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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Moxfield
Scryfall
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Double Vision
78%inclusion25 decks32 decks
76%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
69%inclusion22 decks32 decks
60%synergy
Errant, Street Artist
59%inclusion19 decks32 decks
58%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
58%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
63%inclusion20 decks32 decks
58%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
59%inclusion19 decks32 decks
57%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
55%synergy
Tempt with Mayhem
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
49%synergy
Display of Power
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
49%synergy
Teach by Example
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
46%synergy
Top Cards
Nightscape Familiar
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
23%synergy
Wild Ricochet
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
46%synergy
Guttersnipe
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
41%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
42%synergy
Frantic Search
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
25%synergy
Chaos Warp
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Dual Casting
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
40%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
31%synergy
Chef's Kiss
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
37%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
28%synergy
Creatures
Melek, Izzet Paragon
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
34%synergy
Zevlor, Elturel Exile
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
31%synergy
Anhelo, the Painter
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
31%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
28%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
22%synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
28%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
20%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Rootha, Mercurial Artist
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
25%synergy
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
24%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
20%synergy
Young Pyromancer
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
20%synergy
Taigam, Master Opportunist
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Exterminator Magmarch
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Wizards of Thay
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Tzaangor Shaman
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Gandalf the Grey
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Echo Mage
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Archmage of Runes
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
11%synergy
Coruscation Mage
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Zaffai, Thunder Conductor
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Academy Wall
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Najal, the Storm Runner
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Radiant Performer
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Wildfire Devils
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Murderous Rider
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Ovika, Enigma Goliath
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Nivix Guildmage
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Magar of the Magic Strings
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Kitsa, Otterball Elite
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Kaza, Roil Chaser
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Prismari Apprentice
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Meletis Charlatan
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Halo Forager
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Evelyn, the Covetous
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Sigil Tracer
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Wandering Archaic
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Maestros Diabolist
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Deekah, Fractal Theorist
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Burnished Hart
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Transforming Flourish
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
40%synergy
Reverberate
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
34%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
36%synergy
Negate
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Lightning Bolt
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
25%synergy
Terminate
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Twinferno
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
33%synergy
Maestros Charm
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
28%synergy
Bedevil
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Big Score
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Return the Favor
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
22%synergy
Brainstorm
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Prismari Command
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
16%synergy
See Double
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Malicious Affliction
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
19%synergy
Rakdos Charm
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Dual Strike
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
19%synergy
Counterspell
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-25%synergy
Narset's Reversal
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Geistblast
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Opt
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Infernal Grasp
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Abrade
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Fact or Fiction
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
5%synergy
This Is How It Ends
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Seething Song
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Murder
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Repeated Reverberation
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Blood Pact
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
A Little Chat
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Reiterate
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Audacious Swap
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Electrodominance
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Dark Ritual
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-26%synergy
Split Decision
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Cancel
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Refuse // Cooperate
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Insidious Will
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Devour in Shadow
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Snap
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Hostile Negotiations
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Mystic Confluence
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Flame of Anor
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Impulse
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Epiphany
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Chain of Plasma
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Dig Up the Body
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Lose Focus
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Mizzix's Mastery
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
31%synergy
Doublecast
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
31%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
29%synergy
Flawless Forgery
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
28%synergy
Replication Technique
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
28%synergy
Feed the Swarm
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Creative Technique
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
25%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Faithless Looting
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Preordain
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Sign in Blood
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Grapeshot
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
20%synergy
Ponder
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Exsanguinate
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Spelltwine
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Read the Bones
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Epic Experiment
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Treasure Cruise
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Brass's Bounty
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Army of the Damned
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Ancient Craving
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Mana Geyser
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Fireball
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Blood Tithe
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Great Intelligence's Plan
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Maestros Confluence
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Elemental Eruption
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Let's Play a Game
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
10%synergy
Browbeat
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Victimize
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Damnable Pact
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Empty the Warrens
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Fiery Confluence
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Seize the Spoils
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Clone Legion
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Drawn from Dreams
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Blasphemous Act
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-36%synergy
Night's Whisper
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Illicit Shipment
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Ambition's Cost
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Chain Lightning
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Cut of the Profits
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Baral's Expertise
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Hit the Mother Lode
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Deadly Tempest
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Syphon Soul
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Boltwave
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Adaptive Training Post
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
60%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
19%synergy
Wizard's Spellbook
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
22%synergy
Cursed Recording
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Mirari
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Twinning Staff
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-17%synergy
Chaos Wand
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Lightning Greaves
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-23%synergy
Wondrous Crucible
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Isochron Scepter
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Thousand-Year Storm
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
29%synergy
Curse of Echoes
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
27%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
23%synergy
Arcane Melee
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
22%synergy
Propaganda
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Storm of Saruman
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Aria of Flame
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Eye of the Storm
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Founding the Third Path
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Sunbird's Invocation
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Fiery Inscription
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Mana Flare
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Maestros Ascendancy
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Mirror Sheen
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Hive Mind
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Leyline of Resonance
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Arcavios
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Professor Onyx
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Rowan, Scholar of Sparks
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
-11%synergy
Sunken Palace
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Restless Spire
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Temple of the False God
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Hidden Cataract
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
81%inclusion26 decks32 decks
-7%synergy
Sol Ring
72%inclusion23 decks32 decks
-18%synergy
Izzet Signet
59%inclusion19 decks32 decks
25%synergy
Rakdos Signet
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Dimir Signet
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Commander's Sphere
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
-18%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
-20%synergy
Fellwar Stone
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
-13%synergy
Thought Vessel
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Mind Stone
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-27%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Hedron Archive
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-6%synergy
Fire Diamond
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Replicating Ring
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Sky Diamond
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Spell Satchel
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Gilded Lotus
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Midnight Clock
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion32 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion32 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Island
100%inclusion32 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Command Tower
84%inclusion27 decks32 decks
-7%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Exotic Orchard
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Sunken Hollow
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
23%synergy
Maestros Theater
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
28%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Evolving Wilds
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Temple of Deceit
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Sulfur Falls
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
-18%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Temple of Malice
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Myriad Landscape
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Choked Estuary
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Shivan Reef
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-10%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-26%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-24%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-11%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Ash Barrens
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Grixis Panorama
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Path of Ancestry
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-18%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Seething Landscape
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-6%synergy
Ferrous Lake
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Canyon Slough
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Underground River
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-18%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Tainted Isle
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Bad River
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Akoum Refuge
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-19%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Thriving Isle
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Xander's Lounge
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-34%synergy
Promising Vein
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
River of Tears
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy