Parnesse, the Subtle Brush (Commander) - Core

Background image for How Fun Are All of the Grixis Commanders?
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.
Deck Filters
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Hexing Squelcher
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-2%synergy
Spinerock Tyrant
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Abundant Countryside
4.8%inclusion1 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Grave Venerations
4.8%inclusion1 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Swat Away
4.8%inclusion1 decks21 decks
5%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Double Vision
68%inclusion106 decks155 decks
66%synergy
Tempt with Mayhem
60%inclusion87 decks146 decks
59%synergy
Return the Favor
49%inclusion75 decks154 decks
46%synergy
Errant, Street Artist
46%inclusion72 decks155 decks
45%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
55%inclusion86 decks155 decks
45%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
46%inclusion66 decks143 decks
45%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
49%inclusion76 decks155 decks
45%synergy
Twinning Staff
49%inclusion76 decks155 decks
44%synergy
Wandering Archaic
43%inclusion67 decks155 decks
42%synergy
Display of Power
41%inclusion63 decks155 decks
40%synergy
Top Cards
Goblin Electromancer
48%inclusion74 decks155 decks
39%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
46%inclusion72 decks155 decks
37%synergy
Chaos Warp
42%inclusion65 decks155 decks
6%synergy
Narset's Reversal
41%inclusion63 decks155 decks
35%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
40%inclusion62 decks155 decks
37%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
39%inclusion61 decks155 decks
37%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
39%inclusion60 decks155 decks
12%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
39%inclusion60 decks155 decks
37%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
37%inclusion57 decks155 decks
35%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
37%inclusion57 decks155 decks
27%synergy
Creatures
Veyran, Voice of Duality
34%inclusion53 decks155 decks
29%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
33%inclusion51 decks155 decks
24%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
30%inclusion43 decks143 decks
26%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
24%inclusion37 decks154 decks
23%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
23%inclusion36 decks155 decks
20%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
23%inclusion35 decks155 decks
15%synergy
Guttersnipe
23%inclusion35 decks155 decks
16%synergy
Melek, Izzet Paragon
21%inclusion33 decks155 decks
21%synergy
Exterminator Magmarch
21%inclusion30 decks146 decks
20%synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
19%inclusion30 decks155 decks
19%synergy
Anhelo, the Painter
19%inclusion30 decks155 decks
19%synergy
Zevlor, Elturel Exile
19%inclusion29 decks155 decks
18%synergy
Wizards of Thay
18%inclusion28 decks155 decks
15%synergy
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
17%inclusion26 decks155 decks
15%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
14%inclusion22 decks155 decks
11%synergy
Archmage of Runes
14%inclusion16 decks114 decks
11%synergy
Young Pyromancer
14%inclusion21 decks155 decks
12%synergy
Wildfire Devils
13%inclusion20 decks155 decks
12%synergy
Radiant Performer
13%inclusion20 decks155 decks
13%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
12%inclusion18 decks147 decks
8%synergy
Deekah, Fractal Theorist
12%inclusion18 decks155 decks
11%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
12%inclusion18 decks155 decks
10%synergy
Tzaangor Shaman
11%inclusion17 decks155 decks
10%synergy
Rootha, Mercurial Artist
10%inclusion16 decks155 decks
10%synergy
Taigam, Master Opportunist
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
9%synergy
Ashling, Flame Dancer
10%inclusion15 decks148 decks
7%synergy
Nivix Guildmage
10%inclusion15 decks155 decks
9%synergy
Spellskite
10%inclusion15 decks155 decks
8%synergy
Stella Lee, Wild Card
8.4%inclusion13 decks154 decks
8%synergy
Mocking Sprite
8.4%inclusion13 decks155 decks
8%synergy
The Twelfth Doctor
8.4%inclusion13 decks155 decks
8%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
8.4%inclusion13 decks155 decks
6%synergy
Crackling Spellslinger
6.5%inclusion10 decks154 decks
6%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
6.5%inclusion10 decks155 decks
-6%synergy
God-Eternal Kefnet
6.5%inclusion10 decks155 decks
6%synergy
Echo Mage
6.5%inclusion10 decks155 decks
6%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
6.1%inclusion9 decks147 decks
3%synergy
Summon: G.F. Cerberus
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Sigil Tracer
5.8%inclusion9 decks155 decks
6%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
5.8%inclusion9 decks155 decks
5%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
5.8%inclusion9 decks155 decks
4%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
5.8%inclusion9 decks155 decks
4%synergy
Magar of the Magic Strings
5.8%inclusion9 decks155 decks
6%synergy
Kaza, Roil Chaser
5.2%inclusion8 decks155 decks
5%synergy
Krark, the Thumbless
5.2%inclusion8 decks155 decks
5%synergy
Blood Artist
5.2%inclusion8 decks155 decks
2%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
5.2%inclusion8 decks155 decks
0%synergy
Ovika, Enigma Goliath
5.2%inclusion8 decks155 decks
4%synergy
Kaervek the Merciless
5.2%inclusion8 decks155 decks
4%synergy
Archaeomancer
5.2%inclusion8 decks155 decks
2%synergy
Instants
Frantic Search
37%inclusion57 decks155 decks
17%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
36%inclusion56 decks155 decks
35%synergy
Reverberate
36%inclusion56 decks155 decks
33%synergy
Chef's Kiss
35%inclusion55 decks155 decks
35%synergy
Dark Ritual
32%inclusion49 decks155 decks
-4%synergy
Wild Ricochet
26%inclusion41 decks155 decks
26%synergy
Counterspell
26%inclusion41 decks155 decks
-18%synergy
Lightning Bolt
26%inclusion40 decks155 decks
16%synergy
Malicious Affliction
25%inclusion39 decks155 decks
25%synergy
Big Score
25%inclusion39 decks155 decks
14%synergy
Maestros Charm
25%inclusion38 decks155 decks
21%synergy
Brainstorm
25%inclusion38 decks155 decks
7%synergy
Bedevil
24%inclusion37 decks155 decks
8%synergy
Flame of Anor
23%inclusion36 decks155 decks
18%synergy
Twinferno
23%inclusion35 decks155 decks
21%synergy
Twincast
23%inclusion35 decks155 decks
22%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
21%inclusion33 decks155 decks
20%synergy
See Double
21%inclusion32 decks155 decks
20%synergy
Fact or Fiction
21%inclusion32 decks155 decks
13%synergy
Rakdos Charm
21%inclusion32 decks155 decks
6%synergy
Teach by Example
21%inclusion32 decks155 decks
20%synergy
Seething Song
20%inclusion31 decks155 decks
14%synergy
Split Decision
19%inclusion30 decks155 decks
19%synergy
Terminate
18%inclusion28 decks155 decks
-8%synergy
Arcane Denial
17%inclusion27 decks155 decks
-11%synergy
Reiterate
15%inclusion24 decks155 decks
14%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
15%inclusion24 decks155 decks
-14%synergy
Insidious Will
15%inclusion24 decks155 decks
15%synergy
Withering Torment
15%inclusion19 decks125 decks
3%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
15%inclusion23 decks155 decks
6%synergy
Transforming Flourish
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
14%synergy
Negate
14%inclusion22 decks155 decks
-8%synergy
Prismari Command
14%inclusion22 decks155 decks
8%synergy
Radiate
14%inclusion21 decks155 decks
13%synergy
Opt
13%inclusion20 decks155 decks
7%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
13%inclusion16 decks125 decks
7%synergy
Baleful Mastery
12%inclusion18 decks155 decks
8%synergy
Abrade
12%inclusion18 decks155 decks
2%synergy
Repeated Reverberation
11%inclusion17 decks155 decks
11%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion16 decks150 decks
1%synergy
A Little Chat
10%inclusion16 decks155 decks
10%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
10%inclusion16 decks155 decks
-1%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion15 decks150 decks
2%synergy
Invert Polarity
9.5%inclusion14 decks148 decks
7%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
9.4%inclusion14 decks149 decks
4%synergy
Pongify
9.0%inclusion14 decks155 decks
3%synergy
Audacious Swap
9.0%inclusion14 decks155 decks
9%synergy
Storm King's Thunder
9.0%inclusion14 decks155 decks
9%synergy
Flare of Duplication
8.7%inclusion13 decks150 decks
5%synergy
Fury Storm
8.4%inclusion13 decks155 decks
8%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
37%inclusion57 decks155 decks
8%synergy
Creative Technique
34%inclusion53 decks155 decks
34%synergy
Replication Technique
34%inclusion52 decks155 decks
33%synergy
Grapeshot
27%inclusion42 decks155 decks
25%synergy
Mana Geyser
26%inclusion40 decks155 decks
21%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
23%inclusion36 decks155 decks
22%synergy
Blasphemous Act
23%inclusion36 decks155 decks
-22%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
22%inclusion34 decks155 decks
19%synergy
Exsanguinate
21%inclusion32 decks155 decks
17%synergy
Flawless Forgery
20%inclusion31 decks155 decks
20%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
19%inclusion30 decks155 decks
15%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
19%inclusion30 decks155 decks
18%synergy
Maestros Confluence
19%inclusion29 decks155 decks
18%synergy
Sign in Blood
19%inclusion29 decks155 decks
15%synergy
Ponder
17%inclusion27 decks155 decks
9%synergy
Preordain
17%inclusion26 decks155 decks
11%synergy
Doublecast
14%inclusion22 decks155 decks
14%synergy
Night's Whisper
