Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Optimized

Phenax, God of Deception
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Mar 4, 2026
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The Master of Lake-town
16%inclusion13 decks80 decks
13%synergy
Elrond, Moon-Reader
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Wizard's Staff
1.4%inclusion1 decks70 decks
-1%synergy
My Precious
0.6%inclusion1 decks159 decks
0%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Consuming Aberration
89%inclusion414 decks464 decks
74%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
80%inclusion371 decks464 decks
74%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
79%inclusion367 decks464 decks
68%synergy
Mindcrank
80%inclusion372 decks464 decks
68%synergy
Ruin Crab
73%inclusion340 decks464 decks
65%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
65%inclusion303 decks464 decks
63%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
66%inclusion304 decks464 decks
61%synergy
Tree of Perdition
61%inclusion283 decks464 decks
59%synergy
Eater of the Dead
56%inclusion262 decks464 decks
55%synergy
Fractured Sanity
60%inclusion279 decks464 decks
51%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
64%inclusion295 decks464 decks
8%synergy
Drown in the Loch
56%inclusion259 decks464 decks
38%synergy
Traumatize
55%inclusion255 decks464 decks
50%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
53%inclusion247 decks464 decks
40%synergy
The Water Crystal
53%inclusion217 decks410 decks
44%synergy
Singularity Rupture
51%inclusion194 decks383 decks
38%synergy
Fraying Sanity
50%inclusion233 decks464 decks
46%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
48%inclusion223 decks464 decks
42%synergy
Propaganda
47%inclusion217 decks464 decks
29%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
45%inclusion210 decks464 decks
43%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
50%inclusion231 decks464 decks
28%synergy
Rhystic Study
48%inclusion225 decks464 decks
26%synergy
Demonic Tutor
46%inclusion212 decks464 decks
27%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
33%inclusion151 decks464 decks
17%synergy
Mystical Tutor
31%inclusion145 decks464 decks
18%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
31%inclusion143 decks464 decks
13%synergy
Notion Thief
22%inclusion103 decks464 decks
11%synergy
Force of Will
21%inclusion97 decks464 decks
11%synergy
Ancient Tomb
20%inclusion93 decks464 decks
12%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
15%inclusion68 decks464 decks
11%synergy
Creatures
Hedron Crab
45%inclusion207 decks464 decks
40%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
43%inclusion198 decks464 decks
37%synergy
Wall of Frost
41%inclusion191 decks464 decks
40%synergy
The Mindskinner
41%inclusion190 decks464 decks
34%synergy
The Ancient One
39%inclusion183 decks464 decks
36%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
38%inclusion175 decks464 decks
31%synergy
Nighthowler
38%inclusion174 decks464 decks
32%synergy
Fleet Swallower
35%inclusion163 decks464 decks
33%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
34%inclusion99 decks292 decks
33%synergy
Mortivore
32%inclusion149 decks464 decks
31%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
28%inclusion128 decks464 decks
20%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
27%inclusion126 decks464 decks
24%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
27%inclusion126 decks464 decks
23%synergy
Silent Arbiter
27%inclusion123 decks464 decks
25%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
25%inclusion115 decks464 decks
20%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
24%inclusion113 decks464 decks
23%synergy
Hover Barrier
23%inclusion107 decks464 decks
22%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
22%inclusion100 decks460 decks
21%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
20%inclusion92 decks464 decks
19%synergy
Undead Alchemist
20%inclusion91 decks464 decks
17%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
18%inclusion85 decks464 decks
7%synergy
Riddlekeeper
18%inclusion83 decks464 decks
17%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
17%inclusion78 decks464 decks
16%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
17%inclusion77 decks464 decks
16%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
16%inclusion76 decks464 decks
13%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
16%inclusion74 decks464 decks
15%synergy
Fog Bank
16%inclusion73 decks464 decks
15%synergy
Painter's Servant
16%inclusion73 decks464 decks
15%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
15%inclusion70 decks464 decks
14%synergy
Manic Scribe
15%inclusion68 decks464 decks
14%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
14%inclusion67 decks464 decks
7%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
14%inclusion67 decks464 decks
14%synergy
Soulless Jailer
13%inclusion62 decks464 decks
13%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
13%inclusion61 decks464 decks
12%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
13%inclusion60 decks464 decks
12%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
13%inclusion59 decks464 decks
10%synergy
Guiltfeeder
13%inclusion58 decks464 decks
8%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
12%inclusion55 decks464 decks
11%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
11%inclusion52 decks464 decks
11%synergy
Glacial Wall
11%inclusion52 decks464 decks
11%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
11%inclusion52 decks464 decks
10%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
11%inclusion52 decks464 decks
10%synergy
Baleful Strix
11%inclusion50 decks464 decks
-13%synergy
Avatar of Woe
10%inclusion48 decks464 decks
9%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
10%inclusion48 decks464 decks
10%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
10%inclusion46 decks464 decks
6%synergy
Opposition Agent
9.1%inclusion42 decks464 decks
2%synergy
Aegis Turtle
8.8%inclusion41 decks464 decks
8%synergy
Jace's Archivist
8.0%inclusion37 decks464 decks
7%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
7.8%inclusion36 decks464 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Visions of Beyond
42%inclusion193 decks464 decks
38%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
36%inclusion168 decks464 decks
33%synergy
Mana Drain
32%inclusion149 decks464 decks
15%synergy
Dark Ritual
31%inclusion143 decks464 decks
-6%synergy
Brainstorm
29%inclusion133 decks464 decks
-1%synergy
Archive Trap
27%inclusion123 decks464 decks
24%synergy
Didn't Say Please
25%inclusion116 decks464 decks
20%synergy
Thought Collapse
24%inclusion113 decks464 decks
21%synergy
Arcane Denial
24%inclusion113 decks464 decks
-2%synergy
Negate
23%inclusion109 decks464 decks
-9%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
22%inclusion102 decks464 decks
-10%synergy
Psychic Strike
21%inclusion99 decks464 decks
19%synergy
Swan Song
18%inclusion83 decks464 decks
-1%synergy
Deadly Rollick
17%inclusion80 decks464 decks
-3%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
16%inclusion38 decks235 decks
14%synergy
Drown in Dreams
16%inclusion72 decks464 decks
11%synergy
Thought Scour
14%inclusion65 decks464 decks
8%synergy
Crypt Incursion
14%inclusion63 decks464 decks
12%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
12%inclusion57 decks464 decks
8%synergy
Aetherize
12%inclusion57 decks464 decks
1%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
11%inclusion53 decks464 decks
10%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion53 decks464 decks
-5%synergy
Force of Negation
11%inclusion52 decks464 decks
2%synergy
Into the Story
10%inclusion48 decks464 decks
9%synergy
Demonic Consultation
10%inclusion45 decks464 decks
4%synergy
Pongify
9.3%inclusion43 decks464 decks
-6%synergy
Pact of Negation
9.3%inclusion43 decks464 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.1%inclusion42 decks464 decks
-7%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
8.2%inclusion38 decks464 decks
-2%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
7.8%inclusion36 decks464 decks
-4%synergy
Withering Torment
7.8%inclusion36 decks464 decks
-8%synergy
Brain Freeze
7.5%inclusion35 decks464 decks
6%synergy
Psychic Spiral
7.5%inclusion35 decks464 decks
7%synergy
Perplex
7.1%inclusion33 decks464 decks
4%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.7%inclusion31 decks464 decks
-9%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
6.5%inclusion30 decks464 decks
-2%synergy
Reality Shift
6.5%inclusion30 decks464 decks
-7%synergy
Infernal Grasp
6.3%inclusion29 decks464 decks
-10%synergy
Resculpt
5.6%inclusion26 decks464 decks
-1%synergy
Frantic Search
5.4%inclusion25 decks464 decks
-14%synergy
Murder
5.4%inclusion25 decks464 decks
-2%synergy
Memory Plunder
5.2%inclusion24 decks464 decks
-0%synergy
Sorceries
Mind Grind
44%inclusion205 decks464 decks
39%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
36%inclusion165 decks464 decks
30%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
36%inclusion165 decks464 decks
30%synergy
Windfall
34%inclusion159 decks464 decks
21%synergy
Cut Your Losses
29%inclusion134 decks464 decks
25%synergy
Toxic Deluge
29%inclusion133 decks464 decks
3%synergy
Reanimate
27%inclusion127 decks464 decks
2%synergy
Damnation
23%inclusion107 decks464 decks
13%synergy
Mind Funeral
22%inclusion103 decks464 decks
20%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
19%inclusion87 decks464 decks
9%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
17%inclusion77 decks464 decks
7%synergy
Feed the Swarm
16%inclusion72 decks464 decks
-19%synergy
Grim Tutor
14%inclusion67 decks464 decks
11%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
14%inclusion66 decks464 decks
8%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
13%inclusion62 decks464 decks
9%synergy
Extract from Darkness
11%inclusion49 decks464 decks
3%synergy
Ponder
10%inclusion47 decks464 decks
-6%synergy
Imperial Seal
10%inclusion45 decks464 decks
4%synergy
Whispering Madness
10%inclusion45 decks464 decks
7%synergy
Increasing Confusion
8.4%inclusion39 decks464 decks
8%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
8.4%inclusion39 decks464 decks
7%synergy
Pilfered Plans
8.4%inclusion39 decks464 decks
6%synergy
Fabricate
7.5%inclusion35 decks464 decks
4%synergy
Preordain
7.3%inclusion34 decks464 decks
-3%synergy
Mind Sculpt
6.0%inclusion28 decks464 decks
5%synergy
Treasure Cruise
5.6%inclusion26 decks464 decks
-3%synergy
Sign in Blood
5.6%inclusion26 decks464 decks
-0%synergy
Startled Awake
5.2%inclusion24 decks464 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thousand-Year Elixir
41%inclusion188 decks464 decks
39%synergy
Altar of the Brood
36%inclusion167 decks464 decks
31%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
34%inclusion156 decks464 decks
28%synergy
Lightning Greaves
33%inclusion154 decks464 decks
6%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
32%inclusion148 decks460 decks
28%synergy
Grindstone
25%inclusion115 decks464 decks
24%synergy
Bonehoard
22%inclusion101 decks464 decks
20%synergy
Keening Stone
20%inclusion92 decks464 decks
19%synergy
Isochron Scepter
15%inclusion69 decks464 decks
12%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion64 decks464 decks
-11%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
14%inclusion63 decks464 decks
5%synergy
The One Ring
12%inclusion57 decks464 decks
6%synergy
Altar of Dementia
12%inclusion55 decks464 decks
8%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
10%inclusion48 decks464 decks
10%synergy
Profane Memento
8.4%inclusion39 decks464 decks
8%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
7.8%inclusion36 decks464 decks
6%synergy
Folio of Fancies
7.5%inclusion35 decks464 decks
7%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
6.9%inclusion32 decks464 decks
5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.3%inclusion29 decks464 decks
-6%synergy
Jet Medallion
6.3%inclusion29 decks464 decks
-2%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
5.2%inclusion24 decks464 decks
-4%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
5.2%inclusion24 decks464 decks
1%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
5.2%inclusion24 decks464 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Memory Erosion
42%inclusion197 decks464 decks
38%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
40%inclusion185 decks464 decks
33%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
35%inclusion161 decks464 decks
32%synergy
Court of Cunning
31%inclusion145 decks464 decks
25%synergy
Mystic Remora
28%inclusion131 decks464 decks
13%synergy
Intruder Alarm
24%inclusion113 decks464 decks
23%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
23%inclusion104 decks460 decks
21%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
17%inclusion80 decks464 decks
4%synergy
Freed from the Real
17%inclusion78 decks464 decks
16%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
16%inclusion72 decks464 decks
14%synergy
Animate Dead
12%inclusion57 decks464 decks
1%synergy
Leyline of the Void
12%inclusion55 decks464 decks
8%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
11%inclusion52 decks464 decks
11%synergy
No Mercy
11%inclusion51 decks464 decks
8%synergy
Black Market Connections
11%inclusion50 decks464 decks
-0%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
10%inclusion45 decks464 decks
9%synergy
Necropotence
9.3%inclusion43 decks464 decks
6%synergy
Drowned Secrets
5.4%inclusion25 decks464 decks
5%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
5.2%inclusion24 decks464 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Memory Adept
25%inclusion115 decks464 decks
23%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
23%inclusion107 decks464 decks
17%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
17%inclusion77 decks464 decks
15%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
12%inclusion57 decks464 decks
10%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
8.6%inclusion40 decks464 decks
6%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
5.8%inclusion27 decks464 decks
5%synergy
Jace Beleren
5.4%inclusion25 decks464 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
48%inclusion222 decks464 decks
9%synergy
Reliquary Tower
43%inclusion199 decks464 decks
7%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
36%inclusion169 decks464 decks
28%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
35%inclusion143 decks414 decks
30%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
31%inclusion144 decks464 decks
11%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
23%inclusion107 decks464 decks
6%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
23%inclusion107 decks464 decks
5%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
21%inclusion99 decks464 decks
18%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
17%inclusion78 decks464 decks
4%synergy
Restless Reef
14%inclusion67 decks464 decks
8%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
14%inclusion66 decks464 decks
11%synergy
Cabal Coffers
13%inclusion60 decks464 decks
2%synergy
Temple of the False God
9.5%inclusion44 decks464 decks
0%synergy
Rogue's Passage
9.3%inclusion43 decks464 decks
-17%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
8.8%inclusion41 decks464 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Saga
8.4%inclusion39 decks464 decks
2%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
8.2%inclusion38 decks464 decks
3%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
8.0%inclusion37 decks464 decks
6%synergy
Maze of Ith
6.9%inclusion32 decks464 decks
5%synergy
Halimar Depths
6.5%inclusion30 decks464 decks
0%synergy
Castle Vantress
6.5%inclusion30 decks464 decks
2%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
6.3%inclusion29 decks464 decks
3%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
5.8%inclusion27 decks464 decks
-2%synergy
Academy Ruins
5.6%inclusion26 decks464 decks
1%synergy
Castle Locthwain
5.6%inclusion26 decks464 decks
2%synergy
Strip Mine
5.6%inclusion26 decks464 decks
4%synergy
Mistrise Village
5.0%inclusion22 decks439 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
94%inclusion438 decks464 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Signet
80%inclusion369 decks464 decks
-4%synergy
Dimir Signet
60%inclusion280 decks464 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
53%inclusion248 decks464 decks
-4%synergy
Thought Vessel
28%inclusion130 decks464 decks
-3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
26%inclusion119 decks464 decks
-5%synergy
Mind Stone
25%inclusion115 decks464 decks
-3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
15%inclusion68 decks464 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Vault
13%inclusion58 decks464 decks
8%synergy
Chrome Mox
9.3%inclusion43 decks464 decks
3%synergy
Mox Diamond
6.9%inclusion32 decks464 decks
3%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.3%inclusion29 decks464 decks
1%synergy
Sky Diamond
6.0%inclusion28 decks464 decks
-2%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
5.8%inclusion27 decks464 decks
4%synergy
Basalt Monolith
5.8%inclusion27 decks464 decks
4%synergy
Mox Opal
5.8%inclusion27 decks464 decks
2%synergy
Midnight Clock
5.6%inclusion26 decks464 decks
-1%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
5.2%inclusion24 decks464 decks
-3%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.2%inclusion24 decks464 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
95%inclusion441 decks464 decks
-2%synergy
Island
95%inclusion441 decks464 decks
-2%synergy
Command Tower
87%inclusion404 decks464 decks
-0%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
67%inclusion309 decks464 decks
12%synergy
Sunken Hollow
64%inclusion296 decks464 decks
-2%synergy
Watery Grave
64%inclusion296 decks464 decks
15%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
49%inclusion228 decks464 decks
9%synergy
Polluted Delta
46%inclusion215 decks464 decks
14%synergy
Underground River
45%inclusion208 decks464 decks
4%synergy
Morphic Pool
44%inclusion202 decks464 decks
7%synergy
Choked Estuary
42%inclusion196 decks464 decks
-5%synergy
Tainted Isle
40%inclusion187 decks464 decks
-4%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
39%inclusion180 decks464 decks
2%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
37%inclusion171 decks464 decks
-2%synergy
Temple of Deceit
35%inclusion162 decks464 decks
0%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
35%inclusion161 decks464 decks
10%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
29%inclusion136 decks464 decks
5%synergy
Sunken Ruins
27%inclusion126 decks464 decks
10%synergy
Dismal Backwater
23%inclusion106 decks464 decks
7%synergy
Exotic Orchard
22%inclusion101 decks464 decks
-11%synergy
Undercity Sewers
22%inclusion100 decks464 decks
0%synergy
Darkslick Shores
20%inclusion92 decks464 decks
6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
20%inclusion92 decks464 decks
4%synergy
Underground Sea
19%inclusion90 decks464 decks
6%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
17%inclusion81 decks464 decks
6%synergy
Fetid Pools
16%inclusion76 decks464 decks
0%synergy
Fabled Passage
15%inclusion71 decks464 decks
6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion67 decks464 decks
-5%synergy
Reflecting Pool
12%inclusion54 decks464 decks
7%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion53 decks464 decks
-5%synergy
Prismatic Vista
11%inclusion52 decks464 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.1%inclusion42 decks464 decks
-7%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
9.1%inclusion42 decks464 decks
4%synergy
Misty Rainforest
8.8%inclusion41 decks464 decks
1%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
8.8%inclusion41 decks464 decks
2%synergy
City of Brass
8.6%inclusion40 decks464 decks
3%synergy
Flooded Strand
8.6%inclusion40 decks464 decks
-0%synergy
River of Tears
8.2%inclusion38 decks464 decks
-2%synergy
Scalding Tarn
8.0%inclusion37 decks464 decks
0%synergy
Mana Confluence
8.0%inclusion37 decks464 decks
2%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
8.0%inclusion37 decks464 decks
-0%synergy
Marsh Flats
7.8%inclusion36 decks464 decks
0%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
7.8%inclusion36 decks464 decks
-4%synergy
Hidden Lair
7.6%inclusion10 decks132 decks
-1%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
7.5%inclusion35 decks464 decks
0%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
6.3%inclusion29 decks464 decks
-0%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
6.0%inclusion28 decks464 decks
-0%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
5.8%inclusion27 decks464 decks
1%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
5.6%inclusion26 decks464 decks
-0%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
5.4%inclusion25 decks464 decks
-3%synergy
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