Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Upgraded Toughness Matters

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
High Synergy Cards
Charix, the Raging Isle
95%inclusion20 decks21 decks
93%synergy
Ruin Crab
86%inclusion18 decks21 decks
77%synergy
Consuming Aberration
90%inclusion19 decks21 decks
75%synergy
Tree of Perdition
76%inclusion16 decks21 decks
74%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
76%inclusion16 decks21 decks
72%synergy
Wall of Frost
67%inclusion14 decks21 decks
65%synergy
Eater of the Dead
67%inclusion14 decks21 decks
65%synergy
Drown in the Loch
81%inclusion17 decks21 decks
63%synergy
The Ancient One
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
59%synergy
Visions of Beyond
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
58%synergy
Top Cards
Mindcrank
67%inclusion14 decks21 decks
55%synergy
The Water Crystal
63%inclusion10 decks16 decks
54%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
51%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
51%synergy
Singularity Rupture
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
41%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
40%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
46%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
51%synergy
Nighthowler
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
47%synergy
Mind Grind
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
47%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Rhystic Study
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Demonic Tutor
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-4%synergy
Creatures
Cruel Somnophage
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
47%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
48%synergy
Silent Arbiter
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
46%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
45%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
44%synergy
Mortivore
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
41%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
42%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
42%synergy
Hover Barrier
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
42%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
37%synergy
Hedron Crab
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
34%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
35%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
37%synergy
Tui and La, Moon and Ocean
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
36%synergy
The Mindskinner
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
26%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
28%synergy
Undead Alchemist
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
26%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
22%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
21%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
28%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
28%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
22%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
21%synergy
Riddlekeeper
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Orysa, Tide Choreographer
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Guiltfeeder
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Fog Bank
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Fleet Swallower
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Soulless Jailer
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Glacial Wall
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Manic Scribe
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
North Pole Patrol
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Avatar of Woe
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
The Scarab God
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Silvergill Peddler
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-3%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Wall of Junk
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Wall of Runes
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Baleful Strix
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-14%synergy
Nightveil Specter
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Fatestitcher
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
-4%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
39%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Negate
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Didn't Say Please
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
28%synergy
Into the Story
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
32%synergy
Psychic Strike
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
26%synergy
Brainstorm
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Aetherize
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Dark Ritual
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
-13%synergy
Thought Collapse
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
21%synergy
Mana Drain
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Swan Song
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Drown in Dreams
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
20%synergy
Archive Trap
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
22%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Thought Scour
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Denial
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-7%synergy
Withering Torment
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-2%synergy
Pongify
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Fact or Fiction
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Doom Blade
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Crypt Incursion
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
See Double
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Go for the Throat
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-6%synergy
Memory Plunder
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Reality Shift
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-4%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Infernal Grasp
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-6%synergy
Sink into Stupor
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-6%synergy
Magic Damper
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Fractured Sanity
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
43%synergy
Feed the Swarm
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
38%synergy
Toxic Deluge
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
28%synergy
Traumatize
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
29%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Ponder
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Cut Your Losses
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
20%synergy
Dream Harvest
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Mind Funeral
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Windfall
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Reanimate
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-11%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Wash Out
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Fell
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Preordain
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Spirit Water Revival
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mesmeric Orb
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
33%synergy
Bonehoard
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
36%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
30%synergy
Altar of the Brood
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
24%synergy
Lightning Greaves
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Folio of Fancies
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Profane Memento
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Grindstone
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Enchantments
Propaganda
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
35%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
41%synergy
Memory Erosion
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
39%synergy
Intruder Alarm
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
37%synergy
Court of Cunning
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
32%synergy
Fraying Sanity
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
34%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
30%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Mystic Remora
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Freed from the Real
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Animate Dead
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Leyline of the Void
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Dissipation Field
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Lost in the Maze
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Jace's Erasure
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Search for Azcanta
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Jaws of Defeat
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Jace Beleren
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Utility Lands
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
50%inclusion8 decks16 decks
45%synergy
Bojuka Bog
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
15%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
15%synergy
Reliquary Tower
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
-12%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Restless Reef
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-3%synergy
Temple of the False God
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Rogue's Passage
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-13%synergy
Maze of Ith
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Castle Locthwain
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Mistrise Village
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
86%inclusion18 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Sol Ring
86%inclusion18 decks21 decks
-2%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
71%inclusion15 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Dimir Signet
67%inclusion14 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Fellwar Stone
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Thought Vessel
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
-3%synergy
Mind Stone
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Midnight Clock
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Commander's Sphere
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-7%synergy
Mistvein Borderpost
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Bandit's Haul
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Thran Dynamo
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Worn Powerstone
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Misleading Signpost
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
The Soul Stone
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
95%inclusion20 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Island
95%inclusion20 decks21 decks
-2%synergy
Command Tower
86%inclusion18 decks21 decks
-2%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
81%inclusion17 decks21 decks
26%synergy
Sunken Hollow
71%inclusion15 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Watery Grave
67%inclusion14 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Polluted Delta
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
25%synergy
Temple of Deceit
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
15%synergy
Underground River
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Morphic Pool
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Choked Estuary
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
0%synergy
Tainted Isle
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Exotic Orchard
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Myriad Landscape
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Undercity Sewers
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Fetid Pools
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Sunken Ruins
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Underground Sea
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Prismatic Vista
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-2%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Fabled Passage
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Boggart Trawler
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
3%synergy
River of Tears
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-0%synergy
Darkslick Shores
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-4%synergy
Sink into Stupor
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-6%synergy
Port of Karfell
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
3%synergy
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