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%inclusion104 decks152 decks
66%synergy
Tempt with Mayhem
59%inclusion78 decks133 decks
58%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
57%inclusion86 decks152 decks
47%synergy
Twinning Staff
51%inclusion77 decks152 decks
46%synergy
Return the Favor
46%inclusion65 decks141 decks
44%synergy
Errant, Street Artist
45%inclusion68 decks152 decks
44%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
43%inclusion56 decks130 decks
42%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
46%inclusion70 decks152 decks
42%synergy
Wandering Archaic
42%inclusion64 decks152 decks
41%synergy
Display of Power
42%inclusion64 decks152 decks
41%synergy
Top Cards
Goblin Electromancer
49%inclusion74 decks152 decks
40%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
47%inclusion71 decks152 decks
38%synergy
Chaos Warp
43%inclusion66 decks152 decks
7%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
41%inclusion62 decks152 decks
38%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
40%inclusion61 decks152 decks
38%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
40%inclusion61 decks152 decks
14%synergy
Narset's Reversal
39%inclusion59 decks152 decks
34%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
38%inclusion57 decks152 decks
28%synergy
Feed the Swarm
38%inclusion57 decks152 decks
7%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
37%inclusion56 decks152 decks
35%synergy
Creatures
Veyran, Voice of Duality
34%inclusion51 decks152 decks
29%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
32%inclusion48 decks152 decks
22%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
29%inclusion38 decks130 decks
26%synergy
Guttersnipe
25%inclusion38 decks152 decks
19%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
24%inclusion37 decks152 decks
21%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
23%inclusion33 decks141 decks
22%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
22%inclusion34 decks152 decks
15%synergy
Exterminator Magmarch
22%inclusion29 decks133 decks
21%synergy
Anhelo, the Painter
22%inclusion33 decks152 decks
21%synergy
Melek, Izzet Paragon
21%inclusion32 decks152 decks
21%synergy
Zevlor, Elturel Exile
19%inclusion29 decks152 decks
19%synergy
Wizards of Thay
19%inclusion29 decks152 decks
16%synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
18%inclusion27 decks152 decks
17%synergy
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
17%inclusion25 decks150 decks
15%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
14%inclusion22 decks152 decks
11%synergy
Wildfire Devils
13%inclusion20 decks152 decks
12%synergy
Young Pyromancer
13%inclusion19 decks152 decks
11%synergy
Archmage of Runes
12%inclusion12 decks101 decks
9%synergy
Radiant Performer
12%inclusion18 decks152 decks
12%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
11%inclusion17 decks152 decks
10%synergy
Taigam, Master Opportunist
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
10%synergy
Tzaangor Shaman
11%inclusion16 decks152 decks
10%synergy
Deekah, Fractal Theorist
11%inclusion16 decks152 decks
10%synergy
Nivix Guildmage
11%inclusion16 decks152 decks
10%synergy
Ashling, Flame Dancer
10%inclusion14 decks135 decks
8%synergy
Rootha, Mercurial Artist
10%inclusion15 decks152 decks
10%synergy
Spellskite
9.2%inclusion14 decks152 decks
8%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
9.0%inclusion12 decks134 decks
5%synergy
Summon: G.F. Cerberus
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
The Twelfth Doctor
8.6%inclusion13 decks152 decks
8%synergy
Electro, Assaulting Battery
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
7.9%inclusion12 decks152 decks
6%synergy
Stella Lee, Wild Card
7.8%inclusion11 decks141 decks
7%synergy
Mocking Sprite
7.2%inclusion11 decks152 decks
7%synergy
Magar of the Magic Strings
7.2%inclusion11 decks152 decks
7%synergy
Crackling Spellslinger
7.1%inclusion10 decks141 decks
7%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
6.6%inclusion10 decks152 decks
-7%synergy
Echo Mage
6.6%inclusion10 decks152 decks
6%synergy
God-Eternal Kefnet
6.6%inclusion10 decks152 decks
6%synergy
Krark, the Thumbless
5.9%inclusion9 decks152 decks
6%synergy
Kaervek the Merciless
5.9%inclusion9 decks152 decks
5%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
5.9%inclusion9 decks152 decks
4%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
5.9%inclusion9 decks152 decks
4%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
5.9%inclusion9 decks152 decks
5%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Sigil Tracer
5.3%inclusion8 decks152 decks
5%synergy
Blood Artist
5.3%inclusion8 decks152 decks
2%synergy
Kaza, Roil Chaser
5.3%inclusion8 decks152 decks
5%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
5.3%inclusion8 decks152 decks
0%synergy
Ovika, Enigma Goliath
5.3%inclusion8 decks152 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Reverberate
36%inclusion55 decks152 decks
33%synergy
Frantic Search
36%inclusion55 decks152 decks
18%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
34%inclusion52 decks152 decks
33%synergy
Chef's Kiss
34%inclusion52 decks152 decks
34%synergy
Dark Ritual
31%inclusion47 decks152 decks
-4%synergy
Counterspell
28%inclusion42 decks152 decks
-17%synergy
Brainstorm
26%inclusion40 decks152 decks
9%synergy
Maestros Charm
26%inclusion40 decks152 decks
23%synergy
Big Score
26%inclusion40 decks152 decks
16%synergy
Lightning Bolt
26%inclusion39 decks152 decks
17%synergy
Malicious Affliction
25%inclusion38 decks152 decks
25%synergy
Wild Ricochet
25%inclusion38 decks152 decks
24%synergy
Twinferno
23%inclusion35 decks152 decks
22%synergy
Twincast
23%inclusion35 decks152 decks
22%synergy
Bedevil
22%inclusion34 decks152 decks
6%synergy
Fact or Fiction
22%inclusion33 decks152 decks
14%synergy
Teach by Example
22%inclusion33 decks152 decks
21%synergy
Flame of Anor
22%inclusion33 decks152 decks
17%synergy
Split Decision
20%inclusion31 decks152 decks
20%synergy
Seething Song
20%inclusion31 decks152 decks
15%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
20%inclusion31 decks152 decks
20%synergy
See Double
20%inclusion30 decks152 decks
19%synergy
Rakdos Charm
20%inclusion30 decks152 decks
5%synergy
Terminate
20%inclusion30 decks152 decks
-6%synergy
Insidious Will
18%inclusion27 decks152 decks
17%synergy
Arcane Denial
18%inclusion27 decks152 decks
-11%synergy
Withering Torment
17%inclusion19 decks112 decks
4%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
16%inclusion25 decks152 decks
-12%synergy
Reiterate
16%inclusion24 decks152 decks
15%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
15%inclusion17 decks112 decks
10%synergy
Opt
15%inclusion23 decks152 decks
10%synergy
Prismari Command
15%inclusion23 decks152 decks
9%synergy
Negate
15%inclusion23 decks152 decks
-8%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
15%inclusion23 decks152 decks
8%synergy
Abrade
14%inclusion22 decks152 decks
5%synergy
Transforming Flourish
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
13%synergy
Repeated Reverberation
12%inclusion18 decks152 decks
12%synergy
Radiate
12%inclusion18 decks152 decks
12%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
12%inclusion18 decks152 decks
2%synergy
Baleful Mastery
11%inclusion17 decks152 decks
7%synergy
A Little Chat
11%inclusion17 decks152 decks
11%synergy
Fury Storm
11%inclusion17 decks152 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
9.2%inclusion14 decks152 decks
9%synergy
Flare of Duplication
8.8%inclusion12 decks137 decks
6%synergy
Pongify
8.6%inclusion13 decks152 decks
2%synergy
Storm King's Thunder
8.6%inclusion13 decks152 decks
8%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.0%inclusion11 decks137 decks
0%synergy
Sorceries
Creative Technique
37%inclusion56 decks152 decks
36%synergy
Replication Technique
36%inclusion54 decks152 decks
35%synergy
Grapeshot
29%inclusion44 decks152 decks
27%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
25%inclusion38 decks152 decks
24%synergy
Blasphemous Act
24%inclusion37 decks152 decks
-21%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
23%inclusion35 decks152 decks
20%synergy
Mana Geyser
23%inclusion35 decks152 decks
18%synergy
Flawless Forgery
20%inclusion31 decks152 decks
20%synergy
Sign in Blood
20%inclusion31 decks152 decks
17%synergy
Exsanguinate
20%inclusion30 decks152 decks
16%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
19%inclusion29 decks152 decks
14%synergy
Maestros Confluence
18%inclusion28 decks152 decks
17%synergy
Ponder
18%inclusion28 decks152 decks
10%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
17%inclusion26 decks150 decks
16%synergy
Preordain
16%inclusion25 decks152 decks
10%synergy
Doublecast
14%inclusion21 decks152 decks
14%synergy
Boltwave
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Expressive Iteration
12%inclusion18 decks152 decks
9%synergy
Mind's Desire
11%inclusion17 decks152 decks
11%synergy
Night's Whisper
11%inclusion17 decks152 decks
7%synergy
Grab the Prize
11%inclusion12 decks112 decks
10%synergy
Ensnared by the Mara
11%inclusion16 decks152 decks
7%synergy
Faithless Looting
11%inclusion16 decks152 decks
-9%synergy
Painful Truths
11%inclusion16 decks152 decks
8%synergy
Shattering Spree
10%inclusion15 decks152 decks
10%synergy
Damnable Pact
