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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Moxfield
Scryfall
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Double Vision
78%inclusion28 decks36 decks
75%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
69%inclusion25 decks36 decks
65%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
72%inclusion26 decks36 decks
64%synergy
Errant, Street Artist
64%inclusion23 decks36 decks
63%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
58%inclusion21 decks36 decks
57%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
57%synergy
Tempt with Mayhem
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
55%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
56%inclusion20 decks36 decks
54%synergy
Display of Power
53%inclusion19 decks36 decks
52%synergy
Teach by Example
50%inclusion18 decks36 decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Nightscape Familiar
53%inclusion19 decks36 decks
26%synergy
Frantic Search
50%inclusion18 decks36 decks
32%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
47%inclusion17 decks36 decks
38%synergy
Chaos Warp
44%inclusion16 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Negate
44%inclusion16 decks36 decks
22%synergy
Wild Ricochet
44%inclusion16 decks36 decks
44%synergy
Guttersnipe
44%inclusion16 decks36 decks
39%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
42%inclusion15 decks36 decks
33%synergy
Dual Casting
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
39%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
37%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-18%synergy
Creatures
Stormcatch Mentor
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
34%synergy
Zevlor, Elturel Exile
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
36%synergy
Anhelo, the Painter
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
36%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
33%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
27%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
26%synergy
Melek, Izzet Paragon
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
30%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
26%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
18%synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
27%synergy
Rootha, Mercurial Artist
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
25%synergy
Young Pyromancer
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
23%synergy
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
24%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
18%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Wizards of Thay
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
17%synergy
Exterminator Magmarch
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Coruscation Mage
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Echo Mage
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
17%synergy
Archmage of Runes
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Zaffai, Thunder Conductor
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Wildfire Devils
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Gandalf the Grey
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Academy Wall
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Tzaangor Shaman
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Radiant Performer
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Murderous Rider
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Kitsa, Otterball Elite
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Najal, the Storm Runner
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Haughty Djinn
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Wandering Archaic
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Burnished Hart
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Archaeomancer
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Nivix Guildmage
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Magar of the Magic Strings
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Ashling, Flame Dancer
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
League Guildmage
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Kaza, Roil Chaser
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Prismari Apprentice
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Krark, the Thumbless
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Burning Prophet
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Halo Forager
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Lightning Bolt
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
27%synergy
Terminate
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Reverberate
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
33%synergy
Chef's Kiss
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
33%synergy
Twinferno
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
32%synergy
Maestros Charm
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
27%synergy
Bedevil
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Brainstorm
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Transforming Flourish
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Rakdos Charm
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Big Score
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Counterspell
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
-22%synergy
Abrade
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Narset's Reversal
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
15%synergy
Prismari Command
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Return the Favor
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Fact or Fiction
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Opt
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Geistblast
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
14%synergy
See Double
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Malicious Affliction
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
4%synergy
This Is How It Ends
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Dark Ritual
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
-20%synergy
Infernal Grasp
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Dual Strike
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Blood Pact
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
13%synergy
A Little Chat
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Seething Song
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Cancel
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Murder
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Repeated Reverberation
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Mystic Confluence
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Impulse
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
10%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-20%synergy
Reiterate
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Audacious Swap
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Electrodominance
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Refuse // Cooperate
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Insidious Will
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Twincast
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Devour in Shadow
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Hostile Negotiations
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Flame of Anor
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Arcane Epiphany
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Chain of Plasma
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Dig Up the Body
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Lose Focus
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Grapeshot
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
31%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
27%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
28%synergy
Flawless Forgery
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
27%synergy
Doublecast
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
28%synergy
Sign in Blood
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
24%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
24%synergy
Preordain
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
19%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
18%synergy
Replication Technique
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
22%synergy
Creative Technique
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
22%synergy
Ponder
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Faithless Looting
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Spelltwine
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Read the Bones
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Exsanguinate
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Empty the Warrens
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Treasure Cruise
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Army of the Damned
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Fireball
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Maestros Confluence
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Victimize
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Fiery Confluence
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Blasphemous Act
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
-35%synergy
Night's Whisper
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Chain Lightning
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Hit the Mother Lode
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Mana Geyser
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Mind's Desire
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Blood Tithe
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Great Intelligence's Plan
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Let's Play a Game
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
10%synergy
Elemental Eruption
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Browbeat
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Ensnared by the Mara
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Damnable Pact
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Mizzium Mortars
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Mnemonic Deluge
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Seize the Spoils
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Brass's Bounty
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Clone Legion
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Drawn from Dreams
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Ancient Craving
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Illicit Shipment
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Ambition's Cost
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Cut of the Profits
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Deadly Tempest
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Adaptive Training Post
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
50%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
15%synergy
Twinning Staff
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
18%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
20%synergy
Wizard's Spellbook
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
22%synergy
Cursed Recording
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Mirari
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-18%synergy
Chaos Wand
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Lightning Greaves
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-24%synergy
Wondrous Crucible
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Thousand-Year Storm
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
34%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
28%synergy
Curse of Echoes
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
29%synergy
Arcane Melee
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
22%synergy
Propaganda
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Storm of Saruman
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Hive Mind
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Eye of the Storm
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Aria of Flame
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Mirror Sheen
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Founding the Third Path
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Sunbird's Invocation
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Fiery Inscription
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Monastery Siege
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Mana Flare
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Maestros Ascendancy
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Leyline of Resonance
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Arcavios
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
15%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
15%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Rowan, Scholar of Sparks
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
-10%synergy
Sunken Palace
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Restless Spire
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Bojuka Bog
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-16%synergy
Hidden Cataract
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
86%inclusion31 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Sol Ring
72%inclusion26 decks36 decks
-18%synergy
Izzet Signet
58%inclusion21 decks36 decks
24%synergy
Rakdos Signet
56%inclusion20 decks36 decks
20%synergy
Dimir Signet
56%inclusion20 decks36 decks
18%synergy
Commander's Sphere
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
17%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
-16%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
-19%synergy
Fellwar Stone
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
-10%synergy
Thought Vessel
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
-26%synergy
Mind Stone
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Hedron Archive
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Fire Diamond
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Replicating Ring
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-10%synergy
Spell Satchel
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Thran Dynamo
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Midnight Clock
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion36 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion36 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Island
100%inclusion36 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion32 decks36 decks
-3%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
75%inclusion27 decks36 decks
20%synergy
Exotic Orchard
53%inclusion19 decks36 decks
-4%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
53%inclusion19 decks36 decks
15%synergy
Sunken Hollow
53%inclusion19 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
42%inclusion15 decks36 decks
27%synergy
Evolving Wilds
42%inclusion15 decks36 decks
17%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
18%synergy
Maestros Theater
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
29%synergy
Temple of Deceit
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Sulfur Falls
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
-18%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
15%synergy
Myriad Landscape
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Temple of Malice
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Choked Estuary
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Shivan Reef
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
-9%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
-25%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
-23%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Grixis Panorama
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Path of Ancestry
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
-15%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
-10%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Ash Barrens
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Seething Landscape
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-7%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
-1%synergy
Underground River
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
-16%synergy
Ferrous Lake
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Tainted Isle
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-3%synergy
Canyon Slough
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Bad River
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-17%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Xander's Lounge
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-32%synergy
Dismal Backwater
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Tainted Peak
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Fetid Pools
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Akoum Refuge
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy