Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Expensive Mill

Phenax, God of Deception
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Mar 4, 2026
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Kitsune's Technique
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
84%inclusion123 decks146 decks
78%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
83%inclusion121 decks146 decks
72%synergy
Consuming Aberration
84%inclusion122 decks146 decks
69%synergy
Mindcrank
79%inclusion115 decks146 decks
67%synergy
Eater of the Dead
67%inclusion98 decks146 decks
66%synergy
Ruin Crab
74%inclusion108 decks146 decks
66%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
66%inclusion96 decks146 decks
61%synergy
Tree of Perdition
58%inclusion84 decks146 decks
56%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
57%inclusion83 decks146 decks
55%synergy
Fractured Sanity
58%inclusion85 decks146 decks
49%synergy
Top Cards
Mana Drain
65%inclusion95 decks146 decks
48%synergy
Counterspell
62%inclusion90 decks146 decks
6%synergy
Drown in the Loch
60%inclusion87 decks146 decks
42%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
53%inclusion77 decks146 decks
45%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
52%inclusion76 decks146 decks
46%synergy
Singularity Rupture
52%inclusion34 decks66 decks
39%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
50%inclusion73 decks146 decks
37%synergy
Visions of Beyond
50%inclusion73 decks146 decks
46%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
47%inclusion69 decks146 decks
40%synergy
Toxic Deluge
47%inclusion69 decks146 decks
22%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
70%inclusion102 decks146 decks
47%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
69%inclusion101 decks146 decks
46%synergy
Demonic Tutor
66%inclusion97 decks146 decks
47%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
52%inclusion76 decks146 decks
36%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
50%inclusion73 decks146 decks
32%synergy
Ancient Tomb
40%inclusion58 decks146 decks
31%synergy
Mystical Tutor
40%inclusion58 decks146 decks
26%synergy
Force of Will
39%inclusion57 decks146 decks
29%synergy
Mana Vault
22%inclusion32 decks146 decks
17%synergy
Notion Thief
22%inclusion32 decks146 decks
11%synergy
Creatures
Cruel Somnophage
46%inclusion67 decks146 decks
40%synergy
Hedron Crab
40%inclusion58 decks146 decks
36%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
39%inclusion17 decks44 decks
37%synergy
Nighthowler
38%inclusion56 decks146 decks
33%synergy
The Mindskinner
38%inclusion46 decks120 decks
31%synergy
The Ancient One
38%inclusion55 decks146 decks
34%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
36%inclusion52 decks146 decks
33%synergy
Mortivore
30%inclusion44 decks146 decks
29%synergy
Fleet Swallower
29%inclusion43 decks146 decks
27%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
27%inclusion40 decks146 decks
23%synergy
Silent Arbiter
27%inclusion39 decks146 decks
25%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
26%inclusion38 decks146 decks
24%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
26%inclusion38 decks146 decks
22%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
26%inclusion38 decks146 decks
18%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
26%inclusion38 decks146 decks
14%synergy
Wall of Frost
23%inclusion34 decks146 decks
22%synergy
Undead Alchemist
23%inclusion33 decks146 decks
20%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
22%inclusion32 decks146 decks
19%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
20%inclusion29 decks146 decks
16%synergy
Riddlekeeper
20%inclusion29 decks146 decks
19%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
19%inclusion17 decks89 decks
18%synergy
Painter's Servant
18%inclusion27 decks146 decks
18%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
18%inclusion27 decks146 decks
17%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
18%inclusion26 decks146 decks
10%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
18%inclusion26 decks146 decks
15%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
18%inclusion26 decks146 decks
17%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
17%inclusion25 decks146 decks
16%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
17%inclusion25 decks146 decks
12%synergy
Manic Scribe
16%inclusion23 decks146 decks
15%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
15%inclusion22 decks146 decks
15%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
15%inclusion22 decks146 decks
14%synergy
Soulless Jailer
14%inclusion21 decks146 decks
14%synergy
Guiltfeeder
14%inclusion20 decks146 decks
9%synergy
Jace's Archivist
14%inclusion20 decks146 decks
12%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
13%inclusion18 decks135 decks
12%synergy
Fog Bank
13%inclusion19 decks146 decks
12%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
13%inclusion19 decks146 decks
12%synergy
Opposition Agent
12%inclusion18 decks146 decks
5%synergy
Avatar of Woe
12%inclusion18 decks146 decks
11%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
12%inclusion17 decks146 decks
11%synergy
Baleful Strix
12%inclusion17 decks146 decks
