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%inclusion102 decks150 decks
65%synergy
Tempt with Mayhem
59%inclusion78 decks133 decks
58%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
56%inclusion84 decks150 decks
46%synergy
Twinning Staff
50%inclusion75 decks150 decks
45%synergy
Errant, Street Artist
45%inclusion68 decks150 decks
44%synergy
Return the Favor
46%inclusion65 decks141 decks
44%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
43%inclusion56 decks130 decks
42%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
46%inclusion69 decks150 decks
42%synergy
Display of Power
42%inclusion63 decks150 decks
41%synergy
Wandering Archaic
41%inclusion62 decks150 decks
41%synergy
Top Cards
Goblin Electromancer
48%inclusion72 decks150 decks
40%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
46%inclusion69 decks150 decks
37%synergy
Chaos Warp
43%inclusion64 decks150 decks
6%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
40%inclusion60 decks150 decks
13%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
40%inclusion60 decks150 decks
38%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
40%inclusion60 decks150 decks
38%synergy
Narset's Reversal
39%inclusion58 decks150 decks
34%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
37%inclusion56 decks150 decks
35%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
37%inclusion56 decks150 decks
28%synergy
Feed the Swarm
37%inclusion55 decks150 decks
7%synergy
Creatures
Veyran, Voice of Duality
33%inclusion50 decks150 decks
29%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
31%inclusion47 decks150 decks
22%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
29%inclusion38 decks130 decks
26%synergy
Guttersnipe
25%inclusion37 decks150 decks
19%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
24%inclusion34 decks141 decks
23%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
24%inclusion36 decks150 decks
21%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
23%inclusion34 decks150 decks
15%synergy
Exterminator Magmarch
22%inclusion29 decks133 decks
21%synergy
Anhelo, the Painter
21%inclusion32 decks150 decks
21%synergy
Melek, Izzet Paragon
20%inclusion30 decks150 decks
20%synergy
Wizards of Thay
19%inclusion29 decks150 decks
17%synergy
Zevlor, Elturel Exile
19%inclusion29 decks150 decks
19%synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
18%inclusion27 decks150 decks
17%synergy
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
17%inclusion25 decks150 decks
15%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
15%inclusion22 decks150 decks
11%synergy
Wildfire Devils
13%inclusion20 decks150 decks
12%synergy
Young Pyromancer
13%inclusion19 decks150 decks
11%synergy
Radiant Performer
12%inclusion18 decks150 decks
12%synergy
Archmage of Runes
12%inclusion12 decks101 decks
9%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
11%inclusion17 decks150 decks
10%synergy
Taigam, Master Opportunist
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Tzaangor Shaman
11%inclusion16 decks150 decks
10%synergy
Deekah, Fractal Theorist
11%inclusion16 decks150 decks
10%synergy
Nivix Guildmage
11%inclusion16 decks150 decks
10%synergy
Ashling, Flame Dancer
10%inclusion14 decks135 decks
7%synergy
Rootha, Mercurial Artist
10%inclusion15 decks150 decks
10%synergy
Spellskite
9.3%inclusion14 decks150 decks
8%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
9.0%inclusion12 decks134 decks
5%synergy
The Twelfth Doctor
8.7%inclusion13 decks150 decks
9%synergy
Summon: G.F. Cerberus
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
8.0%inclusion12 decks150 decks
6%synergy
Stella Lee, Wild Card
7.8%inclusion11 decks141 decks
7%synergy
Electro, Assaulting Battery
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-1%synergy
Mocking Sprite
7.3%inclusion11 decks150 decks
7%synergy
Crackling Spellslinger
7.1%inclusion10 decks141 decks
7%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
6.7%inclusion10 decks150 decks
-6%synergy
Echo Mage
6.7%inclusion10 decks150 decks
7%synergy
God-Eternal Kefnet
6.7%inclusion10 decks150 decks
6%synergy
Magar of the Magic Strings
6.7%inclusion10 decks150 decks
7%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
6.0%inclusion9 decks150 decks
5%synergy
Kaervek the Merciless
6.0%inclusion9 decks150 decks
5%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
6.0%inclusion9 decks150 decks
4%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
6.0%inclusion9 decks150 decks
5%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Sigil Tracer
5.3%inclusion8 decks150 decks
5%synergy
Ovika, Enigma Goliath
5.3%inclusion8 decks150 decks
5%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
5.3%inclusion8 decks150 decks
5%synergy
Kaza, Roil Chaser
5.3%inclusion8 decks150 decks
5%synergy
Krark, the Thumbless
5.3%inclusion8 decks150 decks
5%synergy
Blood Artist
5.3%inclusion8 decks150 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Reverberate
36%inclusion54 decks150 decks
33%synergy
Frantic Search
35%inclusion53 decks150 decks
17%synergy
Chef's Kiss
35%inclusion52 decks150 decks
34%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
33%inclusion50 decks150 decks
32%synergy
Dark Ritual
31%inclusion47 decks150 decks
-4%synergy
Counterspell
27%inclusion41 decks150 decks
-17%synergy
Brainstorm
26%inclusion39 decks150 decks
9%synergy
Maestros Charm
26%inclusion39 decks150 decks
23%synergy
Lightning Bolt
26%inclusion39 decks150 decks
17%synergy
Wild Ricochet
25%inclusion38 decks150 decks
25%synergy
Big Score
25%inclusion38 decks150 decks
15%synergy
Malicious Affliction
25%inclusion37 decks150 decks
24%synergy
Twinferno
23%inclusion35 decks150 decks
22%synergy
Bedevil
23%inclusion34 decks150 decks
6%synergy
Twincast
23%inclusion34 decks150 decks
22%synergy
Teach by Example
21%inclusion32 decks150 decks
21%synergy
Flame of Anor
21%inclusion32 decks150 decks
16%synergy
Fact or Fiction
21%inclusion32 decks150 decks
14%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
21%inclusion31 decks150 decks
20%synergy
See Double
20%inclusion30 decks150 decks
19%synergy
Rakdos Charm
20%inclusion30 decks150 decks
5%synergy
Seething Song
20%inclusion30 decks150 decks
14%synergy
Split Decision
20%inclusion30 decks150 decks
19%synergy
Terminate
19%inclusion29 decks150 decks
-7%synergy
Insidious Will
18%inclusion27 decks150 decks
18%synergy
Withering Torment
17%inclusion19 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Denial
17%inclusion25 decks150 decks
-12%synergy
Reiterate
16%inclusion24 decks150 decks
15%synergy
Opt
15%inclusion23 decks150 decks
10%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
15%inclusion23 decks150 decks
-13%synergy
Prismari Command
15%inclusion23 decks150 decks
10%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
15%inclusion17 decks112 decks
10%synergy
Negate
15%inclusion22 decks150 decks
-8%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
14%inclusion21 decks150 decks
6%synergy
Abrade
14%inclusion21 decks150 decks
5%synergy
Transforming Flourish
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
12%synergy
Radiate
12%inclusion18 decks150 decks
12%synergy
Repeated Reverberation
12%inclusion18 decks150 decks
12%synergy
Fury Storm
11%inclusion17 decks150 decks
11%synergy
Baleful Mastery
11%inclusion17 decks150 decks
7%synergy
A Little Chat
11%inclusion16 decks150 decks
10%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
11%inclusion16 decks150 decks
0%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
9.3%inclusion14 decks150 decks
9%synergy
Flare of Duplication
8.8%inclusion12 decks137 decks
6%synergy
Pongify
8.7%inclusion13 decks150 decks
2%synergy
Storm King's Thunder
8.7%inclusion13 decks150 decks
8%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.0%inclusion11 decks137 decks
0%synergy
Sorceries
Creative Technique
36%inclusion54 decks150 decks
36%synergy
Replication Technique
35%inclusion52 decks150 decks
34%synergy
Grapeshot
28%inclusion42 decks150 decks
26%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
25%inclusion37 decks150 decks
24%synergy
Blasphemous Act
23%inclusion35 decks150 decks
-22%synergy
Mana Geyser
23%inclusion34 decks150 decks
18%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
22%inclusion33 decks150 decks
19%synergy
Flawless Forgery
21%inclusion31 decks150 decks
20%synergy
Exsanguinate
20%inclusion30 decks150 decks
16%synergy
Sign in Blood
20%inclusion30 decks150 decks
16%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
19%inclusion28 decks150 decks
14%synergy
Maestros Confluence
18%inclusion27 decks150 decks
17%synergy
Ponder
18%inclusion27 decks150 decks
9%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
17%inclusion26 decks150 decks
16%synergy
Preordain
17%inclusion25 decks150 decks
11%synergy
Doublecast
14%inclusion21 decks150 decks
14%synergy
Boltwave
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Expressive Iteration
11%inclusion17 decks150 decks
8%synergy
Night's Whisper
11%inclusion17 decks150 decks
7%synergy
Grab the Prize
11%inclusion12 decks112 decks
10%synergy
Ensnared by the Mara
11%inclusion16 decks150 decks
7%synergy
Painful Truths
11%inclusion16 decks150 decks
9%synergy
Mind's Desire
11%inclusion16 decks150 decks
10%synergy
Shattering Spree
10%inclusion15 decks150 decks
10%synergy
Faithless Looting
9.3%inclusion14 decks150 decks
-10%synergy
Crackle with Power
9.3%inclusion14 decks150 decks
8%synergy
Make an Example
9.3%inclusion14 decks150 decks
8%synergy
Spelltwine
9.3%inclusion14 decks150 decks
9%synergy
Fevered Suspicion
8.7%inclusion13 decks150 decks
7%synergy
Bonus Round
8.7%inclusion13 decks150 decks
8%synergy
Ignite Memories
8.0%inclusion12 decks150 decks
8%synergy
Damnable Pact
8.0%inclusion12 decks150 decks
7%synergy
Rousing Refrain
7.3%inclusion11 decks150 decks
4%synergy
Explosion of Riches
7.3%inclusion11 decks150 decks
7%synergy
Seize the Spotlight
7.3%inclusion11 decks150 decks
5%synergy
Read the Bones
7.3%inclusion11 decks150 decks
5%synergy
Hit the Mother Lode
7.3%inclusion11 decks150 decks
6%synergy
Incarnation Technique
6.7%inclusion10 decks150 decks
6%synergy
Xander's Pact
6.7%inclusion10 decks150 decks
6%synergy
Clone Legion
6.7%inclusion10 decks150 decks
5%synergy
Army of the Damned
6.7%inclusion10 decks150 decks
5%synergy
Cruel Entertainment
6.7%inclusion10 decks150 decks
6%synergy
Chain Reaction
6.7%inclusion10 decks150 decks
4%synergy
Vandalblast
6.7%inclusion10 decks150 decks
-10%synergy
Elemental Eruption
6.4%inclusion9 decks141 decks
6%synergy
Windfall
6.0%inclusion9 decks150 decks
-17%synergy
Brass's Bounty
6.0%inclusion9 decks150 decks
4%synergy
Finale of Promise
6.0%inclusion9 decks150 decks
5%synergy
Let's Play a Game
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Choice of Damnations
5.3%inclusion8 decks150 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Primal Amulet
26%inclusion39 decks150 decks
24%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
25%inclusion38 decks150 decks
23%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
17%inclusion26 decks150 decks
5%synergy
Lithoform Engine
13%inclusion19 decks150 decks
10%synergy
Isochron Scepter
9.3%inclusion14 decks150 decks
7%synergy
Wand of Wonder
9.3%inclusion14 decks150 decks
8%synergy
Mirari
8.0%inclusion12 decks150 decks
8%synergy
Cursed Recording
7.6%inclusion10 decks132 decks
7%synergy
Wizard's Spellbook
7.3%inclusion11 decks150 decks
7%synergy
Lightning Greaves
7.3%inclusion11 decks150 decks
-22%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
7.3%inclusion11 decks150 decks
-19%synergy
Adaptive Training Post
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Arcane Bombardment
35%inclusion53 decks150 decks
33%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
35%inclusion53 decks150 decks
35%synergy
Dual Casting
26%inclusion39 decks150 decks
26%synergy
Storm of Saruman
22%inclusion33 decks150 decks
20%synergy
Hive Mind
21%inclusion31 decks150 decks
20%synergy
Curse of Echoes
20%inclusion30 decks150 decks
19%synergy
Propaganda
15%inclusion23 decks150 decks
2%synergy
Arcane Melee
11%inclusion16 decks150 decks
10%synergy
Eye of the Storm
10%inclusion15 decks150 decks
10%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
8.2%inclusion11 decks134 decks
7%synergy
Artist's Talent
6.9%inclusion9 decks130 decks
5%synergy
Maestros Ascendancy
6.0%inclusion9 decks150 decks
5%synergy
Cryptic Pursuit
6.0%inclusion9 decks150 decks
5%synergy
Shark Typhoon
6.0%inclusion9 decks150 decks
5%synergy
Fevered Visions
5.3%inclusion8 decks150 decks
1%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
5.3%inclusion8 decks150 decks
4%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
5.3%inclusion8 decks150 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
5.3%inclusion8 decks150 decks
-5%synergy
Descent into Avernus
5.3%inclusion8 decks150 decks
2%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Arcavios
10%inclusion15 decks150 decks
10%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
24%inclusion36 decks150 decks
22%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
23%inclusion35 decks150 decks
22%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
19%inclusion28 decks150 decks
18%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
10%inclusion13 decks130 decks
9%synergy
Rowan, Scholar of Sparks
7.3%inclusion11 decks150 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
28%inclusion42 decks150 decks
-8%synergy
Bojuka Bog
23%inclusion35 decks150 decks
-1%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
21%inclusion31 decks150 decks
16%synergy
Sunken Palace
17%inclusion23 decks133 decks
17%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
15%inclusion22 decks150 decks
11%synergy
Mirrorpool
12%inclusion18 decks150 decks
12%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion15 decks150 decks
2%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
6.7%inclusion10 decks150 decks
-9%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
6.7%inclusion10 decks150 decks
-7%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
91%inclusion136 decks150 decks
2%synergy
Sol Ring
79%inclusion119 decks150 decks
-11%synergy
Izzet Signet
47%inclusion70 decks150 decks
13%synergy
Dimir Signet
45%inclusion68 decks150 decks
9%synergy
Rakdos Signet
44%inclusion66 decks150 decks
9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
40%inclusion60 decks150 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
38%inclusion57 decks150 decks
-7%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
34%inclusion51 decks150 decks
-15%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
27%inclusion41 decks150 decks
-15%synergy
Thought Vessel
22%inclusion33 decks150 decks
0%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
21%inclusion32 decks150 decks
21%synergy
Commander's Sphere
18%inclusion27 decks150 decks
-3%synergy
Relic of Sauron
17%inclusion25 decks150 decks
-3%synergy
Mind Stone
13%inclusion19 decks150 decks
-1%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
11%inclusion17 decks150 decks
6%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
9.3%inclusion14 decks150 decks
-6%synergy
Midnight Clock
6.7%inclusion10 decks150 decks
3%synergy
Cursed Mirror
5.3%inclusion8 decks150 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Island
99%inclusion148 decks150 decks
6%synergy
Mountain
96%inclusion144 decks150 decks
5%synergy
Swamp
95%inclusion142 decks150 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion133 decks150 decks
-3%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
65%inclusion98 decks150 decks
11%synergy
Exotic Orchard
57%inclusion86 decks150 decks
1%synergy
Sunken Hollow
52%inclusion78 decks150 decks
12%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
51%inclusion77 decks150 decks
14%synergy
Xander's Lounge
43%inclusion65 decks150 decks
3%synergy
Sulfur Falls
42%inclusion63 decks150 decks
-4%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
40%inclusion60 decks150 decks
-4%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
37%inclusion56 decks150 decks
-5%synergy
Maestros Theater
37%inclusion55 decks150 decks
27%synergy
Path of Ancestry
33%inclusion50 decks150 decks
2%synergy
Shivan Reef
31%inclusion47 decks150 decks
2%synergy
Seething Landscape
31%inclusion41 decks134 decks
13%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
30%inclusion45 decks150 decks
15%synergy
Myriad Landscape
29%inclusion43 decks150 decks
18%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
25%inclusion38 decks150 decks
15%synergy
Training Center
25%inclusion37 decks150 decks
-8%synergy
Watery Grave
24%inclusion36 decks150 decks
-23%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
23%inclusion35 decks150 decks
11%synergy
Evolving Wilds
23%inclusion35 decks150 decks
-1%synergy
Steam Vents
23%inclusion35 decks150 decks
-21%synergy
Temple of Deceit
23%inclusion35 decks150 decks
10%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
23%inclusion35 decks150 decks
3%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
23%inclusion34 decks150 decks
4%synergy
Morphic Pool
23%inclusion34 decks150 decks
-10%synergy
Luxury Suite
22%inclusion33 decks150 decks
-10%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
22%inclusion33 decks150 decks
-5%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
22%inclusion33 decks150 decks
10%synergy
Blood Crypt
21%inclusion32 decks150 decks
-23%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
21%inclusion31 decks150 decks
10%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
21%inclusion31 decks150 decks
-5%synergy
Choked Estuary
21%inclusion31 decks150 decks
3%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
20%inclusion30 decks150 decks
-5%synergy
Temple of Malice
20%inclusion30 decks150 decks
8%synergy
Underground River
18%inclusion27 decks150 decks
-9%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
17%inclusion26 decks150 decks
5%synergy
Scalding Tarn
16%inclusion24 decks150 decks
-16%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
16%inclusion24 decks150 decks
1%synergy
Polluted Delta
16%inclusion24 decks150 decks
-18%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
15%inclusion23 decks150 decks
4%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
15%inclusion23 decks150 decks
-19%synergy
Grixis Panorama
13%inclusion20 decks150 decks
10%synergy
Haunted Ridge
13%inclusion19 decks150 decks
-9%synergy
Canyon Slough
10%inclusion15 decks150 decks
6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
10%inclusion13 decks136 decks
4%synergy
Sink into Stupor
9.5%inclusion13 decks137 decks
0%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
9.0%inclusion12 decks134 decks
5%synergy