Parnesse, the Subtle Brush (Commander) - Expensive 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
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Wandering Archaic
75%inclusion24 decks32 decks
74%synergy
Narset's Reversal
78%inclusion25 decks32 decks
73%synergy
Twinning Staff
72%inclusion23 decks32 decks
67%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
72%inclusion23 decks32 decks
63%synergy
Reverberate
66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
62%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
59%inclusion19 decks32 decks
59%synergy
Display of Power
59%inclusion19 decks32 decks
58%synergy
Double Vision
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
54%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
63%inclusion20 decks32 decks
53%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
52%synergy
Top Cards
Frantic Search
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
38%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
47%synergy
Chaos Warp
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
48%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
48%synergy
Dark Ritual
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
48%synergy
Errant, Street Artist
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
46%synergy
Brainstorm
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
30%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
42%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
35%synergy
Rhystic Study
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
29%synergy
Jeska's Will
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
34%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Ancient Tomb
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Mystical Tutor
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Force of Will
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Gamble
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Creatures
Goblin Electromancer
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
38%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
39%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
42%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
36%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
28%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Young Pyromancer
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
26%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
25%synergy
Deekah, Fractal Theorist
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
24%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
23%synergy
Guttersnipe
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
19%synergy
Gonti, Night Minister
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Exterminator Magmarch
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
24%synergy
Ashling, Flame Dancer
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Zevlor, Elturel Exile
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Dockside Extortionist
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Wizards of Thay
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
19%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Anhelo, the Painter
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Krark, the Thumbless
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Electrostatic Field
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Roaming Throne
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
0%synergy
God-Eternal Kefnet
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Spark Double
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Echo Mage
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Kitsa, Otterball Elite
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Coruscation Mage
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Stella Lee, Wild Card
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Archmage of Runes
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Mysterious Stranger
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Rev, Tithe Extractor
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Zaffai, Thunder Conductor
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Melek, Izzet Paragon
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Erebos, God of the Dead
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Najal, the Storm Runner
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Firebrand Archer
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Instants
Twincast
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
46%synergy
Tempt with Mayhem
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
45%synergy
Reiterate
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
43%synergy
Wild Ricochet
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
40%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
39%synergy
Return the Favor
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
36%synergy
Lightning Bolt
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
25%synergy
Mana Drain
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
19%synergy
Counterspell
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
-10%synergy
Arcane Denial
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Deflecting Swat
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
13%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Seething Song
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
22%synergy
Twinferno
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
27%synergy
Bedevil
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Deadly Rollick
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Opt
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Teach by Example
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Flame of Anor
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
17%synergy
See Double
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Fury Storm
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Radiate
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Chef's Kiss
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Terminate
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-10%synergy
Swan Song
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Big Score
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Force of Negation
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Pongify
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Fork
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Guff Rewrites History
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Fell the Profane
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Sink into Stupor
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Cabal Ritual
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Split Decision
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Flusterstorm
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Wyll's Reversal
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Snap
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Prismari Command
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Flare of Duplication
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Chain of Vapor
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Negate
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-16%synergy
Brain Freeze
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Rakdos Charm
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-9%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Slaughter Pact
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Reality Shift
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Insidious Will
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Filter Out
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Bonus Round
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
46%synergy
Mana Geyser
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
36%synergy
Preordain
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
35%synergy
Ponder
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
29%synergy
Creative Technique
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
34%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
28%synergy
Feed the Swarm
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Blasphemous Act
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
-17%synergy
Grapeshot
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
26%synergy
Windfall
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Replication Technique
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
24%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
24%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
19%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Faithless Looting
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Exsanguinate
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Vandalblast
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Expressive Iteration
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Flawless Forgery
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Crackle with Power
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Serum Visions
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Make an Example
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Brass's Bounty
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Doublecast
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Grim Tutor
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Imperial Seal
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Fevered Suspicion
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Mind's Desire
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Sign in Blood
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Chain of Smog
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Solve the Equation
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Shattering Spree
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
0%synergy
Boltwave
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Intent
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Quantum Misalignment
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Damnable Pact
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Mnemonic Deluge
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Painful Truths
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Bribery
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Drawn from Dreams
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Night's Whisper
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
River's Rebuke
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Primal Amulet
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
45%synergy
Adaptive Training Post
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
29%synergy
Isochron Scepter
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
26%synergy
Lithoform Engine
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Lightning Greaves
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-11%synergy
Strionic Resonator
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Cursed Recording
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Wizard's Spellbook
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
The One Ring
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Mirror Box
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Vedalken Orrery
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Mirari
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-20%synergy
Enchantments
Storm of Saruman
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
36%synergy
Dual Casting
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
22%synergy
Hive Mind
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Mystic Remora
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Shark Typhoon
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Propaganda
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Descent into Avernus
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Curse of Echoes
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Black Market Connections
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Sorcerer Class
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Underworld Breach
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Extravagant Replication
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Spellweaver Volute
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Exquisite Blood
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Melee
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Mirror Room // Fractured Realm
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Storm Conduit
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
36%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Professor Onyx
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
25%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
24%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Bojuka Bog
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-9%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Sunken Palace
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Mirrorpool
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Halimar Depths
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Cabal Coffers
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Rogue's Passage
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-16%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
97%inclusion31 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Sol Ring
94%inclusion30 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
-9%synergy
Izzet Signet
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Thought Vessel
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Rakdos Signet
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
31%synergy
Dimir Signet
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
-12%synergy
Fellwar Stone
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
-10%synergy
Mana Crypt
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
19%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Relic of Sauron
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Mox Amber
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Mana Vault
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Mox Opal
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Chrome Mox
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Lotus Petal
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Obelisk of Grixis
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Mox Diamond
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Séance Board
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
97%inclusion31 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Mountain
97%inclusion31 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Island
97%inclusion31 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion28 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Blood Crypt
84%inclusion27 decks32 decks
40%synergy
Watery Grave
84%inclusion27 decks32 decks
38%synergy
Steam Vents
81%inclusion26 decks32 decks
37%synergy
Luxury Suite
78%inclusion25 decks32 decks
46%synergy
Scalding Tarn
75%inclusion24 decks32 decks
43%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
75%inclusion24 decks32 decks
40%synergy
Underground Sea
72%inclusion23 decks32 decks
57%synergy
Xander's Lounge
72%inclusion23 decks32 decks
31%synergy
Volcanic Island
72%inclusion23 decks32 decks
57%synergy
Training Center
72%inclusion23 decks32 decks
39%synergy
Badlands
69%inclusion22 decks32 decks
54%synergy
Morphic Pool
69%inclusion22 decks32 decks
36%synergy
Polluted Delta
69%inclusion22 decks32 decks
35%synergy
Exotic Orchard
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
-13%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
-10%synergy
Sulfur Falls
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
-12%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
-20%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
-10%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
-14%synergy
Haunted Ridge
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Raucous Theater
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Prismatic Vista
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Maestros Theater
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Sunken Hollow
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-21%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
8%synergy
City of Brass
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Thundering Falls
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Shivan Reef
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-13%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Reflecting Pool
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Mana Confluence
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Undercity Sewers
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Choked Estuary
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-5%synergy
Fell the Profane
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Sink into Stupor
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Blazemire Verge
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
1%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Fabled Passage
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Fetid Pools
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
5%synergy