Parnesse, the Subtle Brush (Commander) - Upgraded

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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Resonating Lute
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
34%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Improvisation Capstone
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Wisdom of Ages
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Prismari, the Inspiration
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
13%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Narset's Reversal
67%inclusion40 decks60 decks
61%synergy
Double Vision
63%inclusion38 decks60 decks
61%synergy
Tempt with Mayhem
62%inclusion37 decks60 decks
61%synergy
Return the Favor
63%inclusion38 decks60 decks
61%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
63%inclusion38 decks60 decks
53%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
63%inclusion38 decks60 decks
53%synergy
Twinning Staff
57%inclusion34 decks60 decks
51%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
55%inclusion33 decks60 decks
51%synergy
Wandering Archaic
48%inclusion29 decks60 decks
48%synergy
Display of Power
47%inclusion28 decks60 decks
46%synergy
Top Cards
Chaos Warp
58%inclusion35 decks60 decks
24%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
55%inclusion33 decks60 decks
45%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
48%inclusion29 decks60 decks
43%synergy
Reverberate
47%inclusion28 decks60 decks
43%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
45%inclusion27 decks60 decks
36%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
45%inclusion27 decks60 decks
43%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
45%inclusion27 decks60 decks
43%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
45%inclusion27 decks60 decks
36%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
43%inclusion26 decks60 decks
41%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
43%inclusion26 decks60 decks
16%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
40%inclusion24 decks60 decks
24%synergy
Rhystic Study
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
-8%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
-6%synergy
Demonic Tutor
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
-8%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
-3%synergy
Mystical Tutor
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
-2%synergy
Panoptic Mirror
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Creatures
Alania, Divergent Storm
43%inclusion26 decks60 decks
42%synergy
Errant, Street Artist
38%inclusion23 decks60 decks
37%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
38%inclusion23 decks60 decks
36%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
33%inclusion20 decks60 decks
25%synergy
Guttersnipe
30%inclusion18 decks60 decks
23%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
23%inclusion14 decks60 decks
22%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
22%inclusion13 decks60 decks
18%synergy
Zevlor, Elturel Exile
18%inclusion11 decks60 decks
18%synergy
Exterminator Magmarch
18%inclusion11 decks60 decks
18%synergy
Archmage of Runes
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
12%synergy
Coruscation Mage
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
13%synergy
Taigam, Master Opportunist
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
14%synergy
Spinerock Tyrant
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Fire Lord Azula
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Ashling, Flame Dancer
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
10%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Melek, Izzet Paragon
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Najal, the Storm Runner
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Radiant Performer
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Spellskite
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Harmonized Trio
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Abstract Paintmage
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Molten-Core Maestro
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Kitsa, Otterball Elite
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Tzaangor Shaman
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
1%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
-2%synergy
Young Pyromancer
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Rootha, Mercurial Artist
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Haughty Djinn
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Stella Lee, Wild Card
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Wildfire Devils
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Anhelo, the Painter
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Plargg and Nassari
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
2%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Longshot, Rebel Bowman
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
0%synergy
Zaffai, Thunder Conductor
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
-2%synergy
Murderous Rider
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Twincast
40%inclusion24 decks60 decks
39%synergy
Counterspell
40%inclusion24 decks60 decks
-4%synergy
Frantic Search
38%inclusion23 decks60 decks
18%synergy
Lightning Bolt
37%inclusion22 decks60 decks
26%synergy
Chef's Kiss
35%inclusion21 decks60 decks
35%synergy
Dark Ritual
35%inclusion21 decks60 decks
-2%synergy
Flame of Anor
35%inclusion21 decks60 decks
30%synergy
Brainstorm
33%inclusion20 decks60 decks
16%synergy
Wild Ricochet
33%inclusion20 decks60 decks
33%synergy
Big Score
33%inclusion20 decks60 decks
21%synergy
Arcane Denial
28%inclusion17 decks60 decks
0%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
27%inclusion16 decks60 decks
-4%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
25%inclusion15 decks60 decks
19%synergy
Rakdos Charm
22%inclusion13 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Seething Song
22%inclusion13 decks60 decks
15%synergy
Withering Torment
22%inclusion13 decks60 decks
10%synergy
Terminate
20%inclusion12 decks60 decks
-6%synergy
Reiterate
18%inclusion11 decks60 decks
17%synergy
Split Decision
18%inclusion11 decks60 decks
18%synergy
Bedevil
18%inclusion11 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Sink into Stupor
18%inclusion11 decks60 decks
9%synergy
See Double
17%inclusion10 decks60 decks
16%synergy
Malicious Affliction
17%inclusion10 decks60 decks
16%synergy
Negate
17%inclusion10 decks60 decks
-6%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
17%inclusion10 decks60 decks
16%synergy
Twinferno
17%inclusion10 decks60 decks
16%synergy
Mana Drain
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
-1%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Deflecting Swat
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
-4%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Maestros Charm
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
10%synergy
Opt
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Teach by Example
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
13%synergy
Invert Polarity
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
9%synergy
Infernal Grasp
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Transforming Flourish
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Fact or Fiction
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Wyll's Reversal
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
10%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Blood Pact
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
10%synergy
Flusterstorm
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
0%synergy
Perplex
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Snap
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
-2%synergy
Dig Through Time
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Prismari Command
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
2%synergy
Insidious Will
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Valakut Awakening
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Choreographed Sparks
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Bolt Bend
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Replication Technique
37%inclusion22 decks60 decks
36%synergy
Creative Technique
37%inclusion22 decks60 decks
36%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
32%inclusion19 decks60 decks
28%synergy
Exsanguinate
32%inclusion19 decks60 decks
28%synergy
Feed the Swarm
30%inclusion18 decks60 decks
2%synergy
Mana Geyser
28%inclusion17 decks60 decks
23%synergy
Grapeshot
28%inclusion17 decks60 decks
26%synergy
Blasphemous Act
27%inclusion16 decks60 decks
-18%synergy
Ponder
25%inclusion15 decks60 decks
16%synergy
Sign in Blood
22%inclusion13 decks60 decks
18%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
20%inclusion12 decks60 decks
16%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
20%inclusion12 decks60 decks
19%synergy
Preordain
20%inclusion12 decks60 decks
14%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
20%inclusion12 decks60 decks
19%synergy
Faithless Looting
18%inclusion11 decks60 decks
-1%synergy
Abstract Performance
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Bonus Round
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
13%synergy
Painful Truths
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
11%synergy
Ensnared by the Mara
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Flawless Forgery
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
11%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Night's Whisper
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Vandalblast
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
-6%synergy
Crackle with Power
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Damnable Pact
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
9%synergy
Boltwave
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Shattering Spree
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
10%synergy
Toxic Deluge
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
-10%synergy
Expressive Iteration
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Windfall
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
-15%synergy
Chain Lightning
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Grim Tutor
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Reanimate
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
-16%synergy
Rite of Replication
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Echocasting Symposium
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Flow State
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Pox Plague
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Steal the Show
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Splatter Technique
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Read the Bones
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Lórien Revealed
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Doublecast
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Chain of Smog
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Relm's Sketching
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Circle of Power
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Chain Reaction
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Incarnation Technique
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Primal Amulet
38%inclusion23 decks60 decks
37%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
13%synergy
Lightning Greaves
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
-18%synergy
Isochron Scepter
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
9%synergy
Lithoform Engine
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
-1%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
-16%synergy
Wand of Wonder
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Mirari
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Cursed Recording
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Howling Mine
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
1%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Adaptive Training Post
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
-3%synergy
Expedition Map
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Thousand-Year Storm
40%inclusion24 decks60 decks
37%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
38%inclusion23 decks60 decks
38%synergy
Hive Mind
18%inclusion11 decks60 decks
18%synergy
Dual Casting
17%inclusion10 decks60 decks
16%synergy
Storm of Saruman
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
13%synergy
Propaganda
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
-1%synergy
Curse of Echoes
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Artist's Talent
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Eye of the Storm
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Mystic Remora
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
-11%synergy
Collective Restraint
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Black Market Connections
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
-7%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
27%inclusion16 decks60 decks
25%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
22%inclusion13 decks60 decks
21%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
10%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
47%inclusion28 decks60 decks
11%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
33%inclusion20 decks60 decks
29%synergy
Bojuka Bog
30%inclusion18 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Sunken Palace
23%inclusion14 decks60 decks
23%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
17%inclusion10 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
-1%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Great Hall of the Biblioplex
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Mistrise Village
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
-1%synergy
Mirrorpool
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
-1%synergy
Restless Spire
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Cabal Coffers
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
0%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
90%inclusion54 decks60 decks
2%synergy
Sol Ring
80%inclusion48 decks60 decks
-10%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
55%inclusion33 decks60 decks
11%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
52%inclusion31 decks60 decks
9%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
50%inclusion30 decks60 decks
1%synergy
Rakdos Signet
42%inclusion25 decks60 decks
9%synergy
Dimir Signet
42%inclusion25 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Izzet Signet
40%inclusion24 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Fellwar Stone
30%inclusion18 decks60 decks
-5%synergy
Thought Vessel
25%inclusion15 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Relic of Sauron
20%inclusion12 decks60 decks
1%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
17%inclusion10 decks60 decks
16%synergy
Commander's Sphere
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
-6%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
-6%synergy
Mind Stone
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
-5%synergy
Tablet of Discovery
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
2%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
97%inclusion58 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Island
97%inclusion58 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Mountain
95%inclusion57 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Swamp
92%inclusion55 decks60 decks
0%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
65%inclusion39 decks60 decks
12%synergy
Steam Vents
62%inclusion37 decks60 decks
16%synergy
Exotic Orchard
60%inclusion36 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Blood Crypt
58%inclusion35 decks60 decks
13%synergy
Xander's Lounge
58%inclusion35 decks60 decks
19%synergy
Watery Grave
58%inclusion35 decks60 decks
11%synergy
Sulfur Falls
55%inclusion33 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
52%inclusion31 decks60 decks
14%synergy
Sunken Hollow
48%inclusion29 decks60 decks
9%synergy
Luxury Suite
47%inclusion28 decks60 decks
16%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
45%inclusion27 decks60 decks
0%synergy
Training Center
43%inclusion26 decks60 decks
12%synergy
Morphic Pool
40%inclusion24 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Scalding Tarn
40%inclusion24 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
38%inclusion23 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Polluted Delta
37%inclusion22 decks60 decks
2%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
33%inclusion20 decks60 decks
-9%synergy
Shivan Reef
32%inclusion19 decks60 decks
2%synergy
Seething Landscape
32%inclusion19 decks60 decks
15%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
30%inclusion18 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Raucous Theater
27%inclusion16 decks60 decks
16%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
27%inclusion16 decks60 decks
2%synergy
Maestros Theater
25%inclusion15 decks60 decks
17%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
25%inclusion15 decks60 decks
19%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
23%inclusion14 decks60 decks
12%synergy
Path of Ancestry
23%inclusion14 decks60 decks
-7%synergy
Haunted Ridge
23%inclusion14 decks60 decks
2%synergy
Undercity Sewers
22%inclusion13 decks60 decks
9%synergy
Thundering Falls
22%inclusion13 decks60 decks
11%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
20%inclusion12 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
20%inclusion12 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Underground Sea
18%inclusion11 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Underground River
18%inclusion11 decks60 decks
-9%synergy
Volcanic Island
18%inclusion11 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Sink into Stupor
18%inclusion11 decks60 decks
9%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
18%inclusion11 decks60 decks
-9%synergy
Fabled Passage
17%inclusion10 decks60 decks
10%synergy
Myriad Landscape
17%inclusion10 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
17%inclusion10 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Temple of Deceit
17%inclusion10 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
17%inclusion10 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
17%inclusion10 decks60 decks
-7%synergy
Badlands
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
0%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
-3%synergy
Choked Estuary
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
-2%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
5%synergy