Average Deck for The Ancient One - Expensive Upgraded Mill

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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.
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Paul Palmer
Mar 2, 2024
Technically Playable - Phenax, God of Deception
Compare a 2014 Dimir Mill deck to a 2024 build with Phenax, God of Deception.
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Average Decklist

Baleful Strix
Baleful Strix
Bone Dragon
Bone Dragon
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
Consecrated Sphinx
Consecrated Sphinx
Dimir House Guard
Dimir House Guard
Dreadhound
Dreadhound
Emrakul, the Promised End
Emrakul, the Promised End
Gutless Plunderer
Gutless Plunderer
Gyruda, Doom of Depths
Gyruda, Doom of Depths
Mischievous Sneakling
Mischievous Sneakling
Mutated Cultist
Mutated Cultist
Overlord of the Balemurk
Overlord of the Balemurk
Overlord of the Floodpits
Overlord of the Floodpits
Paragon of Open Graves
Paragon of Open Graves
Pathrazer of Ulamog
Pathrazer of Ulamog
Sepulchral Primordial
Sepulchral Primordial
Sheoldred, Whispering One
Sheoldred, Whispering One
Snapcaster Mage
Snapcaster Mage
Starving Revenant
Starving Revenant
Syr Konrad, the Grim
Syr Konrad, the Grim
The Mindskinner
The Mindskinner
Toxrill, the Corrosive
Toxrill, the Corrosive
Uchbenbak, the Great Mistake
Uchbenbak, the Great Mistake
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
Xu-Ifit, Osteoharmonist
Xu-Ifit, Osteoharmonist
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
Instants (8)
Brainsurge
Brainsurge
Dark Ritual
Dark Ritual
Entomb
Entomb
Intuition
Intuition
Malakir Rebirth
Malakir Rebirth
Negate
Negate
Songs of the Damned
Songs of the Damned
Withering Torment
Withering Torment
Sorceries (12)
Damnation
Damnation
Glimpse the Unthinkable
Glimpse the Unthinkable
Living Death
Living Death
Maddening Cacophony
Maddening Cacophony
Mind Grind
Mind Grind
Reanimate
Reanimate
Rise of the Dark Realms
Rise of the Dark Realms
Singularity Rupture
Singularity Rupture
Stitch Together
Stitch Together
Victimize
Victimize
Wail of the Forgotten
Wail of the Forgotten
Windfall
Windfall
Artifacts (11)
Arcane Signet
Arcane Signet
Crucible of Worlds
Crucible of Worlds
Dimir Signet
Dimir Signet
Ghoulcaller's Bell
Ghoulcaller's Bell
Mesmeric Orb
Mesmeric Orb
Mindcrank
Mindcrank
Riverchurn Monument
Riverchurn Monument
Sol Ring
Sol Ring
Talisman of Dominance
Talisman of Dominance
The Soul Stone
The Soul Stone
Witchbane Orb
Witchbane Orb
Enchantments (7)
Animate Dead
Animate Dead
Bloodchief Ascension
Bloodchief Ascension
Court of Cunning
Court of Cunning
Fraying Sanity
Fraying Sanity
Necromancy
Necromancy
Out of the Tombs
Out of the Tombs
Rhystic Study
Rhystic Study
Lands (25)
Ancient Tomb
Ancient Tomb
Bojuka Bog
Bojuka Bog
Cephalid Coliseum
Cephalid Coliseum
Clearwater Pathway
Clearwater Pathway
Command Tower
Command Tower
Dakmor Salvage
Dakmor Salvage
Fabled Passage
Fabled Passage
Gloomlake Verge
Gloomlake Verge
Mana Confluence
Mana Confluence
Marsh Flats
Marsh Flats
Morphic Pool
Morphic Pool
Otawara, Soaring City
Otawara, Soaring City
Polluted Delta
Polluted Delta
Reliquary Tower
Reliquary Tower
Restless Reef
Restless Reef
Rogue's Passage
Rogue's Passage
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
Sunken Hollow
Sunken Hollow
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
Undercity Sewers
Undercity Sewers
Underground River
Underground River
Underground Sea
Underground Sea
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
Watery Grave
Watery Grave
Basics (2)
Island
4 Islands
Swamp
5 Swamps