Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Optimized Mill

Mike Carrozza
Mar 4, 2026
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Exhibition Tidecaller
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Emeritus of Woe
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Harmonized Trio
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Maddening Cacophony
88%inclusion99 decks112 decks
78%synergy
Consuming Aberration
90%inclusion101 decks112 decks
75%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
80%inclusion90 decks112 decks
74%synergy
Mindcrank
85%inclusion95 decks112 decks
73%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
71%inclusion80 decks112 decks
67%synergy
Ruin Crab
75%inclusion84 decks112 decks
67%synergy
Eater of the Dead
61%inclusion68 decks112 decks
59%synergy
Tree of Perdition
60%inclusion67 decks112 decks
58%synergy
Fractured Sanity
67%inclusion75 decks112 decks
57%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
58%inclusion65 decks112 decks
56%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
63%inclusion70 decks112 decks
7%synergy
Drown in the Loch
62%inclusion69 decks112 decks
44%synergy
Singularity Rupture
59%inclusion56 decks95 decks
46%synergy
Traumatize
59%inclusion66 decks112 decks
54%synergy
Fraying Sanity
57%inclusion64 decks112 decks
53%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
53%inclusion59 decks112 decks
40%synergy
The Water Crystal
51%inclusion52 decks101 decks
43%synergy
Propaganda
51%inclusion57 decks112 decks
33%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
49%inclusion55 decks112 decks
43%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
47%inclusion53 decks112 decks
40%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
51%inclusion57 decks112 decks
28%synergy
Rhystic Study
47%inclusion53 decks112 decks
24%synergy
Demonic Tutor
46%inclusion52 decks112 decks
27%synergy
Mystical Tutor
38%inclusion42 decks112 decks
24%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
33%inclusion37 decks112 decks
17%synergy
Notion Thief
29%inclusion32 decks112 decks
17%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
29%inclusion32 decks112 decks
10%synergy
Force of Will
18%inclusion20 decks112 decks
8%synergy
Ancient Tomb
17%inclusion19 decks112 decks
9%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
16%inclusion18 decks112 decks
13%synergy
Creatures
Cruel Somnophage
46%inclusion51 decks112 decks
40%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
43%inclusion48 decks112 decks
41%synergy
The Mindskinner
42%inclusion47 decks112 decks
35%synergy
Nighthowler
40%inclusion45 decks112 decks
34%synergy
Hedron Crab
40%inclusion45 decks112 decks
36%synergy
Wall of Frost
38%inclusion43 decks112 decks
37%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
38%inclusion42 decks112 decks
31%synergy
Fleet Swallower
36%inclusion40 decks112 decks
33%synergy
Mortivore
35%inclusion39 decks112 decks
33%synergy
The Ancient One
33%inclusion37 decks112 decks
30%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
31%inclusion35 decks112 decks
26%synergy
Silent Arbiter
30%inclusion34 decks112 decks
29%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
28%inclusion18 decks64 decks
27%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
28%inclusion31 decks112 decks
25%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
27%inclusion30 decks112 decks
22%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
25%inclusion28 decks112 decks
17%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
22%inclusion25 decks112 decks
20%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
22%inclusion25 decks112 decks
21%synergy
Painter's Servant
22%inclusion25 decks112 decks
22%synergy
Hover Barrier
21%inclusion24 decks112 decks
21%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
19%inclusion21 decks112 decks
18%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
17%inclusion19 decks112 decks
16%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
17%inclusion19 decks112 decks
13%synergy
Fog Bank
15%inclusion17 decks112 decks
14%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
15%inclusion17 decks112 decks
12%synergy
Manic Scribe
15%inclusion17 decks112 decks
14%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
15%inclusion17 decks112 decks
3%synergy
Riddlekeeper
14%inclusion16 decks112 decks
13%synergy
Guiltfeeder
13%inclusion15 decks112 decks
8%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
13%inclusion15 decks112 decks
13%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
13%inclusion15 decks112 decks
13%synergy
Baleful Strix
13%inclusion15 decks112 decks
-10%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
13%inclusion15 decks112 decks
12%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
13%inclusion15 decks112 decks
13%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
13%inclusion15 decks112 decks
13%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
13%inclusion14 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Undead Alchemist
13%inclusion14 decks112 decks
10%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
13%inclusion14 decks112 decks
12%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
13%inclusion14 decks112 decks
12%synergy
Soulless Jailer
13%inclusion14 decks112 decks
12%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
13%inclusion14 decks112 decks
11%synergy
Avatar of Woe
11%inclusion12 decks112 decks
10%synergy
Glacial Wall
11%inclusion12 decks112 decks
10%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
11%inclusion12 decks112 decks
10%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
10%inclusion11 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Opposition Agent
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
2%synergy
Jace's Archivist
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
8%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
8%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
-3%synergy
Instants
Visions of Beyond
42%inclusion47 decks112 decks
38%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
38%inclusion43 decks112 decks
35%synergy
Mana Drain
36%inclusion40 decks112 decks
18%synergy
Dark Ritual
35%inclusion39 decks112 decks
-1%synergy
Didn't Say Please
31%inclusion35 decks112 decks
26%synergy
Thought Collapse
29%inclusion32 decks112 decks
26%synergy
Archive Trap
27%inclusion30 decks112 decks
25%synergy
Brainstorm
25%inclusion28 decks112 decks
-5%synergy
Psychic Strike
24%inclusion27 decks112 decks
21%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
22%inclusion25 decks112 decks
-9%synergy
Arcane Denial
19%inclusion21 decks112 decks
-7%synergy
Negate
17%inclusion19 decks112 decks
-16%synergy
Swan Song
16%inclusion18 decks112 decks
-2%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
15%inclusion17 decks112 decks
14%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
14%inclusion16 decks112 decks
9%synergy
Drown in Dreams
14%inclusion16 decks112 decks
10%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Crypt Incursion
13%inclusion15 decks112 decks
12%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
12%inclusion13 decks112 decks
3%synergy
Aetherize
12%inclusion13 decks112 decks
0%synergy
Deadly Rollick
11%inclusion12 decks112 decks
-9%synergy
Perplex
11%inclusion12 decks112 decks
8%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
11%inclusion12 decks112 decks
-1%synergy
Thought Scour
10%inclusion11 decks112 decks
3%synergy
Sink into Stupor
10%inclusion11 decks112 decks
-6%synergy
Demonic Consultation
10%inclusion11 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Into the Story
10%inclusion11 decks112 decks
8%synergy
Pact of Negation
10%inclusion11 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Pongify
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
-6%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
-8%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
-2%synergy
Withering Torment
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
-8%synergy
Psychic Spiral
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
7%synergy
Reality Shift
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
-7%synergy
Force of Negation
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
-2%synergy
Tainted Pact
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
2%synergy
Countermand
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Resculpt
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
0%synergy
Infernal Grasp
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
-10%synergy
Frantic Search
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
-14%synergy
Entomb
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
-3%synergy
Go for the Throat
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
-11%synergy
Soul Manipulation
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
3%synergy
Fact or Fiction
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
-4%synergy
Countersquall
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Leak
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Mind Grind
46%inclusion51 decks112 decks
40%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
38%inclusion43 decks112 decks
33%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
34%inclusion38 decks112 decks
29%synergy
Windfall
32%inclusion36 decks112 decks
19%synergy
Toxic Deluge
32%inclusion36 decks112 decks
7%synergy
Reanimate
29%inclusion33 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Cut Your Losses
22%inclusion25 decks112 decks
18%synergy
Damnation
22%inclusion25 decks112 decks
12%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
21%inclusion23 decks112 decks
11%synergy
Mind Funeral
20%inclusion22 decks112 decks
17%synergy
Grim Tutor
19%inclusion21 decks112 decks
15%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
18%inclusion20 decks112 decks
11%synergy
Feed the Swarm
17%inclusion19 decks112 decks
-18%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
17%inclusion19 decks112 decks
7%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
14%inclusion16 decks112 decks
10%synergy
Extract from Darkness
13%inclusion14 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Pilfered Plans
10%inclusion11 decks112 decks
7%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
7%synergy
Whispering Madness
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Increasing Confusion
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
7%synergy
Imperial Seal
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
2%synergy
Ponder
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
-10%synergy
Stock Up
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Fabricate
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
3%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
0%synergy
Personal Tutor
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Startled Awake
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Profane Tutor
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
0%synergy
Dread Summons
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
2%synergy
Night's Whisper
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
-1%synergy
Beseech the Queen
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Rite of Replication
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Riverchurn Monument
40%inclusion45 decks112 decks
37%synergy
Altar of the Brood
40%inclusion45 decks112 decks
35%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
34%inclusion38 decks112 decks
29%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
33%inclusion37 decks112 decks
32%synergy
Grindstone
30%inclusion34 decks112 decks
29%synergy
Lightning Greaves
30%inclusion34 decks112 decks
3%synergy
Bonehoard
19%inclusion21 decks112 decks
17%synergy
Isochron Scepter
18%inclusion20 decks112 decks
15%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
17%inclusion19 decks112 decks
-8%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
15%inclusion17 decks112 decks
7%synergy
Keening Stone
14%inclusion16 decks112 decks
13%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
13%inclusion14 decks112 decks
3%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
13%inclusion14 decks112 decks
12%synergy
Profane Memento
12%inclusion13 decks112 decks
11%synergy
Altar of Dementia
11%inclusion12 decks112 decks
7%synergy
The One Ring
10%inclusion11 decks112 decks
3%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
-6%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
3%synergy
Folio of Fancies
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Jet Medallion
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
-1%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Crawlspace
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Codex Shredder
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Memory Erosion
46%inclusion52 decks112 decks
42%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
34%inclusion38 decks112 decks
31%synergy
Court of Cunning
29%inclusion33 decks112 decks
24%synergy
Mystic Remora
24%inclusion27 decks112 decks
9%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
23%inclusion26 decks112 decks
21%synergy
Freed from the Real
21%inclusion23 decks112 decks
20%synergy
Intruder Alarm
21%inclusion23 decks112 decks
19%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
19%inclusion21 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Leyline of the Void
16%inclusion18 decks112 decks
13%synergy
No Mercy
15%inclusion17 decks112 decks
12%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
13%inclusion14 decks112 decks
11%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
11%inclusion12 decks112 decks
10%synergy
Necropotence
11%inclusion12 decks112 decks
8%synergy
Black Market Connections
10%inclusion11 decks112 decks
-1%synergy
Animate Dead
10%inclusion11 decks112 decks
-1%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
5%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
0%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Memory Adept
