Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Expensive

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Landon Crispens
Dec 8, 2025
Landon Crispens
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4%synergy
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1%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
1.0%inclusion1 decks102 decks
0%synergy
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-1%synergy
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86%inclusion744 decks862 decks
80%synergy
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69%inclusion599 decks862 decks
68%synergy
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76%inclusion655 decks862 decks
65%synergy
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68%inclusion582 decks862 decks
65%synergy
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80%inclusion686 decks862 decks
65%synergy
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69%inclusion596 decks862 decks
61%synergy
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60%inclusion520 decks862 decks
59%synergy
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70%inclusion603 decks862 decks
58%synergy
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54%inclusion469 decks862 decks
50%synergy
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51%inclusion441 decks862 decks
50%synergy
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63%inclusion539 decks862 decks
45%synergy
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57%inclusion493 decks862 decks
1%synergy
Drown in the Loch
57%inclusion489 decks862 decks
39%synergy
Fractured Sanity
55%inclusion474 decks862 decks
45%synergy
The Water Crystal
54%inclusion312 decks573 decks
46%synergy
Visions of Beyond
51%inclusion438 decks862 decks
47%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
49%inclusion421 decks862 decks
36%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
48%inclusion411 decks862 decks
42%synergy
Singularity Rupture
48%inclusion248 decks521 decks
35%synergy
The Ancient One
46%inclusion395 decks862 decks
43%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
72%inclusion619 decks862 decks
49%synergy
Demonic Tutor
64%inclusion550 decks862 decks
45%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
63%inclusion544 decks862 decks
40%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
50%inclusion430 decks862 decks
34%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
49%inclusion424 decks862 decks
31%synergy
Ancient Tomb
42%inclusion365 decks862 decks
34%synergy
Force of Will
37%inclusion319 decks862 decks
27%synergy
Mystical Tutor
36%inclusion311 decks862 decks
23%synergy
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23%inclusion201 decks862 decks
18%synergy
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23%inclusion199 decks862 decks
20%synergy
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45%inclusion167 decks369 decks
44%synergy
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44%inclusion379 decks862 decks
37%synergy
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42%inclusion359 decks862 decks
39%synergy
Hedron Crab
41%inclusion350 decks862 decks
37%synergy
Wall of Frost
39%inclusion337 decks862 decks
38%synergy
Silent Arbiter
39%inclusion334 decks862 decks
37%synergy
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37%inclusion317 decks862 decks
31%synergy
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35%inclusion272 decks787 decks
28%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
32%inclusion275 decks862 decks
20%synergy
Mortivore
29%inclusion247 decks862 decks
27%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
28%inclusion238 decks862 decks
23%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
27%inclusion183 decks683 decks
26%synergy
Hover Barrier
23%inclusion199 decks862 decks
22%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
22%inclusion191 decks862 decks
14%synergy
Fleet Swallower
21%inclusion182 decks862 decks
18%synergy
Undead Alchemist
20%inclusion176 decks862 decks
18%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
20%inclusion172 decks862 decks
19%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
20%inclusion172 decks862 decks
19%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
20%inclusion169 decks862 decks
19%synergy
Notion Thief
19%inclusion168 decks862 decks
8%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
19%inclusion167 decks862 decks
14%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
19%inclusion164 decks862 decks
11%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
18%inclusion157 decks862 decks
15%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
18%inclusion152 decks862 decks
16%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
17%inclusion148 decks862 decks
17%synergy
Riddlekeeper
17%inclusion144 decks862 decks
16%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
17%inclusion144 decks862 decks
13%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
16%inclusion141 decks862 decks
13%synergy
Painter's Servant
16%inclusion136 decks862 decks
15%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
15%inclusion130 decks840 decks
14%synergy
Fog Bank
15%inclusion127 decks862 decks
14%synergy
Soulless Jailer
15%inclusion127 decks862 decks
14%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
14%inclusion123 decks862 decks
13%synergy
Manic Scribe
14%inclusion122 decks862 decks
13%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
13%inclusion116 decks862 decks
13%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
13%inclusion113 decks862 decks
12%synergy
Glacial Wall
13%inclusion110 decks862 decks
12%synergy
Opposition Agent
12%inclusion107 decks862 decks
5%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
12%inclusion106 decks862 decks
12%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
12%inclusion106 decks862 decks
11%synergy
Avatar of Woe
11%inclusion99 decks862 decks
10%synergy
Baleful Strix
11%inclusion98 decks862 decks
-12%synergy
Aegis Turtle
11%inclusion97 decks862 decks
11%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
11%inclusion94 decks862 decks
10%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
11%inclusion92 decks862 decks
9%synergy
Jace's Archivist
10%inclusion89 decks862 decks
9%synergy
Shield Sphere
10%inclusion85 decks862 decks
9%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
9.4%inclusion81 decks862 decks
-1%synergy
Guiltfeeder
9.0%inclusion78 decks862 decks
4%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
9.0%inclusion78 decks862 decks
2%synergy
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Dark Ritual
38%inclusion326 decks862 decks
2%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
38%inclusion324 decks862 decks
34%synergy
Deadly Rollick
32%inclusion278 decks862 decks
12%synergy
Brainstorm
31%inclusion267 decks862 decks
1%synergy
Swan Song
30%inclusion258 decks862 decks
11%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
29%inclusion252 decks862 decks
-2%synergy
Force of Negation
28%inclusion240 decks862 decks
19%synergy
Arcane Denial
26%inclusion227 decks862 decks
1%synergy
Negate
21%inclusion181 decks862 decks
-12%synergy
Archive Trap
21%inclusion178 decks862 decks
19%synergy
Sink into Stupor
21%inclusion177 decks859 decks
5%synergy
Didn't Say Please
18%inclusion155 decks862 decks
13%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion141 decks859 decks
1%synergy
Thought Collapse
15%inclusion128 decks862 decks
12%synergy
Pact of Negation
15%inclusion127 decks862 decks
10%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
14%inclusion117 decks862 decks
9%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
13%inclusion34 decks254 decks
11%synergy
Drown in Dreams
13%inclusion110 decks862 decks
9%synergy
Thought Scour
12%inclusion107 decks862 decks
6%synergy
Pongify
12%inclusion106 decks862 decks
-3%synergy
Withering Torment
11%inclusion90 decks785 decks
-5%synergy
Demonic Consultation
11%inclusion97 decks862 decks
5%synergy
Psychic Strike
11%inclusion96 decks862 decks
8%synergy
Crypt Incursion
9.0%inclusion78 decks862 decks
7%synergy
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8.8%inclusion76 decks862 decks
-2%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
8.6%inclusion74 decks858 decks
-3%synergy
Into the Story
8.5%inclusion73 decks862 decks
7%synergy
Tainted Pact
8.0%inclusion69 decks862 decks
3%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
8.0%inclusion69 decks862 decks
0%synergy
Resculpt
7.9%inclusion68 decks862 decks
1%synergy
Flusterstorm
7.7%inclusion66 decks862 decks
1%synergy
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7.4%inclusion64 decks862 decks
-3%synergy
Memory Plunder
7.3%inclusion63 decks862 decks
2%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
7.0%inclusion60 decks862 decks
6%synergy
Cabal Ritual
7.0%inclusion60 decks862 decks
2%synergy
Infernal Grasp
6.7%inclusion58 decks862 decks
-9%synergy
Reality Shift
6.6%inclusion57 decks862 decks
-7%synergy
Brain Freeze
5.5%inclusion47 decks862 decks
4%synergy
Go for the Throat
5.3%inclusion46 decks862 decks
-11%synergy
Perplex
5.3%inclusion46 decks862 decks
3%synergy
Delay
5.2%inclusion45 decks862 decks
3%synergy
Chain of Vapor
5.1%inclusion44 decks862 decks
2%synergy
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Toxic Deluge
46%inclusion394 decks862 decks
20%synergy
Traumatize
44%inclusion378 decks862 decks
39%synergy
Reanimate
41%inclusion357 decks862 decks
17%synergy
Mind Grind
41%inclusion352 decks862 decks
35%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
38%inclusion326 decks862 decks
33%synergy
Windfall
37%inclusion321 decks862 decks
24%synergy
Damnation
36%inclusion310 decks862 decks
26%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
24%inclusion209 decks862 decks
15%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
23%inclusion200 decks862 decks
18%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
21%inclusion180 decks862 decks
11%synergy
Imperial Seal
20%inclusion171 decks862 decks
14%synergy
Cut Your Losses
19%inclusion161 decks862 decks
15%synergy
Grim Tutor
18%inclusion158 decks862 decks
15%synergy
Feed the Swarm
17%inclusion143 decks862 decks
-18%synergy
Mind Funeral
16%inclusion134 decks862 decks
13%synergy
Ponder
12%inclusion107 decks862 decks
-4%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
12%inclusion102 decks862 decks
8%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
8.7%inclusion75 decks862 decks
2%synergy
Treasure Cruise
8.0%inclusion69 decks862 decks
-1%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
7.2%inclusion62 decks862 decks
6%synergy
Fabricate
7.0%inclusion60 decks862 decks
4%synergy
Preordain
6.7%inclusion58 decks862 decks
-3%synergy
Extract from Darkness
5.9%inclusion51 decks862 decks
-1%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5.5%inclusion47 decks862 decks
-1%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
5.5%inclusion47 decks862 decks
4%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.3%inclusion39 decks737 decks
-1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.2%inclusion45 decks862 decks
0%synergy
Whispering Madness
5.2%inclusion45 decks862 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mesmeric Orb
45%inclusion391 decks862 decks
40%synergy
Lightning Greaves
41%inclusion350 decks862 decks
13%synergy
Altar of the Brood
32%inclusion277 decks862 decks
27%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
25%inclusion173 decks683 decks
22%synergy
Grindstone
25%inclusion217 decks862 decks
24%synergy
The One Ring
23%inclusion198 decks862 decks
16%synergy
Bonehoard
19%inclusion163 decks862 decks
17%synergy
Isochron Scepter
18%inclusion157 decks862 decks
15%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
13%inclusion112 decks862 decks
12%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
13%inclusion112 decks862 decks
5%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
11%inclusion96 decks862 decks
-13%synergy
Altar of Dementia
10%inclusion87 decks862 decks
6%synergy
Keening Stone
9.3%inclusion80 decks862 decks
8%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
8.5%inclusion73 decks862 decks
7%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
7.4%inclusion64 decks862 decks
-2%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.3%inclusion63 decks862 decks
-6%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
7.0%inclusion60 decks862 decks
6%synergy
Folio of Fancies
6.3%inclusion54 decks862 decks
5%synergy
Jet Medallion
6.3%inclusion54 decks862 decks
-2%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
5.7%inclusion49 decks862 decks
4%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
5.5%inclusion47 decks862 decks
3%synergy
Profane Memento
5.3%inclusion46 decks862 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Psychic Corrosion
45%inclusion391 decks862 decks
39%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
44%inclusion376 decks862 decks
36%synergy
Propaganda
44%inclusion376 decks862 decks
26%synergy
Memory Erosion
39%inclusion333 decks862 decks
34%synergy
Mystic Remora
39%inclusion332 decks862 decks
23%synergy
Fraying Sanity
34%inclusion291 decks862 decks
30%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
30%inclusion207 decks683 decks
28%synergy
Court of Cunning
30%inclusion259 decks862 decks
24%synergy
Intruder Alarm
28%inclusion238 decks862 decks
26%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
23%inclusion198 decks862 decks
20%synergy
Animate Dead
19%inclusion165 decks862 decks
8%synergy
Freed from the Real
19%inclusion161 decks862 decks
18%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
18%inclusion152 decks862 decks
5%synergy
Black Market Connections
17%inclusion149 decks862 decks
7%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
15%inclusion131 decks862 decks
15%synergy
Necropotence
13%inclusion112 decks862 decks
10%synergy
Leyline of the Void
13%inclusion110 decks862 decks
9%synergy
No Mercy
12%inclusion107 decks862 decks
9%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
10%inclusion84 decks862 decks
8%synergy
Copy Artifact
6.1%inclusion53 decks862 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
25%inclusion218 decks862 decks
19%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
15%inclusion129 decks862 decks
13%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
15%inclusion127 decks862 decks
13%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
11%inclusion95 decks862 decks
9%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
7.0%inclusion60 decks862 decks
4%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
6.6%inclusion57 decks862 decks
5%synergy
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Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
67%inclusion577 decks862 decks
47%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
51%inclusion439 decks862 decks
32%synergy
Bojuka Bog
49%inclusion419 decks862 decks
10%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
49%inclusion419 decks862 decks
45%synergy
Reliquary Tower
40%inclusion344 decks862 decks
4%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
36%inclusion308 decks862 decks
23%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
32%inclusion188 decks581 decks
27%synergy
Cabal Coffers
29%inclusion248 decks862 decks
18%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
29%inclusion246 decks862 decks
20%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
26%inclusion223 decks862 decks
9%synergy
Urza's Saga
19%inclusion164 decks862 decks
13%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
17%inclusion145 decks862 decks
14%synergy
Restless Reef
12%inclusion106 decks862 decks
6%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
12%inclusion101 decks862 decks
9%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
11%inclusion97 decks862 decks
6%synergy
Academy Ruins
10%inclusion90 decks862 decks
6%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.4%inclusion72 decks862 decks
-19%synergy
Castle Locthwain
8.1%inclusion70 decks862 decks
4%synergy
Maze of Ith
7.9%inclusion68 decks862 decks
6%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
7.9%inclusion68 decks862 decks
7%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
7.8%inclusion67 decks862 decks
4%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
7.4%inclusion64 decks862 decks
6%synergy
Strip Mine
7.3%inclusion63 decks862 decks
6%synergy
Mistrise Village
6.6%inclusion41 decks625 decks
4%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.1%inclusion53 decks862 decks
-3%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
5.2%inclusion45 decks862 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
93%inclusion799 decks862 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion760 decks862 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
61%inclusion524 decks862 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Signet
59%inclusion512 decks862 decks
0%synergy
Thought Vessel
33%inclusion288 decks862 decks
2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
32%inclusion275 decks862 decks
1%synergy
Chrome Mox
22%inclusion187 decks862 decks
15%synergy
Mind Stone
18%inclusion157 decks862 decks
-10%synergy
Mox Diamond
17%inclusion149 decks862 decks
13%synergy
Mox Opal
16%inclusion140 decks862 decks
12%synergy
The Soul Stone
16%inclusion78 decks490 decks
11%synergy
Lotus Petal
11%inclusion99 decks862 decks
4%synergy
Midnight Clock
10%inclusion84 decks862 decks
3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
10%inclusion82 decks862 decks
-7%synergy
Grim Monolith
7.2%inclusion62 decks862 decks
6%synergy
Mox Amber
6.6%inclusion57 decks862 decks
1%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.7%inclusion49 decks862 decks
3%synergy
Thran Dynamo
5.5%inclusion47 decks862 decks
0%synergy
Basalt Monolith
5.2%inclusion45 decks862 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Island
94%inclusion809 decks862 decks
-3%synergy
Swamp
93%inclusion805 decks862 decks
-3%synergy
Watery Grave
91%inclusion786 decks862 decks
43%synergy
Underground Sea
90%inclusion775 decks862 decks
77%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion763 decks862 decks
1%synergy
Polluted Delta
80%inclusion693 decks862 decks
48%synergy
Morphic Pool
71%inclusion615 decks862 decks
35%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
69%inclusion595 decks862 decks
15%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
55%inclusion476 decks862 decks
15%synergy
Underground River
51%inclusion437 decks862 decks
10%synergy
Sunken Hollow
49%inclusion421 decks862 decks
-17%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
46%inclusion396 decks862 decks
21%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
46%inclusion361 decks788 decks
22%synergy
Sunken Ruins
43%inclusion370 decks862 decks
27%synergy
Undercity Sewers
39%inclusion333 decks862 decks
18%synergy
Prismatic Vista
31%inclusion263 decks862 decks
24%synergy
Misty Rainforest
30%inclusion260 decks862 decks
22%synergy
Tainted Isle
30%inclusion256 decks862 decks
-15%synergy
Scalding Tarn
29%inclusion249 decks862 decks
21%synergy
Flooded Strand
28%inclusion245 decks862 decks
19%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
26%inclusion221 decks862 decks
17%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
26%inclusion220 decks862 decks
18%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
25%inclusion217 decks862 decks
-13%synergy
Reflecting Pool
25%inclusion217 decks862 decks
20%synergy
Marsh Flats
25%inclusion215 decks862 decks
17%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
25%inclusion212 decks862 decks
-15%synergy
Sink into Stupor
21%inclusion177 decks859 decks
5%synergy
Choked Estuary
20%inclusion176 decks862 decks
-27%synergy
Temple of Deceit
18%inclusion159 decks862 decks
-17%synergy
Exotic Orchard
18%inclusion157 decks862 decks
-14%synergy
Mana Confluence
18%inclusion153 decks862 decks
12%synergy
Darkslick Shores
18%inclusion152 decks862 decks
4%synergy
City of Brass
17%inclusion150 decks862 decks
11%synergy
Fabled Passage
16%inclusion142 decks862 decks
8%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion141 decks859 decks
1%synergy
Fetid Pools
13%inclusion108 decks862 decks
-4%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
11%inclusion96 decks862 decks
4%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
11%inclusion93 decks862 decks
4%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
10%inclusion88 decks862 decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
10%inclusion83 decks862 decks
-11%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
8.7%inclusion75 decks862 decks
2%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
8.6%inclusion74 decks858 decks
-3%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
8.3%inclusion71 decks852 decks
0%synergy
River of Tears
7.2%inclusion62 decks862 decks
-3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
6.6%inclusion57 decks862 decks
-10%synergy
Cavern of Souls
6.3%inclusion54 decks862 decks
-3%synergy
Boggart Trawler
6.0%inclusion51 decks854 decks
-1%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
5.8%inclusion50 decks862 decks
0%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.2%inclusion45 decks862 decks
0%synergy
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