9.2%inclusion14 decks152 decks
8%synergy
Make an Example
9.2%inclusion14 decks152 decks
8%synergy
Spelltwine
9.2%inclusion14 decks152 decks
8%synergy
Crackle with Power
9.2%inclusion14 decks152 decks
8%synergy
Fevered Suspicion
8.6%inclusion13 decks152 decks
7%synergy
Bonus Round
8.6%inclusion13 decks152 decks
8%synergy
Ignite Memories
7.9%inclusion12 decks152 decks
8%synergy
Incarnation Technique
7.2%inclusion11 decks152 decks
7%synergy
Vandalblast
7.2%inclusion11 decks152 decks
-9%synergy
Seize the Spotlight
7.2%inclusion11 decks152 decks
5%synergy
Rousing Refrain
7.2%inclusion11 decks152 decks
4%synergy
Read the Bones
7.2%inclusion11 decks152 decks
5%synergy
Army of the Damned
7.2%inclusion11 decks152 decks
6%synergy
Hit the Mother Lode
7.2%inclusion11 decks152 decks
6%synergy
Explosion of Riches
7.2%inclusion11 decks152 decks
7%synergy
Windfall
6.6%inclusion10 decks152 decks
-17%synergy
Chain Reaction
6.6%inclusion10 decks152 decks
4%synergy
Xander's Pact
6.6%inclusion10 decks152 decks
6%synergy
Clone Legion
6.6%inclusion10 decks152 decks
5%synergy
Cruel Entertainment
6.6%inclusion10 decks152 decks
6%synergy
Finale of Promise
6.6%inclusion10 decks152 decks
6%synergy
Elemental Eruption
6.4%inclusion9 decks141 decks
6%synergy
Mnemonic Deluge
5.9%inclusion9 decks152 decks
5%synergy
Brass's Bounty
5.9%inclusion9 decks152 decks
4%synergy
Let's Play a Game
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Primal Amulet
27%inclusion41 decks152 decks
25%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
26%inclusion40 decks152 decks
24%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
18%inclusion27 decks152 decks
5%synergy
Lithoform Engine
13%inclusion20 decks152 decks
10%synergy
Wand of Wonder
10%inclusion15 decks152 decks
8%synergy
Isochron Scepter
9.2%inclusion14 decks152 decks
7%synergy
Mirari
7.9%inclusion12 decks152 decks
8%synergy
Lightning Greaves
7.9%inclusion12 decks152 decks
-22%synergy
Cursed Recording
7.5%inclusion10 decks133 decks
7%synergy
Wizard's Spellbook
7.2%inclusion11 decks152 decks
7%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
7.2%inclusion11 decks152 decks
-19%synergy
Adaptive Training Post
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Swarm Intelligence
36%inclusion55 decks152 decks
35%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
36%inclusion55 decks152 decks
34%synergy
Dual Casting
26%inclusion40 decks152 decks
26%synergy
Storm of Saruman
22%inclusion34 decks152 decks
20%synergy
Hive Mind
20%inclusion31 decks152 decks
20%synergy
Curse of Echoes
20%inclusion30 decks152 decks
18%synergy
Propaganda
15%inclusion23 decks152 decks
2%synergy
Eye of the Storm
11%inclusion16 decks152 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Melee
11%inclusion16 decks152 decks
10%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
8.2%inclusion11 decks134 decks
7%synergy
Artist's Talent
6.9%inclusion9 decks130 decks
5%synergy
Cryptic Pursuit
6.6%inclusion10 decks152 decks
6%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
5.9%inclusion9 decks152 decks
5%synergy
Shark Typhoon
5.9%inclusion9 decks152 decks
5%synergy
Maestros Ascendancy
5.9%inclusion9 decks152 decks
5%synergy
Descent into Avernus
5.3%inclusion8 decks152 decks
1%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
5.3%inclusion8 decks152 decks
5%synergy
Fevered Visions
5.3%inclusion8 decks152 decks
1%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
5.3%inclusion8 decks152 decks
-5%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Arcavios
10%inclusion15 decks152 decks
10%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Storm Conduit
24%inclusion36 decks152 decks
22%synergy
Professor Onyx
23%inclusion35 decks152 decks
21%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
18%inclusion28 decks152 decks
18%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
10%inclusion13 decks130 decks
9%synergy
Rowan, Scholar of Sparks
7.2%inclusion11 decks152 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
28%inclusion43 decks152 decks
-7%synergy
Bojuka Bog
23%inclusion35 decks152 decks
-1%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
20%inclusion31 decks152 decks
16%synergy
Sunken Palace
17%inclusion23 decks133 decks
17%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
14%inclusion22 decks152 decks
11%synergy
Mirrorpool
12%inclusion18 decks152 decks
12%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion15 decks152 decks
2%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
6.6%inclusion10 decks152 decks
-8%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
6.6%inclusion10 decks152 decks
-9%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
91%inclusion138 decks152 decks
3%synergy
Sol Ring
80%inclusion122 decks152 decks
-10%synergy
Izzet Signet
47%inclusion72 decks152 decks
13%synergy
Dimir Signet
46%inclusion70 decks152 decks
9%synergy
Rakdos Signet
45%inclusion68 decks152 decks
10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
41%inclusion62 decks152 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
38%inclusion57 decks152 decks
-7%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
34%inclusion51 decks152 decks
-15%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
27%inclusion41 decks152 decks
-16%synergy
Thought Vessel
22%inclusion34 decks152 decks
1%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
21%inclusion32 decks152 decks
21%synergy
Commander's Sphere
18%inclusion27 decks152 decks
-3%synergy
Relic of Sauron
16%inclusion25 decks152 decks
-3%synergy
Mind Stone
13%inclusion19 decks152 decks
-1%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
11%inclusion17 decks152 decks
6%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
9.2%inclusion14 decks152 decks
-6%synergy
Midnight Clock
6.6%inclusion10 decks152 decks
3%synergy
Cursed Mirror
5.3%inclusion8 decks152 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Island
99%inclusion150 decks152 decks
6%synergy
Mountain
96%inclusion146 decks152 decks
5%synergy
Swamp
95%inclusion144 decks152 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion135 decks152 decks
-3%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
66%inclusion100 decks152 decks
11%synergy
Exotic Orchard
58%inclusion88 decks152 decks
1%synergy
Sunken Hollow
53%inclusion80 decks152 decks
12%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
52%inclusion79 decks152 decks
14%synergy
Xander's Lounge
43%inclusion66 decks152 decks
3%synergy
Sulfur Falls
42%inclusion64 decks152 decks
-4%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
41%inclusion62 decks152 decks
-4%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
38%inclusion58 decks152 decks
-4%synergy
Maestros Theater
38%inclusion57 decks152 decks
28%synergy
Path of Ancestry
34%inclusion52 decks152 decks
3%synergy
Shivan Reef
32%inclusion48 decks152 decks
3%synergy
Seething Landscape
31%inclusion41 decks134 decks
13%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
30%inclusion45 decks152 decks
15%synergy
Myriad Landscape
28%inclusion43 decks152 decks
18%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
26%inclusion39 decks152 decks
15%synergy
Training Center
25%inclusion38 decks152 decks
-8%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
24%inclusion36 decks152 decks
12%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
24%inclusion36 decks152 decks
3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
24%inclusion36 decks152 decks
-1%synergy
Watery Grave
24%inclusion36 decks152 decks
-23%synergy
Temple of Deceit
23%inclusion35 decks152 decks
9%synergy
Morphic Pool
23%inclusion35 decks152 decks
-10%synergy
Steam Vents
23%inclusion35 decks152 decks
-21%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
22%inclusion34 decks152 decks
3%synergy
Luxury Suite
22%inclusion34 decks152 decks
-10%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
22%inclusion33 decks152 decks
-5%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
22%inclusion33 decks152 decks
10%synergy
Blood Crypt
21%inclusion32 decks152 decks
-23%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
21%inclusion32 decks152 decks
11%synergy
Choked Estuary
20%inclusion31 decks152 decks
2%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
20%inclusion31 decks152 decks
-5%synergy
Temple of Malice
20%inclusion30 decks152 decks
8%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
20%inclusion30 decks152 decks
-5%synergy
Underground River
18%inclusion27 decks152 decks
-9%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
17%inclusion26 decks152 decks
5%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
16%inclusion24 decks152 decks
1%synergy
Polluted Delta
16%inclusion24 decks152 decks
-18%synergy
Scalding Tarn
16%inclusion24 decks152 decks
-16%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
15%inclusion23 decks152 decks
-19%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
15%inclusion23 decks152 decks
4%synergy
Grixis Panorama
13%inclusion20 decks152 decks
9%synergy
Haunted Ridge
13%inclusion19 decks152 decks
-9%synergy
Canyon Slough
10%inclusion15 decks152 decks
6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
10%inclusion13 decks136 decks
4%synergy
Sink into Stupor
9.5%inclusion13 decks137 decks
0%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
9.2%inclusion14 decks152 decks
3%synergy