Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - cEDH

Phenax, God of Deception
Rank #260
32decks
Mike Carrozza
Mar 4, 2026
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Mindcrank
91%inclusion29 decks32 decks
79%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
84%inclusion27 decks32 decks
78%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
78%inclusion25 decks32 decks
68%synergy
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69%inclusion22 decks32 decks
64%synergy
Eater of the Dead
63%inclusion20 decks32 decks
61%synergy
Consuming Aberration
75%inclusion24 decks32 decks
60%synergy
Fractured Sanity
69%inclusion22 decks32 decks
59%synergy
Mana Drain
69%inclusion22 decks32 decks
51%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
49%synergy
Fraying Sanity
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
46%synergy
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Counterspell
66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Dark Ritual
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Ruin Crab
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
45%synergy
Windfall
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
37%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
37%synergy
Mystic Remora
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
35%synergy
Demonic Consultation
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
44%synergy
Force of Negation
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
38%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
37%synergy
Opposition Agent
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
36%synergy
Game Changers
Vampiric Tutor
72%inclusion23 decks32 decks
56%synergy
Demonic Tutor
69%inclusion22 decks32 decks
50%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
58%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
34%synergy
Mystical Tutor
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
43%synergy
Force of Will
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
46%synergy
Rhystic Study
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
30%synergy
Imperial Seal
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
44%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
32%synergy
Mana Vault
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
42%synergy
Creatures
Charix, the Raging Isle
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
42%synergy
Tree of Perdition
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
39%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
29%synergy
The Mindskinner
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
24%synergy
Painter's Servant
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
31%synergy
Notion Thief
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
20%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
25%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
22%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
24%synergy
Fleet Swallower
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
22%synergy
Hedron Crab
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
21%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
24%synergy
Gilded Drake
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
20%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Undead Alchemist
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Nighthowler
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Mortivore
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
14%synergy
The Ancient One
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Baleful Strix
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-11%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Riddlekeeper
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Fog Bank
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Spellseeker
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Sheoldred
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Archaeomancer
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Umbris, Fear Manifest
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-7%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Thopter Assembly
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Guiltfeeder
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Volatile Stormdrake
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Maha, Its Feathers Night
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Instants
An Offer You Can't Refuse
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Pact of Negation
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
36%synergy
Tainted Pact
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
33%synergy
Swan Song
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
19%synergy
Drown in the Loch
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Brainstorm
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Negate
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
25%synergy
Visions of Beyond
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
24%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
20%synergy
Flusterstorm
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Cabal Ritual
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Deadly Rollick
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Sink into Stupor
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Denial
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-7%synergy
Archive Trap
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Mental Misstep
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Chain of Vapor
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Strix Serenade
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Psychic Strike
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Fact or Fiction
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Brain Freeze
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Thought Collapse
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Resculpt
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Tale's End
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Stifle
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Go for the Throat
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-7%synergy
Fatal Push
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Ad Nauseam
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Misdirection
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Mission Briefing
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Drown in Dreams
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Reality Shift
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Dismember
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Pongify
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-9%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Retraction Helix
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Entomb
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Cyber Conversion
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Countersquall
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Banishing Knack
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Aetherize
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-5%synergy
Disallow
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Perplex
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Baleful Mastery
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Didn't Say Please
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Grim Tutor
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
40%synergy
Reanimate
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Traumatize
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
36%synergy
Toxic Deluge
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
29%synergy
Cut Your Losses
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
27%synergy
Mind Grind
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
20%synergy
Singularity Rupture
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
7%synergy
Ponder
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Damnation
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Feed the Swarm
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-19%synergy
Doomsday
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Startled Awake
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Mind Sculpt
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Mind Funeral
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Increasing Confusion
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Fabricate
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Victimize
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-5%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Preordain
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Flood of Recollection
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Blue Sun's Twilight
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Dread Summons
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Psychic Drain
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Bitter Ordeal
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Sign in Blood
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Bribery
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Solve the Equation
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Beseech the Queen
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thousand-Year Elixir
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
42%synergy
Grindstone
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
40%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
32%synergy
Altar of the Brood
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
29%synergy
Isochron Scepter
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
31%synergy
The One Ring
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
24%synergy
Lightning Greaves
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Altar of Dementia
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
15%synergy
The Water Crystal
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Helm of Obedience
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Folio of Fancies
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Keening Stone
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Millstone
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Time Sieve
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Ghoulcaller's Bell
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-18%synergy
Jet Medallion
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Enchantments
Necropotence
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
31%synergy
Memory Erosion
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
27%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
25%synergy
Animate Dead
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Propaganda
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Court of Cunning
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Freed from the Real
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Intruder Alarm
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Black Market Connections
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Copy Artifact
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Leyline of the Void
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Megrim
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Necrodominance
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Drowned Secrets
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Omniscience
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
31%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
26%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Ancient Tomb
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
36%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
25%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
27%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
26%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
26%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Reliquary Tower
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
-8%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Urza's Saga
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Bojuka Bog
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-23%synergy
Cabal Coffers
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-8%synergy
Halimar Depths
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Temple of the False God
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Vault of Whispers
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Maze of Ith
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Academy Ruins
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Field of Ruin
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Rogue's Passage
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-21%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Uthros, Titanic Godcore
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
91%inclusion29 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Signet
81%inclusion26 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
59%inclusion19 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Dimir Signet
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
-12%synergy
Chrome Mox
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
41%synergy
Mox Opal
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
37%synergy
Mox Diamond
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
37%synergy
Fellwar Stone
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Thought Vessel
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Lotus Petal
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Commander's Sphere
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Mox Amber
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Mind Stone
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-19%synergy
Midnight Clock
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Coalition Relic
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Grim Monolith
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Swamp
94%inclusion30 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Island
91%inclusion29 decks32 decks
-6%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion28 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Watery Grave
84%inclusion27 decks32 decks
36%synergy
Underground River
69%inclusion22 decks32 decks
28%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Polluted Delta
66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
33%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
29%synergy
Underground Sea
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
40%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Morphic Pool
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Sunken Hollow
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
-15%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
20%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Mana Confluence
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
35%synergy
Reflecting Pool
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
33%synergy
Sunken Ruins
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Choked Estuary
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
-13%synergy
City of Brass
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
28%synergy
Darkslick Shores
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Exotic Orchard
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
-10%synergy
Tainted Isle
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
-19%synergy
Flooded Strand
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Misty Rainforest
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Scalding Tarn
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Sink into Stupor
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Prismatic Vista
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Marsh Flats
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Undercity Sewers
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-8%synergy
Temple of Deceit
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-23%synergy
Dismal Backwater
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-7%synergy
River of Tears
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Fabled Passage
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Mistvault Bridge
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Cavern of Souls
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Maestros Theater
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Path of Ancestry
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-21%synergy
Tarnished Citadel
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy