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
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Double Vision
82%inclusion18 decks22 decks
79%synergy
Errant, Street Artist
77%inclusion17 decks22 decks
76%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
59%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
59%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
60%inclusion12 decks20 decks
59%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
57%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
54%synergy
Tempt with Mayhem
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
54%synergy
Display of Power
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
54%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
50%inclusion10 decks20 decks
46%synergy
Top Cards
Storm-Kiln Artist
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
44%synergy
Chaos Warp
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
23%synergy
Frantic Search
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
25%synergy
Maestros Charm
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
42%synergy
Dual Casting
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
45%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
44%synergy
Teach by Example
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
40%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
38%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
31%synergy
Creatures
Mercurial Spelldancer
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
36%synergy
Guttersnipe
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
30%synergy
Rootha, Mercurial Artist
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
32%synergy
Melek, Izzet Paragon
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
32%synergy
Anhelo, the Painter
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
31%synergy
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
31%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Zevlor, Elturel Exile
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Wizards of Thay
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
25%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
25%synergy
Echo Mage
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Young Pyromancer
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Exterminator Magmarch
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Tzaangor Shaman
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Radiant Performer
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Gandalf the Grey
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Deekah, Fractal Theorist
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Coruscation Mage
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
13%synergy
Archmage of Runes
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
11%synergy
Taigam, Master Opportunist
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Najal, the Storm Runner
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Kaza, Roil Chaser
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Wandering Archaic
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Academy Wall
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Magar of the Magic Strings
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Kitsa, Otterball Elite
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
9%synergy
Zaffai, Thunder Conductor
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Murderous Rider
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Meletis Charlatan
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Haughty Djinn
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
League Guildmage
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Wildfire Devils
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Glamorous Outlaw
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Nivix Guildmage
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Mizzix of the Izmagnus
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Thundertrap Trainer
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Lightshell Duo
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Transforming Flourish
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
43%synergy
Wild Ricochet
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
36%synergy
Twinferno
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
35%synergy
Chef's Kiss
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
36%synergy
Bedevil
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Negate
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Terminate
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Lightning Bolt
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Rakdos Charm
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Big Score
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Prismari Command
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
21%synergy
See Double
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Dual Strike
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Malicious Affliction
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Opt
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Return the Favor
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Reverberate
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Electrodominance
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Blood Pact
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Desculpting Blast
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Ashling's Command
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Geistblast
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Brainstorm
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-4%synergy
This Is How It Ends
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Infernal Grasp
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Repeated Reverberation
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Counterspell
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-31%synergy
Narset's Reversal
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Hostile Negotiations
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Storm King's Thunder
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Abrade
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
4%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-22%synergy
Radiate
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Complete the Circuit
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Audacious Swap
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Fact or Fiction
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Make Disappear
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Split Decision
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Seething Song
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2%synergy
A Little Chat
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Cancel
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Devour in Shadow
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Murder
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Izzet Charm
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Aetherspouts
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Mana Leak
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Replication Technique
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
31%synergy
Creative Technique
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
31%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
24%synergy
Doublecast
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Flawless Forgery
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Grapeshot
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Boomerang Basics
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Browbeat
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Army of the Damned
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Preordain
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Sign in Blood
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Exsanguinate
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Lost in the Spirit World
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Epic Experiment
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Foreboding Fruit
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Ponder
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Painful Lesson
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Elemental Eruption
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Faithless Looting
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-6%synergy
Great Intelligence's Plan
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Syphon Soul
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Blood Tithe
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Finale of Promise
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Let's Play a Game
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
10%synergy
Pillage
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Ensnared by the Mara
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Allure of the Unknown
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Crackle with Power
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Rise from the Tides
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Empty the Warrens
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Xander's Pact
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Talrand's Invocation
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Truth or Consequences
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Read the Bones
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Clone Legion
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Consuming Tide
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Harrowing Journey
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Blasphemous Act
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-35%synergy
Join the Maestros
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Ambition's Cost
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Damnable Pact
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Spelltwine
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Plea for Power
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Manifold Insights
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Adaptive Training Post
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
43%synergy
Cursed Recording
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Wizard's Spellbook
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Mirari
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Twinning Staff
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Wondrous Crucible
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Enchantments
Arcane Bombardment
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
25%synergy
Propaganda
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Melee
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Curse of Echoes
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Fiery Inscription
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Aria of Flame
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Founding the Third Path
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Mana Flare
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Storm of Saruman
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Arcavios
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Rowan, Scholar of Sparks
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Sunken Palace
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Reliquary Tower
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-22%synergy
Temple of the False God
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Bojuka Bog
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-15%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
95%inclusion21 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Sol Ring
77%inclusion17 decks22 decks
-12%synergy
Izzet Signet
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Rakdos Signet
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Dimir Signet
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
-9%synergy
Commander's Sphere
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
-13%synergy
Fellwar Stone
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
-4%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
-16%synergy
Mind Stone
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Hedron Archive
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Thought Vessel
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-8%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Gilded Lotus
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion22 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion22 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Island
100%inclusion22 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Command Tower
95%inclusion21 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Sunken Hollow
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
24%synergy
Exotic Orchard
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Maestros Theater
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
28%synergy
Evolving Wilds
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Sulfur Falls
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
-15%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
-14%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Shivan Reef
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Temple of Deceit
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Temple of Malice
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Choked Estuary
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-5%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-25%synergy
Command Bridge
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Canyon Slough
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Ash Barrens
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Ferrous Lake
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Xander's Lounge
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-26%synergy
Seething Landscape
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-3%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Underground River
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-14%synergy
Tainted Isle
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
0%synergy
River of Tears
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Akoum Refuge
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Tainted Peak
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Dismal Backwater
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-21%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-2%synergy