Parnesse, the Subtle Brush (Commander)

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
17%inclusion14 decks83 decks
14%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
14%synergy
Improvisation Capstone
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Prismari, the Inspiration
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Abstract Paintmage
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Double Vision
63%inclusion844 decks1.34K decks
61%synergy
Tempt with Mayhem
58%inclusion748 decks1.29K decks
57%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
63%inclusion848 decks1.34K decks
53%synergy
Twinning Staff
58%inclusion773 decks1.34K decks
53%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
63%inclusion838 decks1.34K decks
53%synergy
Narset's Reversal
56%inclusion751 decks1.34K decks
51%synergy
Wandering Archaic
50%inclusion665 decks1.34K decks
49%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
50%inclusion665 decks1.34K decks
48%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
51%inclusion687 decks1.34K decks
47%synergy
Return the Favor
48%inclusion646 decks1.34K decks
46%synergy
Top Cards
Goblin Electromancer
49%inclusion654 decks1.34K decks
40%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
47%inclusion622 decks1.34K decks
44%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
46%inclusion617 decks1.34K decks
36%synergy
Reverberate
46%inclusion614 decks1.34K decks
42%synergy
Frantic Search
46%inclusion610 decks1.34K decks
25%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
45%inclusion605 decks1.34K decks
18%synergy
Chaos Warp
45%inclusion598 decks1.34K decks
10%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
44%inclusion587 decks1.34K decks
38%synergy
Errant, Street Artist
42%inclusion563 decks1.34K decks
41%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
42%inclusion563 decks1.34K decks
33%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
24%inclusion314 decks1.34K decks
7%synergy
Rhystic Study
13%inclusion168 decks1.34K decks
-11%synergy
Demonic Tutor
11%inclusion148 decks1.34K decks
-10%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
10%inclusion138 decks1.34K decks
-11%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
7.6%inclusion101 decks1.34K decks
-8%synergy
Mystical Tutor
6.4%inclusion86 decks1.34K decks
-7%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
5.2%inclusion70 decks1.34K decks
-14%synergy
Creatures
Sedgemoor Witch
42%inclusion561 decks1.34K decks
40%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
40%inclusion496 decks1.25K decks
39%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
35%inclusion465 decks1.34K decks
27%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
27%inclusion366 decks1.34K decks
26%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
24%inclusion305 decks1.25K decks
21%synergy
Guttersnipe
23%inclusion312 decks1.34K decks
17%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
23%inclusion74 decks318 decks
12%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
23%inclusion304 decks1.34K decks
20%synergy
Exterminator Magmarch
20%inclusion252 decks1.29K decks
19%synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
18%inclusion235 decks1.34K decks
17%synergy
Zevlor, Elturel Exile
18%inclusion234 decks1.34K decks
17%synergy
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
16%inclusion213 decks1.34K decks
15%synergy
Anhelo, the Painter
16%inclusion212 decks1.34K decks
15%synergy
Taigam, Master Opportunist
15%inclusion128 decks874 decks
14%synergy
Wizards of Thay
15%inclusion195 decks1.34K decks
12%synergy
Archmage of Runes
14%inclusion158 decks1.09K decks
11%synergy
Melek, Izzet Paragon
13%inclusion180 decks1.34K decks
13%synergy
Deekah, Fractal Theorist
13%inclusion171 decks1.34K decks
12%synergy
Ashling, Flame Dancer
13%inclusion166 decks1.31K decks
9%synergy
Fire Lord Azula
12%inclusion53 decks454 decks
10%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
