Parnesse, the Subtle Brush (Commander) - Core

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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
68%inclusion105 decks154 decks
66%synergy
Tempt with Mayhem
59%inclusion78 decks133 decks
58%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
57%inclusion88 decks154 decks
48%synergy
Twinning Staff
51%inclusion78 decks154 decks
46%synergy
Return the Favor
46%inclusion65 decks141 decks
44%synergy
Errant, Street Artist
45%inclusion69 decks154 decks
44%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
43%inclusion56 decks130 decks
42%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
46%inclusion71 decks154 decks
42%synergy
Wandering Archaic
42%inclusion65 decks154 decks
41%synergy
Display of Power
42%inclusion65 decks154 decks
41%synergy
Top Cards
Goblin Electromancer
49%inclusion75 decks154 decks
41%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
47%inclusion73 decks154 decks
39%synergy
Chaos Warp
44%inclusion68 decks154 decks
7%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
41%inclusion63 decks154 decks
39%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
41%inclusion63 decks154 decks
39%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
40%inclusion61 decks154 decks
13%synergy
Narset's Reversal
39%inclusion60 decks154 decks
35%synergy
Feed the Swarm
38%inclusion59 decks154 decks
8%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
37%inclusion57 decks154 decks
28%synergy
Creative Technique
37%inclusion57 decks154 decks
37%synergy
Creatures
Sedgemoor Witch
36%inclusion56 decks154 decks
34%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
33%inclusion51 decks154 decks
29%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
32%inclusion50 decks154 decks
23%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
29%inclusion38 decks130 decks
26%synergy
Guttersnipe
25%inclusion39 decks154 decks
19%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
25%inclusion38 decks154 decks
22%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
23%inclusion33 decks141 decks
22%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
23%inclusion36 decks154 decks
16%synergy
Exterminator Magmarch
22%inclusion29 decks133 decks
21%synergy
Anhelo, the Painter
21%inclusion33 decks154 decks
21%synergy
Melek, Izzet Paragon
21%inclusion32 decks154 decks
20%synergy
Zevlor, Elturel Exile
19%inclusion30 decks154 decks
19%synergy
Wizards of Thay
19%inclusion30 decks154 decks
17%synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
18%inclusion28 decks154 decks
18%synergy
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
17%inclusion25 decks150 decks
15%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
14%inclusion22 decks154 decks
11%synergy
Wildfire Devils
14%inclusion21 decks154 decks
12%synergy
Young Pyromancer
12%inclusion19 decks154 decks
11%synergy
Radiant Performer
12%inclusion19 decks154 decks
12%synergy
Archmage of Runes
12%inclusion12 decks101 decks
9%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
11%inclusion17 decks154 decks
9%synergy
Taigam, Master Opportunist
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
10%synergy
Tzaangor Shaman
10%inclusion16 decks154 decks
10%synergy
Deekah, Fractal Theorist
10%inclusion16 decks154 decks
9%synergy
Nivix Guildmage
10%inclusion16 decks154 decks
10%synergy
Ashling, Flame Dancer
10%inclusion14 decks135 decks
8%synergy
Rootha, Mercurial Artist
10%inclusion15 decks154 decks
10%synergy
Spellskite
10%inclusion15 decks154 decks
8%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
9.0%inclusion12 decks134 decks
5%synergy
Summon: G.F. Cerberus
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Electro, Assaulting Battery
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Stella Lee, Wild Card
7.8%inclusion11 decks141 decks
7%synergy
The Twelfth Doctor
7.8%inclusion12 decks154 decks
8%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
7.8%inclusion12 decks154 decks
6%synergy
Mocking Sprite
7.1%inclusion11 decks154 decks
6%synergy
Magar of the Magic Strings
7.1%inclusion11 decks154 decks
7%synergy
Crackling Spellslinger
7.1%inclusion10 decks141 decks
7%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
6.5%inclusion10 decks154 decks
-7%synergy
God-Eternal Kefnet
6.5%inclusion10 decks154 decks
6%synergy
Echo Mage
6.5%inclusion10 decks154 decks
6%synergy
Krark, the Thumbless
5.8%inclusion9 decks154 decks
6%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
5.8%inclusion9 decks154 decks
5%synergy
Kaervek the Merciless
5.8%inclusion9 decks154 decks
5%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
5.8%inclusion9 decks154 decks
4%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
5.8%inclusion9 decks154 decks
4%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Kaza, Roil Chaser
5.2%inclusion8 decks154 decks
5%synergy
Najal, the Storm Runner
5.2%inclusion8 decks154 decks
5%synergy
Blood Artist
5.2%inclusion8 decks154 decks
2%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
5.2%inclusion8 decks154 decks
0%synergy
Instants
Reverberate
36%inclusion56 decks154 decks
33%synergy
Frantic Search
36%inclusion55 decks154 decks
18%synergy
Chef's Kiss
34%inclusion53 decks154 decks
34%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
34%inclusion52 decks154 decks
32%synergy
Dark Ritual
32%inclusion49 decks154 decks
-2%synergy
Counterspell
28%inclusion43 decks154 decks
-16%synergy
Brainstorm
27%inclusion41 decks154 decks
10%synergy
Maestros Charm
26%inclusion40 decks154 decks
22%synergy
Lightning Bolt
26%inclusion40 decks154 decks
18%synergy
Big Score
26%inclusion40 decks154 decks
16%synergy
Wild Ricochet
25%inclusion39 decks154 decks
25%synergy
Malicious Affliction
25%inclusion38 decks154 decks
24%synergy
Twincast
23%inclusion36 decks154 decks
23%synergy
Twinferno
23%inclusion36 decks154 decks
22%synergy
Bedevil
23%inclusion35 decks154 decks
6%synergy
Teach by Example
22%inclusion34 decks154 decks
22%synergy
Flame of Anor
22%inclusion34 decks154 decks
17%synergy
Fact or Fiction
21%inclusion33 decks154 decks
14%synergy
Split Decision
21%inclusion32 decks154 decks
20%synergy
Seething Song
21%inclusion32 decks154 decks
16%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
20%inclusion31 decks154 decks
19%synergy
See Double
19%inclusion30 decks154 decks
19%synergy
Terminate
19%inclusion30 decks154 decks
-7%synergy
Rakdos Charm
19%inclusion30 decks154 decks
4%synergy
Insidious Will
18%inclusion28 decks154 decks
18%synergy
Arcane Denial
18%inclusion27 decks154 decks
-11%synergy
Withering Torment
17%inclusion19 decks112 decks
4%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
16%inclusion25 decks154 decks
-12%synergy
Negate
16%inclusion24 decks154 decks
-7%synergy
Reiterate
16%inclusion24 decks154 decks
15%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
16%inclusion24 decks154 decks
9%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
15%inclusion17 decks112 decks
10%synergy
Prismari Command
15%inclusion23 decks154 decks
9%synergy
Opt
15%inclusion23 decks154 decks
10%synergy
Abrade
14%inclusion22 decks154 decks
5%synergy
Transforming Flourish
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
13%synergy
Repeated Reverberation
12%inclusion19 decks154 decks
12%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
12%inclusion18 decks154 decks
2%synergy
Radiate
12%inclusion18 decks154 decks
12%synergy
Baleful Mastery
12%inclusion18 decks154 decks
8%synergy
A Little Chat
11%inclusion17 decks154 decks
10%synergy
Fury Storm
11%inclusion17 decks154 decks
11%synergy
Invert Polarity
10%inclusion14 decks135 decks
8%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
10%inclusion13 decks136 decks
4%synergy
Sink into Stupor
9.5%inclusion13 decks137 decks
0%synergy
Audacious Swap
9.1%inclusion14 decks154 decks
9%synergy
Storm King's Thunder
9.1%inclusion14 decks154 decks
9%synergy
Flare of Duplication
8.8%inclusion12 decks137 decks
6%synergy
Pongify
8.4%inclusion13 decks154 decks
2%synergy
Wyll's Reversal
8.4%inclusion13 decks154 decks
8%synergy
Sorceries
Replication Technique
35%inclusion54 decks154 decks
35%synergy
Grapeshot
29%inclusion45 decks154 decks
27%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
25%inclusion38 decks154 decks
24%synergy
Blasphemous Act
25%inclusion38 decks154 decks
-21%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
23%inclusion36 decks154 decks
20%synergy
Mana Geyser
23%inclusion36 decks154 decks
19%synergy
Flawless Forgery
20%inclusion31 decks154 decks
20%synergy
Sign in Blood
20%inclusion31 decks154 decks
16%synergy
Exsanguinate
19%inclusion30 decks154 decks
16%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
19%inclusion29 decks154 decks
14%synergy
Ponder
18%inclusion28 decks154 decks
9%synergy
Maestros Confluence
18%inclusion28 decks154 decks
17%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
17%inclusion26 decks150 decks
16%synergy
Preordain
17%inclusion26 decks154 decks
11%synergy
Doublecast
14%inclusion22 decks154 decks
14%synergy
Boltwave
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Expressive Iteration
12%inclusion18 decks154 decks
8%synergy
Night's Whisper
11%inclusion17 decks154 decks
6%synergy
Mind's Desire
11%inclusion17 decks154 decks
11%synergy
Grab the Prize
11%inclusion12 decks112 decks
10%synergy
Ensnared by the Mara
10%inclusion16 decks154 decks
7%synergy
Faithless Looting
10%inclusion16 decks154 decks
-9%synergy
Painful Truths
10%inclusion16 decks154 decks
8%synergy
Damnable Pact
10%inclusion15 decks154 decks
8%synergy
Shattering Spree
10%inclusion15 decks154 decks
9%synergy
Spelltwine
9.1%inclusion14 decks154 decks
8%synergy
Crackle with Power
9.1%inclusion14 decks154 decks
8%synergy
Make an Example
9.1%inclusion14 decks154 decks
8%synergy
Bonus Round
8.4%inclusion13 decks154 decks
8%synergy
Fevered Suspicion
8.4%inclusion13 decks154 decks
6%synergy
Ignite Memories
7.8%inclusion12 decks154 decks
8%synergy
Incarnation Technique
7.1%inclusion11 decks154 decks
6%synergy
Vandalblast
7.1%inclusion11 decks154 decks
-10%synergy
Seize the Spotlight
7.1%inclusion11 decks154 decks
4%synergy
Army of the Damned
7.1%inclusion11 decks154 decks
5%synergy
Hit the Mother Lode
7.1%inclusion11 decks154 decks
6%synergy
Rousing Refrain
7.1%inclusion11 decks154 decks
4%synergy
Read the Bones
7.1%inclusion11 decks154 decks
4%synergy
Explosion of Riches
7.1%inclusion11 decks154 decks
7%synergy
Windfall
6.5%inclusion10 decks154 decks
-17%synergy
Chain Reaction
6.5%inclusion10 decks154 decks
4%synergy
Mnemonic Deluge
6.5%inclusion10 decks154 decks
6%synergy
Xander's Pact
6.5%inclusion10 decks154 decks
6%synergy
Finale of Promise
6.5%inclusion10 decks154 decks
5%synergy
Clone Legion
6.5%inclusion10 decks154 decks
5%synergy
Cruel Entertainment
6.5%inclusion10 decks154 decks
6%synergy
Elemental Eruption
6.4%inclusion9 decks141 decks
6%synergy
Brass's Bounty
5.8%inclusion9 decks154 decks
4%synergy
Let's Play a Game
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Treasure Cruise
5.2%inclusion8 decks154 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Primal Amulet
27%inclusion42 decks154 decks
26%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
27%inclusion42 decks154 decks
25%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
18%inclusion27 decks154 decks
5%synergy
Lithoform Engine
13%inclusion20 decks154 decks
10%synergy
Wand of Wonder
10%inclusion15 decks154 decks
8%synergy
Isochron Scepter
10%inclusion15 decks154 decks
7%synergy
Lightning Greaves
7.8%inclusion12 decks154 decks
-22%synergy
Mirari
7.8%inclusion12 decks154 decks
8%synergy
Cursed Recording
7.5%inclusion10 decks133 decks
7%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
7.1%inclusion11 decks154 decks
-19%synergy
Wizard's Spellbook
7.1%inclusion11 decks154 decks
7%synergy
Adaptive Training Post
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Arcane Bombardment
36%inclusion55 decks154 decks
34%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
36%inclusion55 decks154 decks
35%synergy
Dual Casting
27%inclusion41 decks154 decks
26%synergy
Storm of Saruman
22%inclusion34 decks154 decks
20%synergy
Hive Mind
20%inclusion31 decks154 decks
19%synergy
Curse of Echoes
19%inclusion30 decks154 decks
18%synergy
Propaganda
15%inclusion23 decks154 decks
1%synergy
Arcane Melee
11%inclusion17 decks154 decks
11%synergy
Eye of the Storm
10%inclusion16 decks154 decks
10%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
8.2%inclusion11 decks134 decks
7%synergy
Artist's Talent
6.9%inclusion9 decks130 decks
5%synergy
Cryptic Pursuit
6.5%inclusion10 decks154 decks
5%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
5.8%inclusion9 decks154 decks
5%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
5.8%inclusion9 decks154 decks
5%synergy
Maestros Ascendancy
5.8%inclusion9 decks154 decks
5%synergy
Shark Typhoon
5.8%inclusion9 decks154 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
5.8%inclusion9 decks154 decks
-5%synergy
Descent into Avernus
5.2%inclusion8 decks154 decks
1%synergy
Fevered Visions
5.2%inclusion8 decks154 decks
1%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Arcavios
10%inclusion15 decks154 decks
10%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
23%inclusion36 decks154 decks
22%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
23%inclusion36 decks154 decks
22%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
19%inclusion29 decks154 decks
18%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
10%inclusion13 decks130 decks
9%synergy
Rowan, Scholar of Sparks
7.1%inclusion11 decks154 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
29%inclusion44 decks154 decks
-7%synergy
Bojuka Bog
23%inclusion36 decks154 decks
-1%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
21%inclusion33 decks154 decks
17%synergy
Sunken Palace
17%inclusion23 decks133 decks
17%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
14%inclusion22 decks154 decks
10%synergy
Mirrorpool
12%inclusion18 decks154 decks
11%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion15 decks154 decks
1%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
6.5%inclusion10 decks154 decks
-9%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
6.5%inclusion10 decks154 decks
-8%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
91%inclusion140 decks154 decks
3%synergy
Sol Ring
81%inclusion124 decks154 decks
-10%synergy
Izzet Signet
47%inclusion73 decks154 decks
13%synergy
Dimir Signet
45%inclusion70 decks154 decks
8%synergy
Rakdos Signet
44%inclusion68 decks154 decks
9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
41%inclusion63 decks154 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
38%inclusion59 decks154 decks
-6%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
34%inclusion52 decks154 decks
-15%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
28%inclusion43 decks154 decks
-15%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
22%inclusion34 decks154 decks
22%synergy
Thought Vessel
22%inclusion34 decks154 decks
1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
18%inclusion27 decks154 decks
-4%synergy
Relic of Sauron
17%inclusion26 decks154 decks
-3%synergy
Mind Stone
12%inclusion19 decks154 decks
-2%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
11%inclusion17 decks154 decks
6%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
10%inclusion15 decks154 decks
-6%synergy
Midnight Clock
6.5%inclusion10 decks154 decks
3%synergy
Cursed Mirror
5.2%inclusion8 decks154 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Island
99%inclusion152 decks154 decks
6%synergy
Mountain
96%inclusion148 decks154 decks
5%synergy
Swamp
95%inclusion146 decks154 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion137 decks154 decks
-3%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
66%inclusion101 decks154 decks
10%synergy
Exotic Orchard
58%inclusion89 decks154 decks
1%synergy
Sunken Hollow
53%inclusion81 decks154 decks
12%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
52%inclusion80 decks154 decks
14%synergy
Xander's Lounge
44%inclusion68 decks154 decks
3%synergy
Sulfur Falls
43%inclusion66 decks154 decks
-3%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
41%inclusion63 decks154 decks
-3%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
38%inclusion59 decks154 decks
-4%synergy
Maestros Theater
37%inclusion57 decks154 decks
27%synergy
Path of Ancestry
35%inclusion54 decks154 decks
4%synergy
Shivan Reef
31%inclusion48 decks154 decks
3%synergy
Seething Landscape
31%inclusion41 decks134 decks
13%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
29%inclusion45 decks154 decks
14%synergy
Myriad Landscape
28%inclusion43 decks154 decks
17%synergy
Training Center
25%inclusion39 decks154 decks
-8%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
25%inclusion39 decks154 decks
15%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
24%inclusion37 decks154 decks
12%synergy
Watery Grave
24%inclusion37 decks154 decks
-22%synergy
Steam Vents
23%inclusion36 decks154 decks
-20%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
23%inclusion36 decks154 decks
3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
23%inclusion36 decks154 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of Deceit
23%inclusion35 decks154 decks
9%synergy
Morphic Pool
23%inclusion35 decks154 decks
-10%synergy
Blood Crypt
22%inclusion34 decks154 decks
-22%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
22%inclusion34 decks154 decks
3%synergy
Luxury Suite
22%inclusion34 decks154 decks
-10%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
21%inclusion33 decks154 decks
9%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
21%inclusion33 decks154 decks
-4%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
21%inclusion33 decks154 decks
-5%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
21%inclusion32 decks154 decks
10%synergy
Choked Estuary
21%inclusion32 decks154 decks
3%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
20%inclusion31 decks154 decks
-5%synergy
Temple of Malice
19%inclusion30 decks154 decks
7%synergy
Underground River
18%inclusion28 decks154 decks
-9%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
17%inclusion26 decks154 decks
4%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
16%inclusion25 decks154 decks
1%synergy
Scalding Tarn
16%inclusion25 decks154 decks
-16%synergy
Polluted Delta
16%inclusion25 decks154 decks
-18%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
16%inclusion24 decks154 decks
-18%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
15%inclusion23 decks154 decks
3%synergy
Haunted Ridge
14%inclusion21 decks154 decks
-8%synergy
Grixis Panorama
13%inclusion20 decks154 decks
9%synergy
Canyon Slough
10%inclusion15 decks154 decks
6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
10%inclusion13 decks136 decks
4%synergy
Sink into Stupor
9.5%inclusion13 decks137 decks
0%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
9.1%inclusion14 decks154 decks
2%synergy