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
79%inclusion23 decks29 decks
77%synergy
Errant, Street Artist
69%inclusion20 decks29 decks
68%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
72%inclusion21 decks29 decks
64%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
63%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
66%inclusion19 decks29 decks
61%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
58%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
53%synergy
Tempt with Mayhem
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
53%synergy
Teach by Example
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
48%synergy
Display of Power
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
47%synergy
Top Cards
Nightscape Familiar
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
28%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
38%synergy
Guttersnipe
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
42%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
42%synergy
Chaos Warp
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Dual Casting
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
45%synergy
Frantic Search
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
22%synergy
Chef's Kiss
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
41%synergy
Terminate
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
32%synergy
Creatures
Zevlor, Elturel Exile
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
34%synergy
Rootha, Mercurial Artist
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
34%synergy
Melek, Izzet Paragon
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
31%synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
31%synergy
Anhelo, the Painter
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
31%synergy
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
30%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
28%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
22%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Young Pyromancer
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
22%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Wizards of Thay
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
21%synergy
Echo Mage
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Exterminator Magmarch
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Coruscation Mage
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Tzaangor Shaman
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Gandalf the Grey
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Archmage of Runes
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
11%synergy
Taigam, Master Opportunist
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Academy Wall
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Najal, the Storm Runner
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Deekah, Fractal Theorist
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Radiant Performer
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Kaza, Roil Chaser
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Murderous Rider
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Meletis Charlatan
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Wildfire Devils
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Nivix Guildmage
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Magar of the Magic Strings
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Kitsa, Otterball Elite
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Ashling, Flame Dancer
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Mocking Sprite
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Zaffai, Thunder Conductor
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
League Guildmage
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Halo Forager
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Haughty Djinn
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Evelyn, the Covetous
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Wandering Archaic
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Maestros Diabolist
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Transforming Flourish
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
43%synergy
Wild Ricochet
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
41%synergy
Twinferno
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
37%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
36%synergy
Maestros Charm
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
31%synergy
Lightning Bolt
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Negate
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Reverberate
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Bedevil
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Rakdos Charm
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Big Score
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Malicious Affliction
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
21%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Counterspell
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
-24%synergy
Blood Pact
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Prismari Command
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
15%synergy
See Double
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Brainstorm
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Electrodominance
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Opt
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Dual Strike
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Abrade
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Desculpting Blast
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Ashling's Command
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Geistblast
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Return the Favor
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Murder
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Infernal Grasp
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Repeated Reverberation
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Mystic Confluence
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
A Little Chat
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
This Is How It Ends
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Seething Song
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Cancel
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Refuse // Cooperate
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Insidious Will
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Devour in Shadow
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Hostile Negotiations
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Narset's Reversal
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Flame of Anor
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Storm King's Thunder
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Arcane Epiphany
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Dig Up the Body
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-23%synergy
Wizard's Lightning
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Radiate
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Reiterate
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Audacious Swap
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Replication Technique
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
27%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Doublecast
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
27%synergy
Grapeshot
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
26%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
26%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Flawless Forgery
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Creative Technique
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Sign in Blood
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
21%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Exsanguinate
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Blood Tithe
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
21%synergy
Boomerang Basics
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Faithless Looting
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
-2%synergy
Chain Lightning
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Lost in the Spirit World
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Epic Experiment
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Browbeat
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Spelltwine
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Read the Bones
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Army of the Damned
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Ancient Craving
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Fireball
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Great Intelligence's Plan
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Syphon Soul
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Ponder
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Damnable Pact
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Foreboding Fruit
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Seize the Spoils
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Banefire
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Clone Legion
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Painful Lesson
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Blasphemous Act
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-34%synergy
Ambition's Cost
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Elemental Eruption
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Baral's Expertise
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Mana Geyser
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Preordain
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Deadly Tempest
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Finale of Promise
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Devil's Play
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Maestros Confluence
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Let's Play a Game
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
10%synergy
Flood of Recollection
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Pillage
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Ensnared by the Mara
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Victimize
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Adaptive Training Post
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
43%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
22%synergy
Cursed Recording
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Twinning Staff
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Mirari
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Wizard's Spellbook
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Chaos Wand
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-20%synergy
Wondrous Crucible
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Thousand-Year Storm
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
39%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
25%synergy
Arcane Melee
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
27%synergy
Curse of Echoes
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
23%synergy
Propaganda
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Founding the Third Path
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Fiery Inscription
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Monastery Siege
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Aria of Flame
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Mana Flare
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Storm of Saruman
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Maestros Ascendancy
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Hive Mind
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Arcavios
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Storm Conduit
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Professor Onyx
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Rowan, Scholar of Sparks
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
-15%synergy
Sunken Palace
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Temple of the False God
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Restless Spire
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Bojuka Bog
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-17%synergy
Hidden Cataract
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
86%inclusion25 decks29 decks
-2%synergy
Sol Ring
76%inclusion22 decks29 decks
-14%synergy
Izzet Signet
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Rakdos Signet
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Dimir Signet
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Commander's Sphere
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
-18%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
-17%synergy
Fellwar Stone
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
-11%synergy
Thought Vessel
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
-22%synergy
Mind Stone
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Hedron Archive
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Replicating Ring
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-8%synergy
Gilded Lotus
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion29 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion29 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Island
100%inclusion29 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion26 decks29 decks
-2%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
69%inclusion20 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Exotic Orchard
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Sunken Hollow
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Maestros Theater
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
33%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Evolving Wilds
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Temple of Deceit
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Sulfur Falls
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
-19%synergy
Temple of Malice
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
-21%synergy
Choked Estuary
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Shivan Reef
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
-9%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
-22%synergy
Myriad Landscape
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
-10%synergy
Command Bridge
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Ash Barrens
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Seething Landscape
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-5%synergy
Tainted Isle
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Canyon Slough
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Ferrous Lake
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Grixis Panorama
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Xander's Lounge
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-30%synergy
Underground River
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-17%synergy
Tainted Peak
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Path of Ancestry
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-20%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Akoum Refuge
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Thriving Isle
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy