Parnesse, the Subtle Brush (Commander) - Budget Spell Copy

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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Moxfield
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Double Vision
85%inclusion23 decks27 decks
83%synergy
Errant, Street Artist
70%inclusion19 decks27 decks
69%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
60%synergy
Tempt with Mayhem
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
58%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
58%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
55%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
53%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
51%synergy
Display of Power
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
47%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
47%synergy
Top Cards
Storm-Kiln Artist
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
45%synergy
Dual Casting
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
44%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
34%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
39%synergy
Chaos Warp
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Frantic Search
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
38%synergy
Maestros Charm
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
34%synergy
Wild Ricochet
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
36%synergy
Creatures
Guttersnipe
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
30%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
23%synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
33%synergy
Melek, Izzet Paragon
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
29%synergy
Zevlor, Elturel Exile
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
29%synergy
Rootha, Mercurial Artist
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
29%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Wizards of Thay
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
23%synergy
Anhelo, the Painter
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
25%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
25%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
23%synergy
Exterminator Magmarch
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Echo Mage
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Tzaangor Shaman
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Young Pyromancer
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Radiant Performer
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Gandalf the Grey
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Coruscation Mage
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Najal, the Storm Runner
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Wandering Archaic
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Deekah, Fractal Theorist
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Taigam, Master Opportunist
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Archmage of Runes
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
9%synergy
Kaza, Roil Chaser
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Academy Wall
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Murderous Rider
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Magar of the Magic Strings
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Kitsa, Otterball Elite
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Zaffai, Thunder Conductor
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
League Guildmage
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Meletis Charlatan
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Krark, the Thumbless
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Halo Forager
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Lord of the Nazgûl
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Haughty Djinn
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Ashling, Flame Dancer
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Unruly Catapult
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Wildfire Devils
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Glamorous Outlaw
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Transforming Flourish
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
43%synergy
Teach by Example
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
37%synergy
Chef's Kiss
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
33%synergy
Twinferno
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
32%synergy
Reverberate
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
26%synergy
Bedevil
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Lightning Bolt
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Rakdos Charm
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Terminate
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Big Score
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Return the Favor
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Negate
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Blood Pact
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Prismari Command
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
16%synergy
See Double
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Electrodominance
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Infernal Grasp
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Dual Strike
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Desculpting Blast
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Ashling's Command
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Malicious Affliction
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Opt
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Repeated Reverberation
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Narset's Reversal
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Geistblast
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Brainstorm
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-6%synergy
Fact or Fiction
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
4%synergy
This Is How It Ends
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Split Decision
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Seething Song
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Devour in Shadow
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Hostile Negotiations
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Counterspell
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-33%synergy
Storm King's Thunder
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Rowan's Grim Search
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Abrade
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
2%synergy
A Little Chat
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-4%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-23%synergy
Radiate
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Desperate Ritual
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Complete the Circuit
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Audacious Swap
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Aetherspouts
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Vendetta
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Dark Ritual
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-30%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Doublecast
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
33%synergy
Creative Technique
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
29%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
28%synergy
Replication Technique
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
25%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
23%synergy
Sign in Blood
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Grapeshot
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
24%synergy
Boomerang Basics
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Flawless Forgery
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Exsanguinate
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Blood Tithe
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Lost in the Spirit World
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Ponder
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Browbeat
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Read the Bones
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Army of the Damned
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Preordain
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Syphon Soul
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Epic Experiment
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Damnable Pact
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Spelltwine
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Foreboding Fruit
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Seize the Spotlight
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Faithless Looting
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-9%synergy
Xander's Pact
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Painful Lesson
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Ancient Craving
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Night's Whisper
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Ambition's Cost
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Elemental Eruption
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Chain Lightning
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Mana Geyser
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Great Intelligence's Plan
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Finale of Promise
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Let's Play a Game
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Flood of Recollection
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Pillage
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Ensnared by the Mara
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Consuming Tide
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Allure of the Unknown
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Crackle with Power
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Rise from the Tides
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Empty the Warrens
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Fiery Confluence
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Bonus Round
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Adaptive Training Post
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
43%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Cursed Recording
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Twinning Staff
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Mirari
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Wizard's Spellbook
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Chaos Wand
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Lightning Greaves
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-22%synergy
Wondrous Crucible
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Arcane Bombardment
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
31%synergy
Curse of Echoes
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
25%synergy
Arcane Melee
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Propaganda
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Eye of the Storm
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Founding the Third Path
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Fiery Inscription
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Monastery Siege
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Aria of Flame
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Mana Flare
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Storm of Saruman
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Hive Mind
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Arcavios
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Rowan, Scholar of Sparks
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
-17%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Sunken Palace
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Temple of the False God
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Bojuka Bog
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-17%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
89%inclusion24 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Sol Ring
78%inclusion21 decks27 decks
-12%synergy
Izzet Signet
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
23%synergy
Rakdos Signet
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Dimir Signet
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
-12%synergy
Commander's Sphere
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
-15%synergy
Fellwar Stone
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
-6%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
-17%synergy
Thought Vessel
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Mind Stone
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Hedron Archive
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Gilded Lotus
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Midnight Clock
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion27 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion27 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Island
100%inclusion27 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Command Tower
93%inclusion25 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Sunken Hollow
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Exotic Orchard
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
-5%synergy
Maestros Theater
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
29%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Evolving Wilds
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
-16%synergy
Sulfur Falls
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
-17%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Choked Estuary
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Shivan Reef
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
-7%synergy
Temple of Deceit
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Temple of Malice
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
-24%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
-9%synergy
Command Bridge
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Ferrous Lake
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Path of Ancestry
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-16%synergy
Tainted Isle
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Canyon Slough
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Seething Landscape
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-5%synergy
Ash Barrens
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Xander's Lounge
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-29%synergy
Underground River
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-17%synergy
Tainted Peak
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Akoum Refuge
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Dismal Backwater
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1%synergy
River of Tears
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-4%synergy