Parnesse, the Subtle Brush (Commander) - Spellslinger

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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
68%inclusion42 decks62 decks
65%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
65%inclusion40 decks62 decks
62%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
68%inclusion42 decks62 decks
61%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
66%inclusion41 decks62 decks
60%synergy
Twinning Staff
55%inclusion34 decks62 decks
52%synergy
Tempt with Mayhem
50%inclusion24 decks48 decks
49%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
50%inclusion31 decks62 decks
45%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
45%inclusion28 decks62 decks
43%synergy
Wandering Archaic
44%inclusion27 decks62 decks
43%synergy
Display of Power
44%inclusion27 decks62 decks
42%synergy
Top Cards
Goblin Electromancer
44%inclusion27 decks62 decks
36%synergy
Reverberate
44%inclusion27 decks62 decks
41%synergy
Narset's Reversal
44%inclusion27 decks62 decks
41%synergy
Return the Favor
40%inclusion21 decks52 decks
38%synergy
Chaos Warp
40%inclusion25 decks62 decks
3%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
40%inclusion25 decks62 decks
31%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
40%inclusion25 decks62 decks
15%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
40%inclusion25 decks62 decks
39%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
39%inclusion24 decks62 decks
37%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
39%inclusion24 decks62 decks
30%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
19%inclusion12 decks62 decks
3%synergy
Demonic Tutor
19%inclusion12 decks62 decks
-3%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
19%inclusion12 decks62 decks
-5%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
-4%synergy
Rhystic Study
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
-13%synergy
Mystical Tutor
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
-4%synergy
Ad Nauseam
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
3%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
-11%synergy
Mana Vault
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
-3%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
-12%synergy
Creatures
Sedgemoor Witch
35%inclusion22 decks62 decks
34%synergy
Guttersnipe
35%inclusion22 decks62 decks
30%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
32%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
32%inclusion20 decks62 decks
27%synergy
Errant, Street Artist
31%inclusion19 decks62 decks
30%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
24%inclusion15 decks62 decks
21%synergy
Young Pyromancer
23%inclusion14 decks62 decks
21%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
20%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
21%inclusion13 decks62 decks
17%synergy
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
19%synergy
Zevlor, Elturel Exile
19%inclusion12 decks62 decks
19%synergy
Deekah, Fractal Theorist
19%inclusion12 decks62 decks
18%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
16%synergy
Wizards of Thay
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
14%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Exterminator Magmarch
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Melek, Izzet Paragon
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
14%synergy
Anhelo, the Painter
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
14%synergy
Taigam, Master Opportunist
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Ashling, Flame Dancer
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Firebrand Archer
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
10%synergy
Rootha, Mercurial Artist
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
11%synergy
Radiant Performer
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
11%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
10%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Urabrask
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
-6%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
3%synergy
Halo Forager
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Spellskite
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Magar of the Magic Strings
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Murderous Rider
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Krark, the Thumbless
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Tzaangor Shaman
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
3%synergy
Naru Meha, Master Wizard
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Docent of Perfection
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Magnus the Red
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
1%synergy
Blood Tyrant
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Ovika, Enigma Goliath
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Wildfire Devils
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Frantic Search
35%inclusion22 decks62 decks
21%synergy
Counterspell
35%inclusion22 decks62 decks
-9%synergy
Dark Ritual
34%inclusion21 decks62 decks
1%synergy
Flame of Anor
27%inclusion17 decks62 decks
22%synergy
Twincast
26%inclusion16 decks62 decks
25%synergy
Negate
24%inclusion15 decks62 decks
1%synergy
Brainstorm
24%inclusion15 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Chef's Kiss
24%inclusion15 decks62 decks
24%synergy
Terminate
24%inclusion15 decks62 decks
-2%synergy
Reiterate
23%inclusion14 decks62 decks
22%synergy
Lightning Bolt
21%inclusion13 decks62 decks
14%synergy
Rakdos Charm
21%inclusion13 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Seething Song
21%inclusion13 decks62 decks
18%synergy
Wild Ricochet
21%inclusion13 decks62 decks
20%synergy
Withering Torment
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
7%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
19%inclusion12 decks62 decks
-7%synergy
Bedevil
19%inclusion12 decks62 decks
1%synergy
Teach by Example
19%inclusion12 decks62 decks
19%synergy
Maestros Charm
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
14%synergy
Twinferno
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
17%synergy
Dig Through Time
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
14%synergy
Pongify
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
10%synergy
Opt
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
12%synergy
Big Score
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Fact or Fiction
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Split Decision
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
14%synergy
Insidious Will
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
14%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
14%synergy
Sink into Stupor
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
5%synergy
See Double
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Denial
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
-16%synergy
Prismari Command
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Invert Polarity
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Mana Drain
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
-5%synergy
Deflecting Swat
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
-6%synergy
Abrade
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
3%synergy
Valakut Awakening
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Divert Disaster
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Scour for Scrap
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Deadly Rollick
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
-5%synergy
Malicious Affliction
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Infernal Grasp
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
4%synergy
Blood Pact
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Transforming Flourish
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Consult the Star Charts
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
0%synergy
A Little Chat
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
29%inclusion18 decks62 decks
-3%synergy
Creative Technique
27%inclusion17 decks62 decks
27%synergy
Replication Technique
26%inclusion16 decks62 decks
25%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
24%inclusion15 decks62 decks
19%synergy
Mana Geyser
24%inclusion15 decks62 decks
20%synergy
Grapeshot
23%inclusion14 decks62 decks
21%synergy
Blasphemous Act
21%inclusion13 decks62 decks
-26%synergy
Doublecast
19%inclusion12 decks62 decks
19%synergy
Sign in Blood
19%inclusion12 decks62 decks
15%synergy
Flawless Forgery
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
17%synergy
Preordain
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
11%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
16%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
13%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
15%synergy
Night's Whisper
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
11%synergy
Exsanguinate
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
13%synergy
Solve the Equation
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
14%synergy
Ensnared by the Mara
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
11%synergy
Damnable Pact
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
13%synergy
Vandalblast
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
-3%synergy
Treasure Cruise
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
11%synergy
Faithless Looting
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
-7%synergy
Bonus Round
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
12%synergy
Reanimate
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
-11%synergy
Toxic Deluge
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
-8%synergy
Ponder
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
2%synergy
Windfall
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
-13%synergy
Xander's Pact
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
11%synergy
Painful Truths
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Chain of Smog
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
11%synergy
Maestros Confluence
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
10%synergy
Rite of Replication
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Relm's Sketching
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Spelltwine
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Past in Flames
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Fevered Suspicion
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Mnemonic Deluge
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Make an Example
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Read the Bones
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Drawn from Dreams
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Ambition's Cost
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Expressive Iteration
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Grim Tutor
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Browbeat
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Brass's Bounty
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Clone Legion
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Army of the Damned
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Funeral Rites
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
4%synergy
Shattering Spree
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Primal Amulet
35%inclusion22 decks62 decks
34%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
27%inclusion17 decks62 decks
25%synergy
Mirari
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
13%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
-12%synergy
Isochron Scepter
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
11%synergy
Wand of Wonder
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Adaptive Training Post
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
-6%synergy
Wizard's Spellbook
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Cursed Recording
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
7%synergy
The Water Crystal
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Swarm Intelligence
35%inclusion22 decks62 decks
35%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
34%inclusion21 decks62 decks
32%synergy
Dual Casting
24%inclusion15 decks62 decks
24%synergy
Hive Mind
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
14%synergy
Fiery Inscription
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Mystic Remora
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
-2%synergy
Cryptic Pursuit
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
10%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Sorcerer Class
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Shark Typhoon
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Curse of Echoes
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Storm of Saruman
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Propaganda
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
-4%synergy
Arcane Melee
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Eye of the Storm
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Extravagant Replication
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
2%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
23%inclusion14 decks62 decks
21%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
16%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
11%synergy
Saheeli, Sublime Artificer
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
37%inclusion23 decks62 decks
13%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
35%inclusion22 decks62 decks
31%synergy
Reliquary Tower
35%inclusion22 decks62 decks
0%synergy
Sunken Palace
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
18%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
1%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
-6%synergy
Mistrise Village
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Uthros, Titanic Godcore
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Urza's Saga
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
3%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
-7%synergy
Mirrorpool
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
84%inclusion52 decks62 decks
-4%synergy
Sol Ring
79%inclusion49 decks62 decks
-11%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
47%inclusion29 decks62 decks
3%synergy
Izzet Signet
44%inclusion27 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
42%inclusion26 decks62 decks
-7%synergy
Dimir Signet
37%inclusion23 decks62 decks
-2%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
32%inclusion20 decks62 decks
-10%synergy
Rakdos Signet
32%inclusion20 decks62 decks
-4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
29%inclusion18 decks62 decks
-6%synergy
Thought Vessel
24%inclusion15 decks62 decks
3%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
19%inclusion12 decks62 decks
19%synergy
Commander's Sphere
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
-7%synergy
Relic of Sauron
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
-8%synergy
Mind Stone
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
-2%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
-5%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
1%synergy
Midnight Clock
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
3%synergy
Séance Board
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Mountain
97%inclusion60 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Island
97%inclusion60 decks62 decks
4%synergy
Command Tower
95%inclusion59 decks62 decks
3%synergy
Swamp
95%inclusion59 decks62 decks
3%synergy
Exotic Orchard
63%inclusion39 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
63%inclusion39 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Xander's Lounge
56%inclusion35 decks62 decks
16%synergy
Sunken Hollow
55%inclusion34 decks62 decks
14%synergy
Sulfur Falls
53%inclusion33 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
50%inclusion31 decks62 decks
11%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
42%inclusion26 decks62 decks
-2%synergy
Luxury Suite
42%inclusion26 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Training Center
42%inclusion26 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Shivan Reef
39%inclusion24 decks62 decks
11%synergy
Steam Vents
39%inclusion24 decks62 decks
-5%synergy
Morphic Pool
39%inclusion24 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Blood Crypt
37%inclusion23 decks62 decks
-6%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
37%inclusion23 decks62 decks
-5%synergy
Watery Grave
37%inclusion23 decks62 decks
-8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
35%inclusion22 decks62 decks
24%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
34%inclusion21 decks62 decks
18%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
27%inclusion17 decks62 decks
18%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
27%inclusion17 decks62 decks
-6%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
26%inclusion16 decks62 decks
1%synergy
Underground River
26%inclusion16 decks62 decks
-1%synergy
Maestros Theater
26%inclusion16 decks62 decks
16%synergy
Polluted Delta
26%inclusion16 decks62 decks
-7%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
24%inclusion15 decks62 decks
14%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
24%inclusion15 decks62 decks
-1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
24%inclusion15 decks62 decks
-8%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
24%inclusion15 decks62 decks
-2%synergy
Scalding Tarn
23%inclusion14 decks62 decks
-9%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
21%inclusion13 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
21%inclusion13 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Evolving Wilds
21%inclusion13 decks62 decks
-4%synergy
Seething Landscape
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
19%inclusion12 decks62 decks
-2%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
19%inclusion12 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
19%inclusion12 decks62 decks
-1%synergy
Fabled Passage
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
10%synergy
Choked Estuary
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
-1%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
4%synergy
Temple of Deceit
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
2%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Haunted Ridge
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
-6%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Ash Barrens
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
10%synergy
Grixis Panorama
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
10%synergy
Temple of Malice
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
5%synergy