Phenax, God of Deception (Commander)

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Mike Carrozza
Mar 4, 2026
Am I the Bolas? - A Spicy Meatball!
Another week, another Bolas verdict. Is this one a bit spicier? Click to find out.
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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Kitsune's Technique
9.4%inclusion140 decks1.49K decks
8%synergy
Krang, the All-Powerful
0.3%inclusion3 decks925 decks
0%synergy
Irma, Part-Time Mutant
0.3%inclusion3 decks925 decks
-2%synergy
Mathemagics
0.3%inclusion4 decks1.36K decks
0%synergy
Sewer-veillance Cam
0.2%inclusion2 decks907 decks
0%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Consuming Aberration
87%inclusion7.24K decks8.36K decks
72%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
72%inclusion6.04K decks8.36K decks
70%synergy
Ruin Crab
73%inclusion6.11K decks8.36K decks
65%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
70%inclusion5.84K decks8.36K decks
59%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
63%inclusion5.30K decks8.36K decks
57%synergy
Tree of Perdition
58%inclusion4.85K decks8.36K decks
56%synergy
Mindcrank
66%inclusion5.56K decks8.36K decks
54%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
56%inclusion4.66K decks8.36K decks
54%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
57%inclusion4.73K decks8.36K decks
52%synergy
Wall of Frost
51%inclusion4.26K decks8.36K decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Drown in the Loch
59%inclusion4.96K decks8.36K decks
41%synergy
Fractured Sanity
59%inclusion4.93K decks8.36K decks
49%synergy
Counterspell
57%inclusion4.80K decks8.36K decks
2%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
53%inclusion4.47K decks8.36K decks
48%synergy
Traumatize
53%inclusion4.39K decks8.36K decks
48%synergy
Nighthowler
52%inclusion4.36K decks8.36K decks
46%synergy
The Water Crystal
52%inclusion2.49K decks4.79K decks
43%synergy
Singularity Rupture
51%inclusion2.16K decks4.21K decks
39%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
51%inclusion4.24K decks8.36K decks
38%synergy
Mind Grind
51%inclusion4.24K decks8.36K decks
45%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
29%inclusion2.45K decks8.36K decks
6%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
29%inclusion2.40K decks8.36K decks
6%synergy
Demonic Tutor
21%inclusion1.75K decks8.36K decks
2%synergy
Notion Thief
15%inclusion1.25K decks8.36K decks
4%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
14%inclusion1.16K decks8.36K decks
-2%synergy
Mystical Tutor
14%inclusion1.13K decks8.36K decks
0%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
13%inclusion1.09K decks8.36K decks
-5%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
8.3%inclusion692 decks8.36K decks
5%synergy
Force of Will
7.7%inclusion644 decks8.36K decks
-3%synergy
Ancient Tomb
7.1%inclusion591 decks8.36K decks
-1%synergy
Creatures
The Ancient One
48%inclusion4.02K decks8.36K decks
45%synergy
Eater of the Dead
45%inclusion3.76K decks8.36K decks
44%synergy
Mortivore
43%inclusion3.59K decks8.36K decks
42%synergy
Hedron Crab
42%inclusion3.50K decks8.36K decks
38%synergy
The Mindskinner
39%inclusion2.82K decks7.30K decks
32%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
36%inclusion983 decks2.73K decks
35%synergy
Fleet Swallower
35%inclusion2.97K decks8.36K decks
33%synergy
Hover Barrier
34%inclusion2.85K decks8.36K decks
33%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
34%inclusion2.83K decks8.36K decks
27%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
33%inclusion2.80K decks8.36K decks
29%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
33%inclusion2.77K decks8.36K decks
25%synergy
Silent Arbiter
32%inclusion2.71K decks8.36K decks
31%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
32%inclusion2.66K decks8.36K decks
30%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
31%inclusion1.90K decks6.13K decks
30%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
31%inclusion2.57K decks8.36K decks
26%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
28%inclusion2.32K decks8.36K decks
25%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
25%inclusion2.12K decks8.36K decks
22%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
