Parnesse, the Subtle Brush (Commander) - Core

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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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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Oscorp Industries
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
3%synergy
Whoosh!
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Grasping Tentacles
1.8%inclusion1 decks57 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Double Vision
68%inclusion107 decks157 decks
65%synergy
Tempt with Mayhem
58%inclusion75 decks130 decks
57%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
59%inclusion93 decks157 decks
52%synergy
Twinning Staff
52%inclusion82 decks157 decks
49%synergy
Errant, Street Artist
46%inclusion72 decks157 decks
45%synergy
Return the Favor
46%inclusion64 decks138 decks
44%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
50%inclusion79 decks157 decks
43%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
49%inclusion77 decks157 decks
43%synergy
Wandering Archaic
43%inclusion68 decks157 decks
42%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
43%inclusion55 decks127 decks
42%synergy
Top Cards
Cormela, Glamour Thief
46%inclusion72 decks157 decks
41%synergy
Chaos Warp
45%inclusion71 decks157 decks
8%synergy
Display of Power
43%inclusion68 decks157 decks
42%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
43%inclusion67 decks157 decks
41%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
41%inclusion64 decks157 decks
39%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
40%inclusion63 decks157 decks
14%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
39%inclusion61 decks157 decks
29%synergy
Narset's Reversal
39%inclusion61 decks157 decks
36%synergy
Creative Technique
39%inclusion61 decks157 decks
38%synergy
Feed the Swarm
38%inclusion60 decks157 decks
6%synergy
Creatures
Sedgemoor Witch
36%inclusion56 decks157 decks
34%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
34%inclusion53 decks157 decks
32%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
31%inclusion49 decks157 decks
22%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
30%inclusion38 decks127 decks
28%synergy
Guttersnipe
27%inclusion42 decks157 decks
21%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
25%inclusion40 decks157 decks
20%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
25%inclusion39 decks157 decks
22%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
24%inclusion33 decks138 decks
22%synergy
Exterminator Magmarch
22%inclusion28 decks130 decks
21%synergy
Anhelo, the Painter
21%inclusion33 decks157 decks
20%synergy
Melek, Izzet Paragon
20%inclusion32 decks157 decks
20%synergy
Zevlor, Elturel Exile
20%inclusion31 decks157 decks
19%synergy
Wizards of Thay
19%inclusion30 decks157 decks
17%synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
18%inclusion29 decks157 decks
18%synergy
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
17%inclusion25 decks147 decks
16%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
15%inclusion23 decks157 decks
11%synergy
Wildfire Devils
15%inclusion23 decks157 decks
13%synergy
Radiant Performer
14%inclusion22 decks157 decks
14%synergy
Young Pyromancer
13%inclusion21 decks157 decks
12%synergy
Archmage of Runes
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
9%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
11%inclusion17 decks157 decks
9%synergy
Deekah, Fractal Theorist
11%inclusion17 decks157 decks
10%synergy
Tzaangor Shaman
10%inclusion16 decks157 decks
10%synergy
Ashling, Flame Dancer
10%inclusion13 decks132 decks
9%synergy
Taigam, Master Opportunist
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Rootha, Mercurial Artist
10%inclusion15 decks157 decks
9%synergy
Nivix Guildmage
10%inclusion15 decks157 decks
9%synergy
Spellskite
10%inclusion15 decks157 decks
8%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
9.2%inclusion12 decks131 decks
6%synergy
Stella Lee, Wild Card
8.0%inclusion11 decks138 decks
8%synergy
Mocking Sprite
7.6%inclusion12 decks157 decks
7%synergy
The Twelfth Doctor
7.6%inclusion12 decks157 decks
7%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
7.6%inclusion12 decks157 decks
6%synergy
Magar of the Magic Strings
7.6%inclusion12 decks157 decks
7%synergy
Crackling Spellslinger
7.2%inclusion10 decks138 decks
7%synergy
Summon: G.F. Cerberus
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
6.4%inclusion10 decks157 decks
-8%synergy
God-Eternal Kefnet
6.4%inclusion10 decks157 decks
6%synergy
Najal, the Storm Runner
5.7%inclusion9 decks157 decks
5%synergy
Krark, the Thumbless
5.7%inclusion9 decks157 decks
5%synergy
Sigil Tracer
5.7%inclusion9 decks157 decks
6%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
5.7%inclusion9 decks157 decks
5%synergy
Kaervek the Merciless
5.7%inclusion9 decks157 decks
5%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
5.7%inclusion9 decks157 decks
4%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
5.7%inclusion9 decks157 decks
5%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
5.7%inclusion9 decks157 decks
4%synergy
Echo Mage
5.7%inclusion9 decks157 decks
6%synergy
Blood Artist
5.1%inclusion8 decks157 decks
2%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
5.1%inclusion8 decks157 decks
0%synergy
Instants
Reverberate
38%inclusion59 decks157 decks
35%synergy
Chef's Kiss
34%inclusion54 decks157 decks
34%synergy
Frantic Search
34%inclusion53 decks157 decks
19%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
34%inclusion53 decks157 decks
33%synergy
Dark Ritual
32%inclusion50 decks157 decks
-1%synergy
Brainstorm
29%inclusion45 decks157 decks
13%synergy
Counterspell
29%inclusion45 decks157 decks
-16%synergy
Lightning Bolt
27%inclusion43 decks157 decks
21%synergy
Maestros Charm
25%inclusion40 decks157 decks
22%synergy
Malicious Affliction
25%inclusion40 decks157 decks
25%synergy
Twincast
25%inclusion39 decks157 decks
24%synergy
Wild Ricochet
24%inclusion38 decks157 decks
24%synergy
Big Score
24%inclusion38 decks157 decks
17%synergy
Twinferno
24%inclusion37 decks157 decks
23%synergy
Bedevil
22%inclusion35 decks157 decks
4%synergy
Teach by Example
22%inclusion35 decks157 decks
22%synergy
Flame of Anor
22%inclusion35 decks157 decks
17%synergy
Fact or Fiction
22%inclusion34 decks157 decks
13%synergy
See Double
21%inclusion33 decks157 decks
20%synergy
Seething Song
21%inclusion33 decks157 decks
18%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
21%inclusion33 decks157 decks
20%synergy
Split Decision
20%inclusion32 decks157 decks
20%synergy
Rakdos Charm
20%inclusion31 decks157 decks
4%synergy
Terminate
19%inclusion30 decks157 decks
-7%synergy
Arcane Denial
18%inclusion28 decks157 decks
-11%synergy
Reiterate
17%inclusion26 decks157 decks
16%synergy
Insidious Will
17%inclusion26 decks157 decks
16%synergy
Negate
17%inclusion26 decks157 decks
-7%synergy
Withering Torment
17%inclusion18 decks109 decks
4%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
15%inclusion24 decks157 decks
-11%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
15%inclusion24 decks157 decks
10%synergy
Opt
15%inclusion24 decks157 decks
11%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
15%inclusion16 decks109 decks
10%synergy
Abrade
15%inclusion23 decks157 decks
6%synergy
Transforming Flourish
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
14%synergy
Repeated Reverberation
13%inclusion21 decks157 decks
13%synergy
Prismari Command
13%inclusion21 decks157 decks
8%synergy
Radiate
13%inclusion20 decks157 decks
13%synergy
Baleful Mastery
12%inclusion19 decks157 decks
8%synergy
A Little Chat
11%inclusion18 decks157 decks
11%synergy
Fury Storm
11%inclusion18 decks157 decks
11%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
11%inclusion17 decks157 decks
3%synergy
Invert Polarity
11%inclusion14 decks132 decks
8%synergy
Wyll's Reversal
10%inclusion16 decks157 decks
10%synergy
Audacious Swap
10%inclusion15 decks157 decks
9%synergy
Storm King's Thunder
10%inclusion15 decks157 decks
9%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
9.0%inclusion12 decks133 decks
5%synergy
Sink into Stupor
9.0%inclusion12 decks134 decks
0%synergy
Flare of Duplication
9.0%inclusion12 decks134 decks
6%synergy
Dual Strike
8.3%inclusion13 decks157 decks
8%synergy
Sorceries
Replication Technique
36%inclusion57 decks157 decks
36%synergy
Grapeshot
29%inclusion46 decks157 decks
28%synergy
Blasphemous Act
24%inclusion38 decks157 decks
-23%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
24%inclusion38 decks157 decks
23%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
24%inclusion37 decks157 decks
21%synergy
Mana Geyser
22%inclusion35 decks157 decks
18%synergy
Flawless Forgery
20%inclusion32 decks157 decks
20%synergy
Exsanguinate
20%inclusion31 decks157 decks
17%synergy
Sign in Blood
20%inclusion31 decks157 decks
16%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
19%inclusion30 decks157 decks
14%synergy
Ponder
19%inclusion30 decks157 decks
10%synergy
Preordain
18%inclusion28 decks157 decks
12%synergy
Maestros Confluence
18%inclusion28 decks157 decks
17%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
18%inclusion26 decks147 decks
16%synergy
Doublecast
15%inclusion24 decks157 decks
15%synergy
Boltwave
12%inclusion12 decks97 decks
11%synergy
Expressive Iteration
12%inclusion19 decks157 decks
9%synergy
Grab the Prize
11%inclusion12 decks109 decks
10%synergy
Painful Truths
11%inclusion17 decks157 decks
9%synergy
Faithless Looting
11%inclusion17 decks157 decks
-9%synergy
Night's Whisper
11%inclusion17 decks157 decks
6%synergy
Mind's Desire
11%inclusion17 decks157 decks
10%synergy
Ensnared by the Mara
10%inclusion16 decks157 decks
6%synergy
Spelltwine
10%inclusion16 decks157 decks
9%synergy
Crackle with Power
10%inclusion15 decks157 decks
9%synergy
Make an Example
10%inclusion15 decks157 decks
8%synergy
Damnable Pact
10%inclusion15 decks157 decks
8%synergy
Shattering Spree
10%inclusion15 decks157 decks
9%synergy
Bonus Round
8.9%inclusion14 decks157 decks
8%synergy
Fevered Suspicion
8.9%inclusion14 decks157 decks
7%synergy
Vandalblast
8.3%inclusion13 decks157 decks
-9%synergy
Rousing Refrain
7.6%inclusion12 decks157 decks
4%synergy
Ignite Memories
7.6%inclusion12 decks157 decks
8%synergy
Explosion of Riches
7.6%inclusion12 decks157 decks
8%synergy
Army of the Damned
7.6%inclusion12 decks157 decks
6%synergy
Incarnation Technique
7.0%inclusion11 decks157 decks
6%synergy
Windfall
7.0%inclusion11 decks157 decks
-17%synergy
Seize the Spotlight
7.0%inclusion11 decks157 decks
4%synergy
Read the Bones
7.0%inclusion11 decks157 decks
4%synergy
Finale of Promise
7.0%inclusion11 decks157 decks
6%synergy
Mnemonic Deluge
7.0%inclusion11 decks157 decks
6%synergy
Elemental Eruption
6.5%inclusion9 decks138 decks
6%synergy
Chain Reaction
6.4%inclusion10 decks157 decks
4%synergy
Xander's Pact
6.4%inclusion10 decks157 decks
6%synergy
Clone Legion
6.4%inclusion10 decks157 decks
5%synergy
Cruel Entertainment
6.4%inclusion10 decks157 decks
6%synergy
Hit the Mother Lode
6.4%inclusion10 decks157 decks
5%synergy
Brass's Bounty
5.7%inclusion9 decks157 decks
4%synergy
Treasure Cruise
5.7%inclusion9 decks157 decks
2%synergy
Choice of Damnations
5.1%inclusion8 decks157 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mindsplice Apparatus
28%inclusion44 decks157 decks
26%synergy
Primal Amulet
27%inclusion43 decks157 decks
26%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
17%inclusion27 decks157 decks
3%synergy
Lithoform Engine
12%inclusion19 decks157 decks
9%synergy
Wand of Wonder
10%inclusion15 decks157 decks
8%synergy
Isochron Scepter
10%inclusion15 decks157 decks
7%synergy
Cursed Recording
8.5%inclusion11 decks130 decks
8%synergy
Wizard's Spellbook
8.3%inclusion13 decks157 decks
8%synergy
Mirari
7.6%inclusion12 decks157 decks
7%synergy
Lightning Greaves
7.6%inclusion12 decks157 decks
-22%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
7.0%inclusion11 decks157 decks
-18%synergy
Adaptive Training Post
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Insight Engine
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Arcane Bombardment
36%inclusion57 decks157 decks
34%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
35%inclusion55 decks157 decks
34%synergy
Dual Casting
25%inclusion39 decks157 decks
25%synergy
Storm of Saruman
23%inclusion36 decks157 decks
21%synergy
Hive Mind
21%inclusion33 decks157 decks
20%synergy
Curse of Echoes
19%inclusion30 decks157 decks
18%synergy
Propaganda
15%inclusion23 decks157 decks
1%synergy
Arcane Melee
11%inclusion17 decks157 decks
10%synergy
Eye of the Storm
10%inclusion16 decks157 decks
10%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
8.4%inclusion11 decks131 decks
8%synergy
Artist's Talent
7.1%inclusion9 decks127 decks
6%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
7.0%inclusion11 decks157 decks
6%synergy
Cryptic Pursuit
6.4%inclusion10 decks157 decks
5%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
5.7%inclusion9 decks157 decks
5%synergy
Shark Typhoon
5.7%inclusion9 decks157 decks
4%synergy
Maestros Ascendancy
5.7%inclusion9 decks157 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
5.7%inclusion9 decks157 decks
-5%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
4%synergy
Descent into Avernus
5.1%inclusion8 decks157 decks
1%synergy
Fevered Visions
5.1%inclusion8 decks157 decks
1%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Arcavios
10%inclusion15 decks157 decks
9%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
25%inclusion39 decks157 decks
23%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
23%inclusion36 decks157 decks
21%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
20%inclusion31 decks157 decks
19%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
10%inclusion13 decks127 decks
10%synergy
Rowan, Scholar of Sparks
7.0%inclusion11 decks157 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
30%inclusion47 decks157 decks
-5%synergy
Bojuka Bog
23%inclusion36 decks157 decks
-2%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
22%inclusion34 decks157 decks
17%synergy
Sunken Palace
18%inclusion23 decks130 decks
17%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
14%inclusion22 decks157 decks
10%synergy
Mirrorpool
13%inclusion20 decks157 decks
12%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion15 decks157 decks
1%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
6.4%inclusion10 decks157 decks
-8%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
6.4%inclusion10 decks157 decks
-9%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Rogue's Passage
5.1%inclusion8 decks157 decks
-17%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
90%inclusion142 decks157 decks
2%synergy
Sol Ring
80%inclusion125 decks157 decks
-11%synergy
Izzet Signet
46%inclusion73 decks157 decks
11%synergy
Dimir Signet
43%inclusion68 decks157 decks
5%synergy
Rakdos Signet
43%inclusion67 decks157 decks
6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
40%inclusion63 decks157 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
39%inclusion62 decks157 decks
-5%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
35%inclusion55 decks157 decks
-14%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
29%inclusion45 decks157 decks
-13%synergy
Thought Vessel
22%inclusion34 decks157 decks
0%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
22%inclusion34 decks157 decks
21%synergy
Relic of Sauron
18%inclusion28 decks157 decks
-3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
17%inclusion27 decks157 decks
-6%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
12%inclusion19 decks157 decks
-4%synergy
Mind Stone
12%inclusion19 decks157 decks
-3%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
11%inclusion18 decks157 decks
6%synergy
Midnight Clock
6.4%inclusion10 decks157 decks
3%synergy
All-Fates Scroll
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Cursed Mirror
5.1%inclusion8 decks157 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Island
99%inclusion155 decks157 decks
6%synergy
Mountain
96%inclusion151 decks157 decks
5%synergy
Swamp
95%inclusion149 decks157 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion140 decks157 decks
-3%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
65%inclusion102 decks157 decks
8%synergy
Exotic Orchard
57%inclusion89 decks157 decks
0%synergy
Sunken Hollow
54%inclusion84 decks157 decks
12%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
53%inclusion83 decks157 decks
14%synergy
Xander's Lounge
45%inclusion71 decks157 decks
4%synergy
Sulfur Falls
43%inclusion68 decks157 decks
-2%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
40%inclusion63 decks157 decks
-4%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
37%inclusion58 decks157 decks
-5%synergy
Maestros Theater
36%inclusion57 decks157 decks
26%synergy
Path of Ancestry
35%inclusion55 decks157 decks
3%synergy
Shivan Reef
31%inclusion49 decks157 decks
3%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
30%inclusion47 decks157 decks
14%synergy
Seething Landscape
30%inclusion39 decks131 decks
12%synergy
Myriad Landscape
29%inclusion45 decks157 decks
17%synergy
Training Center
27%inclusion43 decks157 decks
-6%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
25%inclusion40 decks157 decks
16%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
24%inclusion38 decks157 decks
12%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
24%inclusion37 decks157 decks
2%synergy
Watery Grave
24%inclusion37 decks157 decks
-22%synergy
Evolving Wilds
24%inclusion37 decks157 decks
-2%synergy
Steam Vents
23%inclusion36 decks157 decks
-20%synergy
Temple of Deceit
23%inclusion36 decks157 decks
9%synergy
Blood Crypt
23%inclusion36 decks157 decks
-21%synergy
Morphic Pool
23%inclusion36 decks157 decks
-10%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
22%inclusion35 decks157 decks
2%synergy
Luxury Suite
22%inclusion35 decks157 decks
-10%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
22%inclusion35 decks157 decks
-3%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
22%inclusion34 decks157 decks
11%synergy
Choked Estuary
22%inclusion34 decks157 decks
3%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
21%inclusion33 decks157 decks
8%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
20%inclusion32 decks157 decks
-4%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
20%inclusion32 decks157 decks
-6%synergy
Temple of Malice
19%inclusion30 decks157 decks
6%synergy
Underground River
18%inclusion28 decks157 decks
-9%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
17%inclusion26 decks157 decks
3%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
16%inclusion25 decks157 decks
0%synergy
Polluted Delta
16%inclusion25 decks157 decks
-17%synergy
Scalding Tarn
15%inclusion24 decks157 decks
-16%synergy
Haunted Ridge
15%inclusion24 decks157 decks
-6%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
15%inclusion24 decks157 decks
-18%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
15%inclusion23 decks157 decks
3%synergy
Grixis Panorama
13%inclusion20 decks157 decks
9%synergy
Fabled Passage
10%inclusion15 decks157 decks
2%synergy
Tainted Peak
10%inclusion15 decks157 decks
6%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
9.2%inclusion12 decks131 decks
6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
9.0%inclusion12 decks133 decks
5%synergy