Parnesse, the Subtle Brush (Commander) - Expensive 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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Twinning Staff
81%inclusion22 decks27 decks
76%synergy
Wandering Archaic
74%inclusion20 decks27 decks
73%synergy
Narset's Reversal
78%inclusion21 decks27 decks
72%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
74%inclusion20 decks27 decks
64%synergy
Reverberate
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
63%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
62%synergy
Double Vision
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
60%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
56%synergy
Bonus Round
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
55%synergy
Display of Power
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
55%synergy
Top Cards
Harmonic Prodigy
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
53%synergy
Frantic Search
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
35%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
53%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
50%synergy
Tempt with Mayhem
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
51%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
47%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
44%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
49%synergy
Chaos Warp
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Dark Ritual
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
39%synergy
Demonic Tutor
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
27%synergy
Rhystic Study
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Ancient Tomb
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Mystical Tutor
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Force of Will
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Imperial Seal
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Creatures
Edea, Possessed Sorceress
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
38%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
42%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
43%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
36%synergy
Errant, Street Artist
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
40%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
24%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Young Pyromancer
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
28%synergy
Guttersnipe
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Wizards of Thay
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
23%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
23%synergy
Exterminator Magmarch
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Ashling, Flame Dancer
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Gonti, Night Minister
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Zevlor, Elturel Exile
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Deekah, Fractal Theorist
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Anhelo, the Painter
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Archmage of Runes
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
9%synergy
Electrostatic Field
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Dockside Extortionist
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Echo Mage
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Kitsa, Otterball Elite
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Coruscation Mage
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Melek, Izzet Paragon
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Krark, the Thumbless
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Roaming Throne
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Zaffai, Thunder Conductor
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Firebrand Archer
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Rootha, Mercurial Artist
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Mishra, Tamer of Mak Fawa
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Spellseeker
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Mysterious Stranger
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Galvanic Iteration
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
47%synergy
Wild Ricochet
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
44%synergy
Return the Favor
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
38%synergy
Brainstorm
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
23%synergy
Reiterate
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
40%synergy
Twincast
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
40%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
35%synergy
Seething Song
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
27%synergy
Lightning Bolt
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
23%synergy
Deflecting Swat
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Deadly Rollick
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Mana Drain
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Twinferno
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
28%synergy
Counterspell
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
-15%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
-4%synergy
Arcane Denial
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Opt
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Chef's Kiss
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Bedevil
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Teach by Example
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
22%synergy
See Double
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Big Score
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Flame of Anor
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Radiate
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Fork
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Terminate
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-11%synergy
Fell the Profane
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Sink into Stupor
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Pongify
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Fury Storm
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Cabal Ritual
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Wyll's Reversal
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Swan Song
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-8%synergy
Force of Negation
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Snap
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Invert Polarity
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Flare of Duplication
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Audacious Swap
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-4%synergy
Split Decision
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Chain of Vapor
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Slaughter Pact
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Reality Shift
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Guff Rewrites History
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Flusterstorm
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Insidious Will
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Repeated Reverberation
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Pact of the Titan
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Sorceries
Mana Geyser
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
36%synergy
Creative Technique
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
40%synergy
Ponder
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
28%synergy
Preordain
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
31%synergy
Feed the Swarm
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
30%synergy
Grapeshot
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
31%synergy
Windfall
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Replication Technique
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Exsanguinate
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Faithless Looting
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Flawless Forgery
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Brass's Bounty
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Vandalblast
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Make an Example
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Blasphemous Act
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-29%synergy
Doublecast
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Expressive Iteration
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Gamble
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Sign in Blood
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Chain of Smog
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Shattering Spree
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Grim Tutor
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Diabolic Intent
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Crackle with Power
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Fevered Suspicion
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Serum Visions
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Damnable Pact
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Spelltwine
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Painful Truths
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Bribery
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Night's Whisper
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Jaya's Immolating Inferno
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Mind's Desire
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
River's Rebuke
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Solve the Equation
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Primal Amulet
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
43%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
28%synergy
Isochron Scepter
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
27%synergy
Adaptive Training Post
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Lithoform Engine
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Wizard's Spellbook
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Lightning Greaves
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-15%synergy
Cursed Recording
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Mirari
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Strionic Resonator
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-4%synergy
The One Ring
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-5%synergy
Vedalken Orrery
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-19%synergy
Wondrous Crucible
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Storm of Saruman
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
28%synergy
Dual Casting
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
26%synergy
Hive Mind
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Mystic Remora
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Descent into Avernus
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Curse of Echoes
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Black Market Connections
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Propaganda
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Sorcerer Class
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Underworld Breach
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-4%synergy
Extravagant Replication
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Shark Typhoon
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Exquisite Blood
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Mirror Room // Fractured Realm
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Storm Conduit
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
28%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Professor Onyx
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Sunken Palace
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Bojuka Bog
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-13%synergy
Halimar Depths
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Mirrorpool
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-15%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
96%inclusion26 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Sol Ring
93%inclusion25 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
-5%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Rakdos Signet
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Izzet Signet
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Thought Vessel
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
33%synergy
Dimir Signet
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
-9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
-13%synergy
Relic of Sauron
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Mana Vault
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Mox Amber
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Mana Crypt
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Lotus Petal
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Mox Opal
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Chrome Mox
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Séance Board
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
96%inclusion26 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Mountain
96%inclusion26 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Island
96%inclusion26 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Command Tower
85%inclusion23 decks27 decks
-6%synergy
Steam Vents
85%inclusion23 decks27 decks
40%synergy
Blood Crypt
85%inclusion23 decks27 decks
40%synergy
Watery Grave
81%inclusion22 decks27 decks
34%synergy
Xander's Lounge
74%inclusion20 decks27 decks
34%synergy
Luxury Suite
74%inclusion20 decks27 decks
43%synergy
Scalding Tarn
74%inclusion20 decks27 decks
42%synergy
Training Center
74%inclusion20 decks27 decks
42%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
74%inclusion20 decks27 decks
39%synergy
Underground Sea
70%inclusion19 decks27 decks
55%synergy
Badlands
70%inclusion19 decks27 decks
55%synergy
Volcanic Island
70%inclusion19 decks27 decks
55%synergy
Morphic Pool
70%inclusion19 decks27 decks
39%synergy
Polluted Delta
70%inclusion19 decks27 decks
36%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Haunted Ridge
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
-8%synergy
Exotic Orchard
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
-19%synergy
Sulfur Falls
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
-10%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
-16%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
-8%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
-13%synergy
Prismatic Vista
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Raucous Theater
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Shivan Reef
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
-7%synergy
Sunken Hollow
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
-17%synergy
Undercity Sewers
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Reflecting Pool
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Choked Estuary
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Thundering Falls
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
8%synergy
City of Brass
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Temple of Deceit
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Temple of Malice
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Maestros Theater
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-13%synergy
Mana Confluence
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Sink into Stupor
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Fabled Passage
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Fetid Pools
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy