Parnesse, the Subtle Brush (Commander) - Upgraded Control

Parnesse, the Subtle Brush
Rank #1,252
6decks
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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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Alania, Divergent Storm
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
99%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
93%synergy
Sunken Palace
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
83%synergy
Tempt with Mayhem
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
82%synergy
Narset's Reversal
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
81%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
77%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
74%synergy
Wandering Archaic
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
66%synergy
Return the Favor
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
65%synergy
Double Vision
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
64%synergy
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Counterspell
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
39%synergy
Chaos Warp
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Twinning Staff
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
64%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
62%synergy
Flame of Anor
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
61%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
51%synergy
Mystical Tutor
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
20%synergy
Demonic Tutor
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
0%synergy
Rhystic Study
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-8%synergy
Creatures
Ashling, Flame Dancer
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
49%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
48%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
44%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
41%synergy
Errant, Street Artist
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
26%synergy
Archaeomancer
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Exterminator Magmarch
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
18%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
18%synergy
Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Taigam, Master Opportunist
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Zaffai, Thunder Conductor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Boltbender
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Bothersome Quasit
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Zevlor, Elturel Exile
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Kitsa, Otterball Elite
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Scrap Trawler
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Krark, the Thumbless
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
High Fae Trickster
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Mocking Doppelganger
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Callidus Assassin
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Coruscation Mage
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Urabrask
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Archaeomender
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Young Pyromancer
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Silver Myr
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Boggart Trawler
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Stella Lee, Wild Card
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Spark Double
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Sakashima the Impostor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Keen Duelist
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Mockingbird
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Phantasmal Image
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Tribute Mage
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Guttersnipe
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Kaervek the Merciless
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Instants
Sink into Stupor
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
58%synergy
Fell the Profane
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
42%synergy
Frantic Search
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
35%synergy
Rakdos Charm
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
35%synergy
Wild Ricochet
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
49%synergy
Display of Power
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
49%synergy
Big Score
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
43%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
46%synergy
Withering Torment
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
37%synergy
See Double
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Malicious Affliction
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Chef's Kiss
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Lightning Bolt
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Split Decision
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Invert Polarity
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Wyll's Reversal
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Perplex
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Bolt Bend
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Prismari Command
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Valakut Awakening
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Consult the Star Charts
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Scour for Scrap
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Lose Focus
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-10%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Negate
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-6%synergy
Brainstorm
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
1%synergy
Stubborn Denial
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Maestros Charm
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Dark Ritual
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-16%synergy
Sublime Epiphany
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Seething Song
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Opt
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Mana Drain
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
1%synergy
Bitter Triumph
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Guff Rewrites History
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Spell Swindle
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Disallow
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Reverberate
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Cryptic Command
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Arcane Denial
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-13%synergy
Commandeer
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Baleful Mastery
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Deflecting Swat
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
0%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Shattering Spree
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
50%synergy
Relm's Sketching
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
49%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Crackle with Power
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Mnemonic Deluge
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Ill-Timed Explosion
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Cruel Entertainment
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Blasphemous Act
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-14%synergy
Reanimate
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Mana Geyser
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Maestros Confluence
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Solve the Equation
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Rite of Replication
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Circle of Power
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Ponder
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Ensnared by the Mara
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Replication Technique
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Stock Up
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Vandalblast
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
0%synergy
Past in Flames
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Inquisition of Kozilek
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Fiery Confluence
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Faithless Looting
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-3%synergy
Bonus Round
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Season of Weaving
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Fevered Suspicion
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Painful Truths
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Seize the Spoils
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Karn's Temporal Sundering
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Lórien Revealed
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Dark Petition
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Pirate's Pillage
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Night's Whisper
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Doublecast
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Resourceful Return
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Preordain
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Boltwave
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Overwhelming Forces
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Creative Technique
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Step Through
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Sign in Blood
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Expressive Iteration
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Primal Amulet
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Cursed Recording
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Adaptive Training Post
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
3%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Sculpting Steel
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Wand of Wonder
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Expedition Map
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Mindslaver
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Imposter Mech
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Enchantments
Arcane Bombardment
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
48%synergy
The Sound of Drums
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Curiosity
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Ghoulish Impetus
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Dictate of the Twin Gods
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Dual Casting
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Mystic Remora
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
1%synergy
Shiny Impetus
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Artist's Talent
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Propaganda
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
6%synergy
Search for Azcanta
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
48%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
26%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Academy Ruins
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Reliquary Tower
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-2%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
18%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Tolaria West
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Urza's Saga
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Temple of the False God
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
-5%synergy
Sol Ring
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
-24%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
1%synergy
Thought Vessel
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Cursed Mirror
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Machine God's Effigy
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Fellwar Stone
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-18%synergy
Gilded Lotus
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Relic of Sauron
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-4%synergy
Misleading Signpost
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Glittering Stockpile
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Island
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Exotic Orchard
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Luxury Suite
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
34%synergy
Sink into Stupor
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
58%synergy
Training Center
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
34%synergy
Watery Grave
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
21%synergy
Fell the Profane
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
42%synergy
Fabled Passage
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
43%synergy
Shivan Reef
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
22%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
40%synergy
Steam Vents
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
37%synergy
Seething Landscape
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Blood Crypt
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
6%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
25%synergy
Xander's Lounge
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Morphic Pool
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Sunken Hollow
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
46%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
41%synergy
Undercity Sewers
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
21%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
21%synergy
Myriad Landscape
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
22%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
20%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
21%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
26%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Ferrous Lake
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-11%synergy
Sulfur Falls
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-12%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
18%synergy
Blazemire Verge
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
24%synergy
Path of Ancestry
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
1%synergy
Thundering Falls
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
23%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
24%synergy
Haunted Ridge
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Valakut Awakening
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Prismatic Vista
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Raucous Theater
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
6%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Temple of Deceit
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
2%synergy
Urza's Cave
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy