Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Optimized

Phenax, God of Deception
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Mar 4, 2026
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Exhibition Tidecaller
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Emeritus of Woe
3.7%inclusion2 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Harmonized Trio
3.4%inclusion2 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Scheming Silvertongue
1.8%inclusion1 decks55 decks
2%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
1.8%inclusion1 decks57 decks
0%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Consuming Aberration
89%inclusion337 decks380 decks
74%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
79%inclusion301 decks380 decks
73%synergy
Mindcrank
80%inclusion304 decks380 decks
68%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
78%inclusion298 decks380 decks
68%synergy
Ruin Crab
75%inclusion285 decks380 decks
67%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
64%inclusion244 decks380 decks
62%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
66%inclusion249 decks380 decks
61%synergy
Tree of Perdition
62%inclusion236 decks380 decks
60%synergy
Eater of the Dead
56%inclusion214 decks380 decks
55%synergy
Fractured Sanity
62%inclusion234 decks380 decks
52%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
63%inclusion238 decks380 decks
7%synergy
Traumatize
56%inclusion213 decks380 decks
52%synergy
Drown in the Loch
54%inclusion207 decks380 decks
37%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
53%inclusion200 decks380 decks
40%synergy
The Water Crystal
51%inclusion164 decks323 decks
42%synergy
Fraying Sanity
49%inclusion186 decks380 decks
45%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
46%inclusion176 decks380 decks
40%synergy
Propaganda
46%inclusion176 decks380 decks
29%synergy
Singularity Rupture
46%inclusion134 decks293 decks
33%synergy
Mind Grind
46%inclusion173 decks380 decks
40%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
51%inclusion193 decks380 decks
28%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
50%inclusion190 decks380 decks
27%synergy
Demonic Tutor
47%inclusion177 decks380 decks
28%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
32%inclusion123 decks380 decks
17%synergy
Mystical Tutor
32%inclusion122 decks380 decks
19%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
30%inclusion115 decks380 decks
12%synergy
Notion Thief
23%inclusion89 decks380 decks
12%synergy
Force of Will
21%inclusion78 decks380 decks
10%synergy
Ancient Tomb
20%inclusion76 decks380 decks
12%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
16%inclusion60 decks380 decks
12%synergy
Creatures
Wight of Precinct Six
45%inclusion171 decks380 decks
43%synergy
Hedron Crab
44%inclusion169 decks380 decks
40%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
41%inclusion157 decks380 decks
36%synergy
Wall of Frost
40%inclusion151 decks380 decks
38%synergy
The Mindskinner
39%inclusion150 decks380 decks
32%synergy
The Ancient One
38%inclusion144 decks380 decks
35%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
37%inclusion139 decks380 decks
30%synergy
Nighthowler
36%inclusion137 decks380 decks
30%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
35%inclusion69 decks195 decks
34%synergy
Fleet Swallower
34%inclusion130 decks380 decks
32%synergy
Mortivore
32%inclusion120 decks380 decks
30%synergy
Silent Arbiter
29%inclusion111 decks380 decks
28%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
29%inclusion110 decks380 decks
25%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
27%inclusion103 decks380 decks
19%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
26%inclusion99 decks380 decks
23%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
24%inclusion93 decks380 decks
23%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
24%inclusion92 decks380 decks
19%synergy
Hover Barrier
23%inclusion86 decks380 decks
22%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
21%inclusion78 decks376 decks
20%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
20%inclusion76 decks380 decks
8%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
19%inclusion72 decks380 decks
18%synergy
Undead Alchemist
19%inclusion71 decks380 decks
16%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
18%inclusion68 decks380 decks
14%synergy
Riddlekeeper
18%inclusion68 decks380 decks
17%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
17%inclusion64 decks380 decks
16%synergy
Fog Bank
16%inclusion62 decks380 decks
15%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
16%inclusion62 decks380 decks
16%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
16%inclusion60 decks380 decks
15%synergy
Manic Scribe
16%inclusion60 decks380 decks
15%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
16%inclusion59 decks380 decks
15%synergy
Painter's Servant
15%inclusion58 decks380 decks
15%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
14%inclusion54 decks380 decks
14%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
14%inclusion53 decks380 decks
6%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
14%inclusion53 decks380 decks
13%synergy
Guiltfeeder
14%inclusion52 decks380 decks
9%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
13%inclusion51 decks380 decks
10%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
13%inclusion49 decks380 decks
12%synergy
Glacial Wall
12%inclusion47 decks380 decks
12%synergy
Soulless Jailer
12%inclusion47 decks380 decks
12%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
12%inclusion46 decks380 decks
12%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
12%inclusion46 decks380 decks
11%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
11%inclusion43 decks380 decks
10%synergy
Baleful Strix
11%inclusion42 decks380 decks
-13%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
11%inclusion41 decks380 decks
10%synergy
Avatar of Woe
11%inclusion40 decks380 decks
9%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
10%inclusion39 decks380 decks
7%synergy
Opposition Agent
10%inclusion37 decks380 decks
2%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
10%inclusion37 decks380 decks
9%synergy
Jace's Archivist
8.7%inclusion33 decks380 decks
7%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
8.4%inclusion32 decks380 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Visions of Beyond
42%inclusion160 decks380 decks
38%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
38%inclusion144 decks380 decks
34%synergy
Mana Drain
33%inclusion125 decks380 decks
15%synergy
Brainstorm
30%inclusion114 decks380 decks
0%synergy
Dark Ritual
29%inclusion112 decks380 decks
-7%synergy
Didn't Say Please
26%inclusion99 decks380 decks
21%synergy
Arcane Denial
26%inclusion98 decks380 decks
0%synergy
Archive Trap
25%inclusion95 decks380 decks
23%synergy
Thought Collapse
24%inclusion92 decks380 decks
21%synergy
Negate
23%inclusion87 decks380 decks
-10%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
22%inclusion84 decks380 decks
-9%synergy
Psychic Strike
22%inclusion82 decks380 decks
19%synergy
Swan Song
19%inclusion73 decks380 decks
1%synergy
Deadly Rollick
17%inclusion64 decks380 decks
-3%synergy
Drown in Dreams
15%inclusion58 decks380 decks
11%synergy
Crypt Incursion
15%inclusion56 decks380 decks
13%synergy
Thought Scour
14%inclusion55 decks380 decks
8%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
13%inclusion48 decks380 decks
11%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
12%inclusion16 decks132 decks
10%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
12%inclusion45 decks380 decks
7%synergy
Force of Negation
11%inclusion43 decks380 decks
2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion42 decks380 decks
-5%synergy
Aetherize
11%inclusion41 decks380 decks
0%synergy
Pact of Negation
11%inclusion40 decks380 decks
6%synergy
Into the Story
10%inclusion38 decks380 decks
8%synergy
Pongify
9.2%inclusion35 decks380 decks
-6%synergy
Perplex
8.9%inclusion34 decks380 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.7%inclusion33 decks380 decks
-7%synergy
Demonic Consultation
8.7%inclusion33 decks380 decks
2%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
8.2%inclusion31 decks380 decks
-2%synergy
Psychic Spiral
8.2%inclusion31 decks380 decks
8%synergy
Withering Torment
7.6%inclusion29 decks380 decks
-8%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
7.4%inclusion28 decks380 decks
-1%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
7.1%inclusion27 decks380 decks
-4%synergy
Reality Shift
6.8%inclusion26 decks380 decks
-7%synergy
Resculpt
6.3%inclusion24 decks380 decks
0%synergy
Brain Freeze
6.1%inclusion23 decks380 decks
5%synergy
Murder
6.1%inclusion23 decks380 decks
-2%synergy
Go for the Throat
5.8%inclusion22 decks380 decks
-10%synergy
Memory Plunder
5.8%inclusion22 decks380 decks
0%synergy
Frantic Search
5.5%inclusion21 decks380 decks
-14%synergy
Infernal Grasp
5.3%inclusion20 decks380 decks
-11%synergy
Sorceries
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
37%inclusion141 decks380 decks
32%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
35%inclusion132 decks380 decks
30%synergy
Windfall
34%inclusion130 decks380 decks
21%synergy
Toxic Deluge
29%inclusion112 decks380 decks
4%synergy
Reanimate
27%inclusion104 decks380 decks
3%synergy
Cut Your Losses
26%inclusion97 decks380 decks
22%synergy
Damnation
22%inclusion85 decks380 decks
12%synergy
Mind Funeral
22%inclusion82 decks380 decks
19%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
19%inclusion73 decks380 decks
9%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
18%inclusion68 decks380 decks
9%synergy
Grim Tutor
16%inclusion60 decks380 decks
12%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
15%inclusion58 decks380 decks
9%synergy
Feed the Swarm
15%inclusion58 decks380 decks
-20%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
14%inclusion52 decks380 decks
10%synergy
Extract from Darkness
12%inclusion44 decks380 decks
4%synergy
Whispering Madness
11%inclusion40 decks380 decks
8%synergy
Ponder
10%inclusion38 decks380 decks
-6%synergy
Imperial Seal
10%inclusion38 decks380 decks
4%synergy
Pilfered Plans
9.2%inclusion35 decks380 decks
7%synergy
Increasing Confusion
7.9%inclusion30 decks380 decks
7%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
7.9%inclusion30 decks380 decks
6%synergy
Preordain
7.1%inclusion27 decks380 decks
-3%synergy
Mind Sculpt
6.6%inclusion25 decks380 decks
6%synergy
Treasure Cruise
5.8%inclusion22 decks380 decks
-3%synergy
Tome Scour
5.5%inclusion21 decks380 decks
5%synergy
Startled Awake
5.5%inclusion21 decks380 decks
5%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.3%inclusion20 decks380 decks
0%synergy
Sign in Blood
5.3%inclusion20 decks380 decks
-1%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.0%inclusion19 decks378 decks
-2%synergy
Fabricate
5.0%inclusion19 decks380 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thousand-Year Elixir
39%inclusion149 decks380 decks
38%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
35%inclusion133 decks380 decks
30%synergy
Altar of the Brood
35%inclusion132 decks380 decks
30%synergy
Lightning Greaves
33%inclusion127 decks380 decks
6%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
28%inclusion107 decks376 decks
25%synergy
Grindstone
25%inclusion96 decks380 decks
24%synergy
Bonehoard
21%inclusion81 decks380 decks
19%synergy
Keening Stone
19%inclusion71 decks380 decks
18%synergy
Isochron Scepter
16%inclusion62 decks380 decks
13%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion55 decks380 decks
-10%synergy
The One Ring
13%inclusion49 decks380 decks
6%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
13%inclusion49 decks380 decks
5%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
11%inclusion43 decks380 decks
11%synergy
Altar of Dementia
11%inclusion40 decks380 decks
6%synergy
Profane Memento
8.9%inclusion34 decks380 decks
8%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
7.4%inclusion28 decks380 decks
6%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
7.4%inclusion28 decks380 decks
6%synergy
Folio of Fancies
6.6%inclusion25 decks380 decks
6%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.1%inclusion23 decks380 decks
-7%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
5.8%inclusion22 decks380 decks
5%synergy
Jet Medallion
5.8%inclusion22 decks380 decks
-3%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
5.5%inclusion21 decks380 decks
-4%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
5.3%inclusion20 decks380 decks
1%synergy
Crawlspace
5.0%inclusion19 decks380 decks
3%synergy
Codex Shredder
5.0%inclusion19 decks380 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Memory Erosion
42%inclusion161 decks380 decks
38%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
40%inclusion152 decks380 decks
33%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
34%inclusion130 decks380 decks
31%synergy
Court of Cunning
31%inclusion117 decks380 decks
25%synergy
Mystic Remora
28%inclusion106 decks380 decks
13%synergy
Intruder Alarm
25%inclusion94 decks380 decks
23%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
20%inclusion77 decks376 decks
18%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
19%inclusion72 decks380 decks
6%synergy
Freed from the Real
16%inclusion60 decks380 decks
15%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
14%inclusion54 decks380 decks
12%synergy
Leyline of the Void
14%inclusion54 decks380 decks
11%synergy
Animate Dead
12%inclusion45 decks380 decks
1%synergy
Black Market Connections
12%inclusion44 decks380 decks
1%synergy
No Mercy
11%inclusion40 decks380 decks
8%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
11%inclusion40 decks380 decks
10%synergy
Necropotence
10%inclusion38 decks380 decks
7%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
8.9%inclusion34 decks380 decks
8%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
5.3%inclusion20 decks380 decks
2%synergy
Drowned Secrets
5.3%inclusion20 decks380 decks
5%synergy
Jace's Erasure
5.0%inclusion19 decks380 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Memory Adept
26%inclusion97 decks380 decks
24%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
23%inclusion89 decks380 decks
17%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
16%inclusion60 decks380 decks
14%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
13%inclusion49 decks380 decks
10%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
9.5%inclusion36 decks380 decks
7%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
6.1%inclusion23 decks380 decks
5%synergy
Jace Beleren
5.5%inclusion21 decks380 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
47%inclusion177 decks380 decks
8%synergy
Reliquary Tower
43%inclusion163 decks380 decks
7%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
38%inclusion146 decks380 decks
30%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
34%inclusion112 decks328 decks
29%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
30%inclusion115 decks380 decks
11%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
24%inclusion92 decks380 decks
7%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
23%inclusion87 decks380 decks
19%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
22%inclusion85 decks380 decks
4%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
17%inclusion63 decks380 decks
4%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
15%inclusion56 decks380 decks
12%synergy
Restless Reef
14%inclusion52 decks380 decks
7%synergy
Cabal Coffers
13%inclusion49 decks380 decks
2%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion38 decks380 decks
1%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
8.9%inclusion34 decks380 decks
3%synergy
Urza's Saga
8.7%inclusion33 decks380 decks
3%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.7%inclusion33 decks380 decks
-18%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
8.4%inclusion32 decks380 decks
6%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
8.2%inclusion31 decks380 decks
6%synergy
Halimar Depths
7.1%inclusion27 decks380 decks
1%synergy
Castle Vantress
7.1%inclusion27 decks380 decks
3%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
6.8%inclusion26 decks380 decks
4%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
6.6%inclusion25 decks380 decks
-2%synergy
Strip Mine
6.6%inclusion25 decks380 decks
5%synergy
Maze of Ith
6.3%inclusion24 decks380 decks
4%synergy
Castle Locthwain
6.1%inclusion23 decks380 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
94%inclusion357 decks380 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Signet
80%inclusion303 decks380 decks
-4%synergy
Dimir Signet
60%inclusion228 decks380 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
51%inclusion192 decks380 decks
-7%synergy
Thought Vessel
28%inclusion108 decks380 decks
-3%synergy
Mind Stone
25%inclusion96 decks380 decks
-3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
24%inclusion92 decks380 decks
-6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
15%inclusion58 decks380 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Vault
13%inclusion49 decks380 decks
8%synergy
Chrome Mox
9.2%inclusion35 decks380 decks
3%synergy
Mox Diamond
7.4%inclusion28 decks380 decks
3%synergy
Sky Diamond
6.3%inclusion24 decks380 decks
-2%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.3%inclusion24 decks380 decks
1%synergy
Basalt Monolith
6.1%inclusion23 decks380 decks
5%synergy
Mox Opal
6.1%inclusion23 decks380 decks
2%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
5.8%inclusion22 decks380 decks
6%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.8%inclusion22 decks380 decks
3%synergy
Midnight Clock
5.8%inclusion22 decks380 decks
-1%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
5.5%inclusion21 decks380 decks
3%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
5.3%inclusion20 decks380 decks
-3%synergy
Lands
Island
95%inclusion360 decks380 decks
-2%synergy
Swamp
94%inclusion358 decks380 decks
-2%synergy
Command Tower
87%inclusion331 decks380 decks
0%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
66%inclusion250 decks380 decks
12%synergy
Watery Grave
65%inclusion247 decks380 decks
17%synergy
Sunken Hollow
63%inclusion238 decks380 decks
-3%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
49%inclusion185 decks380 decks
9%synergy
Polluted Delta
47%inclusion180 decks380 decks
15%synergy
Morphic Pool
44%inclusion167 decks380 decks
8%synergy
Underground River
43%inclusion165 decks380 decks
3%synergy
Tainted Isle
40%inclusion151 decks380 decks
-5%synergy
Choked Estuary
40%inclusion151 decks380 decks
-8%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
38%inclusion145 decks380 decks
0%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
36%inclusion135 decks380 decks
11%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
35%inclusion134 decks380 decks
-4%synergy
Temple of Deceit
34%inclusion131 decks380 decks
-1%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
31%inclusion116 decks380 decks
7%synergy
Sunken Ruins
27%inclusion102 decks380 decks
11%synergy
Dismal Backwater
24%inclusion93 decks380 decks
9%synergy
Undercity Sewers
21%inclusion79 decks380 decks
0%synergy
Exotic Orchard
21%inclusion78 decks380 decks
-12%synergy
Darkslick Shores
20%inclusion77 decks380 decks
6%synergy
Underground Sea
19%inclusion74 decks380 decks
6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
18%inclusion69 decks380 decks
2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
18%inclusion67 decks380 decks
7%synergy
Fetid Pools
18%inclusion67 decks380 decks
1%synergy
Fabled Passage
16%inclusion60 decks380 decks
7%synergy
Myriad Landscape
15%inclusion57 decks380 decks
-6%synergy
Reflecting Pool
12%inclusion47 decks380 decks
7%synergy
Prismatic Vista
12%inclusion44 decks380 decks
6%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion42 decks380 decks
-5%synergy
Misty Rainforest
11%inclusion40 decks380 decks
2%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
11%inclusion40 decks380 decks
4%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
10%inclusion38 decks380 decks
5%synergy
Flooded Strand
10%inclusion38 decks380 decks
1%synergy
River of Tears
10%inclusion37 decks380 decks
0%synergy
Marsh Flats
8.9%inclusion34 decks380 decks
1%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.7%inclusion33 decks380 decks
-7%synergy
Scalding Tarn
8.4%inclusion32 decks380 decks
0%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
8.4%inclusion32 decks380 decks
1%synergy
Mana Confluence
8.4%inclusion32 decks380 decks
3%synergy
City of Brass
8.4%inclusion32 decks380 decks
2%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
7.9%inclusion30 decks380 decks
0%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
7.1%inclusion27 decks380 decks
-4%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
6.8%inclusion26 decks380 decks
2%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
6.3%inclusion24 decks380 decks
-1%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
6.3%inclusion24 decks380 decks
0%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
6.1%inclusion23 decks380 decks
0%synergy
Ice Tunnel
5.5%inclusion21 decks380 decks
1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.3%inclusion20 decks380 decks
0%synergy
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