The Ancient One (Commander) - Control

Arnaud Gompertz
Jul 30, 2025
Trim Down Libraries With Phenax, God of Deception
On this From the Brim to the Trim, Arnaud trims a Phenax, God of Deception deck, while also trimming your libraries.
Deck Filters
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Animate Dead
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
46%synergy
Reanimate
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
45%synergy
Training Grounds
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
40%synergy
Drown in the Loch
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
39%synergy
Dread Return
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
37%synergy
Likeness Looter
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
36%synergy
Stitch Together
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
36%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
34%synergy
Windfall
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Living Death
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Top Cards
Toxic Deluge
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Counterspell
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
-8%synergy
Victimize
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Dark Ritual
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Denial
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
13%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Lightning Greaves
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Withering Torment
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Deadly Rollick
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Demonic Tutor
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Force of Will
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-5%synergy
Notion Thief
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Mystical Tutor
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Ancient Tomb
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Creatures
Syr Konrad, the Grim
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Wonder
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Fleet Swallower
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
28%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Consuming Aberration
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Nezahal, Primal Tide
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
27%synergy
Shadow of Mortality
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
22%synergy
The Mindskinner
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Ruin Crab
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Millikin
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Kiora, the Rising Tide
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Phenax, God of Deception
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Hedron Crab
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Boggart Trawler
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Shadowgrange Archfiend
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Deranged Assistant
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Obsessive Stitcher
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Bringer of the Last Gift
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Troll of Khazad-dûm
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Gyruda, Doom of Depths
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Starving Revenant
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Baleful Strix
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-11%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Sphinx of the Second Sun
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Dreadhound
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Scholar of the Lost Trove
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Sheoldred
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Archaeomancer
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Frantic Search
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Entomb
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Brainstorm
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Dig Through Time
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Sink into Stupor
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Fell the Profane
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Pongify
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Force of Negation
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Visions of Beyond
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Mental Misstep
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Cabal Ritual
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Nexus of Fate
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Mana Drain
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Swan Song
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Sacrifice
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Stubborn Denial
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Flare of Denial
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Consider
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Bitter Triumph
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Flusterstorm
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Infernal Grasp
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Delay
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Demonic Consultation
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Dark Withering
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Overwhelming Remorse
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Pact of Negation
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Long River's Pull
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Hagra Mauling
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Tainted Pact
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Thirst for Discovery
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Go for the Throat
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-7%synergy
Snuff Out
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Negate
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-24%synergy
Intuition
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Confounding Riddle
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Fact or Fiction
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Ancient Excavation
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Charm
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Not of This World
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Just the Wind
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Broken Concentration
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Thought Scour
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Treasure Cruise
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Wail of the Forgotten
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Persist
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Feed the Swarm
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-13%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Singularity Rupture
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
3%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Coiling Rebirth
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Incarnation Technique
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Terror Tide
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Whispering Madness
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Fractured Sanity
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Extract from Darkness
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Will of the Abzan
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Winternight Stories
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Demonic Counsel
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Ponder
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-8%synergy
Diabolic Intent
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Dredge the Mire
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Imperial Seal
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Writ of Return
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Biting Rain
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Unearth
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Cut Your Losses
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Deep Analysis
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Make an Example
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Connive // Concoct
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Lórien Revealed
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Buried Alive
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Ever After
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Mind Grind
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Call to the Netherworld
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Preordain
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Beacon of Unrest
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Temporal Trespass
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
From the Catacombs
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Zof Consumption
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Exhume
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Matzalantli, the Great Door
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
2%synergy
The Cauldron of Eternity
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
8%synergy
The Everflowing Well
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Altar of the Wretched
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Mindcrank
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Ghoulcaller's Bell
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Vexing Bauble
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Altar of the Brood
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
The Water Crystal
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
1%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Pyxis of Pandemonium
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Isochron Scepter
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Lantern of Insight
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Codex Shredder
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Entropic Battlecruiser
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Uthros Research Craft
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
1%synergy
Enchantments
Mystic Remora
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
King Narfi's Betrayal
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Necromancy
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Fraying Sanity
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Court of Cunning
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Necropotence
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Dress Down
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Propaganda
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-4%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Cemetery Tampering
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-4%synergy
Memory Erosion
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Weftwalking
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Amonkhet
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Ashiok, Sculptor of Fears
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
26%synergy
Rogue's Passage
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Reliquary Tower
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
-6%synergy
Witch's Cottage
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Cabal Coffers
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Restless Reef
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Mortuary Mire
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Buried Ruin
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
9%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Echoing Deeps
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Barren Moor
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Halimar Depths
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Urza's Saga
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Emergence Zone
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Castle Locthwain
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Drownyard Temple
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Castle Vantress
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Uthros, Titanic Godcore
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
-18%synergy
Arcane Signet
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
-19%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Dimir Signet
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
-11%synergy
Fellwar Stone
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Mind Stone
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Thought Vessel
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-10%synergy
Lotus Petal
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Mana Vault
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Chrome Mox
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Mox Amber
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Worn Powerstone
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Mox Opal
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Mox Diamond
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
The Eternity Elevator
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion23 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion23 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
74%inclusion17 decks23 decks
-14%synergy
Sunken Hollow
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Underground River
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Watery Grave
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Morphic Pool
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Undercity Sewers
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Choked Estuary
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
-13%synergy
Polluted Delta
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Tainted Isle
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
-14%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
-8%synergy
Sunken Ruins
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Myriad Landscape
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Sink into Stupor
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Fell the Profane
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Darkslick Shores
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-6%synergy
Exotic Orchard
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-15%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Boggart Trawler
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Misty Rainforest
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Fetid Pools
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Underground Sea
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Scalding Tarn
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Mana Confluence
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Flooded Strand
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Port of Karfell
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Hagra Mauling
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Fabled Passage
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Ash Barrens
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
River of Tears
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Zof Consumption
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Marsh Flats
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
City of Brass
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy