Parnesse, the Subtle Brush (Commander) - Upgraded

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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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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Abstract Performance
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Scorched Geyser
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Narset's Reversal
68%inclusion38 decks56 decks
62%synergy
Return the Favor
64%inclusion36 decks56 decks
62%synergy
Double Vision
63%inclusion35 decks56 decks
60%synergy
Tempt with Mayhem
61%inclusion34 decks56 decks
60%synergy
Twinning Staff
63%inclusion35 decks56 decks
57%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
64%inclusion36 decks56 decks
54%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
64%inclusion36 decks56 decks
54%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
54%inclusion30 decks56 decks
49%synergy
Wandering Archaic
48%inclusion27 decks56 decks
47%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
57%inclusion32 decks56 decks
47%synergy
Top Cards
Chaos Warp
61%inclusion34 decks56 decks
25%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
50%inclusion28 decks56 decks
41%synergy
Reverberate
50%inclusion28 decks56 decks
47%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
45%inclusion25 decks56 decks
18%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
45%inclusion25 decks56 decks
42%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
45%inclusion25 decks56 decks
39%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
43%inclusion24 decks56 decks
41%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
43%inclusion24 decks56 decks
42%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
43%inclusion24 decks56 decks
34%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
43%inclusion24 decks56 decks
41%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
41%inclusion23 decks56 decks
25%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
-5%synergy
Demonic Tutor
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
-7%synergy
Rhystic Study
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
-11%synergy
Mystical Tutor
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
-1%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
-5%synergy
Panoptic Mirror
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Creatures
Sedgemoor Witch
41%inclusion23 decks56 decks
39%synergy
Errant, Street Artist
36%inclusion20 decks56 decks
35%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
36%inclusion20 decks56 decks
28%synergy
Guttersnipe
30%inclusion17 decks56 decks
24%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
25%inclusion14 decks56 decks
24%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
16%synergy
Exterminator Magmarch
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
19%synergy
Taigam, Master Opportunist
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
17%synergy
Zevlor, Elturel Exile
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
17%synergy
Coruscation Mage
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
14%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Archmage of Runes
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
11%synergy
Ashling, Flame Dancer
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
11%synergy
Spinerock Tyrant
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Fire Lord Azula
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Melek, Izzet Paragon
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Najal, the Storm Runner
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Radiant Performer
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Spellskite
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Kitsa, Otterball Elite
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
-2%synergy
Rootha, Mercurial Artist
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Young Pyromancer
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Stella Lee, Wild Card
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Plargg and Nassari
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Wildfire Devils
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Longshot, Rebel Bowman
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
1%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
1%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-2%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
0%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-4%synergy
Tzaangor Shaman
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Murderous Rider
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Marchesa, Dealer of Death
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Haughty Djinn
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Octavia, Living Thesis
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Spellseeker
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Instants
Display of Power
43%inclusion24 decks56 decks
42%synergy
Twincast
41%inclusion23 decks56 decks
40%synergy
Counterspell
41%inclusion23 decks56 decks
-3%synergy
Dark Ritual
39%inclusion22 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Frantic Search
38%inclusion21 decks56 decks
18%synergy
Lightning Bolt
38%inclusion21 decks56 decks
27%synergy
Chef's Kiss
36%inclusion20 decks56 decks
35%synergy
Flame of Anor
36%inclusion20 decks56 decks
31%synergy
Brainstorm
34%inclusion19 decks56 decks
17%synergy
Wild Ricochet
34%inclusion19 decks56 decks
33%synergy
Arcane Denial
34%inclusion19 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Big Score
30%inclusion17 decks56 decks
19%synergy
Withering Torment
25%inclusion14 decks56 decks
13%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
-7%synergy
Seething Song
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
17%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
17%synergy
Rakdos Charm
21%inclusion12 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Terminate
21%inclusion12 decks56 decks
-4%synergy
Sink into Stupor
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Bedevil
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Malicious Affliction
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
18%synergy
See Double
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
17%synergy
Split Decision
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
17%synergy
Negate
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
-7%synergy
Reiterate
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
15%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
15%synergy
Deflecting Swat
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
-3%synergy
Twinferno
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
15%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Mana Drain
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
-2%synergy
Maestros Charm
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Invert Polarity
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Opt
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Teach by Example
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
12%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Fact or Fiction
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Infernal Grasp
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Prismari Command
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Wyll's Reversal
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Transforming Flourish
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Insidious Will
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Flusterstorm
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
1%synergy
Perplex
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Snap
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
-1%synergy
Dig Through Time
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Bolt Bend
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Blood Pact
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Valakut Awakening
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Replication Technique
36%inclusion20 decks56 decks
35%synergy
Creative Technique
36%inclusion20 decks56 decks
35%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
32%inclusion18 decks56 decks
29%synergy
Grapeshot
30%inclusion17 decks56 decks
28%synergy
Feed the Swarm
29%inclusion16 decks56 decks
0%synergy
Exsanguinate
29%inclusion16 decks56 decks
25%synergy
Blasphemous Act
27%inclusion15 decks56 decks
-18%synergy
Mana Geyser
27%inclusion15 decks56 decks
22%synergy
Ponder
25%inclusion14 decks56 decks
16%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
21%inclusion12 decks56 decks
17%synergy
Sign in Blood
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
16%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
19%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
18%synergy
Preordain
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
14%synergy
Faithless Looting
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
-3%synergy
Bonus Round
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
14%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Painful Truths
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
11%synergy
Windfall
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
-13%synergy
Flawless Forgery
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Crackle with Power
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Ensnared by the Mara
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Vandalblast
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
-6%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Night's Whisper
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Toxic Deluge
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
-10%synergy
Shattering Spree
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Boltwave
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Damnable Pact
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Reanimate
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
-15%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Expressive Iteration
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Chain Lightning
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Mnemonic Deluge
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Lórien Revealed
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Molten Psyche
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Chain of Smog
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Rite of Replication
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Relm's Sketching
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Circle of Power
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Incarnation Technique
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Chain Reaction
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Temporal Extortion
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Browbeat
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Choice of Damnations
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Read the Bones
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Whispering Madness
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-1%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Doublecast
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Primal Amulet
39%inclusion22 decks56 decks
38%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Lightning Greaves
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
-17%synergy
Lithoform Engine
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
-1%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
-16%synergy
Howling Mine
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Isochron Scepter
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Wand of Wonder
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-3%synergy
Mirari
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Cursed Recording
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Swarm Intelligence
38%inclusion21 decks56 decks
37%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
38%inclusion21 decks56 decks
35%synergy
Hive Mind
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
19%synergy
Dual Casting
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
18%synergy
Propaganda
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Storm of Saruman
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
12%synergy
Artist's Talent
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Curse of Echoes
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Eye of the Storm
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Collective Restraint
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Mystic Remora
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-10%synergy
Black Market Connections
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-6%synergy
Underworld Dreams
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
27%inclusion15 decks56 decks
25%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
19%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
11%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
46%inclusion26 decks56 decks
11%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
32%inclusion18 decks56 decks
28%synergy
Bojuka Bog
30%inclusion17 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Sunken Palace
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
23%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
0%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
0%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Mistrise Village
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
0%synergy
Mirrorpool
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
-1%synergy
Restless Spire
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
93%inclusion52 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Sol Ring
79%inclusion44 decks56 decks
-11%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
57%inclusion32 decks56 decks
13%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
55%inclusion31 decks56 decks
12%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
52%inclusion29 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Izzet Signet
41%inclusion23 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Rakdos Signet
41%inclusion23 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Dimir Signet
39%inclusion22 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
32%inclusion18 decks56 decks
-3%synergy
Thought Vessel
27%inclusion15 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Relic of Sauron
21%inclusion12 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
17%synergy
Commander's Sphere
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
-5%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
-5%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Mind Stone
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
-6%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
96%inclusion54 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Island
96%inclusion54 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Mountain
95%inclusion53 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Swamp
91%inclusion51 decks56 decks
-1%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
71%inclusion40 decks56 decks
18%synergy
Steam Vents
63%inclusion35 decks56 decks
17%synergy
Exotic Orchard
61%inclusion34 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Xander's Lounge
61%inclusion34 decks56 decks
21%synergy
Blood Crypt
59%inclusion33 decks56 decks
14%synergy
Watery Grave
59%inclusion33 decks56 decks
12%synergy
Sulfur Falls
55%inclusion31 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
50%inclusion28 decks56 decks
13%synergy
Sunken Hollow
48%inclusion27 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
46%inclusion26 decks56 decks
1%synergy
Luxury Suite
45%inclusion25 decks56 decks
13%synergy
Training Center
45%inclusion25 decks56 decks
12%synergy
Scalding Tarn
39%inclusion22 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
39%inclusion22 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Morphic Pool
39%inclusion22 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Polluted Delta
36%inclusion20 decks56 decks
1%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
34%inclusion19 decks56 decks
-9%synergy
Seething Landscape
32%inclusion18 decks56 decks
15%synergy
Shivan Reef
30%inclusion17 decks56 decks
1%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
30%inclusion17 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
30%inclusion17 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Raucous Theater
29%inclusion16 decks56 decks
18%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
25%inclusion14 decks56 decks
14%synergy
Maestros Theater
25%inclusion14 decks56 decks
16%synergy
Path of Ancestry
25%inclusion14 decks56 decks
-6%synergy
Haunted Ridge
25%inclusion14 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Undercity Sewers
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
11%synergy
Thundering Falls
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
13%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
17%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
21%inclusion12 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Sink into Stupor
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Fabled Passage
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
11%synergy
Myriad Landscape
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Underground Sea
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
-9%synergy
Volcanic Island
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Temple of Deceit
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
-8%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Underground River
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
-11%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Badlands
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
-1%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
3%synergy