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

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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
77%inclusion27 decks35 decks
74%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
74%inclusion26 decks35 decks
66%synergy
Errant, Street Artist
63%inclusion22 decks35 decks
62%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
66%inclusion23 decks35 decks
61%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
60%inclusion21 decks35 decks
58%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
57%synergy
Tempt with Mayhem
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
55%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
54%inclusion19 decks35 decks
53%synergy
Teach by Example
51%inclusion18 decks35 decks
51%synergy
Display of Power
51%inclusion18 decks35 decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Nightscape Familiar
51%inclusion18 decks35 decks
25%synergy
Frantic Search
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
31%synergy
Wild Ricochet
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
45%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
36%synergy
Guttersnipe
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
40%synergy
Chaos Warp
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
34%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
38%synergy
Negate
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
39%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-17%synergy
Creatures
Zevlor, Elturel Exile
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
37%synergy
Anhelo, the Painter
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
34%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
31%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
25%synergy
Melek, Izzet Paragon
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
31%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
24%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
19%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
24%synergy
Rootha, Mercurial Artist
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
23%synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
22%synergy
Wizards of Thay
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
21%synergy
Exterminator Magmarch
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Taigam, Master Opportunist
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Young Pyromancer
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
18%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Coruscation Mage
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Archmage of Runes
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
11%synergy
Tzaangor Shaman
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Wildfire Devils
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Gandalf the Grey
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Echo Mage
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Zaffai, Thunder Conductor
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Academy Wall
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Murderous Rider
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Najal, the Storm Runner
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Burnished Hart
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Archaeomancer
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Radiant Performer
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Nivix Guildmage
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Kitsa, Otterball Elite
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Ashling, Flame Dancer
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Kaza, Roil Chaser
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Prismari Apprentice
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Krark, the Thumbless
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Burning Prophet
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Halo Forager
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Myojin of Cryptic Dreams
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Haughty Djinn
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Evelyn, the Covetous
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Rona, Sheoldred's Faithful
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Transforming Flourish
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
40%synergy
Lightning Bolt
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
28%synergy
Chef's Kiss
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
34%synergy
Terminate
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Maestros Charm
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
28%synergy
Twinferno
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
30%synergy
Reverberate
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
28%synergy
Bedevil
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Rakdos Charm
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Return the Favor
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Brainstorm
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Big Score
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Narset's Reversal
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Abrade
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
11%synergy
See Double
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Malicious Affliction
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Fact or Fiction
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Dual Strike
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Counterspell
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
-27%synergy
Prismari Command
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Geistblast
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
This Is How It Ends
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Opt
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Infernal Grasp
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Blood Pact
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
A Little Chat
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Electrodominance
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Dark Ritual
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-23%synergy
Cancel
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Insidious Will
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Repeated Reverberation
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Mystic Confluence
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Impulse
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-19%synergy
Reiterate
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Audacious Swap
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Split Decision
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Seething Song
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Refuse // Cooperate
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Devour in Shadow
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Murder
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Snap
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Hostile Negotiations
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Flame of Anor
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Storm King's Thunder
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Epiphany
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Chain of Plasma
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Dig Up the Body
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Mizzix's Mastery
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
28%synergy
Feed the Swarm
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Doublecast
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
31%synergy
Grapeshot
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
30%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
29%synergy
Sign in Blood
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
25%synergy
Flawless Forgery
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
25%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
25%synergy
Replication Technique
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
22%synergy
Preordain
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Creative Technique
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
22%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Ponder
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Spelltwine
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Faithless Looting
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
-3%synergy
Read the Bones
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Exsanguinate
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Empty the Warrens
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Treasure Cruise
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Army of the Damned
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Fireball
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Victimize
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Fiery Confluence
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Blasphemous Act
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-34%synergy
Night's Whisper
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Chain Lightning
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Mana Geyser
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Mind's Desire
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Blood Tithe
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Great Intelligence's Plan
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Maestros Confluence
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Let's Play a Game
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
10%synergy
Elemental Eruption
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Epic Experiment
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Browbeat
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Ensnared by the Mara
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Damnable Pact
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Mizzium Mortars
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Mnemonic Deluge
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Seize the Spoils
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Brass's Bounty
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Clone Legion
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Drawn from Dreams
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Ancient Craving
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Illicit Shipment
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Ambition's Cost
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Cut of the Profits
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Baral's Expertise
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Adaptive Training Post
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
60%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
21%synergy
Twinning Staff
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Wizard's Spellbook
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Cursed Recording
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Mirari
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-17%synergy
Chaos Wand
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Lightning Greaves
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-24%synergy
Wondrous Crucible
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Dual Casting
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
37%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
32%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
29%synergy
Curse of Echoes
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
24%synergy
Arcane Melee
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
23%synergy
Propaganda
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Storm of Saruman
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Hive Mind
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Eye of the Storm
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Mirror Sheen
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Founding the Third Path
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Fiery Inscription
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Monastery Siege
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Aria of Flame
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Mana Flare
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Maestros Ascendancy
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Leyline of Resonance
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Arcavios
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Rowan, Scholar of Sparks
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
-13%synergy
Sunken Palace
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Restless Spire
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Temple of the False God
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Bojuka Bog
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-19%synergy
Hidden Cataract
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
86%inclusion30 decks35 decks
-2%synergy
Sol Ring
74%inclusion26 decks35 decks
-16%synergy
Izzet Signet
54%inclusion19 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Rakdos Signet
51%inclusion18 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Dimir Signet
51%inclusion18 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Commander's Sphere
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
-12%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
-16%synergy
Fellwar Stone
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
-12%synergy
Thought Vessel
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
-23%synergy
Mind Stone
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Hedron Archive
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Fire Diamond
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Replicating Ring
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-10%synergy
Spell Satchel
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Thran Dynamo
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Midnight Clock
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion35 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion35 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Island
100%inclusion35 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion31 decks35 decks
-3%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
74%inclusion26 decks35 decks
19%synergy
Exotic Orchard
54%inclusion19 decks35 decks
-2%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
51%inclusion18 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Sunken Hollow
51%inclusion18 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
25%synergy
Maestros Theater
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
30%synergy
Evolving Wilds
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Temple of Deceit
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Myriad Landscape
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Sulfur Falls
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
-20%synergy
Temple of Malice
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Choked Estuary
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Shivan Reef
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
-9%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
-24%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
-22%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Grixis Panorama
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Path of Ancestry
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
-14%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
-10%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Ash Barrens
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Underground River
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-16%synergy
Seething Landscape
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-6%synergy
Ferrous Lake
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Tainted Isle
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-3%synergy
Canyon Slough
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Bad River
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-17%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Xander's Lounge
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-32%synergy
Tainted Peak
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Fetid Pools
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Akoum Refuge
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Thriving Isle
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy