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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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Resonating Lute
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
23%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
23%synergy
Prismari, the Inspiration
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
15%synergy
Sanar, Unfinished Genius
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
16%synergy
Renegade Bull
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
11%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Double Vision
68%inclusion108 decks158 decks
66%synergy
Tempt with Mayhem
61%inclusion94 decks154 decks
60%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
48%inclusion72 decks151 decks
47%synergy
Return the Favor
49%inclusion77 decks158 decks
46%synergy
Errant, Street Artist
46%inclusion73 decks158 decks
45%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
49%inclusion77 decks158 decks
44%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
54%inclusion86 decks158 decks
44%synergy
Twinning Staff
48%inclusion76 decks158 decks
43%synergy
Wandering Archaic
43%inclusion68 decks158 decks
42%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
41%inclusion65 decks158 decks
39%synergy
Top Cards
Archmage Emeritus
48%inclusion76 decks158 decks
38%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
47%inclusion74 decks158 decks
38%synergy
Chaos Warp
44%inclusion69 decks158 decks
9%synergy
Narset's Reversal
42%inclusion66 decks158 decks
36%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
41%inclusion65 decks158 decks
38%synergy
Display of Power
40%inclusion63 decks158 decks
39%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
39%inclusion62 decks158 decks
37%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
39%inclusion61 decks158 decks
12%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
39%inclusion61 decks158 decks
37%synergy
Reverberate
38%inclusion60 decks158 decks
35%synergy
Creatures
Harmonic Prodigy
36%inclusion57 decks158 decks
26%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
35%inclusion56 decks158 decks
30%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
32%inclusion51 decks158 decks
23%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
32%inclusion48 decks151 decks
28%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
25%inclusion39 decks158 decks
23%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
23%inclusion37 decks158 decks
15%synergy
Exterminator Magmarch
23%inclusion36 decks154 decks
23%synergy
Guttersnipe
23%inclusion36 decks158 decks
16%synergy
Melek, Izzet Paragon
21%inclusion33 decks158 decks
21%synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
21%inclusion33 decks158 decks
20%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
21%inclusion33 decks158 decks
18%synergy
Zevlor, Elturel Exile
18%inclusion29 decks158 decks
18%synergy
Anhelo, the Painter
18%inclusion28 decks158 decks
17%synergy
Wizards of Thay
18%inclusion28 decks158 decks
15%synergy
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
16%inclusion26 decks158 decks
15%synergy
Archmage of Runes
16%inclusion19 decks122 decks
13%synergy
Young Pyromancer
14%inclusion22 decks158 decks
12%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
14%inclusion22 decks158 decks
11%synergy
Tzaangor Shaman
13%inclusion21 decks158 decks
13%synergy
Radiant Performer
13%inclusion21 decks158 decks
13%synergy
Wildfire Devils
13%inclusion21 decks158 decks
12%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
13%inclusion20 decks155 decks
9%synergy
Rootha, Mercurial Artist
12%inclusion19 decks158 decks
12%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
12%inclusion19 decks158 decks
10%synergy
Deekah, Fractal Theorist
11%inclusion18 decks158 decks
11%synergy
Nivix Guildmage
10%inclusion16 decks158 decks
10%synergy
Ashling, Flame Dancer
10%inclusion15 decks156 decks
6%synergy
Stella Lee, Wild Card
9.5%inclusion15 decks158 decks
9%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
-3%synergy
Spinerock Tyrant
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Taigam, Master Opportunist
9.0%inclusion7 decks78 decks
8%synergy
Spellskite
8.9%inclusion14 decks158 decks
7%synergy
Mocking Sprite
8.2%inclusion13 decks158 decks
8%synergy
The Twelfth Doctor
8.2%inclusion13 decks158 decks
8%synergy
Sigil Tracer
7.6%inclusion12 decks158 decks
7%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
7.6%inclusion12 decks158 decks
6%synergy
Crackling Spellslinger
7.0%inclusion11 decks158 decks
6%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
6.3%inclusion10 decks158 decks
-6%synergy
Harmonized Trio
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Abstract Paintmage
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
5.8%inclusion9 decks155 decks
3%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
5.7%inclusion9 decks158 decks
4%synergy
Echo Mage
5.7%inclusion9 decks158 decks
6%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
5.7%inclusion9 decks158 decks
4%synergy
Magar of the Magic Strings
5.7%inclusion9 decks158 decks
6%synergy
Leitmotif Composer
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Muddle, the Ever-Changing
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Molten-Core Maestro
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Inspired Skypainter
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Dirgur Focusmage
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Chef's Kiss
37%inclusion59 decks158 decks
37%synergy
Frantic Search
37%inclusion58 decks158 decks
16%synergy
Dark Ritual
32%inclusion51 decks158 decks
-5%synergy
Wild Ricochet
28%inclusion45 decks158 decks
28%synergy
Big Score
27%inclusion42 decks158 decks
14%synergy
Malicious Affliction
25%inclusion40 decks158 decks
25%synergy
Lightning Bolt
25%inclusion40 decks158 decks
15%synergy
Bedevil
25%inclusion40 decks158 decks
10%synergy
Brainstorm
25%inclusion39 decks158 decks
7%synergy
Maestros Charm
25%inclusion39 decks158 decks
22%synergy
Flame of Anor
25%inclusion39 decks158 decks
20%synergy
Twincast
25%inclusion39 decks158 decks
24%synergy
Counterspell
24%inclusion38 decks158 decks
-20%synergy
Rakdos Charm
23%inclusion36 decks158 decks
8%synergy
Fact or Fiction
22%inclusion35 decks158 decks
15%synergy
Seething Song
22%inclusion35 decks158 decks
15%synergy
Twinferno
22%inclusion35 decks158 decks
21%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
22%inclusion35 decks158 decks
21%synergy
See Double
22%inclusion34 decks158 decks
21%synergy
Split Decision
22%inclusion34 decks158 decks
21%synergy
Teach by Example
20%inclusion32 decks158 decks
20%synergy
Arcane Denial
19%inclusion30 decks158 decks
-10%synergy
Terminate
18%inclusion29 decks158 decks
-7%synergy
Withering Torment
17%inclusion23 decks133 decks
5%synergy
Reiterate
16%inclusion25 decks158 decks
15%synergy
Transforming Flourish
15%inclusion12 decks78 decks
15%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
15%inclusion24 decks158 decks
-15%synergy
Insidious Will
15%inclusion23 decks158 decks
14%synergy
Prismari Command
15%inclusion23 decks158 decks
8%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
14%inclusion22 decks158 decks
5%synergy
Negate
14%inclusion22 decks158 decks
-9%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
14%inclusion18 decks133 decks
8%synergy
Radiate
13%inclusion21 decks158 decks
13%synergy
Opt
13%inclusion20 decks158 decks
7%synergy
Baleful Mastery
13%inclusion20 decks158 decks
9%synergy
Abrade
13%inclusion20 decks158 decks
3%synergy
Prismari Charm
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Repeated Reverberation
11%inclusion17 decks158 decks
10%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion17 decks158 decks
1%synergy
Invert Polarity
10%inclusion15 decks156 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.5%inclusion15 decks158 decks
1%synergy
Flare of Duplication
9.5%inclusion15 decks158 decks
6%synergy
Pongify
8.9%inclusion14 decks158 decks
2%synergy
A Little Chat
8.9%inclusion14 decks158 decks
8%synergy
Fury Storm
8.9%inclusion14 decks158 decks
9%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
8.9%inclusion14 decks158 decks
-2%synergy
Audacious Swap
8.9%inclusion14 decks158 decks
9%synergy
Storm King's Thunder
8.2%inclusion13 decks158 decks
8%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
7.6%inclusion12 decks157 decks
2%synergy
Valakut Awakening
7.0%inclusion11 decks158 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Replication Technique
36%inclusion57 decks158 decks
36%synergy
Feed the Swarm
35%inclusion56 decks158 decks
7%synergy
Creative Technique
35%inclusion56 decks158 decks
35%synergy
Grapeshot
28%inclusion44 decks158 decks
26%synergy
Mana Geyser
27%inclusion43 decks158 decks
22%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
23%inclusion37 decks158 decks
23%synergy
Blasphemous Act
23%inclusion37 decks158 decks
-21%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
22%inclusion35 decks158 decks
19%synergy
Exsanguinate
20%inclusion31 decks158 decks
16%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
20%inclusion31 decks158 decks
18%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
18%inclusion29 decks158 decks
14%synergy
Flawless Forgery
18%inclusion28 decks158 decks
17%synergy
Sign in Blood
17%inclusion27 decks158 decks
14%synergy
Maestros Confluence
17%inclusion27 decks158 decks
16%synergy
Ponder
16%inclusion25 decks158 decks
7%synergy
Preordain
15%inclusion24 decks158 decks
9%synergy
Ensnared by the Mara
14%inclusion22 decks158 decks
10%synergy
Doublecast
14%inclusion22 decks158 decks
14%synergy
Night's Whisper
13%inclusion20 decks158 decks
8%synergy
Expressive Iteration
13%inclusion20 decks158 decks
9%synergy
Improvisation Capstone
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
9%synergy
Mind's Desire
11%inclusion17 decks158 decks
10%synergy
Boltwave
11%inclusion13 decks121 decks
9%synergy
Crackle with Power
10%inclusion16 decks158 decks
8%synergy
Faithless Looting
10%inclusion16 decks158 decks
-10%synergy
Painful Truths
10%inclusion16 decks158 decks
8%synergy
Bonus Round
10%inclusion16 decks158 decks
9%synergy
Shattering Spree
10%inclusion16 decks158 decks
10%synergy
Spelltwine
9.5%inclusion15 decks158 decks
9%synergy
Grab the Prize
9.0%inclusion12 decks133 decks
8%synergy
Hit the Mother Lode
8.9%inclusion14 decks158 decks
8%synergy
Fevered Suspicion
8.9%inclusion14 decks158 decks
7%synergy
Windfall
8.2%inclusion13 decks158 decks
-15%synergy
Rousing Refrain
8.2%inclusion13 decks158 decks
6%synergy
Make an Example
8.2%inclusion13 decks158 decks
7%synergy
Incarnation Technique
7.6%inclusion12 decks158 decks
7%synergy
Damnable Pact
7.6%inclusion12 decks158 decks
6%synergy
Read the Bones
7.6%inclusion12 decks158 decks
5%synergy
Brass's Bounty
7.6%inclusion12 decks158 decks
6%synergy
Army of the Damned
7.6%inclusion12 decks158 decks
6%synergy
Explosion of Riches
7.6%inclusion12 decks158 decks
7%synergy
Chain Reaction
7.0%inclusion11 decks158 decks
5%synergy
Xander's Pact
7.0%inclusion11 decks158 decks
7%synergy
Ignite Memories
7.0%inclusion11 decks158 decks
7%synergy
Seize the Spotlight
6.3%inclusion10 decks158 decks
4%synergy
Elemental Eruption
6.3%inclusion10 decks158 decks
6%synergy
Cruel Entertainment
6.3%inclusion10 decks158 decks
6%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
6.3%inclusion10 decks158 decks
3%synergy
Visionary's Dance
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Dream Harvest
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Primal Amulet
28%inclusion45 decks158 decks
27%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
25%inclusion40 decks158 decks
23%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
16%inclusion25 decks158 decks
5%synergy
Lithoform Engine
15%inclusion24 decks158 decks
13%synergy
Isochron Scepter
8.9%inclusion14 decks158 decks
7%synergy
Wand of Wonder
8.9%inclusion14 decks158 decks
7%synergy
Cursed Recording
7.8%inclusion12 decks153 decks
7%synergy
Adaptive Training Post
7.7%inclusion6 decks78 decks
7%synergy
Mirari
7.6%inclusion12 decks158 decks
7%synergy
Lightning Greaves
7.0%inclusion11 decks158 decks
-23%synergy
Wizard's Spellbook
7.0%inclusion11 decks158 decks
7%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
6.3%inclusion10 decks158 decks
-20%synergy
Enchantments
Arcane Bombardment
37%inclusion59 decks158 decks
35%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
35%inclusion56 decks158 decks
35%synergy
Dual Casting
27%inclusion43 decks158 decks
27%synergy
Hive Mind
23%inclusion36 decks158 decks
22%synergy
Storm of Saruman
22%inclusion34 decks158 decks
20%synergy
Curse of Echoes
21%inclusion33 decks158 decks
20%synergy
Propaganda
18%inclusion28 decks158 decks
4%synergy
Eye of the Storm
12%inclusion19 decks158 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Melee
11%inclusion17 decks158 decks
10%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
7.7%inclusion12 decks155 decks
6%synergy
Artist's Talent
6.6%inclusion10 decks151 decks
5%synergy
Descent into Avernus
5.7%inclusion9 decks158 decks
2%synergy
Maestros Ascendancy
5.7%inclusion9 decks158 decks
5%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
5.1%inclusion8 decks158 decks
4%synergy
Curse of Opulence
5.1%inclusion8 decks158 decks
2%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Arcavios
8.9%inclusion14 decks158 decks
9%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
25%inclusion40 decks158 decks
23%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
21%inclusion33 decks158 decks
19%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
18%inclusion29 decks158 decks
18%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
9.3%inclusion14 decks151 decks
8%synergy
Rowan, Scholar of Sparks
5.1%inclusion8 decks158 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
31%inclusion49 decks158 decks
-4%synergy
Bojuka Bog
28%inclusion45 decks158 decks
4%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
23%inclusion37 decks158 decks
19%synergy
Sunken Palace
19%inclusion29 decks154 decks
18%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
17%inclusion27 decks158 decks
13%synergy
Mirrorpool
12%inclusion19 decks158 decks
12%synergy
Temple of the False God
11%inclusion17 decks158 decks
3%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
4%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
7.6%inclusion12 decks158 decks
-8%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
5.7%inclusion9 decks158 decks
-8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
5.7%inclusion9 decks158 decks
-17%synergy
Great Hall of the Biblioplex
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
89%inclusion140 decks158 decks
1%synergy
Sol Ring
77%inclusion122 decks158 decks
-13%synergy
Izzet Signet
44%inclusion70 decks158 decks
12%synergy
Dimir Signet
43%inclusion68 decks158 decks
8%synergy
Rakdos Signet
42%inclusion67 decks158 decks
10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
40%inclusion63 decks158 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
37%inclusion58 decks158 decks
-8%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
33%inclusion52 decks158 decks
-16%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
28%inclusion45 decks158 decks
-15%synergy
Thought Vessel
23%inclusion36 decks158 decks
1%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
20%inclusion32 decks158 decks
20%synergy
Relic of Sauron
16%inclusion26 decks158 decks
-3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
14%inclusion22 decks158 decks
-5%synergy
Mind Stone
14%inclusion22 decks158 decks
1%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
10%inclusion16 decks158 decks
5%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
8.2%inclusion13 decks158 decks
-6%synergy
Victory Chimes
5.7%inclusion9 decks158 decks
5%synergy
Midnight Clock
5.1%inclusion8 decks158 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Island
99%inclusion156 decks158 decks
6%synergy
Mountain
96%inclusion152 decks158 decks
5%synergy
Swamp
95%inclusion150 decks158 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion140 decks158 decks
-3%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
61%inclusion96 decks158 decks
8%synergy
Exotic Orchard
59%inclusion94 decks158 decks
3%synergy
Sunken Hollow
51%inclusion81 decks158 decks
12%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
50%inclusion79 decks158 decks
13%synergy
Sulfur Falls
46%inclusion72 decks158 decks
-1%synergy
Xander's Lounge
44%inclusion70 decks158 decks
5%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
42%inclusion67 decks158 decks
-3%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
39%inclusion62 decks158 decks
-3%synergy
Maestros Theater
35%inclusion56 decks158 decks
27%synergy
Shivan Reef
34%inclusion53 decks158 decks
4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
34%inclusion53 decks158 decks
3%synergy
Seething Landscape
32%inclusion49 decks155 decks
15%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
30%inclusion47 decks158 decks
16%synergy
Steam Vents
27%inclusion43 decks158 decks
-18%synergy
Watery Grave
27%inclusion42 decks158 decks
-21%synergy
Myriad Landscape
26%inclusion41 decks158 decks
17%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
26%inclusion41 decks158 decks
15%synergy
Training Center
25%inclusion40 decks158 decks
-6%synergy
Blood Crypt
25%inclusion39 decks158 decks
-21%synergy
Morphic Pool
25%inclusion39 decks158 decks
-7%synergy
Luxury Suite
24%inclusion38 decks158 decks
-7%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
24%inclusion38 decks158 decks
-1%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
23%inclusion36 decks158 decks
-5%synergy
Temple of Deceit
22%inclusion35 decks158 decks
9%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
22%inclusion35 decks158 decks
-2%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
22%inclusion34 decks158 decks
10%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
21%inclusion33 decks158 decks
2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
21%inclusion33 decks158 decks
-3%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
20%inclusion32 decks158 decks
10%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
20%inclusion32 decks158 decks
9%synergy
Underground River
20%inclusion31 decks158 decks
-8%synergy
Temple of Malice
19%inclusion30 decks158 decks
8%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
18%inclusion28 decks158 decks
0%synergy
Scalding Tarn
18%inclusion28 decks158 decks
-15%synergy
Polluted Delta
17%inclusion27 decks158 decks
-18%synergy
Choked Estuary
17%inclusion27 decks158 decks
0%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
16%inclusion26 decks158 decks
-19%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
15%inclusion24 decks158 decks
4%synergy
Haunted Ridge
15%inclusion24 decks158 decks
-6%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
15%inclusion23 decks158 decks
0%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
13%inclusion21 decks158 decks
3%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
13%inclusion20 decks155 decks
9%synergy
Grixis Panorama
11%inclusion17 decks158 decks
8%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion17 decks158 decks
1%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
10%inclusion16 decks158 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.5%inclusion15 decks158 decks
1%synergy