Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Upgraded

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Am I the Bolas? - A Spicy Meatball!
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6.6%inclusion11 decks166 decks
1%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
5.0%inclusion7 decks139 decks
4%synergy
Silvergill Peddler
2.4%inclusion4 decks168 decks
2%synergy
Krang & Shredder
0.7%inclusion1 decks138 decks
0%synergy
Madame Null, Power Broker
0.7%inclusion1 decks139 decks
1%synergy
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Consuming Aberration
89%inclusion517 decks578 decks
75%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
74%inclusion429 decks578 decks
72%synergy
Ruin Crab
74%inclusion428 decks578 decks
66%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
72%inclusion416 decks578 decks
61%synergy
Tree of Perdition
60%inclusion349 decks578 decks
59%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
63%inclusion364 decks578 decks
57%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
57%inclusion329 decks578 decks
52%synergy
Mindcrank
63%inclusion365 decks578 decks
51%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
53%inclusion304 decks578 decks
50%synergy
Eater of the Dead
50%inclusion291 decks578 decks
49%synergy
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Drown in the Loch
61%inclusion353 decks578 decks
43%synergy
Singularity Rupture
58%inclusion226 decks387 decks
46%synergy
Counterspell
56%inclusion325 decks578 decks
0%synergy
Fractured Sanity
55%inclusion320 decks578 decks
46%synergy
The Water Crystal
55%inclusion235 decks429 decks
46%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
54%inclusion314 decks578 decks
49%synergy
Mind Grind
54%inclusion312 decks578 decks
49%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
53%inclusion308 decks578 decks
40%synergy
Nighthowler
52%inclusion299 decks578 decks
46%synergy
The Ancient One
48%inclusion280 decks578 decks
45%synergy
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Cyclonic Rift
31%inclusion178 decks578 decks
8%synergy
Rhystic Study
30%inclusion171 decks578 decks
6%synergy
Notion Thief
18%inclusion102 decks578 decks
6%synergy
Demonic Tutor
13%inclusion78 decks578 decks
-6%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
10%inclusion56 decks578 decks
-9%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
9.3%inclusion54 decks578 decks
6%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
8.0%inclusion46 decks578 decks
-8%synergy
Mystical Tutor
7.4%inclusion43 decks578 decks
-6%synergy
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Wall of Frost
47%inclusion269 decks578 decks
45%synergy
Hedron Crab
39%inclusion225 decks578 decks
35%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
39%inclusion224 decks578 decks
34%synergy
Mortivore
37%inclusion214 decks578 decks
36%synergy
The Mindskinner
36%inclusion205 decks574 decks
29%synergy
Silent Arbiter
32%inclusion183 decks578 decks
30%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
31%inclusion177 decks578 decks
29%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
31%inclusion177 decks578 decks
24%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
30%inclusion169 decks565 decks
29%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
29%inclusion79 decks269 decks
28%synergy
Fleet Swallower
29%inclusion167 decks578 decks
26%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
28%inclusion163 decks578 decks
20%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
28%inclusion163 decks578 decks
23%synergy
Hover Barrier
28%inclusion161 decks578 decks
27%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
25%inclusion146 decks578 decks
25%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
25%inclusion144 decks577 decks
24%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
23%inclusion131 decks578 decks
19%synergy
Undead Alchemist
22%inclusion128 decks578 decks
19%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
22%inclusion128 decks578 decks
19%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
22%inclusion127 decks578 decks
21%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
20%inclusion116 decks578 decks
19%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
20%inclusion116 decks578 decks
19%synergy
Manic Scribe
20%inclusion115 decks578 decks
19%synergy
Fog Bank
19%inclusion107 decks578 decks
17%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
18%inclusion102 decks578 decks
17%synergy
Riddlekeeper
17%inclusion101 decks578 decks
17%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
17%inclusion99 decks577 decks
16%synergy
Guiltfeeder
16%inclusion95 decks578 decks
11%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
16%inclusion91 decks578 decks
15%synergy
Avatar of Woe
15%inclusion87 decks578 decks
14%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
15%inclusion86 decks578 decks
14%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
14%inclusion83 decks578 decks
11%synergy
Glacial Wall
14%inclusion82 decks578 decks
14%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
14%inclusion82 decks578 decks
2%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
13%inclusion77 decks576 decks
12%synergy
Aegis Turtle
13%inclusion74 decks578 decks
12%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
13%inclusion73 decks578 decks
12%synergy
Baleful Strix
13%inclusion73 decks578 decks
-11%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
12%inclusion68 decks578 decks
11%synergy
Soulless Jailer
12%inclusion67 decks578 decks
11%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
11%inclusion62 decks577 decks
3%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
11%inclusion62 decks578 decks
10%synergy
Jace's Archivist
10%inclusion59 decks578 decks
9%synergy
Boggart Trawler
10%inclusion57 decks577 decks
3%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
10%inclusion56 decks578 decks
-3%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
9.2%inclusion53 decks578 decks
8%synergy
Wrexial, the Risen Deep
8.8%inclusion51 decks578 decks
3%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
8.5%inclusion49 decks578 decks
8%synergy
Wall of Runes
8.3%inclusion48 decks578 decks
8%synergy
Guard Gomazoa
8.1%inclusion47 decks578 decks
8%synergy
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Visions of Beyond
46%inclusion266 decks578 decks
42%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
31%inclusion182 decks578 decks
28%synergy
Didn't Say Please
27%inclusion158 decks578 decks
22%synergy
Thought Collapse
26%inclusion148 decks578 decks
23%synergy
Archive Trap
25%inclusion146 decks578 decks
23%synergy
Psychic Strike
25%inclusion146 decks578 decks
22%synergy
Negate
23%inclusion134 decks578 decks
-9%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
23%inclusion133 decks578 decks
-8%synergy
Arcane Denial
22%inclusion130 decks578 decks
-3%synergy
Brainstorm
22%inclusion125 decks578 decks
-9%synergy
Into the Story
20%inclusion117 decks578 decks
19%synergy
Dark Ritual
20%inclusion117 decks578 decks
-15%synergy
Mana Drain
19%inclusion112 decks578 decks
2%synergy
Aetherize
17%inclusion99 decks578 decks
6%synergy
Drown in Dreams
17%inclusion96 decks578 decks
12%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
16%inclusion94 decks578 decks
15%synergy
Crypt Incursion
16%inclusion90 decks578 decks
14%synergy
Swan Song
15%inclusion89 decks578 decks
-3%synergy
Thought Scour
15%inclusion85 decks578 decks
8%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion81 decks577 decks
-2%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
13%inclusion77 decks577 decks
2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
13%inclusion73 decks577 decks
-3%synergy
Memory Plunder
12%inclusion71 decks578 decks
6%synergy
Pongify
12%inclusion69 decks578 decks
-3%synergy
Withering Torment
12%inclusion68 decks574 decks
-4%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
11%inclusion61 decks578 decks
0%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
10%inclusion58 decks578 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Rollick
10%inclusion55 decks578 decks
-10%synergy
Perplex
9.2%inclusion53 decks578 decks
6%synergy
Fact or Fiction
9.0%inclusion52 decks578 decks
-1%synergy
Reality Shift
8.8%inclusion51 decks578 decks
-5%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.0%inclusion46 decks578 decks
-8%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.9%inclusion40 decks578 decks
-9%synergy
Resculpt
6.4%inclusion37 decks578 decks
0%synergy
Psychic Spiral
6.1%inclusion35 decks578 decks
5%synergy
Memory Lapse
5.9%inclusion34 decks578 decks
4%synergy
Murder
5.7%inclusion33 decks578 decks
-2%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
5.5%inclusion32 decks578 decks
-3%synergy
Dig Through Time
5.5%inclusion32 decks578 decks
-4%synergy
Hero's Downfall
5.4%inclusion31 decks578 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Traumatize
48%inclusion279 decks578 decks
44%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
34%inclusion194 decks578 decks
28%synergy
Toxic Deluge
33%inclusion191 decks578 decks
7%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
28%inclusion159 decks578 decks
23%synergy
Windfall
27%inclusion155 decks578 decks
13%synergy
Feed the Swarm
25%inclusion146 decks578 decks
-10%synergy
Mind Funeral
25%inclusion145 decks578 decks
22%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
25%inclusion142 decks578 decks
15%synergy
Cut Your Losses
24%inclusion141 decks578 decks
20%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
23%inclusion133 decks578 decks
13%synergy
Reanimate
21%inclusion119 decks578 decks
-4%synergy
Damnation
17%inclusion101 decks578 decks
7%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
14%inclusion81 decks578 decks
7%synergy
Extract from Darkness
12%inclusion70 decks578 decks
5%synergy
Treasure Cruise
12%inclusion69 decks578 decks
3%synergy
Pilfered Plans
12%inclusion68 decks578 decks
9%synergy
Ponder
12%inclusion67 decks578 decks
-5%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
12%inclusion67 decks578 decks
7%synergy
Preordain
10%inclusion58 decks578 decks
0%synergy
Whispering Madness
10%inclusion56 decks578 decks
7%synergy
Increasing Confusion
8.3%inclusion48 decks578 decks
8%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
7.8%inclusion45 decks578 decks
7%synergy
Startled Awake
7.4%inclusion43 decks578 decks
7%synergy
Sign in Blood
7.1%inclusion41 decks578 decks
1%synergy
Night's Whisper
6.6%inclusion38 decks578 decks
0%synergy
Mind Sculpt
6.2%inclusion36 decks578 decks
6%synergy
Read the Bones
6.2%inclusion36 decks578 decks
2%synergy
Grim Tutor
5.7%inclusion33 decks578 decks
2%synergy
Dread Summons
5.0%inclusion29 decks578 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thousand-Year Elixir
39%inclusion224 decks578 decks
37%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
36%inclusion207 decks578 decks
31%synergy
Lightning Greaves
35%inclusion203 decks578 decks
8%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
32%inclusion178 decks565 decks
28%synergy
Altar of the Brood
31%inclusion182 decks578 decks
27%synergy
Bonehoard
29%inclusion169 decks578 decks
27%synergy
Keening Stone
17%inclusion96 decks578 decks
15%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
15%inclusion88 decks578 decks
-9%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
12%inclusion72 decks578 decks
-1%synergy
Grindstone
11%inclusion64 decks578 decks
10%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
11%inclusion63 decks578 decks
3%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
11%inclusion62 decks578 decks
10%synergy
Isochron Scepter
10%inclusion55 decks578 decks
7%synergy
Altar of Dementia
9.2%inclusion53 decks578 decks
5%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
8.5%inclusion49 decks578 decks
7%synergy
Profane Memento
8.0%inclusion46 decks578 decks
7%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
7.4%inclusion43 decks578 decks
6%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
6.6%inclusion38 decks578 decks
6%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
6.4%inclusion37 decks578 decks
6%synergy
Folio of Fancies
6.1%inclusion35 decks578 decks
5%synergy
Jet Medallion
5.5%inclusion32 decks578 decks
-3%synergy
Enchantments
Propaganda
46%inclusion265 decks578 decks
29%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
44%inclusion255 decks578 decks
38%synergy
Fraying Sanity
43%inclusion246 decks578 decks
39%synergy
Memory Erosion
40%inclusion232 decks578 decks
36%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
31%inclusion178 decks578 decks
28%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
31%inclusion177 decks578 decks
23%synergy
Court of Cunning
29%inclusion170 decks578 decks
24%synergy
Intruder Alarm
29%inclusion167 decks578 decks
28%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
28%inclusion161 decks565 decks
26%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
24%inclusion139 decks578 decks
11%synergy
Freed from the Real
19%inclusion111 decks578 decks
18%synergy
Mystic Remora
17%inclusion99 decks578 decks
2%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
16%inclusion93 decks578 decks
14%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
14%inclusion81 decks578 decks
13%synergy
Animate Dead
12%inclusion67 decks578 decks
1%synergy
Leyline of the Void
11%inclusion63 decks578 decks
8%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
8.1%inclusion47 decks578 decks
7%synergy
Black Market Connections
7.6%inclusion44 decks578 decks
-3%synergy
No Mercy
7.4%inclusion43 decks578 decks
5%synergy
Drowned Secrets
6.6%inclusion38 decks578 decks
6%synergy
Jace's Erasure
5.7%inclusion33 decks578 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
28%inclusion160 decks578 decks
22%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
25%inclusion145 decks578 decks
23%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
17%inclusion97 decks578 decks
15%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
8.5%inclusion49 decks578 decks
6%synergy
Jace Beleren
7.3%inclusion42 decks578 decks
7%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
5.4%inclusion31 decks578 decks
4%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Muse
5.0%inclusion29 decks578 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
52%inclusion300 decks578 decks
13%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
40%inclusion230 decks578 decks
31%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
36%inclusion156 decks438 decks
31%synergy
Reliquary Tower
32%inclusion186 decks578 decks
-4%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
22%inclusion125 decks578 decks
4%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
21%inclusion123 decks578 decks
2%synergy
Restless Reef
17%inclusion96 decks578 decks
10%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
16%inclusion90 decks578 decks
-3%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion78 decks578 decks
4%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
13%inclusion75 decks578 decks
0%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
13%inclusion74 decks578 decks
10%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
12%inclusion72 decks578 decks
8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
12%inclusion71 decks578 decks
-15%synergy
Castle Locthwain
8.5%inclusion49 decks578 decks
5%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
8.3%inclusion48 decks578 decks
7%synergy
Cabal Coffers
8.0%inclusion46 decks578 decks
-3%synergy
Mortuary Mire
7.8%inclusion45 decks578 decks
0%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
7.1%inclusion41 decks578 decks
-1%synergy
Halimar Depths
6.2%inclusion36 decks578 decks
0%synergy
Maze of Ith
5.7%inclusion33 decks578 decks
4%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
5.4%inclusion31 decks578 decks
0%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
5.0%inclusion29 decks578 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
91%inclusion528 decks578 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Signet
81%inclusion470 decks578 decks
-3%synergy
Dimir Signet
64%inclusion368 decks578 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
57%inclusion329 decks578 decks
-1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
30%inclusion171 decks578 decks
-1%synergy
Mind Stone
29%inclusion165 decks578 decks
0%synergy
Thought Vessel
27%inclusion158 decks578 decks
-4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
18%inclusion106 decks578 decks
1%synergy
Midnight Clock
12%inclusion70 decks578 decks
5%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
10%inclusion56 decks578 decks
9%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.9%inclusion40 decks578 decks
1%synergy
Sky Diamond
6.6%inclusion38 decks578 decks
-2%synergy
Dimir Locket
6.4%inclusion37 decks578 decks
4%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
5.7%inclusion33 decks578 decks
-2%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.5%inclusion32 decks578 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Island
97%inclusion562 decks578 decks
1%synergy
Swamp
97%inclusion559 decks578 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
86%inclusion498 decks578 decks
-2%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
69%inclusion397 decks578 decks
15%synergy
Sunken Hollow
67%inclusion389 decks578 decks
2%synergy
Watery Grave
60%inclusion346 decks578 decks
13%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
46%inclusion265 decks578 decks
6%synergy
Choked Estuary
46%inclusion265 decks578 decks
-2%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
44%inclusion256 decks578 decks
6%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
42%inclusion244 decks578 decks
2%synergy
Underground River
42%inclusion240 decks578 decks
2%synergy
Temple of Deceit
41%inclusion238 decks578 decks
5%synergy
Tainted Isle
40%inclusion230 decks578 decks
-5%synergy
Morphic Pool
40%inclusion230 decks578 decks
3%synergy
Polluted Delta
39%inclusion223 decks578 decks
7%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
31%inclusion179 decks578 decks
6%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
27%inclusion153 decks574 decks
3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
25%inclusion145 decks578 decks
8%synergy
Sunken Ruins
24%inclusion138 decks578 decks
8%synergy
Dismal Backwater
24%inclusion137 decks578 decks
8%synergy
Fetid Pools
24%inclusion136 decks578 decks
7%synergy
Exotic Orchard
22%inclusion130 decks578 decks
-10%synergy
Myriad Landscape
22%inclusion129 decks578 decks
1%synergy
Undercity Sewers
21%inclusion123 decks578 decks
1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
20%inclusion113 decks578 decks
8%synergy
Darkslick Shores
17%inclusion97 decks578 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion81 decks577 decks
-2%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
13%inclusion77 decks577 decks
2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
13%inclusion73 decks577 decks
-3%synergy
Underground Sea
12%inclusion71 decks578 decks
-1%synergy
River of Tears
12%inclusion69 decks578 decks
1%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
12%inclusion68 decks578 decks
6%synergy
Fabled Passage
11%inclusion66 decks578 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
11%inclusion66 decks578 decks
5%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
11%inclusion62 decks577 decks
3%synergy
Boggart Trawler
10%inclusion57 decks577 decks
3%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
9.2%inclusion53 decks578 decks
1%synergy
Flooded Strand
9.2%inclusion53 decks578 decks
0%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
8.3%inclusion48 decks578 decks
4%synergy
Misty Rainforest
7.8%inclusion45 decks578 decks
-1%synergy
Reflecting Pool
7.8%inclusion45 decks578 decks
3%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
7.6%inclusion44 decks578 decks
1%synergy
Scalding Tarn
7.4%inclusion43 decks578 decks
-1%synergy
Marsh Flats
7.4%inclusion43 decks578 decks
-1%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
7.3%inclusion42 decks578 decks
1%synergy
Prismatic Vista
6.4%inclusion37 decks578 decks
0%synergy
Ice Tunnel
6.2%inclusion36 decks578 decks
1%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
6.2%inclusion36 decks578 decks
-1%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
5.4%inclusion31 decks578 decks
-2%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
5.4%inclusion31 decks578 decks
-2%synergy
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