Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Optimized

Phenax, God of Deception
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Mar 4, 2026
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The Master of Lake-town
18%inclusion17 decks97 decks
14%synergy
Elrond, Moon-Reader
4.1%inclusion4 decks97 decks
4%synergy
Wizard's Staff
1.1%inclusion1 decks88 decks
-2%synergy
My Precious
0.6%inclusion1 decks172 decks
-0%synergy
Riddles in the Dark
0.6%inclusion1 decks172 decks
0%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Consuming Aberration
89%inclusion421 decks472 decks
74%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
80%inclusion377 decks472 decks
74%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
79%inclusion373 decks472 decks
68%synergy
Mindcrank
80%inclusion377 decks472 decks
68%synergy
Ruin Crab
74%inclusion347 decks472 decks
65%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
66%inclusion310 decks472 decks
64%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
65%inclusion307 decks472 decks
61%synergy
Tree of Perdition
61%inclusion290 decks472 decks
60%synergy
Eater of the Dead
57%inclusion267 decks472 decks
55%synergy
Fractured Sanity
61%inclusion286 decks472 decks
51%synergy
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Counterspell
64%inclusion304 decks472 decks
8%synergy
Drown in the Loch
56%inclusion265 decks472 decks
38%synergy
Traumatize
55%inclusion259 decks472 decks
50%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
53%inclusion250 decks472 decks
40%synergy
The Water Crystal
53%inclusion220 decks418 decks
44%synergy
Fraying Sanity
51%inclusion239 decks472 decks
47%synergy
Singularity Rupture
50%inclusion196 decks391 decks
37%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
48%inclusion228 decks472 decks
42%synergy
Propaganda
47%inclusion220 decks472 decks
29%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
46%inclusion217 decks472 decks
44%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
50%inclusion234 decks472 decks
28%synergy
Rhystic Study
48%inclusion227 decks472 decks
26%synergy
Demonic Tutor
45%inclusion214 decks472 decks
27%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
33%inclusion154 decks472 decks
18%synergy
Mystical Tutor
31%inclusion146 decks472 decks
18%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
31%inclusion145 decks472 decks
13%synergy
Notion Thief
22%inclusion103 decks472 decks
11%synergy
Force of Will
21%inclusion98 decks472 decks
11%synergy
Ancient Tomb
19%inclusion92 decks472 decks
11%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
15%inclusion71 decks472 decks
12%synergy
Creatures
Hedron Crab
45%inclusion213 decks472 decks
41%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
43%inclusion202 decks472 decks
37%synergy
Wall of Frost
42%inclusion196 decks472 decks
40%synergy
The Mindskinner
41%inclusion192 decks472 decks
34%synergy
The Ancient One
40%inclusion187 decks472 decks
36%synergy
Nighthowler
38%inclusion179 decks472 decks
32%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
37%inclusion175 decks472 decks
30%synergy
Fleet Swallower
36%inclusion168 decks472 decks
33%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
34%inclusion102 decks301 decks
33%synergy
Mortivore
32%inclusion151 decks472 decks
31%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
28%inclusion132 decks472 decks
20%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
28%inclusion130 decks472 decks
25%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
27%inclusion128 decks472 decks
23%synergy
Silent Arbiter
26%inclusion124 decks472 decks
25%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
25%inclusion119 decks472 decks
20%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
25%inclusion116 decks472 decks
23%synergy
Hover Barrier
23%inclusion109 decks472 decks
22%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
22%inclusion104 decks468 decks
21%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
20%inclusion95 decks472 decks
19%synergy
Undead Alchemist
19%inclusion90 decks472 decks
17%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
18%inclusion85 decks472 decks
6%synergy
Riddlekeeper
18%inclusion83 decks472 decks
17%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
17%inclusion80 decks472 decks
16%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
17%inclusion79 decks472 decks
16%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
17%inclusion78 decks472 decks
16%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
16%inclusion76 decks472 decks
13%synergy
Fog Bank
16%inclusion75 decks472 decks
15%synergy
Painter's Servant
16%inclusion74 decks472 decks
15%synergy
Manic Scribe
15%inclusion70 decks472 decks
14%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
15%inclusion70 decks472 decks
14%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
15%inclusion69 decks472 decks
14%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
14%inclusion67 decks472 decks
7%synergy
Guiltfeeder
13%inclusion62 decks472 decks
8%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
13%inclusion62 decks472 decks
13%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
13%inclusion61 decks472 decks
12%synergy
Soulless Jailer
13%inclusion61 decks472 decks
12%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
13%inclusion59 decks472 decks
9%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
12%inclusion57 decks472 decks
11%synergy
Glacial Wall
11%inclusion53 decks472 decks
11%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
11%inclusion53 decks472 decks
10%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
11%inclusion53 decks472 decks
10%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
11%inclusion52 decks472 decks
11%synergy
Baleful Strix
11%inclusion51 decks472 decks
-13%synergy
Avatar of Woe
11%inclusion50 decks472 decks
10%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
10%inclusion48 decks472 decks
9%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
10%inclusion46 decks472 decks
6%synergy
Aegis Turtle
9.1%inclusion43 decks472 decks
9%synergy
Opposition Agent
8.7%inclusion41 decks472 decks
2%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
7.8%inclusion37 decks472 decks
7%synergy
Jace's Archivist
7.8%inclusion37 decks472 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Visions of Beyond
42%inclusion197 decks472 decks
38%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
36%inclusion171 decks472 decks
33%synergy
Mana Drain
32%inclusion151 decks472 decks
14%synergy
Dark Ritual
31%inclusion146 decks472 decks
-6%synergy
Brainstorm
28%inclusion134 decks472 decks
-1%synergy
Archive Trap
27%inclusion126 decks472 decks
25%synergy
Didn't Say Please
25%inclusion120 decks472 decks
21%synergy
Arcane Denial
25%inclusion116 decks472 decks
-2%synergy
Thought Collapse
24%inclusion114 decks472 decks
21%synergy
Negate
23%inclusion110 decks472 decks
-9%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
22%inclusion103 decks472 decks
-10%synergy
Psychic Strike
21%inclusion101 decks472 decks
19%synergy
Swan Song
18%inclusion85 decks472 decks
-1%synergy
Deadly Rollick
17%inclusion81 decks472 decks
-3%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
16%inclusion39 decks244 decks
13%synergy
Drown in Dreams
16%inclusion74 decks472 decks
12%synergy
Thought Scour
14%inclusion68 decks472 decks
8%synergy
Crypt Incursion
14%inclusion68 decks472 decks
13%synergy
Aetherize
12%inclusion58 decks472 decks
1%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
12%inclusion56 decks472 decks
7%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
11%inclusion54 decks472 decks
10%synergy
Force of Negation
11%inclusion54 decks472 decks
3%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion53 decks472 decks
-5%synergy
Into the Story
11%inclusion51 decks472 decks
9%synergy
Demonic Consultation
10%inclusion45 decks472 decks
4%synergy
Pongify
9.3%inclusion44 decks472 decks
-6%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.9%inclusion42 decks472 decks
-7%synergy
Pact of Negation
8.9%inclusion42 decks472 decks
4%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
8.3%inclusion39 decks472 decks
-2%synergy
Withering Torment
8.1%inclusion38 decks472 decks
-8%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
7.8%inclusion37 decks472 decks
-4%synergy
Psychic Spiral
7.6%inclusion36 decks472 decks
7%synergy
Brain Freeze
7.4%inclusion35 decks472 decks
6%synergy
Perplex
7.0%inclusion33 decks472 decks
4%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.8%inclusion32 decks472 decks
-9%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
6.8%inclusion32 decks472 decks
-1%synergy
Reality Shift
6.6%inclusion31 decks472 decks
-7%synergy
Infernal Grasp
6.4%inclusion30 decks472 decks
-10%synergy
Resculpt
5.9%inclusion28 decks472 decks
-0%synergy
Murder
5.5%inclusion26 decks472 decks
-2%synergy
Memory Plunder
5.3%inclusion25 decks472 decks
-0%synergy
Frantic Search
5.1%inclusion24 decks472 decks
-15%synergy
Sorceries
Mind Grind
44%inclusion210 decks472 decks
39%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
36%inclusion170 decks472 decks
31%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
35%inclusion166 decks472 decks
30%synergy
Windfall
34%inclusion160 decks472 decks
20%synergy
Cut Your Losses
29%inclusion137 decks472 decks
25%synergy
Toxic Deluge
28%inclusion133 decks472 decks
3%synergy
Reanimate
27%inclusion127 decks472 decks
1%synergy
Damnation
23%inclusion108 decks472 decks
13%synergy
Mind Funeral
22%inclusion106 decks472 decks
20%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
19%inclusion89 decks472 decks
9%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
16%inclusion77 decks472 decks
7%synergy
Feed the Swarm
16%inclusion74 decks472 decks
-19%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
14%inclusion68 decks472 decks
8%synergy
Grim Tutor
14%inclusion68 decks472 decks
11%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
13%inclusion63 decks472 decks
9%synergy
Ponder
10%inclusion48 decks472 decks
-6%synergy
Extract from Darkness
10%inclusion48 decks472 decks
3%synergy
Imperial Seal
10%inclusion45 decks472 decks
4%synergy
Whispering Madness
10%inclusion45 decks472 decks
7%synergy
Increasing Confusion
8.9%inclusion42 decks472 decks
8%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
8.5%inclusion40 decks472 decks
7%synergy
Pilfered Plans
8.3%inclusion39 decks472 decks
6%synergy
Preordain
7.4%inclusion35 decks472 decks
-3%synergy
Fabricate
7.2%inclusion34 decks472 decks
4%synergy
Mind Sculpt
6.1%inclusion29 decks472 decks
5%synergy
Treasure Cruise
5.5%inclusion26 decks472 decks
-3%synergy
Sign in Blood
5.3%inclusion25 decks472 decks
-1%synergy
Startled Awake
5.1%inclusion24 decks472 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thousand-Year Elixir
41%inclusion192 decks472 decks
39%synergy
Altar of the Brood
36%inclusion168 decks472 decks
31%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
34%inclusion159 decks472 decks
28%synergy
Lightning Greaves
33%inclusion157 decks472 decks
6%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
32%inclusion151 decks468 decks
28%synergy
Grindstone
25%inclusion117 decks472 decks
24%synergy
Bonehoard
22%inclusion103 decks472 decks
20%synergy
Keening Stone
19%inclusion91 decks472 decks
18%synergy
Isochron Scepter
15%inclusion69 decks472 decks
12%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion65 decks472 decks
-11%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
13%inclusion63 decks472 decks
5%synergy
The One Ring
12%inclusion57 decks472 decks
5%synergy
Altar of Dementia
11%inclusion54 decks472 decks
8%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
10%inclusion49 decks472 decks
10%synergy
Profane Memento
8.9%inclusion42 decks472 decks
8%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
7.8%inclusion37 decks472 decks
6%synergy
Folio of Fancies
7.6%inclusion36 decks472 decks
7%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.8%inclusion32 decks472 decks
-6%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
6.8%inclusion32 decks472 decks
5%synergy
Jet Medallion
6.1%inclusion29 decks472 decks
-3%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
5.3%inclusion25 decks472 decks
1%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
5.1%inclusion24 decks472 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Memory Erosion
43%inclusion201 decks472 decks
38%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
39%inclusion186 decks472 decks
32%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
35%inclusion163 decks472 decks
32%synergy
Court of Cunning
31%inclusion145 decks472 decks
25%synergy
Mystic Remora
28%inclusion130 decks472 decks
13%synergy
Intruder Alarm
24%inclusion115 decks472 decks
23%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
22%inclusion104 decks468 decks
20%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
17%inclusion82 decks472 decks
4%synergy
Freed from the Real
16%inclusion77 decks472 decks
15%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
15%inclusion73 decks472 decks
14%synergy
Animate Dead
12%inclusion56 decks472 decks
1%synergy
Leyline of the Void
12%inclusion56 decks472 decks
8%synergy
No Mercy
11%inclusion54 decks472 decks
8%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
11%inclusion53 decks472 decks
11%synergy
Black Market Connections
11%inclusion51 decks472 decks
-0%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
10%inclusion46 decks472 decks
9%synergy
Necropotence
9.1%inclusion43 decks472 decks
6%synergy
Drowned Secrets
5.3%inclusion25 decks472 decks
5%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
5.1%inclusion24 decks472 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Memory Adept
24%inclusion115 decks472 decks
22%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
23%inclusion109 decks472 decks
17%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
17%inclusion79 decks472 decks
15%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
12%inclusion56 decks472 decks
9%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
8.7%inclusion41 decks472 decks
6%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
5.7%inclusion27 decks472 decks
5%synergy
Jace Beleren
5.5%inclusion26 decks472 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
48%inclusion228 decks472 decks
10%synergy
Reliquary Tower
43%inclusion203 decks472 decks
7%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
36%inclusion172 decks472 decks
28%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
35%inclusion146 decks422 decks
30%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
31%inclusion145 decks472 decks
11%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
23%inclusion109 decks472 decks
6%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
23%inclusion107 decks472 decks
4%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
21%inclusion100 decks472 decks
17%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
17%inclusion78 decks472 decks
4%synergy
Restless Reef
15%inclusion69 decks472 decks
9%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
14%inclusion67 decks472 decks
11%synergy
Cabal Coffers
13%inclusion60 decks472 decks
2%synergy
Temple of the False God
9.3%inclusion44 decks472 decks
0%synergy
Rogue's Passage
9.1%inclusion43 decks472 decks
-17%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
8.7%inclusion41 decks472 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Saga
8.3%inclusion39 decks472 decks
2%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
8.1%inclusion38 decks472 decks
2%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
7.6%inclusion36 decks472 decks
6%synergy
Maze of Ith
7.0%inclusion33 decks472 decks
5%synergy
Castle Vantress
6.6%inclusion31 decks472 decks
2%synergy
Halimar Depths
6.1%inclusion29 decks472 decks
-0%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
6.1%inclusion29 decks472 decks
3%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
5.9%inclusion28 decks472 decks
-2%synergy
Castle Locthwain
5.7%inclusion27 decks472 decks
2%synergy
Academy Ruins
5.5%inclusion26 decks472 decks
1%synergy
Strip Mine
5.5%inclusion26 decks472 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
94%inclusion446 decks472 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Signet
80%inclusion376 decks472 decks
-4%synergy
Dimir Signet
60%inclusion284 decks472 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
54%inclusion254 decks472 decks
-4%synergy
Thought Vessel
28%inclusion133 decks472 decks
-3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
26%inclusion122 decks472 decks
-5%synergy
Mind Stone
25%inclusion117 decks472 decks
-3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
15%inclusion70 decks472 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Vault
13%inclusion59 decks472 decks
8%synergy
Chrome Mox
10%inclusion45 decks472 decks
4%synergy
Mox Diamond
7.0%inclusion33 decks472 decks
3%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.4%inclusion30 decks472 decks
1%synergy
Sky Diamond
5.9%inclusion28 decks472 decks
-2%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
5.9%inclusion28 decks472 decks
4%synergy
Basalt Monolith
5.7%inclusion27 decks472 decks
4%synergy
Midnight Clock
5.7%inclusion27 decks472 decks
-1%synergy
Mox Opal
5.7%inclusion27 decks472 decks
2%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
5.5%inclusion26 decks472 decks
5%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.1%inclusion24 decks472 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
95%inclusion448 decks472 decks
-2%synergy
Island
95%inclusion448 decks472 decks
-2%synergy
Command Tower
87%inclusion411 decks472 decks
-0%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
66%inclusion312 decks472 decks
11%synergy
Sunken Hollow
64%inclusion300 decks472 decks
-2%synergy
Watery Grave
64%inclusion300 decks472 decks
15%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
49%inclusion231 decks472 decks
9%synergy
Polluted Delta
46%inclusion219 decks472 decks
14%synergy
Underground River
44%inclusion209 decks472 decks
3%synergy
Morphic Pool
44%inclusion206 decks472 decks
7%synergy
Choked Estuary
42%inclusion197 decks472 decks
-5%synergy
Tainted Isle
40%inclusion189 decks472 decks
-4%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
39%inclusion183 decks472 decks
2%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
37%inclusion176 decks472 decks
-2%synergy
Temple of Deceit
35%inclusion166 decks472 decks
1%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
35%inclusion164 decks472 decks
10%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
29%inclusion136 decks472 decks
4%synergy
Sunken Ruins
27%inclusion127 decks472 decks
10%synergy
Dismal Backwater
23%inclusion108 decks472 decks
7%synergy
Undercity Sewers
21%inclusion101 decks472 decks
0%synergy
Exotic Orchard
21%inclusion101 decks472 decks
-11%synergy
Darkslick Shores
20%inclusion96 decks472 decks
6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
19%inclusion92 decks472 decks
3%synergy
Underground Sea
19%inclusion91 decks472 decks
6%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
17%inclusion81 decks472 decks
6%synergy
Fetid Pools
17%inclusion79 decks472 decks
1%synergy
Fabled Passage
15%inclusion71 decks472 decks
6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion67 decks472 decks
-5%synergy
Reflecting Pool
11%inclusion54 decks472 decks
7%synergy
Prismatic Vista
11%inclusion53 decks472 decks
5%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion53 decks472 decks
-5%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.9%inclusion42 decks472 decks
-7%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
8.9%inclusion42 decks472 decks
3%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
8.9%inclusion42 decks472 decks
4%synergy
Misty Rainforest
8.7%inclusion41 decks472 decks
0%synergy
City of Brass
8.5%inclusion40 decks472 decks
3%synergy
Flooded Strand
8.5%inclusion40 decks472 decks
-0%synergy
River of Tears
8.1%inclusion38 decks472 decks
-2%synergy
Scalding Tarn
7.8%inclusion37 decks472 decks
-0%synergy
Mana Confluence
7.8%inclusion37 decks472 decks
2%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
7.8%inclusion37 decks472 decks
-4%synergy
Marsh Flats
7.6%inclusion36 decks472 decks
-0%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
7.6%inclusion36 decks472 decks
-0%synergy
Hidden Lair
7.5%inclusion11 decks146 decks
-1%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
7.4%inclusion35 decks472 decks
0%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
6.4%inclusion30 decks472 decks
-0%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
6.1%inclusion29 decks472 decks
-0%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
5.7%inclusion27 decks472 decks
1%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
5.5%inclusion26 decks472 decks
-0%synergy
Ice Tunnel
5.1%inclusion24 decks472 decks
1%synergy
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