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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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Double Vision
56%inclusion74 decks131 decks
54%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
54%inclusion65 decks121 decks
53%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
56%inclusion73 decks131 decks
51%synergy
Errant, Street Artist
48%inclusion63 decks131 decks
47%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
50%inclusion65 decks131 decks
41%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
40%inclusion53 decks131 decks
40%synergy
Tempt with Mayhem
38%inclusion48 decks125 decks
38%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
37%inclusion49 decks131 decks
36%synergy
Display of Power
37%inclusion48 decks131 decks
36%synergy
Teach by Example
36%inclusion47 decks131 decks
35%synergy
Top Cards
Nightscape Familiar
42%inclusion55 decks131 decks
15%synergy
Frantic Search
38%inclusion50 decks131 decks
18%synergy
Chaos Warp
37%inclusion48 decks131 decks
1%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
37%inclusion48 decks131 decks
26%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
34%inclusion44 decks131 decks
31%synergy
Anhelo, the Painter
33%inclusion43 decks131 decks
32%synergy
Maestros Charm
32%inclusion42 decks131 decks
29%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
32%inclusion42 decks131 decks
29%synergy
Guttersnipe
32%inclusion42 decks131 decks
26%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
31%inclusion38 decks121 decks
28%synergy
Creatures
Archmage Emeritus
27%inclusion35 decks131 decks
17%synergy
Zevlor, Elturel Exile
24%inclusion31 decks131 decks
23%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
24%inclusion31 decks131 decks
22%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
24%inclusion31 decks131 decks
21%synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
22%inclusion29 decks131 decks
22%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
22%inclusion29 decks131 decks
13%synergy
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
21%inclusion28 decks131 decks
20%synergy
Melek, Izzet Paragon
21%inclusion27 decks131 decks
20%synergy
Exterminator Magmarch
18%inclusion22 decks125 decks
17%synergy
Rootha, Mercurial Artist
18%inclusion23 decks131 decks
17%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
18%inclusion23 decks131 decks
10%synergy
Wildfire Devils
15%inclusion20 decks131 decks
14%synergy
Young Pyromancer
14%inclusion18 decks131 decks
12%synergy
Wizards of Thay
14%inclusion18 decks131 decks
11%synergy
Fire Lord Azula
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
12%synergy
Radiant Performer
13%inclusion17 decks131 decks
13%synergy
Nivix Guildmage
13%inclusion17 decks131 decks
13%synergy
Taigam, Master Opportunist
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Echo Mage
12%inclusion16 decks131 decks
12%synergy
Tzaangor Shaman
11%inclusion15 decks131 decks
11%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
10%inclusion13 decks131 decks
5%synergy
Archmage of Runes
9.3%inclusion10 decks108 decks
6%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
9.2%inclusion12 decks131 decks
-3%synergy
Najal, the Storm Runner
9.2%inclusion12 decks131 decks
9%synergy
The Twelfth Doctor
9.2%inclusion12 decks131 decks
9%synergy
Mocking Sprite
8.4%inclusion11 decks131 decks
8%synergy
Gandalf the Grey
8.4%inclusion11 decks131 decks
8%synergy
Meletis Charlatan
7.6%inclusion10 decks131 decks
8%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
7.6%inclusion10 decks131 decks
7%synergy
Coruscation Mage
7.4%inclusion9 decks121 decks
6%synergy
Summon: G.F. Cerberus
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
6.9%inclusion9 decks131 decks
-3%synergy
Deekah, Fractal Theorist
6.9%inclusion9 decks131 decks
6%synergy
Mizzix of the Izmagnus
6.9%inclusion9 decks131 decks
6%synergy
Glamorous Outlaw
6.1%inclusion8 decks131 decks
6%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
0%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
0%synergy
Flamekin Gildweaver
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
6%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
5%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Twinferno
30%inclusion39 decks131 decks
29%synergy
Wild Ricochet
29%inclusion38 decks131 decks
28%synergy
Negate
27%inclusion35 decks131 decks
4%synergy
Big Score
24%inclusion32 decks131 decks
13%synergy
Chef's Kiss
24%inclusion31 decks131 decks
23%synergy
Bedevil
24%inclusion31 decks131 decks
8%synergy
Return the Favor
21%inclusion28 decks131 decks
19%synergy
Lightning Bolt
19%inclusion25 decks131 decks
9%synergy
Rakdos Charm
18%inclusion24 decks131 decks
3%synergy
Fact or Fiction
18%inclusion23 decks131 decks
10%synergy
Terminate
18%inclusion23 decks131 decks
-8%synergy
Insidious Will
17%inclusion22 decks131 decks
17%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
17%inclusion22 decks131 decks
16%synergy
Opt
16%inclusion21 decks131 decks
10%synergy
Prismari Command
16%inclusion21 decks131 decks
10%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
15%inclusion20 decks131 decks
4%synergy
Counterspell
15%inclusion20 decks131 decks
-29%synergy
Abrade
15%inclusion19 decks131 decks
5%synergy
A Little Chat
13%inclusion17 decks131 decks
12%synergy
Brainstorm
13%inclusion17 decks131 decks
-4%synergy
Dark Ritual
13%inclusion17 decks131 decks
-23%synergy
Reverberate
12%inclusion16 decks131 decks
9%synergy
Narset's Reversal
12%inclusion16 decks131 decks
7%synergy
Dual Strike
11%inclusion15 decks131 decks
11%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
11%inclusion14 decks131 decks
-19%synergy
See Double
11%inclusion14 decks131 decks
10%synergy
Audacious Swap
11%inclusion14 decks131 decks
10%synergy
Repeated Reverberation
11%inclusion14 decks131 decks
10%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
10%inclusion13 decks131 decks
1%synergy
Malicious Affliction
9.2%inclusion12 decks131 decks
9%synergy
Geistblast
8.4%inclusion11 decks131 decks
8%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.4%inclusion11 decks131 decks
3%synergy
Blood Pact
8.4%inclusion11 decks131 decks
8%synergy
Transforming Flourish
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Reality Shift
7.6%inclusion10 decks131 decks
3%synergy
Electrodominance
7.6%inclusion10 decks131 decks
3%synergy
Essence Scatter
6.9%inclusion9 decks131 decks
6%synergy
Complete the Circuit
6.9%inclusion9 decks131 decks
7%synergy
Murder
6.9%inclusion9 decks131 decks
4%synergy
Split Decision
6.9%inclusion9 decks131 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Confluence
6.9%inclusion9 decks131 decks
5%synergy
Invert Polarity
6.4%inclusion8 decks125 decks
4%synergy
This Is How It Ends
6.1%inclusion8 decks131 decks
4%synergy
Refuse // Cooperate
6.1%inclusion8 decks131 decks
6%synergy
Impulse
6.1%inclusion8 decks131 decks
5%synergy
Flame of Anor
6.1%inclusion8 decks131 decks
1%synergy
Feed the Flames
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Sold Out
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Steam Augury
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
5%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
31%inclusion40 decks131 decks
2%synergy
Replication Technique
26%inclusion34 decks131 decks
25%synergy
Doublecast
26%inclusion34 decks131 decks
26%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
22%inclusion29 decks131 decks
18%synergy
Grapeshot
20%inclusion26 decks131 decks
18%synergy
Flawless Forgery
19%inclusion25 decks131 decks
19%synergy
Exsanguinate
18%inclusion24 decks131 decks
14%synergy
Sign in Blood
18%inclusion24 decks131 decks
15%synergy
Faithless Looting
16%inclusion21 decks131 decks
-3%synergy
Creative Technique
16%inclusion21 decks131 decks
16%synergy
Maestros Confluence
16%inclusion21 decks131 decks
15%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
15%inclusion19 decks131 decks
13%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
14%inclusion18 decks131 decks
11%synergy
Spelltwine
14%inclusion18 decks131 decks
13%synergy
Army of the Damned
14%inclusion18 decks131 decks
12%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
14%inclusion18 decks131 decks
13%synergy
Damnable Pact
13%inclusion17 decks131 decks
12%synergy
Read the Bones
12%inclusion16 decks131 decks
10%synergy
Preordain
12%inclusion16 decks131 decks
6%synergy
Brass's Bounty
11%inclusion15 decks131 decks
10%synergy
Painful Truths
10%inclusion13 decks131 decks
8%synergy
Expressive Iteration
10%inclusion13 decks131 decks
7%synergy
Illicit Shipment
10%inclusion13 decks131 decks
10%synergy
Ponder
9.2%inclusion12 decks131 decks
1%synergy
Blood Tithe
9.2%inclusion12 decks131 decks
9%synergy
Browbeat
8.4%inclusion11 decks131 decks
8%synergy
Mana Geyser
8.4%inclusion11 decks131 decks
3%synergy
Night's Whisper
8.4%inclusion11 decks131 decks
4%synergy
Chain Reaction
7.6%inclusion10 decks131 decks
5%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
7.6%inclusion10 decks131 decks
6%synergy
Great Intelligence's Plan
7.6%inclusion10 decks131 decks
4%synergy
Grab the Prize
7.6%inclusion9 decks118 decks
7%synergy
Xander's Pact
6.9%inclusion9 decks131 decks
7%synergy
Cut of the Profits
6.9%inclusion9 decks131 decks
7%synergy
Mind's Desire
6.9%inclusion9 decks131 decks
6%synergy
Deadly Tempest
6.9%inclusion9 decks131 decks
6%synergy
Blasphemous Act
6.9%inclusion9 decks131 decks
-38%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
6.1%inclusion8 decks131 decks
1%synergy
Bonus Round
6.1%inclusion8 decks131 decks
5%synergy
Hit the Mother Lode
6.1%inclusion8 decks131 decks
5%synergy
Ignite Memories
6.1%inclusion8 decks131 decks
6%synergy
Howl of the Horde
6.1%inclusion8 decks131 decks
6%synergy
Elemental Eruption
6.1%inclusion8 decks131 decks
6%synergy
Boulder Dash
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
6%synergy
Allure of the Unknown
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
5%synergy
Inspired Tinkering
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
5%synergy
Seize the Spoils
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
4%synergy
Spiteful Repossession
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
5%synergy
Fiery Confluence
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
5%synergy
Hex
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Cursed Recording
22%inclusion27 decks122 decks
22%synergy
Adaptive Training Post
20%inclusion17 decks85 decks
20%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
16%inclusion21 decks131 decks
5%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
16%inclusion21 decks131 decks
14%synergy
Mirari
11%inclusion15 decks131 decks
11%synergy
Twinning Staff
11%inclusion14 decks131 decks
6%synergy
Wizard's Spellbook
10%inclusion13 decks131 decks
10%synergy
Enchantments
Dual Casting
31%inclusion40 decks131 decks
30%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
24%inclusion31 decks131 decks
22%synergy
Curse of Echoes
21%inclusion27 decks131 decks
19%synergy
Arcane Melee
15%inclusion19 decks131 decks
14%synergy
Propaganda
12%inclusion16 decks131 decks
-2%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
10%inclusion13 decks131 decks
9%synergy
Eye of the Storm
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
5%synergy
Fiery Inscription
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
0%synergy
Cryptic Pursuit
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
4%synergy
Extravagant Replication
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
1%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
5%synergy
Storm of Saruman
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
4%synergy
Leyline of Resonance
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Arcavios
10%inclusion13 decks131 decks
10%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Storm Conduit
18%inclusion23 decks131 decks
16%synergy
Professor Onyx
9.2%inclusion12 decks131 decks
7%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
5%synergy
Rowan, Scholar of Sparks
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
11%inclusion15 decks131 decks
-24%synergy
Temple of the False God
11%inclusion15 decks131 decks
4%synergy
Sunken Palace
10%inclusion13 decks125 decks
10%synergy
Bojuka Bog
6.1%inclusion8 decks131 decks
-18%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
6.1%inclusion8 decks131 decks
5%synergy
Forgotten Cave
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
78%inclusion102 decks131 decks
-10%synergy
Sol Ring
68%inclusion89 decks131 decks
-22%synergy
Izzet Signet
50%inclusion66 decks131 decks
17%synergy
Rakdos Signet
45%inclusion59 decks131 decks
12%synergy
Dimir Signet
45%inclusion59 decks131 decks
