Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Optimized Control

Phenax, God of Deception
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Mar 4, 2026
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The Master of Lake-town
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
63%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Mindcrank
85%inclusion22 decks26 decks
73%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
77%inclusion20 decks26 decks
72%synergy
Tree of Perdition
73%inclusion19 decks26 decks
71%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
77%inclusion20 decks26 decks
71%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
81%inclusion21 decks26 decks
70%synergy
Eater of the Dead
69%inclusion18 decks26 decks
68%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
59%synergy
Consuming Aberration
73%inclusion19 decks26 decks
58%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
56%synergy
Ruin Crab
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
49%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
49%synergy
Reanimate
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
32%synergy
Dark Ritual
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Drown in the Loch
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
40%synergy
Toxic Deluge
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
32%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
47%synergy
Windfall
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
40%synergy
The Water Crystal
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
41%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
69%inclusion18 decks26 decks
47%synergy
Demonic Tutor
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
35%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
36%synergy
Rhystic Study
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
32%synergy
Mystical Tutor
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
33%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
27%synergy
Force of Will
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Notion Thief
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Ancient Tomb
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Necropotence
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Creatures
The Mindskinner
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
39%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
39%synergy
The Ancient One
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
35%synergy
Wall of Frost
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
29%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Silent Arbiter
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Hedron Crab
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
24%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Undead Alchemist
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Nighthowler
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Painter's Servant
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
18%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
21%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Fleet Swallower
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Opposition Agent
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Avatar of Woe
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Mortivore
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Spellseeker
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Doctor Doom, Unrivaled
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Emeritus of Woe
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Relic Golem
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Baleful Strix
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-12%synergy
Fog Bank
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Soulless Jailer
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
5%synergy
The Scarab God
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Spellskite
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Trinket Mage
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Grave Researcher
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Guiltfeeder
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Dramatic Reversal
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
43%synergy
Arcane Denial
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Visions of Beyond
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
35%synergy
Brainstorm
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Mana Drain
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Swan Song
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Force of Negation
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Deadly Rollick
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Negate
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
-13%synergy
Thought Collapse
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Didn't Say Please
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Pact of Negation
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Frantic Search
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Psychic Strike
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Disallow
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Drown in Dreams
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Pongify
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Tainted Pact
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Memory Plunder
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Cabal Ritual
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Reality Shift
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Resculpt
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Baleful Mastery
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Sink into Stupor
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Crypt Incursion
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Archive Trap
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Withering Torment
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Spider-Sense
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Whir of Invention
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Shred Memory
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Entomb
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Snuff Out
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Doom Blade
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Undermine
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Dispel
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Bitter Triumph
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Aetherize
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Flusterstorm
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Tale's End
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Perplex
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Infernal Grasp
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-8%synergy
Demonic Consultation
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Glen Elendra's Answer
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Fractured Sanity
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
37%synergy
Grim Tutor
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
43%synergy
Singularity Rupture
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Damnation
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Traumatize
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Mind Grind
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Feed the Swarm
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
-12%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Imperial Seal
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Fabricate
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Whispering Madness
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Dark Deal
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Night's Whisper
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Mind Funeral
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Extract from Darkness
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Flow State
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Ponder
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-9%synergy
Diabolic Intent
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Stock Up
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Bond of Insight
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Cut Your Losses
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Read the Bones
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Pilfered Plans
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Beseech the Queen
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Solve the Equation
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Mathemagics
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Altar of the Brood
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
33%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
29%synergy
Lightning Greaves
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
27%synergy
Grindstone
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Isochron Scepter
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
20%synergy
The One Ring
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Bonehoard
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Captain America's Shield
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Helm of Obedience
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Magewright's Stone
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Jet Medallion
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Altar of Dementia
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Codex Shredder
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Psychic Corrosion
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
36%synergy
Mystic Remora
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
27%synergy
Propaganda
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
24%synergy
Memory Erosion
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
34%synergy
Fraying Sanity
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
27%synergy
Animate Dead
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Intruder Alarm
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Court of Cunning
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Black Market Connections
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Leyline of the Void
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Freed from the Real
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Necromancy
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Copy Artifact
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
No Mercy
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Counterbalance
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
The Cruelty of Gix
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Necrodominance
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Reliquary Tower
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
28%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
35%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
24%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Cabal Coffers
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Academy Ruins
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Maze of Ith
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Petrified Hamlet
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Urza's Saga
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Strip Mine
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Restless Reef
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Rogue's Passage
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-15%synergy
Wasteland
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Buried Ruin
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Witch's Cottage
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
War Room
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Glacial Chasm
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Inventors' Fair
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Castle Locthwain
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
96%inclusion25 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Signet
81%inclusion21 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
69%inclusion18 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Dimir Signet
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Thought Vessel
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Mind Stone
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Chrome Mox
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Lotus Petal
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Mana Vault
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Midnight Clock
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Mox Opal
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
The Soul Stone
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-8%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Basalt Monolith
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Gilded Lotus
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Thran Dynamo
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Mox Diamond
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
96%inclusion25 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion25 decks26 decks
-0%synergy
Island
92%inclusion24 decks26 decks
-5%synergy
Watery Grave
73%inclusion19 decks26 decks
24%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Morphic Pool
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Sunken Hollow
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Polluted Delta
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
29%synergy
Tainted Isle
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Underground River
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Sunken Ruins
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Choked Estuary
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
-9%synergy
Undercity Sewers
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Temple of Deceit
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Misty Rainforest
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Fabled Passage
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
-10%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Marsh Flats
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Prismatic Vista
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Fetid Pools
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Underground Sea
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Scalding Tarn
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Flooded Strand
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Exotic Orchard
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-17%synergy
Dismal Backwater
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-0%synergy
Mana Confluence
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Darkslick Shores
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-5%synergy
Sink into Stupor
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-0%synergy
Reflecting Pool
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
City of Brass
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
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