Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Expensive

Mike Carrozza
Mar 4, 2026
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Kitsune's Technique
13%inclusion25 decks200 decks
10%synergy
Flow State
4.5%inclusion2 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Irma, Part-Time Mutant
1.5%inclusion2 decks133 decks
-1%synergy
Sewer-veillance Cam
0.8%inclusion1 decks130 decks
0%synergy
Krang, the All-Powerful
0.8%inclusion1 decks133 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
86%inclusion730 decks848 decks
80%synergy
Tree of Perdition
70%inclusion590 decks848 decks
68%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
76%inclusion645 decks848 decks
66%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
67%inclusion571 decks848 decks
65%synergy
Consuming Aberration
79%inclusion674 decks848 decks
64%synergy
Ruin Crab
69%inclusion584 decks848 decks
61%synergy
Mindcrank
71%inclusion601 decks848 decks
59%synergy
Eater of the Dead
60%inclusion509 decks848 decks
59%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
54%inclusion462 decks848 decks
50%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
51%inclusion430 decks848 decks
49%synergy
Top Cards
Mana Drain
63%inclusion534 decks848 decks
46%synergy
Counterspell
57%inclusion483 decks848 decks
1%synergy
Drown in the Loch
56%inclusion478 decks848 decks
38%synergy
The Water Crystal
55%inclusion293 decks532 decks
46%synergy
Fractured Sanity
55%inclusion464 decks848 decks
45%synergy
Visions of Beyond
51%inclusion432 decks848 decks
47%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
48%inclusion408 decks848 decks
35%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
47%inclusion402 decks848 decks
42%synergy
Singularity Rupture
47%inclusion226 decks477 decks
35%synergy
Toxic Deluge
47%inclusion399 decks848 decks
22%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
72%inclusion613 decks848 decks
49%synergy
Demonic Tutor
64%inclusion546 decks848 decks
45%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
64%inclusion539 decks848 decks
41%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
51%inclusion431 decks848 decks
35%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
50%inclusion423 decks848 decks
32%synergy
Ancient Tomb
43%inclusion366 decks848 decks
35%synergy
Force of Will
37%inclusion315 decks848 decks
27%synergy
Mystical Tutor
37%inclusion315 decks848 decks
24%synergy
The One Ring
24%inclusion201 decks848 decks
17%synergy
Mana Vault
24%inclusion201 decks848 decks
19%synergy
Creatures
The Ancient One
46%inclusion386 decks848 decks
42%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
45%inclusion147 decks324 decks
44%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
44%inclusion371 decks848 decks
37%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
41%inclusion351 decks848 decks
39%synergy
Hedron Crab
40%inclusion338 decks848 decks
36%synergy
Silent Arbiter
38%inclusion325 decks848 decks
37%synergy
Wall of Frost
38%inclusion324 decks848 decks
37%synergy
Nighthowler
37%inclusion311 decks848 decks
31%synergy
The Mindskinner
34%inclusion258 decks752 decks
27%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
33%inclusion280 decks848 decks
21%synergy
Mortivore
29%inclusion243 decks848 decks
27%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
29%inclusion242 decks848 decks
24%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
27%inclusion176 decks646 decks
26%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
24%inclusion200 decks848 decks
20%synergy
Hover Barrier
22%inclusion189 decks848 decks
21%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
22%inclusion188 decks848 decks
14%synergy
Fleet Swallower
21%inclusion179 decks848 decks
18%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
21%inclusion176 decks848 decks
20%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
20%inclusion171 decks848 decks
20%synergy
Undead Alchemist
20%inclusion170 decks848 decks
17%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
20%inclusion170 decks848 decks
19%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
19%inclusion164 decks848 decks
12%synergy
Notion Thief
19%inclusion164 decks848 decks
8%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
19%inclusion161 decks848 decks
14%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
18%inclusion153 decks848 decks
15%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
17%inclusion148 decks848 decks
16%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
17%inclusion145 decks831 decks
17%synergy
Riddlekeeper
17%inclusion144 decks848 decks
16%synergy
Painter's Servant
17%inclusion141 decks848 decks
16%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
17%inclusion140 decks848 decks
13%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
17%inclusion140 decks848 decks
13%synergy
Soulless Jailer
15%inclusion131 decks848 decks
15%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
15%inclusion121 decks807 decks
14%synergy
Fog Bank
15%inclusion125 decks848 decks
14%synergy
Manic Scribe
15%inclusion124 decks848 decks
13%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
14%inclusion120 decks848 decks
13%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