13%inclusion20 decks155 decks
8%synergy
Ensnared by the Mara
12%inclusion19 decks155 decks
8%synergy
Boltwave
12%inclusion13 decks113 decks
10%synergy
Crackle with Power
11%inclusion17 decks155 decks
9%synergy
Painful Truths
11%inclusion17 decks155 decks
9%synergy
Grab the Prize
10%inclusion13 decks125 decks
10%synergy
Mind's Desire
10%inclusion16 decks155 decks
10%synergy
Shattering Spree
10%inclusion16 decks155 decks
10%synergy
Expressive Iteration
10%inclusion16 decks155 decks
7%synergy
Faithless Looting
9.0%inclusion14 decks155 decks
-10%synergy
Spelltwine
9.0%inclusion14 decks155 decks
8%synergy
Fevered Suspicion
9.0%inclusion14 decks155 decks
7%synergy
Army of the Damned
9.0%inclusion14 decks155 decks
7%synergy
Damnable Pact
8.4%inclusion13 decks155 decks
7%synergy
Bonus Round
8.4%inclusion13 decks155 decks
8%synergy
Make an Example
8.4%inclusion13 decks155 decks
7%synergy
Read the Bones
7.7%inclusion12 decks155 decks
5%synergy
Ignite Memories
7.7%inclusion12 decks155 decks
8%synergy
Explosion of Riches
7.7%inclusion12 decks155 decks
8%synergy
Hit the Mother Lode
7.7%inclusion12 decks155 decks
7%synergy
Chain Reaction
7.1%inclusion11 decks155 decks
5%synergy
Incarnation Technique
7.1%inclusion11 decks155 decks
6%synergy
Cruel Entertainment
7.1%inclusion11 decks155 decks
7%synergy
Xander's Pact
7.1%inclusion11 decks155 decks
7%synergy
Rousing Refrain
7.1%inclusion11 decks155 decks
4%synergy
Brass's Bounty
7.1%inclusion11 decks155 decks
5%synergy
Elemental Eruption
6.5%inclusion10 decks154 decks
6%synergy
Windfall
6.5%inclusion10 decks155 decks
-17%synergy
Seize the Spotlight
6.5%inclusion10 decks155 decks
4%synergy
Vandalblast
5.8%inclusion9 decks155 decks
-11%synergy
Mnemonic Deluge
5.8%inclusion9 decks155 decks
5%synergy
Finale of Promise
5.8%inclusion9 decks155 decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5.2%inclusion8 decks155 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Primal Amulet
27%inclusion42 decks155 decks
26%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
26%inclusion40 decks155 decks
24%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
17%inclusion27 decks155 decks
6%synergy
Lithoform Engine
14%inclusion22 decks155 decks
12%synergy
Isochron Scepter
10%inclusion15 decks155 decks
7%synergy
Wand of Wonder
9.0%inclusion14 decks155 decks
7%synergy
Mirari
7.7%inclusion12 decks155 decks
8%synergy
Wizard's Spellbook
7.7%inclusion12 decks155 decks
8%synergy
Lightning Greaves
7.7%inclusion12 decks155 decks
-22%synergy
Cursed Recording
7.6%inclusion11 decks145 decks
7%synergy
Adaptive Training Post
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
7.1%inclusion11 decks155 decks
-20%synergy
Enchantments
Swarm Intelligence
37%inclusion57 decks155 decks
36%synergy
Dual Casting
26%inclusion41 decks155 decks
26%synergy
Hive Mind
23%inclusion35 decks155 decks
22%synergy
Storm of Saruman
22%inclusion34 decks155 decks
20%synergy
Curse of Echoes
20%inclusion31 decks155 decks
19%synergy
Propaganda
17%inclusion26 decks155 decks
3%synergy
Eye of the Storm
12%inclusion19 decks155 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Melee
12%inclusion18 decks155 decks
11%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
7.5%inclusion11 decks147 decks
6%synergy
Artist's Talent
6.3%inclusion9 decks143 decks
5%synergy
Shark Typhoon
5.8%inclusion9 decks155 decks
5%synergy
Maestros Ascendancy
5.8%inclusion9 decks155 decks
5%synergy
Descent into Avernus
5.2%inclusion8 decks155 decks
1%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
5.2%inclusion8 decks155 decks
4%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
5.2%inclusion8 decks155 decks
4%synergy
Fevered Visions
5.2%inclusion8 decks155 decks
1%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Arcavios
10%inclusion16 decks155 decks
10%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
26%inclusion40 decks155 decks
24%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
23%inclusion35 decks155 decks
21%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
19%inclusion30 decks155 decks
19%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
10%inclusion14 decks143 decks
9%synergy
Rowan, Scholar of Sparks
5.8%inclusion9 decks155 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
28%inclusion44 decks155 decks
-7%synergy
Bojuka Bog
26%inclusion40 decks155 decks
2%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
24%inclusion37 decks155 decks
19%synergy
Sunken Palace
18%inclusion27 decks146 decks
18%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
16%inclusion25 decks155 decks
12%synergy
Mirrorpool
12%inclusion19 decks155 decks
12%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion16 decks155 decks
2%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
7.7%inclusion12 decks155 decks
-8%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
5.8%inclusion9 decks155 decks