-12%synergy
Sheoldred
12%inclusion17 decks146 decks
10%synergy
Hover Barrier
11%inclusion16 decks146 decks
10%synergy
Shadow Kin
11%inclusion16 decks146 decks
9%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
10%inclusion15 decks146 decks
6%synergy
Shield Sphere
10%inclusion14 decks146 decks
9%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
8.9%inclusion13 decks146 decks
8%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
8.9%inclusion13 decks146 decks
8%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
8.5%inclusion12 decks142 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Dramatic Reversal
32%inclusion46 decks146 decks
28%synergy
Dark Ritual
31%inclusion45 decks146 decks
-5%synergy
Swan Song
30%inclusion44 decks146 decks
12%synergy
Deadly Rollick
28%inclusion41 decks146 decks
8%synergy
Brainstorm
27%inclusion40 decks146 decks
-3%synergy
Didn't Say Please
23%inclusion34 decks146 decks
18%synergy
Force of Negation
22%inclusion32 decks146 decks
13%synergy
Archive Trap
22%inclusion32 decks146 decks
20%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
21%inclusion31 decks146 decks
-10%synergy
Sink into Stupor
20%inclusion28 decks141 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Denial
19%inclusion28 decks146 decks
-7%synergy
Negate
18%inclusion27 decks146 decks
-14%synergy
Thought Collapse
17%inclusion25 decks146 decks
14%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion23 decks141 decks
1%synergy
Pact of Negation
15%inclusion22 decks146 decks
10%synergy
Withering Torment
15%inclusion18 decks120 decks
-1%synergy
Demonic Consultation
14%inclusion21 decks146 decks
8%synergy
Psychic Strike
13%inclusion19 decks146 decks
10%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
13%inclusion19 decks146 decks
5%synergy
Crypt Incursion
12%inclusion18 decks146 decks
11%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
12%inclusion17 decks146 decks
7%synergy
Drown in Dreams
12%inclusion17 decks146 decks
7%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
11%inclusion16 decks141 decks
0%synergy
Tainted Pact
10%inclusion14 decks146 decks
5%synergy
Resculpt
10%inclusion14 decks146 decks
3%synergy
Flusterstorm
10%inclusion14 decks146 decks
3%synergy
Thought Scour
8.9%inclusion13 decks146 decks
3%synergy
Pongify
8.2%inclusion12 decks146 decks
-7%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
8.2%inclusion12 decks146 decks
7%synergy
Reality Shift
7.5%inclusion11 decks146 decks
-6%synergy
See Double
6.8%inclusion10 decks146 decks
5%synergy
Brain Freeze
6.8%inclusion10 decks146 decks
6%synergy
Narset's Reversal
6.8%inclusion10 decks146 decks
4%synergy
Into the Story
6.8%inclusion10 decks146 decks
5%synergy
Memory Plunder
6.2%inclusion9 decks146 decks
0%synergy
Aetherize
6.2%inclusion9 decks146 decks
-5%synergy
Disallow
6.2%inclusion9 decks146 decks
4%synergy
Infernal Grasp
6.2%inclusion9 decks146 decks
-10%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6.2%inclusion9 decks146 decks
-4%synergy
Stifle
6.2%inclusion9 decks146 decks
5%synergy
Perplex
5.5%inclusion8 decks146 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Mind Grind
47%inclusion68 decks146 decks
41%synergy
Traumatize
44%inclusion64 decks146 decks
39%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
42%inclusion61 decks146 decks
37%synergy
Reanimate
37%inclusion54 decks146 decks
12%synergy
Windfall
35%inclusion51 decks146 decks
21%synergy
Damnation
35%inclusion51 decks146 decks
25%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
29%inclusion43 decks146 decks
25%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
27%inclusion39 decks146 decks
18%synergy
Cut Your Losses
23%inclusion34 decks146 decks
19%synergy
Mind Funeral
22%inclusion32 decks146 decks
19%synergy
Grim Tutor
18%inclusion26 decks146 decks
14%synergy
Feed the Swarm
17%inclusion25 decks146 decks
-18%synergy
Imperial Seal
16%inclusion24 decks146 decks
11%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
16%inclusion23 decks146 decks
12%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
16%inclusion23 decks146 decks
6%synergy
Extract from Darkness
10%inclusion14 decks146 decks
2%synergy
Ponder
8.9%inclusion13 decks146 decks
-7%synergy
Fabricate
8.2%inclusion12 decks146 decks
5%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
8.2%inclusion12 decks146 decks
2%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
8.2%inclusion12 decks146 decks
6%synergy
Whispering Madness
8.2%inclusion12 decks146 decks
5%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
6.8%inclusion10 decks146 decks
5%synergy
Personal Tutor
6.8%inclusion10 decks146 decks
5%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
0%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
6.2%inclusion9 decks146 decks
5%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.2%inclusion9 decks146 decks
1%synergy
Treasure Cruise
6.2%inclusion9 decks146 decks
-2%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
6.2%inclusion9 decks146 decks
3%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
6.2%inclusion9 decks146 decks
5%synergy
Profane Tutor
5.5%inclusion8 decks146 decks
4%synergy
Night's Whisper
5.5%inclusion8 decks146 decks
-1%synergy
Startled Awake
5.5%inclusion8 decks146 decks
5%synergy
Sign in Blood
5.5%inclusion8 decks146 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Water Crystal
47%inclusion35 decks75 decks
38%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
47%inclusion68 decks146 decks
45%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
45%inclusion66 decks146 decks
40%synergy
Lightning Greaves
41%inclusion60 decks146 decks
14%synergy
Altar of the Brood
36%inclusion52 decks146 decks
31%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
24%inclusion21 decks89 decks
20%synergy
Grindstone
23%inclusion33 decks146 decks
22%synergy
The One Ring
18%inclusion27 decks146 decks
12%synergy
Bonehoard
18%inclusion27 decks146 decks
17%synergy
Isochron Scepter
16%inclusion24 decks146 decks
13%synergy
Altar of Dementia
14%inclusion21 decks146 decks
10%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
12%inclusion18 decks146 decks
11%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
11%inclusion16 decks146 decks
2%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
10%inclusion15 decks146 decks
3%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
10%inclusion14 decks146 decks
9%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
10%inclusion14 decks146 decks
-4%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
8.9%inclusion13 decks146 decks
-16%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
7.5%inclusion11 decks146 decks
6%synergy
Keening Stone
7.5%inclusion11 decks146 decks
6%synergy
Helm of Obedience
6.8%inclusion10 decks146 decks
7%synergy
Folio of Fancies
6.8%inclusion10 decks146 decks
6%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
6.2%inclusion9 decks146 decks
4%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
6.2%inclusion9 decks146 decks
0%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
5.5%inclusion8 decks146 decks
3%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
5.5%inclusion8 decks146 decks
1%synergy
Expedition Map
5.5%inclusion8 decks146 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Memory Erosion
44%inclusion64 decks146 decks
40%synergy
Mystic Remora
41%inclusion60 decks146 decks
26%synergy
Propaganda
41%inclusion60 decks146 decks
24%synergy
Fraying Sanity
36%inclusion53 decks146 decks
32%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
32%inclusion46 decks146 decks
29%synergy
Court of Cunning
32%inclusion46 decks146 decks
26%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
26%inclusion23 decks89 decks
24%synergy
Intruder Alarm
25%inclusion37 decks146 decks
24%synergy
Animate Dead
20%inclusion29 decks146 decks
9%synergy
Necropotence
16%inclusion24 decks146 decks
13%synergy
Freed from the Real
16%inclusion23 decks146 decks
15%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
16%inclusion23 decks146 decks
3%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
14%inclusion20 decks146 decks
12%synergy
Black Market Connections
14%inclusion20 decks146 decks
3%synergy
Leyline of the Void
14%inclusion20 decks146 decks
10%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
13%inclusion19 decks146 decks
12%synergy
No Mercy
10%inclusion15 decks146 decks
7%synergy
Dance of the Dead
6.8%inclusion10 decks146 decks
6%synergy
Jace's Erasure
6.8%inclusion10 decks146 decks
6%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
6.2%inclusion9 decks146 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
29%inclusion42 decks146 decks
23%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
21%inclusion30 decks146 decks
19%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
16%inclusion23 decks146 decks
14%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
6.8%inclusion10 decks146 decks
4%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
5.5%inclusion8 decks146 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
64%inclusion93 decks146 decks
44%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
50%inclusion73 decks146 decks
31%synergy
Bojuka Bog
49%inclusion71 decks146 decks
10%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
44%inclusion64 decks146 decks
40%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
41%inclusion60 decks146 decks
29%synergy
Reliquary Tower
40%inclusion59 decks146 decks
4%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
35%inclusion51 decks146 decks
26%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
34%inclusion50 decks146 decks
17%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
32%inclusion25 decks77 decks
28%synergy
Cabal Coffers
27%inclusion40 decks146 decks
17%synergy
Urza's Saga
19%inclusion28 decks146 decks
13%synergy
Restless Reef
16%inclusion24 decks146 decks
10%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
14%inclusion21 decks146 decks
12%synergy
Academy Ruins
14%inclusion21 decks146 decks
10%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
12%inclusion17 decks146 decks
9%synergy
Maze of Ith
10%inclusion14 decks146 decks
7%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
10%inclusion14 decks146 decks
9%synergy
Rogue's Passage
10%inclusion14 decks146 decks
-17%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
8.9%inclusion13 decks146 decks
3%synergy
Strip Mine
8.2%inclusion12 decks146 decks
7%synergy
Castle Locthwain
