Parnesse, the Subtle Brush (Commander) - Core

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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MTGStocks
Decorum Dissertation
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Resonating Lute
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Improvisation Capstone
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Prismari, the Inspiration
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Harmonized Trio
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Double Vision
68%inclusion105 decks154 decks
66%synergy
Tempt with Mayhem
60%inclusion89 decks149 decks
59%synergy
Errant, Street Artist
49%inclusion75 decks154 decks
48%synergy
Return the Favor
49%inclusion75 decks154 decks
46%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
47%inclusion68 decks146 decks
46%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
56%inclusion86 decks154 decks
45%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
49%inclusion76 decks154 decks
45%synergy
Twinning Staff
48%inclusion74 decks154 decks
43%synergy
Wandering Archaic
43%inclusion66 decks154 decks
42%synergy
Display of Power
40%inclusion62 decks154 decks
39%synergy
Top Cards
Archmage Emeritus
48%inclusion74 decks154 decks
38%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
47%inclusion72 decks154 decks
38%synergy
Chaos Warp
44%inclusion67 decks154 decks
8%synergy
Narset's Reversal
42%inclusion64 decks154 decks
36%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
41%inclusion63 decks154 decks
39%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
41%inclusion63 decks154 decks
38%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
39%inclusion60 decks154 decks
12%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
39%inclusion60 decks154 decks
37%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
38%inclusion59 decks154 decks
36%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
38%inclusion59 decks154 decks
37%synergy
Creatures
Harmonic Prodigy
36%inclusion56 decks154 decks
26%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
36%inclusion55 decks154 decks
30%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
33%inclusion51 decks154 decks
24%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
30%inclusion44 decks146 decks
26%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
24%inclusion37 decks154 decks
23%synergy
Guttersnipe
23%inclusion36 decks154 decks
17%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
23%inclusion36 decks154 decks
15%synergy
Exterminator Magmarch
22%inclusion33 decks149 decks
21%synergy
Melek, Izzet Paragon
22%inclusion34 decks154 decks
22%synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
21%inclusion32 decks154 decks
20%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
21%inclusion32 decks154 decks
18%synergy
Anhelo, the Painter
19%inclusion29 decks154 decks
18%synergy
Zevlor, Elturel Exile
18%inclusion28 decks154 decks
18%synergy
Wizards of Thay
18%inclusion27 decks154 decks
15%synergy
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
18%inclusion27 decks154 decks
16%synergy
Archmage of Runes
15%inclusion18 decks117 decks
12%synergy
Young Pyromancer
14%inclusion22 decks154 decks
13%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
14%inclusion21 decks154 decks
10%synergy
Radiant Performer
14%inclusion21 decks154 decks
13%synergy
Wildfire Devils
14%inclusion21 decks154 decks
12%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
13%inclusion19 decks150 decks
9%synergy
Abstract Paintmage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Tzaangor Shaman
12%inclusion19 decks154 decks
12%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
12%inclusion19 decks154 decks
11%synergy
Rootha, Mercurial Artist
12%inclusion18 decks154 decks
11%synergy
Deekah, Fractal Theorist
11%inclusion17 decks154 decks
10%synergy
Spinerock Tyrant
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Ashling, Flame Dancer
10%inclusion15 decks151 decks
7%synergy
Nivix Guildmage
10%inclusion15 decks154 decks
10%synergy
Taigam, Master Opportunist
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
9%synergy
Stella Lee, Wild Card
9.1%inclusion14 decks154 decks
9%synergy
Spellskite
9.1%inclusion14 decks154 decks
7%synergy
Mocking Sprite
8.4%inclusion13 decks154 decks
8%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
8.4%inclusion13 decks154 decks
6%synergy
The Twelfth Doctor
8.4%inclusion13 decks154 decks
8%synergy
Crackling Spellslinger
7.1%inclusion11 decks154 decks
7%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
6.5%inclusion10 decks154 decks
-6%synergy
Sigil Tracer
6.5%inclusion10 decks154 decks
6%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
6.0%inclusion9 decks150 decks
3%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
5.8%inclusion9 decks154 decks
4%synergy
Magar of the Magic Strings
5.8%inclusion9 decks154 decks
6%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
5.2%inclusion8 decks154 decks
0%synergy
Baleful Strix
5.2%inclusion8 decks154 decks
-5%synergy
God-Eternal Kefnet
5.2%inclusion8 decks154 decks
5%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
5.2%inclusion8 decks154 decks
5%synergy
Archaeomancer
5.2%inclusion8 decks154 decks
2%synergy
Kaervek the Merciless
5.2%inclusion8 decks154 decks
4%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
5.2%inclusion8 decks154 decks
4%synergy
Ovika, Enigma Goliath
5.2%inclusion8 decks154 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Frantic Search
38%inclusion58 decks154 decks
17%synergy
Chef's Kiss
37%inclusion57 decks154 decks
37%synergy
Reverberate
37%inclusion57 decks154 decks
34%synergy
Dark Ritual
32%inclusion49 decks154 decks
-5%synergy
Wild Ricochet
28%inclusion43 decks154 decks
27%synergy
Big Score
26%inclusion40 decks154 decks
14%synergy
Lightning Bolt
25%inclusion39 decks154 decks
15%synergy
Malicious Affliction
25%inclusion38 decks154 decks
24%synergy
Maestros Charm
25%inclusion38 decks154 decks
21%synergy
Brainstorm
25%inclusion38 decks154 decks
7%synergy
Bedevil
25%inclusion38 decks154 decks
9%synergy
Flame of Anor
25%inclusion38 decks154 decks
20%synergy
Counterspell
25%inclusion38 decks154 decks
-20%synergy
Twincast
23%inclusion36 decks154 decks
23%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
23%inclusion35 decks154 decks
22%synergy
Seething Song
22%inclusion34 decks154 decks
15%synergy
Twinferno
22%inclusion34 decks154 decks
21%synergy
Rakdos Charm
21%inclusion33 decks154 decks
6%synergy
Fact or Fiction
21%inclusion33 decks154 decks
14%synergy
See Double
21%inclusion32 decks154 decks
20%synergy
Teach by Example
21%inclusion32 decks154 decks
20%synergy
Split Decision
20%inclusion31 decks154 decks
20%synergy
Arcane Denial
19%inclusion29 decks154 decks
-10%synergy
Terminate
19%inclusion29 decks154 decks
-7%synergy
Withering Torment
16%inclusion20 decks128 decks
3%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
16%inclusion24 decks154 decks
-14%synergy
Reiterate
16%inclusion24 decks154 decks
14%synergy
Insidious Will
15%inclusion23 decks154 decks
15%synergy
Prismari Command
14%inclusion22 decks154 decks
8%synergy
Transforming Flourish
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
14%synergy
Negate
14%inclusion21 decks154 decks
-9%synergy
Radiate
14%inclusion21 decks154 decks
14%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
14%inclusion21 decks154 decks
5%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
13%inclusion17 decks128 decks
8%synergy
Opt
13%inclusion20 decks154 decks
7%synergy
Abrade
12%inclusion19 decks154 decks
3%synergy
Baleful Mastery
12%inclusion19 decks154 decks
9%synergy
Repeated Reverberation
11%inclusion17 decks154 decks
11%synergy
Sink into Stupor
10%inclusion16 decks153 decks
1%synergy
Flashback
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion15 decks153 decks
2%synergy
Invert Polarity
9.3%inclusion14 decks151 decks
7%synergy
Flare of Duplication
9.2%inclusion14 decks153 decks
6%synergy
Pongify
9.1%inclusion14 decks154 decks
3%synergy
A Little Chat
9.1%inclusion14 decks154 decks
9%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
9.1%inclusion14 decks154 decks
-2%synergy
Audacious Swap
9.1%inclusion14 decks154 decks
9%synergy
Fury Storm
8.4%inclusion13 decks154 decks
8%synergy
Storm King's Thunder
8.4%inclusion13 decks154 decks
8%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
7.9%inclusion12 decks152 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
36%inclusion55 decks154 decks
7%synergy
Replication Technique
35%inclusion54 decks154 decks
35%synergy
Creative Technique
34%inclusion53 decks154 decks
34%synergy
Grapeshot
28%inclusion43 decks154 decks
26%synergy
Mana Geyser
27%inclusion42 decks154 decks
22%synergy
Blasphemous Act
23%inclusion36 decks154 decks
-21%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
23%inclusion36 decks154 decks
23%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
23%inclusion35 decks154 decks
20%synergy
Exsanguinate
21%inclusion32 decks154 decks
17%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
19%inclusion30 decks154 decks
18%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
19%inclusion29 decks154 decks
14%synergy
Flawless Forgery
19%inclusion29 decks154 decks
18%synergy
Maestros Confluence
18%inclusion28 decks154 decks
17%synergy
Sign in Blood
18%inclusion27 decks154 decks
14%synergy
Ponder
17%inclusion26 decks154 decks
8%synergy
Preordain
16%inclusion25 decks154 decks
10%synergy
Doublecast
14%inclusion22 decks154 decks
14%synergy
Ensnared by the Mara
13%inclusion20 decks154 decks
9%synergy
Night's Whisper
13%inclusion20 decks154 decks
9%synergy
Expressive Iteration
12%inclusion18 decks154 decks
8%synergy
Boltwave
11%inclusion13 decks116 decks
10%synergy
Crackle with Power
11%inclusion17 decks154 decks
9%synergy
Painful Truths
10%inclusion16 decks154 decks
8%synergy
Shattering Spree
10%inclusion16 decks154 decks
10%synergy
Mind's Desire
10%inclusion16 decks154 decks
10%synergy
Rapturous Moment
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Spelltwine
10%inclusion15 decks154 decks
9%synergy
Bonus Round
10%inclusion15 decks154 decks
9%synergy
Faithless Looting
10%inclusion15 decks154 decks
-10%synergy
Grab the Prize
9.4%inclusion12 decks128 decks
8%synergy
Fevered Suspicion
9.1%inclusion14 decks154 decks
7%synergy
Windfall
8.4%inclusion13 decks154 decks
-15%synergy
Hit the Mother Lode
8.4%inclusion13 decks154 decks
7%synergy
Damnable Pact
7.8%inclusion12 decks154 decks
6%synergy
Rousing Refrain
7.8%inclusion12 decks154 decks
5%synergy
Read the Bones
7.8%inclusion12 decks154 decks
5%synergy
Army of the Damned
7.8%inclusion12 decks154 decks
6%synergy
Make an Example
7.8%inclusion12 decks154 decks
7%synergy
Brass's Bounty
7.8%inclusion12 decks154 decks
6%synergy
Explosion of Riches
7.8%inclusion12 decks154 decks
8%synergy
Incarnation Technique
7.1%inclusion11 decks154 decks
7%synergy
Ignite Memories
7.1%inclusion11 decks154 decks
7%synergy
Xander's Pact
6.5%inclusion10 decks154 decks
6%synergy
Cruel Entertainment
6.5%inclusion10 decks154 decks
6%synergy
Elemental Eruption
6.5%inclusion10 decks154 decks
6%synergy
Chain Reaction
5.8%inclusion9 decks154 decks
3%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5.8%inclusion9 decks154 decks
1%synergy
Mnemonic Deluge
5.8%inclusion9 decks154 decks
5%synergy
Seize the Spotlight
5.8%inclusion9 decks154 decks
3%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
5.8%inclusion9 decks154 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Primal Amulet
28%inclusion43 decks154 decks
26%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
25%inclusion39 decks154 decks
23%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
16%inclusion25 decks154 decks
5%synergy
Lithoform Engine
15%inclusion23 decks154 decks
13%synergy
Isochron Scepter
10%inclusion15 decks154 decks
7%synergy
Wand of Wonder
8.4%inclusion13 decks154 decks
7%synergy
Adaptive Training Post
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
8%synergy
Mirari
7.8%inclusion12 decks154 decks
8%synergy
Cursed Recording
7.4%inclusion11 decks148 decks
7%synergy
Wizard's Spellbook
7.1%inclusion11 decks154 decks
7%synergy
Lightning Greaves
6.5%inclusion10 decks154 decks
-23%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
6.5%inclusion10 decks154 decks
-20%synergy
Enchantments
Swarm Intelligence
36%inclusion56 decks154 decks
36%synergy
Dual Casting
27%inclusion41 decks154 decks
26%synergy
Hive Mind
22%inclusion34 decks154 decks
21%synergy
Storm of Saruman
21%inclusion33 decks154 decks
20%synergy
Curse of Echoes
20%inclusion31 decks154 decks
19%synergy
Propaganda
18%inclusion27 decks154 decks
4%synergy
Eye of the Storm
12%inclusion19 decks154 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Melee
11%inclusion17 decks154 decks
11%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
7.3%inclusion11 decks150 decks
6%synergy
Artist's Talent
6.2%inclusion9 decks146 decks
4%synergy
Descent into Avernus
5.8%inclusion9 decks154 decks
2%synergy
Maestros Ascendancy
5.8%inclusion9 decks154 decks
5%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
5.2%inclusion8 decks154 decks
5%synergy
Fevered Visions
5.2%inclusion8 decks154 decks
1%synergy
Curse of Opulence
5.2%inclusion8 decks154 decks
2%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Arcavios
9.1%inclusion14 decks154 decks
9%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
26%inclusion40 decks154 decks
24%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
22%inclusion34 decks154 decks
21%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
18%inclusion28 decks154 decks
18%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
10%inclusion14 decks146 decks
9%synergy
Rowan, Scholar of Sparks
5.2%inclusion8 decks154 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
29%inclusion45 decks154 decks
-6%synergy
Bojuka Bog
27%inclusion41 decks154 decks
3%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
25%inclusion39 decks154 decks
21%synergy
Sunken Palace
19%inclusion28 decks149 decks
18%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
16%inclusion25 decks154 decks
12%synergy
Mirrorpool
12%inclusion19 decks154 decks
12%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion16 decks154 decks