14%inclusion117 decks848 decks
13%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
13%inclusion109 decks848 decks
12%synergy
Opposition Agent
13%inclusion107 decks848 decks
5%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
13%inclusion107 decks848 decks
12%synergy
Glacial Wall
12%inclusion103 decks848 decks
12%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
12%inclusion102 decks848 decks
11%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
12%inclusion101 decks848 decks
11%synergy
Avatar of Woe
12%inclusion99 decks848 decks
11%synergy
Aegis Turtle
12%inclusion98 decks848 decks
11%synergy
Baleful Strix
11%inclusion96 decks848 decks
-12%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
11%inclusion90 decks848 decks
9%synergy
Jace's Archivist
10%inclusion89 decks848 decks
9%synergy
Shield Sphere
10%inclusion84 decks848 decks
9%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
10%inclusion82 decks848 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
38%inclusion318 decks848 decks
2%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
37%inclusion312 decks848 decks
33%synergy
Deadly Rollick
33%inclusion279 decks848 decks
13%synergy
Brainstorm
31%inclusion266 decks848 decks
1%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
30%inclusion253 decks848 decks
-1%synergy
Swan Song
30%inclusion252 decks848 decks
11%synergy
Force of Negation
29%inclusion242 decks848 decks
19%synergy
Arcane Denial
26%inclusion224 decks848 decks
1%synergy
Negate
21%inclusion179 decks848 decks
-12%synergy
Sink into Stupor
20%inclusion167 decks828 decks
5%synergy
Archive Trap
20%inclusion170 decks848 decks
18%synergy
Didn't Say Please
18%inclusion153 decks848 decks
13%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion130 decks828 decks
0%synergy
Pact of Negation
15%inclusion130 decks848 decks
10%synergy
Thought Collapse
15%inclusion127 decks848 decks
12%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
14%inclusion120 decks848 decks
9%synergy
Drown in Dreams
13%inclusion106 decks848 decks
8%synergy
Thought Scour
12%inclusion104 decks848 decks
6%synergy
Pongify
12%inclusion103 decks848 decks
-3%synergy
Withering Torment
12%inclusion87 decks750 decks
-4%synergy
Demonic Consultation
11%inclusion96 decks848 decks
5%synergy
Psychic Strike
11%inclusion92 decks848 decks
8%synergy
Crypt Incursion
8.8%inclusion75 decks848 decks
7%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
8.7%inclusion72 decks827 decks
-3%synergy
Resculpt
8.4%inclusion71 decks848 decks
2%synergy
Into the Story
8.4%inclusion71 decks848 decks
7%synergy
Aetherize
8.3%inclusion70 decks848 decks
-3%synergy
Tainted Pact
8.1%inclusion69 decks848 decks
3%synergy
Flusterstorm
7.9%inclusion67 decks848 decks
1%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
7.5%inclusion64 decks848 decks
-1%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
7.3%inclusion62 decks848 decks
-3%synergy
Memory Plunder
7.3%inclusion62 decks848 decks
1%synergy
Infernal Grasp
7.2%inclusion61 decks848 decks
-9%synergy
Cabal Ritual
7.1%inclusion60 decks848 decks
2%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
6.8%inclusion58 decks848 decks
5%synergy
Reality Shift
6.6%inclusion56 decks848 decks
-7%synergy
Brain Freeze
5.9%inclusion50 decks848 decks
5%synergy
Chain of Vapor
5.5%inclusion47 decks848 decks
3%synergy
Delay
5.5%inclusion47 decks848 decks
3%synergy
Go for the Throat
5.4%inclusion46 decks848 decks
-11%synergy
Perplex
5.3%inclusion45 decks848 decks
3%synergy
Dig Through Time
5.1%inclusion43 decks848 decks
-5%synergy
Sorceries
Traumatize
43%inclusion367 decks848 decks
39%synergy
Reanimate
41%inclusion351 decks848 decks
17%synergy
Mind Grind
40%inclusion343 decks848 decks
35%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
38%inclusion322 decks848 decks
33%synergy
Windfall
37%inclusion317 decks848 decks
24%synergy
Damnation
36%inclusion308 decks848 decks
26%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
24%inclusion207 decks848 decks
15%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
23%inclusion195 decks848 decks
18%synergy
Imperial Seal
20%inclusion170 decks848 decks
14%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
20%inclusion170 decks848 decks
10%synergy
Cut Your Losses
18%inclusion156 decks848 decks
14%synergy
Grim Tutor
18%inclusion156 decks848 decks
15%synergy
Feed the Swarm
17%inclusion142 decks848 decks
-18%synergy
Mind Funeral
16%inclusion133 decks848 decks
13%synergy
Ponder
13%inclusion109 decks848 decks
-3%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
12%inclusion105 decks848 decks
8%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
8.5%inclusion72 decks848 decks
2%synergy
Treasure Cruise
8.4%inclusion71 decks848 decks
0%synergy
Fabricate
7.1%inclusion60 decks848 decks
4%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
7.1%inclusion60 decks848 decks
6%synergy
Preordain
6.5%inclusion55 decks848 decks
-4%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
6.0%inclusion51 decks848 decks
4%synergy
Extract from Darkness
6.0%inclusion51 decks848 decks
-1%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.3%inclusion37 decks701 decks
-2%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5.2%inclusion44 decks848 decks
-1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.2%inclusion44 decks848 decks
0%synergy
Whispering Madness
5.1%inclusion43 decks848 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mesmeric Orb
46%inclusion391 decks848 decks
41%synergy
Lightning Greaves
40%inclusion341 decks848 decks
13%synergy
Altar of the Brood
33%inclusion277 decks848 decks
28%synergy
Grindstone
27%inclusion225 decks848 decks
25%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
25%inclusion160 decks646 decks
21%synergy
Bonehoard
19%inclusion164 decks848 decks
17%synergy
Isochron Scepter
18%inclusion155 decks848 decks
15%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
14%inclusion118 decks848 decks
13%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
12%inclusion105 decks848 decks
5%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
11%inclusion90 decks848 decks
-14%synergy
Altar of Dementia
10%inclusion87 decks848 decks
6%synergy
Keening Stone
9.3%inclusion79 decks848 decks
8%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
9.0%inclusion76 decks848 decks
7%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.5%inclusion64 decks848 decks
-6%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
7.3%inclusion62 decks848 decks
-2%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
6.8%inclusion58 decks848 decks
6%synergy
Folio of Fancies
6.6%inclusion56 decks848 decks
6%synergy
Jet Medallion
6.1%inclusion52 decks848 decks
-2%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
5.8%inclusion49 decks848 decks
4%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
5.3%inclusion45 decks848 decks
3%synergy
Profane Memento
5.2%inclusion44 decks848 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Psychic Corrosion
45%inclusion380 decks848 decks
38%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
44%inclusion372 decks848 decks
36%synergy
Propaganda
43%inclusion363 decks848 decks
26%synergy
Mystic Remora
40%inclusion337 decks848 decks
24%synergy
Memory Erosion
38%inclusion325 decks848 decks
34%synergy
Fraying Sanity
32%inclusion272 decks848 decks
28%synergy
Court of Cunning
30%inclusion251 decks848 decks
24%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
29%inclusion190 decks646 decks
27%synergy
Intruder Alarm
27%inclusion232 decks848 decks
26%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
23%inclusion192 decks848 decks
20%synergy
Animate Dead
19%inclusion165 decks848 decks
9%synergy
Freed from the Real
18%inclusion155 decks848 decks
17%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
17%inclusion147 decks848 decks
4%synergy
Black Market Connections
17%inclusion146 decks848 decks
7%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
15%inclusion129 decks848 decks
15%synergy
Necropotence
14%inclusion117 decks848 decks
11%synergy
Leyline of the Void
13%inclusion109 decks848 decks
10%synergy
No Mercy
13%inclusion106 decks848 decks
10%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
9.1%inclusion77 decks848 decks
7%synergy
Copy Artifact
6.6%inclusion56 decks848 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
26%inclusion221 decks848 decks
20%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
15%inclusion125 decks848 decks
13%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
14%inclusion119 decks848 decks
12%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
11%inclusion96 decks848 decks
9%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
7.0%inclusion59 decks848 decks
4%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
6.7%inclusion57 decks848 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
66%inclusion562 decks848 decks
47%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
51%inclusion433 decks848 decks
33%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
49%inclusion417 decks848 decks
45%synergy
Bojuka Bog
48%inclusion411 decks848 decks
10%synergy
Reliquary Tower
40%inclusion338 decks848 decks
4%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
36%inclusion303 decks848 decks
23%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
33%inclusion176 decks540 decks
28%synergy
Cabal Coffers
29%inclusion242 decks848 decks
18%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
28%inclusion240 decks848 decks
19%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
26%inclusion218 decks848 decks
9%synergy
Urza's Saga
19%inclusion161 decks848 decks
13%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
17%inclusion146 decks848 decks
15%synergy
Restless Reef
13%inclusion108 decks848 decks
6%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
12%inclusion105 decks848 decks
9%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
12%inclusion99 decks848 decks
6%synergy
Academy Ruins
11%inclusion91 decks848 decks
7%synergy
Maze of Ith
8.6%inclusion73 decks848 decks
6%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
8.6%inclusion73 decks848 decks
8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.5%inclusion72 decks848 decks
-19%synergy
Castle Locthwain
8.4%inclusion71 decks848 decks
5%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
8.1%inclusion69 decks848 decks
6%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
