Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Midrange

Phenax, God of Deception
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Mar 4, 2026
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Kitsune's Technique
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Ruin Crab
92%inclusion23 decks25 decks
84%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
84%inclusion21 decks25 decks
82%synergy
Consuming Aberration
96%inclusion24 decks25 decks
81%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
76%inclusion19 decks25 decks
71%synergy
Tree of Perdition
72%inclusion18 decks25 decks
70%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
76%inclusion19 decks25 decks
65%synergy
Visions of Beyond
68%inclusion17 decks25 decks
64%synergy
Fractured Sanity
72%inclusion18 decks25 decks
62%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
68%inclusion17 decks25 decks
62%synergy
The Water Crystal
70%inclusion14 decks20 decks
61%synergy
Top Cards
Drown in the Loch
76%inclusion19 decks25 decks
58%synergy
Mindcrank
68%inclusion17 decks25 decks
56%synergy
Counterspell
68%inclusion17 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
51%synergy
Intruder Alarm
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
59%synergy
Eater of the Dead
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
59%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
54%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
56%synergy
Singularity Rupture
55%inclusion11 decks20 decks
43%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
45%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Mystical Tutor
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Demonic Tutor
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Ancient Tomb
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Notion Thief
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Opposition Agent
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Creatures
Nighthowler
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
46%synergy
The Mindskinner
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
43%synergy
The Ancient One
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
45%synergy
Hedron Crab
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
44%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
42%synergy
Wall of Frost
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
39%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
35%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
35%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
35%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
34%synergy
Fleet Swallower
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
29%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
31%synergy
Riddlekeeper
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
31%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
31%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
28%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
27%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
25%synergy
Mortivore
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Undead Alchemist
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Manic Scribe
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Silent Arbiter
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Boggart Trawler
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Barrowgoyf
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Tui and La, Moon and Ocean
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Gogo, Master of Mimicry
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
14%synergy
Baleful Strix
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-11%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Jace's Archivist
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Sinister Gnarlbark
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Glamermite
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Guiltfeeder
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Wall of Junk
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Avatar of Woe
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Nimbleclaw Adept
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Archive Trap
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
42%synergy
Psychic Strike
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
29%synergy
Brainstorm
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Didn't Say Please
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
27%synergy
Negate
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Withering Torment
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Mana Drain
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Aetherize
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
10%synergy
See Double
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Sink into Stupor
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Thought Collapse
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Thought Scour
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Swan Song
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Perplex
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Drown in Dreams
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Frantic Search
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-7%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-19%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Arcane Denial
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-14%synergy
Into the Story
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Magic Damper
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
9%synergy
Glen Elendra's Answer
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Pongify
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-7%synergy
Entomb
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Soul Manipulation
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Cabal Ritual
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Reality Shift
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-6%synergy
Intellectual Offering
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-8%synergy
Force of Will
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Force of Negation
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Memory Lapse
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Crypt Incursion
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Narset's Reversal
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Octopus Form
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Spider-Sense
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%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
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
43%synergy
Toxic Deluge
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Traumatize
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
39%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
32%synergy
Reanimate
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
27%synergy
Windfall
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Mind Grind
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Mind Funeral
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
25%synergy
Cut Your Losses
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Feed the Swarm
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-15%synergy
Damnation
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Grim Tutor
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Ponder
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Dream Harvest
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Treasure Cruise
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Lórien Revealed
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Bitter Ordeal
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Extract from Darkness
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Spirit Water Revival
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
25%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
43%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
47%synergy
Altar of the Brood
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
39%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
27%synergy
Grindstone
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
27%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Isochron Scepter
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Keening Stone
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Altar of Dementia
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Bonehoard
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Profane Memento
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
1%synergy
Dawnsire, Sunstar Dreadnought
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Psychic Corrosion
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
42%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
41%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
37%synergy
Memory Erosion
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
40%synergy
Freed from the Real
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
39%synergy
Fraying Sanity
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
32%synergy
Propaganda
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
28%synergy
Court of Cunning
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Mystic Remora
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Black Market Connections
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Animate Dead
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Leyline of the Void
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Dance of the Dead
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Necromancy
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Drowned Secrets
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Nightmares and Daydreams
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
The Rise of Sozin
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Memory Adept
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
26%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
50%inclusion10 decks20 decks
45%synergy
Reliquary Tower
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Restless Reef
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
25%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
Agna Qel'a
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
13%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
War Room
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Cabal Coffers
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Mistrise Village
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Arid Archway
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Halimar Depths
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Sunken Palace
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Drownyard Temple
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
92%inclusion23 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion22 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
72%inclusion18 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Dimir Signet
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Thought Vessel
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Fellwar Stone
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Midnight Clock
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Mind Stone
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Commander's Sphere
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Patriar's Seal
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Lotus Petal
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Thran Dynamo
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
96%inclusion24 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Island
96%inclusion24 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
92%inclusion23 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
80%inclusion20 decks25 decks
26%synergy
Watery Grave
72%inclusion18 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Underground River
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Sunken Hollow
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
-6%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Morphic Pool
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Temple of Deceit
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Choked Estuary
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Polluted Delta
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Tainted Isle
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
-12%synergy
Sunken Ruins
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
-12%synergy
Darkslick Shores
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Fabled Passage
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Myriad Landscape
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Exotic Orchard
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-13%synergy
Fetid Pools
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Sink into Stupor
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Undercity Sewers
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
Boggart Trawler
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Port of Karfell
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
Underground Sea
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
River of Tears
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Demolition Field
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Path of Ancestry
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-19%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Mana Confluence
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Flooded Strand
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Sinister Hideout
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
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