30%inclusion34 decks112 decks
28%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
23%inclusion26 decks112 decks
17%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
17%inclusion19 decks112 decks
15%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
13%inclusion15 decks112 decks
11%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
13%inclusion14 decks112 decks
10%synergy
Jace Beleren
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
7%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
49%inclusion55 decks112 decks
11%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
43%inclusion48 decks112 decks
34%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
40%inclusion41 decks102 decks
35%synergy
Reliquary Tower
38%inclusion42 decks112 decks
1%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
27%inclusion30 decks112 decks
10%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
25%inclusion28 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
23%inclusion26 decks112 decks
19%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
23%inclusion26 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
17%inclusion19 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
14%inclusion16 decks112 decks
11%synergy
Restless Reef
14%inclusion16 decks112 decks
8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
11%inclusion12 decks112 decks
-16%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
0%synergy
Strip Mine
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
7%synergy
Urza's Saga
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
2%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
2%synergy
Castle Vantress
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Mistrise Village
7.3%inclusion8 decks109 decks
4%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
-1%synergy
Halimar Depths
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
1%synergy
Witch's Cottage
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Academy Ruins
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
3%synergy
Castle Locthwain
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
3%synergy
Maze of Ith
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Cabal Coffers
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
-4%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
3%synergy
Dreadship Reef
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Mortuary Mire
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
-2%synergy
Ipnu Rivulet
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
95%inclusion106 decks112 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Signet
79%inclusion89 decks112 decks
-4%synergy
Dimir Signet
57%inclusion64 decks112 decks
-2%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
44%inclusion49 decks112 decks
-14%synergy
Mind Stone
22%inclusion25 decks112 decks
-6%synergy
Thought Vessel
21%inclusion24 decks112 decks
-10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
19%inclusion21 decks112 decks
-12%synergy
Commander's Sphere
15%inclusion17 decks112 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Vault
12%inclusion13 decks112 decks
7%synergy
Chrome Mox
12%inclusion13 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Gilded Lotus
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Mox Opal
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
3%synergy
Mox Diamond
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
3%synergy
Midnight Clock
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
0%synergy
Dimir Locket
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
1%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Lotus Petal
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
-2%synergy
Basalt Monolith
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
97%inclusion109 decks112 decks
1%synergy
Island
97%inclusion109 decks112 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion100 decks112 decks
2%synergy
Sunken Hollow
66%inclusion74 decks112 decks
1%synergy
Watery Grave
63%inclusion70 decks112 decks
15%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
62%inclusion69 decks112 decks
8%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
53%inclusion59 decks112 decks
13%synergy
Polluted Delta
49%inclusion55 decks112 decks
17%synergy
Tainted Isle
44%inclusion49 decks112 decks
-1%synergy
Underground River
44%inclusion49 decks112 decks
3%synergy
Morphic Pool
44%inclusion49 decks112 decks
7%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
43%inclusion48 decks112 decks
18%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
43%inclusion48 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Deceit
39%inclusion44 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
39%inclusion44 decks112 decks
15%synergy
Choked Estuary
38%inclusion42 decks112 decks
-10%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
32%inclusion36 decks112 decks
-7%synergy
Sunken Ruins
30%inclusion34 decks112 decks
14%synergy
Dismal Backwater
27%inclusion30 decks112 decks
11%synergy
Undercity Sewers
26%inclusion29 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Fabled Passage
26%inclusion29 decks112 decks
17%synergy
Darkslick Shores
26%inclusion29 decks112 decks
12%synergy
Evolving Wilds
20%inclusion22 decks112 decks
3%synergy
Fetid Pools
19%inclusion21 decks112 decks
3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
18%inclusion20 decks112 decks
7%synergy
Exotic Orchard
16%inclusion18 decks112 decks
-16%synergy
Underground Sea
16%inclusion18 decks112 decks
3%synergy
Misty Rainforest
14%inclusion16 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion16 decks112 decks
-7%synergy
Flooded Strand
14%inclusion16 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
13%inclusion15 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Marsh Flats
13%inclusion15 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Prismatic Vista
13%inclusion14 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Scalding Tarn
13%inclusion14 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Reflecting Pool
12%inclusion13 decks112 decks
7%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
12%inclusion13 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
12%inclusion13 decks112 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
11%inclusion12 decks112 decks
4%synergy
River of Tears
11%inclusion12 decks112 decks
1%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
11%inclusion12 decks112 decks
-1%synergy
Sink into Stupor
10%inclusion11 decks112 decks
-6%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
-8%synergy
City of Brass
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
1%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
0%synergy
Mana Confluence
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
1%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
0%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
0%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
-1%synergy