Parnesse, the Subtle Brush (Commander) - Budget Spell Copy

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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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Double Vision
79%inclusion30 decks38 decks
76%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
82%inclusion31 decks38 decks
74%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
74%inclusion28 decks38 decks
69%synergy
Errant, Street Artist
66%inclusion25 decks38 decks
65%synergy
Tempt with Mayhem
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
60%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
61%inclusion23 decks38 decks
60%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
57%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
58%inclusion22 decks38 decks
56%synergy
Teach by Example
53%inclusion20 decks38 decks
52%synergy
Display of Power
53%inclusion20 decks38 decks
52%synergy
Top Cards
Nightscape Familiar
55%inclusion21 decks38 decks
30%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
47%inclusion18 decks38 decks
41%synergy
Guttersnipe
47%inclusion18 decks38 decks
42%synergy
Frantic Search
47%inclusion18 decks38 decks
32%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
47%inclusion18 decks38 decks
41%synergy
Chaos Warp
45%inclusion17 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Negate
45%inclusion17 decks38 decks
22%synergy
Wild Ricochet
45%inclusion17 decks38 decks
44%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
45%inclusion17 decks38 decks
43%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
39%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-19%synergy
Creatures
Zevlor, Elturel Exile
39%inclusion15 decks38 decks
39%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
39%inclusion15 decks38 decks
34%synergy
Anhelo, the Painter
37%inclusion14 decks38 decks
36%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
37%inclusion14 decks38 decks
28%synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
34%inclusion13 decks38 decks
34%synergy
Melek, Izzet Paragon
34%inclusion13 decks38 decks
34%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
34%inclusion13 decks38 decks
31%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
27%synergy
Rootha, Mercurial Artist
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
26%synergy
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
23%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
14%synergy
Exterminator Magmarch
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Young Pyromancer
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
20%synergy
Wizards of Thay
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
19%synergy
Coruscation Mage
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Echo Mage
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
18%synergy
Wildfire Devils
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
17%synergy
Archmage of Runes
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
14%synergy
Gandalf the Grey
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
15%synergy
Tzaangor Shaman
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
12%synergy
Najal, the Storm Runner
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
13%synergy
Wandering Archaic
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
12%synergy
Krark, the Thumbless
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
13%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
12%synergy
Ashling, Flame Dancer
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Radiant Performer
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Nivix Guildmage
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Zaffai, Thunder Conductor
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Academy Wall
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Haughty Djinn
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Archaeomancer
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Kitsa, Otterball Elite
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Rona, Sheoldred's Faithful
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Burnished Hart
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Murderous Rider
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
7%synergy
God-Eternal Kefnet
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
1%synergy
Prismari Apprentice
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Burning Prophet
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Myojin of Cryptic Dreams
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Goblin Flectomancer
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Ovika, Enigma Goliath
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Galvanic Iteration
39%inclusion15 decks38 decks
38%synergy
Maestros Charm
37%inclusion14 decks38 decks
33%synergy
Terminate
37%inclusion14 decks38 decks
11%synergy
Chef's Kiss
34%inclusion13 decks38 decks
34%synergy
Twinferno
34%inclusion13 decks38 decks
34%synergy
Reverberate
34%inclusion13 decks38 decks
32%synergy
Lightning Bolt
32%inclusion12 decks38 decks
25%synergy
Rakdos Charm
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
11%synergy
Bedevil
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Counterspell
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
-18%synergy
Return the Favor
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
23%synergy
Brainstorm
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Abrade
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
13%synergy
Fact or Fiction
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Opt
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
14%synergy
Narset's Reversal
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
16%synergy
See Double
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
15%synergy
Dark Ritual
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
-17%synergy
Big Score
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Blood Pact
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
15%synergy
Prismari Command
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
11%synergy
Repeated Reverberation
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
15%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
15%synergy
Geistblast
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
13%synergy
Malicious Affliction
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
13%synergy
Seething Song
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Dual Strike
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
13%synergy
A Little Chat
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
13%synergy
This Is How It Ends
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Audacious Swap
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Twincast
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Infernal Grasp
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Flame of Anor
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Reiterate
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Cancel
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Mystic Confluence
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Impulse
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Electrodominance
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Insidious Will
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Devour in Shadow
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Murder
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Hostile Negotiations
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Lightning Strike
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Rowan's Grim Search
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
8%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-19%synergy
Refuse // Cooperate
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Reinterpret
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Grapeshot
39%inclusion15 decks38 decks
38%synergy
Feed the Swarm
34%inclusion13 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
32%inclusion12 decks38 decks
29%synergy
Sign in Blood
32%inclusion12 decks38 decks
28%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
32%inclusion12 decks38 decks
27%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
30%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
28%synergy
Creative Technique
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
29%synergy
Preordain
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
20%synergy
Flawless Forgery
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
23%synergy
Doublecast
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
23%synergy
Read the Bones
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
18%synergy
Spelltwine
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
18%synergy
Faithless Looting
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
-2%synergy
Exsanguinate
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
15%synergy
Replication Technique
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
18%synergy
Blasphemous Act
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
-31%synergy
Mind's Desire
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
15%synergy
Maestros Confluence
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
15%synergy
Ponder
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Empty the Warrens
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
13%synergy
Night's Whisper
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Mana Geyser
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Fireball
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
13%synergy
Browbeat
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Fiery Confluence
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Chain Lightning
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Blood Tithe
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Great Intelligence's Plan
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Let's Play a Game
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
10%synergy
Victimize
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Damnable Pact
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Mnemonic Deluge
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Treasure Cruise
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Army of the Damned
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Deadly Tempest
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Elemental Eruption
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Ensnared by the Mara
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Seize the Spoils
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Ignite Memories
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Ancient Craving
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Ambition's Cost
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Cut of the Profits
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Syphon Soul
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Rob the Archives
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Flood of Recollection
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Epic Experiment
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Flame Rift
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Vandalblast
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-9%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Twinning Staff
37%inclusion14 decks38 decks
34%synergy
Adaptive Training Post
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
27%synergy
Cursed Recording
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Wizard's Spellbook
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
21%synergy
Mirari
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
18%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-17%synergy
Wondrous Crucible
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Chaos Wand
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Primal Amulet
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Arcane Bombardment
37%inclusion14 decks38 decks
35%synergy
Dual Casting
37%inclusion14 decks38 decks
37%synergy
Curse of Echoes
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
28%synergy
Arcane Melee
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
21%synergy
Propaganda
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Storm of Saruman
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Mirror Sheen
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Eye of the Storm
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Fiery Inscription
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Maestros Ascendancy
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Hive Mind
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Founding the Third Path
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Sorcerer Class
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Monastery Siege
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Aria of Flame
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Leyline of Resonance
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Mana Flare
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Arcavios
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
18%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Storm Conduit
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
22%synergy
Professor Onyx
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
12%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Rowan, Scholar of Sparks
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
-12%synergy
Sunken Palace
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
12%synergy
Temple of the False God
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Restless Spire
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Bojuka Bog
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-17%synergy
Hidden Cataract
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
87%inclusion33 decks38 decks
-1%synergy
Sol Ring
76%inclusion29 decks38 decks
-14%synergy
Izzet Signet
55%inclusion21 decks38 decks
20%synergy
Rakdos Signet
53%inclusion20 decks38 decks
16%synergy
Dimir Signet
50%inclusion19 decks38 decks
11%synergy
Commander's Sphere
39%inclusion15 decks38 decks
17%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
37%inclusion14 decks38 decks
-12%synergy
Fellwar Stone
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
-6%synergy
Thought Vessel
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
-18%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
-24%synergy
Mind Stone
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
1%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
15%synergy
Hedron Archive
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Fire Diamond
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-11%synergy
Spell Satchel
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Replicating Ring
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
0%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion38 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion38 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Island
100%inclusion38 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion34 decks38 decks
-2%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
79%inclusion30 decks38 decks
22%synergy
Exotic Orchard
58%inclusion22 decks38 decks
1%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
55%inclusion21 decks38 decks
17%synergy
Sunken Hollow
55%inclusion21 decks38 decks
14%synergy
Maestros Theater
47%inclusion18 decks38 decks
37%synergy
Evolving Wilds
45%inclusion17 decks38 decks
19%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
42%inclusion16 decks38 decks
21%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
42%inclusion16 decks38 decks
27%synergy
Temple of Deceit
32%inclusion12 decks38 decks
17%synergy
Sulfur Falls
32%inclusion12 decks38 decks
-14%synergy
Temple of Malice
32%inclusion12 decks38 decks
19%synergy
Myriad Landscape
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
18%synergy
Choked Estuary
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
14%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
-21%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
-19%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
13%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
11%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Shivan Reef
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
-7%synergy
Grixis Panorama
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
14%synergy
Seething Landscape
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
-10%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Ash Barrens
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Path of Ancestry
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
-19%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
-1%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Underground River
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
-16%synergy
Dismal Backwater
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Tainted Isle
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Canyon Slough
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Bad River
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-17%synergy
Thriving Bluff
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Tainted Peak
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Thriving Isle
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-2%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Ferrous Lake
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Akoum Refuge
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy