Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Persistent Petitioners

Phenax, God of Deception
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Landon Crispens
Dec 8, 2025
Landon Crispens
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Persistent Petitioners
97%inclusion30 decks31 decks
96%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
74%inclusion23 decks31 decks
68%synergy
Mindcrank
77%inclusion24 decks31 decks
65%synergy
Ruin Crab
71%inclusion22 decks31 decks
63%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
53%synergy
Fractured Sanity
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
45%synergy
Court of Cunning
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
43%synergy
Hedron Crab
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
41%synergy
Traumatize
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
41%synergy
Consuming Aberration
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
40%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
38%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
38%synergy
The Mindskinner
44%inclusion8 decks18 decks
37%synergy
The Ancient One
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
39%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
37%synergy
Drown in the Loch
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
36%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
31%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
35%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Demonic Tutor
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Force of Will
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Notion Thief
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Mystical Tutor
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-0%synergy
Imperial Seal
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Creatures
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
99%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
23%synergy
Fleet Swallower
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
30%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
29%synergy
Tree of Perdition
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
27%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
23%synergy
Wall of Frost
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
12%synergy
The Cyber-Controller
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Silent Arbiter
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Eater of the Dead
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Glacial Wall
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Painter's Servant
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Riddlekeeper
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Dreadwing Scavenger
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Wall of Junk
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Ambassador Laquatus
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Unctus, Grand Metatect
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Sheoldred
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Hover Barrier
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Aegis Turtle
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Wrexial, the Risen Deep
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Opposition Agent
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Mortivore
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Wall of Runes
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Nighthowler
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Jace, Vryn's Prodigy
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Boggart Trawler
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-0%synergy
The Reality Chip
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Horseshoe Crab
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Doorkeeper
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Wall of Mist
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Jace's Archivist
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Szadek, Lord of Secrets
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Didn't Say Please
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
27%synergy
Thought Scour
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
23%synergy
Brainstorm
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Negate
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
-10%synergy
Dark Ritual
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
-14%synergy
Mana Drain
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Archive Trap
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
21%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-15%synergy
Thought Collapse
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Denial
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-13%synergy
Force of Negation
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Frantic Search
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-10%synergy
Swan Song
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-9%synergy
Visions of Beyond
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Drown in Dreams
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Pact of Negation
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Refute
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-9%synergy
Mental Misstep
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-10%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Brain Freeze
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Reality Shift
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-7%synergy
Opt
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Aetherize
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Murder
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Infernal Grasp
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-9%synergy
Demonic Consultation
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Sink into Stupor
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-9%synergy
Otherworldly Gaze
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Crypt Incursion
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
High Tide
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Don't Make a Sound
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Withering Torment
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-10%synergy
Sorceries
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
30%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
24%synergy
Cut Your Losses
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Windfall
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Mind Grind
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Mind Funeral
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Ponder
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-0%synergy
Feed the Swarm
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-19%synergy
Toxic Deluge
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-9%synergy
Damnation
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Tome Scour
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Reanimate
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-12%synergy
Secret Salvage
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Diabolic Intent
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Fabricate
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Treasure Cruise
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Startled Awake
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Grim Tutor
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Tunnel Vision
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Increasing Confusion
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Echo of Eons
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Dread Return
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Lórien Revealed
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Doomsday
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Psychic Drain
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Preordain
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Sadistic Sacrament
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Extract from Darkness
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Stream of Thought
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mesmeric Orb
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
27%synergy
Altar of the Brood
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
27%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Grindstone
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Thrumming Stone
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Altar of Dementia
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Codex Shredder
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Ghoulcaller's Bell
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Lightning Greaves
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-18%synergy
Temple Bell
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Matzalantli, the Great Door
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Helm of Obedience
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Mirror Box
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Helm of the Host
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Library of Leng
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Otherworld Atlas
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Kefnet's Monument
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-18%synergy
Keening Stone
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Howling Mine
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Sword of the Animist
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Unstoppable Plan
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
98%synergy
Jaws of Defeat
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
100%synergy
Propaganda
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
26%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Memory Erosion
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
28%synergy
Fraying Sanity
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Intruder Alarm
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Leyline of the Void
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Forced Fruition
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Counterbalance
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Curse of the Bloody Tome
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Remora
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-9%synergy
Underworld Dreams
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Animate Dead
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
One Ring to Rule Them All
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Faces of the Past
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
The Tale of Tamiyo
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
30%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Tezzeret the Seeker
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Jace Beleren
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Ashiok, Sculptor of Fears
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Mistrise Village
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
97%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
95%synergy
Bojuka Bog
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Reliquary Tower
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-17%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-0%synergy
Restless Reef
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Cabal Coffers
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-9%synergy
Mortuary Mire
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Ghost Quarter
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Buried Ruin
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Halimar Depths
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-0%synergy
Urza's Saga
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
84%inclusion26 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Arcane Signet
65%inclusion20 decks31 decks
-19%synergy
Dimir Signet
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
-20%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
-32%synergy
Commander's Sphere
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-18%synergy
Sky Diamond
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Mana Crypt
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Lotus Petal
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Basalt Monolith
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Mana Vault
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Thought Vessel
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-25%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion31 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Swamp
97%inclusion30 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
77%inclusion24 decks31 decks
-10%synergy
Sunken Hollow
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Watery Grave
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Morphic Pool
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Polluted Delta
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
-0%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
-9%synergy
Tainted Isle
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
-22%synergy
Temple of Deceit
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
-13%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
-17%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
-3%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Underground River
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-21%synergy
Choked Estuary
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-28%synergy
Evolving Wilds
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-0%synergy
Myriad Landscape
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-8%synergy
Underground Sea
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-0%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Dismal Backwater
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Darkslick Shores
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Misty Rainforest
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Fabled Passage
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Fetid Pools
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Mana Confluence
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Sunken Ruins
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-7%synergy
City of Brass
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Flooded Strand
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Prismatic Vista
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Fell the Profane
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-9%synergy
Undercity Sewers
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-14%synergy
Ice Tunnel
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Reflecting Pool
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Boggart Trawler
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-0%synergy
River of Tears
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Sink into Stupor
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-9%synergy
Scalding Tarn
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Marsh Flats
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
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