Parnesse, the Subtle Brush (Commander) - Upgraded

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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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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Pumpkin Bombs
3.4%inclusion1 decks29 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Tempt with Mayhem
73%inclusion24 decks33 decks
72%synergy
Return the Favor
73%inclusion24 decks33 decks
71%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
73%inclusion24 decks33 decks
66%synergy
Narset's Reversal
67%inclusion22 decks33 decks
64%synergy
Twinning Staff
67%inclusion22 decks33 decks
64%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
70%inclusion23 decks33 decks
63%synergy
Double Vision
61%inclusion20 decks33 decks
58%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
67%inclusion22 decks33 decks
57%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
61%inclusion20 decks33 decks
56%synergy
Wandering Archaic
55%inclusion18 decks33 decks
54%synergy
Top Cards
Chaos Warp
64%inclusion21 decks33 decks
26%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
55%inclusion18 decks33 decks
53%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
52%inclusion17 decks33 decks
50%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
48%inclusion16 decks33 decks
23%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
48%inclusion16 decks33 decks
48%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
48%inclusion16 decks33 decks
40%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
45%inclusion15 decks33 decks
38%synergy
Primal Amulet
45%inclusion15 decks33 decks
44%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
45%inclusion15 decks33 decks
44%synergy
Counterspell
45%inclusion15 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
52%inclusion17 decks33 decks
36%synergy
Mystical Tutor
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
2%synergy
Rhystic Study
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
-9%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
-5%synergy
Demonic Tutor
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
-10%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
-12%synergy
Necropotence
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
0%synergy
Creatures
Errant, Street Artist
36%inclusion12 decks33 decks
36%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
36%inclusion12 decks33 decks
31%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
33%inclusion11 decks33 decks
32%synergy
Guttersnipe
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
22%synergy
Edea, Possessed Sorceress
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Garland, Royal Kidnapper
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Exterminator Magmarch
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
23%synergy
Taigam, Master Opportunist
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Zevlor, Elturel Exile
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
18%synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
18%synergy
Archmage of Runes
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
16%synergy
Melek, Izzet Paragon
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
15%synergy
Ashling, Flame Dancer
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
14%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
13%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
14%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Coruscation Mage
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Wildfire Devils
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Spellskite
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Wizards of Thay
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
10%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Najal, the Storm Runner
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Tzaangor Shaman
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Octavia, Living Thesis
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
0%synergy
Rootha, Mercurial Artist
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Haughty Djinn
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Anhelo, the Painter
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Young Pyromancer
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Caldera Pyremaw
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Zaffai, Thunder Conductor
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
High Fae Trickster
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Murderous Rider
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Marchesa, Dealer of Death
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Mocking Doppelganger
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Urabrask
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
2%synergy
Shivan Wumpus
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Dwarven Driller
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Shakedown Heavy
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Spiketail Hatchling
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Perplexing Chimera
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Stella Lee, Wild Card
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Frantic Search
42%inclusion14 decks33 decks
28%synergy
Reverberate
42%inclusion14 decks33 decks
40%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
42%inclusion14 decks33 decks
41%synergy
Display of Power
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
38%synergy
Brainstorm
36%inclusion12 decks33 decks
20%synergy
Twincast
36%inclusion12 decks33 decks
36%synergy
Arcane Denial
36%inclusion12 decks33 decks
7%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
33%inclusion11 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Dark Ritual
33%inclusion11 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Wild Ricochet
33%inclusion11 decks33 decks
33%synergy
Flame of Anor
33%inclusion11 decks33 decks
28%synergy
Big Score
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
23%synergy
Chef's Kiss
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
30%synergy
Lightning Bolt
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
24%synergy
Withering Torment
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
14%synergy
See Double
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
23%synergy
Rakdos Charm
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Terminate
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
-2%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
20%synergy
Malicious Affliction
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
21%synergy
Split Decision
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
21%synergy
Bedevil
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Seething Song
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
18%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
21%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
13%synergy
Mana Drain
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
2%synergy
Deflecting Swat
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Sink into Stupor
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Maestros Charm
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Opt
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Twinferno
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
14%synergy
Fact or Fiction
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Wizard's Lightning
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Reiterate
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Invert Polarity
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Wyll's Reversal
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Negate
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
-11%synergy
Bolt Bend
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Perplex
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
10%synergy
Prismari Command
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Transforming Flourish
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Flusterstorm
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Insidious Will
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Infernal Grasp
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Fury Storm
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Teach by Example
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Sublime Epiphany
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Supreme Will
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Sorceries
Replication Technique
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
39%synergy
Creative Technique
36%inclusion12 decks33 decks
36%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
33%inclusion11 decks33 decks
30%synergy
Exsanguinate
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
24%synergy
Mana Geyser
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
23%synergy
Flash Photography
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Feed the Swarm
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
-8%synergy
Blasphemous Act
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
-23%synergy
Sign in Blood
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
20%synergy
Grapeshot
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
23%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
23%synergy
Ponder
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Preordain
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
15%synergy
Toxic Deluge
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
0%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
13%synergy
Ensnared by the Mara
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
14%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
14%synergy
Faithless Looting
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
-2%synergy
Shattering Spree
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
18%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
17%synergy
Reanimate
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
-9%synergy
Relm's Sketching
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
14%synergy
Windfall
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
-12%synergy
Vandalblast
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
-5%synergy
Bonus Round
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Painful Truths
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
10%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Damnable Pact
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Lórien Revealed
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Night's Whisper
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Flawless Forgery
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Browbeat
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Crackle with Power
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Temporal Extortion
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Choice of Damnations
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Stock Up
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Cruel Entertainment
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Boltwave
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Mnemonic Deluge
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Chain Reaction
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Order of Succession
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Foreboding Fruit
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Fevered Suspicion
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Make an Example
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Read the Bones
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Book Burning
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Painful Lesson
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Isochron Scepter
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
13%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
10%synergy
Lightning Greaves
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
-17%synergy
Lithoform Engine
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
-16%synergy
Adaptive Training Post
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Wand of Ith
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Isolation Cell
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Horn of Plenty
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Mirari
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Wand of Wonder
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Expedition Map
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Cursed Recording
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Fraying Line
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Tempting Contract
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Arcane Bombardment
42%inclusion14 decks33 decks
40%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
39%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
36%inclusion12 decks33 decks
34%synergy
Dual Casting
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
18%synergy
Propaganda
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Hive Mind
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
18%synergy
Storm of Saruman
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
13%synergy
Black Market Connections
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
0%synergy
Artist's Talent
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Eye of the Storm
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Insubordination
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Sorcerer Class
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Ghoulish Impetus
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Seizures
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Collective Restraint
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Tyranny
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
2%synergy
Court of Ambition
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
0%synergy
Unifying Theory
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Mystic Remora
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-9%synergy
Exquisite Blood
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Curse of Opulence
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Unnatural Hunger
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Power Taint
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Captive Audience
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Search for Azcanta
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Curse of Echoes
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Arcavios
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
33%inclusion11 decks33 decks
32%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
23%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
14%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
42%inclusion14 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Bojuka Bog
33%inclusion11 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Sunken Palace
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
30%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
23%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
6%synergy
Temple of the False God
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
0%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Mistrise Village
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Restless Spire
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Mirrorpool
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Restless Vents
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Thespian's Stage
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Tolaria West
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Cabal Coffers
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Academy Ruins
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
94%inclusion31 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Sol Ring
79%inclusion26 decks33 decks
-12%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
58%inclusion19 decks33 decks
13%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
55%inclusion18 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
52%inclusion17 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Signet
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Rakdos Signet
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Izzet Signet
36%inclusion12 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Thought Vessel
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Relic of Sauron
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
-8%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
18%synergy
Commander's Sphere
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
-11%synergy
Mind Stone
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
-3%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Spectral Searchlight
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
97%inclusion32 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Island
94%inclusion31 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Mountain
91%inclusion30 decks33 decks
0%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
85%inclusion28 decks33 decks
28%synergy
Swamp
85%inclusion28 decks33 decks
-7%synergy
Xander's Lounge
67%inclusion22 decks33 decks
26%synergy
Steam Vents
64%inclusion21 decks33 decks
20%synergy
Exotic Orchard
61%inclusion20 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Blood Crypt
58%inclusion19 decks33 decks
14%synergy
Watery Grave
58%inclusion19 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Training Center
52%inclusion17 decks33 decks
18%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
48%inclusion16 decks33 decks
10%synergy
Luxury Suite
48%inclusion16 decks33 decks
16%synergy
Morphic Pool
48%inclusion16 decks33 decks
16%synergy
Sulfur Falls
48%inclusion16 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Sunken Hollow
48%inclusion16 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
45%inclusion15 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Scalding Tarn
42%inclusion14 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Polluted Delta
36%inclusion12 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Shivan Reef
33%inclusion11 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
33%inclusion11 decks33 decks
21%synergy
Seething Landscape
33%inclusion11 decks33 decks
15%synergy
Undercity Sewers
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
18%synergy
Raucous Theater
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
20%synergy
Maestros Theater
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
20%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Path of Ancestry
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
-2%synergy
Haunted Ridge
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
18%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
2%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Thundering Falls
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
17%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
-18%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
20%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Myriad Landscape
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
10%synergy
Underground Sea
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Volcanic Island
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Badlands
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Temple of Deceit
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
-2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
-8%synergy
Command Bridge
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
7%synergy