11%inclusion139 decks1.30K decks
7%synergy
Young Pyromancer
10%inclusion140 decks1.34K decks
9%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
10%inclusion132 decks1.34K decks
7%synergy
Spinerock Tyrant
10%inclusion31 decks315 decks
9%synergy
Stella Lee, Wild Card
9.4%inclusion126 decks1.34K decks
9%synergy
Wildfire Devils
9.1%inclusion122 decks1.34K decks
8%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
8.8%inclusion118 decks1.34K decks
7%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
8.3%inclusion111 decks1.34K decks
7%synergy
Radiant Performer
8.2%inclusion110 decks1.34K decks
8%synergy
Spellskite
8.2%inclusion109 decks1.34K decks
7%synergy
Rootha, Mercurial Artist
7.9%inclusion106 decks1.34K decks
8%synergy
Kitsa, Otterball Elite
7.6%inclusion95 decks1.24K decks
7%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
7.5%inclusion58 decks770 decks
0%synergy
Coruscation Mage
7.3%inclusion91 decks1.25K decks
5%synergy
Echo Mage
7.0%inclusion93 decks1.34K decks
7%synergy
Summon: G.F. Cerberus
7.0%inclusion51 decks733 decks
6%synergy
Krark, the Thumbless
6.8%inclusion91 decks1.34K decks
6%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
6.5%inclusion87 decks1.34K decks
5%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
6.4%inclusion85 decks1.34K decks
5%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
6.3%inclusion84 decks1.34K decks
-6%synergy
Tzaangor Shaman
6.2%inclusion83 decks1.34K decks
6%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
6.1%inclusion81 decks1.34K decks
1%synergy
The Twelfth Doctor
5.8%inclusion78 decks1.34K decks
6%synergy
Roaming Throne
5.8%inclusion77 decks1.34K decks
-3%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
5.0%inclusion67 decks1.34K decks
4%synergy
Instants
Galvanic Iteration
42%inclusion559 decks1.34K decks
40%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
41%inclusion552 decks1.34K decks
39%synergy
Display of Power
40%inclusion540 decks1.34K decks
39%synergy
Dark Ritual
38%inclusion513 decks1.34K decks
2%synergy
Brainstorm
34%inclusion452 decks1.34K decks
17%synergy
Counterspell
33%inclusion447 decks1.34K decks
-11%synergy
Wild Ricochet
33%inclusion435 decks1.34K decks
32%synergy
Twincast
32%inclusion429 decks1.34K decks
31%synergy
Lightning Bolt
32%inclusion422 decks1.34K decks
21%synergy
Chef's Kiss
31%inclusion416 decks1.34K decks
31%synergy
Big Score
29%inclusion392 decks1.34K decks
17%synergy
Bedevil
26%inclusion345 decks1.34K decks
10%synergy
Rakdos Charm
24%inclusion319 decks1.34K decks
9%synergy
Flame of Anor
23%inclusion307 decks1.34K decks
18%synergy
Twinferno
23%inclusion301 decks1.34K decks
21%synergy
Seething Song
21%inclusion284 decks1.34K decks
15%synergy
See Double
20%inclusion272 decks1.34K decks
20%synergy
Reiterate
20%inclusion270 decks1.34K decks
19%synergy
Arcane Denial
19%inclusion259 decks1.34K decks
-9%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
19%inclusion256 decks1.34K decks
-11%synergy
Teach by Example
19%inclusion253 decks1.34K decks
18%synergy
Terminate
18%inclusion243 decks1.34K decks
-8%synergy
Maestros Charm
16%inclusion216 decks1.34K decks
13%synergy
Negate
15%inclusion204 decks1.34K decks
-7%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
15%inclusion201 decks1.34K decks
14%synergy
Malicious Affliction
15%inclusion200 decks1.34K decks
15%synergy
Withering Torment
15%inclusion169 decks1.17K decks
2%synergy
Transforming Flourish
14%inclusion126 decks872 decks
14%synergy
Opt
14%inclusion192 decks1.34K decks
9%synergy
Fact or Fiction
14%inclusion191 decks1.34K decks
7%synergy
Prismari Command
14%inclusion187 decks1.34K decks
8%synergy
Split Decision
14%inclusion183 decks1.34K decks
13%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
13%inclusion174 decks1.34K decks
4%synergy
Deflecting Swat
11%inclusion153 decks1.34K decks
-8%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion148 decks1.31K decks
2%synergy
Insidious Will
10%inclusion140 decks1.34K decks
10%synergy
Invert Polarity
10%inclusion129 decks1.31K decks
7%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
10%inclusion115 decks1.17K decks
4%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
9.5%inclusion124 decks1.31K decks
3%synergy
Abrade
9.3%inclusion124 decks1.34K decks
0%synergy
Storm King's Thunder
9.3%inclusion124 decks1.34K decks
9%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.1%inclusion119 decks1.31K decks
1%synergy
Flare of Duplication
8.7%inclusion114 decks1.31K decks
5%synergy
Pongify
7.8%inclusion104 decks1.34K decks
1%synergy
Fury Storm
7.7%inclusion103 decks1.34K decks
7%synergy
Mana Drain
7.3%inclusion97 decks1.34K decks
-9%synergy
Radiate
7.2%inclusion96 decks1.34K decks
7%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
7.1%inclusion95 decks1.34K decks
-4%synergy
Infernal Grasp
7.0%inclusion93 decks1.34K decks
2%synergy
Repeated Reverberation
6.4%inclusion85 decks1.34K decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Creative Technique
36%inclusion484 decks1.34K decks
36%synergy
Replication Technique
35%inclusion461 decks1.34K decks
34%synergy
Feed the Swarm
32%inclusion424 decks1.34K decks
3%synergy
Grapeshot
31%inclusion417 decks1.34K decks
29%synergy
Mana Geyser
30%inclusion400 decks1.34K decks
25%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
29%inclusion381 decks1.34K decks
25%synergy
Blasphemous Act
28%inclusion375 decks1.34K decks
-16%synergy
Ponder
27%inclusion361 decks1.34K decks
18%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
24%inclusion314 decks1.34K decks
22%synergy
Preordain
22%inclusion293 decks1.34K decks
16%synergy
Exsanguinate
21%inclusion276 decks1.34K decks
17%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
20%inclusion271 decks1.34K decks
19%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
20%inclusion266 decks1.34K decks
15%synergy
Bonus Round
19%inclusion255 decks1.34K decks
18%synergy
Sign in Blood
18%inclusion239 decks1.34K decks
14%synergy
Flawless Forgery
17%inclusion225 decks1.34K decks
16%synergy
Faithless Looting
14%inclusion192 decks1.34K decks
-5%synergy
Windfall
14%inclusion184 decks1.34K decks
-10%synergy
Night's Whisper
12%inclusion155 decks1.34K decks
7%synergy
Vandalblast
10%inclusion132 decks1.34K decks
-6%synergy
Doublecast
10%inclusion131 decks1.34K decks
10%synergy
Ensnared by the Mara
9.1%inclusion122 decks1.34K decks
5%synergy
Damnable Pact
8.5%inclusion114 decks1.34K decks
7%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
8.5%inclusion113 decks1.34K decks
7%synergy
Expressive Iteration
8.5%inclusion113 decks1.34K decks
5%synergy
Dream Harvest
8.3%inclusion26 decks312 decks
5%synergy
Maestros Confluence
8.3%inclusion111 decks1.34K decks
7%synergy
Mind's Desire
8.2%inclusion109 decks1.34K decks
8%synergy
Boltwave
8.1%inclusion88 decks1.08K decks
7%synergy
Brass's Bounty
8.0%inclusion107 decks1.34K decks
6%synergy
Read the Bones
7.8%inclusion104 decks1.34K decks
5%synergy
Crackle with Power
7.3%inclusion98 decks1.34K decks
5%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
7.3%inclusion97 decks1.34K decks
3%synergy
Mnemonic Deluge
7.2%inclusion96 decks1.34K decks
6%synergy
Incarnation Technique
7.0%inclusion93 decks1.34K decks
6%synergy
Shattering Spree
6.7%inclusion90 decks1.34K decks
6%synergy
Painful Truths
6.5%inclusion87 decks1.34K decks
5%synergy
Reanimate
6.3%inclusion84 decks1.34K decks
-18%synergy
Army of the Damned
6.0%inclusion80 decks1.34K decks
4%synergy
Fevered Suspicion
5.8%inclusion78 decks1.34K decks
4%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5.8%inclusion77 decks1.34K decks
1%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
5.7%inclusion76 decks1.34K decks
3%synergy
Solve the Equation
5.7%inclusion76 decks1.34K decks
4%synergy
Spelltwine
5.5%inclusion73 decks1.34K decks
5%synergy
Clone Legion
5.5%inclusion73 decks1.34K decks
4%synergy
Blood Tithe
5.3%inclusion71 decks1.34K decks
5%synergy
Toxic Deluge
5.2%inclusion70 decks1.34K decks
-15%synergy
Hit the Mother Lode
5.1%inclusion68 decks1.34K decks
4%synergy
Rapturous Moment
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Primal Amulet
33%inclusion443 decks1.34K decks
32%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
25%inclusion335 decks1.34K decks
23%synergy
Isochron Scepter
13%inclusion170 decks1.34K decks
10%synergy
Lightning Greaves
12%inclusion165 decks1.34K decks
-17%synergy
Lithoform Engine
11%inclusion150 decks1.34K decks
9%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
11%inclusion143 decks1.34K decks
0%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
10%inclusion135 decks1.34K decks
-16%synergy
Adaptive Training Post
9.2%inclusion80 decks872 decks
9%synergy
Cursed Recording
8.2%inclusion103 decks1.25K decks
8%synergy
Mirari
7.8%inclusion104 decks1.34K decks
8%synergy
Wand of Wonder
7.2%inclusion96 decks1.34K decks
6%synergy
Wizard's Spellbook
5.8%inclusion78 decks1.34K decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Swarm Intelligence
42%inclusion559 decks1.34K decks
41%synergy
Hive Mind
24%inclusion316 decks1.34K decks
23%synergy
Dual Casting
22%inclusion293 decks1.34K decks
22%synergy
Storm of Saruman
19%inclusion253 decks1.34K decks
17%synergy
Propaganda
18%inclusion236 decks1.34K decks
4%synergy
Curse of Echoes
17%inclusion228 decks1.34K decks
16%synergy
Eye of the Storm
10%inclusion136 decks1.34K decks
10%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
7.5%inclusion98 decks1.31K decks
6%synergy
Mystic Remora
6.6%inclusion88 decks1.34K decks
-9%synergy
Arcane Melee
6.5%inclusion87 decks1.34K decks
6%synergy
Artist's Talent
5.9%inclusion73 decks1.25K decks
4%synergy
Sorcerer Class
5.7%inclusion76 decks1.34K decks
5%synergy
Extravagant Replication
5.5%inclusion73 decks1.34K decks
1%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
5.1%inclusion68 decks1.34K decks
-5%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Arcavios
6.4%inclusion86 decks1.34K decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Storm Conduit
25%inclusion337 decks1.34K decks
24%synergy
Professor Onyx
21%inclusion287 decks1.34K decks
20%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
18%inclusion239 decks1.34K decks
17%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
9.5%inclusion118 decks1.25K decks
9%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
42%inclusion567 decks1.34K decks
7%synergy
Bojuka Bog
24%inclusion318 decks1.34K decks
0%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
23%inclusion312 decks1.34K decks
19%synergy
Sunken Palace
17%inclusion219 decks1.29K decks
16%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
13%inclusion177 decks1.34K decks
9%synergy
Mirrorpool
10%inclusion139 decks1.34K decks
10%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
10%inclusion137 decks1.34K decks
-4%synergy
Temple of the False God
9.4%inclusion125 decks1.34K decks
1%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
9.1%inclusion121 decks1.34K decks
-7%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
6.5%inclusion49 decks755 decks
3%synergy
Great Hall of the Biblioplex
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
86%inclusion1.15K decks1.34K decks
-2%synergy
Sol Ring
81%inclusion1.08K decks1.34K decks
-9%synergy
Izzet Signet
47%inclusion630 decks1.34K decks
14%synergy
Rakdos Signet
41%inclusion550 decks1.34K decks
8%synergy
Dimir Signet
41%inclusion549 decks1.34K decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
41%inclusion547 decks1.34K decks
-3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
34%inclusion459 decks1.34K decks
-1%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
34%inclusion452 decks1.34K decks
-15%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
30%inclusion398 decks1.34K decks
-13%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
24%inclusion316 decks1.34K decks
23%synergy
Thought Vessel
22%inclusion291 decks1.34K decks
0%synergy
Commander's Sphere
17%inclusion221 decks1.34K decks
-3%synergy
Relic of Sauron
16%inclusion209 decks1.34K decks
-3%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
12%inclusion159 decks1.34K decks
-2%synergy
Mind Stone
9.1%inclusion121 decks1.34K decks
-4%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
7.8%inclusion45 decks579 decks
3%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
7.0%inclusion93 decks1.34K decks
2%synergy
Séance Board
5.2%inclusion60 decks1.16K decks
4%synergy
Lands
Island
97%inclusion1.30K decks1.34K decks
5%synergy
Mountain
97%inclusion1.30K decks1.34K decks
6%synergy
Swamp
95%inclusion1.27K decks1.34K decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion1.20K decks1.34K decks
-2%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
65%inclusion866 decks1.34K decks
12%synergy
Exotic Orchard
59%inclusion789 decks1.34K decks
3%synergy
Xander's Lounge
52%inclusion689 decks1.34K decks
12%synergy
Sulfur Falls
51%inclusion678 decks1.34K decks
4%synergy
Sunken Hollow
48%inclusion635 decks1.34K decks
8%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
46%inclusion619 decks1.34K decks
9%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
43%inclusion580 decks1.34K decks
-2%synergy
Watery Grave
40%inclusion536 decks1.34K decks
-7%synergy
Steam Vents
40%inclusion528 decks1.34K decks
-6%synergy
Training Center
39%inclusion527 decks1.34K decks
7%synergy
Luxury Suite
39%inclusion515 decks1.34K decks
7%synergy
Blood Crypt
38%inclusion510 decks1.34K decks
-7%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
37%inclusion498 decks1.34K decks
-5%synergy
Morphic Pool
36%inclusion482 decks1.34K decks
4%synergy
Maestros Theater
31%inclusion411 decks1.34K decks
22%synergy
Shivan Reef
30%inclusion403 decks1.34K decks
1%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
29%inclusion394 decks1.34K decks
4%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
29%inclusion394 decks1.34K decks
15%synergy
Path of Ancestry
28%inclusion376 decks1.34K decks
-2%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
27%inclusion367 decks1.34K decks
17%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
25%inclusion336 decks1.34K decks
0%synergy
Seething Landscape
23%inclusion305 decks1.30K decks
7%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
23%inclusion309 decks1.34K decks
-12%synergy
Scalding Tarn
23%inclusion306 decks1.34K decks
-9%synergy
Polluted Delta
22%inclusion295 decks1.34K decks
-13%synergy
Evolving Wilds
20%inclusion273 decks1.34K decks
-3%synergy
Haunted Ridge
20%inclusion272 decks1.34K decks
-1%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
20%inclusion269 decks1.34K decks
-7%synergy
Myriad Landscape
20%inclusion266 decks1.34K decks
11%synergy
Underground River
18%inclusion247 decks1.34K decks
-9%synergy
Temple of Deceit
18%inclusion242 decks1.34K decks
5%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
18%inclusion234 decks1.34K decks
6%synergy
Choked Estuary
17%inclusion228 decks1.34K decks
0%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
17%inclusion223 decks1.34K decks
5%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
16%inclusion218 decks1.34K decks
-3%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
16%inclusion215 decks1.34K decks
-2%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
15%inclusion205 decks1.34K decks
5%synergy
Temple of Malice
15%inclusion195 decks1.34K decks
3%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
14%inclusion186 decks1.34K decks
2%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
13%inclusion170 decks1.34K decks
-2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion148 decks1.31K decks
2%synergy
Thundering Falls
11%inclusion150 decks1.34K decks
1%synergy
Raucous Theater
11%inclusion149 decks1.34K decks
0%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
11%inclusion148 decks1.34K decks
1%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
11%inclusion139 decks1.30K decks
7%synergy
Undercity Sewers
10%inclusion138 decks1.34K decks
-2%synergy