10%synergy
Commander's Sphere
38%inclusion50 decks131 decks
19%synergy
Fellwar Stone
21%inclusion28 decks131 decks
-14%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
21%inclusion27 decks131 decks
-29%synergy
Mind Stone
20%inclusion26 decks131 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
19%inclusion25 decks131 decks
-25%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
17%inclusion22 decks131 decks
-26%synergy
Thought Vessel
13%inclusion17 decks131 decks
-9%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
12%inclusion16 decks131 decks
12%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Cursed Mirror
6.1%inclusion8 decks131 decks
1%synergy
Sky Diamond
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
4%synergy
Midnight Clock
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion131 decks131 decks
7%synergy
Mountain
99%inclusion130 decks131 decks
8%synergy
Swamp
99%inclusion130 decks131 decks
7%synergy
Command Tower
80%inclusion105 decks131 decks
-11%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
56%inclusion73 decks131 decks
2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
47%inclusion62 decks131 decks
-9%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
47%inclusion62 decks131 decks
10%synergy
Sunken Hollow
47%inclusion61 decks131 decks
7%synergy
Evolving Wilds
42%inclusion55 decks131 decks
18%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
40%inclusion53 decks131 decks
26%synergy
Sulfur Falls
37%inclusion48 decks131 decks
-10%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
35%inclusion46 decks131 decks
16%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
28%inclusion37 decks131 decks
18%synergy
Temple of Deceit
28%inclusion37 decks131 decks
15%synergy
Maestros Theater
27%inclusion35 decks131 decks
18%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
27%inclusion35 decks131 decks
15%synergy
Path of Ancestry
27%inclusion35 decks131 decks
-4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
26%inclusion34 decks131 decks
16%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
26%inclusion34 decks131 decks
8%synergy
Seething Landscape
26%inclusion32 decks125 decks
9%synergy
Choked Estuary
25%inclusion33 decks131 decks
8%synergy
Shivan Reef
24%inclusion31 decks131 decks
-6%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
23%inclusion30 decks131 decks
-22%synergy
Temple of Malice
21%inclusion27 decks131 decks
9%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
18%inclusion24 decks131 decks
12%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
18%inclusion24 decks131 decks
7%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
18%inclusion23 decks131 decks
12%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
18%inclusion23 decks131 decks
3%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
15%inclusion20 decks131 decks
5%synergy
Dismal Backwater
14%inclusion18 decks131 decks
7%synergy
Thriving Moor
14%inclusion18 decks131 decks
10%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
13%inclusion17 decks131 decks
1%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
13%inclusion17 decks131 decks
-30%synergy
Ash Barrens
12%inclusion16 decks131 decks
8%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
12%inclusion16 decks131 decks
1%synergy
Tainted Isle
11%inclusion15 decks131 decks
7%synergy
Thriving Isle
11%inclusion15 decks131 decks
8%synergy
Grixis Panorama
11%inclusion14 decks131 decks
7%synergy
Thriving Bluff
11%inclusion14 decks131 decks
7%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
11%inclusion14 decks131 decks
-17%synergy
Ferrous Lake
9.2%inclusion12 decks131 decks
5%synergy
Tainted Peak
9.2%inclusion12 decks131 decks
5%synergy
Serpent's Pass
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Canyon Slough
6.9%inclusion9 decks131 decks
3%synergy
River of Tears
6.9%inclusion9 decks131 decks
5%synergy
Underground River
6.9%inclusion9 decks131 decks
-21%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
6.9%inclusion9 decks131 decks
5%synergy
Crypt of the Eternals
6.9%inclusion9 decks131 decks
5%synergy
Oscorp Industries
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-5%synergy
Fetid Pools
6.1%inclusion8 decks131 decks
2%synergy