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
Hexing Squelcher
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
16%synergy
Spinerock Tyrant
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
19%synergy
Goliath Daydreamer
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Dream Harvest
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Narset's Reversal
69%inclusion36 decks52 decks
64%synergy
Return the Favor
65%inclusion34 decks52 decks
63%synergy
Tempt with Mayhem
62%inclusion32 decks52 decks
61%synergy
Double Vision
62%inclusion32 decks52 decks
59%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
65%inclusion34 decks52 decks
55%synergy
Twinning Staff
60%inclusion31 decks52 decks
55%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
63%inclusion33 decks52 decks
54%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
54%inclusion28 decks52 decks
49%synergy
Wandering Archaic
50%inclusion26 decks52 decks
49%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
56%inclusion29 decks52 decks
46%synergy
Top Cards
Chaos Warp
60%inclusion31 decks52 decks
24%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
48%inclusion25 decks52 decks
39%synergy
Reverberate
48%inclusion25 decks52 decks
45%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
46%inclusion24 decks52 decks
19%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
44%inclusion23 decks52 decks
39%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
42%inclusion22 decks52 decks
40%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
42%inclusion22 decks52 decks
40%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
42%inclusion22 decks52 decks
41%synergy
Display of Power
42%inclusion22 decks52 decks
41%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
42%inclusion22 decks52 decks
41%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
42%inclusion22 decks52 decks
26%synergy
Demonic Tutor
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
-8%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
-8%synergy
Rhystic Study
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
-12%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
-4%synergy
Mystical Tutor
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
-2%synergy
Panoptic Mirror
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Creatures
Goblin Electromancer
40%inclusion21 decks52 decks
32%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
40%inclusion21 decks52 decks
38%synergy
Errant, Street Artist
35%inclusion18 decks52 decks
34%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
35%inclusion18 decks52 decks
27%synergy
Guttersnipe
29%inclusion15 decks52 decks
22%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
22%synergy
Taigam, Master Opportunist
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
19%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
15%synergy
Exterminator Magmarch
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
19%synergy
Zevlor, Elturel Exile
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
17%synergy
Coruscation Mage
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
15%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Fire Lord Azula
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Ashling, Flame Dancer
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
12%synergy
Archmage of Runes
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Melek, Izzet Paragon
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Najal, the Storm Runner
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Longshot, Rebel Bowman
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Kitsa, Otterball Elite
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Young Pyromancer
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Wildfire Devils
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Spellskite
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Stella Lee, Wild Card
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Plargg and Nassari
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Wizards of Thay
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Rootha, Mercurial Artist
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
2%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Tzaangor Shaman
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-3%synergy
Marchesa, Dealer of Death
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
2%synergy
The Twelfth Doctor
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Kaervek the Merciless
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
Haughty Djinn
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Murderous Rider
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Twincast
40%inclusion21 decks52 decks
40%synergy
Counterspell
38%inclusion20 decks52 decks
-6%synergy
Dark Ritual
37%inclusion19 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Frantic Search
37%inclusion19 decks52 decks
17%synergy
Flame of Anor
37%inclusion19 decks52 decks
32%synergy
Chef's Kiss
35%inclusion18 decks52 decks
34%synergy
Wild Ricochet
35%inclusion18 decks52 decks
34%synergy
Brainstorm
33%inclusion17 decks52 decks
15%synergy
Lightning Bolt
33%inclusion17 decks52 decks
23%synergy
Arcane Denial
33%inclusion17 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Big Score
27%inclusion14 decks52 decks
16%synergy
Withering Torment
25%inclusion13 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Rakdos Charm
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Seething Song
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
17%synergy
Terminate
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
-3%synergy
Sink into Stupor
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
12%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
-8%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
15%synergy
Bedevil
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Split Decision
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
19%synergy
Malicious Affliction
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
17%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
16%synergy
See Double
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
16%synergy
Deflecting Swat
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
-2%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Mana Drain
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Negate
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
-9%synergy
Maestros Charm
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Reiterate
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
12%synergy
Invert Polarity
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Teach by Example
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Opt
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Twinferno
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
12%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Fact or Fiction
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Wyll's Reversal
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Prismari Command
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Transforming Flourish
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Perplex
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Snap
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Valakut Awakening
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Insidious Will
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Infernal Grasp
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Flusterstorm
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Bolt Bend
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Jwari Disruption
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Cerebral Vortex
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Blood Pact
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Sorceries
Creative Technique
35%inclusion18 decks52 decks
34%synergy
Replication Technique
35%inclusion18 decks52 decks
34%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
29%inclusion15 decks52 decks
26%synergy
Grapeshot
29%inclusion15 decks52 decks
27%synergy
Mana Geyser
27%inclusion14 decks52 decks
22%synergy
Blasphemous Act
27%inclusion14 decks52 decks
-18%synergy
Exsanguinate
27%inclusion14 decks52 decks
23%synergy
Feed the Swarm
27%inclusion14 decks52 decks
-2%synergy
Ponder
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
14%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
20%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
20%synergy
Preordain
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Sign in Blood
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
16%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Faithless Looting
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
-4%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Bonus Round
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Painful Truths
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Shattering Spree
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Night's Whisper
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Toxic Deluge
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
-9%synergy
Ensnared by the Mara
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Crackle with Power
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Vandalblast
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
-5%synergy
Reanimate
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
-15%synergy
Expressive Iteration
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Flawless Forgery
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Chain Lightning
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Boltwave
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Windfall
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
-14%synergy
Damnable Pact
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Mnemonic Deluge
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Rite of Replication
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Molten Psyche
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Lórien Revealed
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Relm's Sketching
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
6%synergy
Circle of Power
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Browbeat
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Treasure Cruise
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Read the Bones
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Toil // Trouble
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Grim Tutor
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Maestros Confluence
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Incarnation Technique
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Temporal Extortion
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Cut // Ribbons
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Primal Amulet
40%inclusion21 decks52 decks
39%synergy
Lightning Greaves
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
-16%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
-15%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Wand of Wonder
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Lithoform Engine
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Isochron Scepter
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Howling Mine
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Mirari
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Cursed Recording
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Swarm Intelligence
38%inclusion20 decks52 decks
38%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
37%inclusion19 decks52 decks
34%synergy
Hive Mind
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
19%synergy
Dual Casting
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
17%synergy
Storm of Saruman
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
14%synergy
Propaganda
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Artist's Talent
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Curse of Echoes
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Eye of the Storm
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Underworld Dreams
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
Black Market Connections
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-6%synergy
Mystic Remora
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-10%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
25%inclusion13 decks52 decks
23%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
20%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
12%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
42%inclusion22 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Bojuka Bog
31%inclusion16 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
31%inclusion16 decks52 decks
26%synergy
Sunken Palace
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
23%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
8%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Mistrise Village
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
0%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Mirrorpool
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Restless Spire
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
92%inclusion48 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Sol Ring
77%inclusion40 decks52 decks
-13%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
56%inclusion29 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
54%inclusion28 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
52%inclusion27 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Rakdos Signet
40%inclusion21 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Izzet Signet
38%inclusion20 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Dimir Signet
38%inclusion20 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
29%inclusion15 decks52 decks
-7%synergy
Thought Vessel
27%inclusion14 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Relic of Sauron
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
15%synergy
Commander's Sphere
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
-6%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
-5%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Mind Stone
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
-6%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Island
96%inclusion50 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
96%inclusion50 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Mountain
94%inclusion49 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Swamp
90%inclusion47 decks52 decks
-2%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
71%inclusion37 decks52 decks
17%synergy
Xander's Lounge
62%inclusion32 decks52 decks
21%synergy
Watery Grave
62%inclusion32 decks52 decks
14%synergy
Steam Vents
62%inclusion32 decks52 decks
17%synergy
Exotic Orchard
58%inclusion30 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Blood Crypt
58%inclusion30 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Sulfur Falls
52%inclusion27 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
48%inclusion25 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
46%inclusion24 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Sunken Hollow
44%inclusion23 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Luxury Suite
42%inclusion22 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Training Center
42%inclusion22 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Morphic Pool
40%inclusion21 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Scalding Tarn
38%inclusion20 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
37%inclusion19 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Seething Landscape
35%inclusion18 decks52 decks
18%synergy
Polluted Delta
35%inclusion18 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
33%inclusion17 decks52 decks
-10%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
31%inclusion16 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
29%inclusion15 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Raucous Theater
29%inclusion15 decks52 decks
18%synergy
Maestros Theater
27%inclusion14 decks52 decks
18%synergy
Shivan Reef
25%inclusion13 decks52 decks
-4%synergy
Thundering Falls
25%inclusion13 decks52 decks
15%synergy
Undercity Sewers
25%inclusion13 decks52 decks
12%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
25%inclusion13 decks52 decks
14%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Path of Ancestry
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
-8%synergy
Haunted Ridge
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
12%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
15%synergy
Myriad Landscape
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Fabled Passage
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Evolving Wilds
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
-7%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Volcanic Island
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
-12%synergy
Temple of Deceit
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Underground River
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
-12%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
-5%synergy