Parnesse, the Subtle Brush (Commander) - Upgraded Control

Parnesse, the Subtle Brush
Rank #1,299
9decks
Benjamin Levin
Sep 9, 2025
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33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
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33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
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29%synergy
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29%synergy
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32%synergy
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78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
73%synergy
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78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
72%synergy
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78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
68%synergy
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78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
67%synergy
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67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
64%synergy
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67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
62%synergy
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67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
58%synergy
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67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
56%synergy
Sunken Palace
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
55%synergy
Wandering Archaic
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
55%synergy
Top Cards
Alania, Divergent Storm
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
55%synergy
Double Vision
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
53%synergy
Big Score
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
43%synergy
Tempt with Mayhem
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
55%synergy
Chaos Warp
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Twinning Staff
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
39%synergy
Rakdos Charm
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Wild Ricochet
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Primal Amulet
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
43%synergy
Reverberate
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
41%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Mystical Tutor
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Rhystic Study
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-1%synergy
Demonic Tutor
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Opposition Agent
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Panoptic Mirror
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-5%synergy
Creatures
Pinnacle Monk
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
40%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
36%synergy
Zevlor, Elturel Exile
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Ashling, Flame Dancer
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
25%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Guttersnipe
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
27%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
28%synergy
Spellskite
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Exterminator Magmarch
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
22%synergy
Errant, Street Artist
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Coruscation Mage
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Urabrask
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Young Pyromancer
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Stella Lee, Wild Card
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Archaeomancer
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Ashling, Rekindled
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Taigam, Master Opportunist
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Voracious Bibliophile
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Zaffai, Thunder Conductor
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Boltbender
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Bothersome Quasit
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Lilah, Undefeated Slickshot
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Tectonic Giant
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Kitsa, Otterball Elite
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Scrap Trawler
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Krark, the Thumbless
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Prosper, Tome-Bound
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
High Fae Trickster
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Najal, the Storm Runner
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Rootha, Mercurial Artist
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Marchesa, Dealer of Death
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Mocking Doppelganger
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Callidus Assassin
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Archaeomender
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Kira, Great Glass-Spinner
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Enigma Drake
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Sink into Stupor
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
46%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
49%synergy
Counterspell
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
0%synergy
Withering Torment
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Fell the Profane
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
25%synergy
See Double
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Lightning Bolt
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
23%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
24%synergy
Dark Ritual
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-4%synergy
Invert Polarity
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Display of Power
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Prismari Command
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
27%synergy
Valakut Awakening
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Frantic Search
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Malicious Affliction
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Negate
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-0%synergy
Brainstorm
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Maestros Charm
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Chef's Kiss
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Sublime Epiphany
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Cabal Ritual
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Split Decision
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Seething Song
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Wyll's Reversal
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Twincast
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Deflecting Swat
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Bedevil
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Bolt Bend
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Misdirection
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Teach by Example
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Redirect Lightning
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
11%synergy
Scour for Scrap
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Transforming Flourish
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Pongify
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-0%synergy
Lose Focus
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Runeflare Trap
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Desperate Ritual
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Reiterate
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Stubborn Denial
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Fact or Fiction
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Deadly Dispute
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Slick Sequence
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Dimir Charm
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Sorceries
Tendrils of Agony
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Mana Geyser
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
28%synergy
Expressive Iteration
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Grapeshot
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Solve the Equation
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Shattering Spree
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Dream Harvest
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Abstract Performance
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Flow State
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Relm's Sketching
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Ponder
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Replication Technique
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Crackle with Power
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Bonus Round
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Painful Truths
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Blasphemous Act
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-22%synergy
Night's Whisper
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Doublecast
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Reanimate
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-3%synergy
Toxic Deluge
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Boltwave
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Step Through
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Sign in Blood
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Rite of Replication
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Circle of Power
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Incarnation Technique
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Flawless Forgery
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Ensnared by the Mara
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Stock Up
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Vandalblast
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-5%synergy
Past in Flames
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Inquisition of Kozilek
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Fiery Confluence
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Selective Memory
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Seize the Spotlight
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Faithless Looting
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-9%synergy
Xander's Pact
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Season of Weaving
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Mnemonic Deluge
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Make an Example
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Karn's Temporal Sundering
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Hostile Takeover
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Lórien Revealed
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Cursed Recording
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Adaptive Training Post
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Wand of Wonder
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Lithoform Engine
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Sculpting Steel
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Expedition Map
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Mindslaver
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Howling Mine
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Imposter Mech
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Enchantments
Arcane Bombardment
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Dual Casting
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Leyline of Combustion
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Propaganda
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
13%synergy
Tractor Beam
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
The Sound of Drums
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Founding the Third Path
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Descent into Avernus
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Curiosity
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Monastery Siege
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Ghoulish Impetus
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Dissipation Field
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Dictate of the Twin Gods
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Collective Restraint
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Mystic Remora
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-5%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Shiny Impetus
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
No Mercy
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Storm of Saruman
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Artist's Talent
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Leyline of Resonance
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Search for Azcanta
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
War Tax
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
40%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Reliquary Tower
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-2%synergy
Academy Ruins
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Maze of Ith
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Tolaria West
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Urza's Saga
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Temple of the False God
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-3%synergy
Field of Ruin
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
-12%synergy
Arcane Signet
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
-21%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
0%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Tablet of Discovery
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-27%synergy
Fellwar Stone
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-13%synergy
Thought Vessel
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Izzet Signet
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-21%synergy
Cursed Mirror
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Machine God's Effigy
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Bandit's Haul
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Gilded Lotus
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Relic of Sauron
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-8%synergy
Misleading Signpost
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Island
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Training Center
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
46%synergy
Watery Grave
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Steam Vents
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Exotic Orchard
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Blood Crypt
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Luxury Suite
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
35%synergy
Sulfur Falls
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Xander's Lounge
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Sink into Stupor
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
46%synergy
Morphic Pool
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
24%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
49%synergy
Shivan Reef
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
-8%synergy
Scalding Tarn
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Sunken Hollow
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Polluted Delta
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
40%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Fell the Profane
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
25%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
23%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
23%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
27%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-12%synergy
Path of Ancestry
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Thundering Falls
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
23%synergy
Haunted Ridge
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Valakut Awakening
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Prismatic Vista
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Raucous Theater
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Undercity Sewers
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Fabled Passage
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Myriad Landscape
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
13%synergy
Seething Landscape
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Underground Sea
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-21%synergy
River of Tears
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy