Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Optimized

Phenax, God of Deception
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Landon Crispens
Dec 8, 2025
Landon Crispens
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14%inclusion10 decks72 decks
4.4xlift
Turbulent Wetlands
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
1.2xlift
Hall of Echoes
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2.3xlift
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2.2%inclusion3 decks138 decks
2.3xlift
Traxos, Academy Guardian
1.7%inclusion1 decks60 decks
13xlift
Top Cards
Consuming Aberration
88%inclusion437 decks495 decks
5.9xlift
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
79%inclusion393 decks495 decks
6.8xlift
Mindcrank
79%inclusion392 decks495 decks
4.6xlift
Maddening Cacophony
79%inclusion390 decks495 decks
5.4xlift
Ruin Crab
73%inclusion360 decks495 decks
7.2xlift
Duskmantle Guildmage
65%inclusion322 decks495 decks
8.3xlift
Charix, the Raging Isle
65%inclusion321 decks495 decks
27xlift
Counterspell
65%inclusion320 decks495 decks
1.1xlift
Tree of Perdition
61%inclusion303 decks495 decks
25xlift
Fractured Sanity
61%inclusion300 decks495 decks
5.7xlift
High Lift Cards
Wall of Junk
6.9%inclusion34 decks495 decks
30xlift
Hover Barrier
23%inclusion114 decks495 decks
30xlift
Corrupted Shapeshifter
14%inclusion69 decks495 decks
29xlift
Glacial Wall
11%inclusion53 decks495 decks
29xlift
Wall of Frost
41%inclusion205 decks495 decks
29xlift
Guard Gomazoa
7.1%inclusion35 decks495 decks
28xlift
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
21%inclusion101 decks492 decks
28xlift
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
17%inclusion83 decks495 decks
28xlift
Aegis Turtle
9.1%inclusion45 decks495 decks
28xlift
Wall of Runes
6.5%inclusion32 decks495 decks
27xlift
Creatures
Eater of the Dead
56%inclusion276 decks495 decks
25xlift
Syr Konrad, the Grim
53%inclusion260 decks495 decks
4.3xlift
Wight of Precinct Six
45%inclusion224 decks495 decks
21xlift
Hedron Crab
45%inclusion224 decks495 decks
7.8xlift
The Mindskinner
41%inclusion205 decks495 decks
5.0xlift
Cruel Somnophage
41%inclusion204 decks495 decks
9.2xlift
The Ancient One
39%inclusion192 decks495 decks
13xlift
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
38%inclusion188 decks495 decks
5.0xlift
Nighthowler
37%inclusion183 decks495 decks
8.3xlift
Fleet Swallower
35%inclusion171 decks495 decks
11xlift
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
34%inclusion111 decks330 decks
21xlift
Mortivore
31%inclusion153 decks495 decks
24xlift
Nemesis of Reason
29%inclusion142 decks495 decks
3.9xlift
Terisian Mindbreaker
28%inclusion137 decks495 decks
7.9xlift
Silent Arbiter
27%inclusion136 decks495 decks
19xlift
Sire of Stagnation
26%inclusion131 decks495 decks
7.2xlift
Sewer Nemesis
26%inclusion127 decks495 decks
5.8xlift
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
24%inclusion119 decks495 decks
13xlift
Notion Thief
21%inclusion106 decks495 decks
1.1xlift
The Master of Lake-town
20%inclusion28 decks138 decks
4.1xlift
Undead Alchemist
20%inclusion99 decks495 decks
9.0xlift
Ioreth of the Healing House
19%inclusion95 decks495 decks
18xlift
Dauthi Voidwalker
18%inclusion90 decks495 decks
0.8xlift
Riddlekeeper
17%inclusion84 decks495 decks
14xlift
Wall of Lost Thoughts
17%inclusion83 decks495 decks
25xlift
Jace's Phantasm
17%inclusion82 decks495 decks
17xlift
Fog Bank
16%inclusion79 decks495 decks
19xlift
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
16%inclusion78 decks495 decks
6.3xlift
Painter's Servant
15%inclusion75 decks495 decks
8.9xlift
The Haunt of Hightower
15%inclusion75 decks495 decks
15xlift
Consecrated Sphinx
15%inclusion73 decks495 decks
1.6xlift
Manic Scribe
15%inclusion72 decks495 decks
12xlift
Thassa's Oracle
14%inclusion68 decks495 decks
0.7xlift
Aphetto Alchemist
13%inclusion65 decks495 decks
14xlift
Guiltfeeder
13%inclusion64 decks495 decks
2.9xlift
Dreamborn Muse
13%inclusion62 decks495 decks
10xlift
Soulless Jailer
12%inclusion61 decks495 decks
18xlift
Captain N'ghathrod
12%inclusion61 decks495 decks
4.1xlift
Crashing Drawbridge
12%inclusion58 decks495 decks
14xlift
Disciple of Deceit
11%inclusion56 decks495 decks
19xlift
Doomsday Excruciator
11%inclusion56 decks495 decks
5.9xlift
Deepmuck Desperado
11%inclusion54 decks495 decks
14xlift
Drift of Phantasms
11%inclusion52 decks495 decks
12xlift
Avatar of Woe
10%inclusion51 decks495 decks
10xlift
Baleful Strix
10%inclusion51 decks495 decks
0.4xlift
Laboratory Maniac
10%inclusion48 decks495 decks
1.5xlift
Opposition Agent
8.7%inclusion43 decks495 decks
0.5xlift
Merfolk Secretkeeper
8.1%inclusion40 decks495 decks
21xlift
Jace's Archivist
7.5%inclusion37 decks495 decks
4.2xlift
Wrexial, the Risen Deep
7.1%inclusion35 decks495 decks
2.5xlift
Instants
Drown in the Loch
57%inclusion281 decks495 decks
3.1xlift
Cyclonic Rift
48%inclusion240 decks495 decks
0.9xlift
Visions of Beyond
41%inclusion205 decks495 decks
8.3xlift
Dramatic Reversal
36%inclusion176 decks495 decks
5.5xlift
Vampiric Tutor
33%inclusion162 decks495 decks
0.7xlift
Mana Drain
32%inclusion158 decks495 decks
0.8xlift
Mystical Tutor
32%inclusion158 decks495 decks
0.8xlift
Dark Ritual
31%inclusion153 decks495 decks
0.6xlift
Fierce Guardianship
31%inclusion151 decks495 decks
0.6xlift
Brainstorm
29%inclusion143 decks495 decks
0.7xlift
Archive Trap
26%inclusion131 decks495 decks
8.6xlift
Didn't Say Please
25%inclusion125 decks495 decks
6.5xlift
Arcane Denial
25%inclusion122 decks495 decks
1.0xlift
Thought Collapse
24%inclusion117 decks495 decks
9.2xlift
Negate
23%inclusion115 decks495 decks
0.9xlift
An Offer You Can't Refuse
23%inclusion114 decks495 decks
0.5xlift
Psychic Strike
21%inclusion106 decks495 decks
9.1xlift
Force of Will
21%inclusion103 decks495 decks
0.6xlift
Swan Song
19%inclusion92 decks495 decks
0.5xlift
Deadly Rollick
17%inclusion83 decks495 decks
0.4xlift
Kitsune's Technique
16%inclusion43 decks275 decks
4.1xlift
Drown in Dreams
16%inclusion77 decks495 decks
4.2xlift
Thought Scour
14%inclusion71 decks495 decks
2.5xlift
Crypt Incursion
14%inclusion71 decks495 decks
10xlift
Aetherize
13%inclusion65 decks495 decks
1.9xlift
Muddle the Mixture
13%inclusion64 decks495 decks
1.4xlift
Grisly Spectacle
12%inclusion60 decks495 decks
12xlift
Sink into Stupor
12%inclusion58 decks495 decks
0.5xlift
Force of Negation
11%inclusion56 decks495 decks
0.5xlift
Into the Story
10%inclusion50 decks495 decks
9.1xlift
Pongify
10%inclusion48 decks495 decks
0.6xlift
Fell the Profane
9.1%inclusion45 decks495 decks
0.4xlift
Demonic Consultation
9.1%inclusion45 decks495 decks
0.6xlift
Pact of Negation
8.7%inclusion43 decks495 decks
0.8xlift
Rapid Hybridization
8.3%inclusion41 decks495 decks
0.7xlift
Withering Torment
7.7%inclusion38 decks495 decks
0.6xlift
Psychic Spiral
7.5%inclusion37 decks495 decks
11xlift
Waterlogged Teachings
7.5%inclusion37 decks495 decks
0.6xlift
Lim-Dûl's Vault
7.3%inclusion36 decks495 decks
0.4xlift
Brain Freeze
7.3%inclusion36 decks495 decks
2.4xlift
Go for the Throat
6.9%inclusion34 decks495 decks
0.6xlift
Perplex
6.7%inclusion33 decks495 decks
2.2xlift
Infernal Grasp
6.5%inclusion32 decks495 decks
0.6xlift
Reality Shift
6.3%inclusion31 decks495 decks
0.6xlift
Resculpt
6.1%inclusion30 decks495 decks
1.1xlift
Frantic Search
5.7%inclusion28 decks495 decks
0.3xlift
Murder
5.7%inclusion28 decks495 decks
1.7xlift
Cabal Ritual
5.3%inclusion26 decks495 decks
0.5xlift
Memory Plunder
5.1%inclusion25 decks495 decks
1.3xlift
Sorceries
Traumatize
55%inclusion272 decks495 decks
7.8xlift
Singularity Rupture
49%inclusion205 decks417 decks
4.0xlift
Demonic Tutor
45%inclusion225 decks495 decks
0.9xlift
Mind Grind
45%inclusion222 decks495 decks
7.1xlift
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
36%inclusion178 decks495 decks
5.9xlift
Glimpse the Unthinkable
34%inclusion170 decks495 decks
5.3xlift
Windfall
34%inclusion169 decks495 decks
1.9xlift
Cut Your Losses
28%inclusion141 decks495 decks
5.9xlift
Toxic Deluge
27%inclusion136 decks495 decks
0.8xlift
Reanimate
26%inclusion131 decks495 decks
0.8xlift
Mind Funeral
23%inclusion115 decks495 decks
8.1xlift
Damnation
23%inclusion113 decks495 decks
1.5xlift
Rise of the Dark Realms
19%inclusion95 decks495 decks
2.2xlift
Feed the Swarm
16%inclusion79 decks495 decks
0.6xlift
Breach the Multiverse
16%inclusion77 decks495 decks
1.8xlift
Grim Tutor
15%inclusion75 decks495 decks
1.6xlift
Diabolic Tutor
14%inclusion71 decks495 decks
2.0xlift
Scheming Symmetry
13%inclusion66 decks495 decks
1.6xlift
Extract from Darkness
11%inclusion52 decks495 decks
2.4xlift
Ponder
10%inclusion51 decks495 decks
0.5xlift
Whispering Madness
9.3%inclusion46 decks495 decks
3.1xlift
Imperial Seal
8.9%inclusion44 decks495 decks
0.6xlift
Increasing Confusion
8.7%inclusion43 decks495 decks
10xlift
Peer into the Abyss
8.5%inclusion42 decks495 decks
2.3xlift
Pilfered Plans
7.9%inclusion39 decks495 decks
6.4xlift
Preordain
7.7%inclusion38 decks495 decks
0.6xlift
Fabricate
6.9%inclusion34 decks495 decks
1.1xlift
Mind Sculpt
6.5%inclusion32 decks495 decks
7.8xlift
Treasure Cruise
