Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Budget Toughness Matters

Phenax, God of Deception
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Wall of Frost
87%inclusion99 decks114 decks
86%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
84%inclusion96 decks114 decks
82%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
77%inclusion88 decks114 decks
75%synergy
Consuming Aberration
89%inclusion102 decks114 decks
75%synergy
Nighthowler
78%inclusion89 decks114 decks
72%synergy
Singularity Rupture
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
65%synergy
Bonehoard
67%inclusion76 decks114 decks
65%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
65%inclusion74 decks114 decks
64%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
64%inclusion9 decks14 decks
63%synergy
Glacial Wall
62%inclusion71 decks114 decks
62%synergy
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Dramatic Reversal
64%inclusion73 decks114 decks
60%synergy
Mortivore
63%inclusion72 decks114 decks
62%synergy
Psychic Strike
61%inclusion69 decks114 decks
58%synergy
The Water Crystal
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
51%synergy
Hover Barrier
60%inclusion68 decks114 decks
59%synergy
Negate
58%inclusion66 decks114 decks
25%synergy
Ruin Crab
58%inclusion66 decks114 decks
50%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
55%inclusion63 decks114 decks
54%synergy
Fraying Sanity
54%inclusion62 decks114 decks
51%synergy
Drown in the Loch
54%inclusion61 decks114 decks
35%synergy
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Manic Scribe
53%inclusion60 decks114 decks
51%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
53%inclusion60 decks114 decks
48%synergy
The Ancient One
51%inclusion58 decks114 decks
48%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
51%inclusion58 decks114 decks
45%synergy
Fleet Swallower
49%inclusion56 decks114 decks
46%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
48%inclusion55 decks114 decks
48%synergy
Aegis Turtle
46%inclusion52 decks114 decks
45%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
45%inclusion51 decks114 decks
40%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
43%inclusion49 decks114 decks
42%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
41%inclusion41 decks100 decks
40%synergy
Wall of Runes
39%inclusion45 decks114 decks
39%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
37%inclusion42 decks114 decks
34%synergy
Wall of Mist
35%inclusion40 decks114 decks
35%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
34%inclusion39 decks114 decks
32%synergy
Murmuring Phantasm
32%inclusion37 decks114 decks
32%synergy
Fog Bank
31%inclusion35 decks114 decks
30%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
31%inclusion35 decks114 decks
30%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
30%inclusion34 decks114 decks
17%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
30%inclusion34 decks114 decks
26%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
29%inclusion33 decks114 decks
25%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
28%inclusion32 decks114 decks
28%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
27%inclusion31 decks114 decks
19%synergy
Guiltfeeder
25%inclusion29 decks114 decks
20%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
23%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
24%inclusion27 decks114 decks
23%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
24%inclusion27 decks114 decks
23%synergy
Wall of Air
24%inclusion27 decks114 decks
24%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
22%inclusion25 decks114 decks
21%synergy
The Mindskinner
22%inclusion14 decks65 decks
15%synergy
Undead Alchemist
21%inclusion24 decks114 decks
18%synergy
Monastery Flock
21%inclusion24 decks114 decks
21%synergy
Academy Wall
18%inclusion21 decks114 decks
18%synergy
Wall of Junk
18%inclusion21 decks114 decks
18%synergy
Eater of the Dead
18%inclusion21 decks114 decks
17%synergy
Guardians of Meletis
18%inclusion21 decks114 decks
18%synergy
Dragon's Eye Savants
18%inclusion21 decks114 decks
18%synergy
Tree of Perdition
18%inclusion20 decks114 decks
16%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
18%inclusion20 decks114 decks
17%synergy
Soulless Jailer
18%inclusion20 decks114 decks
17%synergy
Silvergill Peddler
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Omni-Changeling
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Vantress Gargoyle
15%inclusion17 decks114 decks
14%synergy
Kraken Hatchling
14%inclusion16 decks114 decks
14%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
14%inclusion16 decks114 decks
13%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
13%inclusion12 decks89 decks
12%synergy
Disowned Ancestor
13%inclusion15 decks114 decks
13%synergy
Sidisi's Faithful
13%inclusion15 decks114 decks
13%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
12%inclusion14 decks114 decks
12%synergy
Coral Colony
12%inclusion14 decks114 decks
12%synergy
Tide Drifter
11%inclusion13 decks114 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Thought Collapse
53%inclusion60 decks114 decks
50%synergy
Didn't Say Please
45%inclusion51 decks114 decks
40%synergy
Into the Story
43%inclusion49 decks114 decks
41%synergy
Counterspell
42%inclusion48 decks114 decks
-14%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
35%inclusion40 decks114 decks
34%synergy
Crypt Incursion
32%inclusion37 decks114 decks
31%synergy
Thought Scour
28%inclusion32 decks114 decks
22%synergy
Aetherize
26%inclusion30 decks114 decks
15%synergy
Murder
25%inclusion28 decks114 decks
17%synergy
Doom Blade
24%inclusion27 decks114 decks
21%synergy
Intellectual Offering
18%inclusion21 decks114 decks
18%synergy
Brainstorm
18%inclusion20 decks114 decks
-13%synergy
Memory Plunder
15%inclusion17 decks114 decks
9%synergy
Octopus Form
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Fact or Fiction
13%inclusion15 decks114 decks
4%synergy
Go for the Throat
12%inclusion14 decks114 decks
-4%synergy
Opt
11%inclusion13 decks114 decks
0%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
11%inclusion11 decks97 decks
0%synergy
Hero's Downfall
11%inclusion12 decks114 decks
7%synergy
Magic Damper
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Careful Consideration
10%inclusion11 decks114 decks
10%synergy
Drown in Dreams
10%inclusion11 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Expel from Orazca
8.8%inclusion10 decks114 decks
8%synergy
Unseal the Necropolis
8.8%inclusion10 decks114 decks
8%synergy
Archive Trap
8.8%inclusion10 decks114 decks
7%synergy
Don't Make a Sound
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Essence Scatter
7.9%inclusion9 decks114 decks
6%synergy
Reality Shift
7.9%inclusion9 decks114 decks
-6%synergy
Dark Ritual
7.0%inclusion8 decks114 decks
-29%synergy
Cancel
7.0%inclusion8 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Resculpt
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
0%synergy
Infernal Grasp
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
-10%synergy
Shore Up
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Psychic Spiral
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Visions of Beyond
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
2%synergy
Reenact the Crime
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
4%synergy
Dig Through Time
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
-5%synergy
Sorceries
Fractured Sanity
45%inclusion51 decks114 decks
35%synergy
Treasure Cruise
43%inclusion49 decks114 decks
34%synergy
Extract from Darkness
43%inclusion49 decks114 decks
36%synergy
Cut Your Losses
41%inclusion47 decks114 decks
37%synergy
Traumatize
37%inclusion42 decks114 decks
32%synergy
Pilfered Plans
32%inclusion37 decks114 decks
30%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
32%inclusion37 decks114 decks
22%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
30%inclusion34 decks114 decks
23%synergy
Feed the Swarm
19%inclusion22 decks114 decks
-16%synergy
Whispering Madness
19%inclusion22 decks114 decks
16%synergy
Breaking Wave
18%inclusion21 decks114 decks
18%synergy
Mind Funeral
17%inclusion19 decks114 decks
14%synergy
Mind Grind
16%inclusion18 decks114 decks
10%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
15%inclusion17 decks114 decks
10%synergy
Read the Bones
15%inclusion17 decks114 decks
11%synergy
Languish
15%inclusion17 decks114 decks
14%synergy
Aether Gale
13%inclusion15 decks114 decks
12%synergy
Eldritch Pact
11%inclusion13 decks114 decks
11%synergy
Mind Sculpt
11%inclusion13 decks114 decks
11%synergy
Sorcerous Squall
11%inclusion13 decks114 decks
11%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Dark Deal
11%inclusion12 decks114 decks
9%synergy
Bond of Insight
10%inclusion11 decks114 decks
9%synergy
Karn's Temporal Sundering
10%inclusion11 decks114 decks
8%synergy
Dread Summons
10%inclusion11 decks114 decks
6%synergy
Brainspoil
10%inclusion11 decks114 decks
9%synergy
Windfall
8.8%inclusion10 decks114 decks
-5%synergy
Sign in Blood
8.8%inclusion10 decks114 decks
3%synergy
Seize the Secrets
8.8%inclusion10 decks114 decks
8%synergy
Ponder
7.9%inclusion9 decks114 decks
-8%synergy
Ravenform
7.9%inclusion9 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Tome Scour
7.0%inclusion8 decks114 decks
6%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
1%synergy
Set Adrift
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
6%synergy
Final Act
5.6%inclusion6 decks108 decks
5%synergy
Razaketh's Rite
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Fascination
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Epic Downfall
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Notion Rain
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
2%synergy
Fell
5.1%inclusion4 decks78 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Keening Stone
43%inclusion49 decks114 decks
42%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
30%synergy
Mindcrank
30%inclusion34 decks114 decks
18%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
25%inclusion28 decks114 decks
11%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
24%inclusion27 decks114 decks
23%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
16%inclusion18 decks114 decks
16%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
12%inclusion14 decks114 decks
12%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
12%inclusion14 decks114 decks
-12%synergy
Sentinel Totem
11%inclusion13 decks114 decks
11%synergy
Profane Memento
11%inclusion13 decks114 decks
11%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
11%inclusion12 decks114 decks
9%synergy
