Parnesse, the Subtle Brush (Commander) - Spellslinger

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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
Hexing Squelcher
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Fire Lord Azula
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Double Vision
71%inclusion42 decks59 decks
69%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
69%inclusion41 decks59 decks
60%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
69%inclusion41 decks59 decks
60%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
59%inclusion35 decks59 decks
57%synergy
Tempt with Mayhem
55%inclusion27 decks49 decks
54%synergy
Twinning Staff
54%inclusion32 decks59 decks
49%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
53%inclusion31 decks59 decks
48%synergy
Reverberate
51%inclusion30 decks59 decks
48%synergy
Return the Favor
49%inclusion26 decks53 decks
47%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
51%inclusion30 decks59 decks
46%synergy
Top Cards
Narset's Reversal
51%inclusion30 decks59 decks
46%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
47%inclusion28 decks59 decks
39%synergy
Wandering Archaic
46%inclusion27 decks59 decks
45%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
44%inclusion26 decks59 decks
17%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
42%inclusion25 decks59 decks
33%synergy
Display of Power
42%inclusion25 decks59 decks
41%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
42%inclusion25 decks59 decks
40%synergy
Chaos Warp
41%inclusion24 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Frantic Search
41%inclusion24 decks59 decks
22%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
41%inclusion24 decks59 decks
39%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
-1%synergy
Jeska's Will
19%inclusion11 decks59 decks
2%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
19%inclusion11 decks59 decks
-4%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
-4%synergy
Mystical Tutor
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
-2%synergy
Rhystic Study
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
-14%synergy
Ad Nauseam
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
2%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
-13%synergy
Ancient Tomb
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
-8%synergy
Underworld Breach
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
-6%synergy
Creatures
Kess, Dissident Mage
41%inclusion24 decks59 decks
31%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
39%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
36%inclusion21 decks59 decks
34%synergy
Guttersnipe
36%inclusion21 decks59 decks
29%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
32%inclusion19 decks59 decks
25%synergy
Errant, Street Artist
29%inclusion17 decks59 decks
28%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
24%inclusion14 decks59 decks
21%synergy
Young Pyromancer
22%inclusion13 decks59 decks
20%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
22%inclusion13 decks59 decks
18%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
17%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
21%inclusion11 decks53 decks
19%synergy
Zevlor, Elturel Exile
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
20%synergy
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
19%synergy
Deekah, Fractal Theorist
19%inclusion11 decks59 decks
18%synergy
Melek, Izzet Paragon
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
17%synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
16%synergy
Exterminator Magmarch
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
16%synergy
Rootha, Mercurial Artist
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
15%synergy
Wizards of Thay
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
13%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Ashling, Flame Dancer
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Anhelo, the Painter
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
13%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
12%synergy
Taigam, Master Opportunist
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Urabrask
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
9%synergy
Radiant Performer
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
10%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Spellskite
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
9%synergy
Stella Lee, Wild Card
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Electro, Assaulting Battery
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
0%synergy
Tzaangor Shaman
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
7%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
-6%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
2%synergy
Krark, the Thumbless
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Firebrand Archer
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Ovika, Enigma Goliath
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Wildfire Devils
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Gandalf the Grey
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Magar of the Magic Strings
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
7%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-3%synergy
Archmage of Runes
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
The Lord of Pain
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Mocking Sprite
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Murderous Rider
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Halo Forager
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Najal, the Storm Runner
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
36%inclusion21 decks59 decks
0%synergy
Counterspell
36%inclusion21 decks59 decks
-9%synergy
Twincast
29%inclusion17 decks59 decks
28%synergy
Flame of Anor
29%inclusion17 decks59 decks
24%synergy
Negate
27%inclusion16 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Brainstorm
27%inclusion16 decks59 decks
10%synergy
Chef's Kiss
27%inclusion16 decks59 decks
27%synergy
Lightning Bolt
27%inclusion16 decks59 decks
18%synergy
Terminate
25%inclusion15 decks59 decks
0%synergy
Wild Ricochet
25%inclusion15 decks59 decks
25%synergy
Reiterate
24%inclusion14 decks59 decks
23%synergy
Withering Torment
23%inclusion9 decks39 decks
10%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
-8%synergy
Seething Song
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
15%synergy
Bedevil
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Maestros Charm
19%inclusion11 decks59 decks
15%synergy
Rakdos Charm
19%inclusion11 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Big Score
19%inclusion11 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Opt
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
12%synergy
Twinferno
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
16%synergy
Arcane Denial
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
-12%synergy
Teach by Example
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
16%synergy
Dig Through Time
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
13%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
10%synergy
Pongify
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
9%synergy
Fact or Fiction
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
14%synergy
Prismari Command
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
9%synergy
Sink into Stupor
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
10%synergy
Split Decision
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
13%synergy
Insidious Will
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
13%synergy
Invert Polarity
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Transforming Flourish
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Dual Strike
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
12%synergy
Deflecting Swat
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
-7%synergy
Valakut Awakening
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
8%synergy
See Double
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
9%synergy
Fury Storm
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
10%synergy
Blood Pact
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
10%synergy
Abrade
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
1%synergy
Deadly Rollick
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
-8%synergy
A Little Chat
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Malicious Affliction
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
-2%synergy
Consider
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Mana Drain
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
-7%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
0%synergy
Divert Disaster
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Sorceries
Grapeshot
29%inclusion17 decks59 decks
27%synergy
Feed the Swarm
27%inclusion16 decks59 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Geyser
27%inclusion16 decks59 decks
22%synergy
Creative Technique
27%inclusion16 decks59 decks
27%synergy
Replication Technique
25%inclusion15 decks59 decks
25%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
22%inclusion13 decks59 decks
17%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
22%inclusion13 decks59 decks
19%synergy
Doublecast
22%inclusion13 decks59 decks
22%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
19%synergy
Sign in Blood
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
17%synergy
Flawless Forgery
19%inclusion11 decks59 decks
18%synergy
Blasphemous Act
19%inclusion11 decks59 decks
-27%synergy
Solve the Equation
19%inclusion11 decks59 decks
17%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
16%synergy
Bonus Round
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
16%synergy
Exsanguinate
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
13%synergy
Preordain
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
11%synergy
Ponder
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
7%synergy
Ensnared by the Mara
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
10%synergy
Damnable Pact
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
12%synergy
Vandalblast
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
-3%synergy
Night's Whisper
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
9%synergy
Toxic Deluge
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
-7%synergy
Faithless Looting
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
-8%synergy
Xander's Pact
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
12%synergy
Treasure Cruise
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
9%synergy
Expressive Iteration
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
9%synergy
Maestros Confluence
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
11%synergy
Rite of Replication
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Windfall
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
-13%synergy
Fevered Suspicion
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Mnemonic Deluge
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
9%synergy
Painful Truths
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Make an Example
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
9%synergy
Drawn from Dreams
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
10%synergy
Reanimate
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
-14%synergy
Chain of Smog
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
10%synergy
Relm's Sketching
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Boltwave
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Browbeat
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Crackle with Power
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
7%synergy
Past in Flames
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Read the Bones
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Clone Legion
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
7%synergy
Ambition's Cost
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Grim Tutor
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Shattering Spree
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Elemental Eruption
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
7%synergy
Incarnation Technique
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Primal Amulet
34%inclusion20 decks59 decks
32%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
25%inclusion15 decks59 decks
23%synergy
Mirari
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
13%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
-13%synergy
Isochron Scepter
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
11%synergy
Adaptive Training Post
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Wand of Wonder
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Wizard's Spellbook
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
-5%synergy
Lightning Greaves
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
-23%synergy
Cursed Recording
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Lithoform Engine
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Strionic Resonator
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
0%synergy
Howling Mine
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
-1%synergy
Enchantments
Swarm Intelligence
36%inclusion21 decks59 decks
35%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
34%inclusion20 decks59 decks
31%synergy
Dual Casting
25%inclusion15 decks59 decks
25%synergy
Hive Mind
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
16%synergy
Mystic Remora
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
-2%synergy
Fiery Inscription
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
7%synergy
Storm of Saruman
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
10%synergy
Sorcerer Class
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
