Phenax, God of Deception (Commander)

Mike Carrozza
Mar 4, 2026
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Kitsune's Technique
11%inclusion193 decks1.80K decks
9%synergy
Exhibition Tidecaller
2.8%inclusion14 decks492 decks
2%synergy
Emeritus of Woe
1.8%inclusion5 decks272 decks
1%synergy
Flow State
0.8%inclusion3 decks359 decks
1%synergy
Sewer-veillance Cam
0.6%inclusion8 decks1.24K decks
0%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Consuming Aberration
87%inclusion7.34K decks8.48K decks
72%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
72%inclusion6.12K decks8.48K decks
70%synergy
Ruin Crab
73%inclusion6.21K decks8.48K decks
65%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
70%inclusion5.91K decks8.48K decks
59%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
63%inclusion5.37K decks8.48K decks
57%synergy
Tree of Perdition
58%inclusion4.94K decks8.48K decks
57%synergy
Mindcrank
66%inclusion5.62K decks8.48K decks
54%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
56%inclusion4.73K decks8.48K decks
54%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
56%inclusion4.78K decks8.48K decks
52%synergy
Wall of Frost
51%inclusion4.32K decks8.48K decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Drown in the Loch
59%inclusion5.02K decks8.48K decks
41%synergy
Fractured Sanity
59%inclusion5.01K decks8.48K decks
49%synergy
Counterspell
57%inclusion4.87K decks8.48K decks
2%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
53%inclusion4.54K decks8.48K decks
48%synergy
Traumatize
52%inclusion4.45K decks8.48K decks
48%synergy
The Water Crystal
52%inclusion2.62K decks5.03K decks
43%synergy
Nighthowler
52%inclusion4.40K decks8.48K decks
46%synergy
Singularity Rupture
51%inclusion2.28K decks4.46K decks
39%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
51%inclusion4.31K decks8.48K decks
38%synergy
Mind Grind
50%inclusion4.28K decks8.48K decks
45%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
29%inclusion2.47K decks8.48K decks
6%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
29%inclusion2.43K decks8.48K decks
6%synergy
Demonic Tutor
21%inclusion1.79K decks8.48K decks
2%synergy
Notion Thief
15%inclusion1.27K decks8.48K decks
4%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
14%inclusion1.17K decks8.48K decks
-2%synergy
Mystical Tutor
14%inclusion1.15K decks8.48K decks
0%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
13%inclusion1.10K decks8.48K decks
-5%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
8.3%inclusion705 decks8.48K decks
5%synergy
Force of Will
7.7%inclusion655 decks8.48K decks
-3%synergy
Ancient Tomb
7.0%inclusion596 decks8.48K decks
-1%synergy
Creatures
The Ancient One
48%inclusion4.09K decks8.48K decks
45%synergy
Eater of the Dead
45%inclusion3.82K decks8.48K decks
44%synergy
Mortivore
43%inclusion3.63K decks8.48K decks
41%synergy
Hedron Crab
42%inclusion3.57K decks8.48K decks
38%synergy
The Mindskinner
38%inclusion2.89K decks7.53K decks
31%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
36%inclusion1.08K decks3.01K decks
35%synergy
Fleet Swallower
35%inclusion2.99K decks8.48K decks
33%synergy
Hover Barrier
34%inclusion2.88K decks8.48K decks
33%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
34%inclusion2.85K decks8.48K decks
27%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
33%inclusion2.82K decks8.48K decks
29%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
33%inclusion2.80K decks8.48K decks
25%synergy
Silent Arbiter
32%inclusion2.74K decks8.48K decks
31%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
32%inclusion2.68K decks8.48K decks
30%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
31%inclusion1.99K decks6.37K decks
30%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
31%inclusion2.61K decks8.48K decks
26%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
28%inclusion2.35K decks8.48K decks
25%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
25%inclusion2.13K decks8.48K decks
21%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
24%inclusion1.99K decks8.31K decks
23%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
24%inclusion2.02K decks8.48K decks
23%synergy
Manic Scribe
23%inclusion1.96K decks8.48K decks
22%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
23%inclusion1.95K decks8.48K decks
22%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
23%inclusion1.94K decks8.48K decks
22%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
22%inclusion1.84K decks8.48K decks
21%synergy
Glacial Wall
20%inclusion1.68K decks8.48K decks
19%synergy
Undead Alchemist
20%inclusion1.66K decks8.48K decks
17%synergy
Guiltfeeder
19%inclusion1.65K decks8.48K decks
14%synergy
Fog Bank
19%inclusion1.65K decks8.48K decks
18%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
17%inclusion1.43K decks8.48K decks
16%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
16%inclusion1.37K decks8.48K decks
15%synergy
Aegis Turtle
16%inclusion1.37K decks8.48K decks
16%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
16%inclusion1.34K decks8.48K decks
13%synergy
Riddlekeeper
16%inclusion1.32K decks8.48K decks
15%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
15%inclusion1.31K decks8.48K decks
15%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
15%inclusion1.29K decks8.48K decks
14%synergy
Soulless Jailer
15%inclusion1.24K decks8.48K decks
14%synergy
Avatar of Woe
14%inclusion1.21K decks8.48K decks
13%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
14%inclusion1.19K decks8.48K decks
14%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
13%inclusion1.10K decks8.48K decks
1%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
12%inclusion1K decks8.07K decks
11%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
12%inclusion1.03K decks8.48K decks
12%synergy
Wall of Runes
11%inclusion896 decks8.48K decks
10%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
10%inclusion878 decks8.48K decks
10%synergy
Wrexial, the Risen Deep
10%inclusion868 decks8.48K decks
5%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
10%inclusion829 decks8.48K decks
9%synergy
Wall of Junk
9.1%inclusion775 decks8.48K decks
9%synergy
Baleful Strix
9.0%inclusion767 decks8.48K decks
-14%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
8.7%inclusion739 decks8.48K decks
7%synergy
Jace's Archivist
8.6%inclusion726 decks8.48K decks
7%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
8.3%inclusion706 decks8.48K decks
8%synergy
Wall of Mist
7.2%inclusion613 decks8.48K decks
7%synergy
Instants
Visions of Beyond
43%inclusion3.66K decks8.48K decks
39%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
41%inclusion3.51K decks8.48K decks
38%synergy
Didn't Say Please
35%inclusion2.94K decks8.48K decks
30%synergy
Thought Collapse
32%inclusion2.73K decks8.48K decks
29%synergy
Psychic Strike
29%inclusion2.44K decks8.48K decks
26%synergy
Negate
27%inclusion2.33K decks8.48K decks
-5%synergy
Brainstorm
24%inclusion2.02K decks8.48K decks
-6%synergy
Archive Trap
24%inclusion2.02K decks8.48K decks
22%synergy
Dark Ritual
23%inclusion1.95K decks8.48K decks
-13%synergy
Arcane Denial
20%inclusion1.68K decks8.48K decks
-6%synergy
Thought Scour
20%inclusion1.67K decks8.48K decks
13%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
19%inclusion1.61K decks8.48K decks
18%synergy
Mana Drain
19%inclusion1.58K decks8.48K decks
1%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
18%inclusion1.51K decks8.48K decks
-13%synergy
Drown in Dreams
18%inclusion1.49K decks8.48K decks
13%synergy
Into the Story
17%inclusion1.46K decks8.48K decks
16%synergy
Crypt Incursion
17%inclusion1.45K decks8.48K decks
15%synergy
Aetherize
16%inclusion1.32K decks8.48K decks
4%synergy
Swan Song
13%inclusion1.08K decks8.48K decks
-6%synergy
Withering Torment
11%inclusion791 decks7.50K decks
-6%synergy
Pongify
10%inclusion886 decks8.48K decks
-5%synergy
Memory Plunder
10%inclusion885 decks8.48K decks
5%synergy
Deadly Rollick
10%inclusion866 decks8.48K decks
-10%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.2%inclusion764 decks8.28K decks
-6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
9.0%inclusion745 decks8.27K decks
-2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
8.9%inclusion733 decks8.28K decks
-7%synergy
Go for the Throat
8.7%inclusion736 decks8.48K decks
-8%synergy
Perplex
8.5%inclusion721 decks8.48K decks
6%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
8.2%inclusion694 decks8.48K decks