8.2%inclusion12 decks146 decks
4%synergy
Mistrise Village
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
4%synergy
Halimar Depths
6.8%inclusion10 decks146 decks
0%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
6.8%inclusion10 decks146 decks
6%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
6.8%inclusion10 decks146 decks
5%synergy
Oboro, Palace in the Clouds
5.5%inclusion8 decks146 decks
5%synergy
Castle Vantress
5.5%inclusion8 decks146 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
90%inclusion131 decks146 decks
2%synergy
Arcane Signet
86%inclusion125 decks146 decks
2%synergy
Dimir Signet
64%inclusion93 decks146 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
58%inclusion85 decks146 decks
0%synergy
Thought Vessel
33%inclusion48 decks146 decks
1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
25%inclusion37 decks146 decks
-5%synergy
Chrome Mox
21%inclusion31 decks146 decks
15%synergy
Mox Opal
19%inclusion28 decks146 decks
15%synergy
The Soul Stone
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
12%synergy
Mox Diamond
16%inclusion23 decks146 decks
12%synergy
Lotus Petal
15%inclusion22 decks146 decks
8%synergy
Mind Stone
15%inclusion22 decks146 decks
-13%synergy
Midnight Clock
11%inclusion16 decks146 decks
4%synergy
Mox Amber
8.2%inclusion12 decks146 decks
2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
7.5%inclusion11 decks146 decks
-10%synergy
Mana Crypt
7.5%inclusion11 decks146 decks
6%synergy
Thran Dynamo
7.5%inclusion11 decks146 decks
2%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
6.8%inclusion10 decks146 decks
7%synergy
Grim Monolith
6.2%inclusion9 decks146 decks
5%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
5.5%inclusion8 decks146 decks
3%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.5%inclusion8 decks146 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Island
94%inclusion137 decks146 decks
-3%synergy
Watery Grave
94%inclusion137 decks146 decks
46%synergy
Swamp
92%inclusion135 decks146 decks
-4%synergy
Underground Sea
88%inclusion128 decks146 decks
75%synergy
Command Tower
87%inclusion127 decks146 decks
-1%synergy
Polluted Delta
77%inclusion113 decks146 decks
45%synergy
Morphic Pool
75%inclusion109 decks146 decks
38%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
73%inclusion106 decks146 decks
19%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
63%inclusion92 decks146 decks
23%synergy
Underground River
53%inclusion78 decks146 decks
13%synergy
Sunken Ruins
53%inclusion77 decks146 decks
37%synergy
Sunken Hollow
52%inclusion76 decks146 decks
-13%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
47%inclusion68 decks146 decks
22%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
43%inclusion52 decks120 decks
20%synergy
Undercity Sewers
40%inclusion59 decks146 decks
20%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
36%inclusion52 decks146 decks
-3%synergy
Misty Rainforest
34%inclusion49 decks146 decks
25%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
29%inclusion42 decks146 decks
21%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
29%inclusion42 decks146 decks
21%synergy
Scalding Tarn
28%inclusion41 decks146 decks
20%synergy
Flooded Strand
28%inclusion41 decks146 decks
19%synergy
Tainted Isle
27%inclusion39 decks146 decks
-18%synergy
Marsh Flats
25%inclusion36 decks146 decks
17%synergy
Darkslick Shores
25%inclusion36 decks146 decks
11%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
24%inclusion35 decks146 decks
-16%synergy
Temple of Deceit
23%inclusion34 decks146 decks
-12%synergy
Prismatic Vista
22%inclusion32 decks146 decks
16%synergy
Choked Estuary
21%inclusion30 decks146 decks
-27%synergy
City of Brass
21%inclusion30 decks146 decks
14%synergy
Sink into Stupor
20%inclusion28 decks141 decks
4%synergy
Fabled Passage
19%inclusion28 decks146 decks
11%synergy
Mana Confluence
19%inclusion28 decks146 decks
13%synergy
Fetid Pools
18%inclusion27 decks146 decks
2%synergy
Reflecting Pool
18%inclusion26 decks146 decks
13%synergy
Exotic Orchard
17%inclusion25 decks146 decks
-15%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion23 decks141 decks
1%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
14%inclusion20 decks146 decks
7%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
14%inclusion20 decks146 decks
7%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
13%inclusion19 decks146 decks
8%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
11%inclusion16 decks141 decks
0%synergy
River of Tears
10%inclusion15 decks146 decks
0%synergy
Myriad Landscape
8.9%inclusion13 decks146 decks
-12%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
8.2%inclusion12 decks146 decks
2%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
7.9%inclusion11 decks139 decks
0%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
7.5%inclusion11 decks146 decks
1%synergy
Dismal Backwater
6.8%inclusion10 decks146 decks
-9%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.2%inclusion9 decks146 decks
1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6.2%inclusion9 decks146 decks
-4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
5.5%inclusion8 decks146 decks
-11%synergy
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