Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Expensive

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Landon Crispens
Dec 8, 2025
Landon Crispens
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4.8%inclusion4 decks83 decks
4%synergy
Exhibition Tidecaller
3.1%inclusion3 decks96 decks
2%synergy
Grave Researcher
2.1%inclusion2 decks96 decks
-2%synergy
Emeritus of Woe
1.4%inclusion1 decks73 decks
0%synergy
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1.3%inclusion1 decks77 decks
1%synergy
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86%inclusion732 decks855 decks
79%synergy
Tree of Perdition
70%inclusion595 decks855 decks
68%synergy
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68%inclusion581 decks855 decks
66%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
76%inclusion651 decks855 decks
66%synergy
Consuming Aberration
79%inclusion677 decks855 decks
64%synergy
Ruin Crab
69%inclusion591 decks855 decks
61%synergy
Eater of the Dead
60%inclusion515 decks855 decks
59%synergy
Mindcrank
70%inclusion598 decks855 decks
58%synergy
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54%inclusion464 decks855 decks
50%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
51%inclusion437 decks855 decks
50%synergy
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Mana Drain
62%inclusion534 decks855 decks
45%synergy
Counterspell
57%inclusion486 decks855 decks
1%synergy
Drown in the Loch
56%inclusion483 decks855 decks
39%synergy
Fractured Sanity
55%inclusion471 decks855 decks
45%synergy
The Water Crystal
55%inclusion305 decks556 decks
46%synergy
Visions of Beyond
51%inclusion436 decks855 decks
47%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
48%inclusion412 decks855 decks
35%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
48%inclusion409 decks855 decks
42%synergy
Singularity Rupture
47%inclusion235 decks504 decks
34%synergy
Toxic Deluge
46%inclusion395 decks855 decks
21%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
72%inclusion616 decks855 decks
49%synergy
Demonic Tutor
64%inclusion547 decks855 decks
45%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
64%inclusion543 decks855 decks
41%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
50%inclusion429 decks855 decks
34%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
49%inclusion423 decks855 decks
31%synergy
Ancient Tomb
42%inclusion363 decks855 decks
34%synergy
Force of Will
37%inclusion314 decks855 decks
26%synergy
Mystical Tutor
36%inclusion311 decks855 decks
23%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
24%inclusion201 decks855 decks
20%synergy
Mana Vault
24%inclusion201 decks855 decks
19%synergy
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The Walls of Ba Sing Se
46%inclusion162 decks351 decks
45%synergy
The Ancient One
46%inclusion391 decks855 decks
42%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
44%inclusion379 decks855 decks
37%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
42%inclusion357 decks855 decks
40%synergy
Hedron Crab
41%inclusion348 decks855 decks
37%synergy
Wall of Frost
39%inclusion336 decks855 decks
38%synergy
Silent Arbiter
38%inclusion329 decks855 decks
37%synergy
Nighthowler
37%inclusion317 decks855 decks
31%synergy
The Mindskinner
34%inclusion266 decks774 decks
27%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
33%inclusion281 decks855 decks
21%synergy
Mortivore
29%inclusion246 decks855 decks
27%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
28%inclusion238 decks855 decks
24%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
27%inclusion181 decks669 decks
26%synergy
Hover Barrier
23%inclusion197 decks855 decks
22%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
22%inclusion190 decks855 decks
14%synergy
Fleet Swallower
21%inclusion180 decks855 decks
18%synergy
Undead Alchemist
21%inclusion179 decks855 decks
18%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
20%inclusion175 decks855 decks
19%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
20%inclusion173 decks855 decks
20%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
20%inclusion171 decks855 decks
19%synergy
Notion Thief
19%inclusion165 decks855 decks
8%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
19%inclusion162 decks855 decks
11%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
19%inclusion161 decks855 decks
14%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
18%inclusion152 decks855 decks
15%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
18%inclusion151 decks855 decks
16%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
17%inclusion149 decks852 decks
17%synergy
Riddlekeeper
17%inclusion142 decks855 decks
16%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
16%inclusion141 decks855 decks
13%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
16%inclusion141 decks855 decks
13%synergy
Painter's Servant
16%inclusion139 decks855 decks
16%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
16%inclusion129 decks829 decks
14%synergy
Soulless Jailer
15%inclusion128 decks855 decks
14%synergy
Fog Bank
15%inclusion125 decks855 decks
13%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
14%inclusion123 decks855 decks
13%synergy
Manic Scribe
14%inclusion123 decks855 decks
13%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
14%inclusion117 decks855 decks
13%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
13%inclusion114 decks855 decks
12%synergy
Opposition Agent
13%inclusion108 decks855 decks
5%synergy
Glacial Wall
13%inclusion107 decks855 decks
12%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
12%inclusion105 decks855 decks
12%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
12%inclusion104 decks855 decks
11%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
12%inclusion100 decks855 decks
11%synergy
Baleful Strix
12%inclusion99 decks855 decks
-12%synergy
Avatar of Woe
11%inclusion98 decks855 decks
10%synergy
Aegis Turtle
11%inclusion98 decks855 decks
11%synergy
Jace's Archivist
11%inclusion93 decks855 decks
10%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
11%inclusion91 decks855 decks
9%synergy
Shield Sphere
10%inclusion85 decks855 decks
10%synergy
Guiltfeeder
9.1%inclusion78 decks855 decks
4%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
9.1%inclusion78 decks855 decks
-1%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
38%inclusion329 decks855 decks
3%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
38%inclusion324 decks855 decks
34%synergy
Deadly Rollick
32%inclusion277 decks855 decks
13%synergy
Brainstorm
31%inclusion267 decks855 decks
1%synergy
Swan Song
29%inclusion252 decks855 decks
11%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
29%inclusion251 decks855 decks
-2%synergy
Force of Negation
28%inclusion241 decks855 decks
19%synergy
Arcane Denial
26%inclusion225 decks855 decks
1%synergy
Negate
21%inclusion179 decks855 decks
-12%synergy
Sink into Stupor
20%inclusion174 decks849 decks
5%synergy
Archive Trap
20%inclusion173 decks855 decks
18%synergy
Didn't Say Please
18%inclusion156 decks855 decks
13%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion134 decks849 decks
0%synergy
Thought Collapse
15%inclusion129 decks855 decks
12%synergy
Pact of Negation
15%inclusion127 decks855 decks
10%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
14%inclusion118 decks855 decks
9%synergy
Drown in Dreams
13%inclusion111 decks855 decks
9%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
13%inclusion30 decks232 decks
11%synergy
Thought Scour
13%inclusion107 decks855 decks
6%synergy
Pongify
12%inclusion104 decks855 decks
-3%synergy
Withering Torment
11%inclusion88 decks772 decks
-5%synergy
Psychic Strike
11%inclusion97 decks855 decks
8%synergy
Demonic Consultation
11%inclusion94 decks855 decks
5%synergy
Crypt Incursion
9.0%inclusion77 decks855 decks
7%synergy
Into the Story
8.7%inclusion74 decks855 decks
7%synergy
Aetherize
8.5%inclusion73 decks855 decks
-3%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
8.5%inclusion72 decks848 decks
-3%synergy
Resculpt
8.4%inclusion72 decks855 decks
2%synergy
Tainted Pact
8.0%inclusion68 decks855 decks
3%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
7.8%inclusion67 decks855 decks
0%synergy
Memory Plunder
7.5%inclusion64 decks855 decks
2%synergy
Flusterstorm
7.5%inclusion64 decks855 decks
1%synergy
Cabal Ritual
7.4%inclusion63 decks855 decks
2%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
7.3%inclusion62 decks855 decks
-3%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
7.3%inclusion62 decks855 decks
6%synergy
Infernal Grasp
7.0%inclusion60 decks855 decks
-9%synergy
Reality Shift
6.4%inclusion55 decks855 decks
-7%synergy
Brain Freeze
5.5%inclusion47 decks855 decks
4%synergy
Go for the Throat
5.5%inclusion47 decks855 decks
-11%synergy
Delay
5.5%inclusion47 decks855 decks
3%synergy
Chain of Vapor
5.3%inclusion45 decks855 decks
3%synergy
Perplex
5.3%inclusion45 decks855 decks
2%synergy
Dig Through Time
5.0%inclusion43 decks855 decks
-5%synergy
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Traumatize
43%inclusion369 decks855 decks
39%synergy
Reanimate
42%inclusion360 decks855 decks
17%synergy
Mind Grind
41%inclusion347 decks855 decks
35%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
38%inclusion326 decks855 decks
33%synergy
Windfall
37%inclusion320 decks855 decks
24%synergy
Damnation
36%inclusion311 decks855 decks
26%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
25%inclusion211 decks855 decks
16%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
23%inclusion200 decks855 decks
18%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
20%inclusion175 decks855 decks
11%synergy
Imperial Seal
20%inclusion168 decks855 decks
14%synergy
Cut Your Losses
18%inclusion157 decks855 decks
14%synergy
Grim Tutor
18%inclusion157 decks855 decks
15%synergy
Feed the Swarm
17%inclusion143 decks855 decks
-18%synergy
Mind Funeral
16%inclusion136 decks855 decks
13%synergy
Ponder
12%inclusion104 decks855 decks
-4%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
12%inclusion102 decks855 decks
8%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
8.3%inclusion71 decks855 decks
2%synergy
Treasure Cruise
8.2%inclusion70 decks855 decks
0%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
7.5%inclusion64 decks855 decks
6%synergy
Fabricate
6.7%inclusion57 decks855 decks
3%synergy
Preordain
6.4%inclusion55 decks855 decks
-4%synergy
Extract from Darkness
6.3%inclusion54 decks855 decks
-1%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
5.5%inclusion47 decks855 decks
4%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5.4%inclusion46 decks855 decks
-1%synergy
Whispering Madness
5.4%inclusion46 decks855 decks
2%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.3%inclusion45 decks855 decks
0%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.1%inclusion37 decks723 decks
-2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mesmeric Orb
46%inclusion392 decks855 decks
41%synergy
Lightning Greaves
41%inclusion347 decks855 decks
13%synergy
Altar of the Brood
32%inclusion277 decks855 decks
27%synergy
Grindstone
26%inclusion222 decks855 decks
25%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
25%inclusion166 decks669 decks
21%synergy
The One Ring
23%inclusion197 decks855 decks
16%synergy
Bonehoard
20%inclusion167 decks855 decks
18%synergy
Isochron Scepter
18%inclusion156 decks855 decks
15%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
14%inclusion116 decks855 decks
13%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
13%inclusion109 decks855 decks
5%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
11%inclusion94 decks855 decks
-13%synergy
Altar of Dementia
10%inclusion88 decks855 decks
6%synergy
Keening Stone
9.2%inclusion79 decks855 decks
8%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
8.8%inclusion75 decks855 decks
7%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.6%inclusion65 decks855 decks
-6%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
7.4%inclusion63 decks855 decks
-2%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
6.9%inclusion59 decks855 decks
6%synergy
Folio of Fancies
6.4%inclusion55 decks855 decks
6%synergy
Jet Medallion
6.3%inclusion54 decks855 decks
-2%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
5.6%inclusion48 decks855 decks
4%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
5.1%inclusion44 decks855 decks
3%synergy
Profane Memento
5.1%inclusion44 decks855 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Psychic Corrosion
45%inclusion386 decks855 decks
39%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
44%inclusion374 decks855 decks
36%synergy
Propaganda
43%inclusion369 decks855 decks
26%synergy
Mystic Remora
39%inclusion331 decks855 decks
23%synergy
Memory Erosion
39%inclusion330 decks855 decks
34%synergy
Fraying Sanity
33%inclusion280 decks855 decks
29%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
30%inclusion201 decks669 decks
28%synergy
Court of Cunning
30%inclusion255 decks855 decks
24%synergy
Intruder Alarm
28%inclusion236 decks855 decks
26%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
23%inclusion198 decks855 decks
20%synergy
Animate Dead
20%inclusion168 decks855 decks
9%synergy
Freed from the Real
19%inclusion160 decks855 decks
18%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
17%inclusion149 decks855 decks
4%synergy
Black Market Connections
17%inclusion146 decks855 decks
7%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
15%inclusion130 decks855 decks
15%synergy
Necropotence
13%inclusion114 decks855 decks
10%synergy
Leyline of the Void
13%inclusion107 decks855 decks
9%synergy
No Mercy
13%inclusion107 decks855 decks
10%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
9.5%inclusion81 decks855 decks
8%synergy
Copy Artifact
6.5%inclusion56 decks855 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
25%inclusion217 decks855 decks
19%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
15%inclusion129 decks855 decks
13%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
15%inclusion125 decks855 decks
13%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
11%inclusion93 decks855 decks
8%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
7.0%inclusion60 decks855 decks
4%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
6.7%inclusion57 decks855 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
67%inclusion572 decks855 decks
47%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
51%inclusion436 decks855 decks
32%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
49%inclusion421 decks855 decks
45%synergy
Bojuka Bog
49%inclusion418 decks855 decks
10%synergy
Reliquary Tower
40%inclusion339 decks855 decks
4%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
36%inclusion308 decks855 decks
24%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
32%inclusion180 decks564 decks
27%synergy
Cabal Coffers
29%inclusion246 decks855 decks
18%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
29%inclusion245 decks855 decks
20%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
26%inclusion219 decks855 decks
9%synergy
Urza's Saga
19%inclusion162 decks855 decks
13%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
17%inclusion147 decks855 decks
15%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
12%inclusion104 decks855 decks
9%synergy
Restless Reef
12%inclusion104 decks855 decks
6%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
12%inclusion101 decks855 decks
6%synergy
Academy Ruins
11%inclusion92 decks855 decks
7%synergy
Maze of Ith
8.3%inclusion71 decks855 decks
6%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
8.3%inclusion71 decks855 decks
8%synergy
Castle Locthwain
8.3%inclusion71 decks855 decks
5%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.3%inclusion71 decks855 decks
-19%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
8.1%inclusion69 decks855 decks
5%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
7.6%inclusion65 decks855 decks
6%synergy
Strip Mine
7.4%inclusion63 decks855 decks
6%synergy
Mistrise Village
6.6%inclusion40 decks609 decks
4%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.2%inclusion53 decks855 decks
-3%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
5.3%inclusion45 decks855 decks
4%synergy
Command Beacon
5.1%inclusion44 decks855 decks
1%synergy
Halimar Depths
5.0%inclusion43 decks855 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
93%inclusion793 decks855 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion755 decks855 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
61%inclusion522 decks855 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Signet
60%inclusion513 decks855 decks
1%synergy
Thought Vessel
33%inclusion284 decks855 decks
2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
32%inclusion270 decks855 decks
1%synergy
Chrome Mox
22%inclusion189 decks855 decks
16%synergy
Mind Stone
18%inclusion156 decks855 decks
-10%synergy
Mox Diamond
18%inclusion150 decks855 decks
13%synergy
Mox Opal
16%inclusion139 decks855 decks
12%synergy
The Soul Stone
16%inclusion75 decks472 decks
11%synergy
Lotus Petal
11%inclusion98 decks855 decks
4%synergy
Midnight Clock
10%inclusion88 decks855 decks
3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
10%inclusion83 decks855 decks
-7%synergy
Grim Monolith
7.1%inclusion61 decks855 decks
6%synergy
Mox Amber
6.7%inclusion57 decks855 decks
1%synergy
Thran Dynamo
5.5%inclusion47 decks855 decks
0%synergy
Mana Crypt
5.4%inclusion46 decks855 decks
4%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.4%inclusion46 decks855 decks
2%synergy
Basalt Monolith
5.3%inclusion45 decks855 decks
4%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
5.1%inclusion44 decks855 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Island
94%inclusion802 decks855 decks
-3%synergy
Swamp
93%inclusion799 decks855 decks
-3%synergy
Watery Grave
91%inclusion779 decks855 decks
43%synergy
Underground Sea
89%inclusion759 decks855 decks
76%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion758 decks855 decks
1%synergy
Polluted Delta
80%inclusion686 decks855 decks
48%synergy
Morphic Pool
71%inclusion609 decks855 decks
35%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
69%inclusion589 decks855 decks
15%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
55%inclusion474 decks855 decks
16%synergy
Underground River
51%inclusion438 decks855 decks
11%synergy
Sunken Hollow
49%inclusion416 decks855 decks
-17%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
46%inclusion393 decks855 decks
21%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
45%inclusion347 decks775 decks
21%synergy
Sunken Ruins
42%inclusion363 decks855 decks
26%synergy
Undercity Sewers
38%inclusion327 decks855 decks
18%synergy
Prismatic Vista
31%inclusion264 decks855 decks
25%synergy
Misty Rainforest
30%inclusion259 decks855 decks
22%synergy
Tainted Isle
30%inclusion256 decks855 decks
-14%synergy
Scalding Tarn
29%inclusion245 decks855 decks
21%synergy
Flooded Strand
28%inclusion242 decks855 decks
19%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
26%inclusion222 decks855 decks
18%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
25%inclusion217 decks855 decks
18%synergy
Reflecting Pool
25%inclusion215 decks855 decks
20%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
25%inclusion213 decks855 decks
-13%synergy
Marsh Flats
25%inclusion213 decks855 decks
17%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
24%inclusion207 decks855 decks
-15%synergy
Sink into Stupor
20%inclusion174 decks849 decks
5%synergy
Choked Estuary
20%inclusion173 decks855 decks
-27%synergy
Temple of Deceit
19%inclusion160 decks855 decks
-17%synergy
Exotic Orchard
18%inclusion154 decks855 decks
-15%synergy
Mana Confluence
18%inclusion153 decks855 decks
12%synergy
City of Brass
17%inclusion149 decks855 decks
11%synergy
Darkslick Shores
17%inclusion148 decks855 decks
3%synergy
Fabled Passage
17%inclusion143 decks855 decks
8%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion134 decks849 decks
0%synergy
Fetid Pools
12%inclusion106 decks855 decks
-4%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
11%inclusion96 decks855 decks
5%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
11%inclusion93 decks855 decks
4%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
10%inclusion88 decks855 decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
10%inclusion84 decks855 decks
-11%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
8.5%inclusion72 decks848 decks
-3%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
8.3%inclusion71 decks855 decks
2%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
8.1%inclusion68 decks842 decks
0%synergy
River of Tears
7.1%inclusion61 decks855 decks
-3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
6.7%inclusion57 decks855 decks
-10%synergy
Cavern of Souls
6.1%inclusion52 decks855 decks
-3%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
5.8%inclusion50 decks855 decks
0%synergy
Boggart Trawler
5.8%inclusion49 decks844 decks
-1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.3%inclusion45 decks855 decks
0%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
5.1%inclusion44 decks855 decks
-6%synergy
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