3%synergy
Great Hall of the Biblioplex
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
7.8%inclusion12 decks154 decks
-8%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
5.8%inclusion9 decks154 decks
-8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
5.2%inclusion8 decks154 decks
-17%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion136 decks154 decks
0%synergy
Sol Ring
79%inclusion121 decks154 decks
-11%synergy
Izzet Signet
45%inclusion69 decks154 decks
12%synergy
Dimir Signet
44%inclusion67 decks154 decks
8%synergy
Rakdos Signet
43%inclusion66 decks154 decks
10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
38%inclusion59 decks154 decks
3%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
36%inclusion56 decks154 decks
-8%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
33%inclusion51 decks154 decks
-16%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
28%inclusion43 decks154 decks
-15%synergy
Thought Vessel
24%inclusion37 decks154 decks
2%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
21%inclusion32 decks154 decks
20%synergy
Relic of Sauron
16%inclusion25 decks154 decks
-3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
15%inclusion23 decks154 decks
-4%synergy
Mind Stone
14%inclusion22 decks154 decks
1%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
10%inclusion16 decks154 decks
5%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
8.4%inclusion13 decks154 decks
-6%synergy
Midnight Clock
5.2%inclusion8 decks154 decks
2%synergy
Victory Chimes
5.2%inclusion8 decks154 decks
5%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
62%inclusion95 decks154 decks
8%synergy
Exotic Orchard
60%inclusion92 decks154 decks
3%synergy
Sunken Hollow
52%inclusion80 decks154 decks
12%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
49%inclusion76 decks154 decks
12%synergy
Sulfur Falls
45%inclusion69 decks154 decks
-2%synergy
Xander's Lounge
44%inclusion68 decks154 decks
4%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
42%inclusion64 decks154 decks
-4%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
38%inclusion59 decks154 decks
-4%synergy
Maestros Theater
36%inclusion55 decks154 decks
27%synergy
Path of Ancestry
35%inclusion54 decks154 decks
5%synergy
Shivan Reef
34%inclusion52 decks154 decks
4%synergy
Seething Landscape
32%inclusion48 decks150 decks
15%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
30%inclusion46 decks154 decks
16%synergy
Myriad Landscape
27%inclusion42 decks154 decks
18%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
27%inclusion42 decks154 decks
16%synergy
Steam Vents
27%inclusion41 decks154 decks
-19%synergy
Training Center
25%inclusion39 decks154 decks
-7%synergy
Watery Grave
25%inclusion39 decks154 decks
-22%synergy
Morphic Pool
25%inclusion38 decks154 decks
-7%synergy
Blood Crypt
24%inclusion37 decks154 decks
-21%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
23%inclusion36 decks154 decks
-2%synergy
Luxury Suite
23%inclusion36 decks154 decks
-8%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
23%inclusion36 decks154 decks
-4%synergy
Temple of Deceit
22%inclusion34 decks154 decks
9%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
22%inclusion34 decks154 decks
10%synergy
Evolving Wilds
21%inclusion33 decks154 decks
-2%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
21%inclusion33 decks154 decks
-3%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
21%inclusion32 decks154 decks
11%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
21%inclusion32 decks154 decks
2%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
21%inclusion32 decks154 decks
10%synergy
Temple of Malice
19%inclusion30 decks154 decks
8%synergy
Underground River
19%inclusion30 decks154 decks
-8%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
19%inclusion29 decks154 decks
1%synergy
Choked Estuary
18%inclusion28 decks154 decks
1%synergy
Scalding Tarn
17%inclusion26 decks154 decks
-15%synergy
Polluted Delta
16%inclusion25 decks154 decks
-18%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
16%inclusion24 decks154 decks
4%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
16%inclusion24 decks154 decks
-19%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
14%inclusion22 decks154 decks
-1%synergy
Haunted Ridge
14%inclusion22 decks154 decks
-7%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
14%inclusion21 decks154 decks
3%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
13%inclusion19 decks150 decks
9%synergy
Grixis Panorama
12%inclusion18 decks154 decks
8%synergy
Sink into Stupor
10%inclusion16 decks153 decks
1%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion15 decks153 decks
2%synergy
Canyon Slough
9.1%inclusion14 decks154 decks
5%synergy