Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Midrange

Phenax, God of Deception
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Mar 4, 2026
Mike Carrozza
Am I the Bolas? - A Spicy Meatball!
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Kitsune's Technique
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Ruin Crab
92%inclusion24 decks26 decks
84%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
85%inclusion22 decks26 decks
82%synergy
Consuming Aberration
96%inclusion25 decks26 decks
81%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
77%inclusion20 decks26 decks
72%synergy
Tree of Perdition
73%inclusion19 decks26 decks
71%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
77%inclusion20 decks26 decks
66%synergy
Fractured Sanity
73%inclusion19 decks26 decks
63%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
69%inclusion18 decks26 decks
63%synergy
Visions of Beyond
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
62%synergy
The Water Crystal
70%inclusion14 decks20 decks
61%synergy
Top Cards
Drown in the Loch
77%inclusion20 decks26 decks
59%synergy
Mindcrank
69%inclusion18 decks26 decks
57%synergy
Counterspell
69%inclusion18 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
52%synergy
Intruder Alarm
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
60%synergy
Eater of the Dead
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
60%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
52%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
54%synergy
Lightning Greaves
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
27%synergy
The Mindskinner
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
43%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Mystical Tutor
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Ancient Tomb
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Demonic Tutor
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Notion Thief
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Opposition Agent
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Creatures
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
43%synergy
Nighthowler
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
44%synergy
Hedron Crab
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
46%synergy
The Ancient One
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
43%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
40%synergy
Wall of Frost
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
37%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
34%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
33%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
33%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
34%synergy
Riddlekeeper
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
34%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
30%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Fleet Swallower
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
28%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
30%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
24%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Mortivore
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Silent Arbiter
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Undead Alchemist
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Manic Scribe
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Tui and La, Moon and Ocean
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Boggart Trawler
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Barrowgoyf
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Gogo, Master of Mimicry
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
14%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Baleful Strix
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-12%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Jace's Archivist
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Sinister Gnarlbark
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Glamermite
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Abyssal Harvester
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
North Pole Patrol
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Guiltfeeder
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Wall of Junk
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Avatar of Woe
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Archive Trap
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
40%synergy
Didn't Say Please
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Psychic Strike
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
28%synergy
Brainstorm
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Negate
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
-6%synergy
Withering Torment
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
13%synergy
See Double
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Mana Drain
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Aetherize
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Drown in Dreams
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Sink into Stupor
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Thought Collapse
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Thought Scour
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Swan Song
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Perplex
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Denial
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-10%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Frantic Search
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-7%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-19%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Into the Story
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Magic Damper
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
9%synergy
Glen Elendra's Answer
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Octopus Form
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Pongify
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-7%synergy
Entomb
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Soul Manipulation
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Cabal Ritual
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Reality Shift
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-6%synergy
Intellectual Offering
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Infernal Grasp
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-8%synergy
Force of Will
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Force of Negation
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Memory Lapse
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Crypt Incursion
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Narset's Reversal
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Spider-Sense
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Fight On!
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Consult the Star Charts
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
45%synergy
Singularity Rupture
50%inclusion10 decks20 decks
38%synergy
Toxic Deluge
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Traumatize
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
38%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
34%synergy
Reanimate
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Windfall
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Mind Grind
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Mind Funeral
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
24%synergy
Feed the Swarm
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
-12%synergy
Cut Your Losses
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Damnation
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Grim Tutor
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Ponder
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-5%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Dream Harvest
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Spirit Water Revival
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Treasure Cruise
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Lórien Revealed
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Bitter Ordeal
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Extract from Darkness
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thousand-Year Elixir
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
49%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
41%synergy
Altar of the Brood
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
41%synergy
Grindstone
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Isochron Scepter
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Keening Stone
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Altar of Dementia
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Bonehoard
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Profane Memento
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-6%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
1%synergy
Dawnsire, Sunstar Dreadnought
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Psychic Corrosion
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
44%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
43%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
39%synergy
Memory Erosion
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
38%synergy
Freed from the Real
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
38%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Fraying Sanity
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
31%synergy
Propaganda
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Court of Cunning
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
28%synergy
Mystic Remora
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Black Market Connections
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Animate Dead
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Leyline of the Void
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Nightmares and Daydreams
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Dance of the Dead
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Necromancy
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Drowned Secrets
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
The Rise of Sozin
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Memory Adept
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
29%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
50%inclusion10 decks20 decks
45%synergy
Reliquary Tower
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Restless Reef
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
24%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Agna Qel'a
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
War Room
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Cabal Coffers
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Mistrise Village
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Sunken Palace
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Arid Archway
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Halimar Depths
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Drownyard Temple
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Castle Vantress
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
92%inclusion24 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion23 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
73%inclusion19 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Dimir Signet
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Thought Vessel
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Midnight Clock
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Mind Stone
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-2%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
Thran Dynamo
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
96%inclusion25 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Island
96%inclusion25 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
92%inclusion24 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
77%inclusion20 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Watery Grave
73%inclusion19 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Underground River
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Sunken Hollow
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Temple of Deceit
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Morphic Pool
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Choked Estuary
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Polluted Delta
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Tainted Isle
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
-10%synergy
Sunken Ruins
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
-13%synergy
Darkslick Shores
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Fabled Passage
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Myriad Landscape
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
-13%synergy
Fetid Pools
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Boggart Trawler
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Sink into Stupor
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Undercity Sewers
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Port of Karfell
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
0%synergy
River of Tears
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Underground Sea
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-5%synergy
Dismal Backwater
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-8%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Demolition Field
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Path of Ancestry
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-20%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Mana Confluence
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Flooded Strand
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Sinister Hideout
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
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