5.5%inclusion27 decks495 decks
0.5xlift
Tome Scour
5.1%inclusion25 decks495 decks
8.3xlift
Startled Awake
5.1%inclusion25 decks495 decks
7.6xlift
Sign in Blood
5.1%inclusion25 decks495 decks
1.3xlift
Utility Artifacts
The Water Crystal
52%inclusion229 decks443 decks
4.7xlift
Thousand-Year Elixir
41%inclusion205 decks495 decks
23xlift
Altar of the Brood
35%inclusion175 decks495 decks
4.5xlift
Mesmeric Orb
34%inclusion167 decks495 decks
4.2xlift
Lightning Greaves
33%inclusion161 decks495 decks
1.1xlift
Riverchurn Monument
32%inclusion157 decks492 decks
5.5xlift
Grindstone
24%inclusion120 decks495 decks
8.9xlift
Bonehoard
22%inclusion110 decks495 decks
18xlift
Keening Stone
19%inclusion96 decks495 decks
12xlift
Isochron Scepter
15%inclusion73 decks495 decks
2.2xlift
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion70 decks495 decks
0.8xlift
Sapphire Medallion
13%inclusion63 decks495 decks
1.4xlift
The One Ring
13%inclusion62 decks495 decks
0.7xlift
Altar of Dementia
12%inclusion60 decks495 decks
1.8xlift
Illusionist's Bracers
11%inclusion55 decks495 decks
13xlift
Profane Memento
8.5%inclusion42 decks495 decks
12xlift
Tormod's Crypt
7.7%inclusion38 decks495 decks
4.0xlift
Folio of Fancies
7.5%inclusion37 decks495 decks
8.6xlift
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.7%inclusion33 decks495 decks
1.1xlift
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
6.3%inclusion31 decks495 decks
5.3xlift
Jet Medallion
5.7%inclusion28 decks495 decks
0.5xlift
Ensnaring Bridge
5.5%inclusion27 decks495 decks
9.1xlift
Wishclaw Talisman
5.3%inclusion26 decks495 decks
0.7xlift
Enchantments
Fraying Sanity
51%inclusion250 decks495 decks
8.7xlift
Rhystic Study
48%inclusion238 decks495 decks
0.9xlift
Psychic Corrosion
48%inclusion237 decks495 decks
5.8xlift
Propaganda
46%inclusion228 decks495 decks
2.7xlift
Memory Erosion
42%inclusion208 decks495 decks
7.9xlift
Bloodchief Ascension
40%inclusion197 decks495 decks
3.0xlift
Sphinx's Tutelage
35%inclusion172 decks495 decks
8.9xlift
Court of Cunning
31%inclusion154 decks495 decks
5.2xlift
Mystic Remora
28%inclusion141 decks495 decks
0.9xlift
Intruder Alarm
25%inclusion124 decks495 decks
14xlift
Unstoppable Plan
22%inclusion107 decks492 decks
10xlift
Phyrexian Arena
17%inclusion85 decks495 decks
1.5xlift
Freed from the Real
17%inclusion82 decks495 decks
16xlift
Teferi's Tutelage
16%inclusion77 decks495 decks
9.3xlift
Pemmin's Aura
12%inclusion59 decks495 decks
16xlift
Leyline of the Void
12%inclusion59 decks495 decks
3.2xlift
Animate Dead
12%inclusion58 decks495 decks
0.9xlift
No Mercy
11%inclusion55 decks495 decks
2.9xlift
Black Market Connections
11%inclusion52 decks495 decks
0.7xlift
Patient Rebuilding
9.5%inclusion47 decks495 decks
14xlift
Necropotence
9.1%inclusion45 decks495 decks
1.1xlift
Drowned Secrets
5.7%inclusion28 decks495 decks
7.4xlift
Imprisoned in the Moon
5.5%inclusion27 decks495 decks
1.9xlift
Jace's Erasure
5.1%inclusion25 decks495 decks
7.6xlift
Planeswalkers
Jace, Memory Adept
24%inclusion120 decks495 decks
10xlift
Ashiok, Dream Render
23%inclusion113 decks495 decks
3.1xlift
Jace, the Perfected Mind
17%inclusion82 decks495 decks
6.1xlift
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
11%inclusion56 decks495 decks
2.5xlift
Narset, Parter of Veils
8.5%inclusion42 decks495 decks
1.3xlift
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
6.1%inclusion30 decks495 decks
2.4xlift
Jace Beleren
5.7%inclusion28 decks495 decks
7.4xlift
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
48%inclusion237 decks495 decks
1.3xlift
Reliquary Tower
44%inclusion216 decks495 decks
1.1xlift
Nephalia Drownyard
37%inclusion181 decks495 decks
4.6xlift
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
33%inclusion149 decks447 decks
5.1xlift
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
31%inclusion153 decks495 decks
0.9xlift
Otawara, Soaring City
23%inclusion113 decks495 decks
0.7xlift
Mystic Sanctuary
22%inclusion111 decks495 decks
1.1xlift
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
21%inclusion105 decks495 decks
3.1xlift
Ancient Tomb
19%inclusion95 decks495 decks
0.8xlift
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
16%inclusion79 decks495 decks
0.7xlift
Scavenger Grounds
14%inclusion70 decks495 decks
4.6xlift
Restless Reef
14%inclusion70 decks495 decks
2.8xlift
Cabal Coffers
13%inclusion65 decks495 decks
0.7xlift
Rogue's Passage
10%inclusion48 decks495 decks
0.4xlift
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
8.7%inclusion43 decks495 decks
1.9xlift
Temple of the False God
8.7%inclusion43 decks495 decks
1.5xlift
Urza's Saga
8.5%inclusion42 decks495 decks
0.7xlift
Cephalid Coliseum
8.1%inclusion40 decks495 decks
0.9xlift
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
7.7%inclusion38 decks495 decks
4.3xlift
Maze of Ith
6.7%inclusion33 decks495 decks
2.2xlift
Castle Vantress
6.5%inclusion32 decks495 decks
1.3xlift
Creeping Tar Pit
6.3%inclusion31 decks495 decks
0.8xlift
Halimar Depths
6.3%inclusion31 decks495 decks
0.8xlift
Geier Reach Sanitarium
6.1%inclusion30 decks495 decks
2.0xlift
Castle Locthwain
5.7%inclusion28 decks495 decks
1.3xlift
Academy Ruins
5.3%inclusion26 decks495 decks
0.9xlift
Mistrise Village
5.1%inclusion24 decks472 decks
1.0xlift
Strip Mine
5.1%inclusion25 decks495 decks
1.3xlift
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
95%inclusion468 decks495 decks
1.0xlift
Arcane Signet
79%inclusion391 decks495 decks
0.9xlift
Dimir Signet
59%inclusion292 decks495 decks
1.1xlift
Talisman of Dominance
54%inclusion265 decks495 decks
0.9xlift
Thought Vessel
29%inclusion142 decks495 decks
1.0xlift
Fellwar Stone
27%inclusion132 decks495 decks
0.8xlift
Mind Stone
25%inclusion122 decks495 decks
1.3xlift
Commander's Sphere
14%inclusion71 decks495 decks
1.6xlift
Mana Vault
13%inclusion63 decks495 decks
0.9xlift
Chrome Mox
10%inclusion49 decks495 decks
0.6xlift
Mox Diamond
7.3%inclusion36 decks495 decks
0.8xlift
Midnight Clock
6.3%inclusion31 decks495 decks
1.6xlift
Mox Opal
6.1%inclusion30 decks495 decks
0.8xlift
Thran Dynamo
5.9%inclusion29 decks495 decks
1.2xlift
Altar of the Pantheon
5.7%inclusion28 decks495 decks
25xlift
Sky Diamond
5.7%inclusion28 decks495 decks
1.5xlift
Chromatic Lantern
5.5%inclusion27 decks495 decks
2.5xlift
Basalt Monolith
5.3%inclusion26 decks495 decks
1.5xlift
Lands
Swamp
95%inclusion471 decks495 decks
1.0xlift
Island
95%inclusion471 decks495 decks
1.0xlift
Command Tower
87%inclusion432 decks495 decks
0.9xlift
Drowned Catacomb
66%inclusion325 decks495 decks
1.1xlift
Watery Grave
63%inclusion314 decks495 decks
0.9xlift
Sunken Hollow
63%inclusion311 decks495 decks
1.1xlift
Shipwreck Marsh
48%inclusion239 decks495 decks
1.0xlift
Polluted Delta
46%inclusion228 decks495 decks
0.8xlift
Underground River
44%inclusion219 decks495 decks
0.8xlift
Morphic Pool
43%inclusion215 decks495 decks
0.8xlift
Choked Estuary
41%inclusion204 decks495 decks
1.1xlift
Tainted Isle
39%inclusion195 decks495 decks
1.0xlift
Dimir Aqueduct
39%inclusion192 decks495 decks
1.5xlift
Darkwater Catacombs
37%inclusion182 decks495 decks
1.2xlift
Clearwater Pathway
35%inclusion173 decks495 decks
0.9xlift
Temple of Deceit
35%inclusion172 decks495 decks
1.4xlift
Gloomlake Verge
28%inclusion141 decks495 decks
0.8xlift
Sunken Ruins
27%inclusion135 decks495 decks
1.1xlift
Exotic Orchard
22%inclusion108 decks495 decks
0.7xlift
Dismal Backwater
21%inclusion106 decks495 decks
2.3xlift
Undercity Sewers
21%inclusion103 decks495 decks
0.7xlift
Underground Sea
20%inclusion97 decks495 decks
0.8xlift
Evolving Wilds
20%inclusion97 decks495 decks
1.9xlift
Darkslick Shores
19%inclusion95 decks495 decks
0.9xlift
Terramorphic Expanse
17%inclusion84 decks495 decks
2.5xlift
Fetid Pools
17%inclusion83 decks495 decks
1.3xlift
Fabled Passage
15%inclusion72 decks495 decks
1.2xlift
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion68 decks495 decks
1.3xlift
Sink into Stupor
12%inclusion58 decks495 decks
0.5xlift
Prismatic Vista
12%inclusion57 decks495 decks
0.9xlift
Reflecting Pool
11%inclusion56 decks495 decks
1.1xlift
Fell the Profane
9.1%inclusion45 decks495 decks
0.4xlift
City of Brass
9.1%inclusion45 decks495 decks
0.7xlift
Misty Rainforest
8.7%inclusion43 decks495 decks
0.5xlift
Flooded Strand
8.7%inclusion43 decks495 decks
0.5xlift
Dimir Guildgate
8.5%inclusion42 decks495 decks
2.4xlift
River of Tears
8.5%inclusion42 decks495 decks
0.9xlift
Mana Confluence
8.5%inclusion42 decks495 decks
0.7xlift
Jwar Isle Refuge
8.3%inclusion41 decks495 decks
2.7xlift
Scalding Tarn
7.9%inclusion39 decks495 decks
0.5xlift
Marsh Flats
7.7%inclusion38 decks495 decks
0.5xlift
Bloodstained Mire
7.7%inclusion38 decks495 decks
0.4xlift
Verdant Catacombs
7.5%inclusion37 decks495 decks
0.5xlift
Waterlogged Teachings
7.5%inclusion37 decks495 decks
0.6xlift
Snow-Covered Island
6.1%inclusion30 decks495 decks
0.6xlift
Snow-Covered Swamp
5.9%inclusion29 decks495 decks
0.6xlift
Hidden Lair
5.5%inclusion10 decks181 decks
0.7xlift
Contaminated Aquifer
5.5%inclusion27 decks495 decks
1.3xlift
Submerged Boneyard
5.5%inclusion27 decks495 decks
2.3xlift
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