Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Upgraded Combo

Phenax, God of Deception
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Am I the Bolas? - A Spicy Meatball!
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11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Consuming Aberration
100%inclusion22 decks22 decks
85%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
82%inclusion18 decks22 decks
80%synergy
Eater of the Dead
73%inclusion16 decks22 decks
71%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
82%inclusion18 decks22 decks
71%synergy
Tree of Perdition
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
62%synergy
Visions of Beyond
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
60%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
59%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
58%synergy
Ruin Crab
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
55%synergy
Fractured Sanity
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
54%synergy
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Counterspell
73%inclusion16 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Drown in the Loch
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
45%synergy
The Water Crystal
63%inclusion10 decks16 decks
54%synergy
Singularity Rupture
63%inclusion10 decks16 decks
50%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
53%synergy
Nighthowler
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
53%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
54%synergy
Mindcrank
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
47%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
37%synergy
Intruder Alarm
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
49%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Rhystic Study
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Demonic Tutor
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-5%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Notion Thief
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Mystical Tutor
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-5%synergy
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The Ancient One
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
47%synergy
Undead Alchemist
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
43%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
43%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
40%synergy
Silent Arbiter
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
40%synergy
Wall of Frost
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
40%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
29%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
32%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
31%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
31%synergy
Hedron Crab
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
28%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
31%synergy
Mortivore
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
26%synergy
The Mindskinner
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Riddlekeeper
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Guiltfeeder
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Baleful Strix
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-5%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Fleet Swallower
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Boggart Trawler
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Hover Barrier
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Jace's Archivist
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Aegis Turtle
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Tui and La, Moon and Ocean
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Soulless Jailer
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Guard Gomazoa
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Geth, Lord of the Vault
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Spellskite
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-3%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Avatar of Woe
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Wall of Runes
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Fog Bank
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Dramatic Reversal
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
37%synergy
Brainstorm
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
6%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Negate
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Dark Ritual
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
-8%synergy
Swan Song
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Denial
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Mana Drain
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Perplex
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Archive Trap
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Into the Story
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Fact or Fiction
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Deadly Rollick
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-6%synergy
Pongify
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Frantic Search
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-5%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Reality Shift
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Bitter Triumph
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Aetherize
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Resculpt
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Thought Scour
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Didn't Say Please
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Withering Torment
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-3%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-6%synergy
Psychic Strike
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Entomb
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Go for the Throat
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-7%synergy
Memory Plunder
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Cabal Ritual
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Forbid
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Baleful Mastery
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Mana Leak
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Crypt Incursion
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Drown in Dreams
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Dig Through Time
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Evacuation
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Magic Damper
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Consult the Star Charts
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
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Windfall
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
32%synergy
Mind Grind
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
40%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
37%synergy
Toxic Deluge
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Traumatize
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
32%synergy
Feed the Swarm
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
-4%synergy
Cut Your Losses
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Read the Bones
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Whispering Madness
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Mind Funeral
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Damnation
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Treasure Cruise
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Night's Whisper
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Sign in Blood
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Grim Tutor
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Ponder
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-7%synergy
Wash Out
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Diresight
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Syphon Mind
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Preordain
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Pilfered Plans
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
23%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
40%synergy
Bonehoard
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
30%synergy
Altar of the Brood
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Isochron Scepter
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-11%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Helm of Obedience
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Altar of Dementia
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Propaganda
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
29%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
33%synergy
Freed from the Real
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
35%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
30%synergy
Mystic Remora
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
29%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
31%synergy
Memory Erosion
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Fraying Sanity
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Leyline of the Void
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Court of Cunning
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Animate Dead
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Lost in the Maze
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Drowned Secrets
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Jaws of Defeat
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Memory Adept
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
73%inclusion16 decks22 decks
34%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
47%inclusion8 decks17 decks
42%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Reliquary Tower
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-14%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Restless Reef
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Maze of Ith
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Temple of the False God
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Field of Ruin
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Wasteland
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Urza's Saga
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Castle Locthwain
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Castle Vantress
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Agna Qel'a
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Mistrise Village
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion22 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Signet
95%inclusion21 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
82%inclusion18 decks22 decks
23%synergy
Dimir Signet
73%inclusion16 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Fellwar Stone
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Thought Vessel
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Midnight Clock
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Mind Stone
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Gilded Lotus
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Commander's Sphere
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-8%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Thran Dynamo
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Prismatic Lens
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
The Soul Stone
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion22 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Island
100%inclusion22 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
95%inclusion21 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Watery Grave
86%inclusion19 decks22 decks
39%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
82%inclusion18 decks22 decks
28%synergy
Sunken Hollow
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Underground River
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Choked Estuary
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Temple of Deceit
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Polluted Delta
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Tainted Isle
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
-12%synergy
Morphic Pool
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
-5%synergy
Sunken Ruins
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Evolving Wilds
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-10%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Undercity Sewers
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Fetid Pools
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Boggart Trawler
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Misty Rainforest
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-8%synergy
Ice Tunnel
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Underground Sea
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Dismal Backwater
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
River of Tears
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Darkslick Shores
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Flooded Strand
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-6%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Reflecting Pool
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Scalding Tarn
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Marsh Flats
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Port of Karfell
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2%synergy
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