24%inclusion2.01K decks8.36K decks
23%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
24%inclusion1.94K decks8.09K decks
23%synergy
Manic Scribe
23%inclusion1.94K decks8.36K decks
22%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
23%inclusion1.94K decks8.36K decks
23%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
23%inclusion1.92K decks8.36K decks
22%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
22%inclusion1.83K decks8.36K decks
21%synergy
Glacial Wall
20%inclusion1.65K decks8.36K decks
19%synergy
Guiltfeeder
20%inclusion1.64K decks8.36K decks
15%synergy
Undead Alchemist
19%inclusion1.63K decks8.36K decks
17%synergy
Fog Bank
19%inclusion1.61K decks8.36K decks
18%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
17%inclusion1.42K decks8.36K decks
16%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
16%inclusion1.36K decks8.36K decks
15%synergy
Aegis Turtle
16%inclusion1.35K decks8.36K decks
16%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
16%inclusion1.33K decks8.36K decks
13%synergy
Riddlekeeper
16%inclusion1.31K decks8.36K decks
15%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
16%inclusion1.30K decks8.36K decks
15%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
15%inclusion1.26K decks8.36K decks
14%synergy
Soulless Jailer
15%inclusion1.23K decks8.36K decks
14%synergy
Avatar of Woe
14%inclusion1.20K decks8.36K decks
13%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
14%inclusion1.19K decks8.36K decks
14%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
13%inclusion1.08K decks8.36K decks
1%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
13%inclusion985 decks7.84K decks
11%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
12%inclusion1.02K decks8.36K decks
12%synergy
Wall of Runes
11%inclusion888 decks8.36K decks
10%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
10%inclusion871 decks8.36K decks
10%synergy
Wrexial, the Risen Deep
10%inclusion868 decks8.36K decks
5%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
10%inclusion813 decks8.36K decks
9%synergy
Wall of Junk
9.1%inclusion757 decks8.36K decks
9%synergy
Baleful Strix
8.9%inclusion741 decks8.36K decks
-15%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
8.8%inclusion739 decks8.36K decks
7%synergy
Jace's Archivist
8.6%inclusion716 decks8.36K decks
7%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
8.3%inclusion698 decks8.36K decks
8%synergy
Wall of Mist
7.3%inclusion612 decks8.36K decks
7%synergy
Instants
Visions of Beyond
43%inclusion3.61K decks8.36K decks
39%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
41%inclusion3.45K decks8.36K decks
38%synergy
Didn't Say Please
35%inclusion2.91K decks8.36K decks
30%synergy
Thought Collapse
32%inclusion2.72K decks8.36K decks
29%synergy
Psychic Strike
29%inclusion2.44K decks8.36K decks
26%synergy
Negate
28%inclusion2.31K decks8.36K decks
-5%synergy
Brainstorm
24%inclusion2K decks8.36K decks
-6%synergy
Archive Trap
24%inclusion1.98K decks8.36K decks
22%synergy
Dark Ritual
23%inclusion1.91K decks8.36K decks
-13%synergy
Thought Scour
20%inclusion1.65K decks8.36K decks
13%synergy
Arcane Denial
20%inclusion1.65K decks8.36K decks
-6%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
19%inclusion1.60K decks8.36K decks
18%synergy
Mana Drain
19%inclusion1.55K decks8.36K decks
1%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
18%inclusion1.48K decks8.36K decks
-13%synergy
Drown in Dreams
18%inclusion1.47K decks8.36K decks
13%synergy
Into the Story
17%inclusion1.44K decks8.36K decks
16%synergy
Crypt Incursion
17%inclusion1.43K decks8.36K decks
15%synergy
Aetherize
16%inclusion1.30K decks8.36K decks
4%synergy
Swan Song
13%inclusion1.05K decks8.36K decks
-6%synergy
Withering Torment
11%inclusion767 decks7.27K decks
-6%synergy
Memory Plunder
11%inclusion881 decks8.36K decks
5%synergy
Pongify
10%inclusion860 decks8.36K decks
-5%synergy
Deadly Rollick
10%inclusion847 decks8.36K decks
-10%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.2%inclusion743 decks8.05K decks
-6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
9.1%inclusion729 decks8.04K decks
-2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
8.9%inclusion713 decks8.05K decks
-7%synergy
Go for the Throat
8.6%inclusion718 decks8.36K decks
-8%synergy
Perplex
8.4%inclusion706 decks8.36K decks
6%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
8.1%inclusion679 decks8.36K decks
-2%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.1%inclusion676 decks8.36K decks
-8%synergy
Reality Shift
8.0%inclusion669 decks8.36K decks
-6%synergy
Psychic Spiral
7.9%inclusion662 decks8.36K decks
7%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
7.2%inclusion600 decks8.36K decks
2%synergy
Fact or Fiction
6.5%inclusion542 decks8.36K decks
-3%synergy
Murder
6.5%inclusion541 decks8.36K decks
-1%synergy
Doom Blade
5.8%inclusion484 decks8.36K decks
3%synergy
Force of Negation
5.6%inclusion468 decks8.36K decks
-4%synergy
Intellectual Offering
5.3%inclusion440 decks8.36K decks
5%synergy
Hero's Downfall
5.0%inclusion422 decks8.36K decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
37%inclusion3.10K decks8.36K decks
32%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
31%inclusion2.60K decks8.36K decks
26%synergy
Cut Your Losses
30%inclusion2.50K decks8.36K decks
26%synergy
Windfall
28%inclusion2.33K decks8.36K decks
14%synergy
Mind Funeral
28%inclusion2.31K decks8.36K decks
25%synergy
Toxic Deluge
24%inclusion2.04K decks8.36K decks
-1%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
24%inclusion2.02K decks8.36K decks
15%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
23%inclusion1.91K decks8.36K decks
13%synergy
Reanimate
21%inclusion1.76K decks8.36K decks
-3%synergy
Feed the Swarm
19%inclusion1.62K decks8.36K decks
-16%synergy
Damnation
18%inclusion1.50K decks8.36K decks
8%synergy
Extract from Darkness
18%inclusion1.47K decks8.36K decks
10%synergy
Pilfered Plans
13%inclusion1.12K decks8.36K decks
11%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
13%inclusion1.10K decks8.36K decks
7%synergy
Treasure Cruise
11%inclusion937 decks8.36K decks
3%synergy
Ponder
11%inclusion910 decks8.36K decks
-5%synergy
Whispering Madness
10%inclusion850 decks8.36K decks
7%synergy
Increasing Confusion
9.4%inclusion786 decks8.36K decks
9%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
8.3%inclusion697 decks8.36K decks
4%synergy
Mind Sculpt
7.5%inclusion631 decks8.36K decks
7%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
7.4%inclusion621 decks8.36K decks
6%synergy
Preordain
7.4%inclusion615 decks8.36K decks
-3%synergy
Startled Awake
7.1%inclusion593 decks8.36K decks
6%synergy
Grim Tutor
6.7%inclusion559 decks8.36K decks
3%synergy
Sign in Blood
6.6%inclusion555 decks8.36K decks
1%synergy
Tome Scour
5.5%inclusion457 decks8.36K decks
5%synergy
Dread Summons
5.5%inclusion456 decks8.36K decks
2%synergy
Read the Bones
5.4%inclusion455 decks8.36K decks
1%synergy
Eldritch Pact
5.4%inclusion448 decks8.36K decks
5%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
5.3%inclusion443 decks8.36K decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thousand-Year Elixir
37%inclusion3.06K decks8.36K decks
35%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
35%inclusion2.91K decks8.36K decks
30%synergy
Bonehoard
34%inclusion2.83K decks8.36K decks
32%synergy
Lightning Greaves
28%inclusion2.38K decks8.36K decks
1%synergy
Altar of the Brood
28%inclusion2.38K decks8.36K decks
23%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
26%inclusion1.61K decks6.14K decks
23%synergy
Keening Stone
20%inclusion1.66K decks8.36K decks
19%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion1.20K decks8.36K decks
-10%synergy
Grindstone
13%inclusion1.09K decks8.36K decks
12%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
11%inclusion939 decks8.36K decks
-2%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
10%inclusion868 decks8.36K decks
9%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
10%inclusion845 decks8.36K decks
2%synergy
Altar of Dementia
8.8%inclusion736 decks8.36K decks
5%synergy
Isochron Scepter
8.8%inclusion735 decks8.36K decks
6%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
8.3%inclusion692 decks8.36K decks
8%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
7.9%inclusion664 decks8.36K decks
6%synergy
Profane Memento
7.7%inclusion646 decks8.36K decks
7%synergy
Folio of Fancies
7.7%inclusion645 decks8.36K decks
7%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
7.7%inclusion640 decks8.36K decks
7%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
5.7%inclusion475 decks8.36K decks
5%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
5.7%inclusion474 decks8.36K decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Psychic Corrosion
49%inclusion4.09K decks8.36K decks
42%synergy
Fraying Sanity
47%inclusion3.90K decks8.36K decks
43%synergy
Memory Erosion
44%inclusion3.68K decks8.36K decks
40%synergy
Propaganda
43%inclusion3.63K decks8.36K decks
26%synergy
Court of Cunning
34%inclusion2.82K decks8.36K decks
28%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
33%inclusion2.77K decks8.36K decks
30%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
29%inclusion1.76K decks6.14K decks
27%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
28%inclusion2.34K decks8.36K decks
21%synergy
Intruder Alarm
24%inclusion2K decks8.36K decks
23%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
21%inclusion1.79K decks8.36K decks
8%synergy
Freed from the Real
18%inclusion1.52K decks8.36K decks
17%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
16%inclusion1.35K decks8.36K decks
14%synergy
Mystic Remora
16%inclusion1.34K decks8.36K decks
1%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
13%inclusion1.05K decks8.36K decks
12%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
11%inclusion920 decks8.36K decks
10%synergy
Animate Dead
11%inclusion896 decks8.36K decks
0%synergy
Leyline of the Void
10%inclusion825 decks8.36K decks
7%synergy
No Mercy
8.5%inclusion710 decks8.36K decks
6%synergy
Drowned Secrets
7.1%inclusion597 decks8.36K decks
6%synergy
Black Market Connections
6.8%inclusion565 decks8.36K decks
-4%synergy
Jace's Erasure
6.4%inclusion535 decks8.36K decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
26%inclusion2.15K decks8.36K decks
20%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
25%inclusion2.12K decks8.36K decks
23%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
16%inclusion1.35K decks8.36K decks
14%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
9.2%inclusion767 decks8.36K decks
7%synergy
Jace Beleren
7.5%inclusion631 decks8.36K decks
7%synergy
Ashiok, Sculptor of Fears
5.2%inclusion431 decks8.36K decks
4%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
5.1%inclusion428 decks8.36K decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
46%inclusion3.86K decks8.36K decks
7%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
39%inclusion3.30K decks8.36K decks
31%synergy
Reliquary Tower
36%inclusion3.03K decks8.36K decks
0%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
30%inclusion1.46K decks4.90K decks
25%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
21%inclusion1.80K decks8.36K decks
4%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
21%inclusion1.73K decks8.36K decks
1%synergy
Restless Reef
18%inclusion1.48K decks8.36K decks
11%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
14%inclusion1.15K decks8.36K decks
10%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
14%inclusion1.13K decks8.36K decks
-5%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
12%inclusion1.01K decks8.36K decks
9%synergy
Temple of the False God
12%inclusion1K decks8.36K decks
2%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
11%inclusion939 decks8.36K decks
-1%synergy
Rogue's Passage
11%inclusion933 decks8.36K decks
-16%synergy
Cabal Coffers
10%inclusion842 decks8.36K decks
-1%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
9.2%inclusion769 decks8.36K decks
7%synergy
Mortuary Mire
8.6%inclusion717 decks8.36K decks
1%synergy
Halimar Depths
7.6%inclusion635 decks8.36K decks
1%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
6.0%inclusion501 decks8.36K decks
-2%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
5.9%inclusion494 decks8.36K decks
3%synergy
Castle Locthwain
5.2%inclusion435 decks8.36K decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
89%inclusion7.43K decks8.36K decks
1%synergy
Arcane Signet
79%inclusion6.64K decks8.36K decks
-5%synergy
Dimir Signet
61%inclusion5.13K decks8.36K decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
51%inclusion4.26K decks8.36K decks
-7%synergy
Mind Stone
29%inclusion2.41K decks8.36K decks
0%synergy
Thought Vessel
26%inclusion2.19K decks8.36K decks
-6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
25%inclusion2.12K decks8.36K decks
-5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
24%inclusion1.98K decks8.36K decks
7%synergy
Midnight Clock
10%inclusion854 decks8.36K decks
3%synergy
Sky Diamond
8.4%inclusion700 decks8.36K decks
0%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
7.7%inclusion646 decks8.36K decks
0%synergy
Dimir Locket
7.7%inclusion646 decks8.36K decks
5%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
7.5%inclusion629 decks8.36K decks
7%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
6.5%inclusion541 decks8.36K decks
5%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.3%inclusion525 decks8.36K decks
1%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.2%inclusion433 decks8.36K decks
2%synergy
Lands
Island
96%inclusion8.06K decks8.36K decks
0%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion8.03K decks8.36K decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
83%inclusion6.93K decks8.36K decks
-5%synergy
Sunken Hollow
63%inclusion5.27K decks8.36K decks
-3%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
60%inclusion5.04K decks8.36K decks
7%synergy
Watery Grave
50%inclusion4.20K decks8.36K decks
3%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
45%inclusion3.73K decks8.36K decks
6%synergy
Choked Estuary
42%inclusion3.54K decks8.36K decks
-5%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
42%inclusion3.54K decks8.36K decks
3%synergy
Temple of Deceit
40%inclusion3.33K decks8.36K decks
4%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
37%inclusion3.12K decks8.36K decks
-2%synergy
Tainted Isle
36%inclusion2.99K decks8.36K decks
-8%synergy
Morphic Pool
34%inclusion2.88K decks8.36K decks
-2%synergy
Underground River
34%inclusion2.86K decks8.36K decks
-6%synergy
Polluted Delta
31%inclusion2.63K decks8.36K decks
-1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
26%inclusion2.20K decks8.36K decks
10%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
25%inclusion2.10K decks8.36K decks
0%synergy
Dismal Backwater
24%inclusion2K decks8.36K decks
8%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
24%inclusion1.73K decks7.31K decks
0%synergy
Exotic Orchard
21%inclusion1.76K decks8.36K decks
-12%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
19%inclusion1.57K decks8.36K decks
8%synergy
Sunken Ruins
18%inclusion1.54K decks8.36K decks
3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
18%inclusion1.54K decks8.36K decks
-3%synergy
Fetid Pools
17%inclusion1.38K decks8.36K decks
0%synergy
Undercity Sewers
16%inclusion1.30K decks8.36K decks
-5%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
14%inclusion1.19K decks8.36K decks
7%synergy
Darkslick Shores
14%inclusion1.17K decks8.36K decks
0%synergy
Underground Sea
12%inclusion1.01K decks8.36K decks
-1%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
12%inclusion976 decks8.36K decks
6%synergy
Fabled Passage
10%inclusion852 decks8.36K decks
2%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.2%inclusion743 decks8.05K decks
-6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
9.1%inclusion729 decks8.04K decks
-2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
8.9%inclusion713 decks8.05K decks
-7%synergy
Reflecting Pool
8.3%inclusion693 decks8.36K decks
3%synergy
River of Tears
8.2%inclusion684 decks8.36K decks
-2%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
8.0%inclusion672 decks8.36K decks
3%synergy
Prismatic Vista
6.5%inclusion546 decks8.36K decks
0%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
6.3%inclusion530 decks8.36K decks
0%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
6.1%inclusion492 decks8K decks
-2%synergy
Ice Tunnel
5.9%inclusion497 decks8.36K decks
1%synergy
Flooded Strand
5.8%inclusion489 decks8.36K decks
-3%synergy
Misty Rainforest
5.5%inclusion459 decks8.36K decks
-3%synergy
Scalding Tarn
5.2%inclusion438 decks8.36K decks
-3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
5.2%inclusion434 decks8.36K decks
-22%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
5.1%inclusion430 decks8.36K decks
-3%synergy
Boggart Trawler
5.1%inclusion412 decks8.02K decks
-1%synergy
Port of Karfell
5.1%inclusion423 decks8.36K decks
-1%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
5.0%inclusion421 decks8.36K decks
-2%synergy