-2%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.1%inclusion689 decks8.48K decks
-8%synergy
Reality Shift
8.1%inclusion684 decks8.48K decks
-6%synergy
Psychic Spiral
7.8%inclusion665 decks8.48K decks
7%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
7.3%inclusion621 decks8.48K decks
2%synergy
Murder
6.5%inclusion553 decks8.48K decks
-1%synergy
Fact or Fiction
6.4%inclusion543 decks8.48K decks
-3%synergy
Doom Blade
5.8%inclusion490 decks8.48K decks
3%synergy
Force of Negation
5.6%inclusion475 decks8.48K decks
-4%synergy
Intellectual Offering
5.2%inclusion444 decks8.48K decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
37%inclusion3.15K decks8.48K decks
32%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
31%inclusion2.64K decks8.48K decks
26%synergy
Cut Your Losses
30%inclusion2.52K decks8.48K decks
26%synergy
Windfall
28%inclusion2.36K decks8.48K decks
14%synergy
Mind Funeral
28%inclusion2.33K decks8.48K decks
25%synergy
Toxic Deluge
25%inclusion2.08K decks8.48K decks
-1%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
24%inclusion2.03K decks8.48K decks
15%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
23%inclusion1.94K decks8.48K decks
13%synergy
Reanimate
21%inclusion1.79K decks8.48K decks
-3%synergy
Feed the Swarm
19%inclusion1.65K decks8.48K decks
-16%synergy
Damnation
18%inclusion1.51K decks8.48K decks
7%synergy
Extract from Darkness
18%inclusion1.49K decks8.48K decks
10%synergy
Pilfered Plans
13%inclusion1.13K decks8.48K decks
11%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
13%inclusion1.11K decks8.48K decks
7%synergy
Treasure Cruise
11%inclusion947 decks8.48K decks
3%synergy
Ponder
11%inclusion928 decks8.48K decks
-5%synergy
Whispering Madness
10%inclusion848 decks8.48K decks
7%synergy
Increasing Confusion
9.3%inclusion791 decks8.48K decks
9%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
8.4%inclusion714 decks8.48K decks
4%synergy
Mind Sculpt
7.4%inclusion631 decks8.48K decks
7%synergy
Preordain
7.4%inclusion627 decks8.48K decks
-3%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
7.3%inclusion618 decks8.48K decks
6%synergy
Startled Awake
7.1%inclusion602 decks8.48K decks
6%synergy
Sign in Blood
6.7%inclusion569 decks8.48K decks
1%synergy
Grim Tutor
6.6%inclusion561 decks8.48K decks
3%synergy
Read the Bones
5.5%inclusion463 decks8.48K decks
1%synergy
Dread Summons
5.4%inclusion461 decks8.48K decks
2%synergy
Tome Scour
5.4%inclusion457 decks8.48K decks
5%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
5.3%inclusion448 decks8.48K decks
4%synergy
Eldritch Pact
5.3%inclusion448 decks8.48K decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thousand-Year Elixir
37%inclusion3.11K decks8.48K decks
35%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
35%inclusion2.94K decks8.48K decks
30%synergy
Bonehoard
34%inclusion2.85K decks8.48K decks
32%synergy
Lightning Greaves
29%inclusion2.42K decks8.48K decks
1%synergy
Altar of the Brood
28%inclusion2.41K decks8.48K decks
23%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
26%inclusion1.68K decks6.38K decks
23%synergy
Keening Stone
20%inclusion1.66K decks8.48K decks
18%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion1.23K decks8.48K decks
-10%synergy
Grindstone
13%inclusion1.11K decks8.48K decks
12%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
11%inclusion951 decks8.48K decks
-2%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
10%inclusion876 decks8.48K decks
9%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
10%inclusion866 decks8.48K decks
2%synergy
Isochron Scepter
8.8%inclusion743 decks8.48K decks
6%synergy
Altar of Dementia
8.7%inclusion741 decks8.48K decks
5%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
8.1%inclusion688 decks8.48K decks
8%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
7.8%inclusion664 decks8.48K decks
6%synergy
Folio of Fancies
7.7%inclusion654 decks8.48K decks
7%synergy
Profane Memento
7.7%inclusion652 decks8.48K decks
7%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
7.6%inclusion648 decks8.48K decks
7%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
5.6%inclusion478 decks8.48K decks
5%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
5.6%inclusion475 decks8.48K decks
5%synergy
Jet Medallion
5.0%inclusion425 decks8.48K decks
-3%synergy
Enchantments
Psychic Corrosion
49%inclusion4.13K decks8.48K decks
42%synergy
Fraying Sanity
47%inclusion3.96K decks8.48K decks
43%synergy
Memory Erosion
44%inclusion3.71K decks8.48K decks
39%synergy
Propaganda
44%inclusion3.70K decks8.48K decks
26%synergy
Court of Cunning
34%inclusion2.85K decks8.48K decks
28%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
33%inclusion2.79K decks8.48K decks
30%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
29%inclusion1.83K decks6.38K decks
27%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
28%inclusion2.38K decks8.48K decks
21%synergy
Intruder Alarm
24%inclusion2.04K decks8.48K decks
23%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
21%inclusion1.81K decks8.48K decks
8%synergy
Freed from the Real
18%inclusion1.55K decks8.48K decks
17%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
16%inclusion1.36K decks8.48K decks
14%synergy
Mystic Remora
16%inclusion1.36K decks8.48K decks
1%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
12%inclusion1.04K decks8.48K decks
11%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
11%inclusion935 decks8.48K decks
10%synergy
Animate Dead
11%inclusion913 decks8.48K decks
0%synergy
Leyline of the Void
10%inclusion837 decks8.48K decks
7%synergy
No Mercy
8.4%inclusion715 decks8.48K decks
5%synergy
Drowned Secrets
7.1%inclusion603 decks8.48K decks
6%synergy
Black Market Connections
6.8%inclusion577 decks8.48K decks
-4%synergy
Jace's Erasure
6.3%inclusion537 decks8.48K decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
25%inclusion2.16K decks8.48K decks
19%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
25%inclusion2.12K decks8.48K decks
23%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
16%inclusion1.36K decks8.48K decks
14%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
9.0%inclusion766 decks8.48K decks
7%synergy
Jace Beleren
7.4%inclusion632 decks8.48K decks
7%synergy
Ashiok, Sculptor of Fears
5.2%inclusion443 decks8.48K decks
4%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
5.0%inclusion428 decks8.48K decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
46%inclusion3.91K decks8.48K decks
7%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
39%inclusion3.32K decks8.48K decks
30%synergy
Reliquary Tower
36%inclusion3.08K decks8.48K decks
0%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
30%inclusion1.53K decks5.14K decks
25%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
21%inclusion1.82K decks8.48K decks
4%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
21%inclusion1.77K decks8.48K decks
1%synergy
Restless Reef
18%inclusion1.49K decks8.48K decks
11%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
14%inclusion1.18K decks8.48K decks
10%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
14%inclusion1.15K decks8.48K decks
-5%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
12%inclusion1.02K decks8.48K decks
9%synergy
Temple of the False God
12%inclusion1.02K decks8.48K decks
2%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
11%inclusion955 decks8.48K decks
-1%synergy
Rogue's Passage
11%inclusion941 decks8.48K decks
-16%synergy
Cabal Coffers
10%inclusion855 decks8.48K decks
-1%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
9.2%inclusion780 decks8.48K decks
7%synergy
Mortuary Mire
8.6%inclusion731 decks8.48K decks
1%synergy
Halimar Depths
7.7%inclusion651 decks8.48K decks
1%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
6.0%inclusion509 decks8.48K decks
-2%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
5.9%inclusion501 decks8.48K decks
3%synergy
Castle Locthwain
5.2%inclusion443 decks8.48K decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
89%inclusion7.53K decks8.48K decks
1%synergy
Arcane Signet
80%inclusion6.75K decks8.48K decks
-4%synergy
Dimir Signet
61%inclusion5.18K decks8.48K decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
51%inclusion4.33K decks8.48K decks
-7%synergy
Mind Stone
29%inclusion2.45K decks8.48K decks
0%synergy
Thought Vessel
26%inclusion2.23K decks8.48K decks
-5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
25%inclusion2.16K decks8.48K decks
-5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
23%inclusion1.99K decks8.48K decks
6%synergy
Midnight Clock
10%inclusion866 decks8.48K decks
3%synergy
Sky Diamond
8.4%inclusion710 decks8.48K decks
0%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
7.7%inclusion655 decks8.48K decks
0%synergy
Dimir Locket
7.5%inclusion639 decks8.48K decks
5%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
7.5%inclusion635 decks8.48K decks
7%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
6.4%inclusion543 decks8.48K decks
5%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.3%inclusion533 decks8.48K decks
1%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.2%inclusion438 decks8.48K decks
2%synergy
Lands
Island
96%inclusion8.18K decks8.48K decks
0%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion8.14K decks8.48K decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
83%inclusion7.02K decks8.48K decks
-5%synergy
Sunken Hollow
63%inclusion5.33K decks8.48K decks
-3%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
60%inclusion5.13K decks8.48K decks
7%synergy
Watery Grave
50%inclusion4.26K decks8.48K decks
3%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
44%inclusion3.77K decks8.48K decks
6%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
42%inclusion3.59K decks8.48K decks
3%synergy
Choked Estuary
42%inclusion3.59K decks8.48K decks
-5%synergy
Temple of Deceit
39%inclusion3.34K decks8.48K decks
4%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
37%inclusion3.15K decks8.48K decks
-2%synergy
Tainted Isle
36%inclusion3.05K decks8.48K decks
-8%synergy
Morphic Pool
35%inclusion2.93K decks8.48K decks
-2%synergy
Underground River
34%inclusion2.92K decks8.48K decks
-6%synergy
Polluted Delta
32%inclusion2.68K decks8.48K decks
-1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
26%inclusion2.23K decks8.48K decks
10%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
25%inclusion2.13K decks8.48K decks
1%synergy
Dismal Backwater
24%inclusion2.01K decks8.48K decks
8%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
24%inclusion1.79K decks7.54K decks
0%synergy
Exotic Orchard
21%inclusion1.79K decks8.48K decks
-11%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
19%inclusion1.58K decks8.48K decks
8%synergy
Sunken Ruins
18%inclusion1.56K decks8.48K decks
3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
18%inclusion1.56K decks8.48K decks
-3%synergy
Fetid Pools
16%inclusion1.40K decks8.48K decks
0%synergy
Undercity Sewers
15%inclusion1.31K decks8.48K decks
-5%synergy
Darkslick Shores
14%inclusion1.19K decks8.48K decks
0%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
14%inclusion1.19K decks8.48K decks
7%synergy
Underground Sea
12%inclusion1.03K decks8.48K decks
-1%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
12%inclusion977 decks8.48K decks
6%synergy
Fabled Passage
10%inclusion873 decks8.48K decks
2%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.2%inclusion764 decks8.28K decks
-6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
9.0%inclusion745 decks8.27K decks
-2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
8.9%inclusion733 decks8.28K decks
-7%synergy
Reflecting Pool
8.4%inclusion712 decks8.48K decks
3%synergy
River of Tears
8.2%inclusion695 decks8.48K decks
-2%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
7.9%inclusion668 decks8.48K decks
3%synergy
Prismatic Vista
6.6%inclusion559 decks8.48K decks
1%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
6.3%inclusion534 decks8.48K decks
0%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
6.1%inclusion503 decks8.23K decks
-2%synergy
Ice Tunnel
5.9%inclusion497 decks8.48K decks
1%synergy
Flooded Strand
5.9%inclusion497 decks8.48K decks
-3%synergy
Misty Rainforest
5.5%inclusion466 decks8.48K decks
-3%synergy
Scalding Tarn
5.2%inclusion441 decks8.48K decks
-3%synergy
Boggart Trawler
5.1%inclusion424 decks8.24K decks
-1%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
5.1%inclusion436 decks8.48K decks
-3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
5.1%inclusion430 decks8.48K decks
-22%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
5.1%inclusion430 decks8.48K decks
-2%synergy
Port of Karfell
5.0%inclusion427 decks8.48K decks
-1%synergy