Parnesse, the Subtle Brush (Commander) - Budget

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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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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Oscorp Industries
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-6%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Double Vision
59%inclusion68 decks115 decks
56%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
60%inclusion69 decks115 decks
55%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
51%inclusion48 decks94 decks
50%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
55%inclusion63 decks115 decks
47%synergy
Errant, Street Artist
45%inclusion52 decks115 decks
44%synergy
Tempt with Mayhem
42%inclusion41 decks98 decks
41%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
41%inclusion47 decks115 decks
40%synergy
Display of Power
38%inclusion44 decks115 decks
37%synergy
Teach by Example
37%inclusion43 decks115 decks
37%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
38%inclusion44 decks115 decks
37%synergy
Top Cards
Nightscape Familiar
47%inclusion54 decks115 decks
21%synergy
Frantic Search
40%inclusion46 decks115 decks
25%synergy
Guttersnipe
37%inclusion43 decks115 decks
32%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
37%inclusion43 decks115 decks
31%synergy
Chaos Warp
35%inclusion40 decks115 decks
-3%synergy
Maestros Charm
34%inclusion39 decks115 decks
30%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
34%inclusion39 decks115 decks
32%synergy
Anhelo, the Painter
34%inclusion39 decks115 decks
33%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
33%inclusion31 decks94 decks
31%synergy
Negate
32%inclusion37 decks115 decks
9%synergy
Creatures
Archmage Emeritus
29%inclusion33 decks115 decks
22%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
29%inclusion33 decks115 decks
20%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
28%inclusion32 decks115 decks
25%synergy
Zevlor, Elturel Exile
27%inclusion31 decks115 decks
26%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
24%inclusion28 decks115 decks
23%synergy
Melek, Izzet Paragon
24%inclusion28 decks115 decks
24%synergy
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
23%inclusion26 decks113 decks
22%synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
23%inclusion26 decks115 decks
22%synergy
Exterminator Magmarch
18%inclusion18 decks98 decks
18%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
18%inclusion21 decks115 decks
13%synergy
Young Pyromancer
17%inclusion20 decks115 decks
16%synergy
Wizards of Thay
17%inclusion19 decks115 decks
14%synergy
Rootha, Mercurial Artist
16%inclusion18 decks115 decks
15%synergy
Nivix Guildmage
16%inclusion18 decks115 decks
15%synergy
Echo Mage
11%inclusion13 decks115 decks
11%synergy
Wildfire Devils
11%inclusion13 decks115 decks
10%synergy
Taigam, Master Opportunist
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Coruscation Mage
11%inclusion10 decks94 decks
9%synergy
Archmage of Runes
11%inclusion8 decks76 decks
8%synergy
Tzaangor Shaman
10%inclusion12 decks115 decks
10%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
10%inclusion11 decks115 decks
8%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
10%inclusion11 decks115 decks
0%synergy
Radiant Performer
8.7%inclusion10 decks115 decks
9%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
8.7%inclusion10 decks115 decks
7%synergy
Gandalf the Grey
8.7%inclusion10 decks115 decks
8%synergy
Najal, the Storm Runner
7.8%inclusion9 decks115 decks
8%synergy
Mocking Sprite
7.8%inclusion9 decks115 decks
7%synergy
The Twelfth Doctor
7.8%inclusion9 decks115 decks
8%synergy
Mizzix of the Izmagnus
7.8%inclusion9 decks115 decks
7%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
7.0%inclusion8 decks115 decks
-7%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
7.0%inclusion8 decks115 decks
6%synergy
Archaeomancer
6.1%inclusion7 decks115 decks
2%synergy
Glamorous Outlaw
6.1%inclusion7 decks115 decks
6%synergy
Kaza, Roil Chaser
6.1%inclusion7 decks115 decks
6%synergy
Meletis Charlatan
6.1%inclusion7 decks115 decks
6%synergy
Ovika, Enigma Goliath
6.1%inclusion7 decks115 decks
5%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
6.1%inclusion7 decks115 decks
4%synergy
Mysidian Elder
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Summon: G.F. Cerberus
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
The Emperor of Palamecia
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-2%synergy
Kaervek the Merciless
5.2%inclusion6 decks115 decks
4%synergy
Zaffai, Thunder Conductor
5.2%inclusion6 decks115 decks
5%synergy
Halo Forager
5.2%inclusion6 decks115 decks
5%synergy
Deekah, Fractal Theorist
5.2%inclusion6 decks115 decks
4%synergy
God-Eternal Kefnet
5.2%inclusion6 decks115 decks
5%synergy
Maestros Diabolist
5.2%inclusion6 decks115 decks
5%synergy
Ashling, Flame Dancer
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Galvanic Iteration
31%inclusion36 decks115 decks
30%synergy
Wild Ricochet
28%inclusion32 decks115 decks
27%synergy
Lightning Bolt
28%inclusion32 decks115 decks
21%synergy
Terminate
24%inclusion28 decks115 decks
-2%synergy
Twinferno
23%inclusion27 decks115 decks
23%synergy
Chef's Kiss
23%inclusion27 decks115 decks
23%synergy
Return the Favor
23%inclusion24 decks106 decks
21%synergy
Fact or Fiction
21%inclusion24 decks115 decks
12%synergy
Big Score
21%inclusion24 decks115 decks
14%synergy
Bedevil
19%inclusion22 decks115 decks
1%synergy
Brainstorm
19%inclusion22 decks115 decks
3%synergy
Rakdos Charm
19%inclusion22 decks115 decks
4%synergy
Abrade
18%inclusion21 decks115 decks
10%synergy
Opt
17%inclusion20 decks115 decks
13%synergy
Counterspell
17%inclusion20 decks115 decks
-27%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
17%inclusion19 decks115 decks
9%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
16%inclusion18 decks115 decks
15%synergy
Dark Ritual
14%inclusion16 decks115 decks
-19%synergy
Reverberate
14%inclusion16 decks115 decks
11%synergy
Prismari Command
13%inclusion15 decks115 decks
8%synergy
A Little Chat
12%inclusion14 decks115 decks
12%synergy
See Double
11%inclusion13 decks115 decks
10%synergy
Insidious Will
11%inclusion13 decks115 decks
11%synergy
Geistblast
10%inclusion12 decks115 decks
10%synergy
Malicious Affliction
10%inclusion12 decks115 decks
10%synergy
Audacious Swap
10%inclusion11 decks115 decks
9%synergy
Repeated Reverberation
8.7%inclusion10 decks115 decks
8%synergy
Blood Pact
8.7%inclusion10 decks115 decks
8%synergy
Narset's Reversal
8.7%inclusion10 decks115 decks
6%synergy
Murder
8.7%inclusion10 decks115 decks
6%synergy
Dual Strike
7.8%inclusion9 decks115 decks
8%synergy
Mystic Confluence
7.8%inclusion9 decks115 decks
5%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
7.8%inclusion9 decks115 decks
-19%synergy
Impulse
7.8%inclusion9 decks115 decks
7%synergy
Seething Song
7.0%inclusion8 decks115 decks
4%synergy
Infernal Grasp
7.0%inclusion8 decks115 decks
2%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
7.0%inclusion8 decks115 decks
2%synergy
This Is How It Ends
7.0%inclusion8 decks115 decks
4%synergy
Invert Polarity
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Reality Shift
6.1%inclusion7 decks115 decks
0%synergy
Split Decision
6.1%inclusion7 decks115 decks
5%synergy
Crosis's Charm
6.1%inclusion7 decks115 decks
3%synergy
Flame of Anor
6.1%inclusion7 decks115 decks
1%synergy
Cancel
5.2%inclusion6 decks115 decks
4%synergy
Izzet Charm
5.2%inclusion6 decks115 decks
3%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
5.2%inclusion6 decks115 decks
4%synergy
Dig Up the Body
5.2%inclusion6 decks115 decks
5%synergy
Essence Scatter
5.2%inclusion6 decks115 decks
5%synergy
Electrodominance
5.2%inclusion6 decks115 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
30%inclusion35 decks115 decks
-2%synergy
Grapeshot
23%inclusion26 decks115 decks
21%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
23%inclusion26 decks115 decks
18%synergy
Doublecast
22%inclusion25 decks115 decks
22%synergy
Replication Technique
21%inclusion24 decks115 decks
20%synergy
Sign in Blood
20%inclusion23 decks115 decks
16%synergy
Flawless Forgery
20%inclusion23 decks115 decks
20%synergy
Exsanguinate
19%inclusion22 decks115 decks
16%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
18%inclusion20 decks111 decks
17%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
17%inclusion19 decks115 decks
14%synergy
Spelltwine
16%inclusion18 decks115 decks
15%synergy
Creative Technique
16%inclusion18 decks115 decks
15%synergy
Maestros Confluence
16%inclusion18 decks115 decks
14%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
15%inclusion17 decks115 decks
14%synergy
Faithless Looting
15%inclusion17 decks115 decks
-5%synergy
Preordain
13%inclusion15 decks115 decks
7%synergy
Blasphemous Act
11%inclusion13 decks115 decks
-36%synergy
Damnable Pact
11%inclusion13 decks115 decks
10%synergy
Army of the Damned
10%inclusion12 decks115 decks
9%synergy
Ponder
10%inclusion12 decks115 decks
2%synergy
Grab the Prize
10%inclusion9 decks87 decks
9%synergy
Chain Reaction
10%inclusion11 decks115 decks
7%synergy
Blood Tithe
10%inclusion11 decks115 decks
9%synergy
Illicit Shipment
8.7%inclusion10 decks115 decks
8%synergy
Expressive Iteration
8.7%inclusion10 decks115 decks
5%synergy
Mana Geyser
7.8%inclusion9 decks115 decks
4%synergy
Mind's Desire
7.8%inclusion9 decks115 decks
7%synergy
Great Intelligence's Plan
7.8%inclusion9 decks115 decks
4%synergy
Fireball
7.8%inclusion9 decks115 decks
7%synergy
Painful Truths
7.0%inclusion8 decks115 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Tempest
7.0%inclusion8 decks115 decks
6%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
7.0%inclusion8 decks115 decks
5%synergy
Read the Bones
7.0%inclusion8 decks115 decks
4%synergy
Fiery Confluence
7.0%inclusion8 decks115 decks
6%synergy
Drawn from Dreams
7.0%inclusion8 decks115 decks
6%synergy
Night's Whisper
7.0%inclusion8 decks115 decks
2%synergy
Let's Play a Game
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
7%synergy
Elemental Eruption
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Empty the Warrens
6.1%inclusion7 decks115 decks
6%synergy
Deep Analysis
6.1%inclusion7 decks115 decks
2%synergy
Ambition's Cost
6.1%inclusion7 decks115 decks
6%synergy
Chain Lightning
6.1%inclusion7 decks115 decks
6%synergy
Cut of the Profits
6.1%inclusion7 decks115 decks
6%synergy
Browbeat
6.1%inclusion7 decks115 decks
6%synergy
Inspired Tinkering
5.2%inclusion6 decks115 decks
5%synergy
Rise from the Tides
5.2%inclusion6 decks115 decks
5%synergy
Cut // Ribbons
5.2%inclusion6 decks115 decks
4%synergy
Flood of Recollection
5.2%inclusion6 decks115 decks
5%synergy
Xander's Pact
5.2%inclusion6 decks115 decks
5%synergy
Brass's Bounty
5.2%inclusion6 decks115 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Cursed Recording
21%inclusion20 decks96 decks
21%synergy
Twinning Staff
20%inclusion23 decks115 decks
17%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
20%inclusion23 decks115 decks
18%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion16 decks115 decks
0%synergy
Wizard's Spellbook
11%inclusion13 decks115 decks
11%synergy
Adaptive Training Post
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Mirari
10%inclusion12 decks115 decks
10%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
5.2%inclusion6 decks115 decks
-19%synergy
Enchantments
Dual Casting
29%inclusion33 decks115 decks
28%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
27%inclusion31 decks115 decks
25%synergy
Curse of Echoes
18%inclusion21 decks115 decks
17%synergy
Arcane Melee
14%inclusion16 decks115 decks
14%synergy
Propaganda
11%inclusion13 decks115 decks
-3%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
8.0%inclusion9 decks113 decks
7%synergy
Fiery Inscription
7.0%inclusion8 decks115 decks
2%synergy
Storm of Saruman
7.0%inclusion8 decks115 decks
5%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Cryptic Pursuit
6.1%inclusion7 decks115 decks
5%synergy
Leyline of Resonance
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
6%synergy
Maestros Ascendancy
5.2%inclusion6 decks115 decks
4%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
5.2%inclusion6 decks115 decks
4%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Arcavios
7.8%inclusion9 decks115 decks
8%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Storm Conduit
18%inclusion21 decks115 decks
17%synergy
Professor Onyx
10%inclusion11 decks115 decks
8%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
5.2%inclusion6 decks115 decks
4%synergy
Rowan, Scholar of Sparks
5.2%inclusion6 decks115 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion15 decks115 decks
4%synergy
Reliquary Tower
12%inclusion14 decks115 decks
-23%synergy
Sunken Palace
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
9%synergy
Bojuka Bog
7.0%inclusion8 decks115 decks
-18%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
6.1%inclusion7 decks115 decks
2%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
6.1%inclusion7 decks115 decks
2%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
5.2%inclusion6 decks115 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
77%inclusion89 decks115 decks
-11%synergy
Sol Ring
63%inclusion72 decks115 decks