-8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
5.2%inclusion8 decks155 decks
-17%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
89%inclusion138 decks155 decks
1%synergy
Sol Ring
80%inclusion124 decks155 decks
-10%synergy
Izzet Signet
45%inclusion69 decks155 decks
11%synergy
Dimir Signet
44%inclusion68 decks155 decks
8%synergy
Rakdos Signet
43%inclusion67 decks155 decks
10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
39%inclusion61 decks155 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
35%inclusion55 decks155 decks
-9%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
32%inclusion50 decks155 decks
-17%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
26%inclusion41 decks155 decks
-17%synergy
Thought Vessel
23%inclusion35 decks155 decks
1%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
22%inclusion34 decks155 decks
21%synergy
Commander's Sphere
17%inclusion27 decks155 decks
-2%synergy
Relic of Sauron
15%inclusion24 decks155 decks
-4%synergy
Mind Stone
14%inclusion21 decks155 decks
0%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
10%inclusion16 decks155 decks
5%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
9.0%inclusion14 decks155 decks
-6%synergy
Midnight Clock
5.8%inclusion9 decks155 decks
2%synergy
Victory Chimes
5.2%inclusion8 decks155 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Island
99%inclusion153 decks155 decks
6%synergy
Mountain
96%inclusion149 decks155 decks
5%synergy
Swamp
95%inclusion147 decks155 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion138 decks155 decks
-3%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
63%inclusion98 decks155 decks
9%synergy
Exotic Orchard
60%inclusion93 decks155 decks
4%synergy
Sunken Hollow
52%inclusion80 decks155 decks
12%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
50%inclusion78 decks155 decks
13%synergy
Sulfur Falls
44%inclusion68 decks155 decks
-2%synergy
Xander's Lounge
43%inclusion67 decks155 decks
3%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
41%inclusion63 decks155 decks
-4%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
38%inclusion59 decks155 decks
-4%synergy
Maestros Theater
37%inclusion57 decks155 decks
28%synergy
Path of Ancestry
34%inclusion53 decks155 decks
4%synergy
Shivan Reef
32%inclusion50 decks155 decks
3%synergy
Seething Landscape
31%inclusion46 decks147 decks
14%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
30%inclusion47 decks155 decks
16%synergy
Myriad Landscape
28%inclusion43 decks155 decks
18%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
27%inclusion42 decks155 decks
16%synergy
Training Center
25%inclusion38 decks155 decks
-8%synergy
Watery Grave
24%inclusion37 decks155 decks
-23%synergy
Steam Vents
23%inclusion36 decks155 decks
-22%synergy
Morphic Pool
23%inclusion36 decks155 decks
-9%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
23%inclusion36 decks155 decks
11%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
23%inclusion35 decks155 decks
-3%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
23%inclusion35 decks155 decks
-5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
23%inclusion35 decks155 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of Deceit
22%inclusion34 decks155 decks
9%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
22%inclusion34 decks155 decks
2%synergy
Blood Crypt
22%inclusion34 decks155 decks
-23%synergy
Luxury Suite
22%inclusion34 decks155 decks
-10%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
21%inclusion33 decks155 decks
11%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
21%inclusion33 decks155 decks
10%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
21%inclusion32 decks155 decks
-4%synergy
Temple of Malice
19%inclusion30 decks155 decks
8%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
19%inclusion29 decks155 decks
0%synergy
Underground River
19%inclusion29 decks155 decks
-9%synergy
Choked Estuary
19%inclusion29 decks155 decks
1%synergy
Polluted Delta
16%inclusion25 decks155 decks
-18%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
15%inclusion24 decks155 decks
4%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
15%inclusion24 decks155 decks
-19%synergy
Scalding Tarn
15%inclusion24 decks155 decks
-17%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
14%inclusion21 decks155 decks
3%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
14%inclusion21 decks155 decks
-1%synergy
Haunted Ridge
14%inclusion21 decks155 decks
-8%synergy
Grixis Panorama
12%inclusion19 decks155 decks
9%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
12%inclusion18 decks147 decks
8%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion16 decks150 decks
1%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion15 decks150 decks
2%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
10%inclusion15 decks155 decks
4%synergy