Parnesse, the Subtle Brush (Commander) - Core Spellslinger

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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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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Double Vision
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
81%synergy
Return the Favor
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
64%synergy
Tempt with Mayhem
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
57%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
57%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
56%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
54%synergy
Narset's Reversal
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
53%synergy
Chef's Kiss
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
50%synergy
Replication Technique
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
49%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
49%synergy
Top Cards
Storm-Kiln Artist
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
48%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
48%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
40%synergy
Twinning Staff
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
45%synergy
Chaos Warp
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
40%synergy
Maestros Charm
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
38%synergy
Fact or Fiction
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
34%synergy
Dual Casting
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
41%synergy
Feed the Swarm
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-8%synergy
Demonic Tutor
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-13%synergy
Field of the Dead
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Creatures
Wandering Archaic
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
41%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Wizards of Thay
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
39%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
38%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
30%synergy
Tzaangor Shaman
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Errant, Street Artist
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Sigil Tracer
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Deekah, Fractal Theorist
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Kaza, Roil Chaser
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Zevlor, Elturel Exile
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Rootha, Mercurial Artist
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Young Pyromancer
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Docent of Perfection
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Wildfire Devils
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Guttersnipe
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Exterminator Magmarch
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Archmage of Runes
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Ogre Battlecaster
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Dazzling Sphinx
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Zaffai, Thunder Conductor
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Melek, Izzet Paragon
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Stonybrook Banneret
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Charmbreaker Devils
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Ardent Elementalist
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Melek, Reforged Researcher
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Firebrand Archer
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Rowan, Scion of War
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Inferno Project
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Baleful Strix
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Pink Horror
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Ertai Resurrected
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
God-Eternal Kefnet
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Ghitu Journeymage
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Naru Meha, Master Wizard
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Kira, Great Glass-Spinner
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Terminate
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Display of Power
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
41%synergy
Reverberate
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
38%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
40%synergy
Transforming Flourish
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
40%synergy
Frantic Search
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Malicious Affliction
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Dark Ritual
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Seething Song
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
27%synergy
Insidious Will
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Big Score
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
24%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-4%synergy
Brainstorm
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Rakdos Charm
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Split Decision
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Invert Polarity
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Wild Ricochet
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Twincast
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Counterspell
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-19%synergy
Flame of Anor
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
20%synergy
Prismari Command
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
19%synergy
Withering Torment
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Pongify
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
See Double
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Reiterate
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Lightning Bolt
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Refuse // Cooperate
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Guff Rewrites History
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Wyll's Reversal
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Devour in Shadow
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Twinferno
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Baleful Mastery
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Sink into Stupor
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Mystic Confluence
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Wrong Turn
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Prophetic Bolt
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Valakut Awakening
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Get Out
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Hagra Mauling
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Plunge into Darkness
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Electrolyze
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Drown in the Loch
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Stinging Study
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Zoyowa's Justice
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Discover the Impossible
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Sorceries
Creative Technique
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
41%synergy
Night's Whisper
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
29%synergy
Mana Geyser
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
28%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Flawless Forgery
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Xander's Pact
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Army of the Damned
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Blasphemous Act
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-20%synergy
Doublecast
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Blood Tribute
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Grapeshot
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Snort
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Ensnared by the Mara
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Fevered Suspicion
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Painful Truths
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Make an Example
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Clone Legion
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Cruel Entertainment
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Dark Petition
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Exsanguinate
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Elemental Eruption
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Cut // Ribbons
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Preordain
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Sign in Blood
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Expressive Iteration
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Mob Verdict
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Great Intelligence's Plan
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Ingenious Mastery
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Maestros Confluence
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Volcanic Vision
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Explosion of Riches
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Boltwave
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Grab the Prize
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Ponder
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
0%synergy
New Blood
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Deadly Cover-Up
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Windfall
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-15%synergy
End the Festivities
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Incarnation Technique
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Burn Down the House
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Energy Tap
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Browbeat
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Primal Amulet
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Cursed Recording
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Lithoform Engine
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-4%synergy
Armillary Sphere
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Mithril Coat
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Witchbane Orb
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Wand of Wonder
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Mirari
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Leering Emblem
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Orbs of Warding
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-18%synergy
Howling Mine
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Helm of Awakening
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Temple Bell
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Swarm Intelligence
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Curse of Echoes
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Eye of the Storm
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Arcane Melee
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Hive Mind
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Roaring Furnace // Steaming Sauna
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Fiery Inscription
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Descent into Avernus
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Cryptic Pursuit
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Spellweaver Volute
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Aria of Flame
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Collective Restraint
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Fevered Visions
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Powerbalance
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Shark Typhoon
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Storm of Saruman
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Task Mage Assembly
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Artist's Talent
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Propaganda
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-5%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Arcavios
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Professor Onyx
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
26%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
37%synergy
Sunken Palace
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Mirrorpool
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Reliquary Tower
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-11%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Coral Atoll
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-7%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Sol Ring
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
-7%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Izzet Signet
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Dimir Signet
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
-10%synergy
Rakdos Signet
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Thought Vessel
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Relic of Sauron
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Victory Chimes
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Midnight Clock
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Coalition Relic
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Component Pouch
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Bonder's Ornament
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Gilded Lotus
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Mind Stone
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-5%synergy
Skyclave Relic
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Island
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
29%synergy
Sulfur Falls
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
29%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
29%synergy
Sunken Hollow
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
27%synergy
Shivan Reef
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
29%synergy
Myriad Landscape
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
48%synergy
Exotic Orchard
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Xander's Lounge
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
18%synergy
Maestros Theater
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
41%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
30%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
27%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
38%synergy
Steam Vents
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
-11%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Temple of Malice
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Luxury Suite
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Path of Ancestry
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Morphic Pool
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Training Center
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Polluted Delta
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Seething Landscape
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Temple of Deceit
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Blood Crypt
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-19%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-20%synergy
Underground River
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Watery Grave
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-22%synergy
Misty Rainforest
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Waterfront District
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-8%synergy
Wooded Foothills
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Scalding Tarn
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-16%synergy
Thundering Falls
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Choked Estuary
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-1%synergy