Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Budget Optimized

Phenax, God of Deception
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Consuming Aberration
94%inclusion32 decks34 decks
79%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
71%inclusion24 decks34 decks
68%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
59%inclusion20 decks34 decks
57%synergy
Fleet Swallower
59%inclusion20 decks34 decks
56%synergy
Wall of Frost
56%inclusion19 decks34 decks
55%synergy
Traumatize
59%inclusion20 decks34 decks
54%synergy
Fraying Sanity
56%inclusion19 decks34 decks
52%synergy
Keening Stone
53%inclusion18 decks34 decks
52%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
56%inclusion19 decks34 decks
51%synergy
Mindcrank
62%inclusion21 decks34 decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Ruin Crab
53%inclusion18 decks34 decks
45%synergy
Mind Grind
53%inclusion18 decks34 decks
47%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
53%inclusion18 decks34 decks
49%synergy
Mortivore
50%inclusion17 decks34 decks
49%synergy
Nighthowler
50%inclusion17 decks34 decks
44%synergy
Thought Collapse
50%inclusion17 decks34 decks
47%synergy
Bonehoard
50%inclusion17 decks34 decks
48%synergy
Fractured Sanity
47%inclusion16 decks34 decks
37%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
44%inclusion15 decks34 decks
41%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
44%inclusion15 decks34 decks
40%synergy
Game Changers
Narset, Parter of Veils
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Notion Thief
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Creatures
Syr Konrad, the Grim
44%inclusion15 decks34 decks
31%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
40%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
39%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
36%synergy
Hover Barrier
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
40%synergy
Manic Scribe
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
37%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
34%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
34%synergy
Glacial Wall
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
35%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
34%synergy
Eater of the Dead
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
31%synergy
The Mindskinner
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
23%synergy
The Ancient One
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
26%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
29%synergy
Tree of Perdition
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
25%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
18%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
21%synergy
Murmuring Phantasm
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
23%synergy
Fog Bank
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
22%synergy
Dragon's Eye Savants
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
23%synergy
Wall of Mist
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
23%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
20%synergy
Wall of Air
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
20%synergy
Monastery Flock
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
21%synergy
Wrexial, the Risen Deep
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
15%synergy
Aegis Turtle
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
20%synergy
Tide Drifter
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
18%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
17%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Wall of Junk
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Guardians of Meletis
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
18%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
16%synergy
Sidisi's Faithful
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
18%synergy
Wall of Deceit
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
18%synergy
Guiltfeeder
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Soulless Jailer
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Disowned Ancestor
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
15%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Riddlekeeper
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Wall of Runes
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Jace's Mindseeker
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Szadek, Lord of Secrets
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Mnemonic Wall
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Undead Alchemist
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Siren of the Silent Song
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Drown in the Loch
44%inclusion15 decks34 decks
26%synergy
Negate
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Psychic Strike
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
38%synergy
Into the Story
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
34%synergy
Didn't Say Please
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
27%synergy
Counterspell
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
-24%synergy
Murder
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
19%synergy
Thought Scour
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
22%synergy
Intellectual Offering
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
23%synergy
Crypt Incursion
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
19%synergy
Psychic Spiral
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
20%synergy
Archive Trap
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Careful Consideration
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
15%synergy
Memory Plunder
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Visions of Beyond
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Dark Ritual
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-24%synergy
Opt
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Aetherize
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Induce Paranoia
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Expel from Orazca
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Perplex
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Denial
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-17%synergy
Brainstorm
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-22%synergy
Fact or Fiction
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-1%synergy
Reality Shift
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-5%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Thirst for Discovery
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Turnabout
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Narset's Reversal
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Gush
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Go for the Throat
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-10%synergy
Soul Manipulation
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Countermand
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Dispel
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Jwari Disruption
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Infernal Grasp
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-10%synergy
Drown in Dreams
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Behold the Multiverse
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
High Tide
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-6%synergy
Dig Through Time
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-4%synergy
Spinal Embrace
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Doom Blade
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Cut Your Losses
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
37%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
32%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
28%synergy
Whispering Madness
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
35%synergy
Extract from Darkness
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
28%synergy
Pilfered Plans
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
27%synergy
Read the Bones
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
20%synergy
Aether Gale
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
20%synergy
Breaking Wave
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
20%synergy
Dark Deal
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Windfall
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Singularity Rupture
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Karn's Temporal Sundering
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Sign in Blood
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Mind Funeral
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Brainspoil
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Razaketh's Rite
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Eldritch Pact
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Decree of Pain
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Fascination
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Treasure Cruise
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Notion Rain
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Divination
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Mind Sculpt
