Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Combo

Phenax, God of Deception
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6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
5%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Consuming Aberration
90%inclusion128 decks142 decks
75%synergy
Eater of the Dead
73%inclusion104 decks142 decks
72%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
81%inclusion115 decks142 decks
70%synergy
Mindcrank
80%inclusion114 decks142 decks
68%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
72%inclusion102 decks142 decks
67%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
73%inclusion103 decks142 decks
66%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
68%inclusion96 decks142 decks
65%synergy
Tree of Perdition
62%inclusion88 decks142 decks
60%synergy
Ruin Crab
66%inclusion94 decks142 decks
58%synergy
Fractured Sanity
60%inclusion85 decks142 decks
50%synergy
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Drown in the Loch
63%inclusion89 decks142 decks
45%synergy
Counterspell
59%inclusion84 decks142 decks
3%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
52%inclusion74 decks142 decks
45%synergy
Singularity Rupture
51%inclusion43 decks85 decks
38%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
50%inclusion71 decks142 decks
37%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
50%inclusion71 decks142 decks
49%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
49%inclusion70 decks142 decks
44%synergy
Visions of Beyond
45%inclusion64 decks142 decks
41%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
44%inclusion62 decks142 decks
37%synergy
The Water Crystal
43%inclusion40 decks92 decks
35%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
46%inclusion66 decks142 decks
27%synergy
Rhystic Study
46%inclusion65 decks142 decks
22%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
46%inclusion65 decks142 decks
23%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
35%inclusion49 decks142 decks
16%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
34%inclusion48 decks142 decks
18%synergy
Mystical Tutor
31%inclusion44 decks142 decks
17%synergy
Ancient Tomb
23%inclusion33 decks142 decks
15%synergy
Notion Thief
21%inclusion30 decks142 decks
10%synergy
Force of Will
20%inclusion29 decks142 decks
10%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
16%inclusion23 decks142 decks
8%synergy
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The Ancient One
42%inclusion59 decks142 decks
38%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
41%inclusion58 decks142 decks
39%synergy
Nighthowler
40%inclusion57 decks142 decks
34%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
37%inclusion53 decks142 decks
30%synergy
Mortivore
32%inclusion45 decks142 decks
30%synergy
Undead Alchemist
31%inclusion44 decks142 decks
28%synergy
Wall of Frost
31%inclusion44 decks142 decks
30%synergy
Silent Arbiter
30%inclusion43 decks142 decks
29%synergy
The Mindskinner
30%inclusion39 decks130 decks
23%synergy
Hedron Crab
30%inclusion42 decks142 decks
26%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
30%inclusion42 decks142 decks
25%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
28%inclusion40 decks142 decks
24%synergy
Fleet Swallower
27%inclusion39 decks142 decks
25%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
26%inclusion37 decks142 decks
25%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
25%inclusion36 decks142 decks
25%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
23%inclusion33 decks142 decks
11%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
22%inclusion31 decks142 decks
19%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
20%inclusion29 decks142 decks
17%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
19%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
20%inclusion23 decks116 decks
19%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
20%inclusion28 decks142 decks
19%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
20%inclusion28 decks142 decks
19%synergy
Painter's Servant
20%inclusion28 decks142 decks
19%synergy
Riddlekeeper
19%inclusion27 decks142 decks
18%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
19%inclusion27 decks142 decks
18%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
18%inclusion25 decks142 decks
17%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
17%inclusion24 decks142 decks
16%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
16%inclusion22 decks138 decks
15%synergy
Manic Scribe
15%inclusion22 decks142 decks
14%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
15%inclusion21 decks142 decks
14%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
15%inclusion21 decks142 decks
13%synergy
Hover Barrier
15%inclusion21 decks142 decks
14%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
15%inclusion21 decks142 decks
7%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
14%inclusion19 decks133 decks
13%synergy
Soulless Jailer
14%inclusion20 decks142 decks
14%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
14%inclusion20 decks142 decks
13%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
13%inclusion19 decks142 decks
12%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
13%inclusion19 decks142 decks
10%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
13%inclusion18 decks142 decks
11%synergy
Opposition Agent
12%inclusion17 decks142 decks
4%synergy
Guiltfeeder
11%inclusion16 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
11%inclusion16 decks142 decks
8%synergy
Fog Bank
11%inclusion15 decks142 decks
9%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
10%inclusion14 decks138 decks
2%synergy
Aegis Turtle
10%inclusion14 decks142 decks
9%synergy
Gogo, Master of Mimicry
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
9%synergy
Spellskite
9.2%inclusion13 decks142 decks
2%synergy
Avatar of Woe
8.5%inclusion12 decks142 decks
7%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
8.5%inclusion12 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Sheoldred
8.5%inclusion12 decks142 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Dramatic Reversal
42%inclusion60 decks142 decks
39%synergy
Dark Ritual
37%inclusion53 decks142 decks
2%synergy
Mana Drain
37%inclusion53 decks142 decks
20%synergy
Brainstorm
30%inclusion43 decks142 decks
0%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
30%inclusion42 decks142 decks
-1%synergy
Didn't Say Please
26%inclusion37 decks142 decks
21%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
23%inclusion33 decks142 decks
18%synergy
Archive Trap
22%inclusion31 decks142 decks
20%synergy
Swan Song
21%inclusion30 decks142 decks
3%synergy
Negate
20%inclusion28 decks142 decks
-13%synergy
Arcane Denial
19%inclusion27 decks142 decks
-7%synergy
Psychic Strike
18%inclusion26 decks142 decks
15%synergy
Sink into Stupor
18%inclusion25 decks138 decks
3%synergy
Thought Collapse
18%inclusion25 decks142 decks
15%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
15%inclusion21 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Force of Negation
15%inclusion21 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Deadly Rollick
14%inclusion20 decks142 decks
-6%synergy
Thought Scour
14%inclusion20 decks142 decks
8%synergy
Drown in Dreams
13%inclusion19 decks142 decks
9%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion18 decks138 decks
-3%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
13%inclusion18 decks142 decks
2%synergy
Perplex
12%inclusion17 decks142 decks
9%synergy
Demonic Consultation
12%inclusion17 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Pongify
11%inclusion16 decks142 decks
-4%synergy
Into the Story
11%inclusion16 decks142 decks
10%synergy
Aetherize
11%inclusion15 decks142 decks
-1%synergy
Pact of Negation
11%inclusion15 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Withering Torment
10%inclusion13 decks130 decks
-6%synergy
Crypt Incursion
10%inclusion14 decks142 decks
8%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
9.4%inclusion13 decks138 decks
-2%synergy
Resculpt
9.2%inclusion13 decks142 decks
3%synergy
Tainted Pact
8.5%inclusion12 decks142 decks
4%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
8.5%inclusion12 decks142 decks
7%synergy
Cabal Ritual
8.5%inclusion12 decks142 decks
3%synergy
Frantic Search
7.7%inclusion11 decks142 decks
-11%synergy
Reality Shift
7.7%inclusion11 decks142 decks
-6%synergy
Memory Plunder
7.0%inclusion10 decks142 decks
1%synergy
Infernal Grasp
7.0%inclusion10 decks142 decks
-9%synergy
Entomb
6.3%inclusion9 decks142 decks
-2%synergy
Fact or Fiction
6.3%inclusion9 decks142 decks
-3%synergy
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Toxic Deluge
41%inclusion58 decks142 decks
15%synergy
Traumatize
40%inclusion57 decks142 decks
36%synergy
Mind Grind
39%inclusion56 decks142 decks
34%synergy
Windfall
37%inclusion52 decks142 decks
23%synergy
Reanimate
33%inclusion47 decks142 decks
9%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
30%inclusion43 decks142 decks
25%synergy
Damnation
26%inclusion37 decks142 decks
16%synergy
Cut Your Losses
25%inclusion36 decks142 decks
21%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
25%inclusion35 decks142 decks
20%synergy
Feed the Swarm
23%inclusion32 decks142 decks
-13%synergy
Grim Tutor
22%inclusion31 decks142 decks
18%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
20%inclusion29 decks142 decks
16%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
19%inclusion27 decks142 decks
10%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
18%inclusion26 decks142 decks
9%synergy
Mind Funeral
18%inclusion25 decks142 decks
15%synergy
Sign in Blood
13%inclusion19 decks142 decks
7%synergy
Ponder
11%inclusion16 decks142 decks
-5%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
11%inclusion16 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Pilfered Plans
11%inclusion15 decks142 decks
8%synergy
Imperial Seal
10%inclusion14 decks142 decks
4%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
9.2%inclusion13 decks142 decks
7%synergy
Night's Whisper
9.2%inclusion13 decks142 decks
3%synergy
Extract from Darkness
9.2%inclusion13 decks142 decks
2%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
8.7%inclusion11 decks126 decks
2%synergy
Profane Tutor
7.7%inclusion11 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Whispering Madness
7.7%inclusion11 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
7.7%inclusion11 decks142 decks
7%synergy
Doomsday
7.0%inclusion10 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Fabricate
6.3%inclusion9 decks142 decks
3%synergy
Read the Bones
6.3%inclusion9 decks142 decks
2%synergy
Preordain
5.6%inclusion8 decks142 decks
-4%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.6%inclusion8 decks142 decks
1%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
5.6%inclusion8 decks142 decks
2%synergy
Syphon Mind
5.6%inclusion8 decks142 decks
3%synergy
Ravenform
5.6%inclusion8 decks142 decks
3%synergy
Stock Up
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mesmeric Orb
38%inclusion54 decks142 decks
33%synergy
Lightning Greaves
37%inclusion52 decks142 decks
9%synergy
Altar of the Brood
34%inclusion48 decks142 decks
29%synergy
Grindstone
24%inclusion34 decks142 decks
23%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
23%inclusion27 decks116 decks
20%synergy
Isochron Scepter
20%inclusion29 decks142 decks
17%synergy
Bonehoard
20%inclusion28 decks142 decks
18%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
14%inclusion20 decks142 decks
13%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion18 decks142 decks
-12%synergy
The One Ring
12%inclusion17 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
11%inclusion15 decks142 decks
1%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
11%inclusion15 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
10%inclusion14 decks142 decks
9%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
10%inclusion14 decks142 decks
2%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
9.2%inclusion13 decks142 decks
-4%synergy
Altar of Dementia
9.2%inclusion13 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Keening Stone
8.5%inclusion12 decks142 decks
7%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
7.0%inclusion10 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
6.3%inclusion9 decks142 decks
4%synergy
Folio of Fancies
6.3%inclusion9 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Profane Memento
6.3%inclusion9 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
5.6%inclusion8 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
5.6%inclusion8 decks142 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Fraying Sanity
40%inclusion57 decks142 decks
36%synergy
Propaganda
37%inclusion53 decks142 decks
20%synergy
Intruder Alarm
37%inclusion52 decks142 decks
35%synergy
Mystic Remora
36%inclusion51 decks142 decks
21%synergy
Memory Erosion
36%inclusion51 decks142 decks
32%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
27%inclusion38 decks142 decks
24%synergy
Freed from the Real
25%inclusion35 decks142 decks
24%synergy
Court of Cunning
24%inclusion34 decks142 decks
18%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
23%inclusion27 decks116 decks
21%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
22%inclusion31 decks142 decks
9%synergy
Animate Dead
19%inclusion27 decks142 decks
8%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
17%inclusion24 decks142 decks
16%synergy
Necropotence
15%inclusion22 decks142 decks
13%synergy
Black Market Connections
15%inclusion22 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Leyline of the Void
13%inclusion18 decks142 decks
9%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
9.2%inclusion13 decks142 decks
7%synergy
No Mercy
8.5%inclusion12 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
8.5%inclusion12 decks142 decks
8%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
25%inclusion36 decks142 decks
19%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
18%inclusion25 decks142 decks
15%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
18%inclusion25 decks142 decks
16%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
12%inclusion17 decks142 decks
9%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
6.3%inclusion9 decks142 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
50%inclusion71 decks142 decks
11%synergy
Reliquary Tower
39%inclusion55 decks142 decks
3%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
35%inclusion33 decks94 decks
30%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
33%inclusion47 decks142 decks
24%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
32%inclusion46 decks142 decks
13%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
30%inclusion43 decks142 decks
26%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
30%inclusion43 decks142 decks
12%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
27%inclusion38 decks142 decks
10%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
21%inclusion30 decks142 decks
8%synergy
Restless Reef
17%inclusion24 decks142 decks
10%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
15%inclusion21 decks142 decks
12%synergy
Cabal Coffers
15%inclusion21 decks142 decks
4%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
12%inclusion17 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Maze of Ith
11%inclusion16 decks142 decks
9%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
11%inclusion15 decks142 decks
7%synergy
Urza's Saga
10%inclusion14 decks142 decks
4%synergy
Temple of the False God
9.2%inclusion13 decks142 decks
0%synergy
Halimar Depths
8.5%inclusion12 decks142 decks
2%synergy
Academy Ruins
8.5%inclusion12 decks142 decks
4%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
8.5%inclusion12 decks142 decks
7%synergy
Mortuary Mire
7.7%inclusion11 decks142 decks
0%synergy
Castle Locthwain
7.7%inclusion11 decks142 decks
4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.7%inclusion11 decks142 decks
-19%synergy
Mistrise Village
7.3%inclusion8 decks109 decks
4%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
7.0%inclusion10 decks142 decks
4%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
7.0%inclusion10 decks142 decks
7%synergy
Castle Vantress
5.6%inclusion8 decks142 decks
1%synergy
Field of Ruin
5.6%inclusion8 decks142 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
95%inclusion135 decks142 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Signet
87%inclusion124 decks142 decks
3%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
61%inclusion86 decks142 decks
2%synergy
Dimir Signet
60%inclusion85 decks142 decks
0%synergy
Thought Vessel
29%inclusion41 decks142 decks
-3%synergy
Mind Stone
26%inclusion37 decks142 decks
-2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
26%inclusion37 decks142 decks
-5%synergy
Mana Vault
15%inclusion21 decks142 decks
10%synergy
Commander's Sphere
14%inclusion20 decks142 decks
-3%synergy
Midnight Clock
13%inclusion18 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Chrome Mox
13%inclusion18 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Lotus Petal
11%inclusion15 decks142 decks
3%synergy
Mox Opal
11%inclusion15 decks142 decks
7%synergy
Mox Diamond
10%inclusion14 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Gilded Lotus
8.5%inclusion12 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Basalt Monolith
7.7%inclusion11 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
6.3%inclusion9 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Thran Dynamo
5.6%inclusion8 decks142 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Swamp
97%inclusion138 decks142 decks
1%synergy
Island
97%inclusion138 decks142 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
94%inclusion134 decks142 decks
7%synergy
Watery Grave
73%inclusion103 decks142 decks
25%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
68%inclusion96 decks142 decks
14%synergy
Sunken Hollow
63%inclusion89 decks142 decks
-3%synergy
Underground River
55%inclusion78 decks142 decks
15%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
54%inclusion77 decks142 decks
14%synergy
Polluted Delta
49%inclusion69 decks142 decks
17%synergy
Morphic Pool
46%inclusion66 decks142 decks
10%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
43%inclusion61 decks142 decks
4%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
41%inclusion58 decks142 decks
16%synergy
Choked Estuary
39%inclusion56 decks142 decks
-8%synergy
Tainted Isle
38%inclusion54 decks142 decks
-6%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
35%inclusion50 decks142 decks
-4%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
35%inclusion45 decks130 decks
11%synergy
Temple of Deceit
34%inclusion48 decks142 decks
-2%synergy
Sunken Ruins
32%inclusion46 decks142 decks
17%synergy
Darkslick Shores
25%inclusion36 decks142 decks
11%synergy
Undercity Sewers
23%inclusion33 decks142 decks
3%synergy
Exotic Orchard
20%inclusion29 decks142 decks
-12%synergy
Underground Sea
19%inclusion27 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
18%inclusion26 decks142 decks
10%synergy
Flooded Strand
18%inclusion26 decks142 decks
9%synergy
Sink into Stupor
18%inclusion25 decks138 decks
3%synergy
Scalding Tarn
18%inclusion25 decks142 decks
9%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
17%inclusion24 decks142 decks
9%synergy
Misty Rainforest
17%inclusion24 decks142 decks
8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
17%inclusion24 decks142 decks
-5%synergy
Fetid Pools
16%inclusion23 decks142 decks
0%synergy
Fabled Passage
15%inclusion22 decks142 decks
7%synergy
Evolving Wilds
15%inclusion22 decks142 decks
-1%synergy
Marsh Flats
15%inclusion21 decks142 decks
7%synergy
City of Brass
15%inclusion21 decks142 decks
9%synergy
Dismal Backwater
14%inclusion20 decks142 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Confluence
13%inclusion19 decks142 decks
8%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion18 decks138 decks
-3%synergy
Reflecting Pool
13%inclusion18 decks142 decks
8%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
12%inclusion17 decks142 decks
1%synergy
Prismatic Vista
11%inclusion15 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
10%inclusion14 decks138 decks
2%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
9.4%inclusion13 decks138 decks
-2%synergy
River of Tears
9.2%inclusion13 decks142 decks
-1%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
7.7%inclusion11 decks142 decks
1%synergy
Ice Tunnel
7.0%inclusion10 decks142 decks
2%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
7.0%inclusion10 decks142 decks
1%synergy
Port of Karfell
7.0%inclusion10 decks142 decks
0%synergy
Boggart Trawler
5.8%inclusion8 decks138 decks
-1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.6%inclusion8 decks142 decks
1%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
5.6%inclusion8 decks142 decks
0%synergy
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