Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Upgraded Control

Phenax, God of Deception
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Silvergill Peddler
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Consuming Aberration
96%inclusion22 decks23 decks
81%synergy
Ruin Crab
87%inclusion20 decks23 decks
79%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
78%inclusion18 decks23 decks
76%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
61%synergy
Eater of the Dead
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
60%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
55%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
55%synergy
The Ancient One
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
53%synergy
Singularity Rupture
65%inclusion13 decks20 decks
53%synergy
Drown in the Loch
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
51%synergy
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Counterspell
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
50%synergy
Fractured Sanity
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
47%synergy
The Water Crystal
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
44%synergy
Tree of Perdition
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
50%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
39%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
50%synergy
Visions of Beyond
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
49%synergy
Mindcrank
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
40%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
48%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Demonic Tutor
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Notion Thief
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Force of Will
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-10%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-7%synergy
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Nighthowler
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
38%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
41%synergy
Wall of Frost
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
42%synergy
The Mindskinner
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
32%synergy
Mortivore
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
38%synergy
Hedron Crab
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
35%synergy
Silent Arbiter
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
33%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
31%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
32%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Hover Barrier
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Manic Scribe
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Undead Alchemist
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Fog Bank
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Baleful Strix
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-6%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Riddlekeeper
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Tui and La, Moon and Ocean
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Academy Wall
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Wall of Junk
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Fatestitcher
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
The Reality Chip
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Soulless Jailer
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Guard Gomazoa
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Jace's Archivist
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Aegis Turtle
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
North Pole Patrol
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
12%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-4%synergy
Guiltfeeder
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Psychic Strike
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
41%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Didn't Say Please
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
34%synergy
Swan Song
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Into the Story
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Thought Collapse
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Arcane Denial
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Archive Trap
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Negate
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-11%synergy
Aetherize
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Thought Scour
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Sink into Stupor
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Drown in Dreams
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Deadly Rollick
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Pongify
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Memory Plunder
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Dark Ritual
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-18%synergy
Mana Drain
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Resculpt
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Go for the Throat
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Brainstorm
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-17%synergy
Reality Shift
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Perplex
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Infernal Grasp
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Memory Lapse
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Crypt Incursion
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Hero's Downfall
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-7%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
See Double
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Whir of Invention
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Frantic Search
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-10%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Fact or Fiction
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Countersquall
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Jwari Disruption
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Force of Negation
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Baleful Mastery
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Pact of Negation
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Withering Torment
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-7%synergy
Sorceries
Mind Grind
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
42%synergy
Traumatize
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
43%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
38%synergy
Feed the Swarm
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Toxic Deluge
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Windfall
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Cut Your Losses
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Damnation
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Mind Funeral
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Decree of Pain
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Extract from Darkness
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Ponder
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-8%synergy
Increasing Confusion
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Profane Tutor
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Rush of Knowledge
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Fabricate
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Startled Awake
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Reanimate
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-16%synergy
Preordain
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Sign in Blood
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thousand-Year Elixir
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
42%synergy
Lightning Greaves
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Altar of the Brood
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
34%synergy
Bonehoard
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-7%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Keening Stone
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Altar of Dementia
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Isochron Scepter
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Helm of Obedience
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Expedition Map
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Folio of Fancies
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Profane Memento
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Enchantments
Court of Cunning
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
42%synergy
Propaganda
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
27%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Intruder Alarm
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Memory Erosion
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Freed from the Real
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Mystic Remora
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Fraying Sanity
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Leyline of the Void
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Shadow of the Second Sun
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Curse of the Bloody Tome
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Jace's Erasure
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Memory Adept
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
46%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Jace Beleren
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
43%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
26%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Cabal Coffers
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Temple of the False God
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Reliquary Tower
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-19%synergy
Wasteland
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Maze of Ith
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Urza's Saga
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Restless Reef
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-19%synergy
Agna Qel'a
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
96%inclusion22 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Signet
87%inclusion20 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Signet
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Thought Vessel
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Fellwar Stone
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Midnight Clock
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Mind Stone
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-7%synergy
Gilded Lotus
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-9%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Sky Diamond
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Thran Dynamo
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Patriar's Seal
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Island
96%inclusion22 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
91%inclusion21 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Swamp
91%inclusion21 decks23 decks
-5%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
78%inclusion18 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Sunken Hollow
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Watery Grave
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Underground River
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Temple of Deceit
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Tainted Isle
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Polluted Delta
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Choked Estuary
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
-9%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Morphic Pool
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
-6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-11%synergy
Fetid Pools
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Underground Sea
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Sink into Stupor
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Sunken Ruins
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Undercity Sewers
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Dismal Backwater
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
1%synergy
River of Tears
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-9%synergy
Ice Tunnel
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Reflecting Pool
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Flooded Strand
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-7%synergy
Misty Rainforest
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Fabled Passage
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Waterfront District
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Boggart Trawler
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Jwari Disruption
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Maestros Theater
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Scalding Tarn
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
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