Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Toughness Matters

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Am I the Bolas? - A Spicy Meatball!
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8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
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5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
0%synergy
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2.9%inclusion1 decks35 decks
1%synergy
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92%inclusion1.14K decks1.24K decks
90%synergy
Consuming Aberration
89%inclusion1.10K decks1.24K decks
74%synergy
Tree of Perdition
74%inclusion920 decks1.24K decks
73%synergy
Ruin Crab
77%inclusion955 decks1.24K decks
69%synergy
Wall of Frost
68%inclusion842 decks1.24K decks
67%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
70%inclusion863 decks1.24K decks
64%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
73%inclusion908 decks1.24K decks
63%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
64%inclusion789 decks1.24K decks
62%synergy
Mindcrank
70%inclusion862 decks1.24K decks
58%synergy
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61%inclusion760 decks1.24K decks
57%synergy
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67%inclusion825 decks1.24K decks
48%synergy
Singularity Rupture
66%inclusion44 decks67 decks
53%synergy
Fractured Sanity
64%inclusion792 decks1.24K decks
54%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
62%inclusion765 decks1.24K decks
56%synergy
Counterspell
61%inclusion760 decks1.24K decks
5%synergy
The Ancient One
60%inclusion740 decks1.24K decks
56%synergy
Nighthowler
60%inclusion738 decks1.24K decks
54%synergy
The Water Crystal
57%inclusion43 decks76 decks
48%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
54%inclusion674 decks1.24K decks
51%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
53%inclusion660 decks1.24K decks
40%synergy
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Rhystic Study
37%inclusion459 decks1.24K decks
14%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
37%inclusion455 decks1.24K decks
13%synergy
Demonic Tutor
24%inclusion301 decks1.24K decks
5%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
19%inclusion231 decks1.24K decks
3%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
18%inclusion224 decks1.24K decks
0%synergy
Mystical Tutor
17%inclusion215 decks1.24K decks
3%synergy
Notion Thief
12%inclusion154 decks1.24K decks
1%synergy
Force of Will
10%inclusion123 decks1.24K decks
0%synergy
Ancient Tomb
9.3%inclusion115 decks1.24K decks
1%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
7.8%inclusion97 decks1.24K decks
4%synergy
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53%inclusion654 decks1.24K decks
51%synergy
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51%inclusion636 decks1.24K decks
51%synergy
Eater of the Dead
48%inclusion591 decks1.24K decks
46%synergy
Silent Arbiter
46%inclusion565 decks1.24K decks
44%synergy
Hedron Crab
39%inclusion477 decks1.24K decks
35%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
38%inclusion468 decks1.24K decks
31%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
38%inclusion382 decks1.02K decks
37%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
37%inclusion462 decks1.24K decks
33%synergy
The Mindskinner
37%inclusion236 decks640 decks
30%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
36%inclusion48 decks132 decks
35%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
35%inclusion435 decks1.24K decks
34%synergy
Fleet Swallower
34%inclusion423 decks1.24K decks
32%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
34%inclusion415 decks1.24K decks
32%synergy
Glacial Wall
33%inclusion413 decks1.24K decks
33%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
33%inclusion411 decks1.24K decks
30%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
31%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
31%inclusion387 decks1.24K decks
26%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
30%inclusion370 decks1.24K decks
22%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
30%inclusion366 decks1.24K decks
28%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
29%inclusion360 decks1.24K decks
28%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
28%inclusion350 decks1.24K decks
28%synergy
Manic Scribe
28%inclusion349 decks1.24K decks
27%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
27%inclusion329 decks1.24K decks
26%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
25%inclusion312 decks1.24K decks
22%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
25%inclusion285 decks1.16K decks
24%synergy
Fog Bank
23%inclusion287 decks1.24K decks
22%synergy
Aegis Turtle
23%inclusion287 decks1.24K decks
23%synergy
Soulless Jailer
22%inclusion273 decks1.24K decks
22%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
21%inclusion262 decks1.24K decks
20%synergy
Guiltfeeder
21%inclusion256 decks1.24K decks
16%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
19%inclusion82 decks431 decks
18%synergy
Undead Alchemist
19%inclusion232 decks1.24K decks
16%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
18%inclusion228 decks1.24K decks
18%synergy
Riddlekeeper
17%inclusion216 decks1.24K decks
17%synergy
Avatar of Woe
17%inclusion207 decks1.24K decks
16%synergy
Wall of Runes
16%inclusion202 decks1.24K decks
16%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
16%inclusion147 decks904 decks
15%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
15%inclusion190 decks1.24K decks
14%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
15%inclusion183 decks1.24K decks
3%synergy
Tui and La, Moon and Ocean
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
14%inclusion172 decks1.24K decks
11%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
14%inclusion168 decks1.24K decks
13%synergy
Wall of Junk
13%inclusion165 decks1.24K decks
13%synergy
Wall of Mist
13%inclusion156 decks1.24K decks
12%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
12%inclusion151 decks1.24K decks
12%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
12%inclusion148 decks1.24K decks
11%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
11%inclusion133 decks1.24K decks
10%synergy
Wrexial, the Risen Deep
10%inclusion126 decks1.24K decks
4%synergy
Shield Sphere
10%inclusion118 decks1.24K decks
9%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
9.4%inclusion92 decks979 decks
1%synergy
Instants
Visions of Beyond
49%inclusion612 decks1.24K decks
46%synergy
Thought Collapse
37%inclusion463 decks1.24K decks
34%synergy
Didn't Say Please
37%inclusion463 decks1.24K decks
32%synergy
Negate
32%inclusion395 decks1.24K decks
-1%synergy
Psychic Strike
31%inclusion384 decks1.24K decks
28%synergy
Brainstorm
29%inclusion357 decks1.24K decks
-1%synergy
Dark Ritual
22%inclusion272 decks1.24K decks
-13%synergy
Arcane Denial
21%inclusion260 decks1.24K decks
-5%synergy
Mana Drain
21%inclusion257 decks1.24K decks
3%synergy
Into the Story
21%inclusion256 decks1.24K decks
19%synergy
Thought Scour
20%inclusion245 decks1.24K decks
13%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
19%inclusion241 decks1.24K decks
-11%synergy
Crypt Incursion
18%inclusion219 decks1.24K decks
16%synergy
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17%inclusion213 decks1.24K decks
15%synergy
Aetherize
17%inclusion212 decks1.24K decks
6%synergy
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17%inclusion211 decks1.24K decks
16%synergy
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16%inclusion103 decks627 decks
0%synergy
Drown in Dreams
16%inclusion195 decks1.24K decks
11%synergy
Swan Song
13%inclusion163 decks1.24K decks
-5%synergy
Pongify
13%inclusion157 decks1.24K decks
-2%synergy
Deadly Rollick
13%inclusion155 decks1.24K decks
-7%synergy
Infernal Grasp
11%inclusion140 decks1.24K decks
-5%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
11%inclusion112 decks997 decks
0%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion112 decks1K decks
-4%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion110 decks1K decks
-5%synergy
Memory Plunder
11%inclusion130 decks1.24K decks
5%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
10%inclusion124 decks1.24K decks
0%synergy
Go for the Throat
10%inclusion118 decks1.24K decks
-7%synergy
Reality Shift
10%inclusion118 decks1.24K decks
-4%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
8.9%inclusion110 decks1.24K decks
4%synergy
Doom Blade
8.0%inclusion99 decks1.24K decks
5%synergy
Murder
7.7%inclusion95 decks1.24K decks
0%synergy
Fact or Fiction
7.4%inclusion92 decks1.24K decks
-2%synergy
Force of Negation
7.3%inclusion90 decks1.24K decks
-2%synergy
Resculpt
6.9%inclusion85 decks1.24K decks
0%synergy
Perplex
6.9%inclusion85 decks1.24K decks
4%synergy
Intellectual Offering
6.2%inclusion77 decks1.24K decks
6%synergy
Opt
6.1%inclusion76 decks1.24K decks
-6%synergy
Dig Through Time
5.8%inclusion72 decks1.24K decks
-4%synergy
Psychic Spiral
5.6%inclusion69 decks1.24K decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Traumatize
52%inclusion640 decks1.24K decks
47%synergy
Mind Grind
50%inclusion621 decks1.24K decks
45%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
36%inclusion446 decks1.24K decks
31%synergy
Windfall
31%inclusion385 decks1.24K decks
18%synergy
Cut Your Losses
30%inclusion373 decks1.24K decks
26%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
29%inclusion354 decks1.24K decks
19%synergy
Toxic Deluge
29%inclusion354 decks1.24K decks
3%synergy
Mind Funeral
27%inclusion333 decks1.24K decks
24%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
25%inclusion304 decks1.24K decks
20%synergy
Feed the Swarm
23%inclusion285 decks1.24K decks
-12%synergy
Reanimate
22%inclusion273 decks1.24K decks
-2%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
22%inclusion271 decks1.24K decks
12%synergy
Damnation
21%inclusion256 decks1.24K decks
10%synergy
Treasure Cruise
17%inclusion205 decks1.24K decks
8%synergy
Extract from Darkness
16%inclusion192 decks1.24K decks
8%synergy
Pilfered Plans
11%inclusion139 decks1.24K decks
9%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
11%inclusion138 decks1.24K decks
5%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
11%inclusion136 decks1.24K decks
10%synergy
Ponder
10%inclusion127 decks1.24K decks
-6%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
9.5%inclusion41 decks432 decks
3%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
8.7%inclusion108 decks1.24K decks
5%synergy
Whispering Madness
8.3%inclusion103 decks1.24K decks
5%synergy
Sign in Blood
8.2%inclusion102 decks1.24K decks
2%synergy
Grim Tutor
7.5%inclusion93 decks1.24K decks
4%synergy
Preordain
6.9%inclusion86 decks1.24K decks
-3%synergy
Eldritch Pact
6.2%inclusion77 decks1.24K decks
6%synergy
Read the Bones
5.7%inclusion70 decks1.24K decks
2%synergy
Increasing Confusion
5.6%inclusion69 decks1.24K decks
5%synergy
Mind Sculpt
5.6%inclusion69 decks1.24K decks
5%synergy
Breaking Wave
5.4%inclusion67 decks1.24K decks
5%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
5.3%inclusion66 decks1.24K decks
4%synergy
Night's Whisper
5.3%inclusion66 decks1.24K decks
-1%synergy
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Thousand-Year Elixir
46%inclusion567 decks1.24K decks
44%synergy
Bonehoard
40%inclusion500 decks1.24K decks
38%synergy
Lightning Greaves
35%inclusion433 decks1.24K decks
8%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
34%inclusion422 decks1.24K decks
29%synergy
Altar of the Brood
21%inclusion261 decks1.24K decks
16%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
20%inclusion28 decks138 decks
17%synergy
Keening Stone
19%inclusion239 decks1.24K decks
18%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
16%inclusion198 decks1.24K decks
-9%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
15%inclusion181 decks1.24K decks
1%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
14%inclusion170 decks1.24K decks
13%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
11%inclusion140 decks1.24K decks
9%synergy
Isochron Scepter
11%inclusion131 decks1.24K decks
8%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
10%inclusion128 decks1.24K decks
10%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
10%inclusion123 decks1.24K decks
10%synergy
Grindstone
10%inclusion123 decks1.24K decks
9%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
8.3%inclusion103 decks1.24K decks
7%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
6.9%inclusion86 decks1.24K decks
-1%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
6.9%inclusion85 decks1.24K decks
6%synergy
Folio of Fancies
6.7%inclusion83 decks1.24K decks
6%synergy
The One Ring
5.4%inclusion67 decks1.24K decks
-2%synergy
Profane Memento
5.4%inclusion67 decks1.24K decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Psychic Corrosion
49%inclusion608 decks1.24K decks
43%synergy
Propaganda
46%inclusion571 decks1.24K decks
29%synergy
Memory Erosion
44%inclusion539 decks1.24K decks
39%synergy
Fraying Sanity
42%inclusion525 decks1.24K decks
39%synergy
Court of Cunning
34%inclusion427 decks1.24K decks
29%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
30%inclusion373 decks1.24K decks
23%synergy
Intruder Alarm
28%inclusion343 decks1.24K decks
26%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
28%inclusion38 decks138 decks
25%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
27%inclusion335 decks1.24K decks
24%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
24%inclusion295 decks1.24K decks
11%synergy
Freed from the Real
24%inclusion291 decks1.24K decks
23%synergy
Mystic Remora
20%inclusion242 decks1.24K decks
4%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
14%inclusion173 decks1.24K decks
13%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
13%inclusion167 decks1.24K decks
13%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
13%inclusion165 decks1.24K decks
11%synergy
Animate Dead
11%inclusion136 decks1.24K decks
0%synergy
Leyline of the Void
10%inclusion123 decks1.24K decks
7%synergy
Black Market Connections
9.0%inclusion111 decks1.24K decks
-1%synergy
No Mercy
8.5%inclusion105 decks1.24K decks
6%synergy
Drowned Secrets
6.1%inclusion75 decks1.24K decks
5%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
5.4%inclusion67 decks1.24K decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
25%inclusion307 decks1.24K decks
19%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
18%inclusion220 decks1.24K decks
16%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
17%inclusion212 decks1.24K decks
15%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
7.5%inclusion93 decks1.24K decks
5%synergy
Jace Beleren
5.1%inclusion63 decks1.24K decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
47%inclusion576 decks1.24K decks
8%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
38%inclusion465 decks1.24K decks
29%synergy
Reliquary Tower
37%inclusion454 decks1.24K decks
0%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
32%inclusion25 decks77 decks
28%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
23%inclusion284 decks1.24K decks
3%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
23%inclusion279 decks1.24K decks
5%synergy
Restless Reef
20%inclusion243 decks1.24K decks
13%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
16%inclusion203 decks1.24K decks
12%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
16%inclusion193 decks1.24K decks
-3%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
13%inclusion167 decks1.24K decks
1%synergy
Temple of the False God
12%inclusion154 decks1.24K decks
3%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
12%inclusion152 decks1.24K decks
9%synergy
Cabal Coffers
12%inclusion145 decks1.24K decks
1%synergy
Rogue's Passage
9.3%inclusion115 decks1.24K decks
-18%synergy
Mortuary Mire
7.8%inclusion96 decks1.24K decks
0%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
6.6%inclusion82 decks1.24K decks
5%synergy
Halimar Depths
6.0%inclusion74 decks1.24K decks
-1%synergy
Castle Locthwain
5.4%inclusion67 decks1.24K decks
2%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
5.4%inclusion67 decks1.24K decks
3%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
5.3%inclusion65 decks1.24K decks
-3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
91%inclusion1.12K decks1.24K decks
2%synergy
Arcane Signet
84%inclusion1.04K decks1.24K decks
0%synergy
Dimir Signet
69%inclusion854 decks1.24K decks
9%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
57%inclusion707 decks1.24K decks
-1%synergy
Mind Stone
37%inclusion463 decks1.24K decks
9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
29%inclusion363 decks1.24K decks
-1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
27%inclusion335 decks1.24K decks
10%synergy
Thought Vessel
26%inclusion327 decks1.24K decks
-5%synergy
Midnight Clock
11%inclusion141 decks1.24K decks
4%synergy
Sky Diamond
8.9%inclusion110 decks1.24K decks
1%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
8.5%inclusion105 decks1.24K decks
0%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
8.2%inclusion101 decks1.24K decks
8%synergy
Dimir Locket
8.0%inclusion99 decks1.24K decks
5%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
7.9%inclusion98 decks1.24K decks
6%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.9%inclusion85 decks1.24K decks
1%synergy
Mana Crypt
5.8%inclusion72 decks1.24K decks
4%synergy
Lands
Island
97%inclusion1.20K decks1.24K decks
0%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion1.19K decks1.24K decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
86%inclusion1.07K decks1.24K decks
-2%synergy
Sunken Hollow
67%inclusion828 decks1.24K decks
1%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
62%inclusion768 decks1.24K decks
9%synergy
Watery Grave
52%inclusion642 decks1.24K decks
5%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
48%inclusion596 decks1.24K decks
8%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
46%inclusion574 decks1.24K decks
8%synergy
Choked Estuary
44%inclusion545 decks1.24K decks
-4%synergy
Morphic Pool
39%inclusion488 decks1.24K decks
3%synergy
Temple of Deceit
39%inclusion477 decks1.24K decks
3%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
37%inclusion462 decks1.24K decks
-2%synergy
Underground River
33%inclusion411 decks1.24K decks
-7%synergy
Tainted Isle
33%inclusion405 decks1.24K decks
-12%synergy
Polluted Delta
32%inclusion399 decks1.24K decks
0%synergy
Evolving Wilds
30%inclusion366 decks1.24K decks
13%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
28%inclusion346 decks1.24K decks
3%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
25%inclusion159 decks645 decks
1%synergy
Exotic Orchard
23%inclusion283 decks1.24K decks
-10%synergy
Myriad Landscape
21%inclusion263 decks1.24K decks
-1%synergy
Dismal Backwater
20%inclusion252 decks1.24K decks
4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
18%inclusion227 decks1.24K decks
7%synergy
Sunken Ruins
18%inclusion220 decks1.24K decks
2%synergy
Undercity Sewers
17%inclusion208 decks1.24K decks
-4%synergy
Fetid Pools
14%inclusion172 decks1.24K decks
-2%synergy
Darkslick Shores
14%inclusion169 decks1.24K decks
0%synergy
Underground Sea
13%inclusion164 decks1.24K decks
0%synergy
Fabled Passage
12%inclusion146 decks1.24K decks
4%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
12%inclusion146 decks1.24K decks
5%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
11%inclusion112 decks997 decks
0%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion112 decks1K decks
-4%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion110 decks1K decks
-5%synergy
Reflecting Pool
10%inclusion127 decks1.24K decks
5%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
9.4%inclusion92 decks979 decks
1%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
9.4%inclusion116 decks1.24K decks
4%synergy
Prismatic Vista
8.8%inclusion109 decks1.24K decks
3%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
8.2%inclusion101 decks1.24K decks
4%synergy
River of Tears
6.9%inclusion86 decks1.24K decks
-4%synergy
Ice Tunnel
5.8%inclusion72 decks1.24K decks
1%synergy
Boggart Trawler
5.6%inclusion55 decks983 decks
-1%synergy
Flooded Strand
5.6%inclusion69 decks1.24K decks
-3%synergy
Misty Rainforest
5.3%inclusion66 decks1.24K decks
-3%synergy
Port of Karfell
5.3%inclusion65 decks1.24K decks
-1%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
5.3%inclusion65 decks1.24K decks
-1%synergy
Scalding Tarn
5.0%inclusion62 decks1.24K decks
-3%synergy
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