The Ancient One (Commander) - Expensive

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Arnaud Gompertz
Jul 30, 2025
Trim Down Libraries With Phenax, God of Deception
On this From the Brim to the Trim, Arnaud trims a Phenax, God of Deception deck, while also trimming your libraries.
Deck Filters
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Armaggon, Future Shark
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Shredder, Shadow Master
4.0%inclusion2 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
1.6%inclusion1 decks63 decks
0%synergy
Northampton Farm
1.6%inclusion1 decks63 decks
1%synergy
Krang, Utrom Warlord
1.6%inclusion1 decks63 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Reanimate
83%inclusion271 decks326 decks
59%synergy
Animate Dead
67%inclusion219 decks326 decks
56%synergy
Training Grounds
55%inclusion180 decks326 decks
51%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
65%inclusion211 decks326 decks
46%synergy
Deadly Rollick
63%inclusion206 decks326 decks
44%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
48%inclusion155 decks326 decks
42%synergy
Entomb
50%inclusion163 decks326 decks
42%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
54%inclusion176 decks326 decks
41%synergy
Stitch Together
44%inclusion142 decks326 decks
40%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
60%inclusion194 decks326 decks
40%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
58%inclusion188 decks326 decks
22%synergy
Mana Drain
56%inclusion181 decks326 decks
38%synergy
Windfall
50%inclusion163 decks326 decks
36%synergy
Mystic Remora
49%inclusion160 decks326 decks
34%synergy
Toxic Deluge
45%inclusion146 decks326 decks
19%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
43%inclusion141 decks326 decks
13%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
42%inclusion138 decks326 decks
26%synergy
Swan Song
41%inclusion134 decks326 decks
23%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
40%inclusion132 decks326 decks
28%synergy
Counterspell
39%inclusion128 decks326 decks
-17%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
68%inclusion222 decks326 decks
49%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
68%inclusion221 decks326 decks
49%synergy
Rhystic Study
67%inclusion219 decks326 decks
44%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
58%inclusion190 decks326 decks
42%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
57%inclusion185 decks326 decks
34%synergy
Ancient Tomb
52%inclusion170 decks326 decks
44%synergy
Force of Will
51%inclusion166 decks326 decks
41%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
43%inclusion140 decks326 decks
35%synergy
Mystical Tutor
41%inclusion133 decks326 decks
27%synergy
Chrome Mox
40%inclusion132 decks326 decks
34%synergy
Creatures
Wonder
37%inclusion121 decks326 decks
31%synergy
Likeness Looter
35%inclusion115 decks326 decks
28%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
35%inclusion115 decks326 decks
32%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
34%inclusion112 decks326 decks
21%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
34%inclusion110 decks326 decks
30%synergy
Consuming Aberration
30%inclusion99 decks326 decks
15%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
30%inclusion97 decks326 decks
23%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
30%inclusion97 decks326 decks
25%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
29%inclusion81 decks278 decks
27%synergy
Opposition Agent
29%inclusion94 decks326 decks
21%synergy
Nezahal, Primal Tide
29%inclusion93 decks326 decks
25%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
27%inclusion88 decks326 decks
21%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
26%inclusion85 decks326 decks
21%synergy
Phenax, God of Deception
26%inclusion84 decks326 decks
23%synergy
Obsessive Stitcher
22%inclusion73 decks326 decks
20%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
22%inclusion72 decks326 decks
19%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
22%inclusion71 decks326 decks
18%synergy
Fleet Swallower
21%inclusion69 decks326 decks
19%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
21%inclusion68 decks326 decks
16%synergy
Toxrill, the Corrosive
20%inclusion65 decks326 decks
14%synergy
Ruthless Technomancer
19%inclusion63 decks326 decks
18%synergy
The Mindskinner
19%inclusion53 decks277 decks
12%synergy
Ancient Brass Dragon
18%inclusion60 decks326 decks
16%synergy
Ruin Crab
18%inclusion59 decks326 decks
10%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
18%inclusion58 decks326 decks
14%synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
18%inclusion58 decks326 decks
11%synergy
Hedron Crab
17%inclusion57 decks326 decks
14%synergy
Shadow of Mortality
17%inclusion57 decks326 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
17%inclusion56 decks326 decks
7%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
17%inclusion56 decks326 decks
13%synergy
Ledger Shredder
17%inclusion54 decks326 decks
12%synergy
Millikin
17%inclusion54 decks326 decks
13%synergy
Shadowgrange Archfiend
16%inclusion52 decks326 decks
15%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
15%inclusion50 decks326 decks
12%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
15%inclusion48 decks326 decks
5%synergy
Gyruda, Doom of Depths
14%inclusion47 decks326 decks
10%synergy
Notion Thief
14%inclusion47 decks326 decks
3%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
14%inclusion46 decks326 decks
12%synergy
Massacre Wurm
14%inclusion46 decks326 decks
6%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
13%inclusion44 decks326 decks
12%synergy
Rona, Herald of Invasion
13%inclusion44 decks326 decks
11%synergy
Kiora, the Rising Tide
13%inclusion33 decks253 decks
11%synergy
Overlord of the Balemurk
13%inclusion36 decks277 decks
11%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
13%inclusion42 decks326 decks
12%synergy
Spellseeker
12%inclusion40 decks326 decks
11%synergy
It That Betrays
12%inclusion40 decks326 decks
11%synergy
Doomed Necromancer
12%inclusion39 decks326 decks
11%synergy
Deranged Assistant
12%inclusion38 decks326 decks
9%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
12%inclusion34 decks294 decks
10%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
11%inclusion37 decks326 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Force of Negation
37%inclusion121 decks326 decks
28%synergy
Cabal Ritual
36%inclusion118 decks326 decks
31%synergy
Demonic Consultation
32%inclusion105 decks326 decks
26%synergy
Frantic Search
31%inclusion101 decks326 decks
12%synergy
Drown in the Loch
29%inclusion95 decks326 decks
11%synergy
Sink into Stupor
28%inclusion86 decks305 decks
13%synergy
Tainted Pact
27%inclusion87 decks326 decks
22%synergy
Flusterstorm
24%inclusion78 decks326 decks
17%synergy
Mental Misstep
23%inclusion75 decks326 decks
18%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
23%inclusion75 decks326 decks
19%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
23%inclusion74 decks326 decks
18%synergy
Pact of Negation
22%inclusion73 decks326 decks
17%synergy
Arcane Denial
19%inclusion63 decks326 decks
-6%synergy
Stubborn Denial
19%inclusion61 decks326 decks
18%synergy
Fell the Profane
18%inclusion54 decks305 decks
2%synergy
Dig Through Time
16%inclusion52 decks326 decks
6%synergy
Chain of Vapor
15%inclusion50 decks326 decks
13%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
15%inclusion50 decks326 decks
13%synergy
Withering Torment
15%inclusion42 decks277 decks
-1%synergy
Brainstorm
15%inclusion48 decks326 decks
-15%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
14%inclusion46 decks326 decks
9%synergy
Visions of Beyond
13%inclusion42 decks326 decks
9%synergy
Songs of the Damned
13%inclusion41 decks326 decks
11%synergy
Culling the Weak
12%inclusion38 decks326 decks
9%synergy
Negate
11%inclusion37 decks326 decks
-21%synergy
Flare of Denial
10%inclusion32 decks315 decks
5%synergy
Pongify
10%inclusion32 decks326 decks
-5%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
9.2%inclusion30 decks326 decks
1%synergy
Dispel
8.9%inclusion29 decks326 decks
3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.9%inclusion29 decks326 decks
-1%synergy
Thought Scour
8.6%inclusion28 decks326 decks
2%synergy
Fact or Fiction
8.3%inclusion27 decks326 decks
-1%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
8.0%inclusion26 decks326 decks
-2%synergy
Consider
8.0%inclusion26 decks326 decks
-5%synergy
Intuition
7.7%inclusion25 decks326 decks
7%synergy
Infernal Grasp
7.7%inclusion25 decks326 decks
-8%synergy
Saw in Half
7.4%inclusion24 decks326 decks
4%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
6.9%inclusion21 decks305 decks
-5%synergy
Bitter Triumph
6.7%inclusion22 decks326 decks
2%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
6.5%inclusion19 decks294 decks
3%synergy
Dismember
6.4%inclusion21 decks326 decks
1%synergy
Retraction Helix
6.1%inclusion20 decks326 decks
6%synergy
Sacrifice
6.1%inclusion20 decks326 decks
5%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
6.1%inclusion20 decks326 decks
5%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
5.8%inclusion19 decks326 decks
2%synergy
Snuff Out
5.8%inclusion19 decks326 decks
0%synergy
Ad Nauseam
5.8%inclusion19 decks326 decks
5%synergy
Brain Freeze
5.5%inclusion18 decks326 decks
4%synergy
Delay
5.2%inclusion17 decks326 decks
3%synergy
Misdirection
5.2%inclusion17 decks326 decks
0%synergy
Sorceries
Breach the Multiverse
38%inclusion124 decks326 decks
29%synergy
Dread Return
36%inclusion117 decks326 decks
30%synergy
Victimize
35%inclusion114 decks326 decks
21%synergy
Imperial Seal
32%inclusion103 decks326 decks
26%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
31%inclusion101 decks326 decks
21%synergy
Living Death
27%inclusion88 decks326 decks
22%synergy
Persist
27%inclusion87 decks326 decks
23%synergy
Singularity Rupture
27%inclusion41 decks154 decks
14%synergy
Buried Alive
24%inclusion77 decks326 decks
16%synergy
Feed the Swarm
21%inclusion70 decks326 decks
-14%synergy
Damnation
21%inclusion67 decks326 decks
10%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
20%inclusion65 decks326 decks
19%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
20%inclusion64 decks326 decks
9%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
17%inclusion55 decks326 decks
14%synergy
Diabolic Intent
16%inclusion53 decks326 decks
10%synergy
Terror Tide
14%inclusion45 decks326 decks
12%synergy
Wail of the Forgotten
13%inclusion43 decks326 decks
12%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
13%inclusion43 decks326 decks
11%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
13%inclusion43 decks326 decks
11%synergy
Treasure Cruise
13%inclusion42 decks326 decks
4%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
12%inclusion40 decks326 decks
7%synergy
Fractured Sanity
12%inclusion39 decks326 decks
2%synergy
Grim Tutor
11%inclusion36 decks326 decks
7%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
11%inclusion36 decks326 decks
6%synergy
Incarnation Technique
10%inclusion34 decks326 decks
9%synergy
Exhume
10%inclusion34 decks326 decks
9%synergy
Extract from Darkness
10%inclusion32 decks326 decks
2%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
9.2%inclusion30 decks326 decks
7%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
8.6%inclusion28 decks326 decks
4%synergy
Mind Grind
8.3%inclusion27 decks326 decks
3%synergy
Ponder
8.0%inclusion26 decks326 decks
-8%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
8.0%inclusion26 decks326 decks
1%synergy
Cut Your Losses
8.0%inclusion26 decks326 decks
4%synergy
Traumatize
8.0%inclusion26 decks326 decks
3%synergy
Unmarked Grave
7.4%inclusion24 decks326 decks
4%synergy
Unearth
7.4%inclusion24 decks326 decks
4%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
7.2%inclusion15 decks208 decks
6%synergy
Fabricate
7.1%inclusion23 decks326 decks
4%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
7.1%inclusion23 decks326 decks
2%synergy
Will of the Abzan
6.8%inclusion14 decks205 decks
5%synergy
Coiling Rebirth
6.5%inclusion19 decks292 decks
5%synergy
Transmute Artifact
6.1%inclusion20 decks326 decks
6%synergy
Doomsday
5.8%inclusion19 decks326 decks
4%synergy
Desperate Plea
5.6%inclusion6 decks108 decks
5%synergy
Personal Tutor
5.5%inclusion18 decks326 decks
3%synergy
Aberrant Return
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Dream Harvest
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mesmeric Orb
34%inclusion111 decks326 decks
29%synergy
The One Ring
33%inclusion108 decks326 decks
26%synergy
Matzalantli, the Great Door
32%inclusion103 decks326 decks
29%synergy
Lightning Greaves
30%inclusion98 decks326 decks
3%synergy
Mindcrank
29%inclusion94 decks326 decks
17%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
29%inclusion94 decks326 decks
28%synergy
The Cauldron of Eternity
25%inclusion80 decks326 decks
24%synergy
Isochron Scepter
22%inclusion73 decks326 decks
19%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
22%inclusion71 decks326 decks
18%synergy
Altar of the Wretched
21%inclusion67 decks326 decks
20%synergy
The Everflowing Well
17%inclusion54 decks326 decks
15%synergy
The Water Crystal
12%inclusion22 decks178 decks
4%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
12%inclusion39 decks326 decks
10%synergy
Altar of Dementia
11%inclusion35 decks326 decks
7%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
10%inclusion33 decks326 decks
-14%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
10%inclusion33 decks326 decks
1%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
9.4%inclusion21 decks223 decks
6%synergy
Portal to Phyrexia
8.6%inclusion28 decks326 decks
8%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
8.6%inclusion28 decks326 decks
3%synergy
Imposter Mech
7.4%inclusion24 decks326 decks
6%synergy
Altar of the Brood
7.1%inclusion23 decks326 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Necromancy
39%inclusion126 decks326 decks
34%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
26%inclusion86 decks326 decks
19%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
25%inclusion76 decks304 decks
22%synergy
Dance of the Dead
22%inclusion71 decks326 decks
21%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
15%inclusion50 decks326 decks
13%synergy
Necropotence
14%inclusion45 decks326 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
12%inclusion39 decks326 decks
-1%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
12%inclusion39 decks326 decks
6%synergy
Black Market Connections
11%inclusion35 decks326 decks
0%synergy
Court of Cunning
10%inclusion34 decks326 decks
5%synergy
Propaganda
10%inclusion33 decks326 decks
-7%synergy
Fraying Sanity
10%inclusion33 decks326 decks
6%synergy
Memory Erosion
9.2%inclusion30 decks326 decks
5%synergy
Out of the Tombs
7.7%inclusion25 decks326 decks
7%synergy
Dress Down
6.7%inclusion22 decks326 decks
5%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
6.4%inclusion21 decks326 decks
4%synergy
Search for Azcanta
6.1%inclusion20 decks326 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
5.5%inclusion18 decks326 decks
4%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
5.2%inclusion17 decks326 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
23%inclusion76 decks326 decks
21%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
12%inclusion38 decks326 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
35%inclusion114 decks326 decks
-4%synergy
Cabal Coffers
30%inclusion98 decks326 decks
19%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
29%inclusion93 decks326 decks
23%synergy
Urza's Saga
28%inclusion92 decks326 decks
22%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
27%inclusion87 decks326 decks
10%synergy
Reliquary Tower
25%inclusion80 decks326 decks
-12%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
23%inclusion35 decks154 decks
21%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
17%inclusion56 decks326 decks
8%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
16%inclusion52 decks326 decks
12%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
14%inclusion47 decks326 decks
6%synergy
Restless Reef
14%inclusion47 decks326 decks
8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
14%inclusion46 decks326 decks
-13%synergy
Academy Ruins
14%inclusion45 decks326 decks
10%synergy
Emergence Zone
11%inclusion37 decks326 decks
9%synergy
Tomb Fortress
11%inclusion37 decks326 decks
11%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
9.4%inclusion17 decks181 decks
5%synergy
Cabal Pit
8.0%inclusion26 decks326 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
7.7%inclusion25 decks326 decks
1%synergy
Echoing Deeps
7.1%inclusion23 decks326 decks
7%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
6.7%inclusion22 decks326 decks
3%synergy
Multiversal Passage
6.7%inclusion10 decks149 decks
6%synergy
Drownyard Temple
6.4%inclusion21 decks326 decks
3%synergy
Witch's Cottage
6.1%inclusion20 decks326 decks
3%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
5.8%inclusion19 decks326 decks
5%synergy
Mistrise Village
5.8%inclusion12 decks208 decks
3%synergy
Mortuary Mire
5.5%inclusion18 decks326 decks
-2%synergy
City of Traitors
5.2%inclusion17 decks326 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
91%inclusion296 decks326 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Signet
84%inclusion275 decks326 decks
0%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
67%inclusion219 decks326 decks
9%synergy
Dimir Signet
49%inclusion159 decks326 decks
-11%synergy
Mox Amber
47%inclusion154 decks326 decks
41%synergy
Lotus Petal
41%inclusion135 decks326 decks
34%synergy
Fellwar Stone
40%inclusion130 decks326 decks
9%synergy
Mana Vault
36%inclusion117 decks326 decks
31%synergy
Mox Diamond
33%inclusion109 decks326 decks
29%synergy
Mox Opal
28%inclusion90 decks326 decks
24%synergy
The Soul Stone
25%inclusion37 decks148 decks
20%synergy
Thought Vessel
18%inclusion60 decks326 decks
-13%synergy
Grim Monolith
16%inclusion52 decks326 decks
14%synergy
Mind Stone
16%inclusion52 decks326 decks
-13%synergy
Springleaf Drum
11%inclusion37 decks326 decks
10%synergy
Mana Crypt
10%inclusion32 decks326 decks
8%synergy
Lands
Watery Grave
91%inclusion296 decks326 decks
43%synergy
Island
90%inclusion293 decks326 decks
-7%synergy
Underground Sea
90%inclusion292 decks326 decks
76%synergy
Polluted Delta
89%inclusion290 decks326 decks
57%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion289 decks326 decks
1%synergy
Swamp
87%inclusion283 decks326 decks
-10%synergy
Morphic Pool
76%inclusion247 decks326 decks
39%synergy
Underground River
60%inclusion196 decks326 decks
20%synergy
Undercity Sewers
57%inclusion187 decks326 decks
37%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
49%inclusion160 decks326 decks
24%synergy
Scalding Tarn
48%inclusion158 decks326 decks
40%synergy
Misty Rainforest
48%inclusion157 decks326 decks
40%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
47%inclusion153 decks326 decks
-7%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
47%inclusion152 decks326 decks
38%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
44%inclusion145 decks326 decks
37%synergy
Marsh Flats
44%inclusion144 decks326 decks
36%synergy
Flooded Strand
42%inclusion136 decks326 decks
33%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
41%inclusion133 decks326 decks
1%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
39%inclusion108 decks278 decks
15%synergy
Sunken Hollow
38%inclusion124 decks326 decks
-28%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
33%inclusion108 decks326 decks
28%synergy
City of Brass
33%inclusion106 decks326 decks
26%synergy
Mana Confluence
32%inclusion103 decks326 decks
26%synergy
Prismatic Vista
31%inclusion102 decks326 decks
25%synergy
Exotic Orchard
30%inclusion97 decks326 decks
-3%synergy
Tainted Isle
28%inclusion92 decks326 decks
-16%synergy
Sink into Stupor
28%inclusion86 decks305 decks
13%synergy
Sunken Ruins
26%inclusion86 decks326 decks
11%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
25%inclusion80 decks326 decks
17%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
21%inclusion68 decks326 decks
14%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
18%inclusion59 decks326 decks
-20%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
18%inclusion58 decks326 decks
-22%synergy
Fell the Profane
18%inclusion54 decks305 decks
2%synergy
Choked Estuary
17%inclusion55 decks326 decks
-31%synergy
Fabled Passage
16%inclusion53 decks326 decks
8%synergy
Darkslick Shores
15%inclusion49 decks326 decks
1%synergy
Fetid Pools
12%inclusion38 decks326 decks
-5%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
11%inclusion36 decks326 decks
6%synergy
Reflecting Pool
10%inclusion33 decks326 decks
5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.9%inclusion29 decks326 decks
-1%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
8.2%inclusion25 decks304 decks
0%synergy
Cavern of Souls
8.0%inclusion26 decks326 decks
-1%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
8.0%inclusion26 decks326 decks
1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
7.7%inclusion25 decks326 decks
-14%synergy
Temple of Deceit
7.4%inclusion24 decks326 decks
-28%synergy
Port of Karfell
7.4%inclusion24 decks326 decks
1%synergy
Boggart Trawler
6.9%inclusion21 decks304 decks
0%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
6.9%inclusion21 decks305 decks
-5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
5.2%inclusion17 decks326 decks
-11%synergy