Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Defenders

Phenax, God of Deception
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11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
9%synergy
Pull from the Grave
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Pox Plague
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
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Charix, the Raging Isle
88%inclusion66 decks75 decks
86%synergy
Wall of Frost
83%inclusion62 decks75 decks
81%synergy
Tree of Perdition
72%inclusion54 decks75 decks
70%synergy
Consuming Aberration
84%inclusion63 decks75 decks
69%synergy
Ruin Crab
72%inclusion54 decks75 decks
64%synergy
Hover Barrier
57%inclusion43 decks75 decks
56%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
57%inclusion43 decks75 decks
55%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
65%inclusion49 decks75 decks
55%synergy
Nighthowler
57%inclusion43 decks75 decks
52%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
53%inclusion40 decks75 decks
48%synergy
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Drown in the Loch
63%inclusion47 decks75 decks
45%synergy
Mindcrank
59%inclusion44 decks75 decks
47%synergy
Singularity Rupture
56%inclusion31 decks55 decks
44%synergy
Fractured Sanity
56%inclusion42 decks75 decks
46%synergy
The Water Crystal
54%inclusion31 decks57 decks
45%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
53%inclusion40 decks75 decks
47%synergy
Counterspell
48%inclusion36 decks75 decks
-8%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
48%inclusion36 decks75 decks
43%synergy
Mortivore
47%inclusion35 decks75 decks
45%synergy
The Ancient One
47%inclusion35 decks75 decks
43%synergy
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Cyclonic Rift
19%inclusion14 decks75 decks
-4%synergy
Rhystic Study
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
-8%synergy
Notion Thief
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Demonic Tutor
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
-6%synergy
Mystical Tutor
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
0%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
-10%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Force of Will
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
-3%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
-9%synergy
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Fog Bank
44%inclusion33 decks75 decks
43%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
44%inclusion33 decks75 decks
43%synergy
Glacial Wall
43%inclusion32 decks75 decks
42%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
41%inclusion25 decks61 decks
40%synergy
Eater of the Dead
40%inclusion30 decks75 decks
39%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
40%inclusion30 decks75 decks
39%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
39%inclusion29 decks75 decks
26%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
35%inclusion26 decks75 decks
34%synergy
Silent Arbiter
33%inclusion25 decks75 decks
32%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
32%inclusion24 decks75 decks
28%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
31%inclusion23 decks75 decks
29%synergy
Manic Scribe
31%inclusion23 decks75 decks
30%synergy
Hedron Crab
29%inclusion22 decks75 decks
25%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
29%inclusion22 decks75 decks
24%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
28%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
28%inclusion21 decks75 decks
27%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
25%inclusion19 decks75 decks
25%synergy
Aegis Turtle
25%inclusion19 decks75 decks
25%synergy
The Mindskinner
25%inclusion17 decks69 decks
18%synergy
Wall of Runes
24%inclusion18 decks75 decks
24%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
23%inclusion17 decks75 decks
16%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
23%inclusion17 decks75 decks
19%synergy
Guiltfeeder
21%inclusion16 decks75 decks
16%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
21%inclusion16 decks75 decks
21%synergy
Fleet Swallower
21%inclusion16 decks75 decks
19%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
21%inclusion16 decks75 decks
20%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
20%inclusion15 decks75 decks
18%synergy
Undead Alchemist
19%inclusion14 decks75 decks
16%synergy
Wall of Mist
19%inclusion14 decks75 decks
18%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
17%inclusion13 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Wall of Air
17%inclusion13 decks75 decks
17%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
17%inclusion13 decks75 decks
17%synergy
Wall of Junk
16%inclusion12 decks75 decks
16%synergy
Doorkeeper
16%inclusion12 decks75 decks
16%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
15%synergy
Avatar of Woe
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
14%synergy
Murmuring Phantasm
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
15%synergy
Coral Colony
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
15%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
13%synergy
Soulless Jailer
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
14%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
14%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
12%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
12%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
12%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
12%synergy
Mnemonic Wall
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
13%synergy
Academy Wall
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
12%synergy
Guardians of Meletis
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
12%synergy
Guard Gomazoa
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
12%synergy
Amaranthine Wall
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Dramatic Reversal
44%inclusion33 decks75 decks
40%synergy
Visions of Beyond
40%inclusion30 decks75 decks
36%synergy
Thought Collapse
35%inclusion26 decks75 decks
32%synergy
Psychic Strike
33%inclusion25 decks75 decks
30%synergy
Didn't Say Please
32%inclusion24 decks75 decks
27%synergy
Negate
31%inclusion23 decks75 decks
-2%synergy
Into the Story
29%inclusion22 decks75 decks
28%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
21%inclusion16 decks75 decks
20%synergy
Archive Trap
21%inclusion16 decks75 decks
19%synergy
Aetherize
20%inclusion15 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Thought Scour
20%inclusion15 decks75 decks
14%synergy
Crypt Incursion
20%inclusion15 decks75 decks
18%synergy
Dark Ritual
17%inclusion13 decks75 decks
-19%synergy
Drown in Dreams
17%inclusion13 decks75 decks
13%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Brainstorm
16%inclusion12 decks75 decks
-14%synergy
Mana Drain
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
-4%synergy
Infernal Grasp
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
-3%synergy
Arcane Denial
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
-13%synergy
Perplex
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
9%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
-21%synergy
Reality Shift
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
-3%synergy
Deadly Rollick
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
-11%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Intellectual Offering
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
-2%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
-8%synergy
Frantic Search
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
-11%synergy
Doom Blade
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Swan Song
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
-11%synergy
Sink into Stupor
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
-8%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
-9%synergy
Memory Plunder
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
1%synergy
Fact or Fiction
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
-3%synergy
Memory Lapse
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Withering Torment
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
-10%synergy
Pongify
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
-10%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
-5%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Psychic Spiral
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Opt
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
-6%synergy
Bitter Triumph
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
1%synergy
Cancel
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Murder
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
-2%synergy
Force of Negation
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
-4%synergy
Baleful Mastery
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
1%synergy
Dig Through Time
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
-4%synergy
Sorceries
Mind Grind
47%inclusion35 decks75 decks
41%synergy
Traumatize
43%inclusion32 decks75 decks
38%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
29%inclusion22 decks75 decks
24%synergy
Feed the Swarm
28%inclusion21 decks75 decks
-7%synergy
Windfall
25%inclusion19 decks75 decks
12%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
25%inclusion19 decks75 decks
20%synergy
Toxic Deluge
24%inclusion18 decks75 decks
-1%synergy
Mind Funeral
24%inclusion18 decks75 decks
21%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
21%inclusion16 decks75 decks
12%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
20%inclusion15 decks75 decks
11%synergy
Cut Your Losses
19%inclusion14 decks75 decks
15%synergy
Damnation
17%inclusion13 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Pilfered Plans
16%inclusion12 decks75 decks
14%synergy
Treasure Cruise
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Reanimate
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
-12%synergy
Dream Harvest
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Ponder
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
-4%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Mind Sculpt
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Whispering Madness
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Extract from Darkness
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
1%synergy
Eldritch Pact
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Read the Bones
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Startled Awake
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Preordain
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
-3%synergy
Aether Gale
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Sign in Blood
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
1%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
-0%synergy
Serum Visions
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
1%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
1%synergy
Dark Deal
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thousand-Year Elixir
40%inclusion30 decks75 decks
39%synergy
Bonehoard
33%inclusion25 decks75 decks
31%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
28%inclusion17 decks61 decks
24%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
24%inclusion18 decks75 decks
19%synergy
Keening Stone
24%inclusion18 decks75 decks
23%synergy
Altar of the Brood
21%inclusion16 decks75 decks
16%synergy
Lightning Greaves
21%inclusion16 decks75 decks
-6%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
16%inclusion12 decks75 decks
8%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
-11%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
8%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
8%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
8%synergy
Profane Memento
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
-5%synergy
Crawlspace
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Grindstone
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Altar of Dementia
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
1%synergy
Isochron Scepter
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Fraying Sanity
44%inclusion33 decks75 decks
40%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
40%inclusion30 decks75 decks
34%synergy
Propaganda
37%inclusion28 decks75 decks
20%synergy
Court of Cunning
33%inclusion25 decks75 decks
28%synergy
Memory Erosion
33%inclusion25 decks75 decks
29%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
32%inclusion24 decks75 decks
29%synergy
Intruder Alarm
31%inclusion23 decks75 decks
29%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
29%inclusion22 decks75 decks
22%synergy
Freed from the Real
28%inclusion21 decks75 decks
27%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
26%inclusion16 decks61 decks
24%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
20%inclusion15 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
17%inclusion13 decks75 decks
17%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
14%synergy
Mystic Remora
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
-2%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
10%synergy
Leyline of the Void
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Animate Dead
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
-4%synergy
Search for Azcanta
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Witness Protection
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
3%synergy
No Mercy
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Drowned Secrets
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Jaws of Defeat
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Memory Adept
27%inclusion20 decks75 decks
25%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
23%inclusion17 decks75 decks
17%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
10%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Muse
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Nephalia Drownyard
41%inclusion31 decks75 decks
33%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
40%inclusion23 decks58 decks
35%synergy
Bojuka Bog
39%inclusion29 decks75 decks
0%synergy
Reliquary Tower
27%inclusion20 decks75 decks
-9%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
25%inclusion19 decks75 decks
8%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
20%inclusion15 decks75 decks
0%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
19%inclusion14 decks75 decks
0%synergy
Restless Reef
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
8%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
10%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
-3%synergy
Castle Locthwain
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Mortuary Mire
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
0%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
-1%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Castle Vantress
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Rogue's Passage
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
-20%synergy
Dreadship Reef
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Halimar Depths
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
-1%synergy
Cabal Coffers
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
-5%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
84%inclusion63 decks75 decks
-4%synergy
Arcane Signet
79%inclusion59 decks75 decks
-5%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
52%inclusion39 decks75 decks
-6%synergy
Dimir Signet
49%inclusion37 decks75 decks
-9%synergy
Mind Stone
28%inclusion21 decks75 decks
0%synergy
Fellwar Stone
20%inclusion15 decks75 decks
-11%synergy
Commander's Sphere
19%inclusion14 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Thought Vessel
17%inclusion13 decks75 decks
-14%synergy
Midnight Clock
16%inclusion12 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
10%synergy
Sky Diamond
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Locket
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
0%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Worn Powerstone
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
97%inclusion73 decks75 decks
1%synergy
Island
97%inclusion73 decks75 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
81%inclusion61 decks75 decks
-6%synergy
Sunken Hollow
71%inclusion53 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
51%inclusion38 decks75 decks
-4%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
49%inclusion37 decks75 decks
12%synergy
Choked Estuary
47%inclusion35 decks75 decks
-1%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
41%inclusion31 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
40%inclusion30 decks75 decks
-0%synergy
Watery Grave
40%inclusion30 decks75 decks
-8%synergy
Temple of Deceit
33%inclusion25 decks75 decks
-2%synergy
Underground River
31%inclusion23 decks75 decks
-10%synergy
Dismal Backwater
31%inclusion23 decks75 decks
15%synergy
Polluted Delta
31%inclusion23 decks75 decks
-2%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
28%inclusion21 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Tainted Isle
27%inclusion20 decks75 decks
-18%synergy
Evolving Wilds
27%inclusion20 decks75 decks
10%synergy
Morphic Pool
21%inclusion16 decks75 decks
-15%synergy
Myriad Landscape
20%inclusion15 decks75 decks
-1%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
-7%synergy
Fabled Passage
16%inclusion12 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Exotic Orchard
16%inclusion12 decks75 decks
-16%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Darkslick Shores
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
-1%synergy
Sunken Ruins
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
-3%synergy
Ice Tunnel
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Undercity Sewers
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
-11%synergy
Fetid Pools
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
-7%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
-2%synergy
Prismatic Vista
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
-8%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
1%synergy
Reflecting Pool
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Sink into Stupor
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
-8%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Flooded Strand
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
-1%synergy
Waterfront District
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Underground Sea
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
-7%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
-1%synergy
Misty Rainforest
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
-3%synergy
Mistvault Bridge
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
-0%synergy
Warped Landscape
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
5%synergy
River of Tears
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
-5%synergy
Marsh Flats
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
-3%synergy
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