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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Tablet of Discovery
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
15%synergy
Wisdom of Ages
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
14%synergy
Landscape Painter
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
15%synergy
Flow State
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Brush Off
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
11%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Double Vision
55%inclusion75 decks136 decks
53%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
52%inclusion68 decks130 decks
51%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
54%inclusion74 decks136 decks
50%synergy
Errant, Street Artist
51%inclusion69 decks136 decks
50%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
51%inclusion70 decks136 decks
43%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
40%inclusion54 decks136 decks
38%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
37%inclusion50 decks136 decks
36%synergy
Anhelo, the Painter
36%inclusion49 decks136 decks
36%synergy
Display of Power
35%inclusion48 decks136 decks
34%synergy
Tempt with Mayhem
35%inclusion47 decks134 decks
34%synergy
Top Cards
Nightscape Familiar
42%inclusion57 decks136 decks
15%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
38%inclusion52 decks136 decks
28%synergy
Frantic Search
38%inclusion51 decks136 decks
17%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
35%inclusion46 decks130 decks
31%synergy
Chaos Warp
35%inclusion48 decks136 decks
0%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
35%inclusion48 decks136 decks
33%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
35%inclusion47 decks136 decks
32%synergy
Maestros Charm
34%inclusion46 decks136 decks
31%synergy
Guttersnipe
34%inclusion46 decks136 decks
27%synergy
Teach by Example
34%inclusion46 decks136 decks
33%synergy
Creatures
Archmage Emeritus
31%inclusion42 decks136 decks
21%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
26%inclusion35 decks136 decks
23%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
24%inclusion32 decks136 decks
14%synergy
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
23%inclusion31 decks136 decks
22%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
22%inclusion30 decks136 decks
20%synergy
Zevlor, Elturel Exile
21%inclusion29 decks136 decks
21%synergy
Melek, Izzet Paragon
21%inclusion28 decks136 decks
20%synergy
Exterminator Magmarch
19%inclusion25 decks134 decks
18%synergy
Rootha, Mercurial Artist
18%inclusion25 decks136 decks
18%synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
18%inclusion25 decks136 decks
18%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
18%inclusion24 decks136 decks
9%synergy
Wizards of Thay
18%inclusion24 decks136 decks
15%synergy
Fire Lord Azula
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
15%synergy
Young Pyromancer
15%inclusion21 decks136 decks
14%synergy
Wildfire Devils
13%inclusion18 decks136 decks
12%synergy
Echo Mage
13%inclusion17 decks136 decks
12%synergy
Tzaangor Shaman
12%inclusion16 decks136 decks
11%synergy
Radiant Performer
12%inclusion16 decks136 decks
12%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
12%inclusion16 decks136 decks
6%synergy
Taigam, Master Opportunist
11%inclusion11 decks97 decks
11%synergy
Pigment Wrangler
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Abstract Paintmage
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Archmage of Runes
11%inclusion13 decks119 decks
8%synergy
Maelstrom Artisan
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
10%synergy
Mocking Sprite
10%inclusion14 decks136 decks
10%synergy
Nivix Guildmage
10%inclusion14 decks136 decks
10%synergy
Molten-Core Maestro
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
9%synergy
Prismari, the Inspiration
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
8%synergy
Sanar, Unfinished Genius
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
9%synergy
Inspired Skypainter
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
10%synergy
The Twelfth Doctor
10%inclusion13 decks136 decks
9%synergy
Coruscation Mage
9.2%inclusion12 decks130 decks
7%synergy
Najal, the Storm Runner
8.8%inclusion12 decks136 decks
8%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
8.5%inclusion7 decks82 decks
3%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
8.1%inclusion11 decks136 decks
-4%synergy
Rootha, Mastering the Moment
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Meletis Charlatan
7.4%inclusion10 decks136 decks
7%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
7.4%inclusion10 decks136 decks
-3%synergy
Mizzix of the Izmagnus
7.4%inclusion10 decks136 decks
7%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
7.4%inclusion10 decks136 decks
6%synergy
Summon: G.F. Cerberus
7.3%inclusion6 decks82 decks
7%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
1%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
6.6%inclusion9 decks136 decks
6%synergy
Firebrand Archer
5.9%inclusion8 decks136 decks
5%synergy
Archaeomancer
5.9%inclusion8 decks136 decks
2%synergy
Glamorous Outlaw
5.9%inclusion8 decks136 decks
6%synergy
Deekah, Fractal Theorist
5.9%inclusion8 decks136 decks
5%synergy
Gandalf the Grey
5.9%inclusion8 decks136 decks
5%synergy
Eternal Student
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
6%synergy
Goblin Glasswright
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Wild Ricochet
29%inclusion40 decks136 decks
29%synergy
Twinferno
29%inclusion40 decks136 decks
28%synergy
Big Score
28%inclusion38 decks136 decks
16%synergy
Negate
26%inclusion36 decks136 decks
4%synergy
Return the Favor
26%inclusion35 decks136 decks
23%synergy
Chef's Kiss
24%inclusion33 decks136 decks
24%synergy
Bedevil
24%inclusion33 decks136 decks
9%synergy
Lightning Bolt
21%inclusion29 decks136 decks
11%synergy
Rakdos Charm
20%inclusion27 decks136 decks
5%synergy
Opt
18%inclusion25 decks136 decks
13%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
18%inclusion25 decks136 decks
17%synergy
Terminate
18%inclusion25 decks136 decks
-7%synergy
Fact or Fiction
18%inclusion24 decks136 decks
11%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
17%inclusion23 decks136 decks
6%synergy
Insidious Will
16%inclusion22 decks136 decks
16%synergy
Brainstorm
15%inclusion21 decks136 decks
-2%synergy
Abrade
15%inclusion21 decks136 decks
6%synergy
Counterspell
15%inclusion20 decks136 decks
-30%synergy
A Little Chat
14%inclusion19 decks136 decks
13%synergy
Narset's Reversal
14%inclusion19 decks136 decks
8%synergy
Prismari Command
14%inclusion19 decks136 decks
8%synergy
Dark Ritual
13%inclusion18 decks136 decks
-24%synergy
See Double
13%inclusion17 decks136 decks
12%synergy
Reverberate
13%inclusion17 decks136 decks
9%synergy
Audacious Swap
12%inclusion16 decks136 decks
12%synergy
Transforming Flourish
11%inclusion11 decks97 decks
11%synergy
Repeated Reverberation
10%inclusion14 decks136 decks
10%synergy
Malicious Affliction
10%inclusion13 decks136 decks
9%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
10%inclusion13 decks136 decks
-21%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
8.8%inclusion12 decks136 decks
0%synergy
Murder
8.1%inclusion11 decks136 decks
5%synergy
Dual Strike
8.1%inclusion11 decks136 decks
8%synergy
Electrodominance
7.4%inclusion10 decks136 decks
2%synergy
Reality Shift
7.4%inclusion10 decks136 decks
2%synergy
Geistblast
6.6%inclusion9 decks136 decks
7%synergy
Complete the Circuit
6.6%inclusion9 decks136 decks
6%synergy
Split Decision
6.6%inclusion9 decks136 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Confluence
6.6%inclusion9 decks136 decks
4%synergy
Flame of Anor
6.6%inclusion9 decks136 decks
2%synergy
Blood Pact
6.6%inclusion9 decks136 decks
6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
6.0%inclusion8 decks134 decks
0%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
5.9%inclusion8 decks136 decks
5%synergy
Dig Up the Body
5.9%inclusion8 decks136 decks
6%synergy
Infernal Grasp
5.9%inclusion8 decks136 decks
1%synergy
Impulse
5.9%inclusion8 decks136 decks
5%synergy
Unsubtle Mockery
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Vibrant Outburst
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Essence Scatter
5.1%inclusion7 decks136 decks
4%synergy
Crosis's Charm
5.1%inclusion7 decks136 decks
3%synergy
Refuse // Cooperate
5.1%inclusion7 decks136 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
29%inclusion39 decks136 decks
0%synergy
Replication Technique
25%inclusion34 decks136 decks
24%synergy
Doublecast
24%inclusion33 decks136 decks
24%synergy
Grapeshot
21%inclusion29 decks136 decks
19%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
21%inclusion28 decks136 decks
16%synergy
Flawless Forgery
20%inclusion27 decks136 decks
19%synergy
Exsanguinate
20%inclusion27 decks136 decks
16%synergy
Creative Technique
18%inclusion25 decks136 decks
18%synergy
Faithless Looting
18%inclusion24 decks136 decks
-2%synergy
Sign in Blood
18%inclusion24 decks136 decks
14%synergy
Maestros Confluence
15%inclusion21 decks136 decks
14%synergy
Army of the Damned
15%inclusion21 decks136 decks
14%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
14%inclusion19 decks136 decks
13%synergy
Spelltwine
13%inclusion18 decks136 decks
12%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
13%inclusion17 decks136 decks
12%synergy
Preordain
13%inclusion17 decks136 decks
7%synergy
Damnable Pact
12%inclusion16 decks136 decks
10%synergy
Brass's Bounty
11%inclusion15 decks136 decks
9%synergy
Artistic Process
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
10%synergy
Read the Bones
10%inclusion14 decks136 decks
8%synergy
Abstract Performance
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
10%synergy
Ponder
10%inclusion13 decks136 decks
1%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
10%inclusion13 decks136 decks
6%synergy
Expressive Iteration
10%inclusion13 decks136 decks
6%synergy
Illicit Shipment
10%inclusion13 decks136 decks
9%synergy
Chain Reaction
8.8%inclusion12 decks136 decks
6%synergy
Blasphemous Act
8.1%inclusion11 decks136 decks
-36%synergy
Blood Tithe
8.1%inclusion11 decks136 decks
8%synergy
Mana Geyser
8.1%inclusion11 decks136 decks
3%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
7.4%inclusion10 decks136 decks
6%synergy
Browbeat
7.4%inclusion10 decks136 decks
7%synergy
Painful Truths
7.4%inclusion10 decks136 decks
5%synergy
Night's Whisper
7.4%inclusion10 decks136 decks
3%synergy
Grab the Prize
7.1%inclusion9 decks126 decks
6%synergy
Xander's Pact
6.6%inclusion9 decks136 decks
6%synergy
Clone Legion
6.6%inclusion9 decks136 decks
5%synergy
Hit the Mother Lode
6.6%inclusion9 decks136 decks
5%synergy
Deep Analysis
6.6%inclusion9 decks136 decks
3%synergy
Mentor's Guidance
6.6%inclusion9 decks136 decks
7%synergy
Mind's Desire
6.6%inclusion9 decks136 decks
6%synergy
Relm's Sketching
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
5%synergy
Bonus Round
5.9%inclusion8 decks136 decks
5%synergy
Inspired Tinkering
5.9%inclusion8 decks136 decks
6%synergy
Elemental Eruption
5.9%inclusion8 decks136 decks
6%synergy
Cut Your Losses
5.9%inclusion8 decks136 decks
5%synergy
Howl of the Horde
5.9%inclusion8 decks136 decks
6%synergy
Cut of the Profits
5.9%inclusion8 decks136 decks
6%synergy
Deadly Tempest
5.9%inclusion8 decks136 decks
5%synergy
Echocasting Symposium
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Send in the Pest
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Cursed Recording
20%inclusion26 decks131 decks
19%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
18%inclusion25 decks136 decks
7%synergy
Adaptive Training Post
18%inclusion17 decks97 decks
17%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
15%inclusion21 decks136 decks
13%synergy
Wizard's Spellbook
11%inclusion15 decks136 decks
11%synergy
Twinning Staff
11%inclusion15 decks136 decks
6%synergy
Mirari
11%inclusion15 decks136 decks
11%synergy
Diary of Dreams
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Dual Casting
27%inclusion37 decks136 decks
27%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
24%inclusion32 decks136 decks
21%synergy
Curse of Echoes
18%inclusion24 decks136 decks
16%synergy
Arcane Melee
16%inclusion22 decks136 decks
16%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
12%inclusion16 decks136 decks
11%synergy
Propaganda
8.1%inclusion11 decks136 decks
-6%synergy
Fiery Inscription
6.6%inclusion9 decks136 decks
2%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
6.0%inclusion8 decks134 decks
4%synergy
Cryptic Pursuit
5.9%inclusion8 decks136 decks
5%synergy
Extravagant Replication
5.9%inclusion8 decks136 decks
2%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
5.9%inclusion8 decks136 decks
5%synergy
Maestros Ascendancy
5.9%inclusion8 decks136 decks
5%synergy
Intermediate Chirography
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Arcavios
10%inclusion13 decks136 decks
9%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Storm Conduit
19%inclusion26 decks136 decks
18%synergy
Professor Onyx
8.8%inclusion12 decks136 decks
7%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
6.6%inclusion9 decks136 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion18 decks136 decks
5%synergy
Reliquary Tower
13%inclusion17 decks136 decks
-23%synergy
Great Hall of the Biblioplex
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
9%synergy
Sunken Palace
9.0%inclusion12 decks134 decks
8%synergy
Bojuka Bog
7.4%inclusion10 decks136 decks
-17%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
6.6%inclusion9 decks136 decks
6%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
5.9%inclusion8 decks136 decks
2%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
5.1%inclusion7 decks136 decks
1%synergy
Barren Moor
5.1%inclusion7 decks136 decks
4%synergy
Forgotten Cave
5.1%inclusion7 decks136 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
77%inclusion105 decks136 decks
-11%synergy
Sol Ring
68%inclusion92 decks136 decks
-22%synergy
Izzet Signet
50%inclusion68 decks136 decks
17%synergy
Rakdos Signet
42%inclusion57 decks136 decks
9%synergy
Dimir Signet
42%inclusion57 decks136 decks
7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
36%inclusion49 decks136 decks
17%synergy
Mind Stone
21%inclusion28 decks136 decks
8%synergy
Fellwar Stone
20%inclusion27 decks136 decks
-16%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
17%inclusion23 decks136 decks
-32%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
15%inclusion21 decks136 decks
-29%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
15%inclusion20 decks136 decks
14%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
14%inclusion19 decks136 decks
-29%synergy
Thought Vessel
13%inclusion17 decks136 decks
-9%synergy
Resonating Lute
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
6%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
4%synergy
Sky Diamond
6.6%inclusion9 decks136 decks
5%synergy
Prismatic Lens
5.9%inclusion8 decks136 decks
5%synergy
Cursed Mirror
5.1%inclusion7 decks136 decks
0%synergy
Obelisk of Grixis
5.1%inclusion7 decks136 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion136 decks136 decks
7%synergy
Swamp
99%inclusion135 decks136 decks
7%synergy
Mountain
99%inclusion135 decks136 decks
8%synergy
Command Tower
82%inclusion112 decks136 decks
-9%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
57%inclusion78 decks136 decks
4%synergy
Exotic Orchard
46%inclusion62 decks136 decks
-11%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
46%inclusion62 decks136 decks
8%synergy
Sunken Hollow
46%inclusion62 decks136 decks
6%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
42%inclusion57 decks136 decks
28%synergy
Evolving Wilds
40%inclusion55 decks136 decks
17%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
35%inclusion48 decks136 decks
16%synergy
Sulfur Falls
35%inclusion48 decks136 decks
-11%synergy
Temple of Deceit
29%inclusion40 decks136 decks
17%synergy
Myriad Landscape
29%inclusion39 decks136 decks
19%synergy
Path of Ancestry
28%inclusion38 decks136 decks
-3%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
27%inclusion37 decks136 decks
17%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
27%inclusion37 decks136 decks
9%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
26%inclusion36 decks136 decks
15%synergy
Choked Estuary
26%inclusion36 decks136 decks
9%synergy
Maestros Theater
26%inclusion35 decks136 decks
17%synergy
Seething Landscape
25%inclusion33 decks134 decks
8%synergy
Shivan Reef
24%inclusion32 decks136 decks
-6%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
22%inclusion30 decks136 decks
-23%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
21%inclusion28 decks136 decks
10%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
21%inclusion28 decks136 decks
14%synergy
Temple of Malice
21%inclusion28 decks136 decks
9%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
18%inclusion25 decks136 decks
13%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
16%inclusion22 decks136 decks
1%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
15%inclusion20 decks136 decks
4%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
15%inclusion20 decks136 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
14%inclusion19 decks136 decks
3%synergy
Dismal Backwater
14%inclusion19 decks136 decks
8%synergy
Thriving Moor
14%inclusion19 decks136 decks
10%synergy
Grixis Panorama
13%inclusion18 decks136 decks
10%synergy
Ash Barrens
11%inclusion15 decks136 decks
7%synergy
Thriving Isle
11%inclusion15 decks136 decks
7%synergy
Tainted Isle
10%inclusion14 decks136 decks
6%synergy
Thriving Bluff
10%inclusion14 decks136 decks
7%synergy
Ferrous Lake
10%inclusion13 decks136 decks
6%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
10%inclusion13 decks136 decks
-33%synergy
Tainted Peak
10%inclusion13 decks136 decks
5%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
8.8%inclusion12 decks136 decks
7%synergy
Canyon Slough
8.1%inclusion11 decks136 decks
4%synergy
Crypt of the Eternals
8.1%inclusion11 decks136 decks
6%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
8.1%inclusion11 decks136 decks
-19%synergy
Oscorp Industries
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
-3%synergy
Fetid Pools
6.6%inclusion9 decks136 decks
2%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
6.0%inclusion8 decks134 decks
0%synergy
Molten Tributary
5.9%inclusion8 decks136 decks
4%synergy
Serpent's Pass
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
4%synergy