Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Upgraded Combo

Phenax, God of Deception
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Mar 4, 2026
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17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Shredder's Technique
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Consuming Aberration
100%inclusion24 decks24 decks
85%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
83%inclusion20 decks24 decks
81%synergy
Eater of the Dead
79%inclusion19 decks24 decks
78%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
83%inclusion20 decks24 decks
73%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
65%synergy
Tree of Perdition
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
65%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
62%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
61%synergy
Visions of Beyond
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
59%synergy
Ruin Crab
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
58%synergy
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Counterspell
71%inclusion17 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Drown in the Loch
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
49%synergy
Singularity Rupture
67%inclusion12 decks18 decks
54%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
56%synergy
Nighthowler
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
57%synergy
Mindcrank
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
51%synergy
Fractured Sanity
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
53%synergy
The Water Crystal
56%inclusion10 decks18 decks
47%synergy
Intruder Alarm
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
53%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
45%synergy
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Rhystic Study
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Demonic Tutor
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Notion Thief
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Mystical Tutor
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Force of Will
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
1%synergy
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Wight of Precinct Six
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
44%synergy
The Ancient One
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
43%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
41%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
29%synergy
Silent Arbiter
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
40%synergy
Undead Alchemist
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
39%synergy
Wall of Frost
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
40%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
37%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
31%synergy
Hedron Crab
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
34%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
33%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
32%synergy
Mortivore
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
28%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
29%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
28%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
28%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Riddlekeeper
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
24%synergy
The Mindskinner
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Aegis Turtle
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Tui and La, Moon and Ocean
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
18%synergy
Guiltfeeder
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Baleful Strix
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-7%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Fleet Swallower
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Boggart Trawler
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Jace's Archivist
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Wall of Runes
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Soulless Jailer
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Guard Gomazoa
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Hover Barrier
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Geth, Lord of the Vault
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Spellskite
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Avatar of Woe
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
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Dramatic Reversal
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
42%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Negate
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Brainstorm
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Perplex
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
26%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Dark Ritual
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
-11%synergy
Mana Drain
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Swan Song
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Denial
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Archive Trap
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Into the Story
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Withering Torment
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Rollick
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Pongify
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Fact or Fiction
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Reality Shift
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Didn't Say Please
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Frantic Search
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-6%synergy
Psychic Strike
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Bitter Triumph
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Aetherize
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Resculpt
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Thought Scour
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Sink into Stupor
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-7%synergy
Entomb
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Go for the Throat
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-8%synergy
Songs of the Damned
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Cabal Ritual
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Forbid
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Force of Negation
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Baleful Mastery
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Mana Leak
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Crypt Incursion
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Drown in Dreams
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Dig Through Time
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Evacuation
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Magic Damper
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Consult the Star Charts
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
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Windfall
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
28%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
38%synergy
Mind Grind
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
36%synergy
Toxic Deluge
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Traumatize
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
33%synergy
Feed the Swarm
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
-6%synergy
Cut Your Losses
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Mind Funeral
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Whispering Madness
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Damnation
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Read the Bones
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Night's Whisper
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Reanimate
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-12%synergy
Sign in Blood
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Grim Tutor
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Ponder
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-8%synergy
Wash Out
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Treasure Cruise
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Diresight
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Syphon Mind
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Preordain
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Dark Deal
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Spirit Water Revival
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Bonehoard
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
31%synergy
Altar of the Brood
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
28%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
26%synergy
Isochron Scepter
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-12%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Helm of Obedience
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Grindstone
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Howling Mine
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Altar of Dementia
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Propaganda
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
29%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
34%synergy
Freed from the Real
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
37%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
31%synergy
Mystic Remora
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
30%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
33%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Fraying Sanity
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Memory Erosion
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Leyline of the Void
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Court of Cunning
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Animate Dead
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Black Market Connections
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Lost in the Maze
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
No Mercy
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Drowned Secrets
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Memory Adept
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
75%inclusion18 decks24 decks
36%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
47%inclusion9 decks19 decks
42%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Reliquary Tower
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
-7%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Restless Reef
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Maze of Ith
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Field of Ruin
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Wasteland
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Urza's Saga
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Castle Locthwain
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Castle Vantress
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Agna Qel'a
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Eden, Seat of the Sanctum
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion24 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion21 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
71%inclusion17 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Dimir Signet
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Thought Vessel
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Midnight Clock
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Mind Stone
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Gilded Lotus
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-9%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Thran Dynamo
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion24 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion24 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
96%inclusion23 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Watery Grave
88%inclusion21 decks24 decks
40%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
83%inclusion20 decks24 decks
30%synergy
Sunken Hollow
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Underground River
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Choked Estuary
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Temple of Deceit
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Polluted Delta
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Morphic Pool
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Tainted Isle
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
-11%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Sunken Ruins
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Evolving Wilds
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Undercity Sewers
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Exotic Orchard
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-12%synergy
Fetid Pools
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Boggart Trawler
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Darkslick Shores
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Misty Rainforest
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-9%synergy
Ice Tunnel
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Underground Sea
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Dismal Backwater
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
River of Tears
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Flooded Strand
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Prismatic Vista
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-7%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Reflecting Pool
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Scalding Tarn
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Marsh Flats
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Port of Karfell
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
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