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Dread Summons
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Toxic Deluge
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-17%synergy
Increasing Confusion
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Bond of Insight
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Profane Tutor
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Tome Scour
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Concentrate
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Ravenform
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Feed the Swarm
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-30%synergy
Ringsight
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Preordain
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-4%synergy
Bitter Ordeal
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Extinguish All Hope
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-3%synergy
Tunnel Vision
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Night's Whisper
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-1%synergy
Murderous Compulsion
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Walk the Plank
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Sadistic Sacrament
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Water Crystal
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
20%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
20%synergy
Lightning Greaves
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
-7%synergy
Folio of Fancies
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Jester's Cap
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
15%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
-10%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
15%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Profane Memento
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Sands of Delirium
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Altar of the Brood
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Sentinel Totem
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Weathered Runestone
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Grindclock
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Altar of Dementia
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Lantern of the Lost
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Millstone
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Moonsilver Key
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Grindstone
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Cathar's Shield
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Sword of the Paruns
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Crumbling Sanctuary
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Sphinx's Tutelage
44%inclusion15 decks34 decks
41%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
44%inclusion15 decks34 decks
38%synergy
Propaganda
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
21%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
31%synergy
Court of Cunning
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
21%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
22%synergy
Jace's Erasure
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
20%synergy
Memory Erosion
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Curse of the Bloody Tome
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Leyline of the Void
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Drowned Secrets
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy
King Narfi's Betrayal
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-2%synergy
Freed from the Real
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Founding the Third Path
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Charmed Sleep
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Waterknot
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Frogify
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Crab Umbra
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Ichthyomorphosis
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Stasis Field
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Kasmina's Transmutation
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Memory Adept
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
30%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
23%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Jace Beleren
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Kasmina, Enigmatic Mentor
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Nephalia Drownyard
47%inclusion16 decks34 decks
38%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
27%synergy
Bojuka Bog
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
-9%synergy
Reliquary Tower
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
-13%synergy
Temple of the False God
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
15%synergy
Restless Reef
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Field of Ruin
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-18%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-8%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Skyline Cascade
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Mortuary Mire
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-2%synergy
Barren Moor
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
85%inclusion29 decks34 decks
-3%synergy
Dimir Signet
79%inclusion27 decks34 decks
20%synergy
Arcane Signet
65%inclusion22 decks34 decks
-19%synergy
Mind Stone
50%inclusion17 decks34 decks
21%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
50%inclusion17 decks34 decks
-8%synergy
Commander's Sphere
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
24%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
31%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
15%synergy
Sky Diamond
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
15%synergy
Dimir Locket
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
18%synergy
Fellwar Stone
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
-10%synergy
Prismatic Lens
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
19%synergy
Worn Powerstone
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Star Compass
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Sphere of the Suns
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Thran Dynamo
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Thought Vessel
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-23%synergy
Gilded Lotus
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Hedron Archive
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Keyrune
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Swamp
94%inclusion32 decks34 decks
-2%synergy
Island
94%inclusion32 decks34 decks
-3%synergy
Command Tower
68%inclusion23 decks34 decks
-20%synergy
Dismal Backwater
62%inclusion21 decks34 decks
46%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
56%inclusion19 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
53%inclusion18 decks34 decks
42%synergy
Temple of Deceit
47%inclusion16 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
47%inclusion16 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
47%inclusion16 decks34 decks
40%synergy
Choked Estuary
44%inclusion15 decks34 decks
-4%synergy
Sunken Hollow
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
-25%synergy
Evolving Wilds
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
24%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
27%synergy
Tainted Isle
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
-12%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
25%synergy
Myriad Landscape
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
-24%synergy
Fetid Pools
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Underground River
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
-16%synergy
Exotic Orchard
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
-15%synergy
Warped Landscape
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
-25%synergy
Salt Marsh
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Grixis Panorama
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Ice Tunnel
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Mistvault Bridge
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Sunken Ruins
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-7%synergy
Waterfront District
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Serpent's Pass
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Shimmerdrift Vale
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-1%synergy
River of Tears
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-5%synergy
Darkslick Shores
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-8%synergy
Thriving Moor
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Thriving Isle
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Jwari Disruption
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-1%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-6%synergy
Watery Grave
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-41%synergy
Path of Ancestry
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-22%synergy
Port of Karfell
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-1%synergy
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