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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Loki Laufeyson
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Photon Blast Barrage
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Double Vision
66%inclusion107 decks161 decks
64%synergy
Tempt with Mayhem
59%inclusion95 decks161 decks
58%synergy
Return the Favor
49%inclusion79 decks161 decks
46%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
47%inclusion74 decks158 decks
46%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
49%inclusion79 decks161 decks
45%synergy
Errant, Street Artist
45%inclusion72 decks161 decks
44%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
53%inclusion86 decks161 decks
43%synergy
Wandering Archaic
42%inclusion68 decks161 decks
42%synergy
Twinning Staff
45%inclusion73 decks161 decks
40%synergy
Chef's Kiss
39%inclusion63 decks161 decks
39%synergy
Top Cards
Archmage Emeritus
48%inclusion78 decks161 decks
38%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
46%inclusion74 decks161 decks
37%synergy
Chaos Warp
42%inclusion67 decks161 decks
7%synergy
Narset's Reversal
41%inclusion66 decks161 decks
35%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
40%inclusion65 decks161 decks
38%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
39%inclusion63 decks161 decks
29%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
39%inclusion62 decks161 decks
36%synergy
Frantic Search
38%inclusion61 decks161 decks
17%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
38%inclusion61 decks161 decks
36%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
38%inclusion61 decks161 decks
36%synergy
Creatures
Nightscape Familiar
37%inclusion60 decks161 decks
10%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
35%inclusion57 decks161 decks
30%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
33%inclusion53 decks161 decks
24%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
31%inclusion49 decks158 decks
27%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
26%inclusion42 decks161 decks
25%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
25%inclusion40 decks161 decks
16%synergy
Guttersnipe
23%inclusion37 decks161 decks
16%synergy
Exterminator Magmarch
22%inclusion36 decks161 decks
22%synergy
Melek, Izzet Paragon
21%inclusion34 decks161 decks
21%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
21%inclusion34 decks161 decks
18%synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
20%inclusion33 decks161 decks
20%synergy
Wizards of Thay
19%inclusion30 decks161 decks
16%synergy
Zevlor, Elturel Exile
18%inclusion29 decks161 decks
18%synergy
Prismari, the Inspiration
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Anhelo, the Painter
17%inclusion28 decks161 decks
17%synergy
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
15%inclusion24 decks161 decks
14%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
15%inclusion24 decks161 decks
11%synergy
Archmage of Runes
15%inclusion19 decks130 decks
12%synergy
Radiant Performer
14%inclusion23 decks161 decks
14%synergy
Young Pyromancer
14%inclusion23 decks161 decks
13%synergy
Tzaangor Shaman
14%inclusion22 decks161 decks
13%synergy
Wildfire Devils
14%inclusion22 decks161 decks
13%synergy
Rootha, Mercurial Artist
13%inclusion21 decks161 decks
13%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
13%inclusion21 decks161 decks
10%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Spinerock Tyrant
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Deekah, Fractal Theorist
12%inclusion19 decks161 decks
11%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
12%inclusion19 decks161 decks
10%synergy
Abstract Paintmage
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Sanar, Unfinished Genius
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Nivix Guildmage
11%inclusion17 decks161 decks
10%synergy
Taigam, Master Opportunist
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
10%synergy
Ashling, Flame Dancer
9.3%inclusion15 decks161 decks
6%synergy
Stella Lee, Wild Card
8.7%inclusion14 decks161 decks
8%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
8.7%inclusion14 decks161 decks
7%synergy
Sigil Tracer
8.1%inclusion13 decks161 decks
8%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
8.1%inclusion13 decks161 decks
5%synergy
Spellskite
8.1%inclusion13 decks161 decks
7%synergy
Harmonized Trio
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
The Twelfth Doctor
7.5%inclusion12 decks161 decks
7%synergy
Muddle, the Ever-Changing
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Mocking Sprite
6.8%inclusion11 decks161 decks
6%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
6.2%inclusion10 decks161 decks
-5%synergy
Crackling Spellslinger
6.2%inclusion10 decks161 decks
6%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
6.2%inclusion10 decks161 decks
5%synergy
Electro, Assaulting Battery
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-1%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
5.6%inclusion9 decks161 decks
0%synergy
God-Eternal Kefnet
5.6%inclusion9 decks161 decks
5%synergy
Echo Mage
5.6%inclusion9 decks161 decks
5%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
5.6%inclusion9 decks161 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Display of Power
38%inclusion61 decks161 decks
37%synergy
Reverberate
36%inclusion58 decks161 decks
33%synergy
Dark Ritual
31%inclusion50 decks161 decks
-7%synergy
Wild Ricochet
29%inclusion47 decks161 decks
29%synergy
Malicious Affliction
27%inclusion43 decks161 decks
27%synergy
Lightning Bolt
27%inclusion43 decks161 decks
16%synergy
Big Score
27%inclusion43 decks161 decks
14%synergy
Flame of Anor
26%inclusion42 decks161 decks
21%synergy
Brainstorm
24%inclusion39 decks161 decks
7%synergy
Maestros Charm
24%inclusion38 decks161 decks
21%synergy
Twincast
24%inclusion38 decks161 decks
23%synergy
Bedevil
24%inclusion38 decks161 decks
8%synergy
Counterspell
23%inclusion37 decks161 decks
-21%synergy
Rakdos Charm
22%inclusion36 decks161 decks
8%synergy
Seething Song
22%inclusion36 decks161 decks
15%synergy
Fact or Fiction
22%inclusion36 decks161 decks
16%synergy
Twinferno
22%inclusion36 decks161 decks
21%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
22%inclusion35 decks161 decks
21%synergy
Split Decision
21%inclusion34 decks161 decks
21%synergy
Teach by Example
21%inclusion34 decks161 decks
21%synergy
See Double
20%inclusion33 decks161 decks
20%synergy
Transforming Flourish
17%inclusion15 decks86 decks
17%synergy
Terminate
17%inclusion28 decks161 decks
-8%synergy
Withering Torment
17%inclusion24 decks141 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Denial
17%inclusion27 decks161 decks
-12%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
16%inclusion25 decks161 decks
-15%synergy
Reiterate
15%inclusion24 decks161 decks
14%synergy
Insidious Will
15%inclusion24 decks161 decks
15%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
14%inclusion23 decks161 decks
5%synergy
Prismari Command
14%inclusion23 decks161 decks
8%synergy
Negate
13%inclusion21 decks161 decks
-9%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
13%inclusion18 decks141 decks
7%synergy
Baleful Mastery
12%inclusion20 decks161 decks
9%synergy
Radiate
12%inclusion19 decks161 decks
12%synergy
Opt
12%inclusion19 decks161 decks
6%synergy
Sink into Stupor
12%inclusion19 decks161 decks
2%synergy
Abrade
12%inclusion19 decks161 decks
2%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion18 decks161 decks
3%synergy
Audacious Swap
10%inclusion16 decks161 decks
10%synergy
Repeated Reverberation
10%inclusion16 decks161 decks
10%synergy
Invert Polarity
10%inclusion16 decks161 decks
7%synergy
Flare of Duplication
10%inclusion16 decks161 decks
6%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
9.3%inclusion15 decks161 decks
-2%synergy
Pongify
8.7%inclusion14 decks161 decks
2%synergy
A Little Chat
8.7%inclusion14 decks161 decks
8%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
8.7%inclusion14 decks161 decks
3%synergy
Storm King's Thunder
8.1%inclusion13 decks161 decks
8%synergy
Fury Storm
7.5%inclusion12 decks161 decks
7%synergy
Prismari Charm
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Consult the Star Charts
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Replication Technique
37%inclusion60 decks161 decks
37%synergy
Creative Technique
37%inclusion59 decks161 decks
36%synergy
Feed the Swarm
34%inclusion54 decks161 decks
6%synergy
Mana Geyser
29%inclusion46 decks161 decks
23%synergy
Grapeshot
29%inclusion46 decks161 decks
26%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Blasphemous Act
23%inclusion37 decks161 decks
-21%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
23%inclusion37 decks161 decks
22%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
22%inclusion35 decks161 decks
21%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
21%inclusion34 decks161 decks
18%synergy
Exsanguinate
19%inclusion30 decks161 decks
15%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
18%inclusion29 decks161 decks
14%synergy
Flawless Forgery
17%inclusion28 decks161 decks
17%synergy
Maestros Confluence
17%inclusion27 decks161 decks
16%synergy
Sign in Blood
16%inclusion26 decks161 decks
13%synergy
Preordain
16%inclusion25 decks161 decks
10%synergy
Ponder
15%inclusion24 decks161 decks
6%synergy
Ensnared by the Mara
15%inclusion24 decks161 decks
11%synergy
Expressive Iteration
15%inclusion24 decks161 decks
12%synergy
Doublecast
13%inclusion21 decks161 decks
13%synergy
Night's Whisper
12%inclusion19 decks161 decks
7%synergy
Mind's Desire
11%inclusion17 decks161 decks
10%synergy
Shattering Spree
11%inclusion17 decks161 decks
10%synergy
Boltwave
10%inclusion13 decks129 decks
9%synergy
Spelltwine
10%inclusion16 decks161 decks
9%synergy
Bonus Round
10%inclusion16 decks161 decks
9%synergy
Faithless Looting
9.3%inclusion15 decks161 decks
-10%synergy
Incarnation Technique
8.7%inclusion14 decks161 decks
8%synergy
Windfall
8.7%inclusion14 decks161 decks
-15%synergy
Crackle with Power
8.7%inclusion14 decks161 decks
7%synergy
Make an Example
8.7%inclusion14 decks161 decks
8%synergy
Hit the Mother Lode
8.7%inclusion14 decks161 decks
8%synergy
Grab the Prize
8.5%inclusion12 decks141 decks
8%synergy
Rousing Refrain
8.1%inclusion13 decks161 decks
6%synergy
Painful Truths
8.1%inclusion13 decks161 decks
6%synergy
Read the Bones
8.1%inclusion13 decks161 decks
6%synergy
Brass's Bounty
8.1%inclusion13 decks161 decks
7%synergy
Fevered Suspicion
8.1%inclusion13 decks161 decks
6%synergy
Explosion of Riches
8.1%inclusion13 decks161 decks
8%synergy
Ignite Memories
7.5%inclusion12 decks161 decks
7%synergy
Abstract Performance
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Army of the Damned
6.8%inclusion11 decks161 decks
5%synergy
Xander's Pact
6.8%inclusion11 decks161 decks
7%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
6.8%inclusion11 decks161 decks
3%synergy
Chain Reaction
6.2%inclusion10 decks161 decks
4%synergy
Vandalblast
6.2%inclusion10 decks161 decks
-10%synergy
Damnable Pact
6.2%inclusion10 decks161 decks
5%synergy
Cut // Ribbons
6.2%inclusion10 decks161 decks
6%synergy
Treasure Cruise
6.2%inclusion10 decks161 decks
3%synergy
Cruel Entertainment
6.2%inclusion10 decks161 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Primal Amulet
28%inclusion45 decks161 decks
27%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
24%inclusion38 decks161 decks
22%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
16%inclusion26 decks161 decks
6%synergy
Lithoform Engine
15%inclusion24 decks161 decks
13%synergy
Wand of Wonder
8.7%inclusion14 decks161 decks
7%synergy
Cursed Recording
8.1%inclusion13 decks160 decks
8%synergy
Mirari
7.5%inclusion12 decks161 decks
7%synergy
Isochron Scepter
7.5%inclusion12 decks161 decks
5%synergy
Adaptive Training Post
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Wizard's Spellbook
6.2%inclusion10 decks161 decks
6%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
6.2%inclusion10 decks161 decks
-20%synergy
Lightning Greaves
6.2%inclusion10 decks161 decks
-23%synergy
Enchantments
Arcane Bombardment
37%inclusion59 decks161 decks
35%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
34%inclusion55 decks161 decks
33%synergy
Dual Casting
29%inclusion47 decks161 decks
29%synergy
Hive Mind
22%inclusion36 decks161 decks
22%synergy
Curse of Echoes
21%inclusion34 decks161 decks
20%synergy
Storm of Saruman
19%inclusion31 decks161 decks
17%synergy
Propaganda
17%inclusion27 decks161 decks
2%synergy
Eye of the Storm
11%inclusion18 decks161 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Melee
11%inclusion18 decks161 decks
11%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
8.7%inclusion14 decks161 decks
7%synergy
Artist's Talent
6.3%inclusion10 decks158 decks
5%synergy
Descent into Avernus
5.6%inclusion9 decks161 decks
2%synergy
Maestros Ascendancy
5.6%inclusion9 decks161 decks
5%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Arcavios
8.1%inclusion13 decks161 decks
8%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
24%inclusion39 decks161 decks
22%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
20%inclusion32 decks161 decks
18%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
19%inclusion30 decks161 decks
18%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
8.9%inclusion14 decks158 decks
8%synergy
Rowan, Scholar of Sparks
5.6%inclusion9 decks161 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
29%inclusion46 decks161 decks
-7%synergy
Bojuka Bog
28%inclusion45 decks161 decks
4%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
24%inclusion39 decks161 decks
20%synergy
Sunken Palace
20%inclusion32 decks161 decks
19%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
18%inclusion29 decks161 decks
14%synergy
Mirrorpool
12%inclusion20 decks161 decks
12%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion16 decks161 decks
2%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
7.5%inclusion12 decks161 decks
-8%synergy
Great Hall of the Biblioplex
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Rogue's Passage
5.6%inclusion9 decks161 decks
-17%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
89%inclusion143 decks161 decks
1%synergy
Sol Ring
77%inclusion124 decks161 decks
-13%synergy
Izzet Signet
45%inclusion72 decks161 decks
13%synergy
Dimir Signet
42%inclusion68 decks161 decks
8%synergy
Rakdos Signet
42%inclusion67 decks161 decks
10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
39%inclusion63 decks161 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
39%inclusion62 decks161 decks
-6%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
34%inclusion55 decks161 decks
-15%synergy
Resonating Lute
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
27%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
30%inclusion49 decks161 decks
-13%synergy
Thought Vessel
21%inclusion34 decks161 decks
-0%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
20%inclusion33 decks161 decks
20%synergy
Relic of Sauron
16%inclusion26 decks161 decks
-3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
14%inclusion22 decks161 decks
-5%synergy
Mind Stone
12%inclusion20 decks161 decks
-0%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
9.3%inclusion15 decks161 decks
5%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
8.7%inclusion14 decks161 decks
-5%synergy
Tablet of Discovery
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Victory Chimes
5.6%inclusion9 decks161 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Island
99%inclusion160 decks161 decks
7%synergy
Mountain
97%inclusion156 decks161 decks
6%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion154 decks161 decks
4%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion143 decks161 decks
-3%synergy
Exotic Orchard
60%inclusion97 decks161 decks
4%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
60%inclusion96 decks161 decks
7%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
50%inclusion80 decks161 decks
12%synergy
Sunken Hollow
50%inclusion80 decks161 decks
10%synergy
Sulfur Falls
45%inclusion73 decks161 decks
-2%synergy
Xander's Lounge
44%inclusion71 decks161 decks
4%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
42%inclusion67 decks161 decks
-4%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
37%inclusion60 decks161 decks
-6%synergy
Maestros Theater
35%inclusion56 decks161 decks
27%synergy
Shivan Reef
34%inclusion55 decks161 decks
5%synergy
Path of Ancestry
34%inclusion55 decks161 decks
4%synergy
Seething Landscape
31%inclusion50 decks161 decks
15%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
29%inclusion47 decks161 decks
15%synergy
Steam Vents
28%inclusion45 decks161 decks
-18%synergy
Watery Grave
27%inclusion44 decks161 decks
-21%synergy
Myriad Landscape
25%inclusion41 decks161 decks
17%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
25%inclusion41 decks161 decks
14%synergy
Blood Crypt
25%inclusion40 decks161 decks
-21%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
24%inclusion38 decks161 decks
-2%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
24%inclusion38 decks161 decks
-4%synergy
Training Center
24%inclusion38 decks161 decks
-8%synergy
Morphic Pool
23%inclusion37 decks161 decks
-9%synergy
Luxury Suite
22%inclusion36 decks161 decks
-9%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
22%inclusion35 decks161 decks
3%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
22%inclusion35 decks161 decks
10%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
22%inclusion35 decks161 decks
-3%synergy
Temple of Deceit
21%inclusion34 decks161 decks
9%synergy
Evolving Wilds
21%inclusion34 decks161 decks
-2%synergy
Underground River
20%inclusion33 decks161 decks
-7%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
19%inclusion31 decks161 decks
9%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
19%inclusion30 decks161 decks
8%synergy
Temple of Malice
19%inclusion30 decks161 decks
8%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
18%inclusion29 decks161 decks
-0%synergy
Scalding Tarn
17%inclusion28 decks161 decks
-15%synergy
Polluted Delta
17%inclusion28 decks161 decks
-18%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
17%inclusion28 decks161 decks
-18%synergy
Choked Estuary
16%inclusion26 decks161 decks
-1%synergy
Haunted Ridge
16%inclusion25 decks161 decks
-6%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
15%inclusion24 decks161 decks
-0%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
15%inclusion24 decks161 decks
11%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
13%inclusion21 decks161 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
13%inclusion21 decks161 decks
2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
12%inclusion19 decks161 decks
2%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion18 decks161 decks
3%synergy
Grixis Panorama
11%inclusion17 decks161 decks
7%synergy
Thundering Falls
10%inclusion16 decks161 decks
-0%synergy