Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Budget Upgraded

Phenax, God of Deception
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Mar 4, 2026
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The Master of Lake-town
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Charix, the Raging Isle
79%inclusion61 decks77 decks
77%synergy
Consuming Aberration
82%inclusion63 decks77 decks
66%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
60%inclusion46 decks77 decks
58%synergy
Nighthowler
62%inclusion48 decks77 decks
57%synergy
Wall of Frost
55%inclusion42 decks77 decks
53%synergy
Ruin Crab
58%inclusion45 decks77 decks
50%synergy
The Ancient One
51%inclusion39 decks77 decks
47%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
52%inclusion40 decks77 decks
47%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
51%inclusion39 decks77 decks
46%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
58%inclusion45 decks77 decks
46%synergy
Top Cards
Singularity Rupture
56%inclusion31 decks55 decks
44%synergy
Drown in the Loch
48%inclusion37 decks77 decks
30%synergy
Mortivore
45%inclusion35 decks77 decks
44%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
45%inclusion35 decks77 decks
35%synergy
Fraying Sanity
44%inclusion34 decks77 decks
40%synergy
Counterspell
44%inclusion34 decks77 decks
-12%synergy
Tree of Perdition
44%inclusion34 decks77 decks
42%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
43%inclusion33 decks77 decks
39%synergy
Fractured Sanity
43%inclusion33 decks77 decks
33%synergy
Bonehoard
43%inclusion33 decks77 decks
41%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
23%inclusion18 decks77 decks
13%synergy
Creatures
Hover Barrier
40%inclusion31 decks77 decks
39%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
39%inclusion30 decks77 decks
38%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
36%inclusion28 decks77 decks
36%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
36%inclusion28 decks77 decks
32%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
35%inclusion27 decks77 decks
33%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
35%inclusion27 decks77 decks
34%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
35%inclusion27 decks77 decks
34%synergy
Eater of the Dead
32%inclusion25 decks77 decks
31%synergy
The Mindskinner
31%inclusion24 decks77 decks
24%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
31%inclusion24 decks77 decks
28%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
30%inclusion23 decks77 decks
25%synergy
Glacial Wall
27%inclusion21 decks77 decks
27%synergy
Fog Bank
26%inclusion20 decks77 decks
25%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
23%inclusion18 decks77 decks
23%synergy
Fleet Swallower
23%inclusion18 decks77 decks
21%synergy
Hedron Crab
23%inclusion18 decks77 decks
19%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
23%inclusion18 decks77 decks
23%synergy
Manic Scribe
23%inclusion18 decks77 decks
22%synergy
Aegis Turtle
23%inclusion18 decks77 decks
23%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
22%inclusion17 decks77 decks
22%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
21%inclusion16 decks77 decks
20%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
19%inclusion15 decks77 decks
19%synergy
Undead Alchemist
19%inclusion15 decks77 decks
17%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
18%inclusion14 decks77 decks
17%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
17%inclusion13 decks77 decks
15%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
17%inclusion13 decks77 decks
9%synergy
Guiltfeeder
16%inclusion12 decks77 decks
11%synergy
Wall of Runes
16%inclusion12 decks77 decks
15%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
16%inclusion12 decks77 decks
15%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
16%inclusion12 decks77 decks
13%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
16%inclusion12 decks77 decks
15%synergy
Loki, God of Mischief
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
14%synergy
Exhibition Tidecaller
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
14%inclusion11 decks77 decks
14%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
13%inclusion10 decks77 decks
12%synergy
Avatar of Woe
13%inclusion10 decks77 decks
12%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
13%inclusion10 decks77 decks
12%synergy
Wall of Mist
13%inclusion10 decks77 decks
13%synergy
Wall of Junk
12%inclusion9 decks77 decks
11%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
12%inclusion9 decks77 decks
11%synergy
Wall of Air
12%inclusion9 decks77 decks
12%synergy
Dragon's Eye Savants
12%inclusion9 decks77 decks
12%synergy
Mnemonic Wall
12%inclusion9 decks77 decks
11%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
10%inclusion8 decks77 decks
-2%synergy
Silent Arbiter
10%inclusion8 decks77 decks
9%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
10%inclusion8 decks77 decks
9%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
9.1%inclusion7 decks77 decks
8%synergy
Horseshoe Crab
9.1%inclusion7 decks77 decks
9%synergy
Burnished Hart
9.1%inclusion7 decks77 decks
7%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
9.1%inclusion7 decks77 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Psychic Strike
42%inclusion32 decks77 decks
39%synergy
Negate
36%inclusion28 decks77 decks
4%synergy
Into the Story
36%inclusion28 decks77 decks
35%synergy
Thought Collapse
35%inclusion27 decks77 decks
32%synergy
Didn't Say Please
34%inclusion26 decks77 decks
29%synergy
Thought Scour
27%inclusion21 decks77 decks
21%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
26%inclusion20 decks77 decks
25%synergy
Visions of Beyond
23%inclusion18 decks77 decks
20%synergy
Crypt Incursion
23%inclusion18 decks77 decks
22%synergy
Archive Trap
23%inclusion18 decks77 decks
21%synergy
Drown in Dreams
22%inclusion17 decks77 decks
18%synergy
Aetherize
19%inclusion15 decks77 decks
8%synergy
Perplex
16%inclusion12 decks77 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Denial
16%inclusion12 decks77 decks
-11%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
13%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
14%inclusion11 decks77 decks
10%synergy
Fact or Fiction
13%inclusion10 decks77 decks
4%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
13%inclusion10 decks77 decks
2%synergy
Brainstorm
12%inclusion9 decks77 decks
-18%synergy
Doom Blade
12%inclusion9 decks77 decks
9%synergy
Psychic Spiral
12%inclusion9 decks77 decks
11%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
10%inclusion8 decks77 decks
-22%synergy
Intellectual Offering
10%inclusion8 decks77 decks
10%synergy
Murder
10%inclusion8 decks77 decks
3%synergy
Dig Through Time
10%inclusion8 decks77 decks
1%synergy
Frantic Search
9.1%inclusion7 decks77 decks
-10%synergy
Infernal Grasp
9.1%inclusion7 decks77 decks
-7%synergy
Go for the Throat
7.8%inclusion6 decks77 decks
-8%synergy
Memory Plunder
7.8%inclusion6 decks77 decks
2%synergy
Soul Manipulation
7.8%inclusion6 decks77 decks
5%synergy
Dark Ritual
7.8%inclusion6 decks77 decks
-29%synergy
Reality Shift
7.8%inclusion6 decks77 decks
-6%synergy
Opt
7.8%inclusion6 decks77 decks
-3%synergy
Memory Lapse
7.8%inclusion6 decks77 decks
6%synergy
Withering Torment
7.8%inclusion6 decks77 decks
-8%synergy
Hero's Downfall
6.5%inclusion5 decks77 decks
3%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
6.5%inclusion5 decks77 decks
-4%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
6.5%inclusion5 decks77 decks
4%synergy
Shred Memory
6.5%inclusion5 decks77 decks
6%synergy
Countermand
6.5%inclusion5 decks77 decks
6%synergy
Resculpt
6.5%inclusion5 decks77 decks
0%synergy
Pongify
5.2%inclusion4 decks77 decks
-10%synergy
Careful Consideration
5.2%inclusion4 decks77 decks
5%synergy
Countersquall
5.2%inclusion4 decks77 decks
-1%synergy
Expel from Orazca
5.2%inclusion4 decks77 decks
5%synergy
Induce Paranoia
5.2%inclusion4 decks77 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Mind Grind
42%inclusion32 decks77 decks
36%synergy
Traumatize
40%inclusion31 decks77 decks
36%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
25%inclusion19 decks77 decks
18%synergy
Cut Your Losses
25%inclusion19 decks77 decks
21%synergy
Feed the Swarm
25%inclusion19 decks77 decks
-10%synergy
Pilfered Plans
25%inclusion19 decks77 decks
22%synergy
Treasure Cruise
23%inclusion18 decks77 decks
15%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
22%inclusion17 decks77 decks
17%synergy
Mind Funeral
22%inclusion17 decks77 decks
19%synergy
Extract from Darkness
19%inclusion15 decks77 decks
12%synergy
Whispering Madness
17%inclusion13 decks77 decks
14%synergy
Windfall
16%inclusion12 decks77 decks
2%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
14%inclusion11 decks77 decks
9%synergy
Mind Sculpt
13%inclusion10 decks77 decks
12%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
13%inclusion10 decks77 decks
3%synergy
Ponder
12%inclusion9 decks77 decks
-5%synergy
Read the Bones
12%inclusion9 decks77 decks
8%synergy
Preordain
10%inclusion8 decks77 decks
0%synergy
Increasing Confusion
9.1%inclusion7 decks77 decks
8%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
9.1%inclusion7 decks77 decks
7%synergy
Tome Scour
9.1%inclusion7 decks77 decks
9%synergy
Startled Awake
9.1%inclusion7 decks77 decks
8%synergy
Toxic Deluge
9.1%inclusion7 decks77 decks
-16%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
9.1%inclusion7 decks77 decks
8%synergy
Languish
7.8%inclusion6 decks77 decks
7%synergy
Dream Harvest
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Eldritch Pact
6.5%inclusion5 decks77 decks
6%synergy
Final Act
6.5%inclusion5 decks77 decks
5%synergy
Bond of Insight
6.5%inclusion5 decks77 decks
6%synergy
Dread Summons
6.5%inclusion5 decks77 decks
3%synergy
Decree of Pain
6.5%inclusion5 decks77 decks
4%synergy
Sign in Blood
6.5%inclusion5 decks77 decks
1%synergy
Brainspoil
6.5%inclusion5 decks77 decks
6%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
6.5%inclusion5 decks77 decks
-3%synergy
Stock Up
5.2%inclusion4 decks77 decks
3%synergy
Dread Return
5.2%inclusion4 decks77 decks
-1%synergy
Curse of the Swine
5.2%inclusion4 decks77 decks
2%synergy
Deep Analysis
5.2%inclusion4 decks77 decks
2%synergy
Sadistic Sacrament
5.2%inclusion4 decks77 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Water Crystal
42%inclusion25 decks60 decks
33%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
39%inclusion30 decks77 decks
35%synergy
Mindcrank
34%inclusion26 decks77 decks
22%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
23%inclusion18 decks77 decks
11%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
19%inclusion15 decks77 decks
-5%synergy
Keening Stone
18%inclusion14 decks77 decks
17%synergy
Altar of the Brood
16%inclusion12 decks77 decks
11%synergy
Lightning Greaves
16%inclusion12 decks77 decks
-12%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
13%inclusion10 decks77 decks
12%synergy
Profane Memento
13%inclusion10 decks77 decks
12%synergy
Captain America's Shield
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
10%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
9.1%inclusion7 decks77 decks
8%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
7.8%inclusion6 decks77 decks
6%synergy
Folio of Fancies
7.8%inclusion6 decks77 decks
7%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
6.5%inclusion5 decks77 decks
5%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
6.5%inclusion5 decks77 decks
6%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
6.5%inclusion5 decks77 decks
-2%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
5.2%inclusion4 decks77 decks
-0%synergy
Millstone
5.2%inclusion4 decks77 decks
5%synergy
Grindclock
5.2%inclusion4 decks77 decks
5%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
5.2%inclusion4 decks77 decks
5%synergy
Aether Syphon
5.2%inclusion4 decks77 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Propaganda
39%inclusion30 decks77 decks
21%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
32%inclusion25 decks77 decks
26%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
31%inclusion24 decks77 decks
28%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
27%inclusion21 decks77 decks
25%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
23%inclusion18 decks77 decks
22%synergy
Memory Erosion
22%inclusion17 decks77 decks
18%synergy
Court of Cunning
18%inclusion14 decks77 decks
12%synergy
Intruder Alarm
16%inclusion12 decks77 decks
14%synergy
Drowned Secrets
13%inclusion10 decks77 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
13%inclusion10 decks77 decks
0%synergy
Freed from the Real
12%inclusion9 decks77 decks
11%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
10%inclusion8 decks77 decks
10%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
9.1%inclusion7 decks77 decks
2%synergy
Leyline of the Void
9.1%inclusion7 decks77 decks
6%synergy
Jace's Erasure
7.8%inclusion6 decks77 decks
7%synergy
Animate Dead
7.8%inclusion6 decks77 decks
-3%synergy
King Narfi's Betrayal
6.5%inclusion5 decks77 decks
5%synergy
Greed
5.2%inclusion4 decks77 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Memory Adept
26%inclusion20 decks77 decks
24%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
16%inclusion12 decks77 decks
10%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
13%inclusion10 decks77 decks
11%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
7.8%inclusion6 decks77 decks
5%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
7.8%inclusion6 decks77 decks
6%synergy
Jace Beleren
7.8%inclusion6 decks77 decks
7%synergy
Ashiok, Sculptor of Fears
5.2%inclusion4 decks77 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Nephalia Drownyard
45%inclusion35 decks77 decks
37%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
30%inclusion18 decks60 decks
25%synergy
Bojuka Bog
26%inclusion20 decks77 decks
-13%synergy
Rogue's Passage
17%inclusion13 decks77 decks
-10%synergy
Mortuary Mire
16%inclusion12 decks77 decks
8%synergy
Reliquary Tower
16%inclusion12 decks77 decks
-20%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion10 decks77 decks
