Parnesse, the Subtle Brush (Commander) - Budget Spell Copy

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
85%inclusion22 decks26 decks
82%synergy
Errant, Street Artist
73%inclusion19 decks26 decks
72%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
69%inclusion18 decks26 decks
60%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
58%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
57%synergy
Tempt with Mayhem
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
57%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
55%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
53%synergy
Display of Power
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
49%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
48%synergy
Top Cards
Storm-Kiln Artist
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
43%synergy
Dual Casting
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
46%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
36%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
41%synergy
Chaos Warp
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Frantic Search
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
40%synergy
Maestros Charm
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
35%synergy
Wild Ricochet
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
38%synergy
Creatures
Guttersnipe
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
32%synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
34%synergy
Melek, Izzet Paragon
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Zevlor, Elturel Exile
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Rootha, Mercurial Artist
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
31%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Wizards of Thay
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
24%synergy
Anhelo, the Painter
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
24%synergy
Exterminator Magmarch
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Echo Mage
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Tzaangor Shaman
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Young Pyromancer
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Radiant Performer
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Gandalf the Grey
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Coruscation Mage
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Najal, the Storm Runner
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Wandering Archaic
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Deekah, Fractal Theorist
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Taigam, Master Opportunist
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Archmage of Runes
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
10%synergy
Kaza, Roil Chaser
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Academy Wall
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Murderous Rider
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Magar of the Magic Strings
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Kitsa, Otterball Elite
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Zaffai, Thunder Conductor
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
League Guildmage
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Meletis Charlatan
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Krark, the Thumbless
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Halo Forager
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Haughty Djinn
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Ashling, Flame Dancer
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Unruly Catapult
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Wildfire Devils
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Glamorous Outlaw
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Nivix Guildmage
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Transforming Flourish
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
43%synergy
Teach by Example
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
38%synergy
Chef's Kiss
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
34%synergy
Twinferno
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
33%synergy
Bedevil
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Lightning Bolt
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Rakdos Charm
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Terminate
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Reverberate
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Big Score
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Return the Favor
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Negate
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Blood Pact
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Prismari Command
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
17%synergy
See Double
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Electrodominance
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Infernal Grasp
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Dual Strike
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Desculpting Blast
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Ashling's Command
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Malicious Affliction
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Opt
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Repeated Reverberation
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Narset's Reversal
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Geistblast
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Brainstorm
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-6%synergy
Fact or Fiction
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
5%synergy
This Is How It Ends
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Seething Song
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Devour in Shadow
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Hostile Negotiations
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Counterspell
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-33%synergy
Storm King's Thunder
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Rowan's Grim Search
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Abrade
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
2%synergy
A Little Chat
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-23%synergy
Radiate
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Desperate Ritual
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Complete the Circuit
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Audacious Swap
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Aetherspouts
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Vendetta
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Dark Ritual
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-29%synergy
Make Disappear
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Doublecast
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
34%synergy
Creative Technique
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Replication Technique
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
24%synergy
Sign in Blood
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Grapeshot
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Boomerang Basics
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Flawless Forgery
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Exsanguinate
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Blood Tithe
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Lost in the Spirit World
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Browbeat
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Read the Bones
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Army of the Damned
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Preordain
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Syphon Soul
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Ponder
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Epic Experiment
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Damnable Pact
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Spelltwine
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Foreboding Fruit
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Faithless Looting
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-8%synergy
Xander's Pact
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Painful Lesson
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Ancient Craving
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Night's Whisper
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Ambition's Cost
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Elemental Eruption
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Chain Lightning
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Mana Geyser
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Great Intelligence's Plan
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Finale of Promise
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Let's Play a Game
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
10%synergy
Flood of Recollection
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Pillage
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Ensnared by the Mara
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Consuming Tide
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Allure of the Unknown
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Crackle with Power
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Rise from the Tides
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Empty the Warrens
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Fiery Confluence
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Seize the Spotlight
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Bonus Round
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Adaptive Training Post
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
43%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Cursed Recording
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Twinning Staff
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Mirari
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Wizard's Spellbook
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Chaos Wand
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Lightning Greaves
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-22%synergy
Wondrous Crucible
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Arcane Bombardment
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
33%synergy
Curse of Echoes
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Arcane Melee
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Propaganda
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Eye of the Storm
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Founding the Third Path
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Fiery Inscription
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Monastery Siege
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Aria of Flame
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Mana Flare
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Storm of Saruman
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Hive Mind
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Arcavios
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Rowan, Scholar of Sparks
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Sunken Palace
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Reliquary Tower
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-20%synergy
Temple of the False God
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Bojuka Bog
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-16%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
92%inclusion24 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Sol Ring
81%inclusion21 decks26 decks
-9%synergy
Izzet Signet
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Rakdos Signet
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Dimir Signet
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
-11%synergy
Commander's Sphere
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
-14%synergy
Fellwar Stone
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
-5%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
-16%synergy
Thought Vessel
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Mind Stone
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Hedron Archive
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Gilded Lotus
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion26 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion26 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Island
100%inclusion26 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Command Tower
92%inclusion24 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
24%synergy
Sunken Hollow
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Exotic Orchard
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
-6%synergy
Maestros Theater
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Evolving Wilds
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
-14%synergy
Sulfur Falls
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
-16%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Choked Estuary
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Shivan Reef
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
-6%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Temple of Deceit
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Temple of Malice
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
-23%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
-8%synergy
Command Bridge
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Tainted Isle
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Canyon Slough
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Seething Landscape
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-5%synergy
Ash Barrens
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Ferrous Lake
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Xander's Lounge
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-28%synergy
Underground River
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-16%synergy
Tainted Peak
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Path of Ancestry
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-19%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Akoum Refuge
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Dismal Backwater
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
1%synergy
River of Tears
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-3%synergy