Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Upgraded Control

Phenax, God of Deception
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Mar 4, 2026
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Loki, God of Mischief
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Hidden Lair
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Ruin Crab
91%inclusion20 decks22 decks
82%synergy
Consuming Aberration
95%inclusion21 decks22 decks
80%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
82%inclusion18 decks22 decks
80%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
73%inclusion16 decks22 decks
68%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
77%inclusion17 decks22 decks
67%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
63%synergy
Eater of the Dead
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
62%synergy
Fractured Sanity
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
59%synergy
Tree of Perdition
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
57%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
57%synergy
Top Cards
Drown in the Loch
73%inclusion16 decks22 decks
55%synergy
Singularity Rupture
68%inclusion13 decks19 decks
56%synergy
Mindcrank
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
56%synergy
Counterspell
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
53%synergy
Visions of Beyond
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
55%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
56%synergy
Mind Grind
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
49%synergy
Nighthowler
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
49%synergy
Propaganda
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
37%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
23%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Demonic Tutor
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Force of Will
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-4%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Notion Thief
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Creatures
Syr Konrad, the Grim
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
37%synergy
Mortivore
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
49%synergy
Silent Arbiter
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
44%synergy
Wall of Frost
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
44%synergy
The Ancient One
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
42%synergy
The Mindskinner
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
34%synergy
Hedron Crab
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
37%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
36%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
28%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
28%synergy
Exhibition Tidecaller
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Hover Barrier
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Manic Scribe
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
26%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
25%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Fog Bank
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Baleful Strix
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-6%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Undead Alchemist
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Guiltfeeder
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
The Reality Chip
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Guard Gomazoa
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Wall of Blood
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Soulless Jailer
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Jace's Archivist
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Riddlekeeper
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Tui and La, Moon and Ocean
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-3%synergy
Academy Wall
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Wall of Junk
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Fleet Swallower
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Instants
An Offer You Can't Refuse
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Didn't Say Please
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
41%synergy
Psychic Strike
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
38%synergy
Swan Song
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Into the Story
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
30%synergy
Dark Ritual
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
-9%synergy
Pongify
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Thought Collapse
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
24%synergy
Mana Drain
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Aetherize
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Negate
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-10%synergy
Memory Plunder
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Deadly Rollick
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Thought Scour
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Arcane Denial
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-3%synergy
Archive Trap
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Resculpt
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Perplex
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Infernal Grasp
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Reality Shift
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Go for the Throat
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Crypt Incursion
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Force of Negation
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Drown in Dreams
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Withering Torment
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Hero's Downfall
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-7%synergy
Brainstorm
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-21%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Brain Freeze
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Baleful Mastery
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Dig Through Time
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-0%synergy
Consult the Star Charts
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Traumatize
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
45%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
40%synergy
Toxic Deluge
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Feed the Swarm
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Windfall
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Cut Your Losses
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
23%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Damnation
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Reanimate
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-7%synergy
Mind Funeral
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Decree of Pain
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Extract from Darkness
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Increasing Confusion
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Profane Tutor
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Fabricate
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Whispering Madness
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Startled Awake
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Treasure Cruise
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Sign in Blood
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Water Crystal
50%inclusion10 decks20 decks
41%synergy
Lightning Greaves
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Altar of the Brood
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
36%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
35%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Bonehoard
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
30%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
24%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-6%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Isochron Scepter
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Expedition Map
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Grindstone
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Profane Memento
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Keening Stone
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
1%synergy
Enchantments
Court of Cunning
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
40%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
39%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
36%synergy
Freed from the Real
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
31%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
25%synergy
Memory Erosion
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
28%synergy
Intruder Alarm
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Fraying Sanity
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
23%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Mystic Remora
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Leyline of the Void
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
No Mercy
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Memory Adept
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
39%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Jace Beleren
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
41%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
45%inclusion9 decks20 decks
40%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
23%synergy
Cabal Coffers
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Reliquary Tower
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-13%synergy
Temple of the False God
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Restless Reef
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Urza's Saga
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Maze of Ith
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Wasteland
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-18%synergy
Field of Ruin
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Agna Qel'a
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
95%inclusion21 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Signet
86%inclusion19 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Dimir Signet
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
-9%synergy
Thought Vessel
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Mind Stone
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
-3%synergy
Midnight Clock
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Commander's Sphere
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Gilded Lotus
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Thran Dynamo
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Island
95%inclusion21 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
91%inclusion20 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Swamp
91%inclusion20 decks22 decks
-6%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
86%inclusion19 decks22 decks
32%synergy
Sunken Hollow
77%inclusion17 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Underground River
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Watery Grave
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Temple of Deceit
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Polluted Delta
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Tainted Isle
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
-3%synergy
Choked Estuary
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
-11%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Fetid Pools
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Morphic Pool
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
-5%synergy
Sunken Ruins
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Undercity Sewers
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Exotic Orchard
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-14%synergy
Underground Sea
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Flooded Strand
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-7%synergy
Ice Tunnel
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Dismal Backwater
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Darkslick Shores
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-0%synergy
Sink into Stupor
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-7%synergy
Misty Rainforest
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Fabled Passage
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Prismatic Vista
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Boggart Trawler
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
River of Tears
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Maestros Theater
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Reflecting Pool
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Scalding Tarn
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
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