Lightning Greaves
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
-21%synergy
Codex Shredder
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
4%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Unstoppable Plan
40%inclusion6 decks15 decks
38%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
37%inclusion42 decks114 decks
36%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
32%inclusion37 decks114 decks
31%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
27%inclusion31 decks114 decks
24%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
27%inclusion31 decks114 decks
21%synergy
Intruder Alarm
18%inclusion20 decks114 decks
16%synergy
Propaganda
18%inclusion20 decks114 decks
1%synergy
Court of Cunning
12%inclusion14 decks114 decks
6%synergy
Drowned Secrets
12%inclusion14 decks114 decks
12%synergy
Memory Erosion
10%inclusion11 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Freed from the Real
8.8%inclusion10 decks114 decks
8%synergy
King Narfi's Betrayal
8.8%inclusion10 decks114 decks
7%synergy
Jace's Erasure
7.9%inclusion9 decks114 decks
7%synergy
Death's Approach
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
6%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
-8%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Amonkhet
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
26%inclusion30 decks114 decks
20%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
7.9%inclusion9 decks114 decks
6%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
7.0%inclusion8 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Jace Beleren
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Ashiok, Sculptor of Fears
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Nephalia Drownyard
45%inclusion51 decks114 decks
36%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
25%synergy
Bojuka Bog
25%inclusion28 decks114 decks
-14%synergy
Temple of the False God
14%inclusion16 decks114 decks
4%synergy
Reliquary Tower
10%inclusion11 decks114 decks
-27%synergy
Restless Reef
7.0%inclusion8 decks114 decks
0%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
-2%synergy
Mortuary Mire
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
-3%synergy
Halimar Depths
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
-1%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
74%inclusion84 decks114 decks
-14%synergy
Arcane Signet
70%inclusion80 decks114 decks
-14%synergy
Dimir Signet
70%inclusion80 decks114 decks
11%synergy
Mind Stone
47%inclusion54 decks114 decks
19%synergy
Commander's Sphere
39%inclusion45 decks114 decks
22%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
34%inclusion39 decks114 decks
-24%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
31%inclusion35 decks114 decks
29%synergy
Dimir Locket
30%inclusion34 decks114 decks
27%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
25%inclusion28 decks114 decks
16%synergy
Sky Diamond
23%inclusion26 decks114 decks
15%synergy
Fellwar Stone
15%inclusion17 decks114 decks
-16%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
14%inclusion16 decks114 decks
14%synergy
Prismatic Lens
14%inclusion16 decks114 decks
12%synergy
Worn Powerstone
12%inclusion14 decks114 decks
9%synergy
Star Compass
10%inclusion11 decks114 decks
9%synergy
Thought Vessel
8.8%inclusion10 decks114 decks
-23%synergy
Midnight Clock
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
-2%synergy
Lands
Island
99%inclusion113 decks114 decks
2%synergy
Swamp
97%inclusion111 decks114 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
70%inclusion80 decks114 decks
-18%synergy
Dismal Backwater
56%inclusion64 decks114 decks
40%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
54%inclusion62 decks114 decks
16%synergy
Evolving Wilds
53%inclusion60 decks114 decks
36%synergy
Sunken Hollow
53%inclusion60 decks114 decks
-13%synergy
Choked Estuary
44%inclusion50 decks114 decks
-4%synergy
Temple of Deceit
39%inclusion45 decks114 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
39%inclusion44 decks114 decks
32%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
36%inclusion41 decks114 decks
25%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
34%inclusion39 decks114 decks
-5%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
30%inclusion34 decks114 decks
25%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
26%inclusion30 decks114 decks
21%synergy
Myriad Landscape
22%inclusion25 decks114 decks
0%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
21%inclusion24 decks114 decks
-33%synergy
Tainted Isle
19%inclusion22 decks114 decks
-25%synergy
Exotic Orchard
14%inclusion16 decks114 decks
-19%synergy
Waterfront District
13%inclusion15 decks114 decks
10%synergy
Salt Marsh
11%inclusion13 decks114 decks
10%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
11%inclusion11 decks97 decks
0%synergy
Grixis Panorama
11%inclusion12 decks114 decks
10%synergy
Warped Landscape
8.8%inclusion10 decks114 decks
9%synergy
Fetid Pools
7.9%inclusion9 decks114 decks
-8%synergy
Port of Karfell
7.9%inclusion9 decks114 decks
1%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
7.3%inclusion7 decks96 decks
-1%synergy
Ice Tunnel
7.0%inclusion8 decks114 decks
2%synergy
Path of Ancestry
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
-22%synergy
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