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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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Hexing Squelcher
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Spinerock Tyrant
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Goliath Daydreamer
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Narset's Reversal
68%inclusion34 decks50 decks
63%synergy
Return the Favor
64%inclusion32 decks50 decks
62%synergy
Tempt with Mayhem
60%inclusion30 decks50 decks
59%synergy
Double Vision
60%inclusion30 decks50 decks
57%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
66%inclusion33 decks50 decks
56%synergy
Twinning Staff
60%inclusion30 decks50 decks
55%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
64%inclusion32 decks50 decks
54%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
54%inclusion27 decks50 decks
50%synergy
Wandering Archaic
50%inclusion25 decks50 decks
49%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
58%inclusion29 decks50 decks
48%synergy
Top Cards
Chaos Warp
60%inclusion30 decks50 decks
24%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
48%inclusion24 decks50 decks
39%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
46%inclusion23 decks50 decks
19%synergy
Reverberate
46%inclusion23 decks50 decks
43%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
44%inclusion22 decks50 decks
39%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
42%inclusion21 decks50 decks
40%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
42%inclusion21 decks50 decks
40%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
42%inclusion21 decks50 decks
40%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
42%inclusion21 decks50 decks
41%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
40%inclusion20 decks50 decks
38%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
38%inclusion19 decks50 decks
22%synergy
Demonic Tutor
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
-7%synergy
Rhystic Study
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
-12%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
-4%synergy
Mystical Tutor
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
-2%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
-12%synergy
Panoptic Mirror
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Creatures
Goblin Electromancer
40%inclusion20 decks50 decks
31%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
36%inclusion18 decks50 decks
28%synergy
Errant, Street Artist
32%inclusion16 decks50 decks
31%synergy
Guttersnipe
30%inclusion15 decks50 decks
24%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
23%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
16%synergy
Taigam, Master Opportunist
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
17%synergy
Exterminator Magmarch
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
17%synergy
Coruscation Mage
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Ashling, Flame Dancer
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
13%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Zevlor, Elturel Exile
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Fire Lord Azula
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Archmage of Runes
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Melek, Izzet Paragon
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Longshot, Rebel Bowman
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Najal, the Storm Runner
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Anhelo, the Painter
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
-1%synergy
Rootha, Mercurial Artist
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Young Pyromancer
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Wildfire Devils
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Plargg and Nassari
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Wizards of Thay
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Spellskite
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
2%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Haughty Djinn
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Octavia, Living Thesis
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Stella Lee, Wild Card
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Murderous Rider
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Tzaangor Shaman
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-3%synergy
Urabrask
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-1%synergy
Kitsa, Otterball Elite
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Marchesa, Dealer of Death
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
3%synergy
PuPu UFO
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Display of Power
40%inclusion20 decks50 decks
39%synergy
Twincast
38%inclusion19 decks50 decks
37%synergy
Counterspell
38%inclusion19 decks50 decks
-6%synergy
Flame of Anor
36%inclusion18 decks50 decks
31%synergy
Frantic Search
36%inclusion18 decks50 decks
17%synergy
Wild Ricochet
34%inclusion17 decks50 decks
33%synergy
Chef's Kiss
34%inclusion17 decks50 decks
34%synergy
Dark Ritual
34%inclusion17 decks50 decks
-2%synergy
Lightning Bolt
32%inclusion16 decks50 decks
22%synergy
Brainstorm
32%inclusion16 decks50 decks
15%synergy
Arcane Denial
32%inclusion16 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Big Score
28%inclusion14 decks50 decks
17%synergy
Withering Torment
26%inclusion13 decks50 decks
13%synergy
Seething Song
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
18%synergy
Terminate
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
-4%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
16%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
-7%synergy
Rakdos Charm
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Sink into Stupor
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Deflecting Swat
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
-1%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
17%synergy
Bedevil
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Split Decision
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
17%synergy
Malicious Affliction
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
16%synergy
Mana Drain
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
0%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
8%synergy
See Double
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
15%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Opt
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Maestros Charm
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Reiterate
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Fact or Fiction
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Prismari Command
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Negate
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
-11%synergy
Twinferno
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Invert Polarity
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Wyll's Reversal
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Teach by Example
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Transforming Flourish
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
11%synergy
Flusterstorm
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Bolt Bend
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Valakut Awakening
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Insidious Will
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Perplex
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Infernal Grasp
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Jwari Disruption
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Blood Pact
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Chain of Vapor
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Replication Technique
36%inclusion18 decks50 decks
35%synergy
Creative Technique
36%inclusion18 decks50 decks
36%synergy
Grapeshot
30%inclusion15 decks50 decks
28%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
30%inclusion15 decks50 decks
27%synergy
Feed the Swarm
28%inclusion14 decks50 decks
-1%synergy
Blasphemous Act
26%inclusion13 decks50 decks
-19%synergy
Mana Geyser
26%inclusion13 decks50 decks
21%synergy
Exsanguinate
26%inclusion13 decks50 decks
22%synergy
Ponder
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
13%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
21%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
21%synergy
Sign in Blood
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
16%synergy
Preordain
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
13%synergy
Bonus Round
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
13%synergy
Painful Truths
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Faithless Looting
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
-6%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Night's Whisper
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Toxic Deluge
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
-9%synergy
Shattering Spree
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Ensnared by the Mara
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Damnable Pact
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Boltwave
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Expressive Iteration
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Windfall
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
-13%synergy
Flawless Forgery
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Reanimate
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
-14%synergy
Crackle with Power
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Mnemonic Deluge
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Lórien Revealed
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Molten Psyche
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Vandalblast
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
-8%synergy
Chain Lightning
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Rite of Replication
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Relm's Sketching
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Circle of Power
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
5%synergy
Temporal Extortion
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Cut // Ribbons
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Chain of Smog
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Choice of Damnations
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Treasure Cruise
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Whispering Madness
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
0%synergy
Grim Tutor
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Incarnation Technique
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Browbeat
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Read the Bones
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Primal Amulet
40%inclusion20 decks50 decks
38%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
0%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
-15%synergy
Lightning Greaves
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
-18%synergy
Isochron Scepter
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Lithoform Engine
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Wand of Wonder
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Howling Mine
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Mirari
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Cursed Recording
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Swarm Intelligence
36%inclusion18 decks50 decks
35%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
34%inclusion17 decks50 decks
31%synergy
Hive Mind
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
17%synergy
Dual Casting
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
16%synergy
Storm of Saruman
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Propaganda
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
0%synergy
Artist's Talent
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Curse of Echoes
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Eye of the Storm
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Remora
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-10%synergy
Black Market Connections
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-6%synergy
Underworld Dreams
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
26%inclusion13 decks50 decks
24%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
19%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
13%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
42%inclusion21 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Bojuka Bog
30%inclusion15 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
28%inclusion14 decks50 decks
24%synergy
Sunken Palace
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
21%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
0%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Mistrise Village
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Restless Spire
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Mirrorpool
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
92%inclusion46 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Sol Ring
78%inclusion39 decks50 decks
-12%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
56%inclusion28 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
54%inclusion27 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
52%inclusion26 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Rakdos Signet
42%inclusion21 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Dimir Signet
38%inclusion19 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Izzet Signet
38%inclusion19 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
30%inclusion15 decks50 decks
-5%synergy
Thought Vessel
28%inclusion14 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Relic of Sauron
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
15%synergy
Commander's Sphere
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
-6%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Mind Stone
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
-5%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-9%synergy
Lands
Island
96%inclusion48 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
96%inclusion48 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Mountain
94%inclusion47 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Swamp
90%inclusion45 decks50 decks
-2%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
70%inclusion35 decks50 decks
16%synergy
Steam Vents
60%inclusion30 decks50 decks
15%synergy
Xander's Lounge
60%inclusion30 decks50 decks
20%synergy
Watery Grave
60%inclusion30 decks50 decks
13%synergy
Exotic Orchard
58%inclusion29 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Blood Crypt
56%inclusion28 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Sulfur Falls
52%inclusion26 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
46%inclusion23 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
46%inclusion23 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Sunken Hollow
44%inclusion22 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Luxury Suite
40%inclusion20 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Training Center
40%inclusion20 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Morphic Pool
38%inclusion19 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Scalding Tarn
36%inclusion18 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
34%inclusion17 decks50 decks
-1%synergy
Seething Landscape
32%inclusion16 decks50 decks
15%synergy
Polluted Delta
32%inclusion16 decks50 decks
-2%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
32%inclusion16 decks50 decks
-10%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
30%inclusion15 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Raucous Theater
28%inclusion14 decks50 decks
17%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
28%inclusion14 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Shivan Reef
26%inclusion13 decks50 decks
-3%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
26%inclusion13 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Maestros Theater
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
15%synergy
Path of Ancestry
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
-7%synergy
Thundering Falls
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Undercity Sewers
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Haunted Ridge
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
16%synergy
Sink into Stupor
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Evolving Wilds
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
-6%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Fabled Passage
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Temple of Deceit
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Underground River
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
-11%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Volcanic Island
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
-11%synergy
Blazemire Verge
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
5%synergy