan Reef
19%inclusion24 decks127 decks
-10%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
18%inclusion23 decks127 decks
7%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
17%inclusion22 decks127 decks
12%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
17%inclusion22 decks127 decks
2%synergy
Dismal Backwater
14%inclusion18 decks127 decks
8%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
13%inclusion17 decks127 decks
3%synergy
Thriving Moor
13%inclusion17 decks127 decks
9%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
12%inclusion15 decks127 decks
0%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
12%inclusion15 decks127 decks
-31%synergy
Tainted Isle
11%inclusion14 decks127 decks
7%synergy
Grixis Panorama
11%inclusion14 decks127 decks
8%synergy
Thriving Isle
10%inclusion13 decks127 decks
6%synergy
Thriving Bluff
10%inclusion13 decks127 decks
7%synergy
Ash Barrens
10%inclusion13 decks127 decks
6%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
10%inclusion13 decks127 decks
0%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
10%inclusion13 decks127 decks
-17%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
8.7%inclusion11 decks127 decks
7%synergy
Tainted Peak
8.7%inclusion11 decks127 decks
5%synergy
River of Tears
7.1%inclusion9 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Canyon Slough
7.1%inclusion9 decks127 decks
3%synergy
Molten Tributary
7.1%inclusion9 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Ferrous Lake
7.1%inclusion9 decks127 decks
3%synergy
Crypt of the Eternals
7.1%inclusion9 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Oscorp Industries
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-5%synergy
Serpent's Pass
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Treno, Dark City
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
5%synergy