8.0%inclusion68 decks848 decks
5%synergy
Strip Mine
7.9%inclusion67 decks848 decks
6%synergy
Mistrise Village
7.2%inclusion42 decks585 decks
4%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.0%inclusion51 decks848 decks
-3%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
5.3%inclusion45 decks848 decks
4%synergy
Command Beacon
5.1%inclusion43 decks848 decks
1%synergy
Halimar Depths
5.1%inclusion43 decks848 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
93%inclusion789 decks848 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Signet
89%inclusion751 decks848 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
61%inclusion517 decks848 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Signet
60%inclusion507 decks848 decks
1%synergy
Thought Vessel
33%inclusion278 decks848 decks
1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
31%inclusion262 decks848 decks
0%synergy
Chrome Mox
23%inclusion191 decks848 decks
16%synergy
Mind Stone
18%inclusion156 decks848 decks
-10%synergy
Mox Diamond
18%inclusion151 decks848 decks
14%synergy
Mox Opal
16%inclusion137 decks848 decks
12%synergy
The Soul Stone
16%inclusion72 decks446 decks
11%synergy
Lotus Petal
12%inclusion100 decks848 decks
4%synergy
Midnight Clock
10%inclusion88 decks848 decks
3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
10%inclusion82 decks848 decks
-7%synergy
Grim Monolith
7.2%inclusion61 decks848 decks
6%synergy
Mox Amber
6.8%inclusion58 decks848 decks
1%synergy
Mana Crypt
6.4%inclusion54 decks848 decks
5%synergy
Thran Dynamo
5.7%inclusion48 decks848 decks
0%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.4%inclusion46 decks848 decks
3%synergy
Basalt Monolith
5.2%inclusion44 decks848 decks
4%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
5.1%inclusion43 decks848 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Island
94%inclusion796 decks848 decks
-3%synergy
Swamp
93%inclusion792 decks848 decks
-3%synergy
Watery Grave
91%inclusion769 decks848 decks
43%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion751 decks848 decks
1%synergy
Underground Sea
89%inclusion751 decks848 decks
75%synergy
Polluted Delta
80%inclusion680 decks848 decks
48%synergy
Morphic Pool
71%inclusion600 decks848 decks
34%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
69%inclusion583 decks848 decks
15%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
55%inclusion469 decks848 decks
15%synergy
Underground River
51%inclusion435 decks848 decks
11%synergy
Sunken Hollow
49%inclusion413 decks848 decks
-17%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
46%inclusion394 decks848 decks
22%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
45%inclusion337 decks753 decks
21%synergy
Sunken Ruins
43%inclusion365 decks848 decks
27%synergy
Undercity Sewers
38%inclusion321 decks848 decks
17%synergy
Prismatic Vista
30%inclusion258 decks848 decks
24%synergy
Misty Rainforest
30%inclusion252 decks848 decks
21%synergy
Tainted Isle
29%inclusion249 decks848 decks
-15%synergy
Scalding Tarn
28%inclusion240 decks848 decks
20%synergy
Flooded Strand
28%inclusion239 decks848 decks
19%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
26%inclusion219 decks848 decks
18%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
25%inclusion216 decks848 decks
18%synergy
Reflecting Pool
25%inclusion216 decks848 decks
21%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
25%inclusion212 decks848 decks
-13%synergy
Marsh Flats
25%inclusion211 decks848 decks
17%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
24%inclusion204 decks848 decks
-15%synergy
Choked Estuary
21%inclusion174 decks848 decks
-27%synergy
Sink into Stupor
20%inclusion167 decks828 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Deceit
19%inclusion161 decks848 decks
-17%synergy
Mana Confluence
18%inclusion152 decks848 decks
12%synergy
City of Brass
18%inclusion150 decks848 decks
12%synergy
Exotic Orchard
17%inclusion148 decks848 decks
-15%synergy
Darkslick Shores
17%inclusion146 decks848 decks
3%synergy
Fabled Passage
16%inclusion138 decks848 decks
8%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion130 decks828 decks
0%synergy
Fetid Pools
13%inclusion107 decks848 decks
-4%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
11%inclusion96 decks848 decks
5%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
11%inclusion94 decks848 decks
4%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
11%inclusion91 decks848 decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
10%inclusion86 decks848 decks
-11%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
8.7%inclusion72 decks827 decks
-3%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
8.5%inclusion72 decks848 decks
2%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
8.2%inclusion67 decks820 decks
0%synergy
River of Tears
7.3%inclusion62 decks848 decks
-3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
6.4%inclusion54 decks848 decks
-10%synergy
Cavern of Souls
6.1%inclusion52 decks848 decks
-3%synergy
Boggart Trawler
6.1%inclusion50 decks822 decks
0%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
5.9%inclusion50 decks848 decks
0%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.2%inclusion44 decks848 decks
0%synergy