Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Midrange

Phenax, God of Deception
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Mar 4, 2026
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Elrond, Moon-Reader
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
40%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Charix, the Raging Isle
88%inclusion23 decks26 decks
86%synergy
Consuming Aberration
92%inclusion24 decks26 decks
77%synergy
Ruin Crab
81%inclusion21 decks26 decks
72%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
73%inclusion19 decks26 decks
69%synergy
Tree of Perdition
69%inclusion18 decks26 decks
67%synergy
The Water Crystal
73%inclusion16 decks22 decks
64%synergy
Fractured Sanity
73%inclusion19 decks26 decks
63%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
69%inclusion18 decks26 decks
63%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
73%inclusion19 decks26 decks
62%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
60%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
73%inclusion19 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Drown in the Loch
73%inclusion19 decks26 decks
55%synergy
Mindcrank
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
53%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
49%synergy
Visions of Beyond
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
58%synergy
Singularity Rupture
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
46%synergy
Eater of the Dead
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
56%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
54%synergy
Nighthowler
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
44%synergy
Intruder Alarm
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
49%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Ancient Tomb
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Demonic Tutor
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Mystical Tutor
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Notion Thief
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Force of Will
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Opposition Agent
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Creatures
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
39%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
44%synergy
The Ancient One
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
43%synergy
Hedron Crab
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
42%synergy
The Mindskinner
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
35%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
39%synergy
Wall of Frost
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
37%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
37%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
33%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Riddlekeeper
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
30%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Mortivore
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Fleet Swallower
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
24%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
24%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Manic Scribe
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Silent Arbiter
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Boggart Trawler
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Tui and La, Moon and Ocean
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
19%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
17%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Barrowgoyf
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Soulless Jailer
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Gogo, Master of Mimicry
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
April O'Neil, Hacktivist
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
12%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Baleful Strix
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-13%synergy
Undead Alchemist
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Glacial Wall
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Hover Barrier
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Screeching Scorchbeast
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Aegis Turtle
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Loki, God of Mischief
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Hydro-Channeler
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Textbook Tabulator
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Guiltfeeder
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Archive Trap
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
36%synergy
Psychic Strike
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
32%synergy
Brainstorm
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Didn't Say Please
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Withering Torment
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Mana Drain
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Fell the Profane
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Negate
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
-9%synergy
Aetherize
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Sink into Stupor
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
9%synergy
See Double
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
17%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
-13%synergy
Thought Collapse
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Frantic Search
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Swan Song
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Drown in Dreams
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
11%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Reality Shift
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Thought Scour
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Perplex
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Arcane Denial
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-15%synergy
Magic Damper
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Banishing Betrayal
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Pongify
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-8%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Entomb
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Soul Manipulation
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Cabal Ritual
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Intellectual Offering
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Resculpt
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Infernal Grasp
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-8%synergy
Force of Negation
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Memory Lapse
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Crypt Incursion
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Narset's Reversal
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Spell Pierce
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Into the Story
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Glen Elendra's Answer
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Octopus Form
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Spider-Sense
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
It'll Quench Ya!
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
45%synergy
Traumatize
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
38%synergy
Reanimate
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Toxic Deluge
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
31%synergy
Windfall
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Feed the Swarm
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
-8%synergy
Mind Grind
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Mind Funeral
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
24%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Cut Your Losses
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Grim Tutor
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Ponder
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-5%synergy
Damnation
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Treasure Cruise
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-0%synergy
Lórien Revealed
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Bitter Ordeal
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Shredder's Technique
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Dream Harvest
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
2%synergy
Mathemagics
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Spirit Water Revival
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Boomerang Basics
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
45%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
33%synergy
Altar of the Brood
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
33%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
32%synergy
Grindstone
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Isochron Scepter
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Bonehoard
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Keening Stone
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Altar of Dementia
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-5%synergy
Sentinel Totem
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Profane Memento
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Sphinx's Tutelage
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
43%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
40%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
35%synergy
Memory Erosion
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
38%synergy
Freed from the Real
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
38%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
34%synergy
Fraying Sanity
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
31%synergy
Propaganda
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Court of Cunning
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Mystic Remora
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Black Market Connections
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Animate Dead
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Leyline of the Void
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Necromancy
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Drowned Secrets
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Nightmares and Daydreams
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
The Rise of Sozin
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Memory Adept
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
50%synergy
Bojuka Bog
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Reliquary Tower
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Restless Reef
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
War Room
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Agna Qel'a
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
10%synergy
Cabal Coffers
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Mistrise Village
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-0%synergy
Arid Archway
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Halimar Depths
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Sunken Palace
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Drownyard Temple
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-19%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
92%inclusion24 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Signet
85%inclusion22 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
69%inclusion18 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Dimir Signet
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Thought Vessel
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Midnight Clock
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
24%synergy
Mind Stone
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
-5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Patriar's Seal
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Lotus Petal
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Mana Vault
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Thran Dynamo
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Chrome Mox
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-0%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
96%inclusion25 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion25 decks26 decks
-0%synergy
Island
96%inclusion25 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
81%inclusion21 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Watery Grave
73%inclusion19 decks26 decks
24%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
69%inclusion18 decks26 decks
29%synergy
Underground River
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Sunken Hollow
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Choked Estuary
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Temple of Deceit
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Morphic Pool
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Tainted Isle
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
-6%synergy
Sunken Ruins
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Polluted Delta
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
-12%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Fell the Profane
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Fabled Passage
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Myriad Landscape
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Darkslick Shores
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Sink into Stupor
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Boggart Trawler
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Undercity Sewers
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-6%synergy
Exotic Orchard
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-17%synergy
Fetid Pools
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-5%synergy
Port of Karfell
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Hidden Lair
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Prismatic Vista
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Reflecting Pool
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Salt Marsh
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Thriving Isle
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
River of Tears
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Demolition Field
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Thriving Moor
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Mana Confluence
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
City of Brass
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Flooded Strand
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Serpent's Pass
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Sinister Hideout
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
3%synergy
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