Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Upgraded Control

Phenax, God of Deception
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Mike Carrozza
Mar 4, 2026
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The Master of Lake-town
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
27%synergy
Elrond, Moon-Reader
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Consuming Aberration
93%inclusion26 decks28 decks
77%synergy
Ruin Crab
86%inclusion24 decks28 decks
77%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
71%inclusion20 decks28 decks
69%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
68%inclusion19 decks28 decks
63%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
71%inclusion20 decks28 decks
61%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
59%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
55%synergy
Visions of Beyond
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
53%synergy
Eater of the Dead
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
52%synergy
Tree of Perdition
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
52%synergy
Top Cards
Singularity Rupture
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
51%synergy
Mindcrank
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
49%synergy
Drown in the Loch
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
43%synergy
The Water Crystal
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
49%synergy
Fractured Sanity
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
48%synergy
Counterspell
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
47%synergy
Mind Grind
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
45%synergy
Nighthowler
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
44%synergy
Mortivore
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
49%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Demonic Tutor
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Force of Will
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Notion Thief
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-7%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Creatures
Syr Konrad, the Grim
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
34%synergy
The Ancient One
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
43%synergy
Silent Arbiter
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
42%synergy
The Mindskinner
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
36%synergy
Hedron Crab
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
35%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
34%synergy
Wall of Frost
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
34%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
28%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
24%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
27%synergy
Undead Alchemist
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
23%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Manic Scribe
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Exhibition Tidecaller
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
21%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Fog Bank
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Hover Barrier
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Riddlekeeper
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Guiltfeeder
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Baleful Strix
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-6%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Soulless Jailer
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Boggart Trawler
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
8%synergy
The Reality Chip
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Fatestitcher
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Guard Gomazoa
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Wall of Blood
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Dramatic Reversal
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
46%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Didn't Say Please
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
31%synergy
Psychic Strike
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
29%synergy
Swan Song
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Pongify
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Dark Ritual
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
-8%synergy
Sink into Stupor
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Mana Drain
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Archive Trap
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
23%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Thought Collapse
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Aetherize
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Into the Story
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Deadly Rollick
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Resculpt
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Thought Scour
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Infernal Grasp
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Arcane Denial
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-9%synergy
Drown in Dreams
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Whir of Invention
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Negate
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-18%synergy
Memory Plunder
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Brain Freeze
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Reality Shift
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Force of Negation
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Withering Torment
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-5%synergy
Go for the Throat
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-5%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Perplex
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Crypt Incursion
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Hero's Downfall
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Consign to Memory
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Snuff Out
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Brainstorm
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-22%synergy
Psychic Spiral
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Baleful Mastery
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-4%synergy
Pact of Negation
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Dig Through Time
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Traumatize
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
45%synergy
Toxic Deluge
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
38%synergy
Windfall
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Feed the Swarm
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Cut Your Losses
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Reanimate
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-4%synergy
Damnation
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Mind Funeral
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Fabricate
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Sign in Blood
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Extract from Darkness
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Increasing Confusion
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Night's Whisper
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Decree of Pain
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Startled Awake
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Profane Tutor
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Treasure Cruise
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Whispering Madness
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Beacon of Unrest
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Dream Harvest
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Altar of the Brood
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
41%synergy
Lightning Greaves
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
38%synergy
Bonehoard
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
30%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
23%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-10%synergy
Isochron Scepter
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Folio of Fancies
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Keening Stone
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Altar of Dementia
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Insight Engine
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Helm of Obedience
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Vexing Bauble
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Expedition Map
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Torpor Orb
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Grindstone
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Pithing Needle
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Profane Memento
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Lantern of Insight
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Enchantments
Propaganda
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
32%synergy
Court of Cunning
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
41%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
41%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
33%synergy
Freed from the Real
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
31%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
32%synergy
Memory Erosion
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
28%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
22%synergy
Intruder Alarm
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Fraying Sanity
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Mystic Remora
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Leyline of the Void
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Field of Dreams
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Planar Void
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
No Mercy
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Animate Dead
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-4%synergy
Drowned Secrets
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Black Market Connections
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-4%synergy
Telepathy
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Memory Adept
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
34%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Jace Beleren
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
34%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
37%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
25%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Cabal Coffers
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Restless Reef
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Temple of the False God
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Urza's Saga
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Reliquary Tower
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-22%synergy
Vault of Whispers
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Maze of Ith
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Seat of the Synod
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Inventors' Fair
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-16%synergy
Wasteland
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Buried Ruin
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Academy Ruins
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Field of Ruin
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
93%inclusion26 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Signet
86%inclusion24 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Signet
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
-5%synergy
Thought Vessel
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Mind Stone
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Midnight Clock
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Commander's Sphere
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Gilded Lotus
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Thran Dynamo
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Mox Opal
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Island
93%inclusion26 decks28 decks
-4%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion25 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Swamp
89%inclusion25 decks28 decks
-7%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
79%inclusion22 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Underground River
71%inclusion20 decks28 decks
30%synergy
Watery Grave
71%inclusion20 decks28 decks
23%synergy
Sunken Hollow
68%inclusion19 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Temple of Deceit
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Polluted Delta
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Tainted Isle
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Hidden Lair
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
30%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Morphic Pool
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Sunken Ruins
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Choked Estuary
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
-15%synergy
Fetid Pools
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Sink into Stupor
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Undercity Sewers
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Underground Sea
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Exotic Orchard
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-14%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Flooded Strand
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Prismatic Vista
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Misty Rainforest
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-5%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Boggart Trawler
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Dismal Backwater
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-5%synergy
Fabled Passage
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Ice Tunnel
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Reflecting Pool
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
River of Tears
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Darkslick Shores
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Scalding Tarn
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Maestros Theater
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1%synergy
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