The Ancient One (Commander) - Core Mill

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
Songbird, Sonic Screamer
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Grave Researcher
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
25%synergy
Emeritus of Ideation
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Stitch Together
51%inclusion23 decks45 decks
48%synergy
Wonder
53%inclusion24 decks45 decks
47%synergy
Matzalantli, the Great Door
49%inclusion22 decks45 decks
47%synergy
The Everflowing Well
47%inclusion21 decks45 decks
45%synergy
Terror Tide
44%inclusion20 decks45 decks
43%synergy
Training Grounds
44%inclusion20 decks45 decks
41%synergy
Likeness Looter
47%inclusion21 decks45 decks
40%synergy
Wail of the Forgotten
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
39%synergy
Millikin
42%inclusion19 decks45 decks
39%synergy
Dreadhound
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
39%synergy
Top Cards
Reanimate
51%inclusion23 decks45 decks
26%synergy
Singularity Rupture
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
37%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
42%inclusion19 decks45 decks
29%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
42%inclusion19 decks45 decks
37%synergy
Consuming Aberration
42%inclusion19 decks45 decks
27%synergy
Animate Dead
42%inclusion19 decks45 decks
31%synergy
Starving Revenant
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
38%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
36%synergy
Obsessive Stitcher
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
38%synergy
Souls of the Lost
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
35%synergy
Creatures
Bringer of the Last Gift
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
33%synergy
Shadow of Mortality
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
28%synergy
Deranged Assistant
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
31%synergy
Kiora, the Rising Tide
32%inclusion12 decks38 decks
30%synergy
Fleet Swallower
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
29%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
28%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
25%synergy
Twilight Diviner
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
24%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
20%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
21%synergy
The Mindskinner
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
15%synergy
Phenax, God of Deception
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
20%synergy
Gyruda, Doom of Depths
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
18%synergy
Uchbenbak, the Great Mistake
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
22%synergy
Nighthowler
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
16%synergy
Chupacabra Echo
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
22%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
17%synergy
Huskburster Swarm
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
20%synergy
Ruin Crab
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Ardyn, the Usurper
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Hedron Crab
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
17%synergy
Screeching Scorchbeast
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
17%synergy
Dreadwing Scavenger
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
15%synergy
Shadowgrange Archfiend
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Massacre Wurm
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Nezahal, Primal Tide
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Rona, Herald of Invasion
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Doomed Necromancer
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Hollow Marauder
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Baleful Strix
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
-10%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Moonshadow
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
10%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Mortivore
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Doom Whisperer
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Pathrazer of Ulamog
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Boggart Trawler
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Barrowgoyf
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Ancient Brass Dragon
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Golgari Thug
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Stalactite Stalker
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Drown in the Loch
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
16%synergy
Frantic Search
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Bitter Triumph
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
27%synergy
Negate
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
-8%synergy
Songs of the Damned
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
23%synergy
Counterspell
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
-31%synergy
Confounding Riddle
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
22%synergy
Another Chance
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
22%synergy
Thought Scour
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Entomb
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Join the Dead
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
17%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Dig Through Time
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Withering Torment
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
1%synergy
Stubborn Denial
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Dark Ritual
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
-21%synergy
Infernal Grasp
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
-0%synergy
Arcane Denial
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
-10%synergy
Circular Logic
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
12%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
-18%synergy
Overwhelming Remorse
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Sink into Stupor
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
-3%synergy
Drown in Dreams
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Brainstorm
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
-19%synergy
Fact or Fiction
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Aetherize
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
-0%synergy
Didn't Say Please
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Visions of Beyond
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Psychic Strike
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Consider
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-4%synergy
Thought Collapse
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Resculpt
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Swan Song
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-10%synergy
Pile On
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Tainted Indulgence
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Mana Drain
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-11%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-3%synergy
Otherworldly Gaze
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Archive Trap
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Dream Twist
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Unexpected Assistance
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Live or Die
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Victimize
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
19%synergy
Dread Return
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
27%synergy
Living Death
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
24%synergy
Extract from Darkness
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
22%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
20%synergy
Feed the Swarm
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
-8%synergy
Windfall
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Cut Your Losses
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
18%synergy
Treasure Cruise
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Persist
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
16%synergy
Buried Alive
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Fractured Sanity
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Coiling Rebirth
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
14%synergy
Will of the Abzan
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Mind Grind
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Toxic Deluge
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
-12%synergy
Restart Sequence
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Defossilize
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Incarnation Technique
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Zombify
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
10%synergy
From the Catacombs
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Charnel Serenade
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Deep Analysis
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Connive // Concoct
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Beacon of Unrest
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Inspiration from Beyond
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Shredder's Technique
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Game Over
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Increasing Confusion
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Dread Summons
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Lórien Revealed
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Startled Awake
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Pilfered Plans
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Artful Dodge
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Traumatize
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Exhume
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Desperate Plea
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-1%synergy
Deluge of Doom
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Cauldron of Eternity
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
28%synergy
The Water Crystal
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Mindcrank
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
-7%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Altar of the Wretched
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Lightning Greaves
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
-12%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
6%synergy
The Grim Captain's Locker
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
-2%synergy
Monument to Endurance
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Perpetual Timepiece
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Waterlogged Hulk
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Bonehoard
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Trading Post
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Codex Shredder
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Fraying Sanity
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
18%synergy
Court of Cunning
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
16%synergy
Cemetery Tampering
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
17%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
16%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Case of the Shifting Visage
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Out of the Tombs
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Necromancy
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Memory Erosion
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Polluted Cistern // Dim Oubliette
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
12%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
9%synergy
One Ring to Rule Them All
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Eaten by Piranhas
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Unable to Scream
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
6%synergy
Does Machines
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Utter Insignificance
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Redaction
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Canonized in Blood
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Blossombind
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Aquitect's Defenses
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Noggle the Mind
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Stillness in Motion
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Nightmares and Daydreams
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
The Tale of Tamiyo
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Meat Locker // Drowned Diner
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Amonkhet
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
16%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Liliana, Death's Majesty
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Ashiok, Sculptor of Fears
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
44%inclusion20 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Rogue's Passage
42%inclusion19 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
25%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
16%synergy
Restless Reef
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
22%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
19%synergy
Echoing Deeps
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
17%synergy
Reliquary Tower
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
-18%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
-3%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Drownyard Temple
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
-6%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Mortuary Mire
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Buried Ruin
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Hidden Cataract
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Volatile Fault
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Tomb Fortress
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Castle Locthwain
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Sunken Palace
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Hidden Necropolis
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Agna Qel'a
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
67%inclusion30 decks45 decks
-17%synergy
Sol Ring
64%inclusion29 decks45 decks
-23%synergy
Dimir Signet
56%inclusion25 decks45 decks
-3%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
-22%synergy
Mind Stone
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
-17%synergy
The Soul Stone
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
The Eternity Elevator
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Sky Diamond
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Worn Powerstone
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion45 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Island
98%inclusion44 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
82%inclusion37 decks45 decks
-5%synergy
Sunken Hollow
80%inclusion36 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
58%inclusion26 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Choked Estuary
51%inclusion23 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Tainted Isle
44%inclusion20 decks45 decks
0%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
44%inclusion20 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
-0%synergy
Underground River
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
-0%synergy
Undercity Sewers
38%inclusion17 decks45 decks
17%synergy
Watery Grave
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
-13%synergy
Evolving Wilds
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
17%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
18%synergy
Fetid Pools
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Morphic Pool
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
-10%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
25%inclusion10 decks40 decks
1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
-10%synergy
Temple of Deceit
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
-13%synergy
Polluted Delta
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
-13%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
-7%synergy
Dismal Backwater
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Sunken Ruins
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Port of Karfell
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Fabled Passage
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Underground Sea
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Sink into Stupor
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
-3%synergy
Prismatic Vista
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Boggart Trawler
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
5%synergy
River of Tears
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Ash Barrens
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Promising Vein
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Hidden Grotto
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Thriving Isle
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-20%synergy
Obscura Storefront
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Flooded Strand
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-2%synergy