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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Longshot, Rebel Bowman
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Fated Firepower
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
1%synergy
Redirect Lightning
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Return the Favor
70%inclusion30 decks43 decks
68%synergy
Tempt with Mayhem
65%inclusion28 decks43 decks
64%synergy
Double Vision
63%inclusion27 decks43 decks
60%synergy
Narset's Reversal
63%inclusion27 decks43 decks
59%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
65%inclusion28 decks43 decks
57%synergy
Twinning Staff
60%inclusion26 decks43 decks
56%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
60%inclusion26 decks43 decks
56%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
63%inclusion27 decks43 decks
54%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
63%inclusion27 decks43 decks
53%synergy
Wandering Archaic
51%inclusion22 decks43 decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Chaos Warp
67%inclusion29 decks43 decks
31%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
49%inclusion21 decks43 decks
40%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
47%inclusion20 decks43 decks
20%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
47%inclusion20 decks43 decks
43%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
44%inclusion19 decks43 decks
42%synergy
Primal Amulet
44%inclusion19 decks43 decks
43%synergy
Reverberate
44%inclusion19 decks43 decks
41%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
44%inclusion19 decks43 decks
43%synergy
Counterspell
44%inclusion19 decks43 decks
0%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
42%inclusion18 decks43 decks
34%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
42%inclusion18 decks43 decks
26%synergy
Rhystic Study
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
-13%synergy
Demonic Tutor
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
-10%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
-5%synergy
Mystical Tutor
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
-2%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-14%synergy
Creatures
Errant, Street Artist
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
39%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
28%synergy
Guttersnipe
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
24%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
26%synergy
Exterminator Magmarch
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
20%synergy
Taigam, Master Opportunist
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
18%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Zevlor, Elturel Exile
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Archmage of Runes
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Coruscation Mage
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Melek, Izzet Paragon
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Ashling, Flame Dancer
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Spellskite
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Najal, the Storm Runner
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Marchesa, Dealer of Death
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Young Pyromancer
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Rootha, Mercurial Artist
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Wildfire Devils
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Wizards of Thay
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Anhelo, the Painter
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Tzaangor Shaman
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-2%synergy
Haughty Djinn
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Octavia, Living Thesis
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Urabrask
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Stella Lee, Wild Card
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Plargg and Nassari
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Instants
Galvanic Iteration
42%inclusion18 decks43 decks
40%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
42%inclusion18 decks43 decks
40%synergy
Wild Ricochet
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
39%synergy
Display of Power
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
39%synergy
Frantic Search
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
20%synergy
Twincast
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
36%synergy
Dark Ritual
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Lightning Bolt
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
24%synergy
Brainstorm
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Chef's Kiss
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
32%synergy
Arcane Denial
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Flame of Anor
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
25%synergy
Big Score
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
21%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
-2%synergy
Terminate
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
0%synergy
Withering Torment
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Bedevil
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Rakdos Charm
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
8%synergy
See Double
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
20%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
20%synergy
Seething Song
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Split Decision
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
18%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Deflecting Swat
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Malicious Affliction
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Maestros Charm
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Sink into Stupor
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Mana Drain
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
0%synergy
Fact or Fiction
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Wyll's Reversal
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Twinferno
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Teach by Example
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Invert Polarity
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Fell the Profane
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Negate
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
-11%synergy
Reiterate
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Bolt Bend
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Prismari Command
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Opt
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Transforming Flourish
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Wizard's Lightning
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Fork
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Supreme Will
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Insidious Will
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Perplex
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Flare of Duplication
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Evacuation
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Replication Technique
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
37%synergy
Creative Technique
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
35%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
25%synergy
Feed the Swarm
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
-5%synergy
Exsanguinate
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
22%synergy
Mana Geyser
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
21%synergy
Grapeshot
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
24%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
22%synergy
Ponder
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
20%synergy
Blasphemous Act
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
-25%synergy
Preordain
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Sign in Blood
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Toxic Deluge
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
-5%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Faithless Looting
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
-6%synergy
Shattering Spree
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Ensnared by the Mara
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Bonus Round
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Night's Whisper
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Reanimate
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
-12%synergy
Painful Truths
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Relm's Sketching
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Windfall
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-14%synergy
Flawless Forgery
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Damnable Pact
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Vandalblast
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-7%synergy
Mnemonic Deluge
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Lórien Revealed
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Expressive Iteration
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Boltwave
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Browbeat
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Temporal Extortion
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Stock Up
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Crackle with Power
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Make an Example
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Molten Psyche
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Choice of Damnations
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Grim Tutor
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Cruel Entertainment
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Rite of Replication
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Flash Photography
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Circle of Power
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Will of the Temur
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Lightning Greaves
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
-18%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
-14%synergy
Isochron Scepter
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Lithoform Engine
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Wand of Wonder
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Adaptive Training Post
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Howling Mine
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Arcane Bombardment
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
37%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
36%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
35%synergy
Storm of Saruman
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
17%synergy
Hive Mind
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
18%synergy
Dual Casting
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Propaganda
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
-2%synergy
Artist's Talent
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Black Market Connections
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-3%synergy
Curse of Echoes
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Eye of the Storm
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Impostor Syndrome
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
26%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
20%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
42%inclusion18 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Bojuka Bog
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
21%synergy
Sunken Palace
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
25%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
0%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Mistrise Village
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
0%synergy
Restless Spire
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
91%inclusion39 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Sol Ring
79%inclusion34 decks43 decks
-11%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
53%inclusion23 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
49%inclusion21 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
47%inclusion20 decks43 decks
-2%synergy
Rakdos Signet
42%inclusion18 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Signet
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Izzet Signet
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
-7%synergy
Thought Vessel
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Relic of Sauron
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Commander's Sphere
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
-8%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Mind Stone
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-5%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
95%inclusion41 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Island
95%inclusion41 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Mountain
93%inclusion40 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Swamp
88%inclusion38 decks43 decks
-4%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
79%inclusion34 decks43 decks
24%synergy
Exotic Orchard
58%inclusion25 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Steam Vents
56%inclusion24 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Xander's Lounge
56%inclusion24 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Watery Grave
56%inclusion24 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Blood Crypt
51%inclusion22 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Sulfur Falls
51%inclusion22 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
49%inclusion21 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Sunken Hollow
49%inclusion21 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Training Center
47%inclusion20 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
44%inclusion19 decks43 decks
0%synergy
Luxury Suite
44%inclusion19 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Morphic Pool
44%inclusion19 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Scalding Tarn
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
-2%synergy
Seething Landscape
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Polluted Delta
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
-4%synergy
Raucous Theater
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
17%synergy
Shivan Reef
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Maestros Theater
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
18%synergy
Undercity Sewers
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
-17%synergy
Haunted Ridge
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Path of Ancestry
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
-6%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Evolving Wilds
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Thundering Falls
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Underground Sea
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Volcanic Island
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Fabled Passage
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Badlands
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Temple of Deceit
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
-3%synergy
Sink into Stupor
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Choked Estuary
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
-2%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
-10%synergy