10%synergy
Cryptic Pursuit
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Melee
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
10%synergy
Curse of Echoes
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
9%synergy
Propaganda
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
-3%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Shark Typhoon
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
7%synergy
Eye of the Storm
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
7%synergy
Extravagant Replication
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
2%synergy
Descent into Avernus
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
1%synergy
Aria of Flame
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
2%synergy
Maestros Ascendancy
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Black Market Connections
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
-7%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
22%inclusion13 decks59 decks
20%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
19%inclusion11 decks59 decks
17%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Saheeli, Sublime Artificer
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Rowan, Scholar of Sparks
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Mystic Sanctuary
37%inclusion22 decks59 decks
33%synergy
Bojuka Bog
36%inclusion21 decks59 decks
11%synergy
Reliquary Tower
34%inclusion20 decks59 decks
-2%synergy
Sunken Palace
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
20%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Temple of the False God
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
-2%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
-4%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Mirrorpool
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Mistrise Village
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Urza's Saga
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
1%synergy
Uthros, Titanic Godcore
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Castle Vantress
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
86%inclusion51 decks59 decks
-2%synergy
Sol Ring
81%inclusion48 decks59 decks
-9%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
47%inclusion28 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Izzet Signet
44%inclusion26 decks59 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
41%inclusion24 decks59 decks
-9%synergy
Dimir Signet
36%inclusion21 decks59 decks
-1%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
34%inclusion20 decks59 decks
-9%synergy
Rakdos Signet
32%inclusion19 decks59 decks
-2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
31%inclusion18 decks59 decks
-5%synergy
Thought Vessel
25%inclusion15 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Relic of Sauron
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
-3%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
16%synergy
Commander's Sphere
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
-5%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
-5%synergy
Mind Stone
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
-3%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Midnight Clock
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Séance Board
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Mana Crypt
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
2%synergy
Mana Vault
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
-4%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
97%inclusion57 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Mountain
97%inclusion57 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Island
97%inclusion57 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Swamp
95%inclusion56 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Exotic Orchard
61%inclusion36 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
61%inclusion36 decks59 decks
7%synergy
Sulfur Falls
54%inclusion32 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Xander's Lounge
54%inclusion32 decks59 decks
14%synergy
Sunken Hollow
53%inclusion31 decks59 decks
13%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
51%inclusion30 decks59 decks
13%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
46%inclusion27 decks59 decks
1%synergy
Training Center
46%inclusion27 decks59 decks
13%synergy
Luxury Suite
44%inclusion26 decks59 decks
12%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
41%inclusion24 decks59 decks
-2%synergy
Steam Vents
39%inclusion23 decks59 decks
-5%synergy
Morphic Pool
39%inclusion23 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Shivan Reef
37%inclusion22 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Blood Crypt
37%inclusion22 decks59 decks
-7%synergy
Watery Grave
37%inclusion22 decks59 decks
-9%synergy
Myriad Landscape
34%inclusion20 decks59 decks
24%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
31%inclusion18 decks59 decks
16%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
27%inclusion16 decks59 decks
2%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
27%inclusion16 decks59 decks
17%synergy
Maestros Theater
25%inclusion15 decks59 decks
16%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
25%inclusion15 decks59 decks
-1%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
24%inclusion14 decks59 decks
-1%synergy
Underground River
24%inclusion14 decks59 decks
-3%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
24%inclusion14 decks59 decks
-11%synergy
Path of Ancestry
22%inclusion13 decks59 decks
-9%synergy
Polluted Delta
22%inclusion13 decks59 decks
-12%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
10%synergy
Evolving Wilds
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
-4%synergy
Scalding Tarn
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
-12%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
19%inclusion11 decks59 decks
-1%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
19%inclusion11 decks59 decks
7%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
19%inclusion11 decks59 decks
7%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
19%inclusion11 decks59 decks
0%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Choked Estuary
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
-1%synergy
Seething Landscape
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
-1%synergy
Blazemire Verge
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
6%synergy
Fabled Passage
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Temple of Deceit
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
2%synergy
Grixis Panorama
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
12%synergy
Temple of Malice
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Haunted Ridge
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
-6%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Sink into Stupor
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
3%synergy