4%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
12%inclusion9 decks77 decks
4%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
10%inclusion8 decks77 decks
-6%synergy
Restless Reef
10%inclusion8 decks77 decks
4%synergy
Halimar Depths
9.1%inclusion7 decks77 decks
3%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
7.8%inclusion6 decks77 decks
6%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
6.5%inclusion5 decks77 decks
5%synergy
Ipnu Rivulet
6.5%inclusion5 decks77 decks
6%synergy
Desert of the Mindful
5.2%inclusion4 decks77 decks
5%synergy
Castle Vantress
5.2%inclusion4 decks77 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
78%inclusion60 decks77 decks
-10%synergy
Arcane Signet
68%inclusion52 decks77 decks
-16%synergy
Dimir Signet
60%inclusion46 decks77 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
48%inclusion37 decks77 decks
-10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
27%inclusion21 decks77 decks
-4%synergy
Mind Stone
27%inclusion21 decks77 decks
-0%synergy
Commander's Sphere
22%inclusion17 decks77 decks
6%synergy
Thought Vessel
19%inclusion15 decks77 decks
-12%synergy
Dimir Locket
18%inclusion14 decks77 decks
16%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
14%inclusion11 decks77 decks
13%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
10%inclusion8 decks77 decks
3%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
9.1%inclusion7 decks77 decks
9%synergy
Sky Diamond
9.1%inclusion7 decks77 decks
1%synergy
Worn Powerstone
9.1%inclusion7 decks77 decks
6%synergy
Midnight Clock
7.8%inclusion6 decks77 decks
1%synergy
Prismatic Lens
7.8%inclusion6 decks77 decks
6%synergy
Gilded Lotus
6.5%inclusion5 decks77 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Keyrune
5.2%inclusion4 decks77 decks
1%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
5.2%inclusion4 decks77 decks
4%synergy
Star Compass
5.2%inclusion4 decks77 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Island
99%inclusion76 decks77 decks
2%synergy
Swamp
97%inclusion75 decks77 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
77%inclusion59 decks77 decks
-11%synergy
Sunken Hollow
65%inclusion50 decks77 decks
-0%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
55%inclusion42 decks77 decks
18%synergy
Temple of Deceit
51%inclusion39 decks77 decks
16%synergy
Choked Estuary
51%inclusion39 decks77 decks
3%synergy
Dismal Backwater
48%inclusion37 decks77 decks
32%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
44%inclusion34 decks77 decks
-11%synergy
Evolving Wilds
43%inclusion33 decks77 decks
27%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
42%inclusion32 decks77 decks
3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
36%inclusion28 decks77 decks
25%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
34%inclusion26 decks77 decks
27%synergy
Myriad Landscape
30%inclusion23 decks77 decks
10%synergy
Tainted Isle
27%inclusion21 decks77 decks
-17%synergy
Fetid Pools
26%inclusion20 decks77 decks
10%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
23%inclusion18 decks77 decks
18%synergy
Exotic Orchard
22%inclusion17 decks77 decks
-10%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
17%inclusion13 decks77 decks
-23%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
17%inclusion13 decks77 decks
12%synergy
Underground River
16%inclusion12 decks77 decks
-26%synergy
Watery Grave
14%inclusion11 decks77 decks
-35%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
13%inclusion10 decks77 decks
2%synergy
Port of Karfell
12%inclusion9 decks77 decks
6%synergy
Salt Marsh
10%inclusion8 decks77 decks
9%synergy
Thriving Isle
9.1%inclusion7 decks77 decks
7%synergy
River of Tears
9.1%inclusion7 decks77 decks
-1%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
9.1%inclusion7 decks77 decks
3%synergy
Mistvault Bridge
7.8%inclusion6 decks77 decks
2%synergy
Ice Tunnel
7.8%inclusion6 decks77 decks
3%synergy
Ash Barrens
7.8%inclusion6 decks77 decks
3%synergy
Soured Springs
7.8%inclusion6 decks77 decks
5%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
6.5%inclusion5 decks77 decks
-18%synergy
Waterfront District
6.5%inclusion5 decks77 decks
4%synergy
Grixis Panorama
6.5%inclusion5 decks77 decks
6%synergy
A.I.M. Labs
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Hidden Lair
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-3%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
5.2%inclusion4 decks77 decks
-3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
5.2%inclusion4 decks77 decks
-22%synergy
Thriving Moor
5.2%inclusion4 decks77 decks
3%synergy
Murky Sewer
5.2%inclusion4 decks77 decks
3%synergy
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