-28%synergy
Izzet Signet
47%inclusion54 decks115 decks
12%synergy
Rakdos Signet
44%inclusion51 decks115 decks
8%synergy
Dimir Signet
43%inclusion49 decks115 decks
4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
40%inclusion46 decks115 decks
17%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
23%inclusion27 decks115 decks
-25%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
19%inclusion22 decks115 decks
-25%synergy
Fellwar Stone
18%inclusion21 decks115 decks
-17%synergy
Mind Stone
17%inclusion19 decks115 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
16%inclusion18 decks115 decks
-26%synergy
Thought Vessel
16%inclusion18 decks115 decks
-6%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
11%inclusion13 decks115 decks
11%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
6.1%inclusion7 decks115 decks
1%synergy
Sky Diamond
5.2%inclusion6 decks115 decks
3%synergy
Hedron Archive
5.2%inclusion6 decks115 decks
3%synergy
Midnight Clock
5.2%inclusion6 decks115 decks
2%synergy
Fire Diamond
5.2%inclusion6 decks115 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Island
99%inclusion114 decks115 decks
6%synergy
Mountain
99%inclusion114 decks115 decks
8%synergy
Swamp
98%inclusion113 decks115 decks
6%synergy
Command Tower
84%inclusion97 decks115 decks
-8%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
62%inclusion71 decks115 decks
5%synergy
Exotic Orchard
50%inclusion57 decks115 decks
-7%synergy
Sunken Hollow
49%inclusion56 decks115 decks
7%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
48%inclusion55 decks115 decks
9%synergy
Evolving Wilds
43%inclusion49 decks115 decks
17%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
42%inclusion48 decks115 decks
26%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
36%inclusion41 decks115 decks
14%synergy
Myriad Landscape
36%inclusion41 decks115 decks
24%synergy
Maestros Theater
32%inclusion37 decks115 decks
22%synergy
Temple of Deceit
31%inclusion36 decks115 decks
17%synergy
Sulfur Falls
31%inclusion36 decks115 decks
-14%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
29%inclusion33 decks115 decks
16%synergy
Path of Ancestry
29%inclusion33 decks115 decks
-4%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
29%inclusion33 decks115 decks
9%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
27%inclusion31 decks115 decks
16%synergy
Temple of Malice
26%inclusion30 decks115 decks
13%synergy
Seething Landscape
26%inclusion25 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Choked Estuary
24%inclusion28 decks115 decks
6%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
22%inclusion25 decks115 decks
-22%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
21%inclusion24 decks115 decks
8%synergy
Shivan Reef
20%inclusion23 decks115 decks
-8%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
19%inclusion22 decks115 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
18%inclusion21 decks115 decks
5%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
17%inclusion20 decks115 decks
5%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
17%inclusion20 decks115 decks
11%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
14%inclusion16 decks115 decks
-28%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
14%inclusion16 decks115 decks
9%synergy
Grixis Panorama
14%inclusion16 decks115 decks
10%synergy
Tainted Isle
13%inclusion15 decks115 decks
9%synergy
Ash Barrens
12%inclusion14 decks115 decks
7%synergy
Tainted Peak
12%inclusion14 decks115 decks
8%synergy
Thriving Moor
11%inclusion13 decks115 decks
7%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
10%inclusion12 decks115 decks
1%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
10%inclusion11 decks115 decks
-17%synergy
Dismal Backwater
10%inclusion11 decks115 decks
3%synergy
Thriving Isle
8.7%inclusion10 decks115 decks
5%synergy
Thriving Bluff
8.7%inclusion10 decks115 decks
5%synergy
Canyon Slough
8.7%inclusion10 decks115 decks
4%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
8.7%inclusion10 decks115 decks
7%synergy
River of Tears
7.8%inclusion9 decks115 decks
6%synergy
Fetid Pools
7.8%inclusion9 decks115 decks
3%synergy
Underground River
7.8%inclusion9 decks115 decks
-19%synergy
Ferrous Lake
7.3%inclusion8 decks109 decks
4%synergy
Molten Tributary
7.0%inclusion8 decks115 decks
5%synergy
Crypt of the Eternals
7.0%inclusion8 decks115 decks
5%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
2%synergy