Parnesse, the Subtle Brush (Commander) - Core

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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Decorum Dissertation
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
25%synergy
Resonating Lute
24%inclusion4 decks17 decks
19%synergy
Improvisation Capstone
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
16%synergy
Prismari, the Inspiration
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
16%synergy
Sanar, Unfinished Genius
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
11%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Double Vision
69%inclusion110 decks160 decks
66%synergy
Tempt with Mayhem
60%inclusion93 decks155 decks
59%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
48%inclusion73 decks152 decks
47%synergy
Errant, Street Artist
48%inclusion76 decks160 decks
47%synergy
Return the Favor
49%inclusion78 decks160 decks
46%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
49%inclusion79 decks160 decks
45%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
56%inclusion89 decks160 decks
45%synergy
Twinning Staff
48%inclusion77 decks160 decks
43%synergy
Wandering Archaic
43%inclusion68 decks160 decks
42%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
41%inclusion66 decks160 decks
39%synergy
Top Cards
Archmage Emeritus
48%inclusion77 decks160 decks
38%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
47%inclusion75 decks160 decks
38%synergy
Chaos Warp
44%inclusion70 decks160 decks
9%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
41%inclusion66 decks160 decks
38%synergy
Narset's Reversal
41%inclusion66 decks160 decks
36%synergy
Display of Power
40%inclusion64 decks160 decks
39%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
39%inclusion63 decks160 decks
38%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
39%inclusion62 decks160 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
38%inclusion61 decks160 decks
36%synergy
Chef's Kiss
38%inclusion61 decks160 decks
38%synergy
Creatures
Harmonic Prodigy
36%inclusion58 decks160 decks
26%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
35%inclusion56 decks160 decks
29%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
33%inclusion52 decks160 decks
23%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
30%inclusion46 decks152 decks
26%synergy
Exterminator Magmarch
24%inclusion37 decks155 decks
23%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
24%inclusion38 decks160 decks
22%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
23%inclusion37 decks160 decks
15%synergy
Guttersnipe
23%inclusion36 decks160 decks
16%synergy
Melek, Izzet Paragon
21%inclusion34 decks160 decks
21%synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
21%inclusion33 decks160 decks
20%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
20%inclusion32 decks160 decks
17%synergy
Zevlor, Elturel Exile
19%inclusion30 decks160 decks
18%synergy
Anhelo, the Painter
18%inclusion29 decks160 decks
18%synergy
Wizards of Thay
18%inclusion28 decks160 decks
15%synergy
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
17%inclusion27 decks160 decks
16%synergy
Archmage of Runes
15%inclusion19 decks123 decks
12%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
14%inclusion23 decks160 decks
11%synergy
Young Pyromancer
14%inclusion22 decks160 decks
12%synergy
Tzaangor Shaman
13%inclusion21 decks160 decks
13%synergy
Radiant Performer
13%inclusion21 decks160 decks
13%synergy
Wildfire Devils
13%inclusion21 decks160 decks
12%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
13%inclusion20 decks156 decks
9%synergy
Rootha, Mercurial Artist
12%inclusion19 decks160 decks
12%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
12%inclusion19 decks160 decks
10%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Renegade Bull
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
12%synergy
Deekah, Fractal Theorist
11%inclusion17 decks160 decks
10%synergy
Nivix Guildmage
10%inclusion16 decks160 decks
10%synergy
Ashling, Flame Dancer
10%inclusion15 decks157 decks
6%synergy
Stella Lee, Wild Card
9.4%inclusion15 decks160 decks
9%synergy
Taigam, Master Opportunist
8.9%inclusion7 decks79 decks
8%synergy
Spinerock Tyrant
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Mocking Sprite
8.8%inclusion14 decks160 decks
8%synergy
Spellskite
8.8%inclusion14 decks160 decks
7%synergy
The Twelfth Doctor
8.1%inclusion13 decks160 decks
8%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
8.1%inclusion13 decks160 decks
6%synergy
Sigil Tracer
6.9%inclusion11 decks160 decks
7%synergy
Crackling Spellslinger
6.9%inclusion11 decks160 decks
6%synergy
Abstract Paintmage
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Harmonized Trio
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
6.3%inclusion10 decks160 decks
-6%synergy
Prismari Pianist
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Leitmotif Composer
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Dirgur Focusmage
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Muddle, the Ever-Changing
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Inspired Skypainter
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
5.8%inclusion9 decks156 decks
3%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
5.6%inclusion9 decks160 decks
4%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
5.6%inclusion9 decks160 decks
4%synergy
Magar of the Magic Strings
5.6%inclusion9 decks160 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Increasing Vengeance
38%inclusion61 decks160 decks
36%synergy
Reverberate
37%inclusion59 decks160 decks
33%synergy
Frantic Search
36%inclusion58 decks160 decks
16%synergy
Dark Ritual
31%inclusion50 decks160 decks
-6%synergy
Wild Ricochet
29%inclusion46 decks160 decks
28%synergy
Big Score
26%inclusion42 decks160 decks
14%synergy
Maestros Charm
26%inclusion41 decks160 decks
22%synergy
Lightning Bolt
25%inclusion40 decks160 decks
15%synergy
Bedevil
25%inclusion40 decks160 decks
9%synergy
Malicious Affliction
24%inclusion39 decks160 decks
24%synergy
Brainstorm
24%inclusion39 decks160 decks
7%synergy
Flame of Anor
24%inclusion39 decks160 decks
19%synergy
Counterspell
24%inclusion38 decks160 decks
-21%synergy
Twincast
24%inclusion38 decks160 decks
23%synergy
Rakdos Charm
23%inclusion36 decks160 decks
8%synergy
Twinferno
23%inclusion36 decks160 decks
21%synergy
Fact or Fiction
22%inclusion35 decks160 decks
15%synergy
Seething Song
22%inclusion35 decks160 decks
15%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
22%inclusion35 decks160 decks
21%synergy
See Double
21%inclusion33 decks160 decks
20%synergy
Teach by Example
21%inclusion33 decks160 decks
20%synergy
Split Decision
20%inclusion32 decks160 decks
19%synergy
Arcane Denial
19%inclusion30 decks160 decks
-10%synergy
Terminate
18%inclusion29 decks160 decks
-8%synergy
Withering Torment
17%inclusion23 decks134 decks
5%synergy
Reiterate
16%inclusion25 decks160 decks
14%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
16%inclusion25 decks160 decks
-15%synergy
Insidious Will
14%inclusion23 decks160 decks
14%synergy
Prismari Command
14%inclusion23 decks160 decks
8%synergy
Transforming Flourish
14%inclusion11 decks79 decks
14%synergy
Negate
14%inclusion22 decks160 decks
-9%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
14%inclusion22 decks160 decks
5%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
13%inclusion18 decks134 decks
8%synergy
Radiate
13%inclusion21 decks160 decks
13%synergy
Opt
13%inclusion20 decks160 decks
7%synergy
Baleful Mastery
13%inclusion20 decks160 decks
9%synergy
Abrade
13%inclusion20 decks160 decks
3%synergy
Prismari Charm
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
11%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion17 decks159 decks
1%synergy
Repeated Reverberation
11%inclusion17 decks160 decks
10%synergy
Invert Polarity
10%inclusion15 decks157 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.4%inclusion15 decks159 decks
1%synergy
Flare of Duplication
9.4%inclusion15 decks159 decks
6%synergy
Pongify
8.8%inclusion14 decks160 decks
2%synergy
A Little Chat
8.8%inclusion14 decks160 decks
8%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
8.8%inclusion14 decks160 decks
-3%synergy
Fury Storm
8.8%inclusion14 decks160 decks
8%synergy
Audacious Swap
8.8%inclusion14 decks160 decks
8%synergy
Storm King's Thunder
8.8%inclusion14 decks160 decks
8%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
8.2%inclusion13 decks158 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Replication Technique
37%inclusion59 decks160 decks
36%synergy
Creative Technique
36%inclusion57 decks160 decks
35%synergy
Feed the Swarm
35%inclusion56 decks160 decks
7%synergy
Grapeshot
28%inclusion44 decks160 decks
25%synergy
Mana Geyser
27%inclusion43 decks160 decks
22%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
23%inclusion37 decks160 decks
22%synergy
Blasphemous Act
23%inclusion37 decks160 decks
-21%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
22%inclusion35 decks160 decks
19%synergy
Exsanguinate
20%inclusion32 decks160 decks
16%synergy
Flawless Forgery
19%inclusion31 decks160 decks
19%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
19%inclusion30 decks160 decks
14%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
19%inclusion30 decks160 decks
18%synergy
Sign in Blood
18%inclusion28 decks160 decks
14%synergy
Maestros Confluence
18%inclusion28 decks160 decks
16%synergy
Ponder
16%inclusion26 decks160 decks
8%synergy
Preordain
16%inclusion25 decks160 decks
10%synergy
Ensnared by the Mara
14%inclusion22 decks160 decks
10%synergy
Doublecast
14%inclusion22 decks160 decks
14%synergy
Night's Whisper
13%inclusion20 decks160 decks
8%synergy
Expressive Iteration
13%inclusion20 decks160 decks
9%synergy
Boltwave
11%inclusion13 decks122 decks
9%synergy
Crackle with Power
11%inclusion17 decks160 decks
9%synergy
Spelltwine
10%inclusion16 decks160 decks
9%synergy
Faithless Looting
10%inclusion16 decks160 decks
-10%synergy
Painful Truths
10%inclusion16 decks160 decks
8%synergy
Mind's Desire
10%inclusion16 decks160 decks
10%synergy
Shattering Spree
10%inclusion16 decks160 decks
10%synergy
Bonus Round
9.4%inclusion15 decks160 decks
9%synergy
Grab the Prize
9.0%inclusion12 decks134 decks
8%synergy
Windfall
8.8%inclusion14 decks160 decks
-15%synergy
Fevered Suspicion
8.8%inclusion14 decks160 decks
7%synergy
Hit the Mother Lode
8.8%inclusion14 decks160 decks
8%synergy
Rousing Refrain
8.1%inclusion13 decks160 decks
6%synergy
Make an Example
8.1%inclusion13 decks160 decks
7%synergy
Explosion of Riches
8.1%inclusion13 decks160 decks
8%synergy
Incarnation Technique
7.5%inclusion12 decks160 decks
7%synergy
Damnable Pact
7.5%inclusion12 decks160 decks
6%synergy
Read the Bones
7.5%inclusion12 decks160 decks
5%synergy
Brass's Bounty
7.5%inclusion12 decks160 decks
6%synergy
Army of the Damned
7.5%inclusion12 decks160 decks
6%synergy
Chain Reaction
6.9%inclusion11 decks160 decks
4%synergy
Xander's Pact
6.9%inclusion11 decks160 decks
7%synergy
Ignite Memories
6.9%inclusion11 decks160 decks
7%synergy
Visionary's Dance
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Seize the Spotlight
6.3%inclusion10 decks160 decks
4%synergy
Cruel Entertainment
6.3%inclusion10 decks160 decks
6%synergy
Elemental Eruption
6.3%inclusion10 decks160 decks
6%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
6.3%inclusion10 decks160 decks
2%synergy
Furygale Flocking
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Rapturous Moment
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Primal Amulet
28%inclusion45 decks160 decks
27%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
25%inclusion40 decks160 decks
23%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
16%inclusion25 decks160 decks
5%synergy
Lithoform Engine
14%inclusion23 decks160 decks
12%synergy
Isochron Scepter
9.4%inclusion15 decks160 decks
7%synergy
Wand of Wonder
8.8%inclusion14 decks160 decks
7%synergy
Cursed Recording
8.4%inclusion13 decks154 decks
8%synergy
Adaptive Training Post
7.6%inclusion6 decks79 decks
7%synergy
Mirari
7.5%inclusion12 decks160 decks
7%synergy
Wizard's Spellbook
6.9%inclusion11 decks160 decks
7%synergy
Lightning Greaves
6.9%inclusion11 decks160 decks
-23%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
6.3%inclusion10 decks160 decks
-20%synergy
Enchantments
Swarm Intelligence
36%inclusion57 decks160 decks
35%synergy
Dual Casting
26%inclusion42 decks160 decks
26%synergy
Hive Mind
22%inclusion35 decks160 decks
21%synergy
Storm of Saruman
21%inclusion34 decks160 decks
19%synergy
Curse of Echoes
19%inclusion31 decks160 decks
18%synergy
Propaganda
18%inclusion28 decks160 decks
4%synergy
Eye of the Storm
12%inclusion19 decks160 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Melee
11%inclusion17 decks160 decks
10%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
7.7%inclusion12 decks156 decks
6%synergy
Artist's Talent
6.6%inclusion10 decks152 decks
5%synergy
Descent into Avernus
6.3%inclusion10 decks160 decks
3%synergy
Fevered Visions
5.6%inclusion9 decks160 decks
2%synergy
Maestros Ascendancy
5.6%inclusion9 decks160 decks
5%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
5.0%inclusion8 decks160 decks
4%synergy
Curse of Opulence
5.0%inclusion8 decks160 decks
2%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Arcavios
8.8%inclusion14 decks160 decks
9%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
25%inclusion40 decks160 decks
23%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
22%inclusion35 decks160 decks
20%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
18%inclusion28 decks160 decks
17%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
9.2%inclusion14 decks152 decks
8%synergy
Rowan, Scholar of Sparks
5.0%inclusion8 decks160 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
31%inclusion49 decks160 decks
-5%synergy
Bojuka Bog
28%inclusion44 decks160 decks
3%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
24%inclusion39 decks160 decks
20%synergy
Sunken Palace
19%inclusion29 decks155 decks
18%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
16%inclusion26 decks160 decks
12%synergy
Mirrorpool
12%inclusion19 decks160 decks
12%synergy
Temple of the False God
11%inclusion17 decks160 decks
3%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
4%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
7.5%inclusion12 decks160 decks
-8%synergy
Great Hall of the Biblioplex
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
5.6%inclusion9 decks160 decks
-8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
5.6%inclusion9 decks160 decks
-17%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion141 decks160 decks
0%synergy
Sol Ring
78%inclusion124 decks160 decks
-12%synergy
Izzet Signet
44%inclusion70 decks160 decks
11%synergy
Dimir Signet
43%inclusion68 decks160 decks
8%synergy
Rakdos Signet
42%inclusion67 decks160 decks
9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
39%inclusion62 decks160 decks
3%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
36%inclusion58 decks160 decks
-8%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
32%inclusion51 decks160 decks
-17%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
28%inclusion44 decks160 decks
-16%synergy
Thought Vessel
24%inclusion38 decks160 decks
2%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
20%inclusion32 decks160 decks
19%synergy
Relic of Sauron
16%inclusion26 decks160 decks
-3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
14%inclusion23 decks160 decks
-5%synergy
Mind Stone
14%inclusion22 decks160 decks
1%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
10%inclusion16 decks160 decks
5%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
8.1%inclusion13 decks160 decks
-6%synergy
Victory Chimes
5.6%inclusion9 decks160 decks
5%synergy
Midnight Clock
5.0%inclusion8 decks160 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Island
99%inclusion158 decks160 decks
6%synergy
Mountain
96%inclusion154 decks160 decks
5%synergy
Swamp
95%inclusion152 decks160 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion142 decks160 decks
-3%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
61%inclusion98 decks160 decks
8%synergy
Exotic Orchard
59%inclusion95 decks160 decks
3%synergy
Sunken Hollow
52%inclusion83 decks160 decks
12%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
49%inclusion79 decks160 decks
12%synergy
Sulfur Falls
45%inclusion72 decks160 decks
-2%synergy
Xander's Lounge
44%inclusion70 decks160 decks
4%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
42%inclusion67 decks160 decks
-3%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
39%inclusion62 decks160 decks
-4%synergy
Maestros Theater
36%inclusion57 decks160 decks
27%synergy
Shivan Reef
34%inclusion54 decks160 decks
4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
34%inclusion54 decks160 decks
3%synergy
Seething Landscape
31%inclusion49 decks156 decks
15%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
30%inclusion48 decks160 decks
16%synergy
Steam Vents
28%inclusion44 decks160 decks
-18%synergy
Myriad Landscape
26%inclusion42 decks160 decks
17%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
26%inclusion42 decks160 decks
15%synergy
Watery Grave
26%inclusion42 decks160 decks
-21%synergy
Blood Crypt
25%inclusion40 decks160 decks
-21%synergy
Morphic Pool
25%inclusion40 decks160 decks
-7%synergy
Training Center
25%inclusion40 decks160 decks
-7%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
24%inclusion38 decks160 decks
-2%synergy
Luxury Suite
24%inclusion38 decks160 decks
-7%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
23%inclusion37 decks160 decks
-4%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
23%inclusion36 decks160 decks
11%synergy
Temple of Deceit
22%inclusion35 decks160 decks
9%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
21%inclusion34 decks160 decks
11%synergy
Evolving Wilds
21%inclusion34 decks160 decks
-2%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
21%inclusion34 decks160 decks
-3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
21%inclusion33 decks160 decks
2%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
20%inclusion32 decks160 decks
9%synergy
Temple of Malice
19%inclusion31 decks160 decks
8%synergy
Underground River
19%inclusion30 decks160 decks
-9%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
18%inclusion29 decks160 decks
0%synergy
Scalding Tarn
18%inclusion28 decks160 decks
-15%synergy
Choked Estuary
18%inclusion28 decks160 decks
0%synergy
Polluted Delta
17%inclusion27 decks160 decks
-18%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
16%inclusion26 decks160 decks
-19%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
15%inclusion24 decks160 decks
4%synergy
Haunted Ridge
15%inclusion24 decks160 decks
-6%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
14%inclusion23 decks160 decks
0%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
13%inclusion21 decks160 decks
3%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
13%inclusion20 decks156 decks
9%synergy
Grixis Panorama
11%inclusion18 decks160 decks
8%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion17 decks159 decks
1%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
10%inclusion16 decks160 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.4%inclusion